Chapter 1435 — A Little Silly
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Haha, it's fine—no need to worry about me. Once I get home I'll be right as rain!" Ergoudan, leaning on Yu Yuanyuan's arm, forced a smile.
Wei Zhao nodded. Ergoudan had spoken the truth—given his condition, drinking some spirit spring water would let him recover slowly.
As the whistle of the train pulling into the station sounded, Ergoudan and Yu Yuanyuan passed through the ticket gate. Only after watching them go did the others leave the station.
After walking Tang Zhi home, Wei Zhao returned to the villa with Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Wu Chengtian.
"Brother Arrow, did you find the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit? Is Xiaoxiao saved? I haven't seen her in so long, and I miss her quite a bit—there's no one left to play with me..." Shen Yushu said, a note of nostalgia in her voice.
"No, but I found word of it. Once I've settled things at home, I'll set out to find it," Wei Zhao said. "The journey may be a long one, so while I'm away, take good care of yourselves here at home. There's no need to worry about the guards—Wu Chengtian should do fine."
"But I don't like him! He's so silly." Shen Yushu did not quite take to Wu Chengtian; she found him a bit of a fool.
"Xiaoshu, don't talk nonsense!" Gu Mengyao kicked Shen Yushu, then said to Wu Chengtian, "Sorry about that. That's just how Xiaoshu is."
"It's fine. It's only right that she doesn't like me. If she did, I'd be afraid of being liked!" Wu Chengtian said, as though it were the most natural thing in the world.
"..." Gu Mengyao was speechless. Xiaoshu had been right—this fellow really was a fool. She had spoken up for him, and he couldn't even tell.
"That little pig at home is called the Heavenly Thunder Pig. With its help, I can find the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit," Wei Zhao said. "You needn't worry—there won't be any danger along the way."
"That's good." Gu Mengyao nodded. Though she felt a pang of reluctance, on the one hand her nature made her hold back any words to keep him, and on the other, Wei Zhao had no choice but to go—if Feng Xiaoxiao was to be cured, this journey was unavoidable.
"I'm going to heal Wu Chengtian's injuries and raise his strength. Call me if anything comes up." With that, Wei Zhao went into the bedroom with Wu Chengtian.
"Sister Yaoyao, Brother Arrow is leaving, but I want to go with him..." Shen Yushu said after a moment's hesitation.
"No, you have to stay for the college entrance exams! They're almost here," Gu Mengyao said. "Besides, you wouldn't be able to help if you went—he'd only have to look after you!"
"Oh..." Shen Yushu was a little disappointed, but Gu Mengyao was right—she really couldn't be of much help.
Back in the room, Wei Zhao said to Wu Chengtian, "First I'll heal your injuries, and right after that I'll raise your strength. But you're an external cultivator, and I'm not well versed in the external school. I can only mix up some medicinal fluids to temper your physique. What I can do, however, is turn you into an internal cultivator. From now on you'll focus on the external and supplement it with the internal, cultivating both. Your strength will come out a notch above experts of the same rank—enough to fight above your level!"
"Huh?" Wu Chengtian was struck dumb. He could scarcely believe his ears. "Leader Wei Zhao, what did you say? I think I must have misheard just now—I didn't quite catch it?"
After all, the dream of every external cultivator was to cultivate both internal and external, using the internal to bolster the external. That way, not only could they make up the gap between the external and internal schools, they could surpass internal experts of the same rank at a stroke! And the two complemented each other, so that mastering one was mastering all. That is, whether your internal cultivation advanced first or your external did, each would pull the other along, driving it to advance swiftly!