Bai Ze lay on the ground, looking at Xu Yuehuai outside, her heart filled with complicated emotions. Why? Shouldn't humans be selfish and self-serving? As spirit beasts, after forming a contract with humans, they were born to serve them, even at the cost of their lives in this critical moment.
Xu Yuehuai was not Bai Ze's first master. She had trusted others too easily in the past, which is why she was sent to the arena and noticed this girl who carried the aura of her own kind. In order to save her life, she chose to follow Xu Yuehuai. From initial rejection to later staying on her own initiative, she had seen everything Xu Yuehuai did. She couldn't believe that there really was such a person who treated spirit beasts as partners, rather than dispensable tools.
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Xu Yuehuai was oblivious to Bai Ze's emotions, focusing intently on the scene before her. She could see several people wandering around outside the cave entrance, trying to find their tracks. The place she was in was right behind them. Fortunately, Xu Yuehuai had set up a spell from the beginning to prevent these people from seeing the cave entrance. After confirming that they were temporarily safe, she returned to Linghu Zhou's side and lay down.
After such a hectic and busy period, Xu Yuehuai had completely exhausted her last bit of energy. At this moment, she felt extremely uncomfortable all over her body. The move she had just used had caused a backlash against her body. For a moment, she was in unbearable pain, her brows were tightly furrowed, and her lips were pursed, unable to utter a sound.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's sudden change in behavior, Bai Ze quickly asked with concern, "Master! What's wrong? Are you alright? Come in quickly, I can help you heal your injuries. What happened?"
Bai Ze called out anxiously, but received no response from Xu Yuehuai. She wanted to respond to Bai Ze, but all she could think about was the pain, and she couldn't say anything else. She endured the pain.
The fifth brother carefully observed and searched outside, but found nothing suspicious. He looked at a few suspicious footprints on the ground. The area was very dry, so apart from the trampled grass and trees and the occasional drops of blood, there was nothing that could help them analyze the whereabouts of Xu Yuehuai and the others.
He walked towards the cave. He felt that something was strange about this place, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He raised his hand and swept it through the wall. The fifth brother's eyes widened. "All of you, come here! The person is here!"
The youngest and fourth brothers rushed over. When they saw what was in front of them, they thought the fifth brother had made a mistake. However, neither of them dared to speak up beforehand. After testing the waters, they realized that they were right not to doubt him.
The two entered one after the other. Old Wu waited two seconds after they went in before following them in, behaving very cautiously.
But once inside, they found only bloodstains and clothes stained with fabric—clearly left behind by them—and no one else in sight. The youngest brother, holding the pieces of fabric that had fallen to the ground, said, "Fifth Brother, there's nothing here. Could they have already run away? This place is so small; there's nowhere to hide."
The youngest brother stared at the cave in front of him and circled around, but he didn't see a single person. The fifth brother didn't believe it. He clenched his fists, unwilling to let the two of them get away like this. They were still injured. How could they have so much strength to run so far? If they really got away, why did they set up such a place?
Seeing that there was no progress, the fourth brother couldn't help but say, "They must have stopped here before leaving. We arrived quite late and have seen the bodies of the eldest and second brothers dead for a while now. Otherwise, we should have chased after them and taken a look. They must have rested here for a while before continuing their escape."
Currently, only the fourth brother's account is the most convincing. The fifth brother reluctantly left the house, and when he stood outside, he raised his hand and removed the illusion at the door.
Xu Yuehuai had learned a couple of tricks from Shangguan Xi, and they came in handy.
Rewind to when Lao Wu first discovered this place. Xu Yuehuai noticed something and, enduring the pain, glanced towards the door, only to meet Lao Wu's gaze. If she didn't know that he couldn't see her, she would have suspected that Lao Wu was staring right at her.
Just then, Bai Ze told her to go into the space. Seeing that she had been discovered, Xu Yuehuai didn't care about anything else. She dragged herself a few steps and brought Linghu Zhou into the space with her. She lay on the ground, barely alive, while Linghu Zhou on the other side still showed no signs of waking up.
She can only leave from the same place she entered. This skill isn't very useful, but it's enough in such a critical moment.
After they entered, Bai Ze quickly transformed into a girl. First, she helped Xu Yuehuai to lie down on the bed, then she helped Linghu Zhou to lie down on the recliner. Next, she began searching for useful pills among the bottles and jars on the shelves. She took everything that was useful, including those for replenishing blood, internal injuries, and external injuries, carrying a large pile of them.
All three were injured, but Bai Ze recovered somewhat faster than the others, so these tasks naturally fell to Bai Ze.
Taking care of two people may seem complicated, but it's actually not difficult at all, especially since they are both bedridden and won't move around too much. Xu Yuehuai's breathing was disordered, but after taking some pills, his condition improved somewhat. However, Linghu Zhou was a bit more difficult to deal with. His body had suffered severe internal injuries this time, and the excessive blood loss could not be replenished in a short time.
After much deliberation, Bai Ze decided to place him in the nearby spring water. Hot spring water has the effect of clearing the meridians, and besides, the contents of this spring water are not ordinary water.
If Bai Ze were an ordinary girl, doing something like this would probably be very difficult for her. But she is not simple. As a divine beast, she can kill a person with a single slap, so moving a person is a piece of cake for her.
Linghu Zhou was lifted up like a little chick and thrown into the spring. The spring water was hot, steaming and bubbling, but Linghu Zhou felt nothing as he went in. Bai Ze observed him for a while, and seeing that he was fine, he happily left to focus on taking care of Xu Yuehuai.
After calming down, Xu Yuehuai seemed to know that she was in a safe environment. She rested well, and the spiritual energy in the space continued to flow into her body. The spiritual energy that had been depleted recovered a lot in a short time, and a satisfied expression appeared on Xu Yuehuai's face.
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