Secret Affection!

"Xuanji Hall doesn't lack resources. Just focus on secluding yourself and recovering. Leave the rest to me."

She did not say any more sentimental words, only gently closed her eyes.

When she burned her bloodline source, her expression had not changed. When she forcibly tore open a spatial passage, she had not even furrowed her brow.

Yet faced with these words from you, her lashes trembled ever so slightly.

You shut the door of the quiet room for her and instructed the disciples on duty to guard the courtyard. No one was to disturb her.

By the time everything had been settled, it was already deep night.

The sound of the waterfall seemed especially clear in the night, weaving together with the faint chirping of insects beneath the courtyard wall.

It was as if Peak No. 36 were welcoming its master home in its gentlest way.

You sat alone on the stone stool in the courtyard, dipped the cloth Situ Xiao Yue had given you into cold water, and pressed it against your right shoulder.

The penetrating wound still ached dully. Void Power flowed slowly through your meridians, clearing away the remaining Abnormal Matter bit by bit.

The lingering effects of the Immortal Medicine surged deep within your dantian. Every circulation made your meridians swell faintly.

But you knew this hurdle had already passed.

The wound on your right shoulder would heal, and the medicinal power in your dantian would settle, just like everyone else in this courtyard—they would all slowly get better.

Soft footsteps came from the stone steps.

Luo Yiyi walked in through the courtyard gate, carrying a basin of clean water and a stack of fresh wound medicine.

Behind her, a figure was climbing the steps with a steaming tray in hand.

That person wore a pale-green