Transmigrated into a Heartthrob Novel and Went OOC Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Since the day when Zhongli Yueshui informed Fang Chaozhou about the bone marrow cleansing, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t step out of the main house anymore. On one hand, it was because of his injured foot, and on the other hand, Zhongli Yueshui set up a barrier.

Zhongli Yueshui changed the location for purging Xue Danrong’s demonic energy to another room. During these seven days, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t go out and could only listen to the sounds outside. If he heard footsteps, he would quickly open the window, but he would always see Zhongli Yueshui instead of Xue Danrong.

Fang Chaozhou’s hand, supporting the window sill, stiffened for a moment, then he managed to force a smile and said, “Master, I just want some fresh air.”

Zhongli Yueshui didn’t scold him, just glanced at him and turned away, leaving Fang Chaozhou silently sighing from inside the window.

As the day of the bone marrow cleansing approached, Fang Chaozhou became increasingly anxious. He didn’t want to undergo the procedure, but he had no say in front of Zhongli Yueshui. Now, he could only pin his hopes on his master.

Perhaps his master would learn about this and oppose it, taking him away.

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Seeing Fang Chaozhou’s expression, Xue Danrong turned around slowly and called out to the man not far away, “Master.”

Zhongli Yueshui nodded slightly. “You don’t need to come tomorrow. Go back and cultivate properly.”

“Yes.” Xue Danrong lowered his head and replied.

Zhongli Yueshui glanced at Fang Chaozhou, who was looking at Xue Danrong with anticipation, and his gaze darkened. He continued, “Danrong, come with me to select a sword.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the open window in Fang Chaozhou’s room closed.

Fang Chaozhou looked at the closed window, and his whole being instantly sank. He leaned weakly against the window, feeling powerless.

This was his last hope, and he had only managed to utter a few words, but his junior martial brother definitely didn’t understand his meaning.

Because the bone marrow cleansing was scheduled for the next day, Fang Chaozhou couldn’t sleep well that night. He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He only managed to doze off for a short while as dawn approached, but he wasn’t fully asleep. As soon as he heard footsteps approaching, he opened his eyes.

When he saw the man standing by his bed, Fang Chaozhou quickly closed his eyes, pretending to still be asleep, but it was too late.

“Fang Chaozhou, get up,” Zhongli Yueshui’s cold voice rang out.

Fang Chaozhou didn’t move and continued to play dead.

“Do you think you can avoid bone marrow cleansing by not getting up? Normally, it only takes nine to ten days for the procedure. The longer you linger in bed, the longer we’ll cleanse, ensuring that your aptitude improves.”

Zhongli Yueshui’s words forced Fang Chaozhou to open his eyes. He sat up resignedly and said, “Master, I’m getting up.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Chaozhou’s vision suddenly turned black. When he opened his eyes again, he realized that his spiritual power had returned.

He couldn’t help but look at his hands; he had returned to his original form. He had come out of the puppet.

Of course, the bone marrow cleansing was meant to cleanse his own body, not the puppet.

Returning to his own body, Fang Chaozhou’s foot injury naturally healed. He got off the bed as if embracing death, preparing to put on his outer robe, but he was stopped.

“No need to put it on. Come here.”

After Zhongli Yueshui said that, he walked out, and Fang Chaozhou could only follow behind. In the original work, the person undergoing bone marrow cleansing seemed to have to soak in a medicinal bath, allowing the meridians and spiritual roots to completely reorganize.

Just thinking about it was painful, and the bone marrow cleansing was not something that could be successful in a day. There was even a risk of failure. Although Zhongli Yueshui was present, Fang Chaozhou felt like he was walking down a path of death.

Especially after seeing the pool of milky white medicinal liquid and the things inside the pool.

Zhongli Yueshui had the bath modified, with layers of medicinal herbs spread thickly at the bottom, completely submerged in the water. As Fang Chaozhu stood by the pool, his face changed upon catching sight of something.

“Master, is that…?”

“An exotic snake. With it, the effect of your marrow cleansing will be enhanced,” replied Zhongli Yueshui in a calm tone, as if the serpent measuring a full zhang in length was just a small loach.

Fang Chaozhu couldn’t help but take a few steps back. “Master, I really can’t do this, I…”

How could he soak in a pool with such a large snake? And the snake was alive, he couldn’t bring himself to harm it.

But in the next instant, his body became uncontrollable, tipping over into the water.

“Bang”—

As he fell into the water, Fang Chaozhu couldn’t help but close his eyes. Something swam past his waist, then coiled around his legs. Realizing what it was, he immediately swam upwards, but the thing entwining his legs only tightened further.

When Fang Chaozhu emerged from the water, he leaned on the edge of the pool, his eyes filled with panic. He couldn’t help but lower his head to see the exotic snake already coiled around his waist. The snake was dark blue all over, winding from his ankles upward.

Suppressing his urge to cast a spell at the snake, Fang Chaozhu could only look at Zhongli Yueshui standing by the pool. “Master, I promise I will practice diligently in the future. I… I won’t be lazy anymore, I won’t sleep either. I’ll just practice, Master, I really don’t want to undergo this marrow cleansing.”

However, Zhongli Yueshui did not respond to his words.

How painful was the marrow cleansing?

It felt as if someone shattered all the bones in his body and slowly pieced them back together, shattering rather than breaking.

Fang Chaozhu passed out several times during the process, only to wake up still in the water. He had always thought of himself as thick-skinned, but the brutal process of marrow cleansing and the ugly state he revealed made it difficult for him to accept himself.

Zhongli Yueshui’s clothes were dampened by his tears, and Fang Chaozhu even bit Zhongli Yueshui out of a desperate attempt to escape from the pool.

In the first three days, he still had the strength to struggle against Zhongli Yueshui, but by the fourth day, he had completely lost his strength. If Zhongli Yueshui hadn’t held onto him, he would have slipped to the bottom of the pool.

With a solemn gaze, Zhongli Yueshui looked at the young man leaning against his chest. He picked up a tea cup from the poolside and brought it to the youth’s lips. It was Ling Shui Fluid, which would replenish Fang Chaozhu’s energy and help him endure the coming days.

However, Fang Chaozhu turned his face away, seemingly unwilling to drink it.

Zhongli Yueshui sensed that Fang Chaozhou was feeling uncomfortable. He paused for a moment and softened his usually stern voice. “Listen, take a sip. Otherwise, you’ll faint again later.”

Still, Fang Chaozhou turned his face away. Zhongli Yueshui furrowed his brow, realizing that he had to take matters into his own hands. He forcefully turned Fang Chaozhou’s face back, gripping his chin and pouring the Ling Water into his mouth.

Naturally, Fang Chaozhou didn’t cooperate. But at this moment, his strength was as weak as a newborn kitten, and he couldn’t push Zhongli Yueshui’s hand away. Being forced to take the medicine, he could only shake his head, causing some of the Ling Shui Fluid to trickle down his chin and flow into his collar.

After feeding Fang Chaozhou the medicine, Zhongli Yueshui used his fingertips to wipe away the liquid from Fang Chaozhou’s chin. He then looked at Fang Chaozhou, whose eyelids had turned pink from crying too much. Before he could say anything, he noticed the person in his arms trembling violently. Sensing this, Zhongli Yueshui immediately held Fang Chaozhou even tighter.

The pain of marrow cleansing came in waves, with brief moments of respite in between. However, each wave of pain was more intense than the previous one. This kind of torment was rarely endured by anyone, as it involved significant risks. That’s why there were very few people who underwent marrow cleansing.

In order to ensure that Fang Chaozhou’s post-cleansing physique would be optimal, Zhongli Yueshui used the best medicinal herbs and even employed the use of the Strange Snake. During the days of marrow cleansing, the Strange Snake would coil around Fang Chaozhou’s body. Its teeth would bite Fang Chaozhou, injecting essence into his body. This essence would optimize Fang Chaozhou’s meridians. However, the results were a mixed bag, with both positive and negative effects. The downside was that Fang Chaozhou would experience even more pain.

After ten days of marrow cleansing, the Strange Snake, like the medicinal herbs in the pool, would become useless and discarded.

Once again, Zhongli Yueshui heard the suppressed sobbing of the young man. He gently stroked Fang Chaozhou’s back. He was not accustomed to comforting others, and his words of comfort were limited to a few repeated phrases. “It’s okay, endure a little longer, the pain will soon be gone, you’ll be fine.”

By the seventh day, Fang Chaozhou had almost lost the strength to speak. He closed his eyes, and only the intense pain would cause him to abruptly open them. Zhongli Yueshui had been by his side for seven days, never leaving his side. Compared to the disheveled and miserable Fang Chaozhou, Zhongli Yueshui had undergone little change, except for his wrinkled and damp clothes.

When Zhongli Yueshui saw Fang Chaozhou open his eyes, he tightened his hand placed on Fang Chaozhou’s back. “Fang Chaozhou, only three more days, you can hold on.”

At that moment, scraping sounds came from the entrance. Zhongli Yueshui stared at the door for a while before lifting his finger slightly. In an instant, a white fluffy figure rushed in from outside.

It was Tu Bai.

Tu Bai rushed to the edge of the pool and looked at Fang Chaozhou, who was nestled in Zhongli Yueshui’s embrace, with a pale complexion and a weak expression. Tu Bai anxiously meowed at Zhongli Yueshui.

Ignoring Tu Bai, Zhongli Yueshui simply lowered his head and said to Fang Chaozhou, “Tu Bai came to see you. As long as you hold on, Tu Bai can still go swimming with you. You can play together for a few days. I’ll allow you to take a break from cultivation and reading the jade scrolls during that time.”

Fang Chaozhou’s eyelashes trembled slightly. He gasped for breath and looked at Tu Bai. His lips moved, and after a moment, he turned his gaze to Zhongli Yueshui beside him and struggled to speak, “Mas…ter, can I… hold Tu Bai?”

Zhongli Yueshui looked at Fang Chaozhou and after a moment, he said, “Yes.”

Fang Chaozhou weakly held Tu Bai, or rather, Tu Bai leaned against him voluntarily. In a position where Zhongli Yueshui couldn’t see, Fang Chaozhou used his fingers to write a few words on Tu Bai’s body.

He wasn’t sure if Tu Bai would understand his meaning, but he truly felt that he would die during this marrow cleansing, so he had to give it a try.

On the eighth day, Fang Chaozhou heard his master’s voice.

“Master, I have something to discuss with you.”

Zhongli Yueshui furrowed his brow. “What is it?”

“Please come out and meet me, Master. This matter needs to be discussed face to face to clarify,” Fang Chaozhou’s master said.

“Regarding whom?” Zhongli Yueshui asked.

Fang Chaozhou’s master paused for a moment before speaking, “It’s about Danrong.”

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Yueshui’s brow furrowed even more tightly. He slowly released the person in his embrace and called Tu Bai, who was by his side. “Transform into human form and make sure he doesn’t sink into the water.”

Tu Bai meowed and immediately transformed into the appearance of Zhongli Yueshui before stepping into the water.

Zhongli Yueshui placed Fang Chaozhou next to Tu Bai and then got up and left the bathhouse. He dried himself off and put on his outer robe. The moment he stepped out of the room, his clothes and long hair became neat and dry, not like someone who had just come out of the water.

He appeared as usual, except for his bare feet.

Zhongli Yueshui stood in the corridor, looking at Fang Chaozhou’s master not far away. “What happened to Danrong?”

As soon as the words fell, the door behind him opened once again, and Fang Chaozhou, without even wearing his outer robe, ran barefoot behind his own master.

“Mas…ter.” Fang Chaozhou reached out and grabbed his master’s clothes, his voice filled with a hint of crying. “I don’t… want to stay… here anymore. I want to… go back to Yizhi Peak, Master, can you take me… back, please?”

As he spoke, he inadvertently glanced at Zhongli Yueshui and shrunk his body even further behind his master.

Fang Chaozhou had just exerted all his strength to run out because he was afraid that Zhongli Yueshui would catch him. He even discussed with Tu Bai that if Zhongli Yueshui tried to catch him, Tu Bai would help block him.

Tu Bai listened to his words and stared at Zhongli Yueshui at the door. However, when Fang Chaozhou ran over, Zhongli Yueshui didn’t make any move to stop him, not even lifting a finger.

Zhongli Yueshui didn’t even change his expression. He calmly watched as Fang Chaozhou hid behind someone else, crying and saying that he wanted to leave.

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