Chapter 1 Sorry, sorry (Bug Fix) Sorry, sorry... with...
Li Chen was abruptly awakened by the rolling thunder.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a sky swallowed by thousands of dark clouds. Amidst the rolling clouds, thunder rumbled and purple lightning flashed, appearing and disappearing within the clouds, as if it were about to tear a hole in the sky at any moment, preparing to unleash a lightning tribulation on some unlucky soul. This startled her from her deathbed, and she sincerely prayed in her heart that she wouldn't be the unlucky soul to be struck by lightning.
Although she remembered that she seemed to have died, it now seemed that she had faked her death. But whether she was really dead or faked, the old monk who took her in was a man of principle and shouldn't have left her to "leave her body exposed in the wilderness"...
As she was racking her brains, a figure dressed in all black, lying on the beach not far away, came into her view.
The thunder was so loud it didn't wake him up; he's probably dead.
Fortunately, she was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see others "exposed in the wilderness" like her. So she decided to find a place to bury the person so that he could keep her company when she really died.
Thinking this, she slowly stood up, walked leisurely to the corpse, and turned it over.
She was startled when she saw the front of the corpse.
The first jump was because the man's chest was still rising and falling, indicating he was only seriously injured but not dead; the second jump was because...
This guy is her mortal enemy!
It's as if the very person she once wished she could tear to pieces has fallen so low; it's truly a miracle.
However, she soon noticed something was wrong. This nemesis looked much younger than she remembered.
Actually, she should have taken his life right then and there, but when she was about to do it, she felt that she couldn't be so immoral. Besides, everyone's life is precious. Who knows if this world-destroying demon who treats human life like dirt, who is so eager to use all things in the world as sacrifices, and who is always plotting against her, is still salvageable?
At worst, she could sever his tendons in his hands and feet first, then seal his spiritual meridians so he couldn't escape or circulate his cultivation. Then she could see if he showed any remorse. If not, it wouldn't be too late to take action.
Thinking this, she took his pulse to see what kind of injury he had suffered. But as soon as she touched him, her brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Just as she was about to examine it more closely, she suddenly felt something move under her hand, and her pulse quickened slightly. She opened her eyes and was somewhat surprised to meet its gaze.
Although her nemesis was no good, he had very beautiful eyes.
Just like now, his eyes were filled with doubt and wariness, but he was too injured to move and could only stare at her helplessly like a fawn caught in a trap, "...Who are you?"
He tried to raise his voice to make himself sound less powerless, but his voice only sounded weaker and lacked any intimidation.
He clearly realized this too, and in the end, he could only resign himself to lying back down, no longer asking who she was, but weakly saying, "What do you want to do..."
Li Chenjin was clearly surprised that he would wake up now. He withdrew his hand, feeling an awkward sense of being caught doing something wrong. He exclaimed apologetically, "I was just about to sever your tendons and seal your spiritual meridians. I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly. I'm so sorry, so sorry..."
Shen Zhengyuan: "...?"
He stared in astonishment at the person in front of him. Her face was pale and sickly, which made her skin appear unhealthy, but it added a special beauty to her beautiful features, making her look like a sickly beauty who had stepped out of a painting.
Such a person, if not delicate and graceful, should at least be gentle and kind, but the person in front of you is neither. In fact, what they say is words that would make ordinary people tremble and have nightmares if they thought about them in the middle of the night.
He coughed heavily a few times, his wide eyes fixed on her direction, as if trying to memorize her face before he died, so he could take revenge on the seventh night after his death. "You, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, he coughed up blood due to a surge of blood in his chest, turned his head, and fainted.
Li Chen let out a gasp, as if he hadn't expected things to develop this way, "Are you dead?"
She didn't know if her words were genuine concern or a hidden expectation. In any case, after checking his pulse again and finding that he was still alive but his injuries had worsened due to his emotional turmoil, she sighed silently.
In any case, the person is still alive and can be saved.
To save him, she naturally had to take him to a safe place first. After all, judging from the current weather, it was clear that it could rain at any moment. Even if he didn't die from getting wet in the rain, she couldn't get wet with him. They had to find a place to take shelter from the rain.
She had no memory of this place and naturally didn't know which way to go, so she just randomly picked a direction, carried the unconscious person on her back, and slowly walked forward step by step.
Unexpectedly, she was quite lucky. She randomly picked a direction and walked for about half an hour before she came across a town.
Contrary to her expectations, the town seemed to have just been ravaged. Cracks appeared on the stone-paved ground, and most of the surrounding buildings were damaged, some severely so, with cracks crawling all over the walls, as if a strong gust of wind would blow them down.
If such a town were uninhabited and became a deserted city, that would be fine. But the problem is that not only are there people living here, but there are also living and dead people.
The first thing that caught Li Chenjin's eye was the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground. Some were lying down, some were crippled, and some were mutilated. The only thing they had in common was that their expressions still retained the terror they had felt in life.
Some of the corpses still had their mouths wide open, as if they were still wailing. This caused her to stumble and almost drop the person on her back. In a daze, she seemed to hear wails, cries, and curses echoing in her ears.
But in reality, there were no such sounds. Even the thunder in the sky had disappeared at some point, and all that could be heard around was a faint sound of wind, like a sobbing.
As for the living people, their eyes were filled with vigilance and fear as they looked at her, each one like a frightened bird, as if they were worried that she would do something to harm them.
Li Chen tried to strike up a conversation with people who seemed to be in relatively good spirits, but as soon as she took a step forward, they would be so frightened by her actions that they would involuntarily back away. Some even picked up whatever they thought could be used for self-defense, such as sticks, bricks, or iron spoons, and pointed them at her.
Li Chen clicked his tongue. Although he felt that they were not afraid of him, he still silently stepped back, carrying the still unconscious person on his back, and bypassed those people. He wanted to find a house that looked habitable to take shelter from the rain and rest first. He would deal with everything after the weather got better.
Finally, she was lucky enough to find a clinic, which, although its walls were also full of cracks, was still barely habitable.
The most coincidental thing was that just as they entered, a torrential downpour began outside; had it been a moment later, they would have been soaked to the bone.
Li Chen looked up and watched as rainwater dripped into the house through the cracks and holes in the roof. He could only sigh helplessly.
Fortunately, not everything leaks. For example, the small room they are in now is not leaking yet, but it is a bit drafty.
She placed the person on the bed, and as soon as she rolled up her sleeve to take his pulse, the person who had just lain down on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. The moment he saw her, he coughed heavily again, making her worry that at this distance, he might spit blood on her.
Fortunately, he did not vomit blood. He simply withdrew his hand, touched his wrists, and sat up to touch his legs, clearly checking whether his tendons were still intact.
Li Chen said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I was taking you to find a place to shelter from the rain the whole way, and I didn't have time to sever your tendons in your hands and feet..."
Shen Zhengyuan never expected someone to say such frightening things in an apologetic tone. He clutched his chest, almost spitting out blood. "You, you madman... what are you going to do to me?!"
“I carried you here, saving you from getting soaked, how can you speak to your benefactor like this?” Li Chen sighed. “I won’t cut your tendons, but tell me what year, month, and day it is, so I can see if you’re still conscious.”
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
He had never seen anyone like this before, so he was still a little stunned. For a moment, he didn't even care about the pain on his body. He just carefully looked at the person in front of him, as if trying to analyze whether what she said was true or whether she was mentally sound.
But soon, he heard the person beside the bed say slowly, "If you can't answer, I might have to take action..."
"The year is 2276 in the Daoist calendar, but the exact date in the mortal realm is unclear... It should be the year of Yi Si... May 16th..." As he spoke, as if worried that she wouldn't believe him, he added, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask a few more people..."
Judging from this, it's clear that he's genuinely worried she might sever his tendons.
However, upon hearing the year, and seeing that the person in front of her looked younger and more frugal than she remembered, and that his cultivation was significantly weaker than she remembered, she was quite certain that he was not lying.
The person in front of her is not wrong, but she is wrong in her appearance. If she has not miscalculated, this should be about seven or eight hundred years ago.
She had read the history books of the cultivation world, but the historical records of this period were vague and incomplete. Later books only recorded that a huge disaster occurred in all three realms during this period, causing heavy casualties and corpses to be strewn across the cultivation world, the demon world, and the human world.
This period was also the most prosperous time for the cultivation world in thousands of years. However, it was also the most prosperous time that it suffered the most damage. Many powerful figures and geniuses perished, and many secret techniques were lost during this period. Even the magic cultivation world, which could be ranked first with the sword cultivation world seven or eight hundred years later, almost disappeared during this period.
The most coincident thing is that her mortal enemy is a person from the cultivation world. He is the one who, after this unknown disaster, almost single-handedly revitalized the cultivation world and was later respectfully called "Ancestor" by the disciples of the cultivation world.
The reason for this statement seems to be that during this period, for some unknown reason, everyone in the cultivation world except him died. So if he were to die now, those secret techniques would also go to the underworld with him, and there would be no more cultivation world after that.
So he absolutely cannot die now, and his tendons in his hands and feet cannot be severed; it's truly a pity...
Li Chen stared at him for a long time, until Shen Zhengyuan felt a chill run down his spine, before finally letting out a slow sigh.
But soon, she smiled slightly at him, grabbed his wrist and pulled it in front of her, pressing her fingertips firmly against his pulse point.
There was clearly no other movement, yet Shen Zhengyuan's eyes suddenly widened. He gritted his teeth and tried to pull his hand back, only to find that the person in front of him, though seemingly sickly, was surprisingly strong. He used all his strength but still couldn't pull his hand back, fearing that his tendons might be damaged.
Li Chen held his wrist tightly, quietly closed his eyes, and after a long while, sighed, "Internal organs damaged, spiritual veins severed, meridians blocked... You're so badly injured, yet you're still alive. It seems you truly weren't meant to die."
"Are you a physician?" Shen Zhengyuan said. "Or do you want to use me as a test subject for medicine, or to refine me into a medicine human? If you want to refine me into a medicine human, then I advise you to stop now, or kill me now, otherwise I will definitely repay you a hundredfold in the future."
Li Chen raised his eyelids, glanced at the person opposite him, and then sighed, "You don't need to try to provoke me. I certainly won't kill you, and I don't have any penchant for using others as test subjects or for making medicine. I just recognized you and wanted to help you."
His words were not entirely meant to provoke, but also reflected his true thoughts.
Based on her previous understanding of Shen Zhengyuan, he was undoubtedly a person who would seek revenge for every wrong done to him, and repaying a hundredfold was not just empty talk.
He has the kind of personality where if he's unhappy, he'll make his enemies extremely unhappy. He has absolutely no mercy. If he thinks he can cause pain to someone, he'll do it without hesitation, even if it's an infant or a pregnant woman.
That's why she disliked him so much and fought with him repeatedly.
Unfortunately, this person was proficient in all kinds of formations and knew that she was better at close combat. Therefore, he always deliberately kept his distance from her, standing far away where she couldn't reach him, watching her jump around in the formation he set up. By the time she finally broke the formation, he had already disappeared.
The only time she almost killed him was when he was daydreaming and caught off guard, and she chose to launch a sneak attack.
In the end, they didn't kill the person, but only seriously injured them, and then disappeared somewhere, and they couldn't find them for more than half a year.
And the final result...
It is also obvious.
She ambushed him once, and he retaliated when she wasn't looking, almost killing her in the process. In the end, they were even.
Fortunately, he is still young and not as deep and gloomy as she remembered him. He is like a living person and should be able to influence her and teach her to be a good person in the future.
“You don’t need to look at me like that. I certainly don’t have the penchant for alchemy, but I’m very interested in injuries like yours and have some experience with them. I’m about 90% confident I can heal you,” Li Chen said with a smile. “This is a clinic, and I see the medicinal herbs are still here, and the silver needles are easy to find. It’s just that I’ll need to brew the medicine for you first, which will probably take quite a while…”
"Okay, I'll go brew your medicine first. You rest here for a while. Remember not to wander off, or I'll have to sever your Achilles tendon."
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
She said those words as if she wanted him to stop wandering around, but the moment she stood up, she used her hand as a knife and slashed at the back of his neck without hesitation. Before Shen Zhengyuan could even react, his eyes closed uncontrollably, and he passed out.
Li Chen looked at the person who had instantly fainted, touched his own hand, and felt that he had hit too hard. He was a little uneasy, afraid that he had killed the person directly.
She only felt relieved after checking his breathing and seeing that he was still breathing. She turned around and walked out, dodging the rain that was leaking in from above, and went around to the back of the counter to look for medicinal herbs.
When Shen Zhengyuan woke up, he didn't know what time it was. He only felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, as if his neck was about to break. When he turned his head, he saw the person sitting by the bed, smiling at him.
Li Chenjin was still holding a bowl of steaming medicine in his hand. The bitter smell wafted over from afar, indicating that he had just sat down when he woke up. He was momentarily at a loss as to whether to be glad or sad that he had woken up at this time.
He looked at the person in front of him, then at the bowl of medicine in her hand, and finally decided to go all out, coldly asking, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Li Chen was sitting on the wooden chair, holding a spoon in his hand, looking as if he was about to feed him himself. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "To save you? Are you worried that there's poison in here?"
"I don't know if there's poison in here, but I don't need your help," Shen Zhengyuan said. "If you leave now, I won't hurt you. If you don't leave, I'll take you with me even if it means my death."
"From what you're saying, you're worried there's poison in this bowl? Don't worry, it's all perfectly legitimate stuff, like ginseng, angelica root, and angelica..."
She paused, then sighed and said, "Never mind, you wouldn't understand. But anyway, these are all good medicines. They're usually very expensive to buy, and I often have to make do with the cheaper ones..."
"After you finish your medicine, you'll need acupuncture. I remember it's Baihui, Dazhui, and Tanzhong... My memory isn't very good these days, so I can't remember exactly, but I do remember the general locations. I'll look at them later and I'll be able to recall them," Li Chen said leisurely. "Of course, you can choose not to believe me, and in that case, I'll just have to go ahead with it. Anyway, I'm definitely going to treat you..."
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
To be honest, he didn't believe that a complete stranger would be kind enough to save him. Besides, judging from her words and actions, she didn't seem to be acting out of kindness at all. She was saying nice things, but what she really wanted was anyone's guess. Naturally, he wouldn't drink the medicine.
Li Chenjin naturally knew that he wouldn't drink it, and was preparing to knock him unconscious and force-feed him the medicine, but unexpectedly Shen Zhengyuan took the initiative and knocked the medicine bowl out of her hand.
With a crisp sound of porcelain shattering, the still-steaming medicinal soup spilled all over the floor, even landing on her skirt and shoes.
Shen Zhengyuan didn't linger at all, nor was he worried that she would kill him now. He simply threw off the covers, got out of bed, and prepared to leave.
Li Chen sighed, turned around and grabbed his arm. "Young people are so impetuous. I worked so hard to brew this medicine for you, my back almost broke from sitting so long, and you don't even appreciate it."
"Luckily, I had the foresight to cook two portions in advance. You've already spilled this bowl, so you can't spill the other one too."
Shen Zhengyuan tried to shake off her hand, but found he couldn't. He could only say, "I don't need your medicine. Whatever your purpose, I only have one life now, and I have no value other than that. Kill me if you want."
"Look at you, you're practically protesting too much! I haven't even said you're valuable yet, and you've already given yourself away. If I'm not mistaken, all the secret techniques and magical treasures of the cultivation world should be on you, right?" Li Chen asked.
Shen Zhengyuan was taken aback, then his face instantly darkened. "So you really came for those things, but no matter how much you torture me, I won't give them to you..."
"Who said I came for those things? Besides, did I torture you? I was trying to heal you out of kindness, can't you see that?" Li Chenjin asked again, "And judging from your current injuries, you must be in pain even to breathe, let alone walk."
"You don't need to lie to me. I know your injury very well. Besides, where can you go if you go out now? You'll probably collapse after a couple of steps, right? You don't know anything about medicine, and doctors outside rarely encounter injuries as severe as yours. They can't treat you as well as I can. Why don't you try trusting me? Anyway, I won't kill you."
Shen Zhengyuan replied, "My affairs are none of your business. We are complete strangers, so why did you save me, and why should I believe you?"
Most importantly, she didn't seem trustworthy. When they first met, her first words were to cut his tendons. He's not crazy or stupid, so why would he trust someone like that?
He dared not say what came next, though he was not afraid of death, he was worried that if his tendons were severed, he would become a useless cripple who could not move.
Li Chenjin smiled slightly, "Well said. We are complete strangers, and in your opinion, I really have no reason to save you. So I will be frank. As you can see, my health is not very good, and I suffer from a heart ailment. Apart from being a little strong... I am unarmed and naturally have no ability to protect myself."
"I want to save you because I see you're wearing the robes of the cultivation world. I want to do you a favor in exchange for your protection. After all, you know what's happening out there. How can I survive on my own?"
She was not clear about what was happening here, only knew the general outline. If she were to explain in detail, she would surely give herself away. Therefore, she spoke vaguely and ambiguously. But Shen Zhengyuan, as a person of this world, naturally understood. He would naturally fill in the gaps in her words in his mind, which would save her a lot of trouble and prevent her from noticing anything amiss.
After all, if he really saw something, she couldn't tell the truth. She couldn't very well say that she came from hundreds of years in the future, and that hundreds of years in the future, they were mortal enemies, and that they ambushed each other, resulting in one being seriously injured and the other seemingly dead, and that the one who seemed to be dead was her. That would be too embarrassing.
Moreover, revealing this would make it even harder for him to trust her, since who would believe that someone would become his mortal enemy hundreds of years later?
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
He looked up and carefully examined the person in front of him. Judging from her strength, she did not appear to be in poor health or suffering from heart disease. However, judging from her appearance, she certainly did not seem to be healthy.
Putting aside her pale complexion, her thin figure and the hand gripping his arm were also unusually pale, with hardly any color showing on her fingernails.
Her hands were so thin they were almost bony, with clearly visible bluish veins on the back of her hands. Looking at her appearance alone, from head to toe and from toe to head, there was no trace of the healthy look a normal person should have. Clearly, she had been plagued by illness for too long, and her body was on the verge of collapse, but…
But how can someone like that be so strong?!
Shen Zhengyuan gazed at her quietly for a moment, his tone gradually calming down, clearly believing her words to some extent. "If you wanted someone to protect you, you shouldn't have come to me. Since you know medicine, you should have seen that my injuries can't be healed. I can't even do heavy work, let alone use my spiritual power. No matter how much time you spend on me, it will be useless."
After saying that, seeing that Li Chen had no reaction, he frowned, pondered for a moment, and then took out a white cloth bag from his pocket, which was covered with cloud patterns embroidered with silver-like threads.
After opening the cloth bag, a small silver ring was pinched out from the bag, which was no bigger than the palm of a hand.
The moment the small circle left the bag, it suddenly enlarged to the size of a normal bracelet. It appeared to be made of silver, and the bracelet was shaped like a ruyi (a traditional Chinese ornament symbolizing good fortune) with its ends intersecting. The workmanship was excellent. Even though the material didn't look particularly good, the craftsmanship alone was worth a lot of money.
“Keep this magic item with you at all times. It can protect you from evil spirits and keep you safe for the rest of your life,” Shen Zhengyuan said. “Take this and leave. I don’t trust you, nor do I believe that ordinary medical skills can cure me. You don’t need to waste your time on me.”
Li Chen stared in astonishment at the bracelet that had been shoved into his hand, muttering, "It really does have some human features..."
It's no wonder she was so surprised; Shen Zhengyuan, hundreds of years later, was simply too inhuman.
He wouldn't waste his energy saving people. Sometimes, when he was bored, he would stand by and watch someone committing a crime on the street, ignoring anyone who asked him for help, just waiting to see if the other party actually killed the person.
If the other party succeeds in committing the crime, he can take the opportunity to dispose of the person and store the victim's soul in his magic artifact for future use. If the crime fails, he will still kill the person without hesitation. He seems to have no human nature at all, like a puppet without emotions walking in the world.
Those who commit evil deeds should be killed, but those who have not committed evil deeds should be considered whether they are useful. If they are useful, they should be killed without hesitation; if they are not useful, they can be temporarily abandoned by the roadside.
Moreover, he truly holds grudges and is determined to avenge any wrong done to him. He might not be interested in other matters, but when it comes to revenge, he becomes very energetic and will even impart some experience to the disciples of the magic cultivation world, thus cultivating the people of the magic cultivation world to be both righteous and evil.
Most importantly, he is still unable to distinguish right from wrong. If a disciple in the cultivation world is bullied or killed, regardless of whether the disciple is at fault, he will seek justice, repaying injury with injury and life with life. Such pampering has made his disciples ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. Although they have not yet reached the point of committing all kinds of evil, they are definitely not good people.
As for magical artifacts, he would never give them to outsiders. Even if the other party was about to die and knelt at his feet begging him, he would not agree unless they were disciples of the magic cultivation world. He could be described as extremely indifferent and without any compassion.
Of course, if it were just these things, there would be no need to escalate to the point of life and death. The key is that he doesn't know why he would use the lives of the entire world to fulfill his wish, even if these people include his cultivation community or even himself, he would still do it.
After this matter was leaked, many people speculated that he had found some extremely extreme method to become a god, by sacrificing enough lives to become a god himself.
However, that was just speculation. She didn't have time to figure out his real purpose before she ran out of energy to do so.
However, it seems that he still has the qualities of a living person and some chivalry. He is not as cold and dark as he would be hundreds of years later. Obviously, he can still be saved. If he is taught well now, the things that happened later might not happen.
Li Chen held the bracelet tightly and smiled slightly, saying, "How do you know I can't heal you if you don't let me try? Don't underestimate me. I have a lot of experience treating injuries like yours. I'm sure you won't find another person as experienced as me right now."
Shen Zhengyuan frowned and said, "Can't you understand human language? I've said it before, I don't believe you, and I don't need your treatment. Stop bothering me and let go!"
Hearing his words, Li Chenjin nodded and actually let go of his hand, which surprised Shen Zhengyuan. Then, Li Chenjin suddenly raised his hand and pointed behind him, his eyes widening with fear clearly visible. "What's behind you!"
Shen Zhengyuan quickly turned around to look behind him, only to find that there was nothing behind him. Before he could react, he felt another pain in the back of his neck, his eyes rolled upwards uncontrollably, and he fell to the ground.
Li Chen leisurely put the bracelet on her wrist. After all, it was a token of his affection, and she disliked nothing more than ruining other people's good intentions.
After putting on the bracelet, she looked down at the unconscious person lying on the ground and smiled slightly. "Young people are just hard to deal with. You won't listen to reason, so I had no choice but to resort to this. I'm so sorry, so sorry..."
Shen Zhengyuan didn't know what happened after he lost consciousness again. He only heard a chanting sound that seemed to come from near and far in his dream. Before he could understand what it was chanting, he suddenly felt an extremely intense pain coming from his eight extraordinary meridians.
His body was stiff, and he couldn't wake up, as if he were being paralyzed by a ghost, making him feel like he was being slowly tortured by a ghost.
As time passed, the pain intensified, a pain that penetrated to the bone, even more so than when he was first injured. It caused him to furrow his brow and clench his teeth, with bright red blood constantly oozing from the corners of his mouth. He didn't know if it was a recurrence of internal injuries or from biting his tongue.
When he finally woke up, before he could even react, he felt something being stuffed into his mouth. It seemed to be a pill that melted instantly upon entering his mouth. Before he could spit it out, it flowed down his throat and, with a cough, he swallowed it along with the blood.
Even after the pill entered his stomach, the torture-like pain did not disappear. A fiery heat quickly rose from his stomach, engulfing his limbs and bones, as if he were being roasted in a fire. This made his face even paler, sweat poured down his forehead, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
They said they weren't going to turn him into a medicine man, but this is clearly...
He gritted his teeth, trying not to make a sound, but his eyes were fixed on Li Chenjin's direction. The hatred in his eyes only increased with the passage of time, as if he wanted to remember her appearance firmly in his heart so that if he accidentally died, he could haunt her and take revenge.
Li Chen met his hateful gaze with complete composure. After the rise and fall of his chest gradually calmed down, he said gently, "After experiencing that pain, do you feel much better? I told you before, I have a lot of experience treating injuries like yours."
"Although I can't repair your spiritual veins, your injuries are no longer a big problem. Apart from not being able to use your spiritual power and not being able to experience great joy or sorrow, you are no different from an ordinary person. So now you believe that I really want to heal your injuries, right? Look, I will help you heal your injuries, and you will accompany me and protect me. It's a fair trade, and neither of us owes the other anything."
"Besides, I'm practically homeless now, so I won't hold you back. Wherever you go, I'll go with you. I won't be a burden to you. After all, look at the world these days. How long can a weak woman like me, who can't even kill a chicken, survive on my own?"
The pain in Shen Zhengyuan's body slowly subsided. After carefully examining himself, he found that, as she said, his injuries had indeed healed considerably. However, upon hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at the person in front of him, he said with an ambiguous expression, "You're as weak as a chicken?"
Li Chen said, "There's no need to delve into these details. In short, I am indeed a weak woman, and I need to take medicine every few days. If I don't take it, I will collapse, and if no one is around, I will die. Considering that I helped you, you should repay my kindness, young man."
"Where are your family members?" Shen Zhengyuan asked calmly.
“My family… they’re not really welcoming of me going back, and I can’t go back now, so I wanted to travel with you.” Li Chenjin sighed softly. “Don’t worry, I really won’t be a burden to you. Besides, I’m a doctor, so wouldn’t it be a good thing for you to have a doctor with you? Your injury has stabilized for now, but without a doctor’s help to treat it, it’s very easy for it to relapse.”
"I won't bother you for too long. Once things have settled down, we can discuss parting ways. Of course, it would be even better if I could go back by then. If I can go back, even if you beg me, I won't stay and pester you. How about that? Are you at ease now?"
Shen Zhengyuan looked at her for a long time, and finally, seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, he nodded, "My surname is Shen."
Li Chen said, "My surname is Li."
They had only known each other for a short time, and she had even knocked him unconscious twice. It was reasonable for Shen Zhengyuan not to reveal his full name, since their relationship, whether now or hundreds of years later, was not good enough for them to call each other by name.
Although Shen Zhengyuan's injuries seem to have stabilized, he still needs to take a few more doses of medicine to consolidate them. After all, these are all mortal herbs, which, although they have some spiritual power, are far less effective than herbs from the cultivation world. He can only take a few more doses.
Since Shen Zhengyuan didn't seem to be planning to run away, Li Chen stopped paying attention to him. He simply moved the stove into the house, sat on a small stool, fanned himself with a fan, controlled the fire, and occasionally hummed tunes that Shen Zhengyuan couldn't recognize. He would also chat with him occasionally, as if they were just two ordinary friends.
Judging from Li Chenjin's handling and decocting of the medicine, he was indeed very skilled. He looked like a doctor who had been practicing medicine for many years. But how could a doctor be able to cure others but not himself, and always look sickly?
He looked at the person opposite him and suddenly said, "Most people with injuries like this don't survive. How do you know so much about this kind of injury?"
Li Chen looked at Shen Zhengyuan with a strange expression. "My master, who taught me medicine, hoped that I could practice medicine and travel around the world. I've traveled to many places and seen many things, so naturally I've seen all kinds of diseases and injuries. Besides, you said yourself that most people with injuries like yours wouldn't survive, but it's not like you're absolutely doomed. Since you've managed to survive until now, why can't others live as well?"
Li Chenjin's words were indeed flawless, without a single fault. Others would have stopped there, but Shen Zhengyuan continued, "After you knocked me unconscious, I heard you chanting a mantra while you were applying acupuncture to me. It sounded like Sanskrit. Was your medical training taught by someone from the Zen meditation world? So you are also from the Zen meditation world?"
She had expected Li Chen to deny it or change the subject, but to her surprise, she nodded frankly and said, "Yes. What, does it mean that Cultivator Shen is now also interested in the Zen meditation world and plans to study Buddhism and cultivate his mind and body?"
Shen Zhengyuan ignored her words and continued to ask, "The pills you just gave me were also taught to you by someone from the Zen cultivation world? But I remember that it seemed to be a secret technique from the alchemy world, which can mix spiritual energy into medicine to enhance its effects. You have mastered this technique so well, you must have tried it many times before. So who was the person you saved that made you go to such lengths?"
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