A short while later, in the main hall of the Hua Residence.
Hua Junchen held a teacup, waiting for news from the Rear Residence. Before the physician came out, however, he heard footsteps outside the door:
Tap, tap, tap...
Hua Junchen looked up to see Xu Tianying entering from outside, looking hesitant, as though he had something to say but could not bring himself to speak.
Seeing this, Li Si asked in puzzlement, "Why the troubled expression, Young Hero Xu? We've all risked our lives together. Whatever it is, just say it."
"Ah."
With Li Si and the others all looking at him, Xu Tianying sighed softly.
"I do have a way to treat Grand Preceptor Hua's illness. I just don't know whether I can use it."
"Oh?!"
Hua Junchen's eyes had been full of worry, but they brightened at these words. He rose and approached him.
"What way?"
"As you all know, my master, Lu Jieyun, once tried to reconstruct the Dragon-Mingling Diagram himself, but something went wrong. The only reason he survived all these years afterward was that he sought out renowned physicians and obtained a secret life-prolonging method..."
Naturally, everyone was interested and wanted to listen closely.
But Xu Tianying looked troubled and said apologetically:
"My master passed this method down to me to preserve my life, with strict instructions never to teach it to outsiders. I hadn't wanted to bring it out, but Brother Hua and I have faced life and death together. I simply couldn't bear seeing him so haggard..."
Everyone in the hall understood what he meant-whether a technique preserved life or took it, any supreme art in the martial world was priceless, and there was no reason to reveal it to outsiders. By even mentioning it, Xu Tianying was already treating everyone present