Free Web NovelChapter 1537: Chapter 920: _4
Five or six years may not seem like a long time, but for someone like Nalan Shuo, it’s already quite satisfying; it’s no different from giving him a second life.
Under the arrangements of the Yi Sect, Yang Xiao supported Nalan Shuo to meet Elder Shouzhuo in a ward.
At this moment, Elder Shouzhuo’s body had been cleaned, and her once messy hair was tidied up neatly, looking peaceful and serene.
If one were to overlook the corpse spots on her body, she would resemble someone merely asleep.
Present were several elders from the Yi Sect, with Elder Yin Ji among them; everyone wore solemn expressions, and the atmosphere in the room was exceedingly oppressive.
"Elder Yin Ji, may I check Elder Shouzhuo’s condition?" Yang Xiao inquired, "I have a Magic Artifact and wonder if it might be of any help."
"As you wish," Elder Yin Ji raised a hand, evidently treating Yang Xiao’s words lightly, after all, even if he was speaking the truth, he was merely a Ghost-level Apostle.
With a flip of the palm, the Ghost Lantern appeared in his hand, and in the next second, an eerie green light shone, as Yang Xiao gathered his spiritual power. The light focused, enveloping Elder Shouzhuo’s body.
A moment later, Yang Xiao realized that Elder Shouzhuo’s condition was worse than he expected; she was grievously injured, and her spiritual fluctuations were barely perceptible. In short, she was just half a breath away from death.
In Yang Xiao’s perception, such a person was beyond saving. It seemed he would never have the opportunity to thank Elder Shouzhuo in person for the rest of his life.
Nalan Shuo and Yang Xiao bowed three times in front of the bed, bidding farewell to this virtuous friend.
"Elder Yin Ji, Elder Shouzhuo ended up like this to save me; I, Nalan Shuo, owe your sect a debt of gratitude, and I will certainly repay it," Nalan Shuo said earnestly.
"Director Nalan, please don’t be concerned. Healing you was part of the agreement between our Yi Sect and Director Yang; Director Yang saved our sect’s young priest, so it was only right for us to treat you. Elder Shouzhuo was merely fulfilling her duty."
Elder Yin Ji’s words carried no hint of extortion, spoken with clarity and decisiveness, and the other elders of the Yi Sect shared in the sadness without a trace of reproach toward Nalan Shuo.
At this moment, Yang Xiao rarely felt a twinge of guilt within him, recalling how he had once fabricated a story about the young sect master harboring delusions about Elder Yin Ji, just to draw her into his own ranks. frёewebηovel.cѳm
And just now, his use of the Ghost Lantern to inspect Elder Shouzhuo was also partly driven by a speck of doubt regarding the truth of the matter.
He had once darkly suspected this might be a tactic by the Yi Sect, attempting to morally coerce him, exploiting the desire of both him and Nalan Shuo to repay the favor, in order to compel him to accompany Jiang Qingluan to the Secret Realm for training.
The more Yang Xiao thought, the more guilty he felt, Elder Shouzhuo’s genuine actions by the Yi Sect made him seem ever so despicable. At that moment, Yang Xiao resolved to be an upright and forthright person in the future.
The Yi Sect truly deserved the word "faith."
After bidding farewell to Elder Shouzhuo, Yang Xiao accompanied Nalan Shuo away; Nalan Shuo had just left the "Spirit Cage" and still needed time to recover.
As Yang Xiao and Nalan Shuo departed, the other Yi Sect elders also left, leaving only Elder Yin Ji alone in the vast ward.
A moment later, in the northwest corner of the ward, a figure suddenly appeared — an elderly woman in a gray robe.
The old woman stood there silently, with no indication of how long she had been standing.
"Great Elder," Elder Yin Ji spoke, "As you expected, Yang Xiao indeed took out that Illusion-breaking Magic Device and inspected Elder Shouzhuo’s body."
The Great Elder slowly approached the bed, taking small steps but covering the distance quickly, she crossed quite a distance in just a few steps, stopping by the bedside. Then she extended her scarred left hand, hovering it above Elder Shouzhuo’s forehead. The next second, a tremendous wave of spiritual power emerged, accompanied by a crisp ringing sound filling the room.
The ringing was very peculiar, clear yet its direction indiscernible, as if echoing from all directions.
What followed was a shocking scene — Elder Shouzhuo’s once ashen and gray complexion improved at an astonishing speed, the corpse spots fading away until they disappeared entirely, her face gradually becoming rosy. In the very next second, those eyes abruptly opened.
"Hoo—"
"Hoo—"
The "resurrected" Elder Shouzhuo gasped for air, slowly rolling her eyes to look at the Great Elder and Elder Yin Ji before her, with no hint of surprise on her face.
Just like Elder Shouzhuo, neither the Great Elder nor Elder Yin Ji were surprised, as all of this had been part of the plan, everything progressing as expected.
Staring at the faint corpse spots on Elder Shouzhuo’s cheek, the Great Elder slightly furrowed her brows and spoke slowly, "Shouzhuo, to deceive that boy, I went a bit overboard. This will cause some irreversible damage to you; I hope you don’t mind."
"I dare not, Shouzhuo wouldn’t dare, my life was saved by you, and besides..." the revived Elder Shouzhuo lowered her voice, "this also concerns the young lady."
"Hmm, once this matter is over, I’ll compensate you. We are all in this for Luan’er," the Great Elder turned to glance at the direction of the door, "unexpectedly, this time we also gained an unexpected reward; that Nalan Shuo...is quite exceptional."
