The Mirror Master

’Not enough? How big do you think your mouth is? Are you planning to eat these Enlightenment Pills like they’re a meal?’

’Do you think Enlightenment Pills are a dime a dozen?!’

If it were anyone else, Li Yue’er would have chewed them out by now.

But on second thought, Young Master Lu was a mortal, after all. It was understandable that he didn’t know about these things.

It was just that Young Master Lu’s current behavior was somewhat at odds with the righteous, awe-inspiring image he projected when he’d vowed to slay the evil spirit earlier.

Li Yue’er could only explain patiently, "Young Master Lu, the first Enlightenment Pill a Martial Artist takes is the most effective. A second one will have almost no medicinal effect."

"Unless you can get a higher quality Enlightenment Pill. Even so, its potency would be greatly diminished."

Xiaodie added from the side, "Generally speaking, Martial Artists at the Inner Strength Realm will take another Enlightenment Pill after hitting a bottleneck, usually after opening their Seven Acupoints or Eight Acupoints."

Lu Bai heard how weak Xiaodie’s voice was and turned his head to look at her.

Xiaodie was in a terrible state. Her face was pale, her lips were blue, her spirit was listless, and she looked ready to collapse.

Back in the cave, she had spent the most time with that evil creature.

Li Yue’er said, "Besides, this is a Middle Grade Enlightenment Pill, so it still contains some impurities. If you really ate them like a meal, Young Master Lu, the accumulated Dan Poison would be fatal."

Elixir Refining was extremely complex. The Cultivation Realm had specialized Alchemists.

The Lu Family was in the medicinal herb business, but they didn’t typically deal with Elixirs.

Lu Bai only had a rough understanding that Elixirs were divided into four grades: Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Top Grade.

"One will have to do, then."

Lu Bai took the Small Jade Bottle.

A troubled look appeared on Li Yue’er’s face as she murmured, "That Enlightenment Pill was originally for my brother. Now I’ll have to go back empty-handed."

As her mind wandered, she looked up.

Only to see Lu Bai looking at her with a beaming smile.

’You want more?’

Li Yue’er jumped in fright, on the verge of tears.

’This time, I really have nothing left.’

’All I have left is myself.’

"Daoist Li, you’ve misunderstood."

Lu Bai smiled faintly and said, "This Peach Wood Sword originally belonged to Daoist Yu. He met an unfortunate end, and it’s a real shame that the sword was also ruined by the evil creature."

"I deeply admired Daoist Yu’s bearing and charisma. Seeing this Peach Wood Sword reminds me of him, and I wish to cherish his memory..."

This time, Li Yue’er figured it out before Lu Bai could finish. She pouted and said, "You just want the sword, don’t you?"

’She’s finally getting it!’

Lu Bai sighed internally, greatly relieved.

Li Yue’er said, "If you want to keep it, then take it. The Exorcism Restriction on it is gone, so this Peach Wood Sword isn’t considered a Magical Treasure anymore."

"That’s fine. It’s mainly for remembrance, to have something to remember him by..."

Lu Bai said with a chuckle.

’Even without the Restriction, it’s still made of Centennial Peach Wood. It should still be somewhat effective against evil spirits and Ghostly Creatures.’

’Aside from the Ancient Mirror, his methods for dealing with Ghostly Creatures and evil spirits were limited.’

’This Peach Wood Sword would give him one more option against them.’

’Remember him by? As if I’d believe you.’

Li Yue’er grumbled internally.

’This Young Master Lu was truly strange. Sometimes he was so righteous and heroic, daring to fight evil spirits with the body of a mortal.’

’Other times, he was always trying to take advantage of her.’

At this thought, Li Yue’er’s face flushed red again.

’Li Yue’er, Senior Brother Yu just died, what are you thinking about? This is completely inappropriate.’

Li Yue’er secretly chided herself.

"Young Master Lu, Daoist Li, I... we... should get going."

Xiaodie spoke, her voice trembling.

Seeing Xiaodie’s terrible condition, looking like she could pass out at any moment, Lu Bai said, "Let’s not travel tonight. We should find an inn nearby and stay there."

Li Yue’er said, "There’s an inn over thirty li away, and a Wu Dynasty post station is there too."

Li Yue’er helped Xiaodie back to their mount.

The two of them still shared a single horse, which allowed Li Yue’er to look after Xiaodie.

Daoist Yu’s body was laid across the back of Lu Bai’s horse.

The three of them and the dog headed towards the inn.

They had traveled less than ten li when dark clouds gathered overhead, thunder rumbled, and it looked like a torrential downpour was imminent.

Xiaodie was growing delirious. Her body was burning up, yet she couldn’t stop shivering, and she muttered incomprehensibly.

Li Yue’er frowned. "Young Master Lu, Xiaodie has been invaded by Yin evil. She’s burning with a high fever. If she gets caught in the rain, I’m afraid things will get much worse."

The inn was still over twenty li away.

There was no way they could make it in time now.

"Let’s find a place to shelter from the rain nearby first. We can start a fire, that might help."

Lu Bai added, "Once we’re settled, I’ll go find some herbs to treat the Yin cold that’s invaded her body and brew them for her."

Someone like Xiaodie, whose constitution had already been improved, would almost never get sick.

She had Golden Wound Medicine in her luggage, but no medicine to treat Yin cold.

CLIP-CLOP CLIP-CLOP!

Just then, Lu Bai faintly heard the sound of urgent hoofbeats coming from up ahead, rapidly approaching.

As they drew a little closer, Lu Bai could tell it was only two riders.

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning tore across the night sky, momentarily illuminating the world.

In the flash, he saw two burly men wearing bamboo hats and straw rain capes galloping down the main road. They had sheathed Long Sabers at their waists and looked like men of the Jianghu.

The two men on the other side had clearly seen Lu Bai’s party of three as well.

As they drew near, their speed actually began to slow.

From under their bamboo hats, their eyes sized up Lu Bai’s group, but they made no rash moves.

The two parties drew closer and closer.

Lu Bai’s expression was grim. His hand was already on the hilt of his Cyan Cloud Sword, ready to draw it at a moment’s notice.

Suddenly!

A flash of white light, incredibly fast, suddenly shot past Lu Bai’s eyes.

The white light seemed to possess a life of its own, instantly circling around the two men.

CRACK! CRACK!

The Long Sabers at the two burly men’s waists had just been partially drawn when they snapped in two and fell to the ground.

SLICE!

The bamboo hats on the two men’s heads were also split in two by the white light.

Revealing two scruffy, bearded faces filled with terror.

’So fast!’

Lu Bai’s pupils contracted slightly.

Forget the two men; even he hadn’t seen clearly what that white light was.

’The legendary Flying Sword?’

’If Li Yue’er has such a powerful Flying Sword, Daoist Yu’s must have been even better. So how did he...’

The doubt had just surfaced when Lu Bai roughly guessed the reason.

’He’d heard Daoist Yu mention before that Magical Treasures of the Profound Sect needed a special Exorcism Restriction to inflict maximum damage on Ghostly Creatures and evil spirits.’

’That was why Daoist Yu had used the Peach Wood Sword.’

The Steel Sabers at the two burly men’s waists were utterly defenseless against this white light.

After circling the two men, the white light shot back to Li Yue’er.

With a wave of her sleeve, the white light vanished as if it had never been there.

"A Cultivator! It’s a Cultivator!"

"Run!"

The two burly men cried out in panic, about to turn their horses and flee for their lives.

"Wait!"

Li Yue’er called out to them, asking, "Is there anywhere nearby to take shelter from the rain?"

One of the men said with a trembling voice, "T-Two li ahead... get off the main road and head west. There’s a ruined temple."

"Got it. Now scram!"

Li Yue’er snapped, adding, "And next time, watch where you let your eyes wander."

The two burly men hastily agreed, then turned their horses and fled.

Lu Bai, snapping out of his shock at Li Yue’er’s display of power, couldn’t help but frown slightly.

’First, the combination of a desolate wilderness, a rainy night, and a ruined temple felt like a recipe for disaster.’

’Second, by asking for directions like that, Li Yue’er had basically revealed their location and plans.’

In the time it took for the thought to cross his mind, the sound of hooves faded into the distance, and the two burly men disappeared into the night.

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