Wither and Flourish closed the storybook and shut his eyes.
"Find whoever wrote this thing and make them copy the Joyful Union Sect Rules a hundred times."
"Reporting to Elder." The disciple beside him timidly raised a hand. "There were thirty people who wrote it. It was a collaborative effort."
Wither and Flourish: "..."
"Then punish them all!"
As the instigator of this whole commotion, Gu Chengming's state could be summed up in two words.
—Lying down.
It wasn't that his injuries were particularly severe. Thanks to Hundred Bones Ming's healing ability and the Yin Yang Fish's gift, he recovered far faster than an ordinary person.
The main reason was that Fu Xiaoxiao wouldn't let him get up. "If your injuries aren't healed, stay lying down."
Fu Xiaoxiao said this at least three times a day.
In the morning, when Gu Chengming wanted to get up and stretch his limbs, Fu Xiaoxiao pushed him back down. "If your injuries aren't healed, stay lying down."
At noon, when Gu Chengming wanted to go to Quiet Contemplation Courtyard to collect some of his things, Fu Xiaoxiao blocked the door. "If your injuries aren't healed, stay lying down."
In the evening, when Gu Chengming said he wanted to go outside for some fresh air, Fu Xiaoxiao tilted her head up to look at him. "If—your—injuries—aren't—healed—stay—lying—down."
Under the circumstances, Hundred Heavenly Emperor thought its punch must have been too powerful.
[It offered a somewhat guilty consolation: Heavenly Emperor Gu was grievously injured, yet he remained the center of everyone's attention and had a beauty by his side.] [As expected of Heavenly Emperor Gu! What a worthy injury! What a glorious injury!]
What did "a glorious injury" even mean?
On the fifth day of his recovery, Xu Huaiyi handed Gu Chengming a