Chapter 36 Sharing the Burden.

Upon hearing this, Mo Xiu paused, and the anger that had just risen within her vanished almost entirely, replaced by worry for the person in front of her.

"Does it hurt a lot? Let me see your wound!" Mo Xiu said anxiously.

Thinking of the mutated gray wolf's abilities and the bloodstains on Mo Qi's shoulder, he couldn't care less about anything else and just hoped that nothing bad would really happen to the person in front of him.

If anything were to happen to Mo Qi, what would be the point of everything I've done all this time?

Fortunately, Mo Qi didn't really want Mo Xiu to be upset. Hearing what she said, he obediently unbuttoned his cotton shirt, revealing the marks on his shoulder from the wolf's claws.

The mutated gray wolf's claws were extremely sharp, and the wounds it made bled a lot, looking ferocious, but in reality, the injuries were not very deep.

Mo Xiu could tell that it wasn't a fatal injury, but she still couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

Thinking that he had a backpack full of medicine, he quickly took the bag off his shoulder and rummaged through it for hemostatic and anti-inflammatory drugs.

He even felt a little fortunate that he had gone to a pharmacy before coming to the forest to find the mutated beast and bought up all the medicines there.

"These two pills are for pain relief, take them first," Mo Xiu said to Mo Qi. After seeing him put the pills in his mouth, she also unscrewed a small bottle of mineral water from the side of his backpack and fed it to him.

After seeing that Mo Qi had taken the medicine, she took the hemostatic powder and said softly to him, "It might hurt a little, just bear with it."

The man nodded obediently. He didn't say anything even when he felt the slight stinging sensation of the powder on his wound, but just looked at Mo Xiu with a wronged expression.

Back in the cultivation world, Mo Qi encountered countless dangers in order to enhance his strength and advance his cultivation level. Over thousands of years, even with the infrequent occurrences, Mo Qi still suffered a great deal of pain and injury.

He had experienced excruciating pain that felt like it could burn him to ashes, and he could endure it by simply frowning and gritting his teeth, without uttering a single word of pain.

But when facing Mo Xiu, everything seemed to change.

He just wanted to feel wronged, he just wanted to cry out in pain, he just wanted... he just wanted the person in front of him to feel sorry for him.

"It hurts..." Mo Qi said again, looking at Mo Xiu, silently anticipating his reaction.

"Does it hurt that much? Just bear with it for a bit. If you really can't stand it, bite on something."

As Mo Xiu spoke, she frantically searched her body, eventually finding only an unopened pack of tissues in her pocket.

"Look, do you want to bite this paper packet? If that doesn't work, you can bite me!"

Mo Xiu looked at Mo Qi with some concern, and seeing him obediently bite the tissue packet, she felt even more sorry for him.

"Tell me, how did you suddenly end up here?"

Such a sudden appearance is truly unbelievable, but it doesn't seem so unreasonable for it to happen to Mo Qi. After all, he is a genius in metaphysics.

Those magical talismans and magic arrays can be made; if they want to appear suddenly, perhaps they can too.

Upon hearing this, Mo Qi didn't hide anything and said, "I was worried that something might happen to you, so I left something on you that would allow me to sense if you were in danger."

I just noticed you were in danger, so I quickly used a teleportation talisman to get here.

"Teleportation talisman?" No wonder, no wonder he could suddenly appear in front of me.

He said that Mo Qi usually stayed at the base and wouldn't go out casually, so it turned out that he had sensed that he was in danger.

As for what the other party said they were leaving behind, Mo Xiu couldn't connect it to divine consciousness; she just assumed it was some kind of talisman or magic array that she didn't understand.

Or perhaps his protective charm had worked when he was facing the mutated gray wolf, and Mo Qi had sensed it.

But no matter what, Mo Qi was doing it all for himself!

If it weren't for my concern for his safety and my desire to shield him from danger, he wouldn't have been injured like this!

"How could you be so foolish?" Mo Xiu said softly, her eyes red-rimmed, her movements even gentler as she sprinkled the medicine powder. After finishing, she carefully bandaged the wound on Mo Qi's shoulder.

Seeing the young man's slightly reddened eyes, Mo Qi felt a strange emotion welling up inside him. He gently touched the corner of the young man's reddened eyes with his fingers and asked, "Mo Xiu, did you cry?"

"How could that be!" Mo Xiu said hastily, raising her voice as if she were feeling guilty.

He rubbed his face hard, and even though he could feel the dampness in his palms, he still stubbornly retorted.

"What do I, a grown man, have to cry about? Don't worry about these useless things!"

"I have something to say to you, Mo Qi. Why didn't you stay obediently at the base? What were you doing here? Now you're injured, do you feel the pain? Don't ever do anything so dangerous again!"

Mo Xiu gripped the man's arm tightly, looked directly into his eyes, and spoke to him with a serious expression.

Seeing Mo Xiu make such a rare expression, Mo Qi obediently nodded this time and did nothing else to distract her.

But in his heart he was thinking: I was injured, I was in danger, and it hurt a little... I'll do it again next time!

He'll protect his meal ticket!

Seeing that Mo Qi had readily agreed, and that the other party's wounds had been treated and the medicine had been taken, they realized that Mo Qi's wounds had been treated and the medicine had been taken.

Judging from the man's complexion and condition, he seemed to be alright, so Mo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the corpse of the mutated gray wolf under the big tree not far away.

Mo Xiu strode over, drew the dagger from her waist, and skillfully disemboweled the gray wolf. The mutated gray wolf's fur was indeed very tough. However, there was a soft line on its belly, making it the perfect spot to cut.

After cutting open the wolf's belly, a round, golden ball lay quietly inside. This was the beast core of the mutated gray wolf that Mo Xiu had been looking for.

Mo Xiu has seen quite a few mutated plants and animals, but not every one of them has a core. Only the most powerful ones do, and they are extremely rare.

However, possessing even one of these will play a crucial role in the cultivation and advancement of a superhuman.

Mo Qi, however, raised an eyebrow in surprise after seeing the sphere. He felt a sense of familiarity with it, though he couldn't be entirely sure when he devoured the rhomboid crystal core of the mutated sunflower.

But after seeing it again and thinking about it carefully, isn't this the inner core of a demon?

This apocalypse is truly extraordinary. Not only is it surrounded by demonic energy, creating a large number of monsters called zombies, but it has also transformed many animals and plants into demons.

What a chaotic mess!

However, how did Mo Xiu know that there was a demon core inside the wolf's belly?

This gray wolf seems to be of a high level; it's the most powerful mutated animal he's seen since coming to this world. The sunflower from before is no match for this gray wolf.

After Mo Xiu removed the golden demon core, wiped the blood off it, and held it in her hand, she said to the man beside her, "Mo Qi, I have something to do. Can you wait for me for a bit? It might take a while."

Mo Xiu planned to absorb the crystal core of this mutated animal right here. Their current location was the territory of the gray wolves, and no other dangerous animals would come to disturb them, so it was relatively safe.

Considering the large number of people and eyes around back at the base, and the potential trouble if the commotion got out and others noticed, Mo Xiu decided to absorb the energy here.

Looking at Mo Xiu's appearance, Mo Qi could roughly guess the other party's intentions, so he nodded to the young man.

Although it wasn't outwardly apparent, the man's divine sense had already subtly covered the entire area, preparing to protect Mo Xiu.

Mo Qi was still somewhat worried. After all, when he absorbed the sunflower demon core last time, he discovered that the inner cores in this world were easier to absorb than in the cultivation world, but the momentum was also stronger, and he would suffer a lot of pain.

This gray wolf's demon core looks even more powerful; I wonder if Mo Xiu will be able to withstand it.

Mo Qi sat on a rock to the side, quietly watching Mo Xiu and carefully observing his expression.

Seeing the golden demon core in the other's hand, rapidly absorbing its energy, Mo Xiu's breathing grew heavier with each inhalation, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Mo Qi felt as if his heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, a pain that was even more agonizing than the suffering he was enduring.

Mo Xiu was indeed enduring immense pain. He instinctively absorbed the energy from the crystal core in his hand, and his consciousness gradually became blurred. He clenched his teeth repeatedly, and even a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his lips.

Seeing this, Mo Qi could no longer restrain himself. He grabbed Mo Xiu's hand, intending to use his powerful divine sense to forcibly share some of the pain with her.

Mo Qi had never done this before, but he was quite adept at using his divine sense. Even so, the fact that he could enter the other person's meridians and brain without any hindrance still surprised him.

Was Mo Xiu completely unguarded? Even so, wasn't the degree of fusion between their bodies a bit too high? It was as relaxed as if they were a Daoist couple bound by a vow!

He shook his head, banishing all those unrealistic thoughts. Mo Qi told himself that now was not the time to think about such things. He couldn't be distracted; the focus was on helping Mo Xiu alleviate her pain.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Mo Qi felt it was nothing, and even remarkably absorbed most of the pain from absorbing energy and advancing in Mo Xiu's cultivation. As a result, Mo Xiu quickly regained consciousness.

When Mo Xiu regained consciousness, the absorption of the crystal core was still ongoing.

He was somewhat surprised, because the pain he had endured in this life seemed much lighter than in his previous one.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Mo Qi, who had somehow appeared beside him, standing close to him, holding his hand, his face pale and covered in cold sweat.

Mo Qi, it's Mo Qi again!

Why does this guy always do things like this? Does he want to feel so guilty and heartbroken that he won't be satisfied until he dies?