Pei Zhi slapped Sikong Ren's hand away, then looked puzzled.

"You didn't kill him?"

Given Sikong Ren's personality, if he could cut off Wan Kui's hand, he would probably kill Wan Kui directly.

Leaving Wan Kui behind would mean leaving behind a menace, which is not Sikong Ren's style of doing things.

Pei Zhi asked worriedly, "Did he say something to you?"

Wan Kui is an exceptionally cunning man, and Pei Zhi is worried that Sikong Ren might have been fooled by him.

Sikong Ren explained calmly, "I'm injured, aren't I? If I really kill him, I'll have a hard time leaving the Demon Realm. I'll spare his life and play with him slowly."

Pei Zhi nodded thoughtfully, "Then you should stay here and recuperate these days, and don't go anywhere."

"Fine, even if you don't want me to stay, I'll stay by your side." Sikong Ren reached out and embraced Pei Zhi.

"Sikong Ren, what if I become a mortal and don't live that long?"

"Why are you worried about this? As things stand now, I'm definitely going to get ahead of you."

Pei Zhi's tone rose slightly, "Then it's settled. You walk in front of me, and I'll follow behind you, okay?"

Pei Zhi's original plan was to deal with Sikong Ren, and then she would go to Death Shield.

"What, you want to pull this double suicide pact with me?"

Sikong Ren, however, was not so pleased. "You don't want your sect leader father and your sword immortal master anymore?"

"Even if I die, you must live well. I will arrange everything."

Pei Zhi could easily come up with comforting words: "If you die, there's no point in me living."

Sikong Ren paused, holding Pei Zhi's hand, seemingly surprised that such sweet words would one day come from Pei Zhi's mouth.

Sikong Renle coughed incessantly, and some blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Pei Zhi quickly helped Sikong Ren up, "What's wrong with you?"

Judging from his appearance, Sikong Ren must be seriously injured.

"It's nothing. I just had a fight with Wan Kui and got a little injured. I'm going to meditate and recuperate."

Pei Zhi hurriedly pulled Sikong Ren to her cave dwelling, where she had been cultivating.

There are many rare and precious materials here, which can gather spiritual energy from the outside world, greatly benefiting cultivation.

"Focus on healing your injuries. Do you need any medicine?"

Sikong Ren raised his lips and pinched Pei Zhi's cheek. "Alright, don't worry about me. I won't die so easily."

Pei Zhi looked genuinely anxious because Sikong Ren was a very unreliable person.

If Sikong Ren's injuries weren't serious, someone as proud as him certainly wouldn't have coughed up blood in front of her.

Sikong Ren is like this because he has lost control of his injuries.

After leaving the cave, Pei Zhi thought it best to quickly find some villains to test the medicine.

Pei Zhi originally planned to arrest the person herself, but now that she's a cripple, she definitely can't do it on her own.

Should we send Gao Shijie?

No, Gao Shijie is too unreliable, and besides, he's just a good-for-nothing.

If we fail to catch the bad guys, it wouldn't be good if he got himself into trouble.

Looking for Zhong Changyuan? No, no, that won't do.

Zhong Changyuan is an extremely intelligent person, and he will definitely ask her why she brought the villains here.

Once Pei Zhi revealed her purpose, she wasn't sure if Zhong Changyuan would be willing to help.

Pei Zhi was also worried that it would intensify Zhong Changyuan's feelings for her.

At this critical moment, there was surprisingly no reliable person who could help her!

Just as Pei Zhi was getting increasingly anxious, Qi Yan knocked on the courtyard gate.

"Junior sister."

Pei Zhi's eyes lit up when she heard Qi Yan's voice.

Is there anyone more suitable than Qi Yan?

"Senior Brother." Pei Zhi swore she had never called Qi Yan "Senior Brother" so intimately before.

Qi Yan circled Pei Zhi with concern: "Junior sister, I heard about what happened to you. Are you alright?"

Pei Zhi seemed to remember something, then pretended to cough twice, "It's nothing serious, it's just that my health isn't what it used to be."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan frowned even more deeply. "Junior sister, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of your health."

"Whether my body can recover or not is another matter, but now I... have lost the ability to protect myself, and I probably will never be able to go down the mountain again."

How could that be?

Qi Yan retorted without hesitation, "You can continue your cultivation, and your master and I will help you."

"And if you want to go down the mountain, just tell me, and I'll protect you."

Seeing that she had acted out her part, Pei Zhi said, "I still want to be able to protect myself. It's better to rely on yourself than on others."

Qi Yan paced back and forth for a moment, then said, "What are your thoughts? Is there anything you need my help with, senior brother? Just let me know."

"I plan to make some poison to protect myself, but I need two people to test it."

Pei Zhi spread her hands, "I have lost all my cultivation now. I wonder if my senior brother could help me catch two villains who have committed capital crimes so that I can use them to test medicine."

Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought it was something serious."

“I brought back more than a dozen criminals from the foot of the mountain this time. I’ll go to the interrogation room later and bring you a few of them.”

Pei Zhi was overjoyed. It seemed that professional tasks should be left to professionals.

Why did she have such a stupid idea in the first place to go and arrest people herself?

She should just let others do it and reap the benefits.

Perhaps, she wouldn't have been captured by Wan Kui and made to suffer so much.

True to his word, Qi Yan delivered the person to Pei Zhi by evening.

Since all of her cultivation has been destroyed, there's no need to worry about harming Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi had all the medicinal materials needed to make the antidote.

However, Pei Zhi is now in a mortal body, and her alchemy skills cannot keep up with her previous pace.

After Sikong Ren arrived, he focused on healing his injuries, and Pei Zhi forgot to tell anyone that he had come.

Life went on as usual, and Pei Zhi began to have some clues about the antidote.

Zhong Changyuan was quite patient, preparing three meals a day for Pei Zhi and personally delivering them to her.

Pei Zhi had said many times that it wasn't necessary; she could simply eat at the cafeteria.

Zhong Changyuan acted as if he hadn't heard, so Pei Zhi had no choice but to drag Gao Shijie down the mountain to a restaurant.

As a result, Gao Shijie came to Pei Zhi crying afterwards.

Zhong Changyuan went to Gao Shijie's father and said that Gao Shijie was quite talented in swordsmanship, but he was too playful.

If we keep a close eye on him, Gao Shijie will surely achieve great things in the future.

Gao Fengzhu had originally given up on his good-for-nothing son, Gao Shijie.

As a result, Zhong Changyuan actually said that Gao Shijie had talent.

Sure enough, Master Gao immediately started keeping an eye on Gao Shijie every day, making it impossible for Gao Shijie to find time to accompany Pei Zhi down the mountain.

Gao Shijie tearfully complained to Pei Zhi, praising Zhong Changyuan as a true sword immortal, capable of killing without shedding blood.

Without her playmates, Pei Zhi became more subdued, spending her days in the courtyard reading books, making antidotes, and practicing her swordsmanship.