Before long, Su Zimo and Liu Ping arrived in front of Yang Ruoxu's cave abode.
Not far away, a red streak of light sped over – it was the Scarlet Rainbow Princess.
"Zimo, I heard that you were out of seclusion so I came here directly. Indeed, you're here," The Scarlet Rainbow Princess greeted.
With a heavy heart, Su Zimo merely nodded slightly as a greeting.
The three of them turned around and looked at the cave abode not far away.
In just a few days, this abode had become slightly dilapidated and deserted. There were no Immortal Servants or Daoist Children standing guard nearby.
The spirit garden and herb garden nearby were trampled into a mess by some spirit beast and no one took care of it.
One had to know that Inner Sect disciples could choose a hundred Immortal Servants and Dao Children to help them deal with some miscellaneous and trivial matters.
However, along the way, Su Zimo did not see any of Yang Ruoxu's Dao children.
Su Zimo pushed open the door and entered.
The moment he entered the cave abode, he smelled a strong medicinal smell mixed with a hint of blood.
The cave abode was dark and no one even lit a candle.
Su Zimo's expression darkened as he continued forward.
"Is someone here?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded from the front with a weak aura.
The moment he said that, a series of violent coughs sounded.
"Young Master, don't get up. I'll go take a look."
Immediately after, there was a flurry of frantic sounds.
Before long, a Dao child ran out from the front. His hair was messy and his body was covered in blood. He looked exhausted and had not slept for a few days.
"You guys are …"
The Dao child spoke.
"I'm Su Zimo. I'm here to visit Senior Brother Yang."
Su Zimo said in a deep voice.
"Ah!"
The Dao child froze for a moment before recovering.
He seemed to have heard of Su Zimo's name and hurriedly bowed to Su Zimo and the other two. "Greetings, Exalted Immortals. Please follow me."
The Daoist children were not considered disciples of the Academy. They were just immortal servants. When they saw the disciples of the Academy, they had to respectfully greet them as Immortals.
Su Zimo and the other two followed the Dao child. After walking for a few dozen feet, they saw a jade bed in front of them. A man was lying on it. His face was yellow and his life force was weak. It was Yang Ruoxu.
"Young Master, someone is here to see you!"
The Daoist child ran to Yang Ruoxu's bed and knelt down. He cried out softly with a choked voice.
In the past few days, other than Su Zimo and the other two, no one else had come to visit Yang Ruoxu, even if it was just for show.
Therefore, when the Dao child said that, he felt a wave of sadness in his heart.
"I heard you."
Yang Ruoxu smiled and said, "Help me up."
The Daoist child got up and supported Yang Ruoxu. He sat up and leaned against the headboard.
"Where are the other immortal servants?"
Su Zimo's face darkened as he frowned. "Why are you alone?"
"Hmph!"
Hearing this, the Daoist child suddenly became agitated and said angrily, "They all abandoned Young Master and left to find other backers!"
"Don't say that."
Yang Ruoxu smiled faintly and said, "I was the one who dismissed them. I'm severely injured and don't have long to live. I'll only be a burden to them if they follow me."
"But you're in danger now. How could they leave you alone and leave just like that!"
"You've always treated us so well, young master! You gave us elixirs and elemental spirit stones and let us cultivate with you. "
"You even explained and preached to us. You've never looked down on us because of our background …"
At this point, the Daoist child was already on the verge of tears. He pouted and tears welled up in his eyes as he tried his best to stop them from flowing.
"I don't have a good background and have been mocked by many."
Yang Ruoxu said, "I know that feeling. It's terrible. Since that's the case, how could I look down on you and mock you?"
At that point, Princess Chi Hong's heart skipped a beat. She turned away with reddened eyes and sighed internally. The fickleness of human nature and the fickleness of the world.
Yang Ruoxu was an upright person and did not like to form cliques. Furthermore, he was born in the lower world and was isolated in the academy without many friends.
All these years, other cultivators were unwilling to get too close to him because of the Moonlight Sword Immortal.
Now that Yang Ruoxu was in trouble, there were even fewer people who would visit him.
However, the immortal servants and Daoist children who followed Yang Ruoxu were the ones who received the most grace from him. Now that they had left, it was a pity.
Yang Ruoxu reached out and wiped away the tears on the Daoist child's face gently, saying softly, "Don't cry. You're still with me and haven't left."
"Yes!"
The Daoist child nodded vigorously. "Don't worry, young master. As long as I'm alive, I'll always be by your side!"
Su Zimo walked forward and caressed the Daoist child's forehead gently.
The Daoist child's eyelids felt heavy and he fell asleep in a daze.
Su Zimo noticed that the Daoist child had not closed his eyes for many days and was extremely exhausted – that was why he used a Dao technique to let him rest.
"Thank you,"
Yang Ruoxu nodded gently.
"Junior Brother Su …"
Yang Ruoxu had just opened his mouth when he seemed to have thought of something. "You've already been accepted as an in-name disciple by the Patriarch. I should address you as Senior Brother Su."
"There's no need for that between us,"
Su Zimo said, "Brother Yang, if you don't mind, we can just call each other brothers!"
Yang Ruoxu hesitated for a moment before smiling. "Alright, I don't have long to live anyway. I shouldn't implicate you."
"What happened?"
Su Zimo asked in a deep voice.
Yang Ruoxu remained silent for a long time before shaking his head. "Forget it. There's no need to bring up the past."
"I heard that someone from the Pang clan made a move. Was it because of Pang Yu's death?" Su Zimo asked.
"No," Yang Ruoxu replied.
Yang Ruoxu replied, "It was just a coincidental conflict. You can't blame others for your lack of skills."
Yang Ruoxu knew that if he told the truth, Su Zimo would definitely stand up for him. By then, he would definitely be implicated.
Although Su Zimo was an in-name disciple of the Patriarch of the academy, he had just joined the academy and his cultivation realm was not high. There was no way he could fight against those from the academy.
"Someone from the academy was involved?"
Seeing that Yang Ruoxu was unwilling to say more, Su Zimo vaguely guessed something and asked again.
Yang Ruoxu remained silent.
After pausing for a moment, Yang Ruoxu suddenly changed the topic. "Right, there's something else that's a little strange."
"Back then, those people could have taken my life but they did not kill me. They only severely injured my Essence Spirit before leaving."
Liu Ping tilted his head slightly and analyzed. "Senior Brother Yang is an inner sect disciple of the academy after all. The person who made a move probably had some reservations and did not dare to go overboard."
"That's possible."
Yang Ruoxu pondered and said, "However, I still feel that something is wrong. I can't put my finger on it."
"Brother Su, it's best that you don't leave the academy for the time being. Cultivate in seclusion for a period of time."
Yang Ruoxu reminded again.
Su Zimo did not comment and chatted with Yang Ruoxu for a while more. Seeing that the latter looked tired, he left with Liu Ping and Princess Chi Hong.
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