Chapter 1274
Persuasion
Chapter 1274 Persuasion
After learning that he had saved Lin Fan and the others from danger, Ling Yichen didn't say anything, but his steps trembled violently.
That air of a reclusive sage, which hadn't been seen in a long time, unconsciously returned.
Nobody is paying attention to him right now.
Lin Fan applied a little of Yu Sinian's ointment to his philtrum and felt like his entire skull was about to be chilled to death. He didn't know what the ingredients of the ointment were.
My entire head felt like it was filled with a mixture of mint, borneol, and mentholatum, so cold it was as if my head had been doused with ice water and was existing independently of my body in some extremely cold space, so clear-headed it felt like I could go seven days and seven nights without closing my eyes...
"Achoo!" Du Xingyu sneezed loudly.
He rubbed his nose and casually wiped away the tears that had overflowed, and as a result, he couldn't open his eyes anymore.
"What the hell is this?!" His eyes were watering from the stench, and he reached out to Shen Xiuyuan with his eyes closed, "Senior brother, senior brother, please help me take a look!"
Shen Xiuyuan had just finished examining Yu Sinian and Mu Jingjing. Without saying much, he left a bottle of pills and rushed to Du Xingyu's side.
“You…” Shen Xiuyuan looked at Du Xingyu’s flushed face. The blisters that had already broken were now stained with ointment from his tears, making them swollen again. He couldn’t bear to look at it. “How about I treat your face first?”
"No!" Du Xingyu closed his eyes and shrank back, covering his face with his hands. "I've endured so much, and now that I'm cured, all the suffering I endured was for nothing?"
Shen Xiuyuan thought to himself, "You brought this on yourself!"
Uncle-Master Yifeng casually told him to just bear with it, and he actually ignored it all the way...
Du Xingyu didn't want treatment, and Shen Xiuyuan wouldn't force him. He just put some appropriate eye drops in his eyes.
Lin Fan watched speechlessly as Du Xingyu opened his eyes, which were swollen like walnuts. He couldn't open them fully and could only squint.
His entire face was flushed red. The blisters that had broken earlier had long since subsided, leaving only a few tender bits of new flesh, which were now all swollen and red, making it impossible to recognize his original appearance.
"Is it really okay for him to just ignore it like this?" Lin Fan asked Shen Xiuyuan.
Du Xingyu's symptoms are clearly severe allergic. The redness and swelling on his skin are just the surface; the real concern is that his internal organs and throat may also be swollen, affecting normal bodily functions.
"It's nothing, it just looks scary. The main problem is that he already had wounds on his face, and both of these medications are quite strong, so the combination caused this result," Shen Xiuyuan said with a wry smile. "It will heal in a day or two. If his face had healed sooner, he wouldn't have had to suffer like this. If he's willing to be in pain, then let him be in pain."
Du Xingyu touched his face and pondered for a moment, then turned his head away, insisting on not changing his original intention.
Yu Sinian and Mu Jingjing were both sitting cross-legged, healing their injuries; Du Xingyu was still acting awkwardly; Lin Fan was a man of few words; Shen Xiuyuan was also a bit tired from all the work and sat down to rest.
Ling Yichen trembled for a while without receiving any compliments, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and unwilling to speak up.
As the sun began to set in the west, the forest was quiet and still, with only the increasingly sweet and pungent aroma escaping the air.
"Um..." Jin Tong asked weakly, "What should we do next? Go find Senior Brother Ao?"
Everyone's gaze turned to the lake surface, which was clearly shimmering red, because of her words.
The lake surface rippled gently without any wind, as if beckoning them to come closer.
The group didn't really care about Ao Hen; they never thought about saving him, even though they suspected he was in the lake.
But when Jin Tong asked, perhaps because of the eerie red light, or perhaps for some other inexplicable reason, some people began to waver.
Of course, it's not because of working too hard.
"If the people from Lingzhen Pavilion can get in..." Ling Yichen pondered, "it proves there's a safe passage. Let's go down and take a look... maybe nothing bad will happen?"
He raised the Broken Sky Sword in his hand, crackling with electricity, its bluish-purple arcs illuminating everyone's eyes. An ancient secret realm! How could it not be alluring?!
Their initial concerns stemmed from a combination of procrastination and relentless pressure. Even with his polite demeanor, the fact of coercion remained. Nobody likes being forced.
The other is the eerie and enormous spirit here.
But now that Aohun is gone, let's just say this is possibly the ancient secret realm of the Lingzhen Pavilion's treasure vault... How different is it from the one they had at the foot of Mingmin Mountain before?
They were so close, yet they missed that one. Would they miss this one too?
With Ling Yichen's Broken Sky Sword at their disposal, the lightning power that even spirits fear can easily tear apart the array space. Shouldn't they... go and take a look?
No... Should I exit again?
"We still need to be cautious..." Shen Xiuyuan frowned.
"Didn't you come here to find the spirits?" Seeing that the others remained silent, Ling Yichen walked directly to Shen Xiuyuan. "Now that all the spirits have returned to the lake, do you want to stay on the shore and wait until the fog clears at noon tomorrow, giving Lin Fan only two short hours to practice?"
Du Xingyu's fingers twitched slightly.
After encountering the realm of vengeful spirits, he originally intended to turn back and go home, prioritizing safety.
But Ling Yichen's sword is clearly able to counter vengeful spirits... not just vengeful spirits, but all kinds of spirits.
With this powerful weapon, they seem... indeed, to be less cautious.
"Go down and take a look," Ling Yichen continued to persuade. "If we encounter a spirit, it'll be good practice for Lin Fan. If it doesn't work out, I'll cover for him. If we can see a secret realm, why not go and take a look?"
He walked and talked, finally stopping in front of Mu Jingjing, whose expression had clearly changed.
"After so much time, Ao Heng might have already opened the door and gone inside. Just across the water lies an ancient secret realm, filled with treasures and secret manuals... Don't you really want to see it with your own eyes?"
Mu Jingjing clenched her fists, remembering that Ling Yichen was no good, and suppressed the impulse in her heart, saying, "I will listen to my senior brother."
“Brother Xiuyuan…” Ling Yichen turned back to find Shen Xiuyuan. “Junior brother and sister, is this rare opportunity going to slip away just because you hesitate? That’s an ancient secret realm!”
Shen Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the others.
“I think, since we’re already here…” Du Xingyu’s face was swollen and his voice was a little unclear, but he still couldn’t shake his carefree nature. “Those people from Lingzhen Pavilion only have one Golden Core cultivator, so their overall strength might not be higher than ours. Theoretically speaking, we should be able to go down too.”
“But they have mastered the secret method of entering and exiting, which we don’t know.” Shen Xiuyuan frowned.
He knew all too well that the ancient secret realm was both alluring and dangerous. The greater the benefit, the greater the danger.
"Hey!" Du Xingyu skipped over, half-squatting down and putting an arm around Shen Xiuyuan's shoulder. "Opportunities can't be fully prepared. Like back at Mingmin Mountain, we weren't prepared at all, but we still went up, and we all came out unscathed, didn't we?"
Shen Xiuyuan remained silent.
"Besides, isn't there still that guy?" Du Xingyu gestured with his chin towards Yu Sinian. "He's quite skilled in formations. If all else fails, there's still Senior Brother Ling."
Upon hearing this, Ling Yichen deliberately let the electric arcs on his sword overflow the blade.
"Look, even those terrifying vengeful spirits have been scared away," Du Xingyu continued to encourage Shen Xiuyuan. "We have the perfect timing, the right place, and the right people. Wouldn't it be a shame not to go down and take a look?"
Shen Xiuyuan wasn't unmoved, but he was still worried about the safety of his junior brothers and sisters.
He looked at Yu Sinian. The other man didn't speak, but simply nodded silently.
“I also think we can give it a try,” Mu Jingjing said, unable to contain herself any longer. “Whether it works or not, we’ll see after we try.”
When Lin Fan saw him looking over, he nodded and said, "Okay."