Chapter 17: The so-called righteousness of practicing for the sake of saving the people...
Ying Bu Ran knew that there might be another reason, but it didn’t matter now. Why should she care about it anymore?
"Is it okay to just drink this?" Ying Bu Ran picked up the bowl of freshly boiled medicine and smelled the bitter taste, feeling a little resistant in his heart.
This bowl of medicine always reminded her of the bowl that Zhao Qingxun had brought her before.
The doctor nodded, looking a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Drink it, then practice your skills to absorb the medicinal properties. If you don't want to drink it, I can help you. I'm in a hurry and can't stay anywhere else except for Wind Chasing City for too long. I don't have time to waste here."
Ying Bu Ran took a deep breath, pinched his nose, and drank it directly. Then he sat aside and practiced his skills. His mouth was very bitter, but even more bitter was his heart, which had become numb.
Seeing her like this, Yun Xiangwan shook her head but said nothing. It wouldn't be easy for anyone to go through such a drastic change. She looked at the doctor and bowed in gratitude, "Thank you for your help."
"If the city lord hadn't done me a favor, I wouldn't have come here. I don't know how many people are staring at my head now." The doctor clasped his hands across his chest and snorted, but his eyes never left Ying Bu Ran, staring at her closely to prevent anything from going wrong.
She won't leave until she's sure the medicine is working.
Ying Bu Ran heard their conversation, but without saying a word, he sped up the operation and spread of the medicine so that he could leave as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the feeling of blockage gradually disappeared, and she began to sense the spiritual power around her - even though she did not use her spiritual sense as before.
Seeing this, Yun Xiangwan waved his hand and set up a barrier. Now that he knew it was feasible, there was no need to allow the spiritual power to gather. It would be too conspicuous and could be easily discovered.
The doctor knew it was feasible, so he turned around, opened the window, and prepared to leave: "I can see that there's nothing wrong with my vision. I'm leaving now. Don't stay here too long."
"Okay, we'll be quick."
Ying Bu Ran sensed that the drug's effects had completely spread, so he left his seat, stood up to stretch his body, and looked at Yun Xiangwan: "Shall we leave now?"
Yun Xiangwan nodded and pointed to the window, signaling to leave from this side: "Go straight ahead. The secret blockade has begun now. We must hurry. Scroll has been here before. Although he was led away by Sino, this place will definitely be explored."
"In that case, why do we have to stay here for treatment? Can't we wait until we get to Zhuifeng City for treatment?" Ying Bu Ran changed his clothes as quickly as possible, followed Yun Xiangwan out of this place using light skills, and asked only after they left the small town.
Yun Xiangwan lowered the brim of his hat, motioning her to come closer. After Ying Bu Ran reached her side, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm worried that Luo Wangqing might be able to track you down based on the medication she gave you. She has too many shady tricks up her sleeve, so it's best to be careful."
"Although we can send people to support them, that would easily lead to an open conflict. The Xuan Sect has a high prestige, and if that happens, it will be disadvantageous to us and may lead to the failure of the rescue operation. Of course we must fight the Xuan Sect, but before we do, we need to catch their mistakes. It is much easier to make enemies with a few sects than with everyone in the world."
"From now on, we won't go where there are people. We'll only go to remote, deserted places with rich vegetation. Be careful not to get scratched. I'm afraid I won't have time to heal you on the road ahead. In order to avoid being discovered, I've temporarily sealed your spiritual power with a barrier." Yun Xiangwan used the fan in her hand to push away the branches, turned around and said to Ying Bu Ran.
Ying Bu Ran had no objection to this. She had already felt the terrifying attraction of the Destiny Body to spiritual power. It would only take a few minutes to attract people.
Fortunately, my physical fitness has improved a lot because of my previous sword training, so I can still handle this journey even without spiritual power. This is a rare good news.
"...Now the Liuyun Sect and the Jiuyou Sect have secretly blocked many places. Our people will cause some interference to them to facilitate our progress, but we still have to be careful. No one knows whether they will have other tricks up their sleeves." Yun Xiangwan took advantage of the short break and smashed the Tianling Mirror after reading the news, and at the same time changed his route.
Ying Bu Ran remembered that this should be the fifth Tianling Mirror she had smashed, and she also wanted to avoid exposing her tracks.
Although this Tianling Mirror has been modified by Zhuifeng City, it still faces the risk of being monitored, so it can only be replaced with unactivated ones.
This rescue was truly well-planned... and with such fanfare. Fortunately, her existence was considered shameful by the Floating Cloud Sect, and few knew about her. The Floating Cloud Sect didn't dare make a big fuss and claim that Wind Chasing City had kidnapped them. Any other excuses they came up with were quickly refuted and silenced.
This is probably digging your own grave?
However, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts that would put them at a disadvantage, Wind Chasing City only sent two people to rescue her, and they were not allowed to send out those who were too strong - these people were always being watched, and the disappearance of any one of them would attract attention.
When Ying Bu Ran thought of the two people, he thought of Si Nuo who had left with the scroll. He felt a little bit worried and asked, "Is Si Nuo okay?"
Yun Xiangwan looked at her with a hint of surprise in her eyes, then raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Well, it's okay. Sinuo is just interfering with our view. She has successfully reunited with our people. I didn't expect you still care about us? You are such a kind and good child."
Ying Bu Ran's mouth twitched, and he said stubbornly, "No, you're overthinking it. How long do we have left?"
"At our rate, we still have another day. During this time, the Xuanmen blockade was discovered, causing panic among the crowd. They had to divert some energy to calm the panic, which actually gave us some help." Yun Xiangwan smiled, but then thought of something and the smile disappeared. He looked a little serious, "As long as the Tianyan Sect doesn't provide any help, it's fine."
Ying Bu Ran nodded. She had previously learned from Zhao Qingxun that the Tianyan Sect's leader, Shen Cangwu, was extremely skilled in deduction. If she were to step forward, it would be very easy for her to deduce their path...
Just like now.
Yun Xiangwan protected Ying Bu Ran behind him, looked at the three sect leaders standing in the front, and the secret guards of Liuyun Sect and Jiuyuan Sect behind them, and sighed in his heart.
I still lost the bet. I didn’t expect that the leader of Tianyan Sect would take action.
Ying Bu Ran was protected by Yun Xiang Wan, and someone began to slowly approach from behind. She stepped out from behind Yun Xiang Wan, looking directly at the three sect leaders, and then at the people behind them.
The figures and faces of those people gradually overlapped with the people in my memory who caused the massacre.
In a trance, she seemed to see the fire, blood staining the earth and sky red, and everywhere was strewn with broken limbs and charred ashes. The executioners stood there coldly, just as they were now, before stabbing their swords into the villagers one by one.
Did it start already?
Tianyan Sect's leader, Shen Cangwu, didn't seem interested in this. He glanced at them and turned around: "It's already been calculated. Don't forget your promise. If you break your promise, don't blame me for being unjust."
"Of course," Luo Wangqing's expression was not very good, and there was hatred in his eyes as he looked at Ying Bu Ran, "We will notify you one day in advance."
"Well, let's go." Shen Cangwu left directly.
After she left, the Jiuyuan Sect leader frowned and said, "Do you really want her to watch? What if she sees something?"
Luo Wangqing glanced at her, his tone as cold as ever: "If we don't find her, the Heavenly Sacrifice can't go on at all. It's already happened, there's no point in saying anything. Capture them and take them away!"
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This was Ying Bu Ran's first time in the Liuyun Sect's dungeon. Previously, she had been hidden in Zhao Qingxun's courtyard, secretly taken away, and now secretly captured again, without causing any waves in the Liuyun Sect.
Those sitting in the prison just glanced at them, then lowered their heads as if it had nothing to do with them and continued to do their own things.
They walked all the way to the end of the dungeon before stopping. Luo Wangqing glanced at Yun Xiangwan and signaled the secret guards next to him to lock her up in an empty cell nearby first. Then he took Ying Bu Ran to the innermost cell.
Ying Bu Ran was thrown directly in, her hands and feet chained, and a shackle was placed around her neck to restrict her spiritual power. Then Luo Wangqing waved again, and a man holding a pill walked over to her.
Under Ying Bu Ran's gaze, Luo Wangqing picked up the pill, pinched her chin and stuffed it directly into her mouth, then forced her to swallow it.
"I originally wanted to destroy your spiritual foundation in a gentle way, but since you are disobedient, there is no need for that. You are going to die anyway, so there is no need to keep this spiritual power." Luo Wangqing said coldly.
Ying Bu Ran coughed violently, her dantian feeling like it was on fire. She raised her head and asked through gritted teeth, "Did you kill my mother, my adoptive mother?"
"I recognized them. They were the ones who killed my foster mothers and massacred the entire village. Why?"
Luo Wangqing seemed unaware of her anger and remained as cold and indifferent as ever: "Well, who told them to hide you and then stop us after we found you? Why do you ask?"
"The Destiny Body is destined to sacrifice its life for the greater good of humanity, so it naturally needs to sever its ties with the human world early. If it's unwilling to sever ties and still wants to cover it up, then there's only one way left."
Ying Bu Ran sneered as if he had heard something funny, "Human justice? Is your justice to kill people? You keep saying you cultivate to save the people, but your hands are actually killing people."
Luo Wangqing frowned slightly and snorted coldly, "Why do you say that? We are just doing this so that more people can survive. If the Destiny Body is immortal, who knows how many people in this world will die from the wrath of heaven. Everything we do is for more people to survive, isn't that a righteous cause?"
"If it's so righteous, why don't you die and appease the wrath of heaven? Instead, you rely on using other people's lives to gain fame for yourselves?" Ying Bu Ran sneered, "Is this the only way, or are you unwilling to pursue other paths?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ying Bu Ran did not miss the flash in Luo Wangqing's eyes, and his guess became more certain.
They have other ways, they just don't want to.
"Slippery tongue," Luo Wangqing angrily walked away, as if he couldn't reason with her. "You're so foolish. What's the point of arguing with you? You just need to wait for the day of the Heavenly Sacrifice."
Ying Bu Ran looked at her figure as she left in a somewhat embarrassed manner, sneered again, and then slowly lowered his head.
I'm very tired. I'm really very tired.
There was no change from day to night here, only the same gloom. Ying Bu Ran didn't know how much time had passed until she heard footsteps again. She looked up and saw that familiar figure.
"roll."
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