Gu He Arrives

"Who made my adorable disciple cry?" A clear, hearty male voice suddenly came from outside, and the door opened without a sound.

Since Yao Chen felt that the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better, he had only put a lock on Xiao Yi Xian's room and had not assigned anyone to guard it.

Upon hearing that unforgettable voice, Xiao Yi Xian excitedly threw herself into Gu He's arms. With tear-blurred eyes, she raised her head and tearfully recounted the whole story.

Now that Gu He had returned, Xiao Yi Xian no longer intended to concoct poison. After all, the reputation of a Poison Master was truly terrible on this continent.

Hearing how Yao Chen and the female physician had treated Xiao Yi Xian, Gu He first erupted with intense killing intent. However, thinking that they could also serve as a decent trial for Xiao Yi Xian, he wrapped one arm around her waist while using the other to smooth the messy hair before her forehead. "So what do you want? Should I kill them right now, or should you improve your strength under my guidance and kill them yourself once you're strong enough?"

Seeing Gu He act so intimately, Xiao Yi Xian's face reddened. She lowered her head shyly and said, "Master, I want to take revenge myself, but Yao Chen stole the inner armor you gave me."

"Then wait here for a while. Master will help you take it back." Gu He released Xiao Yi Xian as he spoke. After leaving his embrace, Xiao Yi Xian felt a slight reluctance, but she was too embarrassed to move back into it.

"Then please be careful, Master. Yao Chen is a physician, but his poison arts are also formidable. His Myriad Medicine House can stand alongside the two mercenary groups that have Dou Masters in Qingshan Town. Aside from his identity as a physician allowing him to make many friends, his identity as a Poison Master is also why the two mercenary group leaders fear him," Xiao Yi Xian reminded him worriedly from behind.

"Mm, I understand. I'll be careful of his poison arts." Though Gu He did not believe that the so-called Yao Chen's poison could affect a Dou Wang, he still seriously accepted Xiao Yi Xian's kind reminder.

After leaving the room, Gu He sensed the aura of the inner armor and headed straight for the room deepest within the courtyard. At the same time, he sensed the situation inside and discovered that there was only one person in the room. So this was Yao Chen. A mere Eight-star Dou Zhe dared provoke Xiao Yi Xian. He truly did not know how the word "death" was written.

Inside the room, Yao Chen was stroking the inner armor with an obsessed expression. "What a treasure. If I take it to the auction house in the Imperial Capital, I can easily sell it for over a million gold coins. Then I can buy a few medicinal pills to raise my strength, and I'll surely reach Dou Master soon. Once I occupy the cave dwelling Xiao Yi Xian discovered, I'll quickly obtain the resources needed to reach Da Dou Shi as well. Then I'll be the overlord of Qingshan Town."

Hearing Yao Chen's ambitions, Gu He shook his head noncommittally. If he had not transmigrated, his own dreams would have been even more humble than Yao Chen's.

Gu He silently opened the door, swiftly moved behind Yao Chen, and knocked out the man who was immersed in his fantasies.

Holding the inner armor in his hand, Gu He somewhat did not want to return it to Xiao Yi Xian. After all, Yao Chen had already touched every part of it, inside and out. The thought of having Xiao Yi Xian wear it made Gu He shake his head.

He decided to discuss exchanging the Purple Cloud Wings for this inner armor with Xiao Yi Xian. This could also motivate her to cultivate, since Flying Dou Techniques consumed a great deal of Dou Qi. To fly for any length of time required an enormous amount of Dou Qi. With Xiao Yi Xian's current level of the seventh stage of Fighting Energy, at most she could glide down from a high place. If she spread the wings for a while, they would automatically fold up due to insufficient Dou Qi.

Gu He put away the inner armor and returned to Xiao Yi Xian's room. She had already packed up her clothes and placed them on the table. Seeing Gu He return, Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly stood up.

"Master, when are we going back? Should I call Xiao Lan over?"

"The Monster Mountain Range is far more terrifying at night than during the day. Xiao Lan is only a First Tier Magical Beast, so it will likely be unable to pass safely through the Monster Mountain Range. I'll take you back instead." Gu He first stored the clothes on the table into his Ring, then looked at Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian's face began to flush crimson. Of course she knew what Gu He meant by taking her back, and precisely because she knew, she felt embarrassed.

There's no helping it! It's so late, and if we want to get back quickly, I can only listen to Master. Xiao Yi Xian consoled herself inwardly.

"Mm." Xiao Yi Xian nodded almost imperceptibly.

Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian agreed, Gu He no longer hesitated. Once again, he wrapped an arm around her slender waist. Feeling that soft, boneless touch, Gu He's heart stirred, and he only wanted things to remain this way forever.

However, the remnants of his rationality reminded him otherwise. He held Xiao Yi Xian as they left Myriad Medicine House and headed to a forest not far outside. Gu He spread his Dou Qi Wings and said to Xiao Yi Xian, "Hold on tight. You may feel a little uncomfortable at first, so I'll try to fly slowly."

Leaning against Gu He's chest, Xiao Yi Xian nodded with a flushed face. Under the moonlight, the shy Xiao Yi Xian looked even more enchanting.

Gu He suppressed the urge to kiss Xiao Yi Xian, looked away, and urged his Dou Qi into motion as he flew into the sky.

Under the pressure of Gu He, a Dou Wang, no magical beasts in the outer region of the Monster Mountain Range came to disturb the two in the air. Before long, they returned to the Small Valley.

Once Gu He landed, Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly jumped out of his embrace. "Master, where is there water here? I want to take a bath."

Gu He took out Xiao Yi Xian's clothes from his Ring, then pointed out the stream in the Small Valley to her.

Thinking that he would not have another opportunity like this in the future, he could not help feeling melancholy.

After Xiao Yi Xian finished bathing, she changed into a white dress. Under the moonlight, she looked like a fairy descended from the nine heavens.

Gu He was briefly lost in thought. Then he coughed twice to divert his attention and said to Xiao Yi Xian, "Yao Chen used that inner armor, so I don't intend to give it back to you. I had originally planned to give you another gift when you advanced to Dou Zhe, but I'll treat it as an exchange for that inner armor now."

"These are the Purple Cloud Wings, a High-grade Profound Flying Dou Technique." As he spoke, Gu He handed the black scroll to Xiao Yi Xian.

"A Flying Dou Technique? What is that?" Xiao Yi Xian tilted her head and looked at Gu He in confusion.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's charmingly innocent expression, Gu He swallowed and said, "As the name implies, this Dou Technique allows a person to fly through the sky. It is a rather strange secret art. It allows a cultivator to extend two small subsidiary meridians from the pathways in their back. Once these two subsidiary meridians have been extended, even if one's strength has not reached the Dou Wang level, one can still condense a pair of wings and fly through the air. But it's best for you to use it once you become a Dou Zhe. There is some danger in cultivating this Flying Dou Technique, so I'll explain it to you in detail after you reach Dou Zhe."

Xiao Yi Xian blinked in disbelief and pointed at herself with a finger in confusion.

"For me?"

Gu He nodded firmly.

Xiao Yi Xian was about to refuse, but seeing the sincerity on Gu He's face, she silently accepted the scroll.

Flight was a temptation enough to make countless people's hearts pound. In pursuit of that temptation, many experts had charged forward one after another, striving to break through to the unattainable Dou Wang level. Under such circumstances, the Flying Dou Technique, which offered a shortcut, was naturally extremely precious. Yet Gu He had given such a precious Dou Technique to her. It was clear that he truly cared deeply for her as his disciple.

Thank you, Master. I definitely won't disappoint you, she murmured softly in her heart.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian accept the scroll, Gu He smiled. "That's more like it. So much happened today; you must be tired too. Go rest on the second floor first. Tomorrow, I'll tell you how to quickly become stronger."