Shen Muzhi and Lu Wuming's match was scheduled for the morning.
So even though he had been tossed and turned all night, You Siqi still resolutely accompanied Shen Muzhi to the competition venue the next morning and sat down in the spectator seats.
Not long after, Liu Buli came to his side and sat down with him. Glancing back at You Siqi, who looked uncomfortable no matter how he sat, Liu Buli suddenly understood and asked with a smile, "It seems your battle yesterday was quite intense?"
"Isn't this all your fault?" You Siqi glared. When Lu Wuming wasn't around, he never had much fear talking to Liu Buli alone.
Pursing his lips, You Siqi said, "I originally thought you really went to declare war yesterday. But in the latter half of the night, I realized. You clearly set a trap for me! You said we were both from the same hometown, so by all rights, you should have been closer to me! Why did you help Shen Muzhi trick me? You helped the wrong person!"
Liu Buli rubbed his chin, his beautiful eyes narrowing into thin slits. Coupled with the smile on his face, he did indeed have a somewhat seductive aura.
After a moment of thought, he gave his answer: "Actually, it's not that I specifically wanted to help either of you. I just found it more interesting, and my favorite couple gets to have sweet moments every day, which makes me very happy. Don't you think so too?"
No, I don't think so at all.
Because my back and waist are sore, and it's hard to even sit here.
The surrounding audience had gradually increased. You Siqi was too thin-skinned to say these words out loud.
So he could only look at Liu Buli with eyes full of accusation, hoping that the other party could understand his thoughts through his gaze.
However, a fox is still a fox. Seeing the little rabbit's wronged look, he only felt happier and had no psychological burden.
So he reached out and patted You Siqi's shoulder. Liu Buli took out a box of ointment from his Qiankun bag and placed it in You Siqi's hand. He said, "Your cultivation is too low right now. If it's not good on a daily basis, it's fine to use some medicine. Consider this my gift to you. Keep it well and try it when you get back. It's quite effective."
You Siqi naturally wouldn't be polite with him.
Taking the ointment, he pouted and muttered helplessly, "Speaking of which, I actually find it a bit strange. Is it mainly because I have no talent? After cultivating for so long, my cultivation is still so low. It seems like others achieve twice the result with half the effort, while I get half the result with ten times the effort. From this perspective, it's really disheartening."
"What's there to say? Cultivation is inherently going against the heavens. Your body isn't suited for cultivation either. Being able to cultivate at all now is not easy. Look at it optimistically, this is already quite good." Liu Buli gave him a rare word of comfort, which made You Siqi feel a little flattered.
He was still fiddling with the box of ointment in his hand, and he unconsciously unscrewed it to smell the scent. The pure white ointment emitted a faint fragrance, a scent that, once smelled, would be unforgettable.
You Siqi's eyes widened, his face suddenly filled with shock. He spoke in a very carefully lowered voice. He said to Liu Buli, "Isn't this 'Withering Bones Revived'? Don't tell me you usually use such a precious item for… bedroom activities?"
"Why not?" Liu Buli shrugged, giving him a very Liu Buli-esque answer. He said, "Ointment is made to be used, isn't it? Try it when you get back. It's definitely much more useful than ordinary ointments."
Isn't that obvious?
This is the best ointment in the entire cultivation world. If ordinary ointment could even be a ten-thousandth as effective, it would already be considered good, alright?
The look of horror on You Siqi's face did not subside.
Liu Buli just rolled his eyes at him and continued, "You think too much and are very inexperienced. As long as it's something useful to yourself, what does it matter if it's a little expensive? As long as it works. If you don't believe me, go back and tell Shen Muzhi that this medicinal ingredient is particularly useful for your recovery. See what Shen Muzhi chooses. He'll definitely use it all on you without hesitation, just like me."
You Siqi blinked.
He thought about Liu Buli's words and felt they made quite a bit of sense.
So he put the ointment into his embrace. He thought for a moment and said, "Shen Muzhi can also make this. But he usually doesn't prepare too much. He always feels that he won't suffer such severe injuries, so once he's sure he can make it, he doesn't make any more."
"Then it will be good for Physician Shen to practice his skills from now on. Isn't that great?" Liu Buli said with a smile.
However, he didn't say the latter half of the sentence—
As you recover faster and faster, Shen Muzhi's good days will also increase. Even for his own benefit, Shen Muzhi will definitely refine medicine diligently and will no longer be lazy because he feels it's not needed.
He didn't say it, and You Siqi didn't think in that direction.
Instead, he felt that Liu Buli was a good person and nodded with some gratitude.
As the two of them were talking, the spectator seats were almost full. Shen Muzhi and Lu Wuming stood facing each other on the martial arts stage. With the referee's command, today's competition officially began.
In fact, after the previous few rounds of fighting, Lu Wuming had roughly understood what "stopping at the right moment" meant.
However, when dealing with Shen Muzhi, he had no intention of stopping at the right moment. With a movement of his long sword, countless long swords condensed from mist appeared beside him.
With another flick of his sword, those water swords surged towards Shen Muzhi.
Each sword was incredibly fast, and matching their speed was the spiritual energy they carried, which was no less potent.
Shen Muzhi quickly activated his cultivation technique, creating a giant net of raging fire in front of him.
When the net collided with the long swords, a loud "sizzle" erupted.
Amidst the billowing smoke, Shen Muzhi remembered that You Siqi had told him that in the novel, he had used raging fire to kill Lu Wuming.
Looking at Lu Wuming, who wielded water magic with such fluidity, Shen Muzhi suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
Liu Buli, for his foolish disciple…
He had truly gone to great lengths.