Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 404 Leaving Kongtong

Medical hall.

Pei Ye walked in, many wounded were lying in the hall, Kongtong doctors were running back and forth. Pei Ye did not see any familiar figures, and went deeper, the voices gradually disappeared behind him, and he came to a quiet and deserted backyard.

I walked across the yard and was about to knock on the door when I heard a cold voice coming from inside.

"These cracks are not external injuries, but the continuous state of your body. They are the manifestation of deep disharmony. There is no cure, only the root cause can be treated."

"Hmm." The woman's voice was familiar, and she was also turning pages. "Miss Qu, I remember that Guilu has a sword called "Shengxi Sword". Dai Zhuangjian's "Taishan Xianbi" said that it 'grows in spring and grows in summer, and all things flourish. An old woman who practices it can walk as fast as flying and can forge ahead.'"

"Take off your sleeves and let me see again." The words were interrupted.

There was a brief rustling sound.

The woman continued, "'It can prevent all diseases'. I have always been a little curious. Practicing swordsmanship obviously cannot make an old woman grow a meridian tree. Can it really have such a magical effect?"

"Yes. Does it hurt?"

"It hurts." The woman's voice was thoughtful. "Then I think the way this sword moves the bones, muscles and blood must be very interesting. I wonder if Miss Qu can use it?"

"I don't know what would happen if this kind of wound was forcibly stitched up."

“It’s going to be ugly.”

"It shouldn't break apart on its own," the girl murmured, "What an interesting physical state."

"Miss Qu, can you practice for me when you have time?"

"When you were in the 'Ice Body', were you still in the flesh?"

"Ok?"

"Because this is not a wound that can be incurred by a normal body, it is more like porcelain or glass. So I wonder if you feel both brittle and hard when you are in the 'Ice Body' state."

"No. 'Body of ice and snow' is a sublimation of essence. 'Gushe' says it is 'stainless and flawless', and 'Zhuangzi' says 'skin like ice and snow'. It just looks cleaner, but the body will not change into anything else."

"Oh, you are now completely out of your 'ice body' state, right?"

"Ah."

"Your hair is so smooth and beautiful, what do you usually use to wash it?"

"It's natural."

Pei Ye had already been unable to hold back his laughter at the door. The two of them had been talking for a long time without making any sense, with many questions being asked without any answers, but surprisingly, neither of them was in a hurry and the situation seemed quite harmonious.

He pushed the door open with a smile. A veil was drawn across the room. Behind the veil, a young girl was standing at the table with her back straight and neck lowered, preparing medicine. On the couch farther away, a woman's hazy and slender figure was sitting on the bed, and she seemed to be holding an ancient book in her hands.

Pei Ye gently lifted the veil, smiled at the girl's gaze, and was about to speak when Qu Xin lowered his head and said, "You came at the right time. I also made a pot of medicine for you. After taking the [Shengya Pill], your internal organs are sufficient and you don't need to take any more. This soup can clear the wound and detoxify. It contains common medicinal materials. Please follow the instructions."

"Oh, thank you Dr. Qu!"

But she lowered her head and flipped through the papers on the table, muttering to herself: "Where is the prescription for the little hero?"

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Pei Ye remembered that she called Lord Sui "White Braids". It seemed that giving people nicknames was a habit of hers. She corrected him awkwardly, "Doctor Qu, please don't call me that. It sounds too weird."

"But the little drake seems to be disrespectful."

"Why is he called Little Duck? My name is Pei Ye!"

"Because you want to find a duckling."

Pei Ye smiled politely and changed the subject: "She even hung a veil."

"To prevent people from coming in without knocking."

Pei Ye didn't want to talk at all. He walked in and looked at the woman leaning against the head of the bed. Her long hair was tied with a ribbon, and her hair was indeed disheveled. She was lowering her head to adjust her sleeves. Her loose and comfortable white dress did not look very neat and tidy.

"Miss Ming," Pei Ye sat down on the floor beside the bed, looked up at her, and smiled unconsciously. He whispered, "How are you?"

"It's nothing. Doctor Qu helped to heal me for a whole night. I have recovered everything that can be recovered. I just need to sort out the remaining problems myself." Ming Qitian lowered his eyes and looked at him. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, so why are your shoes covered in mud again?"

"I went to see how their investigation of the case was going." Pei Ye hugged his knees and smiled, "There really is nothing I can do to help."

"You are too busy."

"We have to see the result. Now I know it has nothing to do with me." Pei Ye said, "Miss Ming, let me see your hand."

Ming Qitian reached down and held out his hand to him: "It's nothing, it's faded away."

Those frightening cracks have disappeared, and the woman's neck and cheeks have regained their smoothness. It seems that the situation is indeed improving.

"Well, Miss Ming, I want to leave for the city tomorrow morning." Pei Ye said, "Things here are finished. After going to the city as agreed by Lord Sui, I will turn around and head to Shenjing."

The boy looked up at her.

He had not taken informing the woman of the itinerary seriously at first, but after hearing what Black Cat said, he realized that it actually meant something.

"Okay, then we'll set off tomorrow." Ming Qitian said. Pei Ye was about to smile when he met the woman's clear eyes that were looking at him seriously. "But when we get to the capital, I'll have to part ways with you."

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"I have to go back to Yunlang to deal with the problem of "Gushe" and then continue to complete the world's sword." Ming Qitian said, "Master Zhang must arrange for someone to escort me and set off from the city."

".Oh." Pei Ye was silent for a moment.

Ming Qitian paused for a moment and said, "If you are not in a hurry to go to Beijing, you can wait for me in Shaolong for a while. I will come back to find you, and then we can set out together again. From Shaolong to Shenjing, there are four or five sword sects in between, and you can ask for swords with me."

Pei Ye listened and was about to speak, but suddenly he remembered something and couldn't help smiling.

".What's wrong?"

"No, Miss Ming." Pei Ye looked up at her and smiled a little embarrassedly, "I just remembered that it was the same when we were in Bowang City. You went to Tianshan to ask for swords, and I was waiting for you to come back in the city to compete in martial arts and go on the road together. Now it's the same again, just like... Even if I don't have legs, I'm probably still a horse, and I need someone to lead me out of the city."

Ming Qitian smiled, and the black cat on Pei Ye's shoulder suddenly interrupted calmly: "It carries me on its back every day."

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Pei Ye turned around, picked it up and threw it on the ground. The black cat jumped into Ming Qitian's arms. Pei Ye was too lazy to pay attention to it. He stretched his legs slightly and smiled: "So, Miss Ming, how long will you be back?"

"At least two weeks, at most two months. I may need to discuss the future of "Gushe" with my master."

"Oh," Pei Ye paused, "I probably delayed Miss Ming by not staying in the city. After this matter is over, I will ask Lord Sui about the situation in Shenjing and will set off directly. I guess I will not be able to catch up with you."

".Um."

Pei Ye looked up again and smiled: "Miss Ming, I remember you said that the heart of Gu Yue can only be tempered in the human world. I thought you could stay in the mountain. But it is too dangerous."

"You don't have to reply. But there's another thing."

".What's up?"

"Your state of mind." Ming Qitian picked up the sword manual and opened it with his head down. "I'll go back to the mountain and find a way."

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Ming Qitian handed him the sword manual and said, "Read this page."

"what?"

"Since we're not going to walk together, let's make up for what we left behind in the next few days."

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Pei Ye took the book in a daze, and suddenly someone tapped his shoulder from behind, and a prescription was handed to him.

Turning back, Qu Xin was standing behind him, saying expressionlessly, "Found it. Just take it every two days."

".Oh, thank you."

"Sorry, Pei Ye, was I a little rude just now?"

Pei Ye was stunned, then quickly waved his hands after reacting, "No, no, you saved my life, so I'm not that petty."

"Because every patient has privacy. Although she did not take off her clothes, she still needs to knock on the door." Qu Xin explained seriously.

Pei Ye was silent. What she said sounded very righteous, and he didn't want to mention the fact that she didn't close the door and exposed his butt.

"So you're not mad at me anymore, are you?"

".I didn't have any either."

"Yes." Qu Xin was very satisfied. "Then can you take me with you on the carriage back to the city tomorrow morning? I can't ride a horse."

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Candles were lit in the courtyard all night.

In the peaceful night, Qu Xin was boiling medicine in front of the stove, while the young man was leaning against the girl's couch, flipping through the entire sword manual page by page in her gentle voice.

Maybe it was because there was not enough time, or maybe the boy had already entered the spiritual realm, Ming Qitian did not teach him anything more advanced afterwards, but instead took him to read the jade sword theories given by Li Weiru bit by bit.

"You are currently best at the Jade Sword. Bringing the sword with you to learn its sword principles is not just a castle in the air. With mutual verification, you will be able to master everything." The woman said, "You are too intelligent and often do amazing things with the sword. I am not worried that you will not be able to make great progress in learning swords in the future. I am worried that most of the people you have seen and fought with are outstanding swordsmen, so you are too ambitious and have become a lone tree in the tower. Remember, every time you learn a sword with your intelligence, you must go back and learn it again from the sword principles and hard work. Don't be complacent and lazy after learning it."

Pei Ye took every word to heart.

When the book was closed, the sky was already bright. Pei Ye lay on the bed, and Qu Xin performed acupuncture on him again. This time, he really closed the door and drew the curtain, leaving only the woman outside.

The black cat was squatting at the head of the bed openly.

On the main road in front of Kongtong Mountain, Pei Ye and several soldiers loaded the luggage onto the carriage one by one - almost all of it was Qu Xin's, she even had a medicine furnace as tall as a person - and turned around to say goodbye to several familiar people one by one.

Kong Lanting leaned against Shi Shaosheng reluctantly, but Guan Qianyan and Zhang Jingbi didn't react much - they were also dressed neatly, each leading a horse, and were going to the provincial capital to attend the meeting as Kongtong disciples.

This team is actually not too small.

Finally, Pei Ye nodded again to Gan Zifeng, Xiao Changgong, Xu Shang and others, and climbed onto the carriage.

So in the morning light, the carriages and horses drove away, leaving this vast sect stretching for a hundred miles gradually behind. When they looked back, they could no longer see the vague iron building.

As we walked further and further away, the last building we could see was a tall gate-like building.

"Brother Zhang, what is that? I don't think I saw it when we were in the mountains." Pei Ye sat at the front of the car and turned his head to ask Zhang Jingbi who was trotting.

Zhang Jingbi looked back and was slightly startled. Guan Qianyan beside him said, "That is the third gate to Kongtong, [Knowing the Sword Heart], which is the ambition to enter Kongtong."

".oh."

Pei Ye still remembered the first gate when he first arrived at Kongtong. Under the plaque of [Other Worlds], five people stood respectfully. Guan Qianyan was lazy and Zhang Jingbi was irritable. They were still very childish under Xi Tianji's discipline.

Now that Xi Tianji and Yan Caiyue are both on the run, they are the only two who are suitable to represent Kongtong and go to the provincial capital.

In silence, they had walked out of the depths of Dakongtong and turned into a not-so-steep road. The road was incredibly wide, with green forests on both sides. The shadows of the dangerous and dense mountains were left behind, and their vision suddenly felt refreshingly open.

Immediately, a dozen or so horses galloped past from the side.

The knights on horseback were all dressed in tight clothes and carrying swords. Leading the group was a wheat-skinned woman with a sword, followed by a young man who was leaning forward with his mouth moving constantly.

They had already galloped past when the heroic woman suddenly turned around, as if she saw the doorman's clothes. Her eyebrows were slightly startled and her lips opened to form the word "Kong".

Zhang Jingbi immediately bowed first, and the woman nodded and clasped her fists in return, but she did not stop her horse and galloped away.

Guan Qianyan gently pulled Zhang Jingbi's sleeve and frowned, saying, "That's Qu Ying from the Pikong lineage of the Five Swords Blessed Land. She is one of the top three people of their young generation and this time she wants to compete with us. Moreover, the Five Swords Blessed Land has always been dissatisfied with us, so you should pay your respects to her first."

Zhang Jingbi hesitated: "I don't know who she is, but I'm afraid people will think we are arrogant."

Pei Ye leaned on the shaft of the cart and smiled slightly, suddenly realizing that it had been two months since he left Fenghuai, and this kind of martial arts atmosphere with clear distinctions between grudges and some dust was the first time he had encountered it.

There were no longer ghostly and terrifying enemies, nor were there the golden eyes of Gao Mo looking down at him. The strange and profound techniques, the formations that were unmatched in the world, the lives that hung by a thread time and time again, and even the determination and hatred that treated life and death as the most worthless things... were all behind him.

Daring, calculating, cold-spoken, drawing one's sword in anger, ruthless and afraid of death, this is the vibrant world in the storybooks that he had always longed for since his childhood.

(End of this chapter)