Song Qingshu summoned Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tonglao to his room for a discussion. "Wuyazi has been injured for too long. Though Black Jade Intermittent Ointment is miraculous, it will take at least half a year for his bones to recover. That is only because his cultivation is profound; if it were an ordinary old man, he might not recover fully."
Tianshan Tonglao agreed. "Indeed. Wuyazi will likely need to recuperate for half a year before he can use One Yang Finger to reconnect his meridians."
Song Qingshu said with a bitter smile, "But I do not have that much time to wait here for half a year. I need to return to Western Xia first, then come back to treat him in six months."
"This is somewhat different from what we agreed upon..." Li Qiushui frowned slightly. She and Tianshan Tonglao had paid an enormous price to persuade Song Qingshu to act. Now that he was leaving early, what if something changed with Wuyazi's injuries later? Yet she also knew perfectly well that keeping him here for half a year was simply impossible.
After pondering for a long while, Tianshan Tonglao said, "The situation in Western Xia is dangerous, and these are troubled times. Half a year is neither long nor short. Those of the martial world who live through today may not live to see tomorrow. What if something happens to you?"
Song Qingshu replied calmly, "You need not worry about that. With my martial arts, if I wish to leave, no one in the world can stop me."
Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tonglao both nodded inwardly. They knew his level of martial arts well. In this age, it truly would be difficult to find anyone capable of harming him.
After thinking it over, Tianshan Tonglao said, "As