Chapter 72
Xue Mushi climbed out of the water, rolled over, and sat on the ground. Bracing himself with both hands, he tilted his head back and breathed. He looked utterly exhausted.
Yu Sui asked him, "How did you end up in the water?"
"I ran into some people and got knocked in." Xue Mushi sniffed and wiped his face.
As luck would have it, the people he'd run into were his former roommates, the ones he'd fallen out with before.
Yu Sui asked, "Weren't you traveling with your cousin?"
Xue Mushi said awkwardly, "We got separated after losing our way on the first night. I've been looking for her, but I haven't found her."
Yu Sui crouched on the ground, propped her head on one hand, and studied him. He didn't look like he had much of a taste for challenges. It seemed as though Xue Jiayue had just dragged him along to make up the numbers.
Xue Mushi pointed at the river. "There's powerful Five Elements Qi around this water. You can't use the Bagua Life Technique while you're in it."
"Mm." Yu Sui nodded. "I know. I fell in last night, too."
Xue Mushi turned to stare at her in surprise, then gave a quiet "Oh," and fell into a daze.
"You can use it now. Dry your clothes, or you'll be walking around drenched," Yu Sui said.
Only then did Xue Mushi remember. He used the Bagua Life Technique to draw out the moisture.
The two of them briefly compared notes about the past three days. When he learned that Yu Sui had been struck by Daoist Golden Thunder and still bore a thunder mark, Xue Mushi, who was busy drying his clothes, looked at her in surprise again. "That really hurts."
Yu Sui covered her