Awakened Boys and Girls

Moxie City, the turmoil has subsided.

As dawn breaks, the light washes away the madness of blood and swords from the darkness.

When the First Elder led You Su to find Wangshu Fairy and the others, all three of their fellow disciples, except for Zi Yiyi, were unconscious due to serious injuries.

Zi Yiyi had no choice but to take them back to the City Lord's Mansion to rest under the orders of the First Elder.

Night fell once more over the great city, the cold moon like frost.

You Su's injuries were the most severe, with countless bones broken. The most shocking sight was his abdomen, where many ribs had been pierced by Venerable Su Yin, and horrifying bulges could be seen even through his clothes. Even with the Tai Sui Power, the injury of having his entire waist broken was not something that could be easily repaired.

Zi Yiyi wanted to give him the medicine, but the First Elder stopped her.

"Lions in the wilderness don't use medicine; they lick their wounds themselves, and the regrown flesh makes them stronger, while their scars become badges of honor. Take good care of them, and once they've healed, they can return to their kin."

After saying this, the First Elder left.

Zi Yiyi thought to herself, "Are you perhaps a little obsessed...? Why don't you just say he can recover on his own? I won't tell anyone..."

Ji Lingruo also suffered more external injuries than internal ones. Her entire back was covered in obvious scrapes, but fortunately, the special ointment prevented scarring. The muscles in her right arm, which was gripping the sword, were severely torn due to overexertion, and it would likely take a long time to heal. Most importantly, her emotions had fluctuated wildly during the battle, and she was so exhausted that she fell into the deepest sleep among everyone present. Fortunately, the First Elder personally took out a considerable amount of medicinal pills and entrusted Zi Yiyi to feed them to her.

Wangshu Fairy was the strangest of them all. She lay on the bed, her demeanor peaceful, her breathing even. Rather than falling asleep from exhaustion due to her body's self-protective mechanism, she seemed to have entered a mysterious state.

Zi Yiyi dared not touch her easily; she speculated that perhaps this was the Wangshu Fairy undergoing a process of destruction and rebirth.

She sighed inwardly, marveling at how this was the Goddess of their Evil Warding Department. Not only could she, at the initial stage of the Feather Transformation Realm, defeat Evil Cultivator at the peak of the Feather Transformation Realm, but she could also make further progress immediately after the battle.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself for having done nothing in this battle except to secretly save Ji Lingruo.

As the personal maid of the Hua Jing, First Seat, she was proud and arrogant. Even though she had no prejudice against the Demon Race and the blind man, she never really took them seriously because of her superior cultivation level.

Only now do I realize that everyone lying here is more like a true immortal capable of reaching the mountain peak than she is.

"Don't be discouraged. There was a time when I also thought that I would be washed away by the next generation, but through the changing seasons, I am still the one standing on the highest branch."

A mature and charming female voice rang out, and a dark blue cheongsam accentuated the alluring curves of the woman. The Third Elder of the Xuanxiao Sect showed the same tenderness to every beautiful female junior.

"Bihua Venerable"

Zi Yiyi bowed respectfully. Although she was not a disciple of the Xuanxiao Sect, she naturally addressed the Third Elder by his honorific title.

"Get out of here, I'll take care of the three of them."

The Third Elder walked over, placed his hand on Zi Yiyi's shoulder and patted her, as if to say, 'You've done very well.'

Zi Yiyi felt an urge to cry. Her nose tingled, and she bowed and took her leave.

Not only is Bihua Venerable unparalleled in the art of Spirit Plants across the five continents, but he is also a renowned physician.

This magnanimous and mature woman would not pay any attention to the First Elder's seemingly inhumane and ruthless "wolf-like" education.

After examining them, the beautiful woman came to You Su's side.

She frowned as she looked at You Su's numerous injuries. She had already learned about the Tai Sui from the First Elder. But no matter how strong a person's recovery ability is, it doesn't mean they won't feel pain. This blind man's willpower was truly astonishing.

The Third Elder carefully ran her hand over You Su's body from a distance, channeling some azure Mystic Qi into his body to protect vital areas such as his heart, lungs, and spiritual center. Then, she placed her hand on his chest, hesitated for a moment, and then removed his tattered black clothes to examine the wounds on his body.

The room was dimly lit, but for cultivators of this level, there was no difference between night and day.

"Well..."

The Third Elder looked at the gruesome wounds, pursed his lips, sighed softly, and murmured to himself:

"If we don't heal you first, your master might do something foolish if he sees you like this."

A light touch with my fingertips revealed that the boy's body was burning hot, a result of his increased blood flow.

The Third Elder suppressed the strange feeling in her heart. In fact, she had an unwritten rule when healing people: she would not personally heal male cultivators. At most, she would diagnose them through a curtain and then prescribe some medicine.

But this boy repeatedly made her break her vows.

Although she only spent a few months with You Su, she participated in several of You Su's major events. Perhaps if she hadn't let You Su go to collect the Lotus Root Hearts, everything would have been very different...

But what's done is done, there's no turning back.

Her mind calmed down, and her profound energy surged between her fingers, covering You Su's wounds and gently rubbing them. The extremely pure wood-attribute azure Mystic Qi within her body was comparable to the world's finest ointment, You Su's wounds immediately began to scab over, even the dislocated bones were gradually smoothed out.

To be honest, the Third Elder didn't know why, but she always felt that this young man in front of her didn't evoke the same sense of aversion in her as other men.

He was exceptionally talented, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and even capable of doing laundry and cooking. He was also polite, humble, tenacious, and resolute. Moreover, he was willing to venture into dangerous situations for a master he had only been studying under for a few days, almost sacrificing his life without any regrets.

This man was indeed very different from the one she had imagined.

If I had to point out a drawback...

Hmm? Why can't I find it?

The Third Elder shook his head slightly, unwilling to admit it.

Before he knew it, night had fallen. You Su had healed most of the injuries on his upper body, and now he had to rely on himself for the rest.

"As for the lower body..."

The Third Elder frowned slightly, her mind in Celestial Person.

After a long silence, she sighed deeply. As the saying goes, if you're going to do something good, do it all the way. Besides, she'd seen You Su's naked body before... What was there to be bothered about?

With that in mind, she peeled off the tattered clothes from You Su's body. These tattered clothes were soaked in blood, and now, after the blood dried, they were as hard as clods of earth.

Such severe injuries would have killed someone else in the Spirit Platform Realm many times over...

The Third Elder's heart softened in the end, and her actions of undressing You Su to check her wounds were tinged with tenderness. But her expression suddenly froze as her fingertips touched something firm.

The Third Elder recalled the hideous creature You Su had seen last time and immediately withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she scolded softly:

"You shameless scoundrel! You're awake and still pretending!"

However You Su did not move, and sometimes frowned, troubled by the pain all over his body.

Still not awake?

The Third Elder, a highly skilled physician, examined You Su closely and discovered that she had not actually woken up.

Suffering such severe injuries, and still unconscious, you can still stand up? What kind of superhuman physique do you have?!

The Third Elder cursed inwardly. Since he hadn't woken up, it meant that You Su hadn't done it intentionally, so the treatment had to continue.

However, her actions were still a bit rough, as if she was venting her Resentment Qi.

This is...

A flying stick?!

Pshaw! Cloud Bamboo!

"Are you crazy?! What are you doing putting the Cloud Bamboo that I gave you here?!"

The Third Elder held the slender, green bamboo stick in his hand, his expression softening slightly as he felt a little embarrassed for having misunderstood.

That makes sense; if the flute isn't clipped to the waist, where else would it be placed?

Fortunately... she thought something had happened to You Su too...

The Third Elder set Cloud Bamboo aside. After checking that You Su's lower body injuries were not serious, she was still a little worried. She moved her jade hand to above his navel, and the green qi in her palm surged and seeped into You Su's body in countless strands, silently nourishing his limbs and bones.

After doing all this, she checked on Wangshu Fairy's condition.

This was the first time she had seen Wangshu so unguarded. If she could, she would even remove the mask and see the true face of this Goddess that even she was curious about.

But she didn't do that. Instead, she began to heal Ji Lingruo's injuries.

This was her clever trick; by leaving the girl until last, she could create the illusion that she had cared for her all night when the girl woke up.

When You Su up, it was already dusk on the third day.

"You're awake."

It was Zi Yiyi's voice.

You Su felt unbearable soreness all over her body, and her wounds were accompanied by an unbearable itching, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Sister Yiyi... where are my junior sister and senior sister?"

Zi Yiyi carefully adjusted You Su's pillow so that the waking boy could lie a little higher.

They went out together.

?

You Su looked stunned, unable to believe what she had just heard.

You see, for the first month after my junior sister went up the mountain, these two didn't act like fellow disciples at all. If it weren't for him, they wouldn't even exchange a word. How did they suddenly become so close that they'd be traveling together?

"Are they alright?" You Su asked with concern.

"Thanks to the Third Elder's treatment, you are all out of danger. Only you are still unconscious because your injuries were too severe," Zi Yiyi replied softly.

"The Third Elder has come too?" You Su was surprised, and felt even more grateful to the Third Elder.

She came the night the battle ended.

You Su was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and said:

"Thank you for your hard work, Third Elder, and also for your hard work, Sister Yiyi."

You Su never expected that the person who had been staying by his side all along was neither his junior sister nor his senior sister, but Zi Yiyi, who didn't care about him at all.

"You are already a divine child, your status in the Evil Warding Department is only lower than the three chief ministers, and you are on equal footing with the Goddess. We are people of the Evil Warding Department, so of course we don't want you to die."

Zi Yiyi was no longer as arrogant as before, as if she had been completely subdued by the boy.

As they talked, a series of cheerful laughs grew closer and closer; it was Ji Lingruo and the Third Elder laughing.

The door was quickly opened, and the three stunning beauties entered hand in hand. Ji Lingruo was in the middle, with a woman much taller than her on each side, enjoying the 'blessing of having two women'.

These three female cultivators didn't seem to be decades or hundreds of years apart; rather, they seemed like sisters of the same age.

You Su didn't know why, but instead of feeling happy at the harmonious atmosphere between her junior sister and senior sister, she also felt a strange sense of loss.

"Senior brother."

"Junior brother."

When the two women saw that You Su had woken up, their beautiful eyes lit up, and they shouted in unison.

The Third Elder rolled her eyes playfully.

You Su smiled, a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth:

"Third Elder, Senior Sister, Junior Sister."

In the past, the junior sister would have definitely struggled with why she should call her senior sister first and then her, but now the girl didn't care at all.

"The Third Elder was truly prescient; he said you would wake up today, and you really did. It's good that you're awake. My senior sister and I specially went to buy you some tonics; you must drink them all!"

The Third Elder's lips curled into a smug smile, "My reputation is not just empty words."

"The Third Elder is truly amazing!"

Ji Lingruo smiled sweetly. She had felt awkward at the time because the other party was Void Glimpse Venerable, but now it seemed that she had a very close relationship with the Third Elder.

The girl quickly took out the large and small bags of medicinal herbs to prepare for decocting, Zi Yiyi followed to help.

So they were buying medicine for themselves...

The slight sense of loss in You Su's heart vanished instantly, replaced by a secret joy at still being the center of attention for the two women.

He was acutely aware of his own greed, yet he didn't want to give up.

"Is your junior brother feeling better?"

Wangshu Fairy finally found an opportunity and gracefully approached to ask.

You Su nodded obediently.

"With my miraculous healing abilities, Little Wangshu can rest assured, he will be fine."

The Third Elder didn't forget to take credit.

"Thank you, Third Elder," Wangshu said sincerely.

The Third Elder finally nodded in satisfaction, and even found You Su more pleasing to the eye.

"I heard from Zi Yiyi that you passed the test successfully. From now on, in addition to being the disciple of the Lotus Sword Venerable, you will also have the identity of the Night God Son of the Evil Warding Department. The Evil Warding Department is already preparing the ceremony, and you will be officially crowned when you return to the Divine Mountain."

"A coronation is going too far..."

You Su was somewhat apprehensive.

"Why would you pass? Do you think the identity of a divine child is so easily obtained?"

"I wouldn't dare."

"Look at you, don't act like a timid little boy. From now on, you have a status and position. You need to be aware of your status as a divine child; no one can easily step on your head anymore. You don't need to do everything yourself anymore, understand?"

The Third Elder's tone was unfriendly, but it was meant to be earnest and persuasive.

You Su raised an eyebrow slightly. He couldn't very well just say, "I'm not a virgin anymore," to defend himself, could he?

So he could only obediently nod. "You Su understands."

The Third Elder was quite pleased with You Su's obedience, and then her beautiful eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something fun:

"I heard that the female Evil Cultivator who had reached the peak of the Transformation Realm disguised herself as a courtesan, and you even became one of her lovers."

"Um... that's true."

"She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

The Third Elder seemed quite interested.

Wangshu Fairy sat by the window, her eyes crinkling with delight at the sight. Ji Lingruo awkwardly carried in the medicine bowl. You Su couldn't possibly discuss such matters with his elders, so he could only keep giving vague answers. Meanwhile, the Third Elder, like a curious old fox, relentlessly tried to pry open You Su's mouth.

Dusk has passed, and the moon hangs high in the sky.

That night, a new city lord took office, and a new chapter began for Moxie City.