Upon learning the identities of the second son of the Ji family, Nanzhu had already ordered people to take them out and place them in the Penglai Palace, and Qu Lin was transferred to the palace.
Duan Qingming was proficient in pharmacology and discussed the use of medicine with the pharmacist. Qu Lin's internal injuries were not too serious, but the location of the external injuries was a little sensitive. Only Lady Ming brought a maid. Lady Ming felt bad and helped in person. The man retreated to the outer room. After all, Qu Lin was not a very important person. Qi Wan'er and others were not familiar with her. Nanzhu, as the young master of Penglai, had no reason to stay, so she left when she knew she was fine.
Gu Pinglin winked at Gan Li and walked out the door.
Gan Li followed him out and reported in a low voice: "At that time, you and Uncle Duan went out to explore the way, while Young Master Nan and Envoy Jun were recuperating. Lady Ming suddenly invited Miss Qu to go out and relax, and I felt it was inappropriate, but Uncle Bu said it was okay, so I had to use the excuse of inviting Senior Xin to go."
Xin Ji is an old fox who will not take the initiative to do things. He must have persuaded Xin Ji in the name of himself and Duan Qingming. Gu Pinglin nodded happily: "Well done."
Gan Li breathed a sigh of relief: "I was just afraid that my uncle would think I was acting on my own."
"Think twice before you act. It's good to be cautious," Gu Pinglin encouraged him, then changed the subject, "But things happened suddenly. If you have an idea, you should act on it. There's no need to be timid. You must know that failure can also bring gains."
Gan Li said respectfully: "Master, I will remember your teachings."
Gu Pinglin put the matter aside for the time being and asked about his progress in cultivation. Gan Li had just replied with a few words when someone came over from the corridor. Gu Pinglin had an idea and motioned for Gan Li to stop first: "Miss Ji Qi."
Ji Qiniang recognized him and bowed, "Mr. Gu."
Gu Pinglin asked, "Is your brother feeling better?"
"Thank you, sir. My second brother is fine now. He just woke up, but he is not able to move around much at the moment. I was asked to come here to thank you all," Ji Qiniang recalled something and showed a worried look. "I heard that Miss Qu was injured. How is she?"
"The situation is still good. He is recuperating inside now." Gu Pinglin looked at the door sideways. "Unfortunately, Young Master Nan and Brother Yao have returned to their rooms, and Master Qi Thirteen is outside."
Ji Qiniang said: "Then I will go in and see Miss Qu first."
Qu Lin had no friendship with her. This woman was very thorough in her actions, worthy of being the wife of the master of Penglai Island. Gu Pinglin thought to himself and said, "Gu just has something that I want to ask Miss Ji."
Ji Qiniang hurriedly said, "Mr. Gu, just say it."
Gu Pinglin said, "It's like this. My senior brother has some good medicine passed down from his family that he wants to give to Miss Qu. He is just worried that it may conflict with the medicine used by the pharmacist, and it is inconvenient to ask. Miss Ji is a woman, so it is more convenient for her to visit. I wonder if she can help?"
Ji Qiniang was embarrassed: "I don't know medicine, how can I help you?"
Gu Pinglin said, "I know a little bit about pharmacology. Miss, you just need to tell me the color and appearance of the medicine."
Ji Qiniang nodded when she heard this: "In that case, I'll go in and take a look."
Gu Pinglin bowed and said, "Thank you. My senior brother has some feelings for Miss Qu. Please keep it a secret, Miss Ji."
"Are you really senior brother?" Ji Qinnan smiled.
Gu Pinglin also smiled: "Of course."
Ji Qinnan lowered her head and went in with a smile.
Gan Li looked inside the door and said, "Mrs. Ming is applying medicine to Miss Qu. Uncle Shi is worried..."
"If she is not stupid, she will not do it again easily if something happened," Gu Pinglin said, "It will be more reassuring if we confirm it."
As expected, Ji Qinnan quickly brought out the news. Gu Pinglin listened to the description carefully, thanked her, and then went in to see Qu Lin.
Qu Lin's condition has improved. She is lying half-way on the bed with her clothes neatly dressed. Seeing so many people worried about her, she feels very sorry and repeatedly asks everyone to go and rest. Jiang Ruoxu and others see that she is indeed fine and leave with peace of mind. Jun Mu's internal injuries have not healed yet, so Nanzhu sends someone to forcibly call him away.
Duan Qingming teased Qu Lin for a few words, then stood up and said, "You shouldn't be too stressed out when you're injured. I won't disturb you from resting. I'll come to see you tomorrow morning."
Qu Lin comforted him: "Don't worry, brother. I'm fine."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "If you want me to not worry, don't get hurt again in the future."
Qu Lin nodded embarrassedly.
"This is all my fault," Ming Gongnu stepped forward and whispered, "I will stay and take care of my sister."
Qu Lin quickly stood up: "It's none of your business."
Duan Qingming pushed her back and turned around and said, "Just now I saw Junior Sister Qu was injured, and I was anxious and said something wrong. Please don't blame me, young lady."
In the end, Lady Ming was persuaded to leave by Qu Lin, leaving behind a maid.
There is a difference between men and women, and Bu Shuihan had to say goodbye no matter how reluctant he was. Gu Pinglin motioned him to go first, and then sat down in front of the couch: "Miss Qu, how do you feel?"
Her face flushed slightly, and Qu Lin whispered, "Much better."
Gu Pinglin pretended not to know what she was thinking. He briefly asked her how she felt and secretly observed her complexion. After confirming that there was no problem with the medicine, he stood up and said, "Rest early. Senior Brother Bu and I will come again tomorrow."
"Senior Brother Gu." Qu Lin called him, with obvious reluctance in his eyes.
Gu Pinglin was silent for a moment, then said, "Heal your wounds and don't let Senior Sister Yan worry."
In the previous life, she was killed by a bad fate. In this life, she has no face to face her, so she can only try her best to make up for it. Duan Qingming is the one who should protect such a simple and innocent woman, but he uses her to attract the attention of Ming Gongnu. Jun Muzhi is somewhat sincere, but due to his status and complicated affairs, there are always things that he cannot take care of. Bu Shuihan is straightforward and inevitably negligent. The others are just for the sake of Xuanming Sect and Yan Feixiu. Looking around, he is the only one who will pay attention to protecting her.
Gu Pinglin said "thank you for your trouble" to the maid, and no longer looked at Qu Lin's expression. He walked out the door and saw Bu Shuihan still waiting outside. He couldn't help but understand: "You haven't left yet?"
"I'm worried," Bu Shui looked inside the door with a cold face and lowered his voice, "Is the medicine okay? Is there anything wrong with the person?"
He noticed the problem. Gu Pinglin shook his head and said, "It's okay. Since you care about her, you should pay more attention to her and think about it more in the future."
Bu Shuihan felt regretful and distressed, and said, "I'll just watch here, you go and rest."
Sincerity can move mountains and rocks. If he continues like this, Qu Lin may be tempted. Gu Pinglin deliberately teased: "You are guarding here, and Miss Qu doesn't know."
Bu Shuihan said seriously: "As long as she is okay, I will feel at ease. It doesn't matter whether she knows or not."
Gu Pinglin said, "There are guards here. Come with me first. I have something to ask you."
Outside the palace, Zhou Yi sat far away on the floating island. The Tiancan sect was aloof and no one came to invite him into the palace, but he didn't care. Several Qi family cultivators gathered together, and Qi Wan'er was talking to Ji Qinnan. Because of his family background, he tried his best to draw a clear line between himself and Penglai.
Qi Wan'er is handsome and heroic. Although he has a bad temper, he has received an authentic education from an aristocratic family. Judging from his posture and manners, he is definitely a dignified and impeccable young man from a noble family.
Ji Qinnan tried her best to speak to him generously, but she still couldn't hide the shyness and admiration on her face.
Qi Wan'er had long been accustomed to this. He was born into a noble family, had extraordinary talents, and had been spoiled since childhood. He was often surrounded by sisters from various relatives' families. At this time, he was already very impatient, but he didn't want to lose the etiquette of the noble family. When he saw Gu Pinglin and the other two come out, he immediately saw a savior: "Brother Gu, Brother Bu!"
Because he reprimanded the Qi family cultivator, Bu Shuihan had a good impression of him: "It's so late, Master Qi, why don't you rest? Is Miss Ji here too?"
Qi Wan'er frowned and said, "It is natural for fellow practitioners to help each other. Miss Ji must thank you."
Ji Qinnan blushed immediately.
Gu Pinglin found it interesting. Qi Wan'er was very straightforward and didn't care about the girl's thoughts at all. Her personality was completely opposite to Ji Qiniang's. He didn't know what it would be like for the two of them to be together. Seeing Ji Qiniang embarrassed, Gu Pinglin smiled and said, "Mr. Thirteen has always been righteous. Miss Ji might as well tell your brother that if he really feels bad, he can go to the Qi family to express his gratitude in person another day."
He attributed the matter to Ji Chengfang. Ji Qinnan nodded gratefully and hurriedly said goodbye and went in.
Qi Wan'er was relieved after getting rid of the trouble, and went to meditate and regulate her breathing.
Gu Pinglin took Bu Shuihan to a secluded place, set up the barrier, and then asked, "What happened between you and Miss Qu?"
Seeing his serious expression, Bu Shuihan answered truthfully: "This is a coincidence. Back in Penglai Island, when you were hiding in your room for a few days, Junior Brother Duan and I went for a walk in Yongbi Bay and happened to meet Miss Qu. I... like her very much." He coughed twice.
Embracing Biwan? Coincidence? Gu Pinglin suddenly felt a headache.
Sure enough, it was related to Duan Qingming. When he discovered the secret of "Yun Zhong Yan Ying", he couldn't accept it for a while, and sat in the room for a few days. Unexpectedly, he was taken advantage of. Duan Qingming's recent behavior really seemed to be helping him pursue Qu Lin. No wonder he trusted Duan Qingming so much and didn't mind Duan Qingming getting close to Qu Lin.
If it were just that, it would be fine, but this matter is not simple.
Yongbi Bay is the place where the mysterious forces and the Demon Realm meet. If Duan Qingming deliberately took him to see Qu Lin, does that mean that Qu Lin has appeared in Yongbi Bay more than once!
The Xuanming Sect is suspicious.
How much inside information does Qu Lin know
Gu Pinglin suppressed the many thoughts in his mind and asked, "Brother Duan promised to help you?"
"Junior Brother Duan has seen through it a long time ago, he is very righteous," Bu Shuihan patted his shoulder proudly, but suddenly he became discouraged, "I thought that with Junior Brother Duan's help, I could get the upper hand, but who knew that Jun Muzhi would show up halfway. This person is so hateful. He knew that I was interested in Miss Qu, but he insisted on snatching her from me."
He is not competing with you. Gu Pinglin did not say it out loud.
Bu Shuihan said sadly: "That boy is smart and good at coaxing people. Miss Qu seems to like her very much."
Hearing him call the older Jun Muzhi "boy", Gu Pinglin pursed his lips and said, "Everyone has his own strengths. He is far inferior to you in cultivation. Why do you want to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige, brother?"
"If it's someone else, we can just fight," Bu Shuihan snorted helplessly, "But he's only at the Qi Refining Stage, and he'll fall to the ground after being hit by my sword. If people find out, they'll say I'm bullying him."
Gu Pinglin said seriously: "Brother is sincere to others, Miss Qu will know it."
Bu Shuihan was not the type to give up easily. Hearing this, he suddenly realized and said with a smile, "You're right. I don't believe that she really didn't notice my sincerity."
"That's good of you to think."
"But this time it was my negligence that caused her to get hurt." Bu Shuihan sighed.
After the matter was clarified, Gu Pinglin said no more and took out a bottle of recovery pills and gave it to him. He had an accident in the sea in his previous life, so now Gu Pinglin was trying to be as cautious as possible. Bu Shuihan was not polite and took it and put it away. The two returned to the palace. Bu Shuihan insisted on guarding the door for Qu Lin, but Gu Pinglin did not stop him and went back to his room.
The pearl light from under the eaves shines brightly into the window. There is no light in the room. Duan Qingming has changed into a blue outer robe and is lying on the couch with his clothes on, reading a book by the pearl light from the window.
The blue outer robe matches the snow-white inner garment, which is simple and elegant.
Only after Gu Pinglin closed the door did he slightly raise his head, with a smile on his thin lips: "I'm back."
Gu Pinglin walked to the couch and asked as calmly as possible: "Miss Qu is just a woman, what good is there for you to do this?"
Duan Qingming said: "What's wrong? I didn't do anything."
"Didn't do it?" Gu Pinglin sneered and slammed his fist on the table. "People like you, even if all your muscles and veins are broken, as long as you still have a mouth, you can cause trouble!"
Duan Qingming laughed and said, "What a huge grudge you have, you curse me like this."
Gu Pinglin didn't waste time talking to him and pointed out everything: "You used the excuse of helping Senior Brother Bu to show your courtesy to Miss Qu and at the same time attracted the attention of Jun Muzhi and Lady Ming, making Jun Muzhi ignore the problem between you and the Duan family. That's fine, but you knew that Lady Ming was not simple, but you put the innocent Miss Qu in danger and let Senior Brother Bu know the truth. How do you think he will treat you?"
"Are you blaming me?"
"so what?"
"We are brothers," Duan Qingming said without changing his expression, putting down the book, "You came to question me aggressively, just for a woman?"
Gu Pinglin said: "It's for the sake of reason. You've gone too far."
"You care about her," Duan Qingming said, "If it was Ming Gongnu who was injured, would you still be nervous?"
Gu Pinglin said bluntly: "Of course there is a difference. Miss Qu is the niece of Senior Sister Yan. Senior Sister Yan is on good terms with us. For her sake, I should protect Miss Qu."
"Senior Sister Yan, my cousin's daughter," Duan Qingming paused, "is she more important than my fellow apprentices?"
Gu Pinglin said: "What you did has violated the sect rules. If the master knew about it, do you think you can still stay in Lingxin Sect and we can still be brothers?"
Duan Qingming didn't care much: "Without evidence, the master won't know, and we are still brothers."
"You are making up a story," Gu Pinglin once again discovered that this person's ideas were far from those of ordinary people. "You are acting recklessly and will sooner or later bring trouble to the Lingxin Sect. How can you be called a disciple of the Lingxin Sect if you don't remember the kindness of your master?"
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Reader: It seems that Duan Liu’s values are not correct
Gu Jiu (cold face): You are wrong, Duan Qingming has no values.