He Yufei finally let go of her hand and took a step back reluctantly, looking very aggrieved. Bai Yan didn't have time to care about her. He just stared at Lin Dan in the pool of blood with burning eyes. He was waiting for a result. If Lin Dan could hold on, he would let her go. If she lost her mind, he would send her to hell.
The waiting process was extremely long, and before one knew it, a day had passed. The sunlight pouring in from the cave entrance was replaced by moonlight, which shone softly on Lin Dan's pale face. She was motionless, not even breathing, and the baby in her arms was equally quiet. Only the Shura Blade was sucking blood from the pool drop by drop. The silver-white blade had been stained with a layer of crimson, and from time to time, blood flashed on the sharp blade, looking extremely weird.
Bai Yan stood quietly not far away, his eyes never leaving Lin Dan's face from beginning to end. He rarely has such great patience for something or someone, and is willing to spend so much time waiting for an unknown result.
He Yufei was tired of standing, and now she squatted on the ground and complained: "Master, Lin Dan is clearly practicing magic. Look, she is still sucking blood!"
"Don't disturb others." Bai Yan ordered in a low voice.
He Yufei had tears in her eyes. She looked at her master's back, not wanting to cry, hoping that he would turn around and look at her, and realize her grievances. But Bai Yan never looked back, nor did he take his eyes off Lin Dan. He knew that he would definitely get a result before dawn, so his white robe fluttered, his aura gathered, and he was ready to take action at any time.
In the bright white moonlight, Lin Dan slowly opened her eyes, but did not rush to check the scarlet Shura Sword. Instead, she lifted the gauze curtain, checked the baby in her arms, and then smiled faintly. The baby, who was still breathing weakly yesterday, has now lost his purple color and become fair, tender and cute. As his whole body is immersed in vitality, he looks very well-behaved. Although his eyes cannot see, he vaguely senses Lin Dan's presence, so he hooks one of her fingertips with his little hand.
The baby's strength was very weak, but this gentle grip seemed to be gripping the tip of the heart, filling Lin Dan's cold eyes with a layer of warmth.
It was not until this time that Bai Yan discovered something was wrong with the baby. He was induced to give birth, was not yet full-term, and had suffered such a bumpy ride yesterday. Logically, he should have died long ago. However, now he is not only alive, but also full of vitality. It can be seen that Lin Dan did not forget to draw vitality to nourish him while fighting and entering into meditation.
Bai Yan was well aware of the consequences of an imbalance between the two energies of life and death, so he was even more shocked. He Yufei, who was standing behind him, was frightened by the sight of Lin Dan covered in blood and could not help but gasp.
Bai Yan finally came to his senses, slowly withdrew his surging internal energy, and slowly exhaled a breath. The man now looked very much like a blood-stained Shura, but he felt that the Buddha's smile while picking up a flower was no more than this. He had to admit that when Lin Dan lowered her eyes to look at the baby and smiled faintly, his heart, which had not been moved for a long time, actually trembled.
“If I’m not mistaken, the mayor of this Eternal City should be Dugu Hong, who disappeared ten years ago. She is known as the Poison Lady and specializes in kidnapping babies to practice magic.” Seeing that Lin Dan was walking away with a knife and had no intention of paying attention to him, Bai Yan took the initiative to speak up to clear up her confusion.
Lin Dan walked to the millstone and stared at the other babies who had already been beaten into a pool of blood by Dugu Hong's poisonous palm, his eyes dark.
Bai Yan slowly walked to her side and sighed: "No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can't save everyone, so don't worry about it."
Lin Dan glanced at him, then looked at the baby sucking his hands in his arms, then he jumped onto the ground. All the warriors in several underground palaces ran away. With the help of He Yufei, those women who were not pregnant also ran away. The pregnant women were placed in a secret room by her, waiting for news in fear.
Lin Dan didn't care and left.
He Yufei grabbed Bai Yan's sleeve and begged him to stay and help her settle those women, but Bai Yan refused. His top priority now is to look after Lin Dan, and he doesn't want to be involved in anything else. In order to demonstrate her kindness, He Yufei suppressed her desire to abandon these women and follow her master. Finally, Bai Yan sent a letter to his master, asking them to send people to the Bulao City to deal with the aftermath, and the matter came to an end.
After Lin Dan left the Eternal Youth City, the people in the city who had no more elixirs to receive began to age and soon died. It turned out that they had long been controlled by Dugu Hong's elixir. In order to maintain eternal youth, they searched everywhere for young women and newborn babies for her. People living near the Bulao City would always lose babies and women for unknown reasons, and eventually they all moved away.
Three days later, Lin Dan and Bai Yan came to a quiet and peaceful town and found an inn to stay in. Lin Dan took a bath as usual, changed into black clothes, and wandered around the streets. She had gorgeous features and a tall figure. She was holding a baby in one hand and a big knife in the other, which made her very eye-catching. There was also a beautiful-looking Bai Yan following behind her, which made her even more eye-catching.
When passing by a store, a woman standing behind the counter stared at the baby in her arms, tears flashed in her eyes and a sad look on her face, causing Lin Dan to turn around and look at her. She seemed frightened and quickly covered her face with her sleeves and pretended to fiddle with an abacus.
Lin Dan continued walking forward as if he didn't care, but that night he sneaked into the shop and stood on the roof to listen to the conversation between the woman and her husband.
"If our child hadn't been stolen, he would be five years old now, right?" the woman said sadly.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have moved to live near the Bulao City. The doctor said that I have damaged my foundation and I will never be able to have a child in this life. Cui'e, how about I write a divorce letter and you remarry early. Maybe you can have a child in this life. I will leave this shop to you, and all the money in the family will also be left to you. In the end, it's me who has harmed you." The husband choked up.
The woman said angrily, "Master, what nonsense are you talking about! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be like this now! Stop talking, let's live a good life together, and no one should mention children anymore! As long as we do more good deeds in this life, we can still be husband and wife in the next life, and have children to take care of us, so don't let your imagination run wild."
The husband didn't speak for a long time, and only after a long time did he burst into tears. After a while, the sound of a woman crying could be faintly heard, full of sorrow.
Lin Dan stood on the roof for a while, then flew away. Bai Yan, who was hidden in the darkness, slowly walked out and stared at her back without blinking, with a very complicated expression.
Lin Dan stayed in the town for seven or eight days and gradually got to know the couple's background. They moved here five years ago. They are honest people who do good deeds in their daily lives. Although their family is quite wealthy, they are willing to help anyone in need. They soon gained recognition from the locals and are considered respected local gentry. It’s a pity that the two of them are nearly 40 years old and still have no children, and they are very lonely.
Lin Dan inquired about the news while secretly observing, and confirmed that the couple were indeed kind people. Then he placed the baby at the door of the store at night, and then threw a stone to break the couple's window. Because the two had been persecuted before, they were extremely alert and immediately ran out with sticks in their hands. However, they saw a small bamboo basket placed on the steps in front of their house. In the basket lay a cute baby with a fair skin. The baby didn't cry or make a fuss, but blinked his lively big eyes and looked at them intently.
"Wife, wife, come and see what this is!" The man's voice was trembling.
The woman's eyes widened with amazement. She pushed the man away, picked up the baby with trembling hands, and carefully checked him. After making sure there were no external injuries or defects, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She then saw a piece of paper at the bottom of the basket with a line of words written on it in a flamboyant style - the child has no father or mother. Please take care of him. Thank you.
The woman looked around, her expression of doubt and suspicion had been replaced by ecstasy. She quickly knelt down holding the baby, and said with a sob: "Thank you, benefactor, thank you, benefactor, we will take good care of this child! Thank you, thank you so much!" A thousand and ten thousand words of thanks could not express her excitement.
Her husband also came to his senses, knelt down with a thud, kowtowed several times, and when he blinked his eyes, tears fell on the steps.
They say that no one should mention children, but they dream of having a child. They have also thought that if one day they were walking on the road and accidentally picked up a baby, what a happy thing that would be! Now that their dream has come true, the two could not help crying after being so excited. Seeing that the baby frowned and seemed to be frightened, they quickly wiped away their tears, ran back to the house in a hurry, and cooked rice porridge for him. They will definitely take good care of the child and treat him as their own.
At the same time, Lin Dan had left the town and went thousands of miles away. Bai Yan followed her all the way, and his gaze on her became more and more focused and profound. The two entered a prosperous city, went to an inn, and asked for two rooms on the upper floor. When paying the rent, Lin Dan touched his purse and his expression froze instantly.
"A sincere gift of four silver coins, thank you, sir." The waiter spread out his palm with a smile.
Lin Dan stared at him straight, his face tense.
The two looked at each other, frozen in stalemate.
Bai Yan put his fist to his lips and chuckled, "What's wrong? Don't you have enough money?" This was the first time he had seen a half-step master who was so poor that he couldn't even pay for the rent.
Lin Dan glanced at him, then walked out of the inn without saying a word. If you don’t have money, you can sleep in a tree.
Bai Yan quickly held her back and chuckled, "Don't go. I'll pay for your room first. It's not too late to pay me back when you have money."
As they were talking, there was a commotion in the inn. Someone shouted, "The half-step master of the Eastern Saint Sect is really amazing. Not only did he seriously injure the four elders of Lianyun City, he also killed Dugu Hong with a single blow. You probably don't know that Dugu Hong is a villain at the top of the Jianghu's wanted list. Her head alone can be sold for 50,000 taels of gold. Many wealthy families have had their children stolen by her. They hate her to the core, but they have no choice but to do something because she is full of poison and is difficult to deal with. She is also a top half-step master, so ten years have passed and no one has been able to catch her."
"My goodness, fifty taels of gold is so much? If you give me the head, wouldn't I be rich?" someone nearby exclaimed.
"You vulgar man, why do you always think about money? The half-step master killed the man and left without caring about the head. It was the Saintess of the Eastern Saint Church who took the head to the Jianghu Alliance, closed the case, withdrew the list, and did not ask for a penny. Speaking of which, the half-step master of the Eastern Saint Church had just been promoted, but he actually seriously injured the fourth elder and killed Dugu Hong. You know, these two are old Jianghu masters with profound cultivation!"
"Incredible, incredible, the young are truly formidable!" People around him kept praising him, but Lin Dan frowned and looked at Bai Yan, accusing him, "You didn't tell me that the man's head was very valuable."
Bai Yan wanted to laugh but held it back, saying flatteringly: "I will definitely remind you next time. All recent expenses will be charged to me."
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