Chapter 26: Sickness and Poison

  When they saw the wings behind Gu Yun were gone, the two girls were a bit curious. But when they saw him walking towards them, they became a bit flustered and shouted at Gu Yun: "You monster, don't come over! We're very fierce, if you take another step closer, we won't be polite to you!" As soon as they finished speaking, two transparent swords appeared in their hands. However, looking at the fearful appearance of the two girls, it's unlikely that they could intimidate a real monster.

  The old man stood still three zhang away from the twin sisters, bowed to the two girls and said: "Two ladies, don't worry, I'm not a monster that eats people. Your teacher asked me to come and see you both."

  As soon as they heard this, the two girls immediately relaxed and asked Gu Yun: "Really? You're really the master who was called to treat our illness. Where's our master? Why didn't he come back with you?"

  "Your master has something to attend to and asked me to come back first to see you, he will be back soon."

  "Oh, what's your name? Are you human? Master said humans can't grow wings, right? What about those two wings of yours just now?" The two girls immediately asked Gu Yun after hearing his words.

  Ancient cloud looked at the performance of these two girls, and couldn't help but secretly sigh. They were too gullible, believing in people with just a few words. If they were outside, wouldn't they be cheated and even help others count their money? No wonder their master wanted to entrust them to her, as these two innocent girls would have a hard time surviving on their own.

  "My name is Gǔ Yún, I'm a medical cultivator, and of course, I'm also human. Those two wings are something I transformed into, so naturally, I can transform them back too. I wonder how to address the two young ladies?" Gu Yun replied one by one to the rapid-fire questions from the two girls.

  "My name is Chen Xue'er, and this is my sister, Chen Ling'er. We're twins! My sister is just a little older than me." The girl who had been talking to Gu Yun immediately said when she heard him ask their names.

  "Are you a doctor, can you really cure our illness?" At this time, another girl named Chen Ling'er also spoke up, her voice as clear and pleasant as jade beads falling onto a silver plate, making Gu Yun feel a sense of dizziness.

  Gu Yun nodded and said: "I will definitely try my best to cure both girls."

  After hearing Gu Yun's words, the two girls looked extremely happy. Chen Xue'er even ran to Gu Yun's front, pulled up Gu Yun's hand and walked towards the house.

  An old saying only felt a fragrant breeze passing by, and his hand was already pulled up by a cool, soft and boneless small hand towards the house in front. At the same time, Chen Xue'er's voice also sounded in his ear, "Gǔ Yún big brother, then you quickly treat us, this illness makes Xue'er really feel very uncomfortable." For some reason, when hearing Chen Xue'er's words and seeing the two sisters' faces turn pale at the same time, Gǔ Yún's heart also felt very uncomfortable, and he was even more determined to cure them.

  He was pulled into their boudoir by the two girls, and Gu Yun had a strange feeling in his heart. Because he knew that under normal circumstances, girls would not easily let a man enter their boudoir unless they had a special relationship with him. However, looking at these two girls, it was clear that they didn't know about such things, and now they were probably thinking that Gu Yun should quickly cure their illness so that they wouldn't have to suffer like that anymore, as for these other things, they wouldn't think about them or even know about them.

  Gǔ Yún took a look around the room, it was very simple, with only a wooden bed hung with silk curtains, and on top of the snow-white sheets was a neatly folded red flower quilt. In the middle of the room was a round table made of red wood, surrounded by four stools. As soon as Gǔ Yún entered the room, he was enveloped in a fragrance that lingered around his nose, it wasn't the smell of cosmetics or perfume, but rather the natural body scent emitted by the two girls, and Gǔ Yún was also intoxicated by this fragrance.

  She sat down on the stool beside the table, Chen Xue'er immediately pulled her sister's jade hand to Gu Yun's face, Gu Yun asked her what she was doing with some surprise.

  "Take her pulse, our master said that when you doctors examine patients, don't you always take their pulse first? Then take my sister's pulse and see how to treat her." Chen Xue'er said with a pair of beautiful big eyes shining.

  Gǔ yún couldn't help but feel a little stunned. Taking the pulse is a diagnostic method that only medical practitioners of lower realms would use. At his level, he could already diagnose illnesses just by looking at someone. However, this "looking" required using one's yuan shen (primordial spirit). Nevertheless, Gǔ yún still placed his hand on Chén Líng'ér's jade wrist. To be honest, Gǔ yún was still reminiscing about the feeling of being held by Chén Xuě'ér's jade hand earlier. Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let it slip away.

  "The thief is crazy, originally said 'If you don't take advantage of a good deal, you will be punished by heaven'. Although taking advantage of these two simple girls makes Gu Yun feel guilty, the feeling just now is more tempting for Gu Yun. And Chen Ling'er, who was touched by a man's hand on her jade-like hands for the first time, also trembled all over, her face turned bright red, and her head almost lowered to her chest. This shy appearance made Gu Yun's eyes widen, and he secretly scolded himself as a bastard."

  Gu Yun was experiencing this strange feeling while using his Yuan Shen's power to probe into Chen Ling'er's body with his hands. Now, the matter at hand is more important, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. He already regretted refusing their master's request back then, but since he's no longer around now, these two girls as pure as snow would naturally have to be taken care of by himself, Gu Yun thought shamelessly.

  However, things took a turn for the worse as Gu Yun's spiritual energy probed into Chen Ling'er's body and discovered that her internal temperature was extremely low, to the point of being frightening. Except for the five organs and six viscera which were maintained at a normal temperature by a strange energy, all other parts of her body had lost almost all warmth. Although there was a golden elixir in her dantian, it too had been frozen into ice, and other areas also showed signs of gradual freezing. At this rate, even if they had the fire spirit elixir refined by their master, it would probably not be long before the two girls turned into ice sculptures.

  It's hard to imagine how much suffering two girls would endure in such a situation, and at the same time, a burning anger ignited in his heart. He now knew what kind of poison they had been given - Jiǔ Yīn Bīng Shā (Nine Yin Ice Toxin). It was called "evil" because this toxin wasn't like ordinary poisons that aimed to kill people, but rather used the poisoned person as a crucible to refine their cultivation. In the Cultivation Realm, there were some techniques that could plant a spiritual embryo in another person's body, allowing it to grow and mature until it was extracted and refined, at which point the cultivator who had been implanted with the embryo would lose all their cultivation, and the person who had been implanted would be left with no life. This was an extremely evil cultivation method. Once discovered, one would face the full force of pursuit and killing by cultivators, so now nobody dared to cultivate it anymore. Jiǔ Yīn Bīng Shā was also a type of spiritual embryo, and Gu Yun had only learned about this technique from medical classics.

  Now the situation of the two women is exactly like this, and the golden elixir in their bodies has been sealed with ice. Now as long as the person who planted the spiritual seed finds them and refines and absorbs the golden elixir in their bodies, they will suddenly gain two more golden elixirs' worth of cultivation. Compared to other evil Dao cultivators who kill people and steal their elixirs to absorb, this method is not only safe but also allows for several times more absorption than others. When others kill a cultivator to absorb their cultivation, they can get at most one or two percent, while absorbing the cultivation of the cauldron can get everything without any danger of backlash.

  However, the situation of the two women is a bit different from what was recorded. According to the records, the two women should not have ended up in this situation. If people who were implanted with spiritual seeds still had their lives in danger, then it would be pointless. Moreover, the Nine Yin Ice Corpse's requirements for the cauldron are extremely strict: first, it must be a girl; second, this girl must possess the Nine Yin physique.

  The Nine Yin physique is an innate body, and girls with this physique not only have a fatal attraction to men, but also cultivate yin attribute skills at a speed that is several times faster than others. However, it's extremely rare to encounter such a physique, let alone two appearing in front of Gu Yun at the same time, and being used as cauldrons by someone else. That's why Gu Yun wondered why Chen Ling'er and Chen Xue'er were only at the Golden Elixir stage now, and still had their lives threatened, because the higher the cultivation of the cauldron, the more benefits the kindred spirit would gain. Upon further thought, it seemed that their master had failed to successfully cultivate the kindred spirit when they took in the girls.

  However, even if he didn't succeed, Gu Yun was filled with murderous intent towards those kinds of people. In the past, it wasn't a big deal. Now, as soon as he saw the two sisters, he considered Chen Ling'er and Chen Xue'er to be his people. Towards those who wanted to lay hands on them, he wouldn't show any courtesy. Under the influence of Zei Fengzi's days, Gu Yun's personality had become more and more like his. Their motto towards good things was: don't want the most, just want more. For those who opposed him, if you couldn't beat them, run; if you could beat them, eliminate them. Anyway, it was all about gaining more advantages and suffering fewer losses.

  The two women looked at Gu Yun's unpredictable face and also became somewhat disheartened. In their opinion, Gu Yun should not be able to cure them after all. Previously, their master had also told them that they themselves understood their situation, but Gu Yun's arrival gave them a glimmer of hope. Now seeing Gu Yun like this, they thought their hopes were dashed again.

  Seeing the two women looking down dejectedly, Gu Yun came back to his senses and smiled at them: "It's okay, I can cure your illness well. I was just thinking about something else earlier, you don't have to worry." Although this matter is troublesome, he can still cure it well.

  After listening to him, the two women became happy again. Chen Xue'er immediately called out happily: "Gu Ge, can you really cure us? If so, please hurry up and treat us, then we won't have to suffer tonight."