dognovel Chapter 332 Discussion
Chapter 332 Discussion
The door of the infirmary was flung open, revealing a few water droplets on Elder Han's white beard.
"Good boy! I knew you could survive."
Elder Han rushed to the medicine basin in two steps, and placed his skinny fingers on his wrist pulse. "When Commander Li picked you up, I thought you were going to prepare for your funeral!"
Gu Yang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly grabbed his sleeve, his dry lips trembling:
"Hu Qing was captured by a mysterious group! We encountered an extremely powerful monster in Deepwater Town. It called itself the Deep Sea King. It used an evil formation..."
Before he could finish his words, he choked on a mouthful of blood, which spread into the medicine basin in a glaring red.
Xiao Zi suddenly raised his head and let out a dragon roar, and purple thunder suddenly flashed in the sky outside the tent.
Elder Han held down the restless dragon head, a gleam of light flashing in his cloudy eyes:
"Speak slowly, where is that kid being held captive? Aren't you going to look for Sima Xingzhe? Why are so many things happening?"
Gu Yang's clenched fist caused ripples in the medicine liquid, and the medicine residue floating on the water reflected his distorted reflection.
"I don't know. The leader of the opposing team was armed with a bow and arrow. He was too strong. I had no choice but to run away."
He said hoarsely, "Go send someone to rescue him quickly. I'm really afraid something might happen..."
Gu Yang's knuckles turned white from being pinched, and the spiritual liquid in the medicinal bath splashed onto the bluestone floor with his excited movements.
Xiao Zi quickly used her head to support his back, and a slight rustling sound was made when the scales touched her skin.
"Elder Han, you must go and save Hu Qing!" Gu Yang's voice was hoarse like sandpaper rubbing against each other. "Those silver-armored soldiers are really good at using sword formations..."
He coughed violently, and the blood he coughed out turned into a light red mist in the medicine.
Elder Han's brows were furrowed like mountains, and his skinny fingers unconsciously twisted his tangled beard.
In his memory, the forces within a thousand miles of Shenshui Town flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern - Qinglan Sect?
No, they moved away ten years ago.
Xuanjian Sect? But they only accept female disciples...
"Squeak-"
The wooden door of the infirmary was pushed open, and Elder Yan walked in with a gust of cold wind.
When the yellowed sheepskin map in his hand was spread out on the table, the rolled-up corners were still stained with water.
Gu Yang was particularly familiar with this map. It was the one that Elder Yan gave them when they left the military camp. The markings on it were exactly the same.
"Look at this, I found it based on Lao Han's voice transmission."
Elder Yan pointed his finger at the top of the map.
Gu Yang struggled to lean forward, only to see the nine gilded seal characters of "Map of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Sphere of Influence" glowing coldly under the candlelight. The location of Shenshui Town was like a speck of dust falling in the folds on the edge of the dynasty's territory.
Elder Han suddenly slammed the table and stood up, shaking the medicine jars and making them clink.
"How could I have forgotten such a good memory! Who else but the elite of the Great Zhou Dynasty could set up a sword formation on the border?"
His bony fingers traced an arc on the map. "From Waterdeep to the capital, a fast horse can only travel five days!"
Elder Yan's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
He stroked the image of the capital city marked with red ink somewhere on the map. "Zhou Tianxuan is a prince, why did he come to this wild land to capture the monster?"
Gu Yang, who was in the medicinal bath, suddenly trembled violently as if he thought of something.
Xiao Zi anxiously wrapped her tail around his wrist, only to hear her master's teeth chattering: "That bow and arrow... the arrowhead is wrapped in starlight..."
The two elders' expressions changed simultaneously. Several formation flags flew out from Elder Han's sleeves. The formation flags continued to rotate in the air, and then a bowstring pattern emerged as they burned.
"My natal spiritual weapon? I want to re-forge the 'Sky Star Bow'? When is the latest? They seem to be having a festival next month!"
Elder Yan suddenly pressed Gu Yang's shoulder and said, "Boy, do you know what's so special about that sea monster?"
The calluses on his palms rubbed Gu Yang's shoulders so hard that they hurt, but in this pain, Gu Yang thought of the Deep Sea King.
"That monster seems to be related to flesh and blood energy. It can constantly restore its body. It is said to have existed for hundreds of years..."
Elder Han placed his withered palm on Gu Yang's shoulder, and the spiritual power in his palm seeped into his meridians like a hot spring:
"Don't act rashly. If the crack in your Qi Sea gets even deeper, you'll never reach the Dao in this life."
The emerald green spiritual liquid in the medicine basin rippled slightly as he spoke, making Gu Yang's pale face look bluish-gray.
Gu Yang clenched his fists underwater, his nails digging deep into his palms.
The medicine suddenly surged up, and Xiao Zi hurriedly wrapped her tail around his wrist, leaving fine blood marks from her scales.
The boy's entire face was immersed in the medicine, and bubbles gurgled out of the water, just like the blood foam spit out by the Deep Sea King that day.
"Hu Qing he..." Gu Yang suddenly looked up, causing a splash of water.
The words turned into a violent cough as they came to his lips. Dark red blood dripped down his chin and bloomed into hideous coral shapes in the medicine.
Elder Yan silently took out an ice crystal talisman and placed it on Gu Yang's violently heaving chest.
The cold air instantly condensed the roiling medicinal liquid, and also temporarily froze those out-of-control emotions:
"The Great Zhou Dynasty is the best at deduction. If you run around, you will harm Hu Qing instead."
Xiao Zi suddenly stood up and placed his front paws on the edge of the basin.
Its golden vertical pupils reflected Gu Yang's distorted image, and a whimpering sound unique to young animals came from its throat, which sounded like comfort and self-blame.
Gu Yang gently placed his hand on the little purple paw.
——If he had been a little stronger that day, perhaps...
"Xiao Zi, watch over this child and don't let him run around." Elder Han turned around with a flick of his sleeves, and the jade pendant on his waist hit the door frame, making a clear crisp sound.
Before leaving, Elder Yan suddenly snapped his fingers, and three silver threads shot out from his sleeves, forming a warning formation around the medicine basin. The bells hanging on the silk threads did not move, but a faint pressure like waves could be heard.
The moment the wooden door closed, Gu Yang heard the voices of the two elders echoing in the corridor:
"Old Li is tormenting those old dogs of the Xuanyin Sect in the interrogation room..."
"It just so happens that this incident might be an opportunity. They also need to make progress..."
The medicine room returned to silence, with only the sound of dripping medicine.
Gu Yang looked at the spider web hanging from the roof beam - a flying insect was struggling desperately among the silver threads.
He suddenly reached out and tore off the ice charm on his chest, and said hoarsely amidst the stinging pain of frostbite on his skin:
"Xiao Zi, what level are you now? Will you take me flying..."
Outside the window, the evening clouds were dyed with the silver-blue color of starlight without knowing when.