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As the carriage moved forward, the journey was very smooth. In the entire month, the three of them had not met with any trouble, and Hong Ling and Su Yu had become good friends that they could talk about. Su Yu and Xiao Tao were very interested in Hong Ling's experiences in growing up. The youngster took it as telling a story. After hiding some secrets, he narrated his entire life. Even the time he spent with Lian Chengyue, was told without reservation. Su Yu was actually quite envious of the relationship Hong Ling had with Lian Chengyue. When the youth took out the painting that Lian Chengyue had given him, both Su Yu and Xiao Tao were dumbfounded. They had never imagined that such a peerless beauty could exist in this world. She was as beautiful as an immortal.

Hong Ling laughed, this picture scroll was something that Lian Chengyue gave him before he left. In a few more days, he would reach the Great Chu Capital. Hong Ling could not help but look forward to it. Of course, the person he wanted to go to the most was still Jixia Academy. They did not know that during the half year that they had been asleep, Lian Chengyu, Zhihuo, and the rest of them had not been in the imperial city. He was driving the horse carriage, when Xiao Tao who was inside suddenly exclaimed.

"Miss, what happened to you!"

The teenager quickly pulled back the carriage and opened the curtain to take a look. He saw that Su Yu was half lying in Xiao Tao's embrace, with blood trickling down from the corner of his mouth. The blood on top of her silk handkerchief formed a bloody plum.

"Xiao Tao, what's going on?" Hong Ling saw Su Yu's pale white face and asked anxiously.

"Young master, my family's young miss has a heart disease. Every once in a while, she will have a heart attack. She has to obtain a special pill to temporarily suppress it!" Xiao Tao was close to tears, and immediately followed: "The meaning behind young miss going out to participate in Heaven Assembly this time, was originally to participate in the clan. However, some of the clan members were unable to see her well. When we came out, these people destroyed all of the Life Recovery Pills that Miss usually used. A few days ago, due to the fact that Young Master was severely injured, the last one was fed to you by Young Master. Now that the young miss is sick, gongzi, tell me, what should we do!? "

Hong Ling saw that Su Yu's eyes were gradually closed and his face was filled with anxiety. He could not attend to the defense of men and women, so he casually grabbed Su Yu's wrist and checked her pulse. Although he did not know much about medical techniques, his own consciousness was incomparably tyrannical, so he was naturally able to see through Su Yu's illness.

"How could this be?" Hong Ling frowned.

From what he sensed with his divine sense, Su Yu's heart was practically filled with cracks. If not for the powerful vitality in her body and the broken heart, Su Yu would have died. However, the life force that was supporting Su Yu's heart was starting to become chaotic. The net that it had created to maintain Su Yu's heart, seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. Logically speaking, as a late stage Qi Refinement into Spirit cultivator, with his body's self-recovery ability, even if his heart was injured, he should have slowly recovered. It was this power that destroyed Su Yu's heart and prevented it from healing itself.

Without the slightest bit of hesitation, the youth bit his middle finger and dripped a bit of his blood on Su Yu's wrist. He used the Authentic Qi to slowly stimulate the drop of blood, and it flowed down Su Yu's meridians, and slowly swam to the side of her heart, little by little, wrapping around it until it seemed to be broken. With a thought, the drop of blood instantly turned into countless wisps of blood. Under his control, the heart was slowly infected and the cracks were sewn up bit by bit. Very quickly, in less than two hours, Su Yu's heart had been broken and looked completely fine again. However, Hong Ling knew that this was only the most helpless method, and could not cure it at all. Although he had forcefully healed Su Yu's heart, he did not have much time before the power tore apart the girl's heart once more. At that point, her condition would return.

He wanted to help expel that incomparably cold power, but that power did not seem to come from Su Yu's body, but instead came from her soul. Once he used the Tianhuang Lightning Fire to forcefully expel it, then Su Yu's soul would also be damaged. Most importantly, in Hong Ling's perception, the origin of this energy was actually a fated star from the 33 Layered Heavens. In other words, Su Yu himself was the Unique Aristocrat who had broken through the tenth stage of the World Barrier. However, because this fated star could not be refined inside her soul, it caused the changes that affected her heart.

Hong Ling withdrew his arm, looked at the Su Yu who was slowly waking up, and then looked at the incomparably nervous Xiao Tao. He let out a long sigh and said, "Miss Su, if I'm not wrong, you've already broken through the tenth level of the Heaven's Mandate Barrier, right?"

Su Yu looked at Hong Ling with a little surprise and curiosity in his eyes. He asked: "How did Young Master determine that?"

"There's no need to make any judgement!" Hong Ling shook her head, "I am of the same kind of person as Miss Su Yu, so I am naturally very familiar with the fated star in your soul! It's just that, I don't understand why the lady is unable to refine the fated star from above the 33 Layered Heavens. From what I know, once the fated star enters the body, if the host wanted to refine it, it should be very easy! "

"Young master, it's better if you don't ask. I won't tell you about this!" Su Yu shook her head. She herself also felt helpless, but what could she do?

"Actually, even if you didn't tell me, I would have already known!" Hong Ling sighed and said: "This lady's fated star is actually incomplete! Or rather, a large half of your fated star was actually snatched away by someone with great power. As a result, the person who stole and refined half of your fated star would use this to raise their own aptitude. As for you, my lady, you will suffer because of the incomplete fated star. However, as far as I know, only those who have broken through the eighth stage of World Barrier would have a chance of refining a fated star that was forcibly plundered! "

"How do you know!" Su Yu looked at Hong Ling with a slightly shocked expression. How would she know? In Hong Ling's mind, there was nothing wrong with knowing what he had seen and heard from the past two Artifact Spirit s.

"Miss, no need to panic. I am just curious, what kind of person could make you hand over the half of a fated star?" Hong Ling asked.

If the host did not agree to it, no one could steal the Heavenly fated star. The reason why many large clans had passed down for thousands of years was because within these clans, there were more or less ways to raise the future generations' talents. Those were the descendants given to him by the powerful experts who had lured down the fated star before they passed away in meditation. All these people who were able to attract the fated star were experts who had cultivated to the fifth level of Tianren Sage Stage and had already initially comprehended the trajectory of fate. These people, would never be able to take the last step and step into the Monarch Stage in their entire lives. The only thing he could do was to completely draw out his own fated star and leave an opportunity for his descendants to take advantage of.

Breaking through the nine stages of World Barrier, meant that the highest level one could reach was the potential to cultivate to the fifth level of Tianren Sage Stage. And level ten, meant that he possessed the bearing of a ruler, which also meant that he had the potential to step into the Monarch Stage. Although not everyone was able to fully utilize their potential, they still had an opportunity. But Su Yu, had actually taken the initiative to give up the chance for him to enter the Tianming Monarch Stage;

"Young Master, please don't make things difficult for my Young Miss. She also has something to hide!" Xiao Tao said from the side.

"Alright, I was rude, please do not blame me!" He heaved a long sigh. "Miss Su, your illness was only temporarily suppressed by me using a secret technique. I am not confident that I can cure it completely. Please wait for a while! "

Before Su Yu could speak, Xiao Tao spoke first: "Young Noble, do you mean to say that you can cure my Young Miss' illness?"

When Hong Ling saw the excitement in her eyes, he could not help but let out a dry cough. "Cough, Xiao Tao, don't be so agitated. However, once we reach the capital, there might be a way! "

Su Yu shook his head, a desolate look flashed past his eyes. "Young Master, please don't make me happy again. Even the genius doctor invited by the family had once said that this was the only thing I could do in this lifetime. No matter what stage he cultivated to, it was impossible for him to recover. I appreciate your good intentions, but Su Yu's life should be as such, Young Noble need not worry about me!

Seeing her sorrowful expression, Hong Ling didn't know why, but a trace of pity flashed through his heart. After a month of interaction, Su Yu and Xiao Tao had already found a place in the bottom of his heart. Although it couldn't compare to Lian Chengyue's ability, it allowed him to rely on the two of them as close friends. He shook his head, knowing that no amount of persuasion was of any use. However, once he had settled down in the capital, he would naturally have a way to cure Su Yu's strange illness. One must know that during the era of Da Xia where Hong Fu and Na Luo were located, there were already people who had the same illness as Su Yu. Hong Fu and Na Luo had once healed such a person.

"Miss Su Yu, I have already helped you temporarily suppress the injuries in your body. For the rest of the journey, if necessary, he would ask the lady not to use the Authentic Qi. Of course, you don't have to worry, although I am currently unable to cure your illness, it is not difficult for me to suppress your injuries, and even allow you to finish participating in the Heaven Assembly this time around! "

Hong Ling drove the horse carriage and continued forward, he turned and said to Su Yu.

"In that case, Su Yu thanks Young Master. Su Yu was unable to repay his kindness. If there's anything useful that comes my way in the future, please feel free to speak. Although Su Yu is a woman, she still has some strength, but can help Young Master share his worries! "

Su Yu smiled slightly. She was a beautiful woman to begin with, but now her smile was sincere. This made Hong Ling a little infatuated.