She Misunderstood THEM!!! [The Startling Discovery]

Wu Tianxiang's voice was steady yet filled with an underlying sympathy as he addressed her, "Zhang Qingsheng devoted one thousand years of his cultivation to bring you back from the brink of death after Xiu Wanxia inflicted a grievous wound to your vital point. Following your revival, he secluded himself in a cave, immersing himself in cultivation to heal his own wounds. His master reprimanded him for employing such a method, as it compromised his foundational strength."

Xiu Wanxue felt a searing ache in her chest that made each breath feel like an effort. So that was why he had vanished for so long. She had been told he was in closed cultivation, but reality painted a bleak picture; he had been suffering, desperate to shield her from his pain rather than seek her sympathy.