Chapter 33

She wiped her tears with her sleeve and firmly agreed.

Zhang Wuji could only watch from the side with a look of disappointment; he wanted to say something but couldn't get the words out, and in the end, he could only dryly mutter, "Be careful on the road."

From there, the group went their separate ways.

Zhou Zhiruo looked back every few steps, but unfortunately, she could only see Gu Hanyuan's back.

With Chang Yuchun leading the way, they soon found the location of Butterfly Valley.

The terrain of Butterfly Valley was complex, and thick fog drifted over it all year round; it was no wonder that Hu Qingniu's seclusion there remained unknown to others.

After the three of them met Hu Qingniu, Chang Yuchun did not first seek medical treatment for his own injuries, but instead hoped that he would save Zhang Wuji.

In truth, the cold poison in Zhang Wuji's body was not urgent at the moment, yet Chang Yuchun still spoke up for him first; one could only say he was truly unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness.

Even a person like Gu Hanyuan felt admiration for him.

Hu Qingniu, however, said he would not treat anyone who was not a member of the Ming Sect.

But this time, Zhang Wuji did not need to hide his identity after all; he was both the grandson of the White-Browed Eagle King and the godson of the Golden-Haired Lion King, so, counting it up, he was also half a Ming Sect member.

Nevertheless, Hu Qingniu hesitated for a moment before refusing; unless Zhang Wuji joined the Ming Sect himself, he would not break his rules.

Years ago, the Purple-Shirt Long Wang Dai Qisi had likewise come to seek medical treatment for her husband, and she had been refused just the same; naturally, it was impossible for him to make an exception for Zhang Wuji now.

Chang Yuchun, however, said he would use his own life to trade for Zhang Wuji's life.

As it happened, Hu Qingniu was a stubborn man, and once this temper flared up, he truly refused to treat Chang Yuchun's injuries.

Zhang Wuji's bitter pleading was of no use.

After Gu Hanyuan figured out Hu Qingniu's temperament, he provoked Hu Qingniu by claiming the cold poison in Zhang Wuji's body was difficult to resolve.

Hu Qingniu did not believe it at first, but after taking Zhang Wuji's pulse, he was both astonished by the toxicity of the "Xuanming Divine Palm" cold poison, as even he had no certainty of curing it.

He was also curious about the Fierce Yang Pill Zhang Wuji had taken, which was actually able to suppress the cold poison for a year.

Afterward, Hu Qingniu began to treat Zhang Wuji, and in order to better understand the cold poison, he even first neutralized the medicinal properties of the Fierce Yang Pill.

This made things miserable for Zhang Wuji, as the cold poison began to erupt.

Fortunately, Hu Qingniu did indeed have some skill, and in the end, he managed to suppress the cold poison.

Zhang Wuji, however, was very worried about Chang Yuchun.

After his request for Hu Qingniu to treat Chang Yuchun was refused again, he decided to teach himself medicine.

Hu Qingniu was a man with a hard mouth but a soft heart; since Zhang Wuji could find another way to bypass the rules he had set, he naturally would not object.

It was just that Chang Yuchun's injuries were very severe, so whether it would be in time to save him was hard to say.

Seeing that Hu Qingniu had no objections, Gu Hanyuan followed Zhang Wuji to sponge off his medical books.

With his ability to never forget what he saw and his instant comprehension, he actually learned faster than Zhang Wuji, and in just two days, he had the confidence to treat Chang Yuchun.

Since he could save Chang Yuchun, Gu Hanyuan decided to take action.

He wanted to avoid Zhang Wuji running out to show off after he learned the skills himself.

He could also bestow a favor upon Chang Yuchun while he was at it.

Although Chang Yuchun was very surprised that Gu Hanyuan wanted to treat him, he treated a dead horse as a living one and did not refuse, letting Gu Hanyuan proceed as he wished.

Although Zhang Wuji was worried, he ultimately chose to trust Gu Hanyuan.

After all, his mother, Yin Susu, had told him many good things about Gu Hanyuan.

With a few needles, Gu Hanyuan released Chang Yuchun's stagnant blood, and after brewing a dose of medicine for him to take, his injuries indeed began to improve.

Hu Qingniu was very surprised while observing from the shadows; he never expected someone could learn medicine in just a few days, and if it weren't for the fact that Gu Hanyuan was a disciple of the Wu Dang Sect, he would have wanted to take him as a disciple.

After curing Chang Yuchun, he obtained an A-rank evaluation and 1000 villain points.

As expected, interrupting Zhang Wuji's scene of showing off could still earn a villain evaluation even when saving someone.

A few days later, Chang Yuchun's injuries were indeed fully healed.

"Brother Gu, great kindness cannot be repaid with words. If there is any need in the future, I will certainly assist. It is a pity that I, Chang, still have important matters to attend to and cannot stay longer."

Chang Yuchun thanked Gu Hanyuan and took the opportunity to bid farewell.

"Brother Chang is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. Since I, Gu, have the ability, I naturally would not stand by and watch you die. We shall meet again."

Gu Hanyuan did not try to persuade him to stay; in fact, it would have been quite troublesome if Chang Yuchun had continued to stay.

Zhang Wuji also stepped forward to express his concern with a few words.

However, because there was no plot of him personally saving the person, his relationship with Chang Yuchun was not that of life-and-death brothers as it was originally.

After Chang Yuchun left, Gu Hanyuan also tried to treat Zhang Wuji, but as expected, apart from putting him through a living hell, there was no progress.

The medical skills I learned at the start were truly unable to cure the cold poison of the "Xuanming Divine Palm."

Just like martial arts realms, medical skills could also be upgraded with villain points, but there was no need for that.

Unexpectedly, after putting Zhang Wuji through the wringer, he actually obtained a B-rank evaluation and 500 villain points.

Unfortunately, when Gu Hanyuan, with a subtle expression, proposed wanting to continue trying to treat Zhang Wuji, he was stopped by Hu Qingniu.

Thereafter, Hu Qingniu continued to treat Zhang Wuji.

Gu Hanyuan first spent 2600 villain points to raise his cultivation from the Mid Innate Stage to the Peak Innate Stage.

Under the pretext of going out to purchase supplies, he began to secretly spread rumors about Hu Qingniu in Butterfly Valley, even including the methods of entering and exiting.

The goal was to lure out the Golden Flower Mother-in-Law, who was the Purple-Shirt Long Wang Dai Qisi, as soon as possible.

After all, he did not want to waste two years in Butterfly Valley accompanying Zhang Wuji.

At this time, Gu Hanyuan's puppet had also already entered the territory of Dali.

He found an opportunity to use "Location Teleportation" to swap places with the puppet, letting the puppet take his place to wait in Butterfly Valley.

Gu Hanyuan, meanwhile, began to scout for the location of Mount Wuliang.

PS: The identity of Wutian is about to officially start causing trouble.