Wu Chang Jie

54

When Zong Zi Heng returned to his guest residence, he saw Huang Hong and Huang Wu guarding the door, and he cast a questioning glance.

"Your Highness." Huang Wu said, "Ninth Highness is sulking in the house and refuses to come out."

Zong Zi Heng looked at the tightly closed doorway and let out a soft sigh. It was true that he had spoken too harshly before, but the older Zong Zi Xiao is, the more opinionated he became. If he wasn't taught to understand right and wrong and accept gains and losses at critical moments, it would be even harder to correct him later.

"Your Highness, would you like to go in and take a look?"

Zong Zi Heng hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "You guys take him back to Daming."

Huang Hong smiled bitterly, "Ninth Highness will not come with us."

"Then keep an eye on him. We'll go home after I've settled the things here."

"Yes, then Gong Shu Ju ..."

"Don't mention it again." Zong Zi Heng said with a stern face.

The two brothers looked at each other, "... yes."

Zong Zi Heng intended to go and see Xu Zhi Nan and Cheng Yan Zhi.

The Chunyang Sect disciples were guarding outside their guest residence day and night, each with a gloomy and listless face.

When they saw Zong Zi Heng, several of them bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"Where is your Senior Brother? I want to go and see him."

"Senior Brother is at Senior Brother Cheng's."

"Cheng Zhen Ren has woken up?"

The disciple said grimly, "No."

"I'll go and see."

"Ah, Your Highness." They were puzzled, "Senior Brother has said that no one is allowed to ... disturb them."

Zong Zi Heng said, "I am worried about his health and want to persuade him not to overwork himself." After saying this, he walked through several people and walked straight into the courtyard.

Those disciples did not dare to stop him and could only look at each other.

Zong Zi Heng walked up to Cheng Yan Zhi's room and knocked gently on the door, "Brother Xu, it's me."

There was no sound inside the room, but through a door, one could smell the strong scent of herbs inside.

"Brother Xu?" Zong Zi Heng waited for a moment and knocked again.

There was a sudden thud from inside, like a person falling to the ground.

Zong Zi Heng hurriedly pushed open the door, "Xu ..." He was stunned by the sight before him.

On the floor, seven old brass candlesticks were placed in the order of the seven stars of the Big Dipper, on which were placed white candles, each one as thick as an adult's wrist, burning with a glowing flame.

Xu Zhi Nan collapsed weakly to the floor and said in a mute voice, "Close ... close the door, quick."

Zong Zi Heng came back to his senses and quickly closed the door, isolating all the Chunyang Sect disciples who had arrived at the sound of the door. He hurriedly tried to run over to help Xu Zhi Nan up, but just as his foot lifted up, it changed to a gentle landing, lest his lapel carry half a breath of wind - he had already guessed what was in front of him.

He helped Xu Zhi Nan to a chair and lowered his voice, "Brother Xu, is this the ... Seven Star Life-Sustaining Lamp?"

Xu Zhi Nan grabbed Zong Zi Heng's wrist with a force that was not at all like that of a sick and weak person, "Zi Heng, you absolutely must not tell anyone."