I Have Medicine

Chapter 525 - Meeting Two Fathers

This item was also shined with a faint, misty light. At first glance, one could tell that it wasn’t some ordinary thing. Its shape was a simple handkerchief, and it presented a drab, gray color. It wasn’t particularly delicate and beautiful, but it seemed to contain a terrifying power. Once unleashed, it would shatter the earth and alarm the heavens, extraordinary and outside of the common rung!

Gongyi Tianheng smiled and said: “Mother, give it a try.”

Liu Suyan did as she was told. First, she had the handkerchief recognize her as the owner. After that, she placed the handkerchief in her hand. With a moment of pondering, as though she already knew how to use it, she abruptly flicked it at a mountain boulder!

Only the loud sound of a bang was heard. It was clear that Liu Suyan had only recently reached Xiantian stage three, but after that handkerchief was flicked out, that strike already possessed the offensive power of the low Immortal Realm! As for the inner armor she just obtained, it was enough to withstand any attacks between the Immortal Realm and Atomic Realm. Merely, the consumption of internal qi was comparatively large.

With this kind of attack and defense, Liu Suyan’s safety had greatly improved. She was no longer as vulnerable as before.

Liu Suyan was naturally fond of these two items and couldn’t bear to let them go.

Tianheng smiled, and looked at Gongyi Mingxia. His hand moved like lightning, and a streak of white light flew over: “Mingxia, have a look.”

Gongyi Mingxia immediately showed a bright and beautiful smile. She reached out to catch it, and opened the wooden box.

Inside her wooden box was a piece of inner armor just like the one Liu Suyan received. However, there were actually two kinds of weapons.

One of them was a pair of thin silk gloves. The other was a long whip that was completely snow-white, making it look incredibly ornate, swift, and fierce.

Gongyi Mingxia couldn’t wait to have these items recognize her as their owner, and her qi emissions suddenly heightened. Her current strength was at Xiantian stage five. With the help of this inner armor, her defensive power rose, approaching the Atomic Realm. Meanwhile, those silk gloves could greatly increase her offensive power. It was also because she learned from Huang Ji that she liked to fight with her fists in close combat. Therefore, she used them to protect her hands and improved her fighting capability.

She put on the gloves, and struck with force. A large crater about a dozen or so meters wide suddenly appeared on the ground — One had to know that before this, she only had the strength to punch a crater several meters wide. As for the long whip, it was Gongyi Mingxia’s preferred type of weapon. At this moment, she imbued it with her internal qi, turned her wrist, and lightly swung it.

At once, an incredibly powerful air-breaking sound echoed, and the sound of the spatial shockwave arrived right after. The might of this long whip was horrifying!

Immediately following which, Tianheng threw a wooden box to Gongyi Tianteng.

What he obtained was a set of downy-soft, fur-lined inner clothes. There was also a dagger the length of his forearm. The cold gleam of the cutting edge could slice through iron like mud. Even if his internal qi wasn’t mobilized and injected into the dagger, it was still extremely lethal.

Then, there was Gongyi Tianyang. What he got was a set of inner armor and a long, pitch-black saber. Each was for defense and attack, respectively. Although he already had a spirit weapon left behind by General Huo Zhan and that spirit weapon had tasted its fill of blood, its qi emissions and sense of danger were both somewhat inferior to this pitch-black saber.

After that, it was Gongyi Zhuoyue and Gongyi Yan.

The inner armor was still the same. However, Gongyi Zhuoyue also got a broadsword with superb sharpness that would seize other people’s attentions with a single glance. As for Gongyi Yan, what he got was an incredibly powerful longbow. Currently, many didn’t know that the martial skills Gongyi Yan mastered the most were actually in archery!

After all of these items were given away, everyone in the Gongyi Household shed drops of blood for owner recognition. Once the refining was finished, they realized the power of these weapons and inner armor, and even felt a sense of mystery from them… At this time, they suppressed their excitement and looked at Tianheng.

Emotionally moved, Gongyi Yan asked: “Tianheng, these spirit weapons are so strong. Are they really being given to us?”

Tianheng answered: “Naturally. These things were specially refined for family members, and each one is suited to everyone’s attributes and strengths. Everyone can take a look, okay?”

Gongyi Yan and the others carefully looked them over. Sure enough, it was indeed the case. They couldn’t help but become even more curious about the materials used to make these things.

Tianheng simply told them that he unexpectedly obtained a taotie corpse while he was out adventuring this time. As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned speechless.

Then, Tianheng continued: “From the taotie corpse, the outer skin could be used to refine inner armor, and the bones could be used to refine weapons. Mother’s handkerchief and Tianteng’s inner clothes are refined from plucked fine fur, and Mingxia’s long whip was twisted together from beast tendons. The product rank of these spirit weapons is at the earth level. Not only taotie bones, but many refining materials provided by my master were combined. They are excellent treasures.

“Don’t look at them and think that they seem dim and dull. In fact, they have been sealed to protect them from other people’s covetous gazes. As everyone’s strengths improve, the seals will be gradually unlocked. They will be of great use all the way to the Royal Realm!”

When Gongyi Yan and the others realized this, they gasped in amazement. They naturally felt that these things were far too precious. It was just that Tianheng had made them claim blood ownership long ago. If they wanted to cancel the owner recognition, it would cause great harm to themselves, so they had no choice but to drop the subject… This was also something Tianheng had long anticipated.

Gongyi Mingxia played with the long whip in her hand, and grew increasingly fond of this whip. She immediately said: “Big brother, rest assured. I will definitely make good use of this whip. The next time I see you, I will properly show how well I wield it to big brother and Brother Ah Zuo!”

Tianheng smiled: “Since it’s like this, I will look forward to it.”

Gu Zuo didn’t interrupt the entire time. Having heard what was said, he also responded with a smile of his own.

Following this, everyone congratulated Tianheng on the treasures he obtained from the taotie corpse. Liu Suyan personally cooked some meals for the two of them to enjoy.

After emotionally connecting with one another, and deepening their friendships, it was time to take their leave.

Liu Suyan naturally hoped that Tianheng and Gu Zuo could stay a little longer. After all, it would be a long time before they could meet again. In her heart, she missed them even more than Gongyi Yan and the others did.

Tianheng paid his respects to them, and explained: “This time, Ah Zuo and I have refined several protective items for his two fathers, and we should deliver them right away.”

Once these words were uttered, Gongyi Yan and the others were given quite the surprise.

Gu Zuo’s fathers?

They had long known that Gu Zuo was originally an adoptive son of the Qi Family. Where did two more fathers come from?

Tianheng said: “Let’s not mention those mediocre members of the Qi Family. These two are Ah Zuo’s adoptive fathers. Originally, they were ordinary people. Having carved their meridians and washed their marrow, they’re now doing their best to practice martial arts at the Sect Offering Academy. Their feelings for Ah Zuo are deep and sincere. They can’t be compared to the likes of the Qi Family.”

For a moment, Gongyi Yan was taken aback. Then, he suddenly understood.

Everyone in the Gongyi Household believed that those two were the adoptive fathers whom Gu Zuo acknowledged after coming to the Central Continent. Although they didn’t know why Gu Zuo would acknowledge two mortals, since those two men were given such respect by Tianheng and Gu Zuo, they must have performed some great favor to Gu Zuo. In any case, it was only natural for one to do their best to give back in gratitude and keep a close relationship.

Shortly thereafter, they no longer asked any more questions.

However, they didn’t expect that the so-called relationship between the two fathers wasn’t as ordinary as they thought…

Tianheng also wouldn’t clarify everything about this matter. After roughly explaining these things, he departed with Gu Zuo.

Once the view of the two’s backs vanished from sight, Liu Suyan came back to her senses. She didn’t know why her heart was beating so fast, but she had a vague idea.

As soon as this thought came to her mind, she took a deep breath and tried not to think about it in detail. Merely, this idea was really deeply ingrained, and constantly resurfaced in her mind unbidden.

The Sect Offering Academy.

This wasn’t the first time Gongyi Tianheng and Gu Zuo came here, but it was the first time they stepped inside since Zhao Ji and Gu Qi joined the academy — In the past, even if they met very occasionally, it was just an appointment at a certain place.

Under Tianheng’s arrangements, Zhao Ji and Gu Qi smoothly entered the Alpha Institute to learn martial arts. The circumstances were set up in their favor as much as possible, and even the place where they lived was adjacent to Yu Cheng’s residence. But whether they learned well or not, and how much they could accomplish in the end, all of it depended on themselves.

After the two of them entered the academy, just like when they were in the martial arts dojo, Gu Zuo used his psychic power to shield himself and big brother. Then, they took the initiative to head towards the Alpha Institute.

In the academy, the ambient qi was still quite heavy and dense. It could be seen that there were profound qi veins underground. With regards to martial artists stepping foot upon the path of martial arts, cultivating here was extremely beneficial.

Before long, the two came to the building complex.

Just when they were about to go inside, Gu Zuo’s footsteps paused.

With Gu Zuo’s current psychic power, even if he didn’t deliberately listen, there were many sounds that could be transmitted into his Tianfu Acupoint. And at this time, he heard a few familiar words and phrases.

“This time…don’t let…run away.”

“Kill…those two—”

“Who let…deal with…small role.”

“That Gu…Zhao…stupid…Yu Cheng.”

After hearing this, Gu Zuo’s brows immediately furrowed.

Although there were only a few words, so long as one connected them together and made extrapolations, the meaning contained within those words was extraordinary and unmistakable!

Just as his thoughts reached this point, Gu Zuo didn’t care about anything else. The space between his brows faintly heated up, and his eyes burst forth with a powerful streak of psychic power. This streak suddenly transformed midair into a number of silver needle-like objects, which charged straight toward the place where those voices were discussing!

That wasn’t right! He needed to figure out what was going on!

Upon seeing this, the smiling expression on Tianheng’s face also dwindled.

He could clearly sense that his Ah Zuo was extremely furious. Anything that could make him so upset certainly wouldn’t be simple.

Moreover, it was at the Sect Offering Academy again… Could it be that something happened to the two uncles?

At that time, Tianheng also felt a little angry.

Even though he never asked anyone in the academy to intentionally coddle the two uncles, nor did he make any additional requests, these were people whom he had sent here. The placements he gave out absolutely couldn’t be treated with disrespect!

— He believed that the two uncles definitely weren’t the type who would behave unscrupulously, so that only left people who didn’t have eyes to see and courted trouble with them. Not to mention deliberately looking after and tending to the two uncles, but there ought to have been at least one elder in this Sect Offering Academy who maintained fair treatment.

What was that elder even doing?

With such thoughts, Tianheng’s face sank like water.

On the other end, as Gu Zuo’s psychic power burst forth, several slightly muffled sounds could be heard. Under Gu Zuo’s psychic power attack, several people should’ve been stung in their Tianfu Acupoints, and fell to the ground.

Gu Zuo lowered his voice: “Big brother, let’s go over and take a look.”

Tianheng pressed a hand on his shoulder: “Don’t be anxious. We mustn’t miss any clues.”

Gu Zuo nodded his head: “Big brother, rest assured. I know what I should do.”

The two of them soon came to a closed room where a simple seal was set up. If Gu Zuo hadn’t happened to be passing by, and he didn’t subconsciously release his psychic power to investigate the news of the Sect Offering Academy, no one would’ve discovered what they were discussing here — Which pharmacist who had reached the Nurturing Psyche Realm would feel like obtaining these students’ secrets and specially scouting around this area?

It was also because their luck wasn’t good.

As for Gu Zuo? He guessed some matters from these people’s comments, and made them faint one after another. Then, he touched one person’s forehead to wake him up.

After that person awakened, he saw two people with extremely different bearings in front of him. His heart suddenly trembled: “Who are you two? What are you doing here?”

Gu Zuo looked very unhappy, and said in a cold voice: “You don’t have to worry about who were are. Right now, I have something to ask. If you answer honestly, you can live safe and sound. If you aren’t honest, just wait for your mental strength to collapse!”

That young student was shocked by the suppressive might when Gu Zuo discharged his psychic power. He only felt an enormous feeling of terror coming over his heart, and even his teeth were chattering. He gasped for air, and took several deep breaths. Then, shaking with fear, he asked: “W-what do you want to know?”

Gu Zuo said: “What you guys were talking about just now. What happened to Zhao Ji, Gu Qi, and Yu Cheng. Tell me!”

The young student was suddenly shocked.

He never expected that the other party would bring up this matter. Nor did he anticipate that what they just discussed was obviously heard by this person!

But, how could he talk about this…

While the young student was racking his brains to come up with excuses and beat around the bush, he immediately sensed a stinging pain inside his Tianfu Acupoint. His consciousness also seemed like it was going to become muddled amid this pain.

At this moment, a sinister voice seeped into his eardrums with incomparable clarity — “If you don’t tell me the truth, I will extract your soul, and use a soul-searching method on it!”

Of course, Gu Zuo didn’t know how to search souls, and his strength hadn’t reached that degree yet. However, this didn’t prevent him from using this to scare the young student.

And this young student was indeed frightened by him. His liver and gallbladder were about to burst, and his heart and soul were in mourning. Senselessly shivering for a long while, he revealed everything about the matter: “I-it’s the Yu Family. They had us monitor those three people every day. They wanted to know their whereabouts to hire assassins to kill them, and plunder the opportunity on them…”

As it turned out, this matter was still related to Yu Cheng.

Because of the secrets on Yu Cheng, the Yu Family had cast their greedy eyes upon him, and nearly hounded him to death several times. Later on, Yu Cheng was lucky enough to get that inheritance with the help of Gongyi Tianheng. Following his return, his strength naturally improved by leaps and bounds. In a short period of time, he surpassed other cultivators of the Yu Family in the Sect Offering Academy, leaving them far behind.

However, Yu Cheng’s progress was so rapid that the Yu Family couldn’t sit still.

The second young master of the Yu Family relied on his own aptitude and looked down upon Yu Cheng. How could he be willing to let Yu Cheng get ahead of him? At once, he went back to contact his parents.

Parents who could raise a shameless son were also shameless, especially Yu Ze. Seeing Yu Cheng’s display, he guessed that the Jade Heart Pendant’s secrets had already been deciphered by him — Although Yu Ze didn’t know what kind of secret was related to the Jade Heart Pendant, he knew that there were great benefits once that secret was unraveled. He had been coveting it for a very long time.

Currently, Yu Ze and the others still didn’t know how Yu Cheng did this under their close supervision. However, since Yu Cheng received benefits, they had to capture Yu Cheng and seize those benefits for themselves!

Hence, the present Yu Family no longer allowed Second Young Master Yu to handle things as unhurriedly as before. Rather, they mobilized a lot of power and tried to rope in some irresolute students from the Sect Offering Academy, having them closely monitor Yu Cheng and keep track of his whereabouts.

Yu Cheng was in the middle of digesting the inheritance. When all was said and done, his strength couldn’t be achieved overnight. He still needed to do his best to lay a sturdy foundation. And at times, his vigilance wasn’t that strict.

In this way, the Yu Family discovered that Yu Cheng secretly took care of Gu Qi and Zhao Ji. Yu Cheng knew that he had made a mistake and was afraid that this incident would affect the innocent Gu Qi and Zhao Ji. Consequently, he had no choice but to appear in front of Gu Qi and Zhao Ji, telling them about his relationship with Gongyi Tianheng.

After carefully inquiring about several matters, Gu Qi confirmed Yu Cheng’s identity. The mind of the current Zhao Ji hadn’t fully recovered, but compared to his initial state, he was doing much better due to Gu Qi’s constant company. Thus, he was able to put forward some ideas, too.

Yu Cheng intended to report this matter to Tianheng. After all, he was originally taking care of Gu Qi and Zhao Ji, but on the contrary, he had implicated them instead. This wasn’t in line with Tianheng and Gu Zuo’s intentions. Yet, Gu Qi didn’t want to trouble the two kids too much. As a result, they decided to be patient for the time being, and attempted to resolve the situation by themselves first…

However, Zhao Ji, who had recovered a bit of his mind, believed that to settle a problem, a person needed to act according their means. Currently, although their progress was substantial, if they wanted to confront an entire household, they were lacking. They still needed to inform Tianheng and Gu Zuo about this matter, lest they failed to resolve the issue and hinder their son.

Merely, at this time, Tianheng and Gu Zuo happened to participate in the battles of the Prodigy Monument. Yu Cheng couldn’t find anyone, so Gu Qi and Zhao Ji made new plans. They decided to support themselves, and tried their best to deal with it in advance.

Afterwards, the group of three got closer and acted more cautiously.

But just as Zhao Ji thought, their capabilities weren’t enough to face the Yu Family. Even though the Yu Family was still a minor household when confronting the Sect Offering Academy, it was still very strong against the three of them — If it wasn’t for the fact that the Yu Family didn’t dare to openly attack the students of the Sect Offering Academy, they would’ve been caught ten thousand times over!

That academy student tremblingly explained a lot of things. Hearing everything, the fury that filled Gu Zuo was about to erupt: “Since they don’t dare to settle things out in the open, why did they hire killers?!”

The student was startled, and hurriedly said: “The one who hired the killers isn’t someone from the Yu Family’s higher-ups. Rather, when Second Young Master Yu saw how the Yu Family couldn’t resolve Yu Cheng after a long time, his jealousy and hatred burned even stronger. He went to the Ghost Division, and spent his own savings over the years to hire some…”

Gu Zuo suddenly furrowed his brows.

Ghost Division? It was the Ghost Division again!

Could it be that the rumored headquarters of the Ghost Division was on the Central Continent?

This was actually quite possible…

The Ghost Division was an organization of assassins. If someone paid them, they would do it. The killing machines that came out of the Ghost Division weren’t only outstandingly strong, their adaptability was also very flexible. Ordinary martial artists wouldn’t be able to deal with them at all.

Yu Cheng was still young. Gu Zuo’s parents used to live in a modern society, and their combat awareness was even weaker. Once they encountered the Ghost Division’s assassins, wouldn’t the outcome be a trip of no return?

However, Gu Zuo couldn’t accept this outcome!

He rapidly asked a series of questions: “When did that Yu Er hire the killers? When will the Ghost Division commit the assassination? Repeat to me the exact words you guys just said!”

The student didn’t dare to hide anything in the slightest, and spoke quickly: “We were here to find a way to handle the aftermath. Once the Ghost Division’s assassins take action, three academy students will die in a row. This will definitely attract the academy’s attention. In the past, Yu Er made life difficult for Yu Cheng, and would be a suspect. We had to find a way to remove this suspicion.

“As for hiring the killers, the Ghost Division has already taken the job. But due to the limited funds provided by Yu Er, he could only purchase three chances for these killers to make a move. Right now, it’s the first chance.

“Today, Yu Cheng and the others left for White Woods Slope on a mission. That place is under the control of the Sect Offering Academy, and its safety is very high. However, the Thousand Star Grass their mission requires them to harvest is in a relatively deep place. Over there, the Ghost Division’s killers can create the first ambush opportunity to wipe them out.”

Gu Zuo’s voice became even more urgent: “How long has it been since they left?”

The student said: “They left just a little while ago, but they should’ve arrived at White Woods Slope by now…”

Speaking up to here, he saw that Gu Zuo’s rage was growing fiercer, and he hurriedly added: “But assassins kill others in secret. If those killers are looking for a chance, they definitely won’t start unless there’s no one around or there are very few people. It’s still possible if you leave right away—”

At this point, before he could finish his words, the student lost consciousness again.

Previously, Gu Zuo had listened to parts and pieces of their discussion, mistakenly thinking that they were in the middle of coming up with a plan. He didn’t expect that they were talking about subsequent matters and that the plan had already been put into motion.

At that moment, Gu Zuo became anxious: “Big brother, we need to leave quickly. Otherwise, dad and father will…”

Tianheng watched as Gu Zuo’s complexion turned pale with anxiety. Seeing that he was about to receive a huge impact, Tianheng immediately stretched out his hand, grabbed Gu Zuo, and held him in his arms. He shouted: “Calm down!”

Gu Zuo suddenly paused: “…Big brother, I can’t calm down.”

Tianheng said: “There’s no need to worry excessively.”

While speaking, Tianheng held him in a tight embrace, and swiftly departed this sealed room. He soared into the sky, and flew towards White Woods Slope at great speeds.

He continued to provide comfort: “As that person said before, the killers must have an opportunity to assassinate. Even if this chance has appeared, we left lots of protective items and spirit weapons for our two uncles earlier. They should be able to hold on for a while… You and I will arrive in time.”

Amid Tianheng’s gentle voice, Gu Zuo slowly calmed down: “Big brother, what you say is correct. It’s useless for me to worry right now. The most important thing is to get to my father and dad’s side as soon as possible.”

Tianheng’s voice softened even more: “Ah Zuo, rest assured. I won’t let anything happen to my two uncles either.”

At this moment, White Woods Slope was right before their eyes.

T/N: My apologies for the late chapter. A project proposal took up all of my time.

For those who may have forgotten Gongyi Tianheng and Gu Zuo’s original thought process and planning for Gu Zuo’s fathers, you can re-read Chapters 434, 436, and 437. For the inner workings of the Sect Offering Academy, refer to Chapter 380.

Thanks for the corrections, Charysa.

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