Su Xiaoliu stared at the door in astonishment. Mo Xin gave a gentle smile and said, "The valleys in the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered are full of hidden mysteries. All these were arranged by the old valley master."
Su Lou'er looked down at Su Xiaoliu, her almond eyes smiling. She took Su Xiaoliu's hand and walked in, whispering, "Come on. I'll take you to see your brother - in - law."
Su Lou'er led Su Xiaoliu straight ahead and stopped in a large cave.
In the middle of the cave was a stone bed, covered with a jade surface that emitted a cold aura. A person was lying quietly on it.
Su Xiaoliu first thought the person looked familiar. Then she walked towards the stone bed. When she saw the person on it, her eyes widened instantly...
It was Chang He!
Chang He was dressed in a dark cyan robe. His blood - less face had a pair of hawk - like eyes tightly closed. His hands were tightly clenched, and his wrists were wrapped with black cloth. His long hair was scattered.
"Xiaoliu must have met him before. When I rescued him, he was on his last breath. Besides the decoctions I made for him on a daily basis, this jade cushion has also played a significant role in his treatment. He should wake up in about three days." Su Lou'er watched him quietly, worry in her eyes.
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Su Lou'er and quickly asked, "Sister, did you see another person? How is he?"
Su Lou'er looked at her in confusion and asked, "Who?"
Su Xiaoliu bit her lower lip and said, "It's Gu Rongxue."
"Gu Rongxue..." Su Lou'er murmured softly. She lowered her head. After a while, she looked at Su Xiaoliu and said, "I found Chang He in the desert. I didn't see anyone else. The wind was strong then, and the quicksand was devouring everything. If he had stayed in one place, he might have been swallowed by the quicksand."
Swallowed by the quicksand?
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly at Su Lou'er, her almond eyes trembling slightly.
Su Lou'er looked at Su Xiaoliu and softly asked, "Why are you so concerned about Gu Rongxue, Xiaoliu?"
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips. Her long eyelashes drooped as she whispered, "I just don't believe he's really dead..."
Su Lou'er looked at Su Xiaoliu quietly. Suddenly, she sighed and said, "Xiaoliu, even a doctor can't save the dead. Although Gu Rongxue is a good person, he can't protect you. A man is only worthy of your love if he can protect you."
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Su Lou'er and said, "I don't like him."
Su Lou'er looked at Su Xiaoliu. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something. She said nervously, "By the way, Xiaoliu, didn't you marry a husband? Why did you come to the martial world alone?" She had always thought that Xiaoliu was still in the capital. If it weren't for Mo Xin, she wouldn't have believed that Xiaoliu had come to the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered.
Husband? Situ Qianyue?
Su Xiaoliu looked at Su Lou'er, pursed her lips and said, "Sister, actually... I was dragged into the martial world by Chang He." Just thinking about it still made her angry.
Su Lou'er's eyes widened. She frowned and said angrily, "How could he drag you into the martial world? It's too much!"
Seeing Su Lou'er's angry face, Su Xiaoliu was afraid of pushing Chang He into an abyss. She quickly said, "Actually, it's also my fault. Why did I open a teahouse for no reason..." From the moment she opened the martial teahouse, she was destined to be involved with the martial world.
Su Lou'er was a bit confused. She couldn't help asking, "What teahouse?"
Su Xiaoliu told her all about opening the teahouse, including the later incident of being taken to the martial alliance leader as a substitute for Yun Ruo by Chang He in a deal for 200,000 taels of gold. She told it all.
Su Lou'er's face changed several times as she listened. In the end, she wished she could slap Chang He to death on the chopping board. She angrily said, "He knew you were my sister. How could he push you into the fire pit?" She remembered that she had warned him when Xiaoliu first got married not to let Xiaoliu get involved in these martial - world affairs. Unexpectedly, he still did it.
Afraid that Su Lou'er would really do something scary, Su Xiaoliu quickly grabbed her sleeve and said, "Sister, actually, it's all my fault. Why did I open a teahouse..."
Su Lou'er looked down at her, pursed her lips and said, "Xiaoliu, listen carefully. The thing you're about to know will be very hard for you to accept. But after all, you're my sister. I've let down the people in the martial world and others, but I don't want you to be kept in the dark."
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Su Lou'er, confused.
Su Lou'er looked at Su Xiaoliu quietly. Her sweet voice slowly sounded.
"Actually, all the people in the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered are from the Bai Family."
When the Bai Family makes a move, there will surely be a great calamity.
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly at Su Lou'er, her mind becoming a bit muddled.
Did it mean that their escape from the hands of the alliance leader all the way here was just to protect the Rebirth Fruit, and they had even been deceiving each other all along?
Su Lou'er glanced at Su Xiaoliu. She was vaguely worried. She probably knew why Su Xiaoliu was here.
"Xiaoliu..." Su Lou'er reached out her hand to touch her head.
Su Xiaoliu suddenly raised her head, looked at Su Lou'er and said, "Sister, where is the Rebirth Fruit?"
Su Lou'er's face changed. She stood there stiffly.
Su Xiaoliu looked at her quietly. After figuring everything out, she said, "You brought me here just to hide the Rebirth Fruit, right?"
Su Lou'er couldn't help but tremble her almond eyes. She stared blankly at Su Xiaoliu, unable to say a word.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her eyes, pursed her lips and softly said, "Sister, actually, I know everything. Everyone in the martial world wants the Rebirth Fruit. Even if the Bai Family didn't exist, the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered would still want it."
Su Lou'er shook her head, looked at Su Xiaoliu and said, "Xiaoliu..." After a moment, she bit her lip and said, "Actually, the Rebirth Fruit..."
With a loud "bang", a shower of earth and stones fell from the cave ceiling, raising a thick cloud of dust.
In an instant, the surroundings shook violently, as if the earth was trembling and the mountains were shaking.
Su Lou'er's almond eyes flashed with a cold light. She quickly pulled Su Xiaoliu behind her.
Su Xiaoliu raised her hand to protect her head, but still couldn't help frowning when hit by the stones.
What was going on?
Su Lou'er looked up around and then at Chang He on the stone bed. She gritted her teeth and said, "It must be that the old valley master has fallen into the devil again!"
The old valley master? Fallen into the devil?
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly at Su Lou'er.
Was the old valley master of the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered still alive?
The cave stopped shaking after a while. The ground was covered with stone chips. Su Lou'er quickly walked to the stone bed, brushed the broken stones off Chang He, and felt his pulse. Her face showed relief.
Su Xiaoliu looked at Su Lou'er in confusion and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with the old valley master?"
Su Lou'er turned to look at Su Xiaoliu, sighed and said, "The old valley master has been practicing martial arts for twenty years and has been imprisoned for twenty years."
Su Xiaoliu couldn't help widening her eyes. Looking at Su Lou'er, she said, "Then what about Feng Yufei..."
"It was the current valley master who imprisoned the old valley master." Su Lou'er said softly. Looking at Su Xiaoliu, she continued, "The old valley master has gone astray. I haven't seen him since I came to the Valley of Ten Thousand Withered."