"Who is he? Wasn't the one who spoke just now a woman?" Yu Er asked, puzzled. At this moment, curiosity overcame her fear of Shi Zhiyu, and she boldly asked her question.
Shi Zhi conjured a spiritual sword and pointed it at the man's neck, "Do you have any last words?"
"Hero, spare my life! I only wanted to collect some tolls here, I didn't do anything evil!" The man was thin and frail, with a beard on his face. He was clearly the one who provoked Xu Yuehuai that day.
After he escaped that day, in order to avoid being consumed by ghostly energy and resentment in the Ghost Realm, he used his last bit of spiritual power to quickly leave the Ghost Realm. After recovering his spiritual power outside the Ghost Realm, he heard others talk about Xu Yuehuai, and he had an idea in his mind.
Anyway, those who were there that day have all left long ago.
He then planned to use Xu Yuehuai's name to earn some extra money.
...
Xu Yuehuai had been traveling for several days without knowing what had happened to her, and she had a very pleasant journey.
"Help...me..." Xu Yuehuai was resting on a large rock on the edge of the cliff when a weak voice came from the side.
She opened her eyes and looked around, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
There was a waterfall on the edge of the cliff. She took a few steps forward and smelled a very strong stench of blood in the bushes at a rocky bend.
Lying there was a girl, her clothes completely soaked in blood, her breathing weak, barely clinging to life.
Xu Yuehuai squatted down to examine her injuries. Her body was covered in countless knife wounds. "You're still alive after all this. You're really lucky."
As Xu Yuehuai watched, she muttered to herself, while simultaneously channeling spiritual energy into the girl's body to maintain her basic vital signs. She then moved the girl to the rock where she had been resting.
She went to look for a miraculous medicine that could stop the bleeding. She had seen such a thing on her way here, but at the time she thought she wouldn't need it.
After the hemostatic medicine was applied to the wound, the situation stabilized, and Xu Yuehuai waited patiently for the girl to wake up.
Her injuries appeared to be very serious, but when Xu Yuehuai was applying medicine, she discovered that they were just superficial wounds. The real reason she fainted here was due to excessive blood loss.
Xu Yuehuai's journey to Qingcheng is progressing rapidly. According to her prediction of the distance, she should arrive in Qingcheng in about three days.
She remained calm and composed when this happened.
She glanced at the girl and found her features quite attractive; even with bloodstains on her face, it didn't detract from her beauty.
As darkness fell, the girl awoke from her dazed state and found herself sitting next to a woman who looked like a celestial being. Her white robes flowed gracefully, and her slightly disheveled hair only accentuated her unique beauty.
"You..." The girl opened her mouth but found her voice was extremely hoarse.
Before losing consciousness, she remembered hearing noises around her, and with a strong will to survive, she cried out for help.
I'm not sure if anyone can hear me, but I'll try anyway.
When Xu Yuehuai saw that she had woken up, he handed her the hot water he had prepared beforehand. "You lost too much blood. I heard your cries for help and saved you."
Xu Yuehuai knew without guessing what she wanted to ask, and with one sentence, he dismissed all her doubts.
The girl looked at Xu Yuehuai with a somewhat confused expression, as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back.
She drank some water, which relieved the burning sensation in her throat considerably, before she spoke, "Miss Xie, my name is Ji Yuanchi. May I ask your honorable name?"
"Xu Yuehuai".
“I will always remember Miss Xu’s life-saving grace. Is there anything you wish for? I will do my utmost to find it for you to repay this life-saving grace.” Ji Yuanchi stared intently at Xu Yuehuai, as if he wanted to bore a hole through her.
Xu Yuehua thought about it seriously for a moment, and then said, "No."
"I saved you by chance. If it weren't for your own will to survive that made you speak up, I wouldn't have saved you." Xu Yuehuai said in a flat tone, "But we're just strangers who met by chance, so there's no need to make a big deal out of it."
As she spoke, Xu Yuehuai took out some things from her pack. "These are the dry rations I ate on the way. I'll share some with you now. And those little puddles over there are the fish I caught from the river just now."
"Your injuries are nothing serious. I've applied some medicine for you. You lost a lot of blood, so go back and rest well, and you'll recover." Xu Yuehuai's tone was completely flat, as if she didn't consider this a big deal at all. "Alright, now that you're awake, I'll take my leave."
Ji Yuanchi stopped her, "Wait! How can I be so hasty in repaying a life-saving debt? Since Miss Xu doesn't need my help right now, could you tell me where you're going next? I'll come find you once I've recovered from my injuries."
“My spiritual power is not weak, and my family is powerful and influential. I will definitely help you. My serious injuries this time were just a setup.” After saying this, Ji Yuanchi carefully observed Xu Yuehuai’s expression. “Are you alright?”
Xu Yuehuai stared into her eyes, but saw no malice in them, only something strange...
For example, worship?
"I'm going to Qingcheng to take a boat to the second continent." After saying that, Xu Yuehuai left without looking back at the people behind her.
Ji Yuan didn't speak again, but just silently watched her back.
After the people had completely disappeared, hatred appeared in her eyes.
Once she gets back, the first thing she'll do is have her grandfather kick that ungrateful couple out of the family!
Then, after recovering from her injuries, she came to find Xu Yuehuai.
For the rest of the journey, she traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, which turned what should have been a three-day trip into a five-day one.
*
Qingcheng is divided into three major forces, one of which is Qingcheng Academy, the other two are the Pu family and the Guo family.
These three major forces constitute the mainstream forces in Qingcheng. The Pu family focuses on family training, and few outsiders can enter. The Guo family only recruits top spiritual cultivators, while Qingcheng Academy recruits students from all over the country.
Xu Yuehuai was heading to Qingcheng Academy, which was the top-tier of the three major powers and the only place with a way to reach the second floor.
Xu Yuehua observed the surroundings for a while. The way to enter Qingcheng Academy was not simple. It required passing a competition three days later, and the five hundred people who ultimately won would be able to enter Qingcheng Academy.
However, the number of people who signed up was countless, and these 500 people could be considered one in ten thousand.
Xu Yuehuai hadn't found a way to register yet. She had been wandering around for so many days and was starting to smell. She passed by an inn that looked nice and expensive.
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