After learning why Tang Mei had come to Hutuo Mountain, Zhang Tie returned to Tidewatch Courtyard and settled in with peace of mind, waiting for Bian Heng to give him his first treatment.
To be fair, Zhang Tie truly had no other thoughts about Tang Mei. He simply felt that people valued fate. Since he and Tang Mei had shared the fate of riding in the same carriage, there was nothing wrong with lending a hand when he could. Most ordinary people would do the same. Zhang Tie did not think himself particularly noble, but neither was he cold-hearted or selfish.
After staying at Tidewatch Courtyard for two days, at noon on the third day, while Zhang Tie was quietly cultivating in the courtyard's secret chamber, Bian Heng finally arrived.
The gate of Tidewatch Courtyard was shut from the outside. Bian Heng called out from beyond it, and only then did Zhang Tie emerge from the secret chamber and open the gate for him.
Three days had passed, yet Bian Heng looked just as he had that day. His hair was a mess, and he had not even changed his clothes. There was only a faint scent of medicinal herbs on him now, and he carried a wooden box in one hand.
"Cultivating?" Bian Heng gave Zhang Tie a thorough once-over.
"If I wasn't cultivating, was I supposed to sit here and wait?" Zhang Tie let Bian Heng in and closed the gate, glancing at the small wooden box in his hand. "Can the treatment begin today?"
"Of course!" Bian Heng lifted his chin and strode inside.
"Where will the treatment take place?"
"Right here in the cultivation room!"
The two entered the cultivation chamber. Bian Heng opened the box in his hand and took out a pill from the