"What Yu'er is suffering from is not a disease or deformity that would be healed by taking these pills. It's the innate nature of her body where the problem lies.
The nature of her innate Fire Qi is so pure that there is just no known Qi Absorption Art that could be of help to her.
As a result, whenever she tried to Absorb Qi from her surroundings, the innate Fire Qi inside her would react so vigorously that the entire right half of her body would be up in flames,"
Master Ru sighed in regret. Feng Yu, who was listening from the side too, had a pained expression on her face as she was reminded of those times.
However, her tormenting fate was not just limited to that.
"If it was only that, then she could have just stopped cultivating and her problem would be solved…at least that's what I had thought at that time," Master Ru said after a brief pause. "However, I was wrong. Starting then, her innate Qi kept increasing naturally within her body, with nowhere to go as her meridians were still not formed.
It was like a container being filled with water with no place to escape. The result was obvious…her Qi soon burst out, making Yu'er go through the same torment again.
Since then, this cycle has kept repeating itself every year, leaving Yu'er no choice but to endure it all by herself."
"This…" Yi Chen was completely dumbstruck when he heard this.
'Just what sort of agony she must have gone through in these years in order to endure this much pain…' Yi Chen thought to himself as he turned toward Feng Yu.
Sensing his gaze, a fragile smile formed under Feng Yu's veil as if telling him not to worry about her.
Yi Chen couldn't help but feel choked in his chest when he saw the scene. He couldn't help but sympathise with her.
At the same time, a feeling of guilt pierced his chest as he was reminded of his earlier thoughts when Feng Yu had told him about her past. A hint of shame appeared in his eyes.
Seeing an understanding expression appear on Yi Chen's face, Master Ru continued, "That is why these pills are of no help to her. Also, these pills can only be used once by a person, and after that, they lose their efficacy.
Therefore, while being a godly pill…it still can't help resolve Yu'er's problem,"
An exhausted sigh escaped Master Ru's lips when he finished.
Not wanting to continue on this topic anymore, he immediately said, "Alright, it's already quite late, so the two of you should go and rest so that you won't be exhausted tomorrow."
The two of them nodded and with a farewell glance at each other left for their quarters, and so did Master Ru with a heavy feeling in his heart.
Inside his quarters, Yi Chen was currently lying on the bed.
Initially, he had planned to cultivate the whole night to try to open his second Qi point as well, but he was unable to concentrate since the moment he had come back.
Feng Yu's face kept appearing in his mind as a deep feeling of self-blame formed in his heart.
'To think even after going through all that she would still give me that comforting expression…telling me not to worry about her,'
The earlier conflicted feeling in his heart had fully evaporated by now, and a feeling of wanting to stick with her started taking form.
Time kept passing, and without even realising an hour had passed but Yi Chen was still wrestling with his thoughts without an ounce of drowsiness in his eyes.
Finally, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes. He has made a decision.
'So, what if her face is disfigured? So, what if one half of her body is burnt? Who said a woman like her doesn't deserve to be loved?
While I'm not perfect, and I may even have some lingering hesitations… however, since fate has decided to bring us together, I'll do my very best to get over all of them and provide her the happiness she truly deserves!'
Once this decision was reached, his entire being calmed down, and tiredness took over him.
Today had been a very long day, and now that there was nothing that was impeding his mind, he naturally fell asleep.