[The girl's physical condition is far more serious than you think]

[This is not an ordinary mortal disease, nor is it an injury from the outside, but a kind of atrophy and collapse from the inside out. The girl's body is gradually heading towards the end.]

[You can't understand, and you don't know why]

[You can only try your best to find a cure, but unfortunately, even the panacea of ​​the immortal cultivators cannot cure the girl's illness, it can only delay the decline of her body.]

[You work hard, you try, you are like a bird flapping its wings desperately, flying wildly in a jungle full of thorns, looking for infinite and slim hope]

[But no matter how hard you tried, even though you were covered in wounds and begged everyone including your master, you still couldn't find the real cause of the girl's illness.]

[You can only watch her suffer more and more]

[You can only watch her become increasingly haggard]

You can't do anything. You can't do anything.

[Reality is never changed by human will. You can't be like the male protagonist in a hot-blooded anime, who can only add to the tragedy and suffering in front of him by yelling without reason.]

[In the face of true tragedy, human power always seems so insignificant, so small that it makes people despair]

[Every morning greeting, every night farewell, is a signal that you are getting closer to death. You have been running around under such pressure for four years, but in the end you have gained nothing.]

[It’s been four years. You are 20 years old and the girl is 14 years old]

[The lovely child who used to follow you around and talk to your brother has grown into a beautiful girl, but she can only lie on the sickbed all day, like a fragile object full of cracks that will break at the slightest mistake]

[In the eyes of some people, this kind of frail paleness is the ultimate beauty, but in your eyes, it is the most desperate, helpless, and hateful look]

[It seems that your four seasons are only left with the cold winter, and it is difficult to feel happiness and warmth anymore]

[The girl saw all of this, with self-blame and guilt in her eyes]

[Compared to her own pain, she seems to care more about your increasingly tired body and often apologizes to you]

"I'm sorry, brother..."

Senjianfeng Cave.

Several years passed.

There weren't many changes inside the cave. There were still the same tables and chairs, as well as the flowers and plants that the girl had transplanted herself. Amidst the faint fragrance, there was a silent silence.

The girl lay quietly on the bed.

The hair is black, long and straight.

Beautiful eyes without spirit.

Lips pale.

There is a sense of fragility that could break at any touch.

"It's okay, there's no need for us to apologize," Xu Xi shook his head and stuffed a pill into the girl's mouth, "This is today's Nine Leaf Pill, take it and have a good sleep."

The girl nodded obediently and swallowed the pill.

After eating, the seriously ill girl smiled at Xu Xi, like the morning sunshine, like a beautiful dream, like a flawless sky, and asked Xu Xi for a reward just like she did when she was a child.

"Brother, Mo Li has finished taking the medicine obediently~~"

With a smile in her eyes, the girl seemed to have never grown up, and she acted coquettishly towards Xu Xi.

Right now.

Right at this moment.

The contrast between Xu Moli's frail body and lively voice was so strong that it suffocated the onlookers.

It makes people unable to help but remain silent and unable to help but feel sad.

"Yeah, Mo Li is a good kid."

Xu Xi forced a smile, suppressing the sour feeling in his nose, and took out the candy that he had prepared long ago. The girl put it into her mouth, savoring it carefully as if she was tasting some extremely precious treasure.

Is candy really that delicious?

Xu Xi was recalling.

Every time he gave Mo Li candy, Mo Li would show an extremely happy expression.

After eating the candy, the girl did not fall asleep as usual, but asked Xu Xi, saying that she wanted to go outside and take a look, and Xu Xi agreed.

Flying with a sword is of course not an option, as flying at too fast a speed would destroy the already fragile body.

so.

Xu Xijie supported the girl.

After walking out of the cave, I took a few simple walks around Senjian Peak in autumn.

Walking very slowly, much slower than the annual rings of life; walking very finely, finer than the little bits and pieces in life.

Walking on the ground covered with autumn leaves, the girl's face became more radiant.

but.

Even though she was walking so slowly and covering such a short distance, 14-year-old Xu Moli still felt the burden was extremely heavy. She suddenly stopped, clutched the cloth in front of her chest tightly, and her face was abnormally pale.

"If you can't walk, don't force yourself."

Like when we were kids.

Xu Xi carried the girl on his back and let her lie down behind him to rest.

The girl responded softly, "I understand, brother."

Lying on the familiar back, feeling the solidity and stability, the girl's eyes gradually narrowed and she felt more and more sleepy.

She asked this before falling asleep.

"Brother, will Mo Li die?"

"No, Brother will rescue you."

"Well, Mo Li believes in brother. Brother will not lie to Mo Li..."

Xu Moli's voice became weaker and weaker, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She lay on Xu Xi, buried her head in Xu Xi's shoulder, and tried her best to stay awake.

But the blood in her mouth was still flowing out, draining the girl's strength bit by bit.

Wait until Xu Xi finds something wrong.

The girl has fallen into a coma.

[You have successfully joined the Heavenly Sword Sect. You have become a disciple of the Heavenly Spiritual Roots that everyone envied. Your future is promising and your life is wonderful. You are a well-deserved pride in the world of immortal cultivation.]

[But unlike you, your sister contracted a serious illness, which worsened in the autumn when she was 14 years old.]

[You have no way to save her, you can only continue to complete the sect's tasks, and teach yourself the pharmacology of alchemy, using the elixir that even immortal cultivators think is extremely precious, to delay and save your sister's death.]

[Time travel to the fifteenth year, you are 21 years old, Xu Moli is 15 years old]

[You have successfully broken through to the late stage of foundation building. Your strength has improved further. You are not afraid of ordinary Jindan Zhenren at all. You are collecting elixirs for your sister faster.]

[But at the same time, Xu Moli's condition worsened. She lost the ability to walk and could only lie in bed all day.]

[In the sixteenth year of time travel, you are 22 years old and Xu Moli is 16 years old]

[Your stress has reached its limit, and you seem to be obsessed, searching everywhere for a way to save your sister]

[Finally, before your sister's life came to an end, you found a description of her illness in an ancient book from overseas.]

【Evil of Heaven】

[It is recorded in ancient books that one must have spiritual roots to cultivate. This is common knowledge in the world of immortal cultivation. However, among the countless mortals who cannot be accurately counted, there are always one or two special ones who can absorb spiritual energy without spiritual roots.]

[However, spiritual roots are the foundation of cultivating immortals. Without spiritual roots to assist cultivation, the mortal body will be harmed after absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy.]

[Therefore, this situation is called Tianzhi'e, which means a disaster sent down from heaven.]

[This is exactly the situation with your sister Xu Moli]

[The Heaven Sword Sect is rich in spiritual energy, which caused her disaster to come early. After you learned this, you were troubled for a long time.]