Chapter 212: Wu Rong

The Young Palace Master stayed in the tent for three days, and Song Zi took care of her every day. During these three days her condition improved, but she still couldn't get out of bed, though gradually she could speak.

Likewise during this period, the Young Palace Master's mindset improved just like her body; at the very least she could recognize her failure, she knew she had lost, she knew she was beaten to the point of being unable to get out of bed. Precisely because of this, she made up her mind even more, determined to study and train diligently, to become stronger, to become unbeatable.

"Thank……" the Young Palace Master said to Song Zi.

Song Zi was pouring hot water for the Young Palace Master; hearing her say that, she froze, her hand shook, and the hot water spilled all over the floor. "You…… you…… what are you saying?"

"Thank you, thank you." the Young Palace Master said, a rare repetition.

Song Zi's eyes reddened; she quickly wiped them with her sleeve, then asked the Young Palace Master, "You can speak?"

Not only could she speak, she could also make simple movements; the Young Palace Master gave a slight nod.

"Great!" Song Zi was even more excited than the Young Palace Master; "Once the Sect Master knows, he will certainly be happy!"

"Your Sect Master…… who is he?" the Young Palace Master knew that over the past few days that Sect Master had been using his qi to heal her injuries, but she didn't know what he looked like or who he was.

Song Zi paused, then said solemnly, "You will find out soon."

"Good."

Indeed, after three hours, as the sky was about to darken, the Young Palace Master saw the Sect Master who had saved her.

"It's you!" the Young Palace Master, somewhat excited, felt a sharp pain all over her body as soon as she got excited—a side effect of the inserted silver needles, which takes a long time to ease.

She recognized this person!

Wu Rong of the Purgatory Sect.

To be precise, he is now the Sect Master of the Purgatory Sect, Wu Rong.

Last year, they had fought side by side.

"Long time no see." Wu Rong smiled and said to the Young Palace Master. He waved his hand, and Song Zi left the room respectfully.

Although a year had passed without seeing each other, the Young Palace Master couldn't forget this person; he looked much darker than before, but also much sturdier.

The Young Palace Master wanted to say something but couldn't get it out. Wu Rong spoke for her: "Aren't you strange? How did I end up saving you?"

"Hmm."

My disciple saw an outsider intruding into our Purgatory Sect's territory, so naturally he had to report to me. He said a woman had collapsed in the forest outside the Purgatory Sect. I was merely curious, curious about who would come to such a remote place, but when he also said you were wearing a scarlet long robe, I immediately thought it was you. As expected, it really was you. Wu Rong was also dressed in red, with the Purgatory Sect's exclusive flame emblem on the cuffs, a small torch.

"Really, thank you." A faint smile forced itself onto the Young Palace Master's deathly pale face.

The Purgatory Sect's territory is a place outsiders never dare to come; it is isolated from the world and never involves itself in martial affairs. Yet by a twist of fate, the Young Palace Master mistakenly entered this place. She had heard that very few people could walk out of the Purgatory Sect alive.

Wu Rong saw that the Young Palace Master was preoccupied, and roughly guessed the situation; he said to her, "You needn't worry; you saved my life, and I will not repay kindness with enmity."

"Hehe……" the Young Palace Master gave an embarrassed laugh; indeed, if Wu Rong wanted to kill her, he wouldn't have spent so much true qi to save her life.

"Time really flies; in the blink of an eye it's been over a year. The days at the Thousandfold Gate still feel vivid." Wu Rong sighed, turning his gaze away from the Young Palace Master, afraid that if he looked too long he wouldn't be able to look away.

"Hmm."

Wu Rong felt a moment of embarrassment, afraid of an awkward silence, so he asked, "By the way, how is Chen Yi He?"

The Purgatory Sect is isolated from the world; its disciples rarely concern themselves with worldly affairs, so often a piece of news from the martial world takes half a year to reach them.

"He's fine." the Young Palace Master said coldly.

"Oh oh." Wu Rong still couldn't avoid the awkwardness, so he got straight to the point and asked, "By the way, how did you end up here? We're far from the Five Absolutes Palace and the Imperial Capital; go another three hundred li west and you reach the legendary Western Desert."

"I was pursued here." the Young Palace Master replied, now able to face her failure directly.

"You're being pursued? You're the Young Palace Master of the Five Absolutes Palace!" Wu Rong was quite surprised, but his expression didn't change much; he remained calm.

"I no longer belong to the Five Absolutes Palace." the Young Palace Master said with a laugh, "Hehe, I'm not invincible either." Only now could she faintly sense the true qi on Wu Rong's body, like blazing fire engulfing him! Compared to a year ago, he has grown far stronger.

"I've heard something about your leaving the Five Absolutes Palace."

"Was it my mother who released the news?" the Young Palace Master asked Wu Rong.

Wu Rong nodded.

"That's just how she acts—there's no room for retreat." the Young Palace Master said.

"But……" Wu Rong hesitated.

The Young Palace Master knew what Wu Rong wanted to ask, and she said to him, "I lost to Xiao Xiao Yu."

"What!?" This time Wu Rong could no longer stay calm; his heart was like a lake covered in thin ice, then a huge stone was dropped in, with a clang, the water surged! "Xiao Xiao Yu, she…… she didn't die in the Thousandfold Gate, did she?"

"No one knows whether she's dead or alive; she simply disappeared. But now she's come back." the Young Palace Master, also trying to calm herself, said.

"She's not your match." Wu Rong had a deep impression of Xiao Xiao Yu; back when they drank at the Returning Goose Pavilion, he had also taken note of her.

But if the Young Palace Master hadn't brought her up today, he would surely have forgotten her soon.

"A year ago she wasn't my match; now she overwhelms me." the Young Palace Master leaned on the bed; the pain in her body made her fatigued, and having endured too much she no longer felt pain, only growing weariness.

"Could it be related to the hole in the sky?" Wu Rong asked the Young Palace Master.

The Young Palace Master shook her head; indeed, she didn't know either. At that time Xiao Xiao Yu seemed strange, her strength was unimaginably strong, like an indestructible living statue. No matter what the Young Palace Master did, she couldn't injure her in the slightest.

Although the Purgatory Sect is located in a remote area, it could still see the hole in the sky; at that time he had a premonition that something big was about to happen, so he had his disciples increase patrols and surveillance around the sect; otherwise, the Young Palace Master might truly have died deep in the forest.

Now the Young Palace Master has encountered a great calamity, and Wu Rong is all the more certain of his inference.