Standing inside the Immortal Grass Tower, Yuchi glanced around at the decor, which was truly high-end and lavish, then turned to walk toward the location of the four Hexagonal Immortal Towers.

Miaoyu lived in the fourth Immortal Tower, but following the protocol, he was staying in the second tower. Yuchi strolled inside to take a look, saw that Xiaoning was sound asleep, and then inspected further...

Oh my, Xiaoning had a huge bump on her head, her whole person drowsily asleep.

Yuchi immediately felt distressed. He first walked into Xiaoning’s room, took out an elixir, pried open her little mouth, and slipped the elixir inside. He propped her up, gently used spiritual qi to help the elixir circulate throughout her body. Watching her gradually calm down, he breathed a sigh of relief.

There were still water stains from hail on her head, looks like the poor girl got hit by hailstones right on her noggin.

"That was really dangerous. Thankfully, she’s tough and the sect isn’t short of elixirs. We managed to give her a dose just in time, or we might have lost a disciple."

"This is a calamity sent from the heavens."

An Xiaoning: "..."

Yuchi, ears perked, whispered with concern, "Huh? Xiaoning, what do you want to say? The Sect Leader Senior Brother is beside you. Say it again, let me hear, take your time, don’t fret, you’ll be fine for sure."

"Grass!"

Yuchi: "?"

"Grass! My medicinal herbs... boohoo." An Xiaoning whimpered in her sleep.

"Phew!"

"...Is she seriously worried about herbs at a time like this?" Yuchi chuckled, half amused and half exasperated.

He used some simple techniques, checked her body with spiritual qi, and after confirming there were no other issues, he tucked her in with a blanket, shut the windows tightly, and looked outside at the weather. The Mountain Protection Array had proven its worth; even the sound of wind and rain was kept out...

It’s quiet as a coffin in here.

In fact, stepping past the Mountain Protection Array would mean entering a disaster zone in an instant, with relentless hailstorm striking Ascension Gate as if Yuchi owed money.

"Deadbeat, pay your debt!" the sky seemed to shout.

"Pay your ass!"

Yuchi flipped the bird at the sky outside, "You’re lucky you didn’t hurt Xiaoning fatally, otherwise this wouldn’t be over."

Taking a breath, Yuchi quietly left that floor, then headed to the second floor. Once there, Yuchi found that Xuexiang was also present, tending to Qin Miaoyu, whose head was wrapped in bandages, only her big dark eyes peeping out.

"Hahaha, I know it’s inappropriate to laugh, but Miaoyu, seeing you like this just makes me want to chuckle."

Qin Miaoyu: "Hmph."

Yuchi boldly came over, and when Xuexiang respectfully called him "Sect Leader Senior Brother," he asked her with concern, "How’s she doing? Does Miaoyu still have any consciousness? If not, let’s just toss her outside Ascension Gate while it’s dark."

Xuexiang giggled brightly, "Still alive, what a pity."

"Yeah, such a pity."

They laughed and chatted until Qin Miaoyu attempted to say something, at which Yuchi unwrapped the bandage from her mouth. The moment it was undone, she chirped out, "Sect Leader Senior Brother, may you live happily ever after! Hope in the next life you’re the medicinal herb in my herb garden! I’d stick your head on a pig!"

Yuchi: "..."

Xuexiang: "..."

Her words were as swift as telegraph messages, laced with sarcasm and sweetness.

Amused, Yuchi’s thumb flicked an elixir directly into her throat.

A bit of spiritual qi nurtured her, and her body was now fine.

"Stupid Sect Leader! Are you trying to poison me?!"

Ungrateful, Qin Miaoyu bit hard on Yuchi’s thumb, just like a hooked fish being dangled, refusing to let go.

"Watch your teeth."

Yuchi chuckled, pinching her cheeks to extract his finger, while Qin Miaoyu muttered, "Senior Sister already fed me an elixir. I’m just bruised, nothing’s wrong. Yet you shoved another elixir down my throat. Aren’t you afraid of overdosing me?"

"Relax, I’d poison myself before poisoning you."

Yuchi grinned. When Miaoyu’s large eyes froze with shyness, he continued, "So now isn’t it just you who got hurt at Ascension Gate? Xiaoning and Sanqiu got injured too?"

"Yeah."

Qin Miaoyu, the mischievous one, sighed, glancing at the Mountain Protection Array then glaring at the hail above, "The weather’s been awful at Ascension Gate these past days, with clouds gathering overhead. At first, we paid no attention, but then, without any warning, hailstorm bombarded us. We three sisters were just in the middle of planting medicinal herbs."