Chapter 236
He went to Chenzhou in a daze, and was at the mercy of others without knowing why.

During this trip to Chenzhou, Liu Xunyi was almost led by the nose all the way. Unexpected things happened one after another, the situation changed again and again, it was difficult to distinguish between friends and enemies, good and evil, there were ambushes on all sides, and murderous intentions were everywhere, making him defenseless and extremely passive.

Until this moment, the Xianwang Mansion and the six major sects had suffered heavy casualties, but Liu Xunyi still didn't know who was behind the scenes, and he didn't even know who his opponent was. Everything came too suddenly, leaving Liu Xunyi with a deep sense of frustration that he had no power to use.

From childhood to adulthood, this feeling of loss has almost never appeared in him. Even when he was almost frozen to death and starved to death as a child, and suffered torture in Tianji Pavilion and narrowly escaped death, Liu Xunyi always gritted his teeth and persisted, fighting hard.

But now in Chenzhou, he didn't even know who to fight with. He watched helplessly as many lives died in front of him, and he was powerless. What should he do?
Now it seems that the only way to solve the doubts in my heart is to find Ye Tong.

But the world is so big, where should Liu Xunyi go to look for it?

After bidding farewell to Tang Afu, Liu Xunyi wandered aimlessly in Chenzhou alone, and the excuse he made for himself was "looking for the whereabouts of Ye Tong or Caidie". In fact, he did not dare to return to Chenfu Inn, did not dare to see Chen Yong's burial, did not dare to face Xu Heng's death, and did not dare to bring disappointment, or even despair, to the hopeful people.

Although Liu Xunyi begged Tang Afu in every possible way, Tang Afu did not agree to his request in person, but turned and left without saying a word.

Liu Xunyi knew in his heart that even if Tang Afu agreed to his request, he might not be able to find the mysterious master who killed Chen Yong before the second day of August.

After all, according to Tang Afu, the mysterious man's martial arts skills were not inferior to theirs.

How can such a master be captured so easily?
Before he knew it, the sky had already dawned. Liu Xunyi wandered around in a daze for half the night, but as expected, he still didn't find any trace of Ye Tong.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was feeling a mixture of emotions, his brows were frowning, and he felt depressed. Even he himself didn't know where he wanted to go.

When Liu Xunyi gradually woke up from his trance and looked up inadvertently, he found himself standing in front of the door of Chenfu Inn.

It turned out that he had been circling around Chenfu Inn all night, but his mind was wandering, so he didn't notice it.

"Brother Xu...maybe he has already..."

Liu Xunyi stared at the sign of Chenfu Inn, feeling sad and depressed.

After much hesitation, Liu Xunyi finally mustered up the courage and walked towards the inn with trembling steps. At the same time, he changed the gloomy and depressed expression on his face and replaced it with a calm and composed look.

He knew that everyone was in a state of panic and he was their last resort, so he must not be discouraged.

Although Liu Xunyi was extremely sad, he made up his mind to harden his heart and accept the bad news about Xu Heng calmly. He repeatedly reminded himself in his heart that he must remain calm and take life and death lightly.

The situation was completely different from when Liu Xunyi left last night. At this moment, there was silence in Chenfu Inn. There was no crying, no noise, not even a trace of disturbance. It was so quiet as if nothing had happened.

Standing in the empty and lonely lobby, Liu Xunyi was stunned for a moment, and then a terrible thought suddenly emerged in his mind, and his face turned extremely pale.

After experiencing a series of misfortunes, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel a little suspicious at this moment.

"bass!"

Without hesitation, he drew his sword. Liu Xunyi rushed to the stairs in two steps, looked around with a sinister look, and shouted nervously, "Who is hiding here? Get out now..."

"Hush! Who is so rude as to yell here so early in the morning?"

Suddenly, a slightly unhappy female voice suddenly appeared in the corridor on the second floor.

Liu Xunyi moved at the sound, and leaped up the stairs like a nimble fox. At the same time, the sword in his hand stabbed forward mercilessly.

"what!"

Faced with the sudden attack, the woman was so frightened that her face turned pale and she subconsciously let out a scream.

At the critical moment, Liu Xunyi suddenly saw the woman's face clearly, and his face changed immediately. He quickly changed his moves, and the sword tip brushed the woman's ear and flew out. The woman was so scared that her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Miss Pan, how could it be...you?"

At this moment, the woman who appeared on the second floor of Chenfu Inn was Pan Chuba’s granddaughter, Pan Yuyin.

Facing the puzzled Liu Xunyi, the frightened Pan Yuyin gradually saw his face clearly, and her face suddenly became happy. She said hurriedly: "Brother Liu, it's me! It's me! I was almost scared to death by you just now."

"Yes..." Liu Xunyi hurriedly put away the sword, with a complex expression of guilt, embarrassment and doubt between his brows, "But why did you..."

"Miss Pan, what happened?"

Before Liu Xunyi finished speaking, Tang Cong, Liao Chuan, Liao Hai and others rushed out of the guest room with swords in hand, followed by several surviving disciples from the six major sects. They all looked murderous, as if they were ready to stand up for Pan Yuyin.

"What are you doing?"

"Master?" Upon seeing Liu Xunyi, Tang Cong and others immediately stopped and hurriedly put away their swords, each of them showing joy on their face.

"Master, you are finally back safely!" Tang Cong was overjoyed and said excitedly, "We were just worried about whether something happened to you."

Liao Haihan smiled and said, "We heard Miss Pan screaming just now, and we thought someone was bullying her, so... hehe... we didn't expect that it was the Sect Master who came back."

Listening to the random conversations between the people, Liu Xunyi was confused and full of doubts. He asked Pan Yuyin, "Miss Pan, didn't your family move to Lin'an? Why did you suddenly appear here?"

"This is a long story. I will explain it to Brother Liu later."

Liu Xunyi nodded suspiciously, then turned to look at Tang Cong and the others who were looking very excited. He thought that when he came back, he would see everyone crying together, but he never expected such a completely opposite and strange situation. He said in surprise: "What are you doing...Brother Xu..."

"What are you arguing about?"

Before Tang Cong and the others could explain clearly, Xunzhen suddenly walked out of the room. When she saw Liu Xunyi with confused eyes, she waved at him gently and signaled him not to say anything more.

Liu Xunyi was surrounded by mist and was completely confused by the mysterious smiles of Tang Cong and others. He could only be pushed into the room by them in a daze.

As soon as he stepped into the guest room, a strong smell of medicine instantly hit him in the face, which surprised Liu Xunyi.

He looked carefully and saw that at the bedside, an old woman with a hunched figure and silver hair was sitting quietly beside Xu Heng, concentrating on giving him acupuncture and taking his pulse.

At this moment, the old woman had already uncovered all the wounds that the previous doctor had bandaged on Xu Heng. She also densely inserted dozens of silver needles as thin as hair into Xu Heng's body.

It's strange to say, the wounds that were bleeding profusely last night and that no medicine could cure, not only are they no longer bleeding, but are beginning to show signs of scarring.

Last night, Xu Heng's face was as pale as wax, but now there was a faint trace of redness, and even a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"What's going on?" Liu Xunyi didn't dare to disturb the old woman's acupuncture, so he could only slowly retreat to the corner and asked Xunzhen in a hushed voice, "Who is she?"

"Brother Liu, she is my master." Without waiting for Xunzhen to answer, Pan Yuyin explained, "Master has the ability to bring the dead back to life. Now only she can save Brother Xu."

"Master?" Liu Xunyi was surprised and asked hurriedly, "How come you have an extra master for no reason?"

"It's a long story." Pan Yuyin recalled, "Originally, I was going to Lin'an with my parents and brother, but unexpectedly, my mother's old illness relapsed halfway through the journey, and she fell ill in the inn. We asked doctors for help, but they were all helpless. They just said that my mother didn't have much time left and asked us to take care of her funeral as soon as possible. But there is always a way out. Perhaps it was because my mother had accumulated virtue and done good deeds throughout her life, and she was vegetarian and chanted Buddhist scriptures. Good deeds are rewarded. Just when my family was almost in despair, we accidentally met the master. After seeing my mother, the master said that she could cure her illness, but there was a condition."

"What conditions?"

"The master treated my mother for nothing, but she wanted to take me in as her apprentice and let me travel with her." Pan Yuyin smiled bitterly, "At first, my father, mother and brother thought the master was a bad person and refused to agree to her request. But as a daughter, how could I watch my mother suffer and become weaker and weaker? So I secretly went to the master at night and begged her to treat my mother, and promised her that as long as she could cure my mother's illness, I would be her apprentice."

"Miss Pan's filial piety is commendable, but what happened next?" Liu Xunyi glanced at the old woman's back and asked doubtfully, "Has Mrs. Pan's illness been cured?"

"Healed." Pan Yuyin smiled gently and nodded, "Master not only cured my mother's stubborn illness, but also cured my father's hidden illness. Before leaving, she gave my parents a tonic prescription. She said that as long as we follow this prescription and take it once every three years, my parents will live longer and be immune to all diseases."

"She's so amazing?" Liu Xunyi exclaimed in disbelief. His expression changed and he asked hurriedly, "So you really became her apprentice?"

"When grandpa was alive, he often warned us, 'Life and death are nothing to worry about, morality is as great as heaven.' How can a person live in this world without keeping his word? Going back on his words?" Pan Yuyin nodded and replied, "Since I have promised Master, I must keep my promise. Although my father, mother and brother are very reluctant to let me go and are still worried about Master, I still believe that Master, as a doctor, is kind-hearted and will definitely not harm me..."

Liu Xunyi hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "Then did she..."

"No!" Pan Yuyin knew what Liu Xunyi wanted to ask, and said hurriedly, "Master treats me as his own child and loves me in every way, just like my grandfather loved me when he was alive. Not only do I not regret my original decision now, but I am very grateful to God for loving me so much and allowing me to worship under Master."

After that, Pan Yuyin changed the subject and said, "Brother Liu, you don't have to worry. Master has no restrictions on me. If I miss my parents and brother, I can go to Lin'an to visit them at any time. Now that I am with Master, I can not only learn exquisite medical skills, but also learn many principles of dealing with people. Compared with these few months, I really feel that the past ten years have been wasted. Haha..."

Hearing Pan Yuyin's praises for the old woman, Liu Xunyi became more and more curious about this person.

"Miss Pan, your master must have chosen you because you are extremely smart and have extraordinary talents." Xunzhen said with a smile, "But I don't know...what is your master's name? Who is he exactly?" Xunzhen's words also expressed the confusion in Liu Xunyi's heart.

"Name?" Pan Yuyin was stunned and said in astonishment, "I have never asked for Master's name, so... I don't know..."

Liu Xunyi frowned as he stared at the old woman, muttering to himself, "At such an age, she has such advanced medical skills, and she happened to appear in Chenzhou. Could it be..."

"What are you thinking about?" Xunzhen stared at Liu Xunyi meaningfully with her beautiful eyes and asked quietly, "Who do you think she is?"

Liu Xunyi hesitated for a moment, then turned to look Xunzhen in the eye and asked in a mysterious tone, "Who do you think she is?"

After thinking for a moment, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, and a look of understanding appeared in their eyes at the same time.

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(End of this chapter)