364 Reunion of Old Friends
Qi Tianchen flicked his horsetail whisk, but remained silent.
Xie Xuan felt a little tremor in his heart, then nodded his head slowly.
Both of them realised the answer at the same time.
Seeing that Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo were still lost, Xie Xuan started to explain, "The Red Prince's mother, Consort Xuan, was Solitary Sword Immortal, Luo Qingyang's shimei before she entered the palace and she had a previous relationship with the sect leader of Outerheaven, Ye Dingzhi. Later, her entry into the palace partially lit the fire for Ye Dingzhi's ambitions. So, although there's no exact way to say this, logically speaking, Consort Xuan is most likely Wuxin's birth mother. If they really needed a connection by blood, then it must have been Consort Xuan."
"So if we want to save Wuxin, we need to look for Consort Xuan?" Lei Wujie asked.
Xie Xuan nodded and raised a finger. "You need one drop of Consort Xuan's blood."
Xiao Se murmured to himself for a moment, then nodded. "I understand. Just one drop of her blood is enough?"
"Isn’t the little genius doctor here with you in Heavenly Revelations? Once you obtain the blood of Wuxin’s closest relative, the rest will not be difficult for the little genius doctor," Xie Xuan said.
Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo exchanged a glance and their expressions dropped a little. Xie Xuan noticed it and asked, "Did something happen to the little genius doctor?"
Sikong Qianluo sighed. "The little genius doctor was seriously injured yesterday, and she’s still unconscious."
"Unconscious?" Xie Xuan was alarmed. "Right now, His Majesty’s illness is completely managed by the genius doctor Hua Jin, isn’t it? If she’s unconscious, how can that be good? I must see her."
"Mister Xie Xuan's medical skills are not inferior to hers. Maybe you can really save her life." Xiao Se cupped his fists. "Thank you."
Lei Wujie added anxiously, "There’s no time to lose. Let's go."
Xiao Se hurriedly bowed towards Qi Tianchen with respect. "State Preceptor, Xiao Se takes his leave."
Qi Tianchen looked at him pointedly and said, "Xiao Se, a prince entering the rear palace is a very serious crime."
Xiao Se was not flustered even though his thoughts had been read. He simply shook his head. "At this point, I don’t care about that anymore."
Qi Tianchen sighed. "It’s about time these old affairs and history should come to an end."
"Xiao Se will definitely live up to the State Preceptor’s generous care." Xiao Se turned around and walked out with Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo. Xie Xuan added to Qi Tianchen, "State Preceptor, I’ve always been on good terms with Medicine King Xin Baicao. This disciple of his is most precious. I’ll go have a look at her."
"Mister, you have always kept yourself clean and above such matters. You’re willing to stain yourself with sludge now?" Qi Tianchen asked.
Xie Xuan chuckled. "All under Heaven has always been a mass of sludge. We’re all living in it, how can we talk about keeping ourselves clean."
When they came in, Xiao Se and the others came through the main entrance but now, the young priest was leading them out through a side entrance and they ran into the people in the courtyard. Zitong got tired of waiting and ran off for lunch. Standing in the courtyard now were Fei Xuan, successor of Qingcheng Mountain’s Daoist arts and Li Fansong, successor of their swordsmanship.
Li Fansong was holding his Drunken Song sword that had been named by Lei Wujie and his face broke into a small smile. "It’s been a while."
Lei Wujie was overjoyed when he saw them. "Fansong-xiongdi and little Fei Xuan didi. It’s really been a long time. Why are you here in Heavenly Revelations?"
Li Fansong didn't answer immediately and instead turned to ask Fei Xuan. "He’s shiniang’s younger brother so how should we address him?"
Fei Xuan thought for a bit. "I guess we call him shushu?"
Li Fansong took a step forward. "Hello, Lei-shushu."
Lei Wujie also stepped forward and gave Li Fansong a warm hug. "Meeting an old friend in this Heavenly Revelations City is really something to be happy about."
Li Fansong let go of Lei Wujie and saw Xie Xuan walking over so he hurriedly bowed with respect. "Shifu."
Lei Wujie turned his head with surprise. "Are you Mister Xie Xuan's disciple now?"
"Yes. Yuzhen-shifu said that I had another fated teacher in the country and later, I met Mister Xie Xuan. Now, I’m learning Confucian sword arts from Mister Xie Xuan," Li Fansong replied. "When we left the mountain, our grandmasters gave us a travelling map. The map told us to come to the Directorate of Astronomy to cultivate for a few years. We’re probably staying here in Heavenly Revelations for some time."
Xie Xuan interrupted them. "There’s no time to reminisce now. Bring me to see the genius doctor Hua Jin."
Lei Wujie came back to his senses. "Fansong-xiong, we’ll catch up again when we get a chance."
Li Fansong waved a hand and his Drunken Song sword blocked their path. He looked at Xiao Se. "Xiao Se-xiongdi, I want to ask you a question."
Xiao Se nodded. "Go ahead."
"I’ve asked around about the current situation in Heavenly Revelations City and more or less understand what’s going on. I only wish to know one thing. The person who killed my shifu, has he also come to Heavenly Revelations City?" Li Fansong asked, his expression solemn.
Fei Xuan’s brows furrowed deeper, and he also looked at Xiao Se.
Xiao Se asked curiously, "Who killed your shifu?"
"The Hidden River Patriarch, Su Changhe," Li Fansong pronounced each word succintly.
Lei Wujie replied first, "He showed up yesterday, and he’s now working for the Red Prince Xiao Yu."
Li Fansong waved his hand again and his Drunken Song sword lowered. He stepped aside on the path and said, "I understand."
Xiao Se looked at the sword in Li Fansong's hand, and shook his head as he walked away. "Based on your current swordsmanship, you’re no match for him."
Li Fansong smiled. "But some things just have to be answered for."
Before leaving, Lei Wujie patted Li Fansong on the shoulder. "When everything’s over, let’s go drinking together. My treat."
"Drunken song in a bar," Li Fansong said suddenly.
"Youth become heroes." Lei Wujie raised his hand and waved backwards at him.
Fei Xuan whispered, "Little shishu, the grandmasters didn’t want us to take revenge now, didn't they?"
Li Fansong shook his head. "It’s not just revenge now. Within the next three months, Heavenly Revelations City will have a new monarch. By then, either Su Changhe will be killed by someone else, or we’ll never have the chance to kill him again. Only we can avenge shifu ourselves."
Yong'an Prince Residence.
Hua Jin did not return to her own chamber and stayed in the Yong'an Prince Residence instead. Lanyue Marquis had already brought Mu Chunfeng to the palace to report, but he only said that the genius doctor Hua Jin caught a cold and was afraid she would aggravate His Majesty’s condition. Hence, her disciple, Mu Chunfeng, would diagnose and treat on her behalf, then return to convey his findings to the genius doctor Hua. In any case, Mingde Emperor fell into deep sleep again. Hua Jin slept on the bed, her complexion pale, while Jin Wei Gonggong held his sword to stand guard at her side. His own expression was terrible. He had been responsible for Hua Jin’s safety and if something really happened to this genius doctor, he would inevitably be severely blamed.
"Where has Ruoyi gone recently?" Lei Wujie walked into the residence, thinking he would be able to see Ye Ruoyi but realised that she still wasn’t back so he couldn’t help but ask.
Xiao Se said evenly, "She’s gone to carry out a very important task."
"How important?" Lei Wujie asked.
"Something that concerns the survival of Heavenly Revelations," Xiao Se replied.
Xie Xuan followed them into Hua Jin’s room and rushed towards Hua Jin. However, Jin Wei Gonggong immediately drew his sword to stop him. But, Xie Xuan simply waved a hand and forced the sword back into its sheath. Xie Xuan sat down directly on the side of the bed and checked on Hua Jin’s pulse. A slight frown furrowed his brows. "Just before the genius doctor Hua Jin was injured, did she do something?"