Chapter 126

“No need to thank me,” Mo Ruyan said .

Mu Yi thanked her but Mo Ruyan didn’t look happy . Mo Ruyan turned around and left with a spear in her hand . The armed escorts also dispersed .

Mu Yi didn’t mind . Even though he hadn’t spent a long time with Mo Ruyan, he understood her personality well enough . Therefore, he didn’t insist .

Mu Yi stayed where he was and continued practicing his punching technique . He practiced in a different way to try to understand it better .

He could sense his body warming up differently than before . He soon recovered one third of his mind strength . He didn’t continue punching the tree . He knew the results wouldn’t be as good what had already happened .

He went back to his room, had a quick shower and changed his clothes . Mo Ruyan didn’t say anything to him after that . Uncle Cai came to see Mu Yi though . He wanted some advice .

Initially, they were supposed to arrive in Luoyang that evening, but because they had lost time the day before, they wouldn’t be able to . So before arriving in Luoyang, they would have to stop somewhere else for the night .

Even if Mo Ruyan or Uncle Cai didn’t say it, everybody understood how important the night would be . There was a possibility they would run into trouble again .

They could all imagine, but what about Mu Yi . The reason why Uncle Cai had come to him was clear . Mu Yi wasn’t a diviner, but he was the one who had noticed the bandits the day before . If he hadn’t the situation would have been far more dangerous .

Maybe Big Slave wouldn’t have been able to do much if they had been attacked by surprise . Even though Mu Yi knew what was going on, he couldn’t say anything . If he did, they wouldn’t believe him . They might even think that he had ulterior motives .

“They were threatening but not dangerous,” said Mu Yi .

Uncle Cai wasn’t relieved but he wasn’t as worried after talking to him . Uncle Cai didn’t just want to be relieved though, he wanted to be sure . He believed what Mu Yi said . Plus, Mu Yi was strong .

After Uncle Cai left, Mu Yi shook his head and closed his eyes . He continued studying the changes in his body, focusing on the changes to his mind strength .

He didn’t move the whole day . He didn’t leave the carriage at all . Uncle Cai came to him during the lunch break but Big Slave prevented Uncle Cai from disturbing Mu Yi . Therefore, on that day, nobody saw Mu Yi . Mo Ruyan was curious too .

She was wondering what Mu Yi was doing . In the evening, Mu Yi finally came out of the carriage . Even though it was already dark, Mo Ruyan could see that Mu Yi’s face was devoid of color .

“Little Taoist priest, are you alright?” asked Mo Ruyan .

She couldn’t help calling him that . She wasn’t the only one who still called Mu Yi “Little Taoist priest” either .

“I’m alright,” said Mu Yi .

Even though he said he was alright, he felt dizzy . He didn’t look alright at all .

“It’s nighttime . You should take advantage of that and leave with Big Slave,” said Mo Ruyan .

It was the second time that Mo Ruyan had told Mu Yi to leave with Big Slave . She really meant it this time .

“Can I have some hot water?” said Mu Yi ignoring what she said .

Mo Ruyan looked at him and left without saying anything . After that, Uncle Cai came out and took Mu Yi to a room . There was hot water in a big wooden tub . After he left the room, Mu Yi took a sheet of paper out of his bag and put it in the water .

The water turned black . The smell of medicinal herbs filled the space . Bubbles appeared on the surface of the water . Mu Yi watched it .

I wouldn’t dare go in if I hadn’t prepared it myself .

He took off his Taoist robe and stepped into the tub . The water was scalding but Mu Yi grit his teeth against the sensation . After a short time, his skin, initially devoid of color, turned red .

He looked like a shrimp because his face was so red . Steam rose off the water . The reason why Mu Yi had turned red was because of the sacrificial ritual . He couldn’t stop the sacrificial ritual until forty-nine days had passed . He had to do it everyday .

He did it in the evening because he couldn’t do it during the day . He had to use water for his ingredients and religious tools because his cultivation level was still too low .

If Mu Yi had been strong enough, he would have been able to finish the sacrificial ritual in a few days . He wouldn’t have needed forty-nine days . Unfortunately, he wasn’t strong enough yet . He just had to do it step by step .

He chose the evening because he had more time to recover after . Each time he did the sacrificial ritual, he used lots of mind strength and blood strength . He was exhausted when he was done .

If Mu Yi tried to do it in a few days like the really strong experts, he would have died after four or five days . Therefore, he did it in the evening and allowed himself time to recover . He was never badly injured doing it that way .

However, today he decided to do it during the day even though he hadn’t completely healed . His equilibrium was broken and now he was injured . When Mu Yi came out of the carriage, he seemed to be in a really bad shape because of that . He needed to take a bath in medicinal herbs to recover .

Mu Yi understood this evening was extremely important . A great battle was going to happen . Big Slave wouldn’t be able to solve the issue alone .

Mu Yi could protect himself when doing the sacrificial ritual . It was still best to not be tied down . If the enemy was really strong, then he wouldn’t be able to do much . If he was interrupted at all during the sacrificial ritual, the consequences would be terrible for him and Nian Nuer .

Therefore, Mu Yi preferred doing it during the day today . Getting injured wasn’t a concern because he needed to be prepared for the evening .