At that moment, Gu Chenfeng looked at Yin Hongluan in disbelief.
From his arrival in Mountain-Slaying City to this trip to Heavenly Demon City, everything Gu Chenfeng had observed along the way suggested that Yin Hongluan's injuries were extremely severe. They had damaged her foundations and should have been difficult to heal in a short time.
Yet in the instant they had exchanged blows just now, Gu Chenfeng had clearly sensed it.
Her aura had returned completely to normal. Her strength, inside and out, had reached its peak. She had actually recovered fully.
The corners of Yin Hongluan's lips curved upward.
"Who told you I was ever injured?"
Gu Chenfeng was stunned.
"Hehe... have you heard of Five-Thunder Divine Mountain on the edge of the Mist Forest? Some special heavenly treasures grow on that mountain.
"Among them is a rare spirit medicine called Seven-Extinction Meridian-Severing Grass.
"When a martial artist takes it, their meridians become blocked, the qi of their five viscera is suppressed, and their blood qi power becomes extremely weak. The symptoms are indistinguishable from those of a grievous injury.
"They need only take a pill refined from this herb with Nine-Bend Spirit Rhino Fruit to clear the blockages in their meridians and internal organs and return to normal.
"When I asked you to stand guard for me a few days ago, I took that pill."
After hearing Yin Hongluan's explanation, Gu Chenfeng understood.
"So that was it. You really know how to put on an act."
Yin Hongluan sneered. "Weren't you putting on an act too? The Tianxuan Continent perished tens of thousands of years ago. Where did a Sea God Hall successor like you spring from?
"Did you really think all those years I spent in the Upper Realm were for nothing?
"If you weren't handsome