Seeing Wild Dog fall into self-doubt, Luo Yunji smiled and rapped his knuckles on the table to get his attention.
"Do you know why I'm laughing?" Looking at Wild Dog Daoist, Luo Yunji felt this fellow was just like Zhang Xiaofan. They were both the sort of cultivators who endured hardship, not the clever sort.
Wild Dog Daoist slowly shook his head, then opened his eyes wide and looked at Luo Yunji, eager for an answer.
"What Blackheart Elder scolded you for earlier—I once said the very same things to my senior brother!"
Hearing Luo Yunji's words, Wild Dog Daoist's eyes immediately lit up. They were no longer dim.
Seeing this, Luo Yunji's smile deepened. "I taught my senior brother for years before he finally began to make progress in cultivation. I used to complain to him plenty about how he wasn't getting anywhere!"
Thinking of Zhang Xiaofan's current achievements and cultivation, Wild Dog Daoist felt his confidence return.
"You and my senior brother are probably the same kind of person when it comes to cultivation. You can only get what you want through hardship and constant effort."
Wild Dog Daoist nodded vigorously.
"Neither of you is clever!"
Wild Dog Daoist stopped halfway through his nod. He felt Luo Yunji was calling him stupid.
"Big Bamboo Peak has a way to solve a problem like yours. When we return to the Two Mountains, I'll have my senior brothers prepare some things for you. Medicinal baths are a must. Let me think what else..."
Seeing Luo Yunji sink into thought, Wild Dog Daoist knew he was doing it to help him, so he didn't dare disturb him. He even deliberately slowed his breathing, afraid that a loud breath might disrupt Luo Yunji's train of thought.
Back when Zhang Xiaofan had taken