Ten days passed, but there was still no sign of the Ice Qi regenerating. Gu Shenwei gradually let his guard down, experiencing for the first time in many years what it felt like not to worry about Qi Deviation. He stood at the tent entrance, gazing idly outside, when he spotted Tu Gou pacing back and forth. He called him in. "Are your wounds healed?"
Tu Gou patted his chest twice. "Sorry for the trouble, Dragon King. I'm completely healed. Divine Doctor Sun truly works miracles. If he were in the Central Plains, he would definitely become an imperial physician."
"Hmm. You came to see me about something, didn't you?"
Tu Gou smiled awkwardly. The tall, white-haired old man looked as bashful as a young boy. "Actually... I don't know either... Senior Sister said..."
"Luo Qikang came looking for you?"
Tu Gou stared at the Dragon King in surprise, then sighed. "So the Dragon King already knows. What's the point of hiding it now? Luo Qikang didn't come to me directly, but he announced that he would avenge his brother. I heard he's already killed several people. Senior Sister said she would bear the responsibility if anything happened, so I figured the Luo Family must have pressured the Kongtong Sect."
Gu Shenwei pointed to the thick stack of documents on the table. "The seventeen Great Protectors of Jade City send petitions every day, asking me to stop Luo Qikang. As of yesterday, he had killed one **, eleven swordsmen, one innkeeper, and five workers."
"What do these people have to do with Luo Qibai's death?" Tu Gou asked in astonishment.
"**They claimed to have hosted Luo Qibai and damaged the Luo Family's reputation. The swordsmen were all from the Tianshan Sect and had taken part in the clash with the