Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 240: Nangong Palace Master! Private Chat with Ruoxi!

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Nangong Palace Master! Private Chat with Ruoxi!

The main hall of the Medicine God Temple, with its carved beams and painted rafters, was grand and imposing, an embodiment of ancient simplicity and magnificence!

Coming here made one feel the insignificance of human life.

Su Luo and his companions entered the hall.

He immediately saw Lin Ruoxi.

Seeing her safe and sound, a hint of relief finally appeared on Su Luo’s face.

As Su Luo saw Lin Ruoxi, she also saw him, and just like his reaction, she finally exhaled in relief.

However.

Su Luo did not greet Lin Ruoxi directly.

Inside this grand hall, besides Lin Ruoxi, there were two other women and a man!

Among them, one man and one woman were individuals Su Luo had already met, namely the Elders of the Medicine God Temple, Huang Qingyu and Yan Wushuang.

They were both seated on the elder’s chairs within the hall.

Sitting in the main seat at the top of the hall was a middle-aged beauty dressed in ancient attire, exuding a transcendental aura. Her eyes were currently fixed on Su Luo and the others.

The Hall Master of the Medicine God Temple was actually a woman?

Su Luo was somewhat surprised by this fact.

"We have seen the Nangong Palace Master."

On his way here, Su Luo had already heard from Li Zong about the family name of the Medicine God Temple’s Hall Master, so after they entered the hall, they bowed with folded hands and said.

"You are friends of Ruoxi, there’s no need to be so formal, please take a seat," the Nangong Palace Master said with a light smile.

Su Luo and the others did not know what the Nangong Palace Master really intended to do, so they sat down first.

"Little girl from the An Family, did you inform the adults at home when you sneaked to our Medicine God Temple?" the Nangong Palace Master suddenly asked with a smile after they sat down.

"They definitely know," An Ran did not directly answer whether she had informed her family beforehand, but instead stated that the An Family was definitely aware of her whereabouts.

This, Su Luo did not doubt, for Li Zong had been following An Ran, protecting her, which meant that her movements would inevitably be known to the An Family.

"Did you know that your father has talked to me and asked me to detain you?" the Nangong Palace Master asked again with a smile.

The expressions on both Su Luo and An Ran changed slightly.

Both Su Luo and An Ran were intelligent; they immediately caught the significance of the word "you."

Su Luo frowned. Had An Ran’s father asked the Medicine God Temple to detain them all?

For what reason?

Suddenly, Su Luo thought of something.

Could it be because of the Eight-Patterned Spiritual Ginseng?

Until now, An Ran had not disclosed how she obtained the Eight-Patterned Spiritual Ginseng, only mentioning that she brought it from home!

"I don’t think the Nangong Palace Master would do such a thing," An Ran said with a sweet smile.

"And your reason?" inquired the Nangong Palace Master with a smile.

An Ran replied, "Because my father knows that detaining me would be pointless, so he probably wouldn’t really make such a request. Also, because the Nangong Palace Master is a principled person, doing such a thing would contradict the Medicine God Temple’s philosophy of not interfering in external affairs. Hence, the Nangong Palace Master wouldn’t do so."

Blinking her eyes and grinning lightly, An Ran added, "Of course, there’s an even more important reason—having such unparalleled beauty and unparalleled grace, the Nangong Palace Master must surely have a kind heart as well!"

The moment these words were spoken, Huang Qingyu and Yan Wushuang shot An Ran unusual glances.

They truly had not anticipated An Ran to speak like that.

In the Medicine God Temple, no one had ever dared to speak to the Hall Master in such a manner.

"Even your father addresses me with respect, yet you have gone ahead and reduced me to the same generation as you," the Nangong Palace Master said without any anger, instead giving a faint smile.

Su Luo remained silent by her side.

He was well aware that An Ran could speak to the Nangong Palace Master in this manner only because of her identity and the fact that the Palace Master had taken the initiative to mention her father. Otherwise, An Ran certainly wouldn’t adopt such an attitude.

But now it seemed she had succeeded.

The atmosphere indeed had become much more amiable.

The Nangong Palace Master didn’t mention detaining them any longer.

Afterward, the Nangong Palace Master turned his gaze toward Su Luo, "Are you the man whom Ruoxi has been trying to save at all costs?"

The question from the Nangong Palace Master stirred something in Su Luo’s heart. He nodded and replied, "Yes!"

"How is your recovery?" inquired the Nangong Palace Master.

"I have fully recovered," Su Luo stated.

"That’s good. Our Medicine God Temple has fulfilled its promise," the Nangong Palace Master nodded.

However, Su Luo slightly furrowed his brow.

His recuperation had nothing to do with the Medicine God Temple. The Elixir they had sent, although not bad, was merely on par with the healing elixirs he could concoct himself and did not solve the issue of the Blood Fiend Needle at all.

But Su Luo didn’t publicly refute this and instead inquired, "Hall Master Nangong, may I have a private conversation with Ruoxi?"

"Certainly!" That was the reason she had summoned Su Luo and the others in the first place.

"Thank you, Hall Master." Su Luo expressed his gratitude with a salute of his fist.

Then, Su Luo and Lin Ruoxi left the hall and strolled outside, walking side by side.

"Seeing that you’ve recovered puts my mind truly at ease," Lin Ruoxi initiated the conversation.

Su Luo immediately questioned, "Ruoxi, did the Nangong Palace Master tell you I was revived by the Medicine God Temple’s Elixir?"

At this moment, Lin Ruoxi did not resist Su Luo using the intimate moniker "Ruoxi" as she had in Jiangbei but instead shook her head slightly, "No, after Elder Yan brought me back, he personally selected the miraculous elixirs from within the Medicine God Temple and had them sent to Jiangbei."

However, Lin Ruoxi was incredibly intelligent, and from Su Luo’s words, she picked up on something amiss.

After speaking, she suddenly turned to Su Luo, "Su Luo, are you implying... you weren’t saved by the Medicine God Temple’s Elixir?"

Su Luo nodded, "I recovered by myself. In fact, the damage caused by the Blood Fiend Needle only required me to rest for two or three days before I would heal."

"But those elixirs..." Lin Ruoxi’s beautiful eyes widened. She initially wanted to question further, but she felt that Su Luo had no reason to lie to her.

"So, Elder Yan lied to me?" Lin Ruoxi’s brows creased slightly.

Su Luo explained, "It seems they are interested in your Alchemical Spirit Bloodline, no... it should be the Alchemical Spirit Immortal Body. They want to keep you at the Medicine God Temple!"

Lin Ruoxi could not misunderstand the implication of Su Luo’s words.

"Ruoxi, I have come to the Medicine God Temple to tell you the truth and to bring you back to Jiangbei," Su Luo said earnestly.

If the Medicine God Temple wished to keep Lin Ruoxi through deception, then Su Luo considered it unreliable. He did not want Lin Ruoxi to stay in such a place.

However, after a moment of silence, Lin Ruoxi shook her head and rejected Su Luo, "I’m sorry, I can’t return to Jiangbei with you."

Su Luo frowned and asked gravely, "May I know the reason?"

"I’ve seen a different world and wish to stay here, to learn alchemy. As you said, I possess the Alchemical Spirit Immortal Body, which is most suitable for me," Lin Ruoxi explained.

In the last two days, she had learned about the Medicine God Temple from her mentor, the Palace Master, Nangong Yu, and had discovered an entirely different world.

If she went back to Jiangbei to continue running Qingxi Group, although she would still be the envied wealthy beauty, a successful businesswoman, she would ultimately be just an ordinary person.

Recent events had shown her that as an ordinary person, she couldn’t protect herself, her family, or her friends.

She didn’t want to experience the powerlessness of Shen Qingzhi being taken away again, nor did she want to witness her family’s lives being threatened while she was unable to protect them. Moreover, she disliked seeing herself unable to save someone she cared about, such as the present Su Luo, helplessly.

Remaining in the Medicine God Temple, becoming the sole direct disciple of the Palace Master and the destined heir, would change all that.

Of course, there was one more critical point.

Qing Zhi was willing to sacrifice her life for Su Luo; how could she compete with Qing Zhi for a man?

She intended to uproot that budding feeling that had been sprouting in her heart unknowingly.

By staying in the Medicine God Temple, she could aid Su Luo and help Shen Qingzhi without becoming an obstruction in their path.