"For the past two days, the Insect Pillar has been researching your condition with Lady Tamayo. Lady Tamayo has also looked over the prescriptions she brought, but most of them only treat the symptoms, not the cause..."
Yushiro paused in thought, then said, "Still, there's nothing in this world Lady Tamayo can't do. If there is, leave it to me."
Tetsu no Sosuke blinked. This guy had never really gotten along with him. If he left it to him... would Yushiro use the opportunity to settle a personal grudge? Take the chance to kill him?
He stole a glance at Yushiro, only to find him deep in serious thought.
Yushiro noticed Tetsu no Sosuke looking at him but thought nothing of it. How could he have known how devious the human heart could be?
Tetsu no Sosuke's head felt foggy. He felt that his injuries weren't merely mental; his soul had probably suffered severe damage as well.
He couldn't help asking Yushiro, "What exactly were those cold gusts I experienced on the bridge?"
Yushiro thought for a moment. "Probably just air."
"...Are you trying to make me laugh?" The corner of Tetsu no Sosuke's mouth twitched. "Air could blow me nearly out of existence?"
"Your mind, your will... or rather, your soul, has always been wrapped up and hidden inside your body. That's why it can withstand the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning of the outside world," Yushiro said. "But when all of that leaves your body and loses its protection, even an ordinary environment becomes incredibly dangerous. And this was only indoors. If you'd been outside, a single sudden thunderclap could have scattered you completely."
Tetsu no Sosuke mulled that over. The explanation sounded awfully like something out of a cultivation fantasy, and he had often read things like