Inside Guan Lie's study at Tiger Might Martial Arts School.
Guan Lie had taken off his shirt and sat cross-legged on the couch. Xie Changmin pressed a hand against his back. Guan Lie's skin was flushed red, and his body trembled faintly.
Suddenly, Guan Lie spat out a mouthful of blood, and the redness on his body quickly faded.
Xie Changmin withdrew his hand, ending the treatment and calming his breath.
Guan Lie slowly exhaled and ended his practice as well. His complexion had returned to normal, no longer as pale as before.
"Eagle Claw Skill's inner force is truly overbearing. It rampaged through my body. If it weren't for you, Senior Brother, I really wouldn't have been able to suppress it!"
Xie Changmin washed his hands in the basin nearby, picked up a towel, and wiped them as he said,
"When you have time, you should return to Dan Shi Mountain Buddhist Monastery. Now that you've reached Dan Jin, you'll need to practice a Dan Jin technique. That's where you're at a disadvantage. If you'd practiced one, you wouldn't have been injured by his single strike!"
Guan Lie nodded gravely.
"Fine. I'll find time to go back."
He put on his clothes and looked at Xie Changmin.
"Senior Brother, are you really going with Luo Jiangyan?"
Xie Changmin nodded.
"From the moment I showed my face, I could no longer stay in Yunyang. I have to leave. Wu Changfeng will soon hear the news and come after me!"
Guan Lie looked apologetic. "It all started because of me, Senior Brother..."
"This has nothing to do with you!"
Xie Changmin waved a hand, tossed aside the towel, and spoke slowly, a fierce chill flashing in his eyes.
"Even if he doesn't come, I'll go looking for him. I've put off