Chapter 30

Early is not as good as opportune.

In many situations, meeting the right person at the right time leads to the right things happening, and this is what life is all about.

But at the moment, for Yue Yuan, although the situation was somewhat opportune, there were still significant issues. According to conventional methods, it would clearly be a good time to take advantage of the situation, but unfortunately, the person already had someone in their heart. For Yue Yuan to try to insert himself would be more difficult than climbing to the heavens.

Could he really resort to the methods seen in those idol dramas—unable to win your heart, I will win your person!?

With his right hand pinching his chin, Yue Yuan's eyes were lifeless, blankly observing Lu Wushuang busily decoding and learning the Five Poisons' secret techniques, while his thoughts had already drifted away. However, Yue Yuan quickly extinguished this sudden, malicious idea. Would he not be just like Gong Sun Zhi of the Heartless Valley and Yin Zhiping of the Complete Perfection Sect if he did that?

Although Yue Yuan was somewhat capricious, he had never thought of becoming such a person.

At the very least, facing the pure and innocent Xiaolongnü, Yue Yuan would not act that way. Otherwise, when he first appeared, he would not have chosen to release Xiaolongnü's acupoints. Otherwise, he could have used his lightness skill to carry her away, and no one would have known, right?

...

Time slowly passed as Yue Yuan's chaotic thoughts flowed, and soon the night was over.

It was already bright.

The grass leaves around were covered with dew, reflecting beautiful light in the morning sun.

The fire was almost extinguished, with only a few wisps of smoke emitting a slight warmth. Lu Wushuang, after a night of hard work, looked somewhat haggard, while Yue Yuan was fine, mostly just assisting the crippled girl.

As for the rescued person—Xiaolongnü—she was now truly out of danger.

She was no longer feverish, and her complexion had regained some color, not as pale as it was last night. Clearly, the toxins in Xiaolongnü's body had been suppressed. Yes, just suppressed. With Lu Wushuang's current understanding of the Five Poisons' secret techniques, she did not have the ability to completely cure Xiaolongnü's internal injuries.

As for Yue Yuan, he was not skilled in decoding.

However, regarding Xiaolongnü's internal injuries, Yue Yuan did contribute by using his internal skills to suppress her injuries. Similarly, this was just suppression, as internal injuries are never completely cured by others but require the person to heal themselves through their own efforts.

Moreover, the martial arts Yue Yuan had learned from Xiang Shuai did not have the effects of the Nine Yang Divine Skill or the Nine Yin Manual.

As the sunlight shone on Xiaolongnü's face, like fairies gently dancing on her eyelids, her eyes finally moved and she woke up.

Opening her eyes, she saw the vibrant morning sun, radiating vitality.

Looking down, Xiaolongnü saw Yue Yuan on the other side of the fire, now wearing a luxurious golden robe instead of the blue and white one. Beside her stood a pretty young girl, who was intently observing her.

"You're awake!"

Lu Wushuang, seeing Xiaolongnü regain consciousness, greeted her with delight.

Yue Yuan, the Pure Yang Daoist!

Xiaolongnü's gaze briefly fell on Lu Wushuang but quickly returned to Yue Yuan. Realizing that her injuries had significantly improved and her internal injuries were suppressed, she got off the boulder and bowed to Yue Yuan, her clear, cold voice like ice crystals, saying, "Xiaolongnü thanks Daoist Yue for saving her life for the second time!"

The second time...

She referred to it as the second time because in this era, a woman's purity was as important as her second life, often more important than life itself. Although Xiaolongnü was a person of the martial world and did not care about many things, this did not mean she did not care about her purity.

Therefore, when facing Yue Yuan again, Xiaolongnü expressed her gratitude this way.

"Hey?"

"I said, curing your internal injuries was my doing? Although I couldn't completely solve it, suppressing and weakening it took me a whole night's effort!"

Xiaolongnü's gratitude to Yue Yuan greatly displeased the crippled girl, Lu Wushuang. In her view, she had worked hard all night, while the other person had only taken out strange medicine and strange tools to treat her, and finally helped to suppress the internal injuries. But the most important part, the internal injuries, was still solved by Lu Wushuang, who did not reach out.

Hearing Xiaolongnü's words and remembering how Yue Yuan had scared her with ghost stories last night, Lu Wushuang immediately burst out. She did not care about the idea that saving a life was a casual act and not for fame.

If she were alone, Lu Wushuang would not have minded, but in front of Yue Yuan, she was extremely concerned about her own importance.

"..."

Xiaolongnü was taken aback by Lu Wushuang's words. After feeling her injuries, she also bowed to Lu Wushuang in gratitude. However, at this moment, her heart was already quite low. She only gave a brief glance to the crippled girl, Lu Wushuang.

Often, Xiaolongnü was a person deeply immersed in her own thoughts.

Xiaolongnü's demeanor made both Yue Yuan and Lu Wushuang realize her distress. Xiaolongnü liked to immerse herself in her thoughts, and often her inner feelings were directly reflected on her face. Because she grew up in the Ancient Tomb and had little contact with people, Xiaolongnü's pure and cold heart did not need to learn to wear a mask like others.

"Miss Longnü, after our last meeting, did you encounter your senior sister again?"

Seeing Xiaolongnü's low spirits, Yue Yuan thought for a moment and broke the silence, asking, "Last time we met, your injuries... were not this severe!"

Lifting her head, Xiaolongnü's gaze fell on Yue Yuan. She found his question a bit strange but, upon reflection, realized that her senior sister Li Mochou was also dressed as a Daoist, and this Pure Yang Daoist might be familiar with her senior sister.

With this thought, Xiaolongnü understood him. After a moment's hesitation, she replied, "Yes, four days after Daoist Yue left, Guo'er and I encountered Senior Sister Li Mochou again!" She did not say more, but everyone could understand the implications.

Four days...

That day, wasn't I just coming down from the Zhongnan Mountain and the Complete Perfection Sect?

At that time, the Immortal Lady Li Mochou was also severely injured, clearly indicating that the battle between Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü and Yang Guo was a lose-lose situation. Li Mochou, though severely injured herself, did not forget to worsen her junior sister Xiaolongnü's injuries.

No wonder the Immortal Lady looked that way...

Unlike Yue Yuan's thoughts, Lu Wushuang was stunned, looking at this Xiaolongnü, who was not much older than herself. Especially when she heard the name "Guo'er," she was startled and whispered, "Dopey! You are Dopey's master!!!"

In addition, Lu Wushuang had another thought: this person was her master and enemy Li Mochou's junior sister!

Her mind was filled with these thoughts. If Lu Wushuang were a modern person, she would have shouted, "This is not scientific!" But after a moment's reflection, she realized that her earlier feeling was indeed correct. Both Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü had the aura of immortals, which explained why she felt a strange familiarity when she first saw Xiaolongnü.

Now, it made sense that they were from the same sect.

With a look of understanding, Yue Yuan's mind shifted to other questions, such as why Xiaolongnü had left Yang Guo's side. Could it be that on that day, besides the battle with the Immortal Lady Li Mochou, something else had happened?

A conflict?

Opening his mouth, Yue Yuan was about to ask this question but, after a moment's thought, realized it was inappropriate. He reconsidered and swallowed the question.

Thus—

Morning sun, morning breeze.

In front of the extinguished campfire, the three of them, each lost in their own thoughts, fell into silence.

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