After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

However, despite this, he still expressed his sincere admiration for the alchemy skills of Yaowang Valley and the concentration of the disciples. After all, he could not be so focused on one thing and devote his passion and all his efforts to it.

Murong Jin had just come out of the pharmacy and was about to go somewhere else when he ran into Gu Qingze.

"Senior Murong, I don't remember that you... like taking walks so much." There was a hint of sarcasm in Gu Qingze's words, as if he was trying to find a topic to break the silence.

Murong Jin saw that he had no topic to talk about and just found one, so he didn't respond directly. He just smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. Not bad."

Gu Qingze's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said hesitantly, "Actually... I haven't fully recovered yet. His Excellency Medicine King suggested that I... rest in Medicine King Valley for three months, saying that the environment here would be of great benefit to me, and he would prepare medicines to assist in treatment based on my condition."

"However...if Senior Murong needs me to do something...I can refuse His Excellency Medicine King..."

Gu Qingze suddenly changed the subject and said this in a low voice, while also observing Murong Jin's reaction.

The reason why he rushed to find Murong Jin as soon as he woke up was because he was worried that Murong Jin would get tired of waiting and vent his anger on him, which would make him suffer, so he came to comfort him.

But what he didn't expect was that Murong Jin agreed without hesitation: "No need, just listen to His Excellency Medicine King."

"Although I do need you later, I don't want you to force yourself to do it with your injured body, so you should wait until you recover completely. I can still wait for three months."

After Murong Jin finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you still remember...what happened in the last trial?"

He was asking whether Gu Qingze was suffering from temporary amnesia and forgetfulness like him because of the unbearable experience in the last trial.

Gu Qingze obviously didn't understand his deeper meaning, and just answered the question on the surface: "I remember the first half, but I can't remember the second half clearly because I relied entirely on my willpower."

Murong Jin was not sure whether his situation was the same as his own, so he continued to ask: "What happened to you during the trial? Tell me what you remember."

Gu Qingze seemed to be lost in his memories. After a moment, he said, "...It's nothing. I was just chased by a group of strange monsters, and then I kept running for my life. During that time, I also encountered some things that needed to be deciphered."

"That's all." Murong Jin asked as he looked at Gu Qingze's sudden stop.

"Well, that's about it. I really don't remember the second half very clearly."

Murong Jin was now completely certain that Gu Qingze was probably like him, suffering from temporary amnesia because the experience was too shocking. Or maybe he would never be able to remember it for the rest of his life. After all, it was not surprising that the brain would do anything to protect itself.

After Gu Qingze fooled Murong Jin, he smiled and said, "Then Senior Murong, I'm going to go and rest first. I don't have that much energy after just waking up, and I get tired easily."

Murong Jin was still thinking, and didn't continue to pay attention to him. He just nodded: "Go."

Gu Qingze finally breathed a sigh of relief after he left Murong Jin. In fact... he lied, but this lie was mixed with truth, half true and half false, which made it easier to deceive Murong Jin.

He remembered everything that happened during the trial. The reason why he didn't tell Murong Jin was, firstly, he was not familiar with Murong Jin and there was no need to report everything to him. Secondly, and the most important point, it didn't want him to say it.

As for who it is?

Gu Qingze searched his sea of ​​consciousness and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the thing was still there. It must be said that the little guy was quite good at hiding. Even the King of Medicine couldn't detect it.

.........

When Gu Qingze returned along the same route, the complicated and puzzling expression of the Medicine King when he woke up reappeared in his mind.

His intuition told him that the Medicine King seemed to be hiding something, and seemed both reluctant to reveal it and deeply conflicted.

As his thoughts raced, Gu Qingze couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself, if Ling Xiao was by his side now... by using Ling Xiao's abilities, he would be able to directly find out what the Medicine King had deliberately concealed.

If Ling Xiao was by his side...that would be great.

When he thought of Ling Xiao, he felt an indescribable loneliness in his heart. It was a pain mixed with longing and helplessness, as if Ling Xiao's departure had torn a crack in his heart that was difficult to heal.

Ever since Ling Xiao left, Gu Qingze's world has lost some color, and every moment of loneliness seems like a long torture.

Especially, he was threatened by Murong Jin and experienced many moments of hovering between life and death, which made his longing even heavier.

In the last trial, when he was being chased by monsters and his life was hanging by a thread, the first thing that came to Gu Qingze's mind was... Ling Xiao's face. His warm and determined eyes dispelled the fear and despair around him.

However, this sudden comfort also made his heart hurt even more, because that familiar smile could now only echo in the depths of his memory.

He originally thought that he had long been accustomed to loneliness and could calmly accept all changes in life.

But Ling Xiao's departure made him realize that once some emotions take root in the heart, they can no longer be easily abandoned.

This heartache was like countless tiny needles, gently but continuously piercing his heart. Although it was not fatal, it made him feel unprecedented vulnerability and longing.

It is not like a sharp blade that instantly breaks down a person's defenses, but like a chronic poison, it silently penetrates into every inch of his skin, corrodes his heart, and makes it difficult for him to let go.

Gu Qingze forced himself to pull himself out and stop indulging himself in it.

It's really terrible... Ling Xiao definitely wouldn't want him to be like this. Even if Ling Xiao is not around for the time being, he should live a good life. What's the point of crying like this?

Gu Qingze said this to himself in his heart. He took a deep breath again, trying to calm his surging emotions and let his mind gradually return to calm.