After exchanging pleasantries with Li Yungang at the gate, Liu Changxu and Qin Yulian entered the estate.
Since Liu Changxu was injured, he went straight to the small courtyard arranged for him.
The courtyard was exceptionally quiet, planted with many spirit flowers and unusual herbs. There was also a second-tier top-grade Crystal Pear tree bearing twenty-four unripe fruits. They looked some time away from ripening, so he probably would not get to taste them.
A two-story building stood in the courtyard. The dining room, kitchen, and sitting room were on the first floor, while the cultivation chamber and bedroom were on the second.
Over the following days, Liu Changxu did not go out, devoting himself to healing in seclusion in the courtyard. Qin Yulian, Li Yungang, and the others visited him several times. Even Wang Qingmei, Zhang Yuyan, and Qin Yulin set aside their pride to pay him a visit!
Qin Yulin's attitude changed the most. When he visited Liu Changxu, none of his initial arrogance remained. He treated Liu Changxu entirely as a close friend and equal.
The reason for such a dramatic change was that Liu Changxu had left him profoundly shaken!
Like Wu Jiaxin, he had never heard of anyone using his own flesh and blood as a shield for someone else!
Even birth parents who could do such a thing were few and far between, let alone someone protecting a mere senior sister from the same sect. This incident showed that Liu Changxu was a man worth befriending.
The final reason was Liu Changxu's personal strength. With only a lower-grade third-tier Golden Armor Talisman, he had withstood an all-out strike from a cultivator at golden core great perfection, yet suffered only moderately serious injuries.
More striking still, on the second day, when his injuries had only