Chapter 1029: Tacit understanding, light clouds, soft breeze (2/2)

He was dressed in robes whiter than snow, a solitary figure whose warm eyes and cool calm showed no signs of loneliness. Instead, he was rather like gentle jade, wearing a smile as light as a breeze. Even a warm spring was no rival to his grin, to say nothing of a chilly winter.

Beiyue, have you been well these days?

Han Yunxi returned his smile soundlessly while Long Feiye remained silent and gave him a polite nod. Gu Qishao carelessly threw his arm around Gu Beiyue’s shoulders and started heading inside. “Brother, we’ve brought you back something good! Let’s go!”

Gu Beiyue had been waiting for them and the Returning Dragon Pill. Despite this, he asked the group, “Everyone, did you have smooth journeys?”

Long Feiye and Han Yunxi had hardly replied when Gu Qishao chuckled and proclaimed, “With your West Qin princess here, there’s nothing but good news and smooth passage!”

Gu Beiyue turned towards Han Yunxi, who laughed and said, “It took a long time to refine the pills because we had to change internal energy into flames. By chance, it awoke the Phoenix energy within me. Once I control its power, I’ll be an expert just like you all!”

“Phoenix energy?” Gu Beiyue was surprised. He had never heard of this before.

“It’s the power hidden in the phoenix wing birthmark, inherited like the poison storage system. I discovered it this time,” Han Yunxi was nothing but happy as she explained. “I can’t use much of it yet, so I’ll have to keep practicing!”

Gu Beiyue looked towards Long Feiye next, but he seemed no different from usual with his expressionless face and cold eyes. Seeing that, Gu Beiyue grew convinced and laughed. “Congratulations, princess! This subordinate always felt there was something mysterious about the phoenix wing birthmark. I never expected it to contain such power. Princess, you’ll have to work hard for the next couple of years.”

“Congratulate me after I succeed!” Han Yunxi proclaimed.

With their masters acting like that, neither Xu Donglin nor Baili Mingxiang dared to say too much. That trio had experienced twists and turns at Medicine Requesting Cave and narrowly lost their lives, but acted as if they’d never been hurt. Not one of them brought up their ordeal.

For the sake of Gu Beiyue, this was all worth it!

Back in the rooms, Han Yunxi quickly took out the Returning Dragon Pill and offered it to Gu Beiyue with both hands. Petrified, Gu Beiyue hastily bowed to accept the item. “Many thanks to princess.”

He was going to thank Long Feiye and Gu Qishao next, but the former remained silent while the latter personally carried over some water. “Stop with the blathering and hurry up and take it! Let us witness your shadow arts first hand!”

Only then did ruffles stir in Gu Beiyue’s still heart. He grasped the Returning Dragon Pill and subconsciously looked towards Long Feiye. How could he had ever predicted in the past that he’d cripple both legs and lose his martial arts? When he fell into Long Feiye’s hands at his lowest point, he was certain that he’d die. Unexpectedly, Long Feiye not only accompanied the princess to beg for medicine, but even brought it back with her and Gu Qishao.

He was the East Qin crown prince, ah!

Gu Beiyue plopped the Returning Dragon Pill into his mouth before washing it down with a mouthful of water. The index and middle fingers of his other hand lightly touched the table and bend down in the semblance of a grand bow towards Long Feiye in place of his legs.

From this moment on, his shadow arts would return; from this moment on, there would be no East and West Qin in his heart; from this moment on, he was looking expectantly towards this man, who would wipe out Northern Li and crush Western Zhou and Tianan, then unite Tianning with the south central regions to lead as their sovereign!

Long Feiye naturally noticed Gu Beiyue’s fingers. When the man finally set down his cup of water, Long Feiye slightly raised the hand resting on his armrest. This was a signal for Gu Beiyue to forgo the formalities. It almost meant that he acknowledged Gu Beiyue as one of his subjects and accepted the man’s expectations! Although Han Yunxi noticed them both, she didn’t pay it much mind. To her, these were just civilities between men. Gu Beiyue would always be a friend in her eyes, and she looked forward to the days after the chaos was quelled in Cloud Realm Continent. Perhaps Gu Beiyue could grow closer to them then. This way, she could spend her leisure time in his courtyard drinking tea and chatting. She could always relax completely when it was with him.

Gu Qishao didn’t notice a thing because he was more concerned with the medicine’s effects. “How is it, how is it?” he asked anxiously.

Gu Beiyue only felt a gradual warmth spreading from his dantian after the pill reached his gut. Slowly, it formed a mass of qi that left him very comfortable. He quickly crossed his legs on the bed and began to circulate his energy. Seeing this, Long Feiye quickly went to help. With the aid of Returning Dragon Pill and Long Feiye’s ample reserves, Gu Beiyue could clearly feel his dantian restoring itself. Before two hours had passed, he could circulate internal energy normally again!

The sword sect master’s pill had restored 20 to 30 percent of his reserves, so his recovery was extremely fast. Although Long Feiye had plenty of other pressing issues, he spent the next two days in Gu Beiyuje’s room to help him treat his wounds. Just like this, Gu Beiyue used a total of three days to recover all of his lost internal reserves.

He had just gotten off the bed that day just as Han Yunxi, Long Feiye, and Gu Qishao approached.

“How’s your recovery?” Gu Qishao grinned. Han Yunxi’s eyes were full of anticipation. Gu Beiyue broke into a rare dazzling smile before his figure flickered out of sight.

“That fast?” Gu Qishao chased him outside.

Han Yunxi and Long Feiye followed suit and saw Gu Beiyue standing in the courtyard, staring at his legs.

“Gu Beiyue, you’ve recovered! Truly recovered!” Han Yunxi exclaimed.

“Tsk tsk tsk, Long Feiye, aren’t you afraid of Gu Beiyue carrying off Poison lass one day? You wouldn’t even be able to catch up,” Gu Qishao teased.