Dashing Student

Chapter 1442 - 1439: Signs Begin to Emerge (Part 2)

"Master Mei Gui, help!"They carried a disciple into the thatched hut; the disciple’s breath was weak, and the front of his clothes was stained red with blood. A wound had nearly pierced through his body, cutting open his abdomen.

Chen Nan frowned and walked over, grabbed by a disciple: "Who are you? Where is Master Mei Gui?"

"The Master is in the back, she said to let me watch over the Medical Hall." Chen Nan said calmly.

"Hmph, who do you think you are? Can you take responsibility if something goes wrong? Go get Master Mei Gui quickly!" The disciple shouted anxiously.

Chen Nan looked at the injured person and said slowly, "If you don’t let me treat him, he might die. Since Master Mei Gui told me to watch the Medicine Hall, I don’t dare to disobey."

"If you insist on fetching Elder Mei Gui, then go ahead."

He seemed indifferent, actually planning to return to healing.

The disciple thought for a moment; Master Mei Gui had a cold personality and hated being disturbed. Seeing his fellow disciple dying, he could only grit his teeth and agree.

"Fine, let you treat him, but if anything happens to my junior brother, I will not forgive you!"

Chen Nan shrugged, "In that case, I won’t treat him. You can go find Elder Mei Gui."

Several disciples were stunned; Chen Nan’s strong demeanor didn’t seem like a disciple, more like an elder.

Chen Nan had an "I care not" attitude, firm as if he wasn’t a disciple.

The disciple’s eyes widened, wanting to lose his temper, but considering his injured junior brother, he held back, stepping back and clasping his hands, "This fellow junior, please help!"

Chen Nan was finally satisfied, thinking he couldn’t handle this group of Foundation Establishment kids? Even if his cultivation fell to the Third Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with sheer physical strength, he could knock them out with a single punch.

He turned back, squatted down to examine the wounded disciple, and couldn’t help but frown, "Who inflicted this wound?"

"Not human." A disciple replied, then explained, "We encountered a demon beast by the forbidden area, junior brother was wounded by it."

Chen Nan furrowed his brows deeper because there was no demon qi left on the wound at all, and it didn’t look like a demon beast injury; it was a sword wound!

But he didn’t explain, instead turning to the hut’s shelves, finding a set of silver needles, then having the injured disciple lifted onto the bed.

Watching him, with fingers together, mana wrapped around the silver needles, a slight touch from his finger, they emitted a faint glow and floated, accurately piercing the wounded’s acupoints.

Then his fingers danced, lightly tapping each silver needle, causing them to vibrate endlessly, and the pure mana flowed into the wounded’s acupoints through the needles.

The previously barely breathing injured disciple’s respiration returned to normal, and his complexion became rosy.

Chen Nan subsequently took out several spiritual medicines, crushed them into powder with a gentle pinch, sprinkled them on the wound, bandaged it, and selected a few medicines for decoction.

After administering a bowl of medicinal soup, the injured disciple slowly opened his eyes.

The cultivator who previously shouted at Chen Nan now approached him with some guilt, "This fellow junior, I underestimated you before, and as a senior, I apologize."

"However, I’ve never seen you before, and the sect hasn’t recruited new disciples recently?"

Chen Nan smiled; acknowledging the fault and correcting it shows this person isn’t bad, so he did not criticize much, simply explaining, "It was Senior Sister Yun Ying who brought me into the sect."

"Oh, I see." The person nodded, "Consider me owing you a favor; if you need anything, come to the Outer Sect to find me. My name is Tang Kun."

"Alright, I’ll remember." Chen Nan nodded.

Tang Kun couldn’t help but glance at Chen Nan twice, not knowing why, but he felt the junior in front of him had an aura like the elders within the sect, showing no fear whatsoever.

After treating the injured person, Chen Nan went to the side to continue healing. The rescued disciple did not disturb him, only left a few spirit stones and left with the injured person.

After they left, Chen Nan finally opened his eyes and lowered his head in thought.

These disciples claimed to have encountered a demon beast near the forbidden area, but the injuries on the wounded were obviously sword wounds, not from a demon beast.

"It seems someone doesn’t want others to approach the forbidden area... interesting."

...

In the following days, Chen Nan remained in the Medical Hall, healing himself while curing injuries and diseases for disciples, and gradually, the sect’s disciples knew a highly skilled junior brother had arrived at the Medical Hall.

Since the first day, Mei Gui hadn’t appeared, allowing Chen Nan to enjoy the peace.

Having more time for healing, Chen Nan finally managed to purify the first thread of yin qi thoroughly this day, bringing a wave of comfort to his body.

Even his cultivation rapidly recovered to the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment Realm.

Chen Nan quickly employed the "Life and Death Technique," suppressing his cultivation back to the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment to avoid drawing the sect elders’ attention.

Just then, a head poked into the hut’s entrance, it was Yun Ying.

"Junior Brother?"

Chen Nan greeted her with a smile, "Female Knight, finished your cultivation?"

Yun Ying nodded happily, "Yes, and I came to see you."

"I heard there’s a junior brother with high medical skills lately in the sect, who might that be?" she teased with a smile.

Chen An was helpless, the little girl remained the same, yet suddenly was astonished after observing Yun Ying, as her cultivation unexpectedly advanced to the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm.

"Female knight, you..."

Yun Ying swung her little fist, "Hehe, Golden Core Realm Third Layer, even you noticed it? How about that, didn’t I say I’m a genius?"

"Just like last time, did it advance after taking elixir pills?" Chen Nan’s expression turned more serious.

"Yes, what about it? Only this time I slept longer." Yun Ying felt a bit nervous seeing Chen Nan’s serious face, like facing an angry mentor, which felt odd.

Chen Nan, without waiting, reached out to take Yun Ying’s wrist, began checking inside her, and indeed, just like before, the realm was unstable, the cultivation evidently not achieved through normal means.

This is beyond forcing growth, it’s like intending to harm Yun Ying!

"What’s wrong? I’m fine." Yun Ying withdrew her hand curiously.

"Female knight, in the future..."

Before finishing his words, Yun Ying, who hadn’t appeared before, suddenly entered the hut, interrupting Chen Nan, "Yun Ying, why don’t you ask how Master is doing?"

"Master!" Yun Ying ran into Mei Gui’s arms, "I was just about to find you, who knows you came first."

Mei Gui smiled dotingly, "You, forgetting your master once you have friends. But you must never slack off in your cultivation, remember?"

"Rest assured, Master, I won’t." Yun Ying smiled sweetly.

The originally warm scene made Chen Nan’s heart cold, knowing Mei Gui intentionally interrupted his words, these people were undoubtedly hiding something.

In Chen Nan’s eyes, Mei Gui was like a wolf, whereas Yun Ying was the innocent little rabbit.

"Am I overlooking something?" he pondered secretly.

Just then, Mei Gui suddenly said to Chen Nan, "The Pill Room needs someone; I’ve heard you know Alchemy, so go help out."

Understanding this was meant to send him away, but since his cultivation hadn’t fully recovered, revealing any clues might provoke Mei Gui, Qiao Que, or even the Sect Leader to silence him.

So he could only bow and say, "Yes, I understand."

Yun Ying wasn’t willing and pleaded, shaking Mei Gui’s arm, "Master, I rarely have free time, can’t Junior Brother chat with me for a bit?"

"Be good, cultivate well. When you reach the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer, we won’t bother you anymore. You’ll have plenty of time for chatting."

"Besides, didn’t you want to venture out as a female knight? How can slacking off work, your junior brother is right here, he won’t run away."

Finishing her words, she looked up at Chen Nan, her gaze cold, as if it were a threat!