Help, I’m Being Forced to Marry a Frail and Sickly Immortal Doctor! 102

Chapter 102: Partial Memory, When I Came

Holding a grudge.

Yin Buran’s question came suddenly, and Si Mingyue was stunned for a moment.

Regarding the disappeared goddess, there were many different opinions and speculations in the cultivation world.

Some people had also suspected that the goddess had already fallen, and the great calamity of the human race was imminent. But without evidence, it was all just a joke.

Si Mingyue subconsciously asked, “Why would you have such a thought…”

She soon knew the reason.

Yin Buran tilted the box slightly, and the contents were also exposed to Si Mingyue’s eyes.

It was a bead similar to agate, as bright red as blood, and it seemed to have a flowing light.

However, now, this bead was stained with a killing intent, looking extremely ominous.

If the goddess was just hibernating, how could the divine blood containing her power become like this?

Yin Buran closed the brocade box and said in a low voice, “You’ve been busy observing the stars during this time. Did you notice anything?”

Her tone was very calm, and she was not asking Si Mingyue a question or confirming anything.

The latter’s eyes suddenly flickered for a moment.

Si Mingyue then nodded sullenly. “Mm.”

It seemed that if Yin Buran had not pointed it out, she would not have taken the initiative to say it.

Yin Buran continued to ask, “Is there only this?”

Si Mingyue tilted her head in a daze, as if she did not understand.

However, in just a few breaths, she had understood the implied meaning and her eyes widened in horror.

“What else could there be? Could… could it be that you have seen something else?”

“God’s fall? The heavens cracking? The demon race has a new god born? Don’t scare me, wah wah wah!”

Si Mingyue’s hand trembled, and the tea in her cup spilled out, wetting her clothes.

She scrambled to her feet to tidy her skirt, and finally showed a pitiful expression to Yin Buran, like a soft dough that could be kneaded at will.

If she were to be scared one more time, she would become a fried dough.

Yin Buran immediately retracted her gaze. “The clues are too messy right now. I need to sort them out.”

With a light sentence, she ended this topic, as if it were an insignificant matter.

Seeing her turn to stare at Ning Ruoque’s side, Si Mingyue timidly lifted her skirt and went to watch Chu Xuan set up the formation.

The two people not far away were not deliberately lowering their voices. Yin Buran could clearly hear Qin Jiangli’s voice.

“So you and Junior Sister have had a private relationship for a long time. It was indeed I who had forgotten.”

Qin Jiangli’s expression was frank, and she even smiled gently.

“The Medicine King asked me to remind you that this degree of memory alteration is by no means a human’s doing. You can’t be careless.”

Ning Ruoque subconsciously knitted her brows.

It couldn’t be that the Heavenly Dao was moved by their friendship and had mercifully restored everyone’s memory.

The Heavenly Dao was ruthless, and gains and losses were all fixed. It would never change for the sake of a sentient being.

Could it be that she had been wrong from the beginning? Her memory loss was actually not the Heavenly Dao’s punishment for Yin Buran?

Thinking of this, Ning Ruoque felt as if she had been doused with ice water, and she couldn’t help but clench the hilt of her sword.

She wanted to quickly find Yin Buran to discuss.

Just as she was about to turn around, she seemed to have remembered something, took out two boxes of pastries from her storage bag, and stuffed them to Qin Jiangli.

“Thank you,” Ning Ruoque thanked her sincerely and lowered her head awkwardly. “When you have time, mm… come to Suwen Peak for tea.”

Such dry words, at a glance, she was not very good at making friends.

Qin Jiangli smiled and nodded. “Fellow Daoist Ning really hasn’t changed at all. Since the message has been delivered…”

After speaking, she threw a storage ring to Yin Buran. “Junior Sister, inside are spirit stones and flower seeds. My master wants you to build a sturdier courtyard.”

She did not stay for long and left directly.

Yin Buran held the warm and moist storage ring in her hand and played with it, and beckoned to Ning Ruoque with her finger. “What did you give Senior Sister?”

“Two boxes of chestnut pastries,” Ning Ruoque answered honestly.

She then took out a box of the same chestnut pastries and thoughtfully placed it by Yin Buran’s hand.

The latter did not move, but instead sized Ning Ruoque up. “Are you bribing my Senior Sister?”

Ning Ruoque corrected, “…It’s to improve our relationship.”

Yin Buran tilted her head. “Why do you want to do that?”

One had to know that Ning Ruoque actually preferred to be alone. If it wasn’t necessary, she would rarely take the initiative to socialize with people.

But the person before her explained unhurriedly, “Because she is your Senior Sister, your family and friend.”

She liked Yin Buran, and for one, she loved her and everything about her.

For another, she did not want to leave a particularly bad impression on Yin Buran’s family and friends, and then be chased out of Suwen Peak by Qin Jiangli.

Ning Ruoque saw Yin Buran’s gaze fall on the chestnut pastries, but the person did not move and was still lying lazily, wrapping herself tightly in her cloak.

She suddenly had an inspiration, weighed a piece of chestnut pastry, and personally brought it to Yin Buran’s lips.

“And Senior Medicine King, what kind of gift does she like?”

“Gold, silver, jewelry, and beautiful clothes. The more luxurious, the better.”

The chestnut pastry was sweet and soft, and the mouth was full of fragrance.

Yin Buran ate from Ning Ruoque’s hand, not having to take out her own hand, which she had finally warmed, and she was so satisfied that her eyes squinted.

After she had finished the last bite, as if unintentionally, she licked away the sugar powder on Ning Ruoque’s fingertips.

The wet touch traveled through her whole body like an electric shock. Ning Ruoque was still holding the hand that had fed her. “Yin Buran—”

Yin Buran nonchalantly turned her head away. “I heard everything you said to Senior Sister.”

“In the final analysis, it’s still a matter of memory. No matter what the reason is, I will eventually cure you.”

The wind stopped at the treetops, gently shaking off a branch of dew.

The noisy sounds of Chu Xuan and Si Mingyue could be vaguely heard in the distance. Even though the hundred herbs were withered, at this moment, Suwen Peak was not deserted.

Ning Ruoque suddenly forgot what she wanted to say and just stood there in a daze.

After a long while, she suddenly reached out and lifted Yin Buran, and pinched her armpit to weigh her.

Then she put down the bewildered Yin Buran, picked up a piece of chestnut pastry, and said seriously, “Ranran, you’re too thin. You should eat more.”

Yin Buran’s expression was blank, and she slapped Ning Ruoque on the head.

But she still carefully took a bite, afraid of dirtying her clothes and hands.

She chewed slowly and also held a cup of tea to drink. After finally finishing, Ning Ruoque had already stuffed the rest into her mouth.

So Ning Ruoque also sat down and brought the new chestnut pastry to Yin Buran’s lips.

The two of them, “you take a small bite, I take a big bite,” shared the same piece of chestnut pastry.

Yin Buran said with a straight face, “In three days, at the Immortal Alliance’s meeting, you will go with us.”

Ning Ruoque just nodded. “Alright.”

She didn’t care what identity she would return with, or what kind of difficulties or concern she would encounter.

Compared to these, it was more important to find a way to take good care of Yin Buran’s body.

But Yin Buran clearly did not think so, and her tone was very serious.

“You are a person of Azurefall Creek. If someone bullies you with their power, Azurefall Creek will naturally protect you.”

Although she was wrapped very tightly, fluffy, and had accidentally gotten sugar powder on the corners of her mouth, she still had to raise her chin to announce this matter to her.

It was really—

“…Mm.” Ning Ruoque tried hard to press her lips together, and finally covered half of her face and lowered her head to cough.

“Cough, cough!”

Yin Buran knitted her brows. “What are you laughing at?”

The latter quickly turned around and continued to laugh until her shoulders shook.

After she had laughed enough, she looked around carefully, confirming that there would not be a Chu Xuan-like thing suddenly appearing by her side.

Only then did she lean over and kiss Yin Buran on the corner of her mouth.

*

Three days, and the weather grand formation of Suwen Peak had not yet been completely repaired.

But some things could not wait, such as the strange movements of the demon race, and the defense of the border city.

The four of them had originally gathered together, so of course, they had to set off together, and in the end, they even brought Qin Jiangli along.

The Immortal Alliance was originally an alliance formed by the human cultivators to resist the demon race and protect the human world.

And after thousands of years of evolution, the purpose of the Immortal Alliance was still to suppress the demon race.

It was just that its nature had long since changed.

The nine hundred and ninety-nine steps in front of the Immortal Alliance’s grand hall were high in the clouds, and it was difficult for mortals to ascend.

Every cultivator in the hall was a renowned figure. With a light placement of a piece, they could decide the fate of countless people.

When Ning Ruoque came in with Yin Buran, she had only disguised herself and did not hide the Dao is Hidden and Nameless sword in her hand.

Not everyone had arrived yet. She roughly scanned the room. There were many old faces, and also many new ones.

Yin Buran sat beside Qin Jiangli and tidied her clothes. “I haven’t been to the Immortal Alliance’s meeting for a long time. I don’t know as much about many things as Chu Xuan and the others.”

Ning Ruoque nodded and exchanged a look with Chu Xuan, who was beside her.

Intentional or unintentional gazes swept over her. She acted as if she hadn’t heard and just stared at the sword in her hand.

However, before she could focus for a moment, a slender hand reached over. Under the desk, her fingertips steadily tapped on Ning Ruoque’s leg.

Yin Buran’s expression was icy, and she snorted lightly. “That person, forty years ago, had been rude to me.”

Ning Ruoque followed her line of sight and happened to meet a man dressed in lavish clothes.

The man instantly turned his head to avoid her, and with a furtive look, he picked up a cup to hide himself.

In the end, Yin Buran did not forget to add, “I just have a good memory. I suddenly remembered when I saw him. It’s not that I’m holding a grudge.”

In just a few breaths, Ning Ruoque had sized the man up and down.

She then replied in a muffled voice, “Mm.”

Yin Buran patted her leg again and pointed out, “The one in black on the left. Twenty years ago, he raised my price at the Ruyi Auction House.”

Ning Ruoque still nodded. “Alright, I’ve remembered it all.”

So the person beside her was obviously satisfied. Although she was still sitting up straight, her white clothes were as white as snow, and she was high and unattainable.

However, the hand under the desk had patted Ning Ruoque a few times, like the wagging tail of a little cat.

Just then, Qin Jiangli spoke with a faint smile, “Fellow Daoist Ning’s memory is also quite good.”

Ning Ruoque: “…”

Ning Ruoque paused for a moment and corrected seriously, “No, I’m just more vengeful.”