Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 31: Ruolan, Go Teach That Scoundrel a Lesson!
“Hmm? Found it? So quickly!” Lanmei Xian furrowed her brows.
The message only had two lines: Mysterious Sun Jade Heart has been found, return quickly, there are important matters!
“Great! It’s found... this means the elder has nothing to worry about.” Yang Ruolan clapped her hands in delight but then immediately frowned, “But why the rush to make me return?”
However, others did not share her joy; the atmosphere in the tent was heavy.
Lanmei Xian felt as if her heart was dead.
This blow was too cruel for her!
“Forget it... I’ll let you be.” Lanmei Xian said listlessly, “It’s my fault, teacher. Well, it seems that the ice heart through jade bones divine art... has come to an end; I really don’t want to suffer a third blow, so it’s over... everything is finished...”
Tie Butian and Yang Ruolan felt heavy-hearted, overwhelmed with guilt.
“Please take back this phantom jade...,” Tie Butian bowed and respectfully handed the phantom jade to Lanmei Xian.
Lanmei Xian looked at Tie Butian with a complex expression; she finally sighed deeply. She thought about how this disciple had been taken as her own since she was in swaddling clothes, sacrificing three years to build her root bone; clearing her meridians; and later, she would come to see her every year, staying for a while each time.
Until recently, when she needed to break through her own bottleneck, she had come less frequently.
It can be said that every stage of this disciple’s growth bore her footprint; from babbling to now, in her heart, this disciple was more than just a student.
As she practiced the ice heart through jade bones, she had no children of her own and had taught Tie Butian as if she were her own daughter. How much effort had she expended...
She sat there blankly, lost in thought for a long time, before slowly standing up, walking in front of Tie Butian, and said gently, “Forget it, you are still a ruler; if you need this thing... then I’ll give it to you. Keeping it doesn’t have much use for me anyway.”
She took it and personally hung it around Tie Butian's neck.
Tie Butian’s tears flowed freely, choked with emotion, she sobbed, “Teacher...” and threw herself into her teacher’s embrace, holding her tightly.
Lanmei Xian adjusted the jade token for her, tears brimming in her eyes, and smiled, “Silly child; foolish girl... I really don’t know how you... sigh!”
Suddenly, her expression froze, “What is this?”
At that moment, Lanmei Xian suddenly caught a faint but extremely pure medicinal fragrance, and her heart jolted in shock!
Suddenly, with a flick of her finger, a purple crystal jade bottle jumped out from Tie Butian’s arms.
Looking at the tightly sealed purple crystal bottle that still emitted such a faint medicinal fragrance, Lanmei Xian's expression changed dramatically, and she waved her hand, saying, “You all go out first.”
Two shadows stepped out in response.
Lanmei Xian's expression was grave as she slowly twisted the bottle cap; halfway through, a surge of medicinal power erupted. She sniffed, and immediately stepped back two paces, looking in disbelief at the purple crystal bottle in her hand, and suddenly, with lightning speed, capped it tightly and held it firmly, her whole body trembling: “Who gave this to you?!”
When she said this, her eyes shone fiercely, almost frighteningly!
“It’s... it’s from an extraordinary person... because I helped him once... um, saved his life...” Tie Butian, seeing her teacher's terrifying gaze, instinctively concealed Chu Yang.
“Extraordinary person... what kind of extraordinary person?” Lanmei Xian pressed hard.
“He can change forms at will, I don’t know his true appearance.” Tie Butian was even more cautious in her heart.
“You should properly thank him...” Lanmei Xian stared at her for a moment before letting out a long sigh and smiling.
Tie Butian clearly didn’t want to say more, but Lanmei Xian easily let the topic go, instead smiling meaningfully.