Lu Wu looked furious . The mussel's little body was not only covered with many fine needles, but there were also festering wounds and blisters .

The mussel was particular with its neat appearance . It liked to wear little robes, exposing its cute, tiny limbs . Anyone would definitely want to hug it as soon as they saw it . At the moment, only its face was still intact . The rest of its body was all injured .

Also, the mussel used to be quite chubby . Now, its body was reduced to nothing but a skeleton . Its face was no longer big and chubby . Instead, it looked skinny and oval, like all of the water content in its body had been evaporated .

The mussel was clearly in great agony, so much so that it wanted to twist about in pain . It looked at Gu Xijiu with innocent eyes . Tears started to roll in its eyes, but it tried hard to hold them back .

"If you are in pain, cry it out . " Quickly, Gu Xijiu applied some medicine on its body . "I will not laugh at you," she comforted .

The mussel thus burst into loud sobs .

In the past three days of suffering, death came across as its final wish so many times . However, it wanted to live long enough to see its master again . It did not want to bear the grudge by becoming a scapegoat . If it died, there would be no witness . Such a blind spot would put its master into trouble . Therefore, it tried its best to stay alive . Nonetheless, it was very concerned about its safety, for it was worried that the four men would kill it anytime .

Now, it finally got to see its master again . Utterly relieved, knowing that it was safe, it started to cry like a baby .

Lu Wu felt much sympathy for the mussel . It wanted to caress it with its tail . However, the mussel could still feel stinging pain on its skin when in contact with Lu Wu's soft, fluffy tail .

Gu Xijiu had been busy taking care of the mussel ever since its release . She did not even bother to look at the four Great Guardians .

For the first time, their presence had been completely ignored . If the same situation happened in a different scenario, they would have already risen in revolt . This time, they only stood gazing at Gu Xijiu, who was still busy caring for the mussel . They did not even raise their voice .

Tie Liu was very angry for the loss of his favorite magical item, but Gu Xijiu's aura was too intimidating . The bleak aura conveyed a strong sense of desolation in the air .

The four Great Guardians started to feel suffocated . They gave each other a look and started to communicate via directed audio . "My third brother, why did you torture the mussel to such a brutal extent?" Tie Zheng could not help but ask Tie Liu about the torment . The mussel's wounds came as a gruesome sight even for someone as cold-blooded as him .

Tie Liu looked a little worried, but he still thought that he did the right thing . "It is only a mussel . Moreover, it had committed such a deadly crime . It deserves to be punished, even if that means cooking it alive in a soup . "

The more he defended his action, the more he felt confident about it . Determined, he decided to take the first step . He spoke up, "You have allowed your majestic being to commit physical a.s.sault on innocent beings . It is an unforgivable crime . Also, you have destroyed my magical item, thus violating the heaven's commandment . You should behave yourself and follow us now to the Hall of Supreme Harmony . "

Gu Xijiu continued to ignore him . She was busy applying the last drop of the medicine on the mussel's wound . "Drink this," she demanded while pa.s.sing it a bottle of elixir .

The mussel was thirsty, so it quickly finished up the elixir . The drink was not only thirst quenching, but also significantly reviving .

The medicine that Gu Xijiu applied on the mussel could cure many different poisons and wounds . Also, she made it especially for the mussel to fit its situation . The medicine was able to heal the wounds quickly while acting as an a.n.a.lgesic . The mussel was no longer in pain!

It rose and gave the four Great Guardians a harsh, angry look . There was a fire in its eyes . "Master, they kept accusing me as the prime criminal of some ma.s.sacre . "