Bai Lingxiao inwardly thought this kid was truly devoted to his master, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with him. He picked up Zhang Jingmo in one motion, directly flew into the room, and let Zhang Jingmo lie on the bed.

Bai Lingxiao took out some spiritual medicine and fed Zhang Jingmo a few mouthfuls before Zhang Jingmo's condition eased and he finally had the strength to speak. He asked, "How is it?"

Bai Lingxiao said, "Mid-grade." He knew Zhang Jingmo was definitely inquiring about the grade of the elixir pills.

Zhang Jingmo nodded in satisfaction. With his current cultivation, it was absolutely impossible for him to refine high-grade Molten Fire Pills. Reaching mid-grade was already very good.

Bai Lingxiao tossed a pouch in front of Zhang Jingmo and said, "Take it."

Inside were two Molten Fire Pills. He only needed one in the first place, so the remaining one could be considered Zhang Jingmo's reward for his hard work.

Zhang Jingmo glanced at the pouch and took it without ceremony, tucking it into his bosom. Originally, he thought only two would be successful, so the remaining one was an unexpected delight.

Bai Lingxiao said, "To outsiders, just say there was only one, and I took it."

Zhang Jingmo nodded and asked, "Who was it?"

Bai Lingxiao coldly said, "That guy surnamed Cen."

Zhang Jingmo let out a light snort. Last time, he had already torn off the pretense with Elder Cen, so this time he couldn't even be bothered to put on an act. To think he would harass him while he was refining pills. If not for Bai Lingxiao's assistance, he might have really succeeded.

Bai Lingxiao said in a cold voice, "I crippled one of his hands."

Zhang Jingmo laughed, "Won't the sect master find trouble with you?"

Bai Lingxiao took out the freshly refined Molten Fire Pill from his bosom and said, "Find trouble with me? Let's see if he has the ability to do so." With this Molten Fire Pill, he was confident in breaking through.

After Zhang Jingmo said a few words, his expression grew weary. Lu Guijiu, who had been standing silently at the side, hurriedly said, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Zhang Jingmo said tiredly, "I'll sleep for a bit..." As soon as he finished speaking, under the assault of deep drowsiness, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep slumber.

Seeing Zhang Jingmo's exhaustion, Bai Lingxiao said, "Take good care of your master. I'll head back first. If anything happens, directly transmit a message to call me."

Lu Guijiu let out a low "Mm," his eyes never leaving Zhang Jingmo.

After Bai Lingxiao fully opened the restrictions on Zhang Jingmo's cave abode, he left with the elixir pills.

Seeing Zhang Jingmo sleeping soundly, Lu Guijiu leaned over and hugged him, muttering, "Master, don't abandon me."

Logically speaking, being brought back to Lingxu Sect by Zhang Jingmo and taught like his own son, Lu Guijiu had always been greatly doted on by Zhang Jingmo.

But for some unknown reason, every night Lu Guijiu would dream of being abandoned by Zhang Jingmo. In the dreams, his master was so heartless, looking at him with the eyes of a stranger...

Lu Guijiu felt very uncomfortable with this, so he became more and more eager to get close to Zhang Jingmo, wishing to cultivate with Zhang Jingmo during the day and sleep in the same bed with Zhang Jingmo at night.

And now, Lu Guijiu's wish was about to come true - in order to take care of his weak master, sleeping in the same bed seemed to be a matter of course.

Thinking so contentedly, Lu Guijiu went to get clean clothes and a towel, wanting to wipe Zhang Jingmo's body and change him into clean clothes.

Zhang Jingmo was sleeping soundly, completely unaware of what Lu Guijiu was doing. Lu Guijiu slowly took off Zhang Jingmo's clothes, then took a wet towel and began to wipe Zhang Jingmo's body.

From the exquisite collarbone, to the firm chest, to the beautiful abs with nice v-lines, to...

Zhang Jingmo usually wore loose clothes, making it almost impossible to see how good his figure was. As Lu Guijiu wiped, he became a bit distracted and couldn't help touching Zhang Jingmo's skin several times.

For a cultivator, the body has been refined to the extreme. Zhang Jingmo's skin was not only as white as jade, but also felt almost the same as jade.

Lu Guijiu touched for a good while before coming back to his senses. He dry coughed a few times with some embarrassment, then quickly put Zhang Jingmo in pajamas as if to cover something up.

After doing all this, Lu Guijiu also climbed onto the bed and lay down beside Zhang Jingmo, hugging the person beside him tightly.

Since Zhang Jingmo came back, he never bathed or slept together with Lu Guijiu like when they were young. Lu Guijiu felt lost in his heart, but didn't dare say anything. Today, however, gave him a chance to fulfill his dream. He put his chin on Zhang Jingmo's shoulder, gently touched Zhang Jingmo's white hair with his hand, and felt more and more distressed in his heart. He couldn't help leaning over and kissing him gently.

Lu Guijiu secretly vowed in his heart to never let his master suffer like this again... When he was strong enough, if his master wanted any elixir, he would go out and seize it for him directly.

Zhang Jingmo slept for a long time. When he woke up, he was a little dazed.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was sleeping in bed, wearing a set of clean pajamas. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and he didn't know if it was morning or afternoon.

Zhang Jingmo lay in bed for a while, still feeling weak all over. Seeing this, he simply didn't bother to get up, just lying lazily in bed, spacing out without thinking about anything.

After a while, the door of the room was pushed open. Zhang Jingmo turned his head and saw Lu Guijiu carrying a basin of water, walking towards him.

"Master." Lu Guijiu called out, "You're awake!"

Zhang Jingmo hmmed and said lazily, "How long have I been asleep?"

Lu Guijiu said, "You've been sleeping for several days... If you slept any longer, I would have had to go find Senior Uncle."

Zhang Jingmo said, "Go to the medicine cabinet and get the red peony patterned medicine bottle on the top shelf."

Lu Guijiu agreed and put down the basin to run out.

At first, Zhang Jingmo didn't react to what Lu Guijiu was going to do with the basin of water. After thinking carefully, he realized that Lu Guijiu was actually going to wipe his body.

It made sense that when Lu Guijiu was young, he had bathed together with Zhang Jingmo, and Zhang Jingmo didn't think much of it. But as Lu Guijiu grew older, Zhang Jingmo inexplicably became awkward about it.

Lu Guijiu came back with the medicine bottle in no time. He handed the medicine to Zhang Jingmo. After watching him take it, he asked, "Master, when will you get better?"

Zhang Jingmo smiled, "It's okay, just overused my spiritual power. In a few months, I'll be fine."

Lu Guijiu pursed his lips, obviously not quite believing Zhang Jingmo's words. He hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Master, your hair..."

Hearing this, Zhang Jingmo looked down and found that his hair had all turned white.

Lu Guijiu asked, "This hair... will it be able to turn back in the future?"

Zhang Jingmo touched it and said, "It should, right? It doesn't matter if it doesn't turn back, it doesn't affect anything anyway." He was indifferent to the color of his hair.

Lu Guijiu said, "Master, don't refine pills anymore, okay?"

Zhang Jingmo looked at Lu Guijiu in surprise when he heard this. He said, "Why do you say that?"

Lu Guijiu said, "I don't want Master to get hurt anymore."

But Zhang Jingmo just smiled and didn't say anything.

Seeing Zhang Jingmo smile without speaking, Lu Guijiu thought he had taken his words as a joke, so he secretly vowed in his heart that he must quickly become stronger and protect his beloved master behind him.