Ji Qingchen was a proud disciple of Chao Pan. He had earned the title of Purple Star Immortal Venerable at a young age. He was upright, but little did people know that he was actually extremely unreasonable. This was Gu Xi's initial impression of Ji Qingchen.
Gu Xi was a proud disciple of Jiu Han from the physician lineage on Purple Star Mountain. He had cured countless people, but little did people know that this guy was actually a complete quack. He especially liked to put on airs, and his personality was extremely arrogant and utterly overbearing! This was Ji Qingchen's initial impression of Gu Xi.
The reason Ji Qingchen said so dated back to Qin Beixuan's childhood.
Qin Beixuan was Ji Qingchen's eldest disciple. Ji Qingchen quite liked this child, but recently his disciple had disappeared for three consecutive days.
He was a bit worried that something might have happened to his little disciple. When he finally found Qin Beixuan, the latter was huddled under the quilt, crying snot and tears.
Ji Qingchen reached out and poked Qin Beixuan's cheek, asking in confusion, "Kid, why are you crying?"
"Woohoo," Qin Beixuan grabbed Ji Qingchen's hand, and the quilt slipped off his shoulders. "Master, my ears..."
There were a pair of silver - white fox ears on Qin Beixuan's head. They were soft and extremely cute, but the child's face was full of panic.
Ji Qingchen was also startled. He knew very well that Qin Beixuan was a human child, but now he had grown a pair of fox ears...
"Where did you get these?" Ji Qingchen asked.
Qin Beixuan wiped away his tears and choked out, "I ate Uncle Gu's candy beans."
Uncle Gu?
On Purple Star Mountain, the only person Qin Beixuan would call Uncle Gu was Gu Xi. Ji Qingchen was well - known for protecting his own people regardless of reason. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to go to the medical clinic to demand an explanation.
"Gu Xi, what did you give my precious disciple to eat?!" Ji Qingchen angrily slapped the door of the medical clinic. "Open the door for this venerable right now, or be careful that this venerable will tear down your medical clinic."
"Creak—"
The door opened, revealing the young man inside. He was dressed in a white robe embroidered with gold trim. His long black hair was neither tied nor bound, fluttering slightly. His facial features were very three - dimensional, and his eyes sparkled like glass. He looked like a painting, just like an immortal.
This was the first time Ji Qingchen had seen Gu Xi.
"The Immortal Venerable has quite a big tone today," Gu Xi said slowly with his thin lips slightly moving. His voice was deep and pleasant.
Ji Qingchen coughed lightly and got straight to the point. "What did you give this venerable's disciple to eat? Why does he have a pair of fox ears?"
A hint of hesitation flashed across Gu Xi's face. "… A demon - transformation pill."
Demon - transformation pills were usually taken by cultivators when they captured great demons to prevent their true identities from being detected. Ji Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief, but when Gu Xi said his next sentence, he immediately became agitated.
He said, "It's an experimental product."
Ji Qingchen directly grabbed Gu Xi's collar and roared, "You gave an experimental demon - transformation pill to a child?!"
Gu Xi didn't look nervous. He reached out and slapped Ji Qingchen's hand away, saying calmly, "Why are you so anxious? He won't die."
Actually, it wasn't Gu Xi who gave the pill to Qin Beixuan. It was Qin Beixuan who was willing to test the medicine for Gu Xi. He just didn't tell the kid that it was a demon - transformation pill. Gu Xi didn't expect Ji Qingchen to be so protective of his disciple.
"What do you mean he won't die? Do you have an antidote?" Ji Qingchen's expression was unfriendly.
Gu Xi said righteously, "No."
Ji Qingchen: "…"
"Don't you leave an antidote when you develop pills?!"
Gu Xi raised his eyebrows and said very provocatively, "This is the first time I've developed a demon - transformation pill. I haven't had time to learn about the antidote yet."
It was because he simply didn't know how, so there was no antidote.
In the end, Ji Qingchen was turned away by Gu Xi. This was the first time in Ji Qingchen's life that he had met someone more overbearing than him, so arrogant and overbearing!
After returning, Ji Qingchen was always afraid that his little disciple would become depressed because of these fox ears. So he spread the word, asking the brothers and sisters on Purple Star Mountain to take care of Qin Beixuan's mental health. As a result, all the elders and disciples on Purple Star Mountain came to visit him from time to time.
He was so scared that he didn't dare to go out for a month. It was all thanks to Ji Qingchen.
Three months later, Ji Qingchen went out to slay demons. Unfortunately, he encountered a great demon and got injured. When the physician from the team came, he felt that the person looked extremely familiar.
Damn it! It was Gu Xi, that quack doctor!
Ji Qingchen immediately sat up straight from the couch in shock, looking panicked.
Looking at Ji Qingchen's expression, a faint smile appeared in Gu Xi's eyes. "Is the venerable's injury healed?"
"No, but this venerable will never let a quack doctor treat this venerable's injury," Ji Qingchen said through gritted teeth.
A cultivator beside Ji Qingchen heard this and whispered a reminder to him, "Venerable, there is only Dr. Gu in our team."
"…" Ji Qingchen's smile froze on his face. He whispered, "Where are the other physicians?"
The cultivator said, "Dr. Gu is so capable that the other physicians have all gone on vacation."
Ji Qingchen: "…"
What a capable doctor who could outshine a hundred others.
Ji Qingchen smiled flatteringly at Gu Xi. "Actually, this venerable thinks that Dr. Gu is knowledgeable. How can he be compared with a quack doctor?"
Gu Xi also had a temper and didn't buy his act at all. He picked up his medicine chest and left. "Then the venerable is really being polite. I am indeed a quack doctor. You can just fend for yourself."
Ji Qingchen: "…"
He watched as Gu Xi carried the medicine chest and walked out of his room without looking back. Immediately, he cursed, "Gu Xi! You're so capable! Just wait until this venerable recovers from the injury. This venerable will surely teach you a lesson!"
From then on, Ji Qingchen often went to Gu Xi's medical clinic. He climbed over the roof, the windows, the walls, etc. There was nowhere that could stop him!
Gu Xi was very troubled by this. Because he had previously offended Ji Qingchen, the latter had been deliberately making things difficult for him.
To prevent Ji Qingchen from entering his yard again tomorrow morning, he worked overtime overnight to add a few bricks to the wall. Looking at the much taller wall than before, Gu Xi smiled in satisfaction.
Finally, he could have a good night's sleep.
The next day, before the rooster crowed, he was woken up by the clanging sound. Gu Xi quickly put on his clothes and went to the yard. He found that Ji Qingchen was already practicing his sword in his yard.
Gu Xi: "…"
"Ji Qingchen, can you act like a normal person?" Gu Xi rubbed his temples tiredly.
Ji Qingchen raised his eyebrows, moved his thin lips slightly, and said word by word, "I don't want to. Thank you."
Then he started practicing his sword again.
Gu Xi was extremely frustrated. He angrily picked up a stone and threw it at Ji Qingchen. Ji Qingchen raised his sword and caught the stone.
"Is Dr. Gu trying to test this venerable's reaction ability?" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.
Gu Xi didn't answer him. Instead, he gritted his teeth and asked about another thing. "How did you get in this time?"
Ji Qingchen hooked his lips and smiled. "This venerable knows the spell of spatial transfer. Dr. Gu shouldn't be so forgetful that he even forgot about this, right~"