Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 6 Illness

Another harsh winter has passed, and it's hard to say whether this is a blessing or a curse for Luo Zai Shui.

The beauty on the bed slowly opened her eyes, her blood flowing gently with spiritual energy.

"Junior Sister!"

It's the eldest brother.

Every year before Luo falls into a deep sleep, Shi Ming would leave a wisp of fire spirit energy within her body to ensure her safety. When she wakes up, Shi Ming is the first to know about the changes in the spiritual energy flowing around her.

Luo Zai Shui was not fully awake yet. Shi Ming helped her sit up, put a soft pillow under her back, and poured her a glass of warm water.

Warm water slowly moistened her parched throat. Luo Zai Shui still didn't have much strength to speak, but she was still very happy. She was glad that she could still wake up and that she could still say two sentences at the same time.

"Oh dear, we've come at the wrong time. There's already someone busy here."

"Thank you, Uncle-Master Xie, Senior Uncle Lu."

Shi Ming bowed respectfully, but Xie Jing interrupted him. Luo Zai Shui forced a smile.

"Laugh, laugh, you can still laugh. I think you're feeling much better. If you're feeling much better, come down and walk around for a bit."

Xie Jing said irritably.

"Come on, Xiao Luo, give me your hand, let me take your pulse first."

While Lu Da was taking Shi Ming's pulse, Shi Ming stood quietly to the side, but his right hand unconsciously clenched the hem of his clothes. Xie Jing seemed to be getting impatient, pacing back and forth outside the house, fanning himself faster and faster with his folding fan.

Luo Zai Shui's gaze fell on Xie Jing, and something seemed to prick her heart.

Lu Da's expression wasn't good either. He forced a smile at Luo Zai Shui and said, "You should rest first. I'll go arrange for your master to get the medicine."

After saying that, he rushed outside.

Shi Ming glanced at Luo Zai Shui and chased after her without hesitation.

The room is equipped with Xie Jingbu's array, so that Luo Zai Shui can't hear people talking outside whenever he wants, just like now.

Lu Da wanted to send Shi Ming back inside, as this was not something he should listen to, but Xie Jing allowed him to stay. Everyone in Xianyun Peak knew Shi Ming's feelings, and he had the right to know about Luo Zai Shui's physical condition.

The moment Shi Ming stood outside, he suddenly felt as if there was an abyss behind him, and if he took a step back, he would be smashed to pieces.

Master Lu's words plunged his heart into an icy abyss.

"The blockage of spiritual energy is getting worse..."

"Fire elemental power is useless; it can only alleviate the symptoms, and there's a possibility of backlash later..."

"She has to form her core. The spiritual energy is accumulating in her body, and it will only get worse..."

"With his heart meridian damaged, he probably couldn't withstand even a single bolt of heavenly lightning..."

……

Yes, even Master Lu couldn't cure this illness, so how could his little bit of fire spiritual power have solved it?

Shi Ming's mind was completely blank. He stood there, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Xie Jing patted his shoulder, his voice a little hoarse: "You have the right to know these things, but don't tell her. At least let her leave in a better mood, at least let her know that she can see you again when she wakes up, at least let her feel at peace every time she goes to sleep..."

After saying that, he went into Luo Zai Shui's house and, pretending that nothing had happened, began to tell her about the interesting things that had happened on the mountain these past few days, without mentioning her illness at all.

"Master Uncle... there's still a way, isn't there?"

He looked at Lu Da as if he were looking at his only hope.

"Have……"

"What?"

A glimmer of light appeared in Shi Ming's eyes.

"Jade Bone Grass, it became extinct five hundred years ago..."

Shi Ming seemed to be comforting himself, saying, "It's okay, as long as we go looking, we'll definitely find it. Junior Sister is favored by Heaven; she must have this opportunity."

Lu Da couldn't bear to shatter this hope, but he also didn't want Shi Ming to sink into despair. So he offered some advice: "Shi Ming, you are the chief disciple of Xianyun Peak. You have the responsibility of the entire Xianyun Peak behind you. If she leaves one day, it will only mean that you are destined to be apart. Why be so persistent? Even your Uncle Xie has already come to terms with it. We are telling you this now in the hope that you will come to terms with it soon and not go astray."

Shi Ming's eyes were slightly red, and his voice was hoarse as he asked, "What is the right path?"

Lu Da knew that there was no point in trying to persuade him at this point, so he could only pat him on the shoulder and say, "Don't talk about these things with your junior brothers and sisters."

Shi Ming was somewhat exhausted. He sat under the pear tree in Luo Zai Shui Courtyard. Snow-white petals fell into his palm. At this time last year, his junior sister had been awake for a while and would laugh and joke with him. Sometimes she would open the window and beg him to dance with her sword in the courtyard. How many more times could she see these pear blossoms?

"Why is Senior Brother sitting here? Has Senior Sister woken up?"

Jian Muyi was followed by Ji Tinghan and others, each carrying a gift they had prepared beforehand, their faces beaming with joy.

Seeing his pale face, everyone's hearts sank, and all sorts of bad thoughts swirled in their minds.

"Senior Brother, you..."

Shi Ming casually wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. Your senior sister has already woken up, and Uncle Xie is inside. Go and see her."

Looking at Shi Ming's expression, Ji Tinghan had a bad feeling. However, Xue Xin pulled him into the house, so he could only find another time to talk to his senior brother alone.

Luo Zai Shui's current condition is not very good either. She cannot speak or move. Only her bright eyes prove that she is still the lively Second Senior Sister of Xianyun Peak.

Not wanting to disturb her rest, the others left after a short while, and the once lively courtyard became quiet again. Shi Ming was still sitting under the pear tree, lost in thought.

Because there were many people around, Ji Tinghan couldn't ask directly, so he left with them. Xie Jing patted his shoulder and said, "She'll probably go to sleep again in a bit. Go talk to her for a while."

After a while, Shi Ming got up, dusted off non-existent dust, and went back into Luo Zai Shui's room.

He thought Luo Zai Shui had already fallen asleep, but to his surprise, the moment he stepped through the door, Luo Zai Shui suddenly opened her eyes. After seeing that it was him, she winked playfully, as if asking him why he had come back again.

Shi Ming casually moved a stool over and sat down in front of her, carefully taking her hand and using his spiritual power to warm her up little by little.

Luo Zai Shui is like a walking ice sculpture all year round. She has gotten used to the cold, but her senior brother's warmth always makes her sleepy.

She really hates sleeping. If she sleeps a little longer, she'll see her senior brother a little less, and she feels like she's missing out.

Every year before falling into a deep sleep, she would always sketch her senior brother's image in her mind again and again, but she would never see him in her dreams.

There seemed to be an infinite pull between her eyelids. She was a little scared, feeling that if she fell asleep this time, she would never see her senior brother again, nor her master and the others.

"Go to sleep if you're tired."

My senior's voice always has a soothing effect, just like when I was a child, I would slowly fall asleep to his reading voice.

Luo closed her eyes and gently shook her head.

How could she not know her own body? Besides, her senior brother and Uncle Lu's expressions were too obvious, and her master's smile was too fake. It wouldn't be difficult for her to guess her physical condition.

Shi Ming was still gently coaxing her, "It's alright, you'll get better soon. Then I'll go to Xianlezhai to buy your favorite snacks, and also lanterns for the Qixi Festival. Then your senior brother will take you down the mountain..."

A tear fell unnoticed, belonging to Shi Ming and also to Luo Zai Shui.

Seeing Luo Zai Shui shed tears, Shi Ming panicked: "Junior Sister, don't cry. Are you feeling unwell? I'll go find Uncle Lu."

After saying that, he was about to let go and go outside to find his senior brother Lu.

Luo Zai Shui gently squeezed his hand back and shook her head.

I'm so unwilling to accept this, I'm really so unwilling to accept it.

She thought she could escape the control of so-called fate, but the passing of life she felt was real. So what was the point of God bringing her here? To fool her? To make her know the ending but be powerless to change it, to make her struggle in the mud like a clown with no result.

She was filled with hatred. Why should her death at Xianyun Peak, and the deaths of everyone in the world, be sacrificed to those two chosen ones of destiny?

"Cough cough cough..."

A violent coughing fit ensued, and Luo Zai Shui's body began to tremble violently.

"Blood...Junior Sister!"

"Uncle-Master Lu!"

Xie Jing and Lu Da rushed over again. Shi Ming held Luo Zai Shui's hand tightly, his eyes vacant, until Lu Da sat down beside him.

"Let go, I need to take her pulse."

Shi Ming numbly released his hand and gently stroked Luo Zai Shui's pale cheek.

"You were so angry and upset, what did you say to her?"

Shi Ming simply shook his head blankly, unwilling to utter a single word.

Xie Jing said in a deep voice, "It has nothing to do with him. Xiao Luo guessed it herself. I shouldn't have come to see her in the first place..."

"you……"

Lu Da was furious: "Get out, everyone, I need to administer acupuncture."

Before leaving, Shi Ming's gaze was still on Luo Zai Shui, so Xie Jing had no choice but to pull her out.

"You really didn't say anything else to her?"

Shi Ming nodded, but his mind was clearly elsewhere.

Xie Jing was so anxious that he tapped his head with his fan: "I know my disciple well. She has long since become indifferent to life and death. She would never be so anxious as to have a heart attack because of her illness. What exactly is she thinking!"

Shi Ming shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"The last time I was so angry, it was that little girl Su Wusi who came..."

Upon hearing his junior sister's name, Shi Ming suddenly grasped a glimmer of hope.

Xie Jingqiao knew what he was thinking from his eyes: "Tell me, is it related to that little girl Su Wusi?"

Seeing that his master had already guessed part of it, Shi Ming stopped hiding it: "Before she fell into a deep sleep, my junior sister guessed that she might have been reborn... but it hasn't been confirmed yet."

Just as Xie Jing was about to rebuke Shi Ming for talking nonsense, a clap of thunder sounded.

"Boom—"

Xie Jing knew all too well that it was a warning from Heaven.

Seeing this, Shi Ming quickened his pace: "Moreover, my junior sister predicts that there will be a great calamity at the Xianyun Summit in the future!"

"Alright!" Xie Jing interrupted him. "If you keep talking, I'm afraid we'll all be in trouble. I know about this, and I'll discuss it with the sect leader. Don't tell anyone else about this, understand?"

Shi Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "Understood."

Xie Jing nervously tapped his palm with the head of his fan, glancing at the tightly closed door every now and then.

Sister, if you know this from beyond the grave, please bless this child to live to be a hundred years old.