Chapter 661 Shifting Stars
But Zhu Wenwu.
Chen Yang did not know the extent of the opponent's injuries, so he dared not be absolutely sure.
The place where Zhu Wenwu was located was not within the Zhu family's residence but on the back mountain outside the manor.
There were no guards here, as almost no one came here except for Zhu Wenwu.
The mountain path was overgrown with weeds, clearly indicating it had not been walked on by many people.
Because the mountain path was difficult to navigate, Zhu Wenyu had escorted the two to the foot of the mountain.
"Keep going straight along this path, and you will see the cave. Your father is there."
Seeing Chen Yang and Zhu Que not leaving, Zhu Wenyu's face broke into a smile.
A few minutes later, Chen Yang looked at the cave entrance in front of him and exclaimed, "This chilling cold is already visible to the naked eye!"
Even without using his spiritual power to probe, Chen Yang was shocked by the visible cold air.
Zhu Que was also speechless with fright.
Little Uncle had said that her father had been in this cave for over ten years, never leaving.
Although Zhu Que harbored some resentment towards her father in her heart, seeing his condition lessened that resentment considerably.
Zhu Wenwu, hearing Chen Yang's voice from outside, called out, "Come in, there are no doors here!"
After Chen Yang and Zhu Que entered, they found the cave was not very spacious.
However, the crystal-clear ice made the narrow cave seem somewhat expansive.
The visible cold air within the cave was emanating from this ice.
Upon seeing Zhu Que, Zhu Wenwu immediately got up in surprise, "Que'er, why have you come here!"
"The air here is too cold. You are a girl; you cannot stay here long. Let's go outside to talk."
As Zhu Wenwu spoke, he reached out to take Zhu Que's hand to lead her out.
But Zhu Que stood rooted to the spot, unmoving.
"I am also a Grandmaster martial artist. Although the cold is severe, it is not enough to injure me so quickly."
Zhu Wenwu was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on his face.
In Zhu Wenwu's heart, his daughter was still the little girl who used to be in his arms.
He never expected that upon meeting again, his daughter would have grown to the Grandmaster level.
Even within the Zhu family, there were not many Grandmasters.
Let alone his daughter being so young!
"For you to have reached the Grandmaster realm so quickly, just this alone means no one would dare refuse you as the family head."
More than ten years ago, both Zhu Wenwu and Zhu Wenyu had the opportunity to become family heads precisely because of their high martial artist talent.
Among them, Zhu Wenyu, compared to Zhu Wenwu, possessed a more meticulous mind.
Although the Zhu family was nominally a secular family, the power of their martial artists held a very significant position.
Zhu Que shook her head and repeated what she had just told Zhu Wenyu.
Zhu Wenwu was overjoyed, "It can be cured?"
Zhu Wenwu felt immense guilt regarding his younger brother's injuries.
If it weren't for him, his brother would not have been so gravely injured.
Zhu Wenwu wished those injuries were on him instead!
Chen Yang immediately chimed in, "Not only him, but I can also try to treat your injuries, Uncle."
It would have been too difficult for Zhu Que to say these words, so Chen Yang took it upon himself.
Zhu Wenwu stood frozen, staring at Chen Yang, and after a long pause, a bitter smile appeared on his face, "You think this is too simple. My injuries... if they could be cured, they would have been..."
Before he could finish, Zhu Que interrupted him, "Try it. The Heavenly Physician Hall has treated many difficult and complicated illnesses. If even the Celestial Venerable cannot save him, then we will find another way."
Facing Zhu Que's concern, Zhu Wenwu's tears immediately welled up.
His daughter was worried about his health!
"Alright, alright, of course, I am willing to try!"
As Zhu Wenwu spoke, he sat down on the ice bed.
Chen Yang sat on the other side, placing a hand on Zhu Wenwu's chest.
The cold here was too severe; to fully assess Zhu Wenwu's internal injuries, Chen Yang had to start from his heart.
The temperature there was the highest. Even if the bodily functions in other areas were affected by the cold, the area around the heart would not be too greatly impacted.
When Chen Yang's spiritual and internal energy entered Zhu Wenwu's body, Chen Yang finally understood what Zhu Wenyu had meant.
Zhu Wenwu did not have any severe injuries within his body. Although there were a few blockages in his meridians, these were common ailments for martial artists.
It was related to the cultivation techniques each martial artist learned.
Zhu Wenwu's real problem stemmed from the rapid consumption of internal energy!
The so-called lifespan was the number of days a person's body could function.
The reason martial artists lived longer than ordinary people was because their bodies were healthier due to their cultivation.
Every injury caused immense damage to a person's physical condition, thereby reducing their lifespan.
However, after treatment with herbs or other methods, most of these damages could be recovered.
But in Zhu Wenwu's case, there was a very strange phenomenon.
Zhu Wenwu's blood flowed at an extremely fast rate, several times faster than that of an ordinary person.
If Zhu Wenwu were not an exceptionally powerful martial artist, he would have likely exploded by now.
Such a blood flow rate was definitely not bearable by an ordinary person.
Zhu Wenwu could clearly feel Chen Yang's internal energy stagnating within him and said, "Do you feel it too? This is still in the ice cellar. If we were outside the ice cellar, this flow rate would be even faster."
Hearing this, Zhu Que also looked at Chen Yang with concern.
If even the Heavenly Physician Saint, Chen Yang, could not heal him, then perhaps no one in this world could.
"Can you tell me how you were injured back then, Uncle?" Chen Yang knew he could not continue searching for the cause of the illness like a headless fly.
Zhu Wenwu's condition was too extraordinary; Chen Yang had never encountered such a situation in any ancient texts.
Zhu Wenwu slowly closed his eyes, and the scene of that battle from years ago flashed in his mind.
"That was a battle I will never forget in my life. Not many from the Zhu family participated because we didn't know the opponent's background, and the Zhu family couldn't afford to completely offend them. Apart from Wenyu and me, only a collateral elder took action."
"With every move they made, they seemed to shift the stars."
"I swear, that was the most peculiar sight I have ever witnessed."
"The stars in the sky seemed to be controlled by him. Under that oppressive might, I couldn't even exert my full strength."
"The stars moved at a rapid pace, and it was at that moment that the blood within my body began to change according to the speed of the moving stars."