Your Makeup's All Smudged

Now, Tong Jialiang is no longer completely unable to live a normal life like before. Take the matter of using the toilet, for example. In the past, he would lose control of his bladder, but now, at least he can sit down and relieve himself after being helped to the toilet by Baojian and having his pants unzipped.

This is psychological, and the physical damage caused in the Execution Stone Mine has been completely healed.

These are all the results of Sun Yigao's hard work over the past three years.

But this is still far from returning to a truly normal person. According to Baojian, Tong Jialiang just turned eighteen this year, which is the best age in a person's life and should not be wasted on being a walking corpse.

So, in his spare time, Sun Yigao kept flipping through various ancient books, some found in local bookstores, some given by Senior Liao, and some picked up by the people in charge of the Finance Hall who went to the Immortal Cultivation Realm each time.

While absorbing knowledge, she gradually pondered a treatment plan for Tong Jialiang.

The Lin Household's house was filled with many household items, most of which were provided by Mo Yuanjiao and Han Weishu.

Lin Dayou's family moved most of their daily necessities, such as bedding, bowls, and chopsticks, up the mountain. Even items that were temporarily useless were put into the storeroom.

Lin Dayou originally didn't plan to move these things, thinking he would just give them to them to use, but Baojian said that since he had already stayed at the Lin Household's house, it wasn't appropriate to use everything from the host family. Seeing his uneasy look, Lin Dayou didn't insist any further.

They only left behind some miscellaneous items to make life easier for Baojian and Tong Jialiang, such as jars and pots.

Sun Yigao sat down inside the room, poured him a cup of loose tea Baojian, and he took the teacup and began to explain:

"Our sect's Heart-Questioning Road can enlighten the mind and reveal one's true nature, excavating the fears and darkness within, allowing one to confront them directly. Jialiang's problem lies in the nightmare of the Execution Stone Mine that suddenly struck him during his simple childhood. If we want him to fully recover, we'll probably have to let him return to that nightmare and then truly step out of it from within. Perhaps only then can he be cured."

These conclusions were drawn from his detailed discussions and research with other members of the sect and some travelers who had entered the Heart-Questioning Road.

There was nothing he could do; he couldn't sense or see anything when he went in himself, so he had to ask others.

Nevertheless, he was still not entirely certain about the specifics of the Heart-Questioning Road" at the time, since he had only heard about it from others.

Later, Lin Xiao gave him some advice, telling him that the Heart-Questioning Road would protect the minds of those who entered it, preventing them from completely collapsing when faced with situations they couldn't face.

Otherwise, Sun Yigao wouldn't have been so confident in proposing this treatment plan.

After all, if Brother Xiao spoke up, it meant there was no problem.

Upon hearing this, he immediately rose, Baojian in hand, and bowed deeply to Sun Yigao.

"Mr. Sun's Baojian kindness to Jialiang is something I will never forget! Words cannot express my Baojian, and I have already sold myself to the Mo Household. I can only repay him in the next life. Jialiang is a grateful person; if he recovers in the future, he will surely be eternally grateful to you and the Lingxian Sect, and will serve you like a slave!"

As the two were talking, a commotion suddenly broke out on the village road outside the courtyard.

"Mo Yuanjiao! Stop right there!" a woman's voice shouted, seemingly as she ran and yelled, sounding a little breathless from exhaustion.

Then the two people inside the room heard Mo Yuanjiao's voice reply:

"You think I'd stop just because you tell me to? That would be so embarrassing! Don't chase me! You can't catch me anyway. Go back and tell my mother our marriage is off the table. You'd better go home right now!"

"I'm not going back! If you don't run, I can catch up with you!"

Sun Yigao and Baojian exchanged a glance, then walked out of the courtyard in tacit agreement. The Lin Household's courtyard wall was very low, and as soon as they came out, they saw the situation on the village road not far away.

A young girl, her face covered in sweat and her makeup ruined, was running breathlessly along the now perfectly smooth village road, lifting her elaborate dress, while Mo Yuanjiao kept a respectful distance ahead of her.

Seventeen-year-old Mo Yuanjiao had fully grown in stature. His tall and straight figure was accentuated by a blue satin brocade robe, and his skin was as smooth as jade. The young man had a handsome face and was full of vigor. His bright eyes had become even more piercing with age.

The girl chasing after him had a bright and beautiful face; even though she looked disheveled, her lovely appearance was still undeniable.

Many tourists in the village turned around to watch the commotion, but were glared at by the two very strong maids following behind the girl, and looked away.

However, as soon as they looked away, their ears perked up.

Mo Yuanjiao didn't want to be caught, but he was also worried that the girl would be bullied if she stayed out like this. So he could only keep his distance and continue to try to persuade her.

Your makeup is ruined!

Because he usually spent his days cultivating in the mountains or studying formations, and only occasionally returned to the capital, he rarely appeared in Xiushui Village. He was also not wearing the Lingxian Sect's sect robes, so no one recognized that this young man was an immortal from the Lingxian Sect. They just thought he was a rich young man from some family who came here for a visit.

Upon hearing that his makeup was smudged, the girl paused, her body stiffening. Then, quite annoyed, she stomped her foot and quickly raised her hand to cover her face with her sleeve.

"Oh dear! Then stop looking!"

Mo Yuanjiao waved his hand and said:

"Then you'd better go back now. If you go back, I won't watch anymore. If you don't go back, I'll have to resort to drastic measures!"

The girl stubbornly insisted:

"I'm not going back! I'm going with you!"

Mo Yuanjiao had no choice but to let her follow behind, since she wouldn't be able to enter the Heart-Questioning Road anyway.

As Xiushui Village becomes more and more famous, more and more tourists come. Every day, many people enter the Heart-Questioning Road, stay there for two or three days, and then come out weak.

Lin Xiao realized that things couldn't continue like this, so he changed the access permissions for the Heart-Questioning Road in the system, making it so that only members of his sect could enter and exit.

As a result, all the latecomers were filled with regret and remorse for not having come earlier to experience the path of the immortals.

Over the years, Lingxian Sect has gradually formulated a number of sect rules. One of them is that in front of ordinary people, except for missions assigned by the sect, one must not use Law Technique casually except in critical moments, and one must not use Law Technique to fool or deceive people.

This rule is meant to ensure that members do not forget their original aspirations and do not lose themselves in their extraordinary superiority.

In the Lin Household courtyard, Sun Yigao was somewhat curious. Before he could ask, Baojian, who was standing to the side, explained:

"This young lady is the second daughter of Lord Xuanyuan's household in the capital. Madam Xuanyuan and my wife have been close friends for many years. When my young master was young, this Second Miss Xuanyuan liked to follow him around and play. So it seems that the two ladies had a betrothal agreement back then..."