I Have Medicine

Chapter 624 - (Yin-Yang Meets Yin-Yang) Saving Duan Yunbeng

Duan Yunbeng stood beneath the boundless pressure of the twin black and white dragons, exerting every ounce of his strength. Two currents of black and white energy erupted from his palms, flickering between light and shadow. This black and white power contained immense force; with every flicker, its intensity increased, causing the space around him to tremble and warp.

As the black and white dragons closed in, these two currents of energy shot toward the sky like twin stars, striking out at the dragons!

The twin dragons, however, opened their maws and spat out a glob of intense light. This radiance carried an utterly terrifying flame power, threatening to incinerate and melt everything in its vicinity!

In an instant, the two forces collided violently!

A surging torrent of energy spilled out in all directions, kicking up monstrous waves of heat and shock!

Duan Yunbeng was indeed giving his all to resist the black and white dragons, hoping to create an opportunity for Gongyi Tianheng and Gu Zuo to escape. However, given their characters, how could Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng flee at the critical moment and be cowards who let someone else die for them?

It was true that Duan Yunbeng had drawn the killing intent of the Yin-Yang Dragon Fire, but the one searching for Wondrous Flames was, after all, Gu Zuo himself!

Thus, Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng exchanged a look and immediately flashed forward.

Golden-red light exploded from Gongyi Tianheng’s palms. A blood-red figure darted out in front of him, its hands wielding a crimson power!

The two had already formed a plan: Gongyi Tianheng would act to stall for time—even if only for a single breath—while Gu Zuo would rescue Duan Yunbeng. Then, the three would enter the Medicinal Celestial Grand Hall together to evade the attack of the Yin-Yang Dragon Fire!

Afterward, they would find an opportunity to escape!

Consequently, Duan Yunbeng only had time to see Gongyi Tianheng rushing over with Gu Zuo before that blood-red figure intercepted the twin black and white dragons.

Following a flash of blood-light, the twin dragons spat out another burst of intense radiance, instantly drowning the crimson shadow. Although the blood-light was powerful, it was not a match for that intense radiance even for a single exchange.

On the other side, the black and white power deployed by Duan Yunbeng was also no match for the intense light and was similarly annihilated in an instant…

Fortunately, this did buy a sliver of time. Gu Zuo successfully reached Duan Yunbeng’s side, while Gongyi Tianheng stood on the other, his golden-red energy transforming into a long arrow to continue weakening the power of the intense light.

At that exact moment, Gu Zuo grabbed Duan Yunbeng, and together with his Big Brother, the three of them vanished into the Medicinal Celestial Grand Hall.

In this moment, Gu Zuo felt extremely lucky.

He was fortunate that the Medicinal Celestial Grand Hall—having undergone a formal master-recognition process and benefited from the continuous growth of his own strength—was now capable of housing living people. Even a “stranger” like Duan Yunbeng could be pulled inside by them.

Otherwise, while he and his Big Brother certainly could have escaped with their lives, they would have felt a great sense of guilt toward Duan Yunbeng, who had been willing to sacrifice his life to buy them time.

Duan Yunbeng, meanwhile, was utterly stunned.

He felt a blur before his eyes and suddenly found himself in a completely different location. With his level of experience, he naturally understood the reason quickly, and his heart was filled with shock.

It turned out that Junior Brother Gu actually possessed such a portable palace to protect himself!

Indeed, since it was Gu Zuo who had grabbed him earlier, he understood that this hall belonged to Gu Zuo.

However, Duan Yunbeng quickly recovered his senses and cupped his hands to thank the two: “Many thanks to Junior Brother Gongyi for the assistance, and many thanks to Junior Brother Gu for the rescue.”

He remembered everything from moments ago very clearly.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Gu Zuo waved it off: “We were all facing disaster together; there’s no need to talk of saving or not saving. Senior Brother Duan, don’t be so polite.”

Duan Yunbeng smiled but said nothing further.

How could he not know? Spiritual weapons like this were extremely precious. Any ordinary person who obtained such a thing would surely hide it away tightly, only revealing a hint of it once their strength reached the absolute peak. Although they were on friendly terms, they hadn’t known each other long. For the other party to risk exposing such an object to save him was a truly immense favor.

Seeing Duan Yunbeng act this way, Gongyi Tianheng nodded inwardly.

In that previous moment of crisis, if Duan Yunbeng had shown even the slightest hint of wanting them to die in his place, or any sign of shirking responsibility, Gongyi Tianheng would certainly not have saved him—he was well aware of how precious the Medicinal Celestial Grand Hall was!

It was precisely because every one of Duan Yunbeng’s reactions revealed a fundamentally good nature and a broad mind that Tianheng allowed Ah Zuo to save his life. Only a person like Duan Yunbeng possessed the potential to keep such a secret.

Otherwise, had there been even the slightest thing amiss, he would never have risked such a danger.

Following this event, the friendship between the two sides grew significantly deeper. So-called “life-and-death bonds” are often forged slowly within such circumstances. Now, a great deal of trust had been added between them.

Gu Zuo said, “This object has always accompanied me, and its grade is not low. Hiding within it, we definitely won’t be detected by that Yin-Yang Dragon Fire. We just need to wait until it can’t find us; after some time has passed, we can emerge and quickly leave this place.”

Duan Yunbeng naturally nodded repeatedly.

Gu Zuo hesitated slightly. “It’s just… this item is truly my private secret. I hope Senior Brother Duan will not tell others.”

Duan Yunbeng’s expression turned solemn. “I swear by Heaven and Earth that without the permission of you two, I shall not inform anyone of this matter.”

Hearing him say this, Gu Zuo felt relieved. Gongyi Tianheng also revealed a smile. With such a shared secret, the atmosphere instantly improved.

Seeing that the two were not dissatisfied, Duan Yunbeng’s heart eased, and he let out a laugh. As for exactly what grade this spiritual weapon capable of housing people was, or what other uses it had, he did not pry. Even regarding the various furnishings inside, despite his immense curiosity, he did not pointedly stare.

Right then, a sudden “ah-ah” sound came from the side. It sounded like an infant. Surprised, Duan Yunbeng couldn’t help but look over.

With that glance, he saw a plump, fair male infant lying on his back upon a stone bed in the side hall. The baby’s face was full of spiritual aura, and with dimples on his cheeks, he was incredibly adorable.

At that moment, the infant’s little arms and legs flailed about. While going “ah-ah-ah,” he suddenly flipped over like a little turtle and then, with his arms moving in succession, began crawling forward.

He quickly crawled across the surface of the stone bed, quickly reached the edge, and was just about to go right over…

Seeing this, Duan Yunbeng grew anxious and hurriedly jogged forward.

The infant “giggled” and fell right off… only to be caught by Duan Yunbeng.

Duan Yunbeng let out a sigh of relief, and then he suddenly realized.

‘How could there be such a small child in a place like this?’

Gu Zuo was also a bit speechless.

His son, little Changsheng, was the most mischievous. Every time the boy saw him and his Big Brother, he would make a fuss to play. This business of “falling off” had happened several times before. At first, he and his Big Brother were quite anxious, but later, seeing how tough the boy was, they just let him tumble around as he pleased.

However, he had forgotten that an outsider, Duan Yunbeng, was present.

Duan Yunbeng had no idea that little Changsheng was a fellow who feared no bumps or bruises, so seeing the child about to fall, didn’t he naturally rush over to catch him?

Being held in Duan Yunbeng’s arms, little Changsheng showed no sign of fear. Instead, he continued to laugh happily, his small palms even patting Duan Yunbeng’s chest several times.

After catching little Changsheng, Duan Yunbeng felt a bit awkward. He looked down at the infant and, feeling the light pats, his body suddenly stiffened.

He had never been in contact with such a small baby before…

Seeing Duan Yunbeng’s state, Gu Zuo hurried over and took little Changsheng from him.

Duan Yunbeng felt as if he had been granted a grand pardon. Only then did he remember to ask, “Junior Brother Gu, this child is…?”

As he spoke, he also got a clear look at little Changsheng’s features. No matter how he looked at it, there was a sense of familiarity… After thinking carefully, it dawned on him—didn’t the boy look a bit like his Junior Brother Gu, and also a bit like Junior Brother Gongyi?

But soon, Duan Yunbeng was a bit dazed again.

‘Wait, why exactly does he look like both Junior Brother Gu and Junior Brother Gongyi? That’s too strange! If one of them were a woman, I’d suspect this infant was their biological son… Wait.’ He recalled the way Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng had interacted over the past many days, and a conjecture suddenly sprouted in his heart.

‘Am I perhaps mistaken in initially thinking the relationship between these two is merely the deep bond between a martial artist and his dedicated pharmacist? However, even if their relationship is truly as I currently guess, they are both men; there shouldn’t be a son belonging to the two of them!’

In an instant, so many thoughts flashed through Duan Yunbeng’s mind that he didn’t know which was right or which was wrong.

Gu Zuo watched Duan Yunbeng’s expression shift several times. Realizing what was happening, he couldn’t help but look toward Gongyi Tianheng.

Standing by Gu Zuo’s side, Gongyi Tianheng said to Duan Yunbeng, “Senior Brother Duan, your thoughts are correct. Changsheng is the son of Ah Zuo and myself, possessing the bloodlines of us both. Ah Zuo and I are also in a mutual romantic relationship and will, one day, establish a covenant and wed.”

Duan Yunbeng was choked for words.

The fact that the two were in love didn’t strike him as much; although most men loved women, he knew of cases where such affection existed between men… But this child who possessed the bloodlines of both—where did he come from? Could it be that one of these two Junior Brothers was actually a woman in disguise? But if that were true, given his eyesight, why couldn’t he see through it at all? This was truly…

Gu Zuo seemed to sense something else from Duan Yunbeng’s ever-changing expressions.

He was instantly embarrassed: “…Senior Brother Duan, please don’t overthink it. Little Changsheng was not born through natural childbirth. He is actually a product of nature, with his foundation forged from the Qi of Yin and Yang.”

Next, Gu Zuo explained the story of how they were searching for rare herbs and found a stone egg containing the Qi of Yin and Yang. He told Duan Yunbeng how he and his Big Brother had nurtured it with their blood until the stone egg cracked open and little Changsheng emerged. Of course, he left out the details regarding what happened between him and his Big Brother… after that.

Duan Yunbeng’s eyes sparkled with wonder as he listened. Once the story was finished, he let out a long sigh of relief: “So that’s how it is.”

Gu Zuo felt even more embarrassed.

‘Just how much does Senior Brother Duan care about the idea of two men having a baby… though Big Brother and I really can’t biologicaly produce one anyway.’

After snapping out of it, Duan Yunbeng gave them an apologetic smile: “It was I who overthought things.” Then, he sighed with envy, “You two Junior Brothers have incredible luck to actually obtain the Qi of Yin and Yang, and by utilizing the life force within, nurture a ‘prodigy’.”

Given his discernment, how could he not see little Changsheng’s natural talent? However, had he found such a stone egg himself, he feared he would have refined it directly; for a martial artist like him who cultivated Yin-Yang power, that stone egg would have indeed been a supreme item for tempering his cultivation techniques and divine abilities.