"It hit all of us."

"I immediately protected the medicinal herbs, then got hit on the back of my head. Little Ning over there got hit so hard that her whole head embedded into the herb field, and Sanqiu had it even worse, getting struck and sent flying through the air, spinning three and a half times before landing in the herb field."

Yuchi: "..."

Qin Miaoyu looked at Yuchi, who was trying hard not to laugh, and insisted, "Really, I’m not lying to you. The hailstorm was unbelievably powerful; luckily, we’ve always been testing medicines ourselves, eating all sorts of herbs. At the critical moment, the herbs gave us a boost; otherwise, we’d definitely have been done for."

"The senior sisters were all in cultivation when the first wave of hail fell, and it wasn’t until then that Senior Sister Zong rushed out from the window and immediately set up the entire Spiritual Energy Barrier."

Qin Miaoyu wasn’t exaggerating. The hailstones, the size of fists, descended with terrifying force, capable of sending people flying. It was only because the herbs helped at the crucial moment that they survived; otherwise, the hail would have been deadly!

Yuchi smiled and patted Little Miaoyu’s small head, "Does it still hurt now?"

Qin Miaoyu paused in silence, "It doesn’t really hurt anymore. Senior Sister is really reliable in critical moments. As soon as the trouble happened, everyone showed up right away. Sister Qinghan even came rushing out while she was in the bath. Don’t ask me how I know—because I could still see, just couldn’t move."

"Tsk tsk, it was really something beautiful."

Yuchi felt warm inside as he listened, feeling light and at ease: "So did you come to tell me about this incident?"

"No."

Qin Miaoyu shook her head, speaking in an exasperated tone:

"I suddenly remembered I have a sister, who’s also a legendary figure. I know where she lives now, and as I think the sect is really good, I initially asked Sect Leader Senior Brother to invite my sister. My sister is simply a stunning talent; you’d be very impressed."

"But just as I was going to inform you about it, I got hit. I’m starting to suspect this old sky has it out for me."

Hahaha.

Yuchi was surprised to learn that Qin Miaoyu had a sister. He hadn’t realized this little girl was so tight-lipped. It seemed she wanted to check out the situation at the Ascension Gate before inviting her sister over, which was quite thoughtful.

"So Sect Leader Senior Brother, maybe you could visit? My sister is in the State Capital, at Lanyu Medicine Workshop. If you ask around, you’ll find her. Her name is Qin Lanyu; she’s a tremendous beauty with a sweet voice, and quite the talent. No man can resist the allure of such talent."

Qin Miaoyu spoke confidently, clearly missing her sister. Her name was Qin Miaoyu, and her sister was Qin Lanyu. However, given his past experiences with Qin Miaoyu, Yuchi thought names were just first impressions; who knows what kind of extraordinary person this so-called talent might be.

"By the way, Miaoyu, you got one thing wrong. It’s not that all men can’t resist the allure of ’talent.’ Do you know the two words all men definitely can’t resist?" Yuchi asked with a smile.

Xuexiang listened in confusion, while Miaoyu was also puzzled.

The two girls looked at each other, both shaking their heads.

"It’s ’critical condition.’"

Out of bullets, low health, at death’s door—who can resist that!

The two girls: "..."

Hahaha, Yuchi glanced at Xuexiang and then at Miaoyu: "For now, why don’t you both keep busy here? Xuexiang, could you help run around a bit? You can handle Little Ning and Miaoyu’s injuries for now. As for Miaoyu, she’s obviously going to be fine."

"Give Little Ning more attention. She’s just downstairs—though I checked just now, and she’s already asleep, so she should be fine."

Xuexiang nodded confidently, "Alright, Sect Leader Senior Brother, don’t worry. I’ll take care of both of them."

Rolling her eyes, Little Sister Miaoyu exclaimed, "He’s such a great leader!"

"Haha."

Yuchi gave Miaoyu’s bandaged cheek a gentle squeeze. When she winced in pain, he said, "As for your sister, don’t worry. I’ll head to the State Capital as soon as I’m done here and bring your sister over. Then you can both enjoy life at the Ascension Gate."

With that, he left with a smile.

As soon as he stepped out the door, the smile on Yuchi’s face gradually faded. He had just been making his disciple happy, but now, thinking back on it, he felt a lingering fear.