Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 372: Time to Get Down to Business!

Inside the cave dwelling, the glowstones cast clear light on the fine beads of sweat across Su Ming's pale face.

Luo Feng was still rummaging through elixirs, bottles and jars clinking together in crisp sounds. Qin Yi's palm pressed against Su Ming's back, his mellow and gentle spiritual energy slowly sorting through the tangled, chaotic qi currents inside Su Ming's body like a tangled mess of hemp rope.

Leaning against the somewhat uncomfortable stone bed, Su Ming's breathing was slightly rapid, but his gaze passed over his two busy senior brothers and landed on the defensive formation lines above the cave dwelling's ceiling, which were operating on their own.

They were the "net" he had personally engraved, now quietly circulating with a faint blue glow, guarding this small patch of space.

Only here, wrapped in layers upon layers of formations, did the suffocating pressure that always hung over his head finally loosen just a crack.

"Little Junior Brother! You... what happened to you?!"

Luo Feng turned his head and caught sight of Su Ming's bloodless face, nearly dropping the bottle of "Reviving Spring Pills" in his hand. His eyes went wide as he strode over to the stone bed in a few steps, setting down the red-lacquered food box he was carrying as he reached for Su Ming's wrist. "What the hell did those Punishment Peak people do to you? This isn't a heart-questioning session, this is skinning you alive!"

A long, powerful hand reached out from the side, pressing down on Luo Feng's restless shoulder.

Qin Yi's sharp gaze swept over Su Ming's entire body, finally pausing for an instant on Su Ming's left hand, which was unconsciously slightly curled and guarding his chest. That moment was brief—so brief it seemed like nothing more than a casual glance.

"Calm down."Qin Yi's voice was steady, carrying a reassuring strength. He looked at Su Ming, his tone laced with concern but not overly probing. "Junior Brother Su, don't mind us. We've been keeping watch at the Cloud Bridge exit of Illusory Wave Sea this whole time, but we never saw you come out. How did you return?"

Su Ming's eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing a well-timed expression of confusion and weakness. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse as if he had swallowed a mouthful of gravel.

"I... I'm not entirely sure. Between moments of consciousness, it felt like that steward senior brother from Punishment Peak was guiding me. Everything was spinning... and when I came to again, I was standing on the platform atop Gazing Star Cliff. I didn't pass through the Cloud Bridge."

Qin Yi's eyes shifted slightly, then he nodded in understanding. He raised his hand and cast a sound-isolating barrier, completely cutting off all sound between the inside and outside of the cave dwelling.

"Just as I thought."

slowly, "Earlier, I attached a 'Listening Rune' to a rock sparrow and detected some unusual spatial fluctuations near the edge of Illusory Wave Sea, but I could never find the source. It seems the Sect Leader or Peak Master Cui used a short-range 'Fixed-Point

eyes, and added meaningfully, "This method is quite expensive. It's usually only used for extremely urgent matters... or to

Luo Feng was stunned for a moment, then his brows shot up as he lowered his voice indignantly. "Who are they hiding this from? Even us? We're all fellow disciples

us they're hiding from. It's people's

time, not fit to be seen, lest someone with ill intentions probe his

a deeper meaning in his gaze. "It's likely that something happened during the heart-questioning that's inconvenient for outsiders to know. The Sect Leader's

cave dwelling for

his gaze without responding, only gently stroking the ring on his left

He opened his mouth as if to ask something, but ultimately swallowed it back down. Instead, he pulled out several more bottles of elixirs from

This one nourishes the soul, this one replenishes qi, and this one purges baleful energy..." Luo Feng muttered under his breath. "Especially this

use any spiritual energy. There's

Ming accepted the pile of warm medicine bottles,

Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother," he said softly, without elaborating on the details of his injuries, only glossing over them with, "My soul is a bit

about Punishment Peak's tyranny, but Qin Yi stopped him

said, "Since it's passed, look forward. Foundation Establishment is imminent.

was perfect. No

indeed exhausted, the two gave a few more reminders about activating the cave dwelling's

door

cave dwelling fell back into

both their auras had completely disappeared from Gazing Star Cliff's range. Only then did he slowly exhale a mouthful of stale

"That's right."

If they had kept pressing you, you'd have