Chapter 2 You Deserve a "Thump!" (Part 1...)

"Thump!"

A rock, neither too big nor too small, hit the demonic cultivator on the head and then fell to his feet.

The demonic cultivator snapped out of his euphoria, his face turning grim.

He turned to look behind him, paused for a moment, and then gave a mocking look.

A familiar little boy stood trembling behind the demonic cultivator. Despite his fear, he suppressed his instinct to run away and shouted at the demonic cultivator, "You...you let go of Sister Gu!"

The demonic cultivator sneered, "You little brat... you managed to escape before, but I won't let you get away this time!"

As he spoke, he raised his other hand, and a ball of black flame gradually condensed in his hand.

But because his attention was drawn to the boy, the force in his other hand unconsciously loosened a bit.

This relieved Gu Xiaozhu of some pressure, but only a little.

[Oh my god! How did this demonic cultivator end up here?! This can't be happening!]

[Host, please don't fall asleep! Wait for me! Please don't fall asleep!]

She then felt wisps of air flowing into her mouth and lungs, and the pressure on her neck lessened considerably.

The system must have done something.

She regained some consciousness, and the sounds around her and the scene before her eyes gradually became clearer.

She saw the flames in the demonic cultivator's hand, and the boy standing behind him, trembling but still not running away.

That's... Little Tang?

Very good……

He didn't die.

Demonic cultivator: "Die!"

The instant she heard those words, Gu Xiaozhu almost instinctively raised her hand and pulled out the wooden hairpin from her hair, then used all her strength—

He fiercely plunged the wooden hairpin in his hand into the demonic cultivator's wrist!

Logically speaking, it should be impossible for a mortal without spiritual roots to pierce the core of a demonic cultivator who has already reached the Golden Core stage.

but--

【Huh? What?! You're going to stab him with a wooden hairpin?!】

[Where?! Your arm? Okay! I'll help you!]

As the last "you" fell in the system, the wooden hairpin in Gu Xiaozhu's hand touched the skin of the demonic cultivator's arm.

She only felt a momentary resistance, followed by a splatter of blood!

She stabbed it in.

A wooden hairpin pierced deeply into the arm of the demonic cultivator who was gripping her neck, and blood flowed continuously from it.

The demonic cultivator suddenly felt pain, the flames he had gathered in his hand dissipated, and he instinctively let go, causing Gu Xiaozhu to fall to the ground.

She clutched her aching neck, her body trembling, and gasped for the fresh air that had returned.

She felt weak and dizzy.

The last time I had this near-death feeling was when I was hit by a car before I went through the transmigration.

[Host? Host, are you alright?]

[Waaaaah, I'm so sorry! I'm late!]

Gu Xiaozhu didn't have time to think about the system that was still apologizing in her mind. She coughed a few times, turned to look at Xiao Tang standing not far away, and shouted:

"Run! Run!"

The voice was a little hoarse, but Xiao Tang still heard it.

His eyes were red-rimmed, and his gaze towards her was filled with unease and fear.

Suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his face instantly filled with terror.

His voice sounded almost simultaneously with the system's voice in his mind:

"elder sister!!"

【Host! ! 】

Gu Xiaozhu looked up and saw that the demonic cultivator in front of her had drawn the sword from his waist at some point and was slashing down at her with a murderous look on his face!

She had absolutely no strength left in her body; just trying to stay upright and not faint had taken up almost all of her energy.

She could only watch helplessly as the knife, gleaming with a chilling light, drew ever closer to her.

At the critical moment!

A long sword, carrying boundless chill, flew in from the horizon and pierced the demonic cultivator's heart with astonishing speed!

The knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

A young man in red appeared behind him without warning, coldly drawing his longsword.

Blood splattered instantly, staining Gu Xiaozhu's clothes and her vision.

The demonic cultivator's body crashed to the ground, blood gushing out from beneath him, staining the earth and the girl's dress red.

Gu Xiaozhu stared blankly at the strikingly handsome young man in red before her, feeling her mind become even more muddled.

The young man's handsome face was expressionless; his narrow eyes and the look he gave the demonic cultivator were filled with disgust.

He casually kicked the corpse on the ground to confirm that it was dead before turning his gaze to the girl on the ground.

"You're alright..."

The moment he saw the girl's face, he froze.

The cold expression on his face vanished instantly, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

His eyes gleamed uncontrollably. He approached the girl, knelt down, and excitedly took her hand. The words practically slipped out without thinking:

"Miss Gu... do you believe in love at first sight?!"

Gu Xiaozhu: ...Huh? ? ?

The next second, she heard the rest of the boy's sentence:

"My name is Jiang Zhihe, and I am the young master of the Hehuan Sect!"

Gu Xiaozhu: ? ? ?

Double images began to appear before my eyes, and even the sounds around me started to become blurry.

In the last second before she lost consciousness, she was still thinking:

...Jiang Zhihe?

Isn't this the male protagonist of the novel she wrote?

So she actually transmigrated into a book?!

but……

Isn't he the chief disciple of the First Sword Sect?

Why would it be from the Hehuan Sect?!

My vision suddenly went dark, and my thoughts were interrupted.

… …

"How is she...?"

"Xiaozhu, she... really..."

[Host...Host!]

My scattered consciousness returned, my mind was still somewhat confused, and the images before I lost consciousness flashed by like fragments before my eyes.

A greedy and ferocious face, a pierced heart, spurting blood...

What just happened...?

Oh right, a demonic cultivator almost killed her, then a boy named Jiang Zhihe saved her, and then he even asked her if she believed in love at first sight...

etc?

Jiang Zhihe?

love at first sight? ? ?

Her eyes snapped open.

Then I saw a crowd gathered around me.

Aunt Liu, Aunt Li, Little Tang... almost everyone she knew was here.

Seeing this scene, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

When Aunt Liu saw that she had opened her eyes, she quickly grasped her hands, tears streaming down her face. "That's great... Xiaozhu, you're alright..."

Little Tang cried out, "Thank goodness, sister! You're finally awake! Waaaaah!"

[Waaaaah, host, you're finally awake! You were unconscious for a full four hours!]

Gu Xiaozhu glanced at the neighbors surrounding her, her brows and eyes unconsciously relaxing: "I'm fine... don't worry."

It's not just answering the questions from the surrounding villagers, but also comforting the system.

But the system continued to speak.

"What do you mean 'nothing's wrong'? Your poison hasn't been neutralized yet!"

Gu Xiaozhu: ?

That despicable demonic cultivator was also a poison cultivator! His blood was poisonous!

[The blood splattered all over you! It even touched your skin, and then you got poisoned!]

Gu Xiaozhu sat up in confusion, while the villagers around her looked at her nervously.

The movements were smooth, and I didn't feel any discomfort.

I don't feel... any signs of poisoning.

That's because the healer who came with Jiang Zhihe used her spiritual power to temporarily suppress the poison for you.

At this point, His tone suddenly became aggrieved again.

[I'm so sorry, sob sob, all the power I had gathered when I woke up was used up when the demonic cultivator tried to kill you!]

[Otherwise, I can help you get rid of the toxins in your body right now, sob sob.]

Gu Xiaozhu felt a little helpless.

This system... seems a bit prone to crying?

"It's okay, at least... the poison is temporarily suppressed, isn't it?" she comforted herself.

"I heard that the young lady has woken up?"

An unfamiliar female voice came from the doorway, and the surrounding villagers immediately dispersed to make way for the newcomer.

A female cultivator dressed in white entered the room.

Her long, black hair was tied up with a silver hairpin, and she wore a neat light purple outfit. She had an ethereal air about her and a faint smile on her face.

She sat down beside Gu Xiaozhu's bed. Noticing the tension in the girl's eyes, she smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid. The demonic cultivator is dead. You are safe now."

As she spoke, she extended her hand, her voice soft and slow, as if afraid of startling the girl in front of her: "My name is Wu Jiangxue, and yours is..."

If I remember correctly, in the original story, Wu Jiangxue was the senior disciple of the Immortal Medicine Valley. Not only was her medical skill superb, but she also achieved the Golden Core stage at the young age of nineteen, making her the undisputed pride of the Immortal Medicine Valley.

Looking at the person in front of her who was both strange and familiar, Gu Xiaozhu nervously clutched the blanket: "My name is... Gu Xiaozhu."

Wu Jiangxue smiled and said, "Then, Miss Gu, may I extend my hand so I can examine your body again?"

"Oh, by the way, I'm a medical practitioner. You were injured before, and you were also too frightened, so you fainted."

Gu Xiaozhu nodded and extended one of her hands.

Only then did she realize that her previously cut palm had completely healed, without even a scar.

The world of cultivation is truly amazing.

That's what she was thinking.

Wu Jiangxue gently placed her hand on the girl's fair wrist. She felt a slight coolness on her wrist, which quickly disappeared. Wu Jiangxue then lifted her hand from the girl's wrist.

"Um... Immortal Master, Xiaozhu... she should be alright now, right?" Aunt Liu's face showed worry and a hint of fear towards the female cultivator in front of her.

Wu Jiangxue glanced at Gu Xiaozhu, and was about to speak when she felt the girl next to her tug at her clothes.

It was very light, and I handled it with some care.

She met the girl's worried eyes, and inexplicably, she understood what the girl meant.

So she smiled and said to Aunt Liu, "Don't worry, Miss Gu is basically out of danger."

Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good...that's good..."

Wu Jiangxue: "However... the patient needs to rest now."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu immediately understood.

She immediately stood up, shoving the other villagers towards the door: "Go, go, go! Get out of here! How can my Xiaozhu rest in peace if you all crowd in here?"

As she reached the door, Aunt Liu turned back to the girl on the bed and said, "Xiao Zhu, I'll kill a chicken for you later and make you chicken soup tonight!"

After saying that, she went out the door, making sure to close it behind her.

Seeing that it was quiet outside, Gu Xiaozhu turned her gaze to the black-haired girl in front of her.

"Thanks."

She said softly.

Wu Jiangxue smiled: "No need to be polite, but I'm a little curious..."

How did you know you were poisoned?

Gu Xiaozhu froze.

Seeing that Wu Jiangxue was about to reveal the truth, she tried to stop her without thinking, forgetting about this incident.

Since she woke up, Wu Jiangxue has never told her about the poisoning; she only found out about it from the system.

How can this be explained?

Seeing the girl suddenly tense up, Wu Jiangxue chuckled and said, "It's alright, I was just asking out of curiosity, you don't have to explain."

If she were to be wary or question him, that would be fine, but Wu Jiangxue's exceptionally understanding attitude made Gu Xiaozhu feel a little embarrassed.

"I...I'm sorry..."

After hesitating for a long time, she only managed to utter three words.

Wu Jiangxue said helplessly, "Why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong."

"Because...you saved me, but I still have something to hide from you..."

Wu Jiangxue was taken aback by the overly honest words, and then sighed softly in her heart.

No wonder that kid told me to speak softly and carefully before I came in.

This little girl seems to have some low self-esteem and... is a bit sensitive to what others say.

So she spoke again: "It's okay, after all, everyone has their own little secrets, right?"

To ease the tension, she even blinked.

She then continued, "Well... there's something I need to tell you."

"That demonic cultivator's blood contained strong and mixed toxins. You had your skin come into contact with that blood, so those toxins also seeped into your body."

"Because those toxins are quite mixed, the medicine I currently carry can only neutralize a portion of them. The medicine needed for the remaining toxins can be found in the Valley of the Immortal Physicians."

"I have already used my spiritual power to suppress the remaining toxins in your body. I can guarantee that those toxins will not affect you for the next seven days."

She looked at Gu Xiaozhu, her eyes serious: "But in seven days, those toxins will begin to erode your body. So, Miss Gu, my current suggestion is that you come with us to the Valley of the Immortal Healer."

The Valley of Healers is one of the five major forces in the cultivation world in the novel, and it is also a place that many medical cultivators yearn for.

But Gu Xiaozhu hesitated.

Through Wu Jiangxue's words, she also learned about the dangers of this poison.

But leaving her familiar village alone and following Wu Jiangxue to a completely unfamiliar place belonging to cultivators, she inevitably felt uneasy and fearful.

She was just an ordinary mortal with no qualifications and no ability to cultivate immortality.

"...Why?" the girl asked softly.

Wu Jiangxue asked in confusion, "What?"

Gu Xiaozhu looked at the cultivator in front of her, her eyes filled with undisguised confusion: "Why did you go to such great lengths to save me?"

Judging from Wu Jiangxue's words, it's not hard to guess that to save her and completely remove the toxins, one would need spiritual herbs, or even precious spiritual herbs that grow in the Valley of the Immortal Healer.

As the author of this cultivation novel, she was all too familiar with this kind of thing.

Even the most ordinary spiritual herb is far more valuable than an ordinary mortal.

"I'm just an ordinary mortal, why did you go to such great lengths to save me? It's not worth it at all..."

"It's worth it!"

A clear, somewhat urgent voice interrupted the girl's unfinished words.

The front door of the house had been opened, and a familiar boy in red stood there in the doorway.

He looked at the girl sitting on the bed, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness.

"It's worth it."

He spoke again, his tone incredibly certain, as if to shatter the girl's unease and confirm that this was an unchangeable fact.