Di Lienze had previously sustained a direct blow to his heart meridian while shielding Lan Qinghuan from an attack by Rulai. To avoid dying before her eyes, he had secretly consumed a life-prolonging pill he had refined himself.
He feared causing her worry; that girl was terrifyingly stubborn, and if she knew his master had shattered his heart meridian, she would surely try to fight the master to the death. He thought he had played his part well, but everyone saw right through his condition.
His master, seeing how desperately he had risked his life for Lan Qinghuan, had promised her that if she could enter and survive the Zhuxian Stage, he would allow them to be together. Yet, immediately afterward, the master had tossed him into the healing pool of the Pagoda without a second glance. He had thrown a manual at him, ordering him to master it before he would be allowed to leave.
Chapter 59