Towards Fengmo Mountain.

The flower shadow emerged from the void.

"Qin Luo, how are you?"

Hua Ying teleported to Qin Luo's side, supporting his arm with worry in her eyes.

Qin Luo's white hair was disheveled, his face was pale, and he looked exhausted, but he forced a smile and said, "I'm fine."

The cauldron trembled.

Starlight overflowed from the cauldron.

Hua Ying frowned, her eyes filled with anger. She reached out and grabbed the fragment of the Heavenly Dao, refining it in an instant.

Through the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, Hua Ying learned the cause and effect, and also knew that this was a trap set by the Heavenly Dao.

"You're so silly, really."

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had just stayed in the courtyard? Why did you come out to fight Him, wasting half a century of your lifespan!"

Tears streamed down Hua Ying's cheeks. Qin Luo reached out to wipe them away, forcing a smile. "It's been a long time since I've fought. My hands are itching."

"You really..."

Hua Ying didn't know what to say about him.

Qin Luo bowed towards the direction of Goddess Peak, then bowed deeply to the fire cauldron in front of him and said, "Thank you, thank you all so much for your help."

The cauldron of fire soared into the air and returned to its original position. Hua Ying raised her hand, and time rippled, causing the surrounding damaged land to recover to its original state at an extremely fast speed.

Jiang Li leaned against the courtyard gate, and she realized that her body was recovering, but she felt even more guilty.

Even Fengmo Mountain has returned to its original state.

The barrier that had enveloped the courtyard and village disappeared, and Hua Ying helped Qin Luo to stand before Jiang Li.

Looking at Jiang Li's pretty face, Qin Luo smiled slightly, "Miss Jiang, you are so beautiful."

Hua Ying nudged Qin Luo with her elbow.

Qin Luo looked at Hua Ying and said, "You're pretty too."

Hua Ying glared at Qin Luo, feeling both angry and amused. He was so badly injured, yet he still wanted to make them happy.

Looking at Qin Luo's appearance, Jiang Li knew that he was seriously injured and unlikely to recover. Her eyes were filled with guilt, and she said with a sob in her voice, "Master Qin, it's all my fault."

"The mistake the witch made has nothing to do with you, Jiang Li. You must live well from now on," Qin Luo said in a deep voice.

"Uh-huh!"

Jiang Li nodded, tears streaming down her face.

It was late at night.

Hua Ying helped Qin Luo to his room to rest.

Inside the room, after Hua Ying helped Qin Luo lie down, she took out a black sphere that emitted a faint glow. It contained immense energy, a strange aura, and fluctuations of life.

"Is this the primordial substance?"

Qin Luo had encountered something similar in the underworld, but this was the first time he had seen such a rich concentration of primordial substances.

Hua Ying nodded and said softly, "I obtained this from the body of that ancient demon, but there are still strange substances inside. Give me some time, and I should be able to separate out the pure primordial substances. Even if it can't heal your Dao injury, you can at least live for several more decades."

"Looking at it this way, I actually made a profit."

"Yes, yes, you made a profit."

Hua Ying didn't want to talk about him.

Qin Luo closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep. Hua Ying did not disturb him any further and quietly left the room.

The next day, early morning.

Jiang Nanxi came to the kitchen to brew medicine as usual. She saw Jiang Li busy in the kitchen and was a little surprised. "Sister, why are you up so early?"

Jiang Li said softly, "I can't sleep."

When Jiang Nanxi saw Jiang Li's pretty face, she rubbed her eyes and immediately beamed with joy, "Sister, your face!"

"It was Master Qin and the others who helped me recover." Jiang Li's eyes were filled with guilt.

Jiang Nanxi was both surprised and delighted. She smiled sweetly and said, "Master Qin and the others are all good people!"

Jiang Li nodded, looked at her younger sister, and said softly, "Do you still want to become a witch?"

"certainly."

Jiang Nanxi nodded heavily.

Jiang Li frowned. She didn't want her sister to repeat the same mistake. "Why?"

Jiang Nanxi said with a determined look in her eyes, "Sister, I want to become a witch so that I can protect the people of Wushan. I also want to tell the Heavenly Dao that some of His rules are wrong."

Jiang Li wore a relieved smile as Jiang Nanxi leaned closer to the clay pot. "Sister, why are you making brown sugar?"

"The weather has been hot and humid lately, so I made some chilled rice cakes. I'm just waiting for the brown sugar to be cooked." Jiang Li's eyes were gentle.

"I love eating lianggao (cold rice cake) the most."

Jiang Nanxi helped out in the kitchen with her sister.

...

Qin Luo woke up much later than usual. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. He changed back into his old white clothes, and when he walked, he felt like he was wearing shackles. His body was obviously not as good as before.

The door creaked open, and when Qin Luo came into the courtyard, Xuan Qing and Xiao Die were both surprised. Jiang Nanxi and Jiang Li came out of the kitchen carrying cold rice cakes.

Seeing Qin Luo's disheveled white hair, Jiang Nanxi looked at her long-haired, jet-black sister beside her and immediately imagined a scene of exchanging life for life. Her voice trembled involuntarily, "Master Qin, you gave your lifespan to my sister?"

Xuanqing and Xiaodie both thought that, as Jiang Nanxi said, Qin Luo had consumed his own life force to help Jiang Li recover.

Qin Luo smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Jiang Nanxi was just excited to see her sister regain her appearance, but now that she saw Qin Luo's appearance, tears streamed down her face. Xuan Qing and Xiao Die both covered their eyes.

Seeing how upset they were, Qin Luo smiled and said, "Actually, I dyed it granny gray."

Hua Ying burst out laughing.

Jiang Nanxi also started crying and then started laughing.

Xuanqing lowered his arm, tilted his head, and saw that Qin Luo's smile was the same as always. Xiaodie blinked, thinking that what Qin Luo said was true.

Jiang Li didn't speak, but she felt the most guilty. Qin Luo smiled and asked, "What delicious food did you make?"

"It's cold rice cake!"

Jiang Nanxi brought a bowl of cold rice cake to Qin Luo.

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