Chapter 70, Scene 12: Life-saving Grace (Second Update)…

After hearing the voice of the system senior, Ruan Chao seemed to realize that there were other people around him, not just him and Chu Xinglan.

After hugging for a while, he pushed the boy away with a red face.

The system once again emphasized to the Nguyen Dynasty that its existence must not be told to anyone.

[Even Chu Xinglan can’t do that. 】

So Ruan Chao used the same words to deceive Chu Xinglan.

It is said that a great master saw injustice and came to the rescue. After he killed the evil cultivator, he disappeared without a trace.

There were few signs of a fight in the cave.

Chu Xinglan looked around and found the remains of the demon cultivator on the ground not far away - a black and gray mass, like ashes burned by flames.

Not only did the demon cultivator disappear, but his soul was also annihilated, leaving nothing behind.

This is a thundering method that can only be used by cultivators above the Yuanying period.

Perhaps some great and powerful senior really passed by this place by chance while traveling, saw the demon cultivator causing trouble, and took action to destroy him.

Chu Xinglan had no doubts and took Ruan Chao and the injured girls back to Yunzhou City.

Sent them back home one by one.

The girl's family was naturally very grateful and thankful.

Prepared countless gifts for them.

Ruan Chao stood behind Chu Xinglan, silently watching those people express their gratitude and respect for him as always.

Even though Chu Xinglan explained more than once that it was not him who destroyed the demon cultivator, and that the demon cultivator had already died when he entered the cave, those people seemed not to understand and continued to praise Chu Xinglan.

They praised him for his young achievements, for his high level of cultivation at such a young age, for his bravery and fearlessness, for daring to break into the lair of the demon cultivators alone, and for his beautiful appearance, his clear mind and his pure character. Just standing there, his demeanor was different from that of others...

Those people used all the complimenting words that could be thought of.

——Expressing gratitude is false, taking the opportunity to curry favor is real.

The chief disciple of Guiyuan Sect and the young master of the Chu family in the upper realm, just based on these two titles, countless people are bound to flock to him.

Chu Xinglan didn't listen for long before he turned cold and pulled Ruan Chao away.

"Wait a moment."

A soft female voice suddenly sounded behind me.

Chu Xinglan frowned, showing a hint of impatience. He did not stop, but instead pulled Ruan Chao and walked faster and faster, not wanting to get entangled with these people any more.

"Miss, please stay." The woman's voice increased in volume, and there was a hint of urgency in her words, "I have something to say to you, young lady."

girl……?

...Are you calling me?

Ruan Chao turned around with a look of surprise.

Sure enough, there was a young girl behind him, holding up the hem of her skirt with her slender hands, jogging after him.

"Girl..." The girl stared at Ruan Chao without blinking. When she saw him looking at her with a puzzled expression, her eyes dodged for a moment, and a slight blush spread across her pretty face. She said with a trembling voice, "You saved my life from the hands of the demon cultivator, and I haven't had the chance to thank you yet."

Ruan Chao lowered his gaze to her wrist.

The confused expression gradually turned into understanding.

"It's just a small effort, don't take it to heart. In that situation, others would not stand idly by."

The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly: "...but you are the only one who helped."

"I am a humble woman, and I have nothing to repay you..." She took out a jade bracelet wrapped in a handkerchief from her bosom, "This is the only bracelet that has some value, I hope you won't reject it."

Ruan Chao immediately stretched out his hand to refuse: "No, no, you can keep it yourself, I don't want it."

The girl's eyes were red: "Girl, you better take it. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."

Ruan Chao felt a little headache: "I really don't need it, you are too polite."

The girl forced it on her, and Ruan Chao could only push it back.

The stalemate between the two people lasted a bit too long. Chu Xinglan quietly separated the two of them, inserted himself between them, and spoke coldly to the girl who was still entangled.

"Didn't you hear what he said? He said he didn't want it."

The girl's eyes became even redder.

She blinked her eyelashes and a tear fell.

Her fingers were tightly twisting the handkerchief, and she seemed a little sad and embarrassed.

Ruan Chao looked at Chu Xinglan disapprovingly, thinking that the tone of his voice was too cold and too harsh. Didn't he see that he had scared the little girl to tears?

Chu Xinglan saw clearly the meaning of his gaze, the boy's face became even colder, and a chill emanated from his whole body.

He shifted his gaze elsewhere, as if he didn't want to get involved in what was going on between them, but his body was still honestly stuck between the two of them, refusing to move at all.

The girl moved left and right, but was blocked by Chu Xinglan and couldn't get close to Ruan Chao at all.

She glanced at Chu Xinglan inconspicuously.

He twisted the handkerchief in his hand more tightly.

How annoying!

She was talking to her savior, but this man had to come over and interfere!

So annoying!

Why did she grow so tall? She couldn't even see her benefactor's face!

In the end, Ruan Chao felt that Chu Xinglan standing there was a bit of a nuisance, so he pulled him to his side.

The moment Ruan Chao's eyes fell on the girl, the girl's expression seemed to change. She immediately softened her face, sniffed, and acted as weak and vulnerable as possible.

"If the young lady doesn't want to accept it, then forget it." She bowed to Ruan Chao, looked at him with tears in her eyes, "I can't repay your kindness, I only hope that in the next life I can be your slave and serve you like a cow or a horse."

Ruan Chao accepted her gift somewhat at a loss.

Chu Xinglan interrupted: "Anything else?"

The girl was frightened by his aura and shook her head subconsciously.

"Well, we have something else to do, so we'll leave first." Before he finished speaking, he grabbed Ruan Chao's wrist and walked away without looking back.

…

Ruan Chao asked in confusion: "She is just a little girl. It's already very miserable. Why do you still want to target her like this?"

Chu Xinglan paused for a moment, "She is hypocritical and pretends to be so."

Ruan Chao frowned: "You are talking nonsense."

Chu Xinglan: “…”

"Chao Chao, I'm injured too." The young man lowered his eyelashes, lifted his sleeves, and showed him the deep scars on his arms that were deep enough to see the bones.

Ruan Chao's pupils trembled, and he immediately forgot all the irrelevant people.

He took a breath of cool air, stretched out his fingers and then withdrew them helplessly, not daring to even touch them.

"How did you get hurt so badly? Was it that demon cultivator who hurt you?"

The young man lowered his eyes and did not reply.

The demon cultivator knew that he was no match for Chu Xinglan. If they fought in a real fight, he would not be able to gain any advantage from him, let alone abduct Ruan Chao in front of him.

Therefore, he had to find another way.

The Fantasy Heart Flower in the Valley of Flowers blooms only once every thousand years, plus his unique skill that has never failed, the psychedelic array.

With the two factors combined, even a cultivator in the Refinement Void Stage would not be able to escape from it for a while.

The young monk with a clear mind had never seen such despicable means. Even though he was prepared, he still fell into the trap set by the evil cultivator.

In order to wake himself up...he could only cut a long wound on his arm.

He thought that as long as he had a high level of cultivation and improved his swordsmanship, he would be able to break through all obstacles with one sword and protect the people he loved.

The result...is still not as expected.

In the final analysis, he is not strong enough.

Ruan Chao: “…Does it hurt?”

Chu Xinglan pursed her lips: "It hurts."

"Where's your medicine?" Ruan Chao said, "The one you gave me before."

Chu Xinglan's eyes flickered: "No more."

"You only have one?"

Chu Xinglan turned his eyes away: "Yeah."

"What about the other medicines?"

Chu Xinglan took out a bottle of golden sore medicine from his storage ring and said, "This is all I have left."

Ruan Chao: “…” I’m really impressed.

He resigned himself to his fate and took out the golden ulcer medicine, opened the bottle, and carefully sprinkled the powder on his wound.

There was no expression on Chu Xinglan's face.

Only when Nguyen Chao occasionally looked at him would he frown and show a look of pain.

After applying the medicine, Ruan Chao extended his hand to Chu Xinglan.

Chu Xinglan: “……?”

"Where's the bandage for the wound?"

Chu Xinglan: “I didn’t buy it.”

Ruan Chao did not choose: "Then tear a piece off your robe."

Chu Xinglan glanced at the hem of Ruan Chao's skirt.

There are obvious signs of tearing on it.

The crack is very uneven.

"You bandaged others with the fabric from your own dress. Now when you come to me, let me tear my own robe."

Ruan Chao: “…OK.”

He doesn't bother with the injured.

Nguyen Chao tore off a long piece of silk cloth from the hem of his skirt.

He bandaged the knife wound on Chu Xinglan's arm layer by layer and then tied a knot.

Chu Xinglan started again: "No."

Ruan Chao raised his eyes and looked at him, as if asking what was wrong.

Chu Xinglan said seriously: "Tie a bow."

...This also depends on comparing with others.

She is a little girl who loves beauty and looks pretty, so of course Nguyen Dynasty wants her to look as pretty as possible.

I didn't expect Chu Xinglan would care about these things.

Nguyen Chao had no choice but to take off the knot and tie a beautiful bow again.

The silk fabrics on both sides swayed slowly in the breeze, and it really looked like a butterfly spreading its wings and about to fly.

After a night of tossing and turning, it was already dawn. Ruan Chao was so sleepy that he went back to the inn to take a nap.

As soon as he lay down on the bed, Chu Xinglan came in.

The boy sat on the bench with his back to him.

"Go to sleep. I'll stay here with you."

Ruan Chao knew that he was worried about him, and that he might have suffered psychological trauma due to what happened last night, so he didn't say much and just let him go.

He slept until sunset, then he woke up quietly.

Chu Xinglan was in the same position before he fell asleep as she was after she woke up.

The young man sat upright in the chair, not moving a muscle.

Only when I heard his voice did I slowly turn my head.

"Chao Chao, are you awake?"

"Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Ruan Chao had just woken up and was still a little confused.

She stared at him blankly for a while with her watery light eyes, then she opened her soft red lips and spoke softly.

"...I want to drink porridge."

Chu Xinglan responded with a "OK".

Ruan Chao added slowly: "I want to drink the porridge from the restaurant yesterday."

"Brother, can you go and buy it back for me? I don't want to move."

Chu Xinglan did not respond.

He just lowered his head and stared at the Nguyen Dynasty.

There was no expression on his pale face.

"I'll have someone else buy it for you."

Ruan Chao: “…Okay.”

He actually wanted to get Chu Xinglan out of the way for some time.

Because the senior of the system told him that only when he was alone could it transmit to him the skills that the furnace could practice.

But Chu Xinglan is really clinging to him now.

I can only think of a solution later.