Song of Adolescence

Chapter 185 Three More Days to Live

By the time Lei Wujie woke up, the Heroes Banquet had already ended for a whole day. He was lying on a bed, his entire body wrapped in bandages. With effort, he opened his eyes and looked around the room he was in. He saw Tang Lian, who was also covered with bandages, sleeping on a bed next to his.

"Da-shixiong, da-shixiong." Lei Wujie whispered to him, but Tang Lian’s eyes remained closed and he didn’t reply.

Lei Wujie remembered that not long after Lei Yunhe carried them one by one into Lei Clan Fort, they were finally able to relax and all of them fainted one after the other. Now, he felt sore all over, and had no idea how long he’d slept. He struggled to sit up and shouted out, "Is anyone there! Is anyone there!"

"Stop shouting. If you keep shouting, your wounds will open again." Lei Yunhe pushed the door and walked in, giving Lei Wujie an impatient look.

"Shishu." Lei Wujie called out softly with embarrassment.

"With your little bit of cultivation, you dared to force yourself into the Blazing Arts Karmic Fire Realm. You must want to die," Lei Yunhe remarked unkindly. "Be good and lie there for another three days. Otherwise, you’re going to lose everything you’ve trained for, not to mention in the future, you may not even be able to walk."

"How are the others?" Lei Wujie asked.

"Your da-shixiong looks like he’d been injured for a while now. I estimate he’ll need to sleep a few more days before he can wake up. That Miss Ye wasn’t injured much, but had a brush with Su Changhe’s last palm strike. Since her body has always been weak, she should sleep more too. Sikong Changfeng’s daughter was also injured, no less than you two, but she managed to wake up sooner." Lei Yunhe seemed to be implying something with his words.

"Then where are they now?" Lei Wujie asked in confusion. "From what shishu is saying, they’re already awake?"

"Not only are they awake, they’re sitting right outside the door to Qilin Pavilion," Lei Yunhe said.

"Qilin Pavilion? What are they doing there?" Lei Wujie thought for a while. "Is it Xiao Se?"

"Exactly. That Brother Xiao of yours." Lei Yunhe nodded. "Xie Xuan and the monk have been in there for a full 24 hours. There’s been no sound and no movement. If it wasn’t for Xie Xuan’s words, that outsiders must not step inside, they’d already have barged in."

"What!" Lei Wujie was shocked, and hurriedly crawled down from the bed. But, he aggravated his wounds and gritted his teeth against the pain.

Lei Yunhe looked at him curiously. "What kind of magic does this Xiao Se have, to get you all so worried and anxious for him."

Lei Wujie was forcing himself to endure the pain, and didn’t have the energy to reply. He opened the door and hobbled his way to the Qilin Pavilion. Fortunately, the Qilin Pavilion was not far away. Lei Wujie limped his way over for a little while and spotted both Ye Ruoyi and Sikong Qianluo standing guard. Although one of them did not seem to be injured, her face was sallow and weak. And the other one was covered in bandages, looking even more exaggerated than himself.

"How\'s it going?" Lei Wujie walked over and asked.

Ye Ruoyi shook her head. "There’s still no news."

Sikong Qianluo muttered to herself, "No, if there’s still no news in another two hours, I will barge in for sure!"

"You can’t!" Ye Ruoyi opposed the idea immediately. "Mister Xie said, if he doesn’t come out, we can\'t go in. Besides, since they’re still inside, that means they’re still trying to save Xiao Se. The situation is not that bad."

Lei Wujie thought for a while and nodded. "That makes sense."

"Young Master!" Suddenly, two familiar voices sounded behind him. Lei Wujie was taken aback, turned his head, and saw He Qu and He Cong from Heart Sword Tomb standing there. He couldn’t help but cheer up and said, "Why are the two of you here?"

"This time, Lei Clan Fort was the host for the Heroes Banquet. Originally, the old Tombmaster didn’t want to come, but not long after the young master left, the old master changed his mind and sent the two of us to attend. But we didn’t expect such a terrible thing to happen." He Qu shook his head, and spoke with a little guilt in his voice. "The two of us didn\'t help much, but we feel terrible that such a hero as Fortmaster Lei…"

He Cong, who was habitually reserved in his words, also added, "Originally, before we came here, the two of us were a little apprehensive. After all, General Lei was expelled from Lei Clan Fort back then. We were afraid we would be turned away at the door. But, Fortmaster Lei Qianhu’s kindness surprised us very much."

"Anyway, you’re not to blame for all this." Lei Wujie sighed.

At this moment, the door to the Qilin Pavilion opened, and Xie Xuan, who always had an air of confidence about him, was showing signs of fatigue on his face. Seeing everyone, he was startled for a moment. "You all really care for each other. Is everyone here?"

"Senior, how is Xiao Se?" Sikong Qianluo asked hurriedly.

Xie Xuan stepped aside, and they could see Xiao Se sitting on the bed. His eyes were closed, and the monk, Wuxin, had his palms against his back. There was mist surrounding them as Wuxin continued to pass his qi into Xiao Se. Xie Xuan sighed. "Xiao Se’s latent meridians were already damaged. This time, when he exerted his power, the damage had penetrated into his core. The two of us have exhausted all of our energies but we can only temporarily suppress his injury. However, we can only do this for four more days at most. After four days, neither of us can save his life."

"Isn’t there any other way?" Ye Ruoyi suddenly had a thought. "Shifu, can shifu save him?"

"State Preceptor Qi Tianchen? Yes, that’s indeed possible, but to travel from Lei Clan Fort to Heavenly Revelations City, not even a god can make the two-way trip in four days. But besides Qi Tianchen, there is another person who can save him," Xie Xuan said.

"Who?" the three asked in unison.

"Medicine King Xin Baicao," Xie Xuan said. "Medicine King Xin Baicao has divine medical skills, far above mine. He can cure the patients that I can\'t cure. It\'s just that Medicine King Xin Baicao has been travelling all over the world for many years. His whereabouts are elusive, how can we find him…"

Sikong Qianluo finally couldn\'t help herself. "Senior, can you say something useful!"

"There must be a way, there must be a way!" Lei Wujie frowned and muttered to himself.

He Qu and He Cong exchanged a glance. He Qu stepped forward and clasped his fists. "Maybe Sword Heart Tomb can help with this."

"Oh? Does Sword Heart Tomb know where the Medicine King is now?" Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows.

"The Medicine King’s whereabouts are uncertain. He’s disappeared from the martial world for many years, so we Heart Sword Tomb don’t know either. But, the Medicine King has a final disciple. They say she is the true successor of the Medicine King. Right now, she’s at Sword Heart Tomb," He Qu replied.

"You’re referring to the final disciple the Medicine King accepted in his late years? Back then, Sikong Changfeng devoted himself to spear arts and didn\'t want to study medicine, so Xin Baicao specially accepted a little girl as his mantle disciple in his later years. I have also heard about this. If she’s here, we can certainly give it a try. But…" Xie Xuan frowned. "How many days will it take to get to Heart Sword Tomb?"

"Four days at our fastest," He Qu said worriedly.

"Then, it’ll take eight days to get there and back. Even the combined power of the monk and I can’t hold out for that long." Xie Xuan shook his head.

"There’s me too!" Lei Wujie shouted. "I can also help you!"

"Me, me too!" Sikong Qianluo added immediately.

"The two of you haven\'t entered the Unfettered Heavenly Realm. Your qi is not pure enough. Not only can you not save Xiao Se, but you will also aggravate his injuries," Xie Xuan said.

He Cong suddenly said, "What if we promise to be back within seven days?"

"Seven days or four, the difference is still too great." Xie Xuan sighed.

"No, seven days is enough." He Cong\'s eyes lit up. "Just before Xiao Se left Sword Heart Tomb, Hua Jin presented him with a medicine pill."

Sikong Qianluo recalled instantly, and blurted out, "Three-Day Pill!"