I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 20: Is he a master or an ordinary person?

Meng Yirou is actually quite brave.

At least when Bai Feier saw her about to do that, her face turned pale, but she didn't dare to stop her and could only whisper, "Holy Maiden, you can't mess with the senior's medicine cabinet!"

The Holy Maiden of the Divine Healer Palace is truly audacious!

Even though Bai Feier thought Senior Gu was easy to talk to, she brought people over and ransacked his medicine cabinet when he wasn't there. No matter how good-tempered a person is, they would never tolerate such behavior!

Wouldn't that mean both she and Meng Yirou would be doomed?

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look."

Meng Yirou, however, was completely unconcerned. Few in this world could remain indifferent to her reputation as the Holy Maiden of the Divine Healer Palace. Meng Yirou didn't believe that this reclusive Senior Gu was one of them; in fact, she subjectively felt that whether this Senior Gu was genuine was still debatable.

At least she simply didn't believe that any alchemist or physician in this world could concoct the Star Moon Divine Water in the short span of a cup of tea.

Her master couldn't do it, and her master was already a ninth-grade alchemist who had reached the pinnacle of alchemy.

"Since you're not here, I'll just look at your things..."

Thinking about it, Meng Yirou reached out and pulled the drawer of the medicine cabinet—it opened so easily without any restrictions or locks.

Then, there was nothing inside.

She frowned and opened several other drawers, but found nothing there either.

According to Bai Feier, Senior Gu selected Longevity Ironwood, Crimson Gold Grass, and Ancient Dragon Tooth Powder from the medicine cabinet before refining the medicine. It was as if those rare and precious materials, which were extremely rare even in the Divine Palace of Healing, were simply placed in the medicine cabinet so that anyone could find them.

But there's nothing here.

This only deepened Meng Yirou's suspicions. No matter how otherworldly they were, those rare and precious herbs were still their own collections accumulated over many years, right? Why wouldn't they keep them properly and instead set up a clinic and put them in a medicine cabinet with such seriousness?

Unless that Senior Gu doesn't care about these so-called "natural treasures" at all, but Meng Yirou has never met such a person.

She also couldn't believe that anyone could be so dismissive of such precious items that could cause bloodshed.

"Miss Fei'er, it seems that what you said isn't quite true."

Meng Yirou turned around with some disappointment, looked at Bai Feier, and raised her eyebrows. She didn't think Bai Feier was lying, because the poison she was afflicted with could only be cured by Star Moon Divine Water, or even rarer divine medicines. Divine medicines weren't commonplace; it was impossible for ordinary people to obtain them.

Such treasures, which even Mahayana cultivators would fight over, are something that not only the Bai family, but even the royal family of the Sun Flame Dynasty, could not obtain.

Therefore, Meng Yirou's suspicions changed.

She thought that Bai Feier might not have been poisoned by the so-called "Devouring Demon Gu," but simply that her cultivation had suddenly been lost and then inexplicably returned. After all, she was considered one of the dynasty's most outstanding talents, and it was quite normal for her to suddenly fall from grace and not be able to think clearly.

As for the help from this so-called "reclusive master"... Meng Yirou still felt that it was true.

Because the divine weapon at Bai Feier's waist is no fake!

Her own weapon was a pair of Yin-Yang Jade Rings of Saint-grade quality. She could afford such a weapon because she was the Holy Maiden of one of the Three Divine Palaces in the world. But what about Bai Feier?

Even Bai Qianshan, the patriarch of the Bai family, couldn't afford such a fine item. In Meng Yirou's eyes, Bai Qianshan didn't seem like a "good father" who doted on his daughter so much that he would give her a sacred-grade divine weapon that was hard to find in the entire Sun Flame Dynasty.

Despite her doubts, since she was already here, Meng Yirou thought that she should at least see the real person behind the "senior" that Bai Feier had mentioned.

But this clinic... tsk, it looks like it's about to fall into disrepair.

"These herbs should be in Senior Gu's medicine cabinet..."

Bai Feier also seemed very embarrassed.

She wasn't worried that Meng Yirou would think she was full of lies or talking nonsense; she was more concerned about that Senior Gu.

The person who helped her, gave her the miraculous medicine, and gifted her a divine weapon was Senior Gu, who looked very young.

Rather than saying Bai Feier was afraid of offending Meng Yirou, it would be more accurate to say that she disliked Meng Yirou offending Gu Heng. These prodigies who came from extraordinary forces always felt that they had powerful backers, and their personalities were mostly unruly. Moreover, Bai Feier really didn't dare to say whether Senior Gu or the Palace Master of the Divine Healer Palace was more powerful.

"If we don't see him, then this trip will be rather..."

Meng Yirou was still somewhat dissatisfied, but soon, a detached voice reached her ears.

"Miss Fei'er is back again."

Meng Yirou was about to ask Bai Feier where that senior might have gone when she turned her head and saw a young man standing at the doorway leading to the back hall, staring at them with a half-smile.

Meng Yirou immediately began to look him over.

……mortal.

He looks like an ordinary person no matter how you look at him.

He showed no trace of true qi, which could be interpreted as indicating that his cultivation was extremely profound and well concealed. However, Meng Yirou had seen her fair share of powerful individuals. True powerhouses, even if their cultivation level was unclear, possessed an imposing aura. Yet, this person before her lacked even the slightest trace of the aura of a true powerhouse ingrained in his very being…

Or perhaps, he became too deeply immersed in the mortal world, and even the demeanor of a strong person was completely worn away.

But Meng Yirou frowned, still feeling that this person was probably just an ordinary mortal.

But Bai Feier stepped forward and greeted Gu Heng sincerely: "Young Master Gu, we are so sorry to have disturbed you so abruptly."

Young Master Gu?

Meng Yirou's eyes flickered.

When she came before, Bai Feier warned her that this senior didn't like being called "senior" and addressed her as "young master." So it seems that this must be "Senior Gu".

An arrogant prodigy at the Nascent Soul stage behaved so politely in front of this seemingly mortal youth...

Was he a reclusive master or just an ordinary person? But Gu Heng looked at Meng Yirou for a long while before saying, "Is this Miss Fei'er's friend?"

Hmm, she has a rather gentle appearance, quite different from Bai Feier's slightly resilient and dashing looks. She is also a delicate beauty, but she doesn't look like a cultivator. However, it's normal for Bai Feier to be friends with mortals. After all, she is so close to her mortal servant named Bai Mo, so she certainly wouldn't mind being best friends with mortals, right?

"I am Yirou, and I apologize for my unauthorized visit."

Meng Yirou remained calm. She lowered her stance and wanted to test whether this person was a master or an ordinary person.

She also deliberately did not reveal her identity.