When Gu Fan came to Lu Ya, he found that he had his eyes open and was trying to sit up.

Only after confirming that the person was alive did Gu Fan have the mood to check his physical condition.

Lu Ya was in a very embarrassing situation at this time.

There was a hideous wound on his cold yet handsome left cheek, as if a sharp blade had flown across his face, cutting through his flesh.

His left leg was even worse off, as it was directly pierced by a row of sharp earth spikes. Fortunately, the defense of the S-level armor was strong enough to greatly weaken the wind bear's fatal attack. Although those earth spikes destroyed the armor layer and pierced into Lu Ya's leg, they did not hurt Lu Ya's bones.

"Be patient."

Gu Fan squatted down and whispered a reminder to Lu Ya before pulling out the thorn.

Lu Ya: "Thank you."

Gu Fan held his knee with one hand, and every time she pulled out an earth thorn, she would immediately cast the wood-based spell "Healing Spell" on the wound. After pulling out six thorns in a row and casting the "Healing Spell" six times in a row, half of the wood spiritual power in Gu Fan's body had been exhausted. However, due to her shallow cultivation level and the large size of Lu Ya's blood hole, her first round of treatment only helped him stop the bleeding temporarily.

Gu Fan performed a second round of attacks, and at the cost of exhausting his wood spiritual power, Lu Ya's six blood holes finally healed slightly, and he no longer bled with even the slightest movement.

Gu Fan sat down on the ground and wiped the sweat off his pale face.

Lu Ya looked at her silently, his dark eyes showing no emotion.

Gu Fan still remembered that she had given Meng Lianying a flesh-regenerating and blood-tonifying pill in prison, and later lied to Lu Ya, saying that she had only used her wood-type ability to heal Meng Lianying. She exchanged a glance with Lu Ya and explained with shame, "You have too many wounds, and each one is very serious. If it were just one, I should be able to heal it. Now, my mental strength is almost exhausted, so this is all I can do for now."

Lu Ya expressed his understanding.

Gu Fan continued to wipe his sweat.

Lu Ya looked at the wound on his leg, wondering what he was thinking.

"Feng Xiong should be dead, right?" It was getting darker and darker around, and Gu Fan wanted to leave quickly.

Lu Ya said: "He's dead, but controlling that giant sword has exhausted my mental strength. You and I can only stay here tonight."

Gu Fan began to get nervous: "Your mental strength..."

Lu Ya: "Earth-type monsters are good at defense. This wind bear is even S-level. When you go to get its crystal core later, you will know how strong its body defense is. If I don't try my best, it might escape again."

Gu Fan: "What should I do now? I can only deal with a small number of C-rank monsters. What if..."

Lu Ya: "With the presence of the wind bear, no other monsters should approach this place in the next two or three days. You don't have to worry."

Gu Fan: "How long will it take for your mental strength to recover?"

Lu Ya: "We should have no problem dealing with a small number of A-rank monsters tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Gu Fan felt a little relieved.

Suddenly, a wheelchair appeared in the open space next to it.

Lu Ya: "Help me up, I'll teach you how to clean up Feng Xiong's body."

Gu Fan understood, bent down and stood beside him, put her hands under his armpits, and with the physical fitness of a cultivator that was far superior to that of an ordinary person, she steadily lifted up Lu Ya, who was a head taller than her.

"Your abilities aren't strong, but your strength is quite impressive."

Lu Ya, sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Gu Fan and commented.

Gu Fan smiled and said, "Maybe he has developed physical strength from running around in the mountains and forests with his grandfather since he was a child."

Lu Ya remained silent.

Gu Fan slowly pushed him to Feng Xiong's body.

Just now, his life was hanging by a thread, and Gu Fan only had two impressions of the wind bear: huge and dark. Now, taking a closer look, he found that the wind bear's body was covered with a layer of black scales with a metallic luster, like hard rock. Judging from the wound caused by the golden sword, this layer of scales was half an arm thick.

With such defense, Lu Ya had to insert a giant sword so deep, no wonder he had to give it his all.

"Are you sure he's really dead?" Gu Fan was still a little worried.

Lu Ya: "You can try putting a fireball next to its ear."

Gu Fan shot a fireball at each of Feng Xiong's ears.

With two bangs, the fireball exploded, turning into black smoke that was blown away by the wind. Feng Xiong remained motionless, and the scales on his ears were intact. This proved that Feng Xiong was really dead and therefore had no reaction to the attack, and it also proved that Gu Fan's attack power was really weak.

In order to make her feel more at ease, Lu Ya put the giant sword back into the space crystal.

The giant sword brought out more blood when it left the bear's body, but the wind bear remained motionless.

Gu Fan believed that it was really dead.

"That sword, isn't your superpower?" Gu Fan asked curiously.

The exhaustion of his mental power seemed to give Lu Ya a headache. He leaned his head back against the back of his wheelchair, gently pinching his forehead with one hand while explaining in a low voice, "This is an S-grade alloy sword that I condensed using my supernatural power. The first time I condensed the tip of the sword, it exhausted my mental power. After I finished it, I put it into the space so that I can use it at any time."

Gu Fan understood that Lu Ya had used his own method to refine a top-level magic weapon for him. The gold thread he usually used was purely for dealing with low-level monsters.

Lu Ya stretched out his hand, and in his palm appeared a dagger of the same color as the golden sword. He seemed to have no strength left, and signaled Gu Fan with his eyes to come over and take it: "This one is also S-grade quality, use it to cut the wind bear."

Gu Fan was overjoyed. He took the dagger and couldn't help but touch the blade first.

"When you heal my wound, this dagger will be my thank you gift to you."

Gu Fan looked up in surprise.

Lu Ya's slender hand was still pinching his eyebrows, and this action blocked one of his eyes. The exposed eye looked at her calmly.

Gu Fan couldn't help but be polite: "I have to cure you, and only then can you protect me and return to the base safely. Let's help each other, and forget about the thank you gift."

Lu Ya: "I brought you here, so I should be responsible for your safety."

Gu Fan showed a reserved smile: "Thank you very much, Marshal."

"Let's go get the crystal core before it gets completely dark." Lu Ya said with his eyes closed.

Gu Fan pushed him to the side of the giant of the Wind Bear so that he could teach her the technique of removing the core. Then he jumped onto the neck of the Wind Bear with a dagger and started from its mouth.

Lu Ya opened his eyes at some point and looked at the girl who was still glowing white in the dim woods, looking excited and focused as she did something extremely bloody.

According to his observation, she really had poor attacking skills and was afraid of death, but she was also professional enough and could handle all the work related to alchemy with ease.

So, her only strength is alchemy?

Before the night fell completely, Gu Fan finally took out the wind bear's crystal core, which was khaki in color.

She looked at Lu Ya with blood on her hands, her eyes filled with expectation.

Lu Ya said, "Give it to me."

Gu Fan could not hide her disappointment. She had thought that Lu Ya would be generous enough to give her this S-level crystal core.

"The internal organs and flesh can be given to you, but the rest belongs to the army."

Lu Ya put away the crystal core and also took in the wind bear's body, leaving only the wind bear's blood and breath on the ground.

Then, Lu Ya released the RV and looked at Gu Fan: "I want to take a shower before going in to rest."

If conditions permit, he doesn't want to force himself to get dirty.

Gu Fan: "Your leg injury is so serious, how are you going to wash it?"

Lu Ya: "Can I ask for your help? The reward is a one cubic meter crystal. Also, you don't have to clean your private parts."

Gu Fan immediately made the deal.

Lu Ya gave her two plastic buckets. Gu Fan went to the river to fetch water. When she came back, she took a closer look and found that Lu Ya had taken off his S-level armor and was only wearing a pair of boxer briefs.

The wheelchair was very advanced. Lu Ya pressed a certain button, but the wheelchair turned into a recliner.

"This will be more convenient for you." Lu Ya said calmly.

Gu Fan also found it much more convenient.

As a centenarian female cultivator who had no interest in love, Lu Ya's handsome features, fit body and even powerful strength had no effect on Gu Fan at all. She wiped Lu Ya's body calmly as if she was washing the corpse of a monster. Even when she washed near his private parts, she remained calm and did not glance at places she shouldn't have.

After helping Lu Ya change into his black silk pajamas, the cleaning work was completely completed.

Lu Ya handed her a black crystal stone, which was inlaid with a silver frame and strung with a black rope so that it could be worn around the neck.

"If you like, you can change it to a chain and use it as a jewelry."

Gu Fan didn't care about any of this; she only needed a spatial crystal to conceal the storage jade bracelet. Stroking her fingertips across the smooth surface of the crystal, Gu Fan asked excitedly, "How do I use this?"

Lu Ya: "Inject spiritual power into it. Unless you die, only you can open it from now on."

Gu Fan probed his spiritual sense in, and a narrow space of one cubic meter appeared in his mind, with several plastic barrels filled with monster body parts placed inside.

"I have erased my mental power." Lu Ya observed her expression and took the initiative to explain.

Gu Fan was grateful for his thoughtfulness. After putting on the crystal, she looked towards the RV and asked, "Shall I help you in first?"

"Go wash up first. You're covered in blood, and you'll have to clean up the car if you make it dirty."

"Um."

"Is there any spare armor in the backpack?"

"No, but it doesn't matter. I'm a fire-type psychic, so I can dry myself after taking a shower."

Lu Ya didn't say anything else. He watched Gu Fan holding his broken armor and carrying a plastic bucket as he walked towards the river. His figure was obscured by the night.

The intermittent sound of water continued to come.

Deep in the mountains and old forests, a man and a woman alone, it seems like a perfect place for something to happen.

Lu Ya naturally didn't have that kind of leisure time. What surprised him was Gu Fan's reaction. He was almost naked in front of her, and her breathing didn't change once.

However, she clearly had that red pill but was reluctant to give it to him, which showed that his appearance and identity had no appeal to her at all.

About half an hour later, Gu Fan came back.

She came over and helped Lu Ya get into the car.

Lu Ya's nose had become accustomed to the smell of black bear blood, so when Gu Fan approached, he easily distinguished the faint floral scent he had smelled before, and there was no longer any blood on her body.

How could she clean it so clean without any detergent?

Regarding privacy, Lu Ya did not ask about the specific details of her bathing.

After getting in the car, Lu Ya touched the button, lowered the curtains on all four sides of the RV, and turned on the lights.

When the lights came on, Lu Ya subconsciously looked at the woman beside him.

In order to support him, she lowered her head, and a thin layer of red appeared on her delicate and rosy face due to the effort, which made the fragrance on her body more obvious.

Lu Ya's gaze couldn't help but move down along her face.

The dark grey armor covered more of her skin below the neck. The armor was as new as new and there was no smell of blood.

Gu Fan kicked open the bedroom door.

Lu Ya stopped observing her.

Gu Fan carefully placed him on the bed and cautiously checked his wounds: "My mental strength will be almost recovered by tomorrow morning, and I will heal you then."

Lu Ya: "Thank you."

Gu Fan smiled and said, "After all, I've received your thank-you gift, so how can I not try my best? Well, you go to sleep, and I'll go watch outside."

Lu Ya nodded.

Gu Fan turned off the lights for him and left the bedroom.

The author has something to say:

Lu Ya: Am I not worthy of using your little red pill?

Meng Lianying: Yes, you don’t deserve it!