Chapter 43: The Grace of Saving a Life
Yu Linglong and Xiaoyao Lang walked out of the inn. Xiaoyao Lang sighed and said, "Alas, we are penniless now, and it's difficult to even find a place to stay."
Yu Linglong looked at Xiaoyao Lang and saw that he was at a loss for words, so she took off her hairpin and said softly, "You can pawn this. It should be enough for us to travel for a few days."
Xiaoyao Lang took the hairpin, examined it carefully, smelled it, and joked, "It smells so good!"
Upon seeing this, Yu Linglong immediately became angry and said coldly, "Don't waste time."
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "Alright!" He then mounted his horse.
Yu Linglong: Where are you going?
Xiaoyao Lang said, "Such a good item won't fetch much here. I know a place where I can get a good price." He then turned to leave.
Yu Linglong hurriedly called out, "Wait, I'll go with you."
Xiaoyao Lang reached out and pulled her. Yu Linglong hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she still took his hand and got on the horse.
Xiaoyao Lang said calmly, "You're coming with me because you're worried that I'll take your hairpin and never come back, aren't you?"
Yu Linglong coldly replied, "You can think of it that way."
Xiaoyao Lang was speechless for a moment, then said slowly, "Thinking about it this way, it's quite disheartening."
Suddenly, the horse galloped off at full speed, and Yu Linglong was jolted, grabbing Xiaoyao Lang's belt with both hands.
The carefree rogue said, "Palace Master, I feel very uncomfortable being pulled like this."
Yu Linglong realized her mistake and immediately hugged Xiaoyao Lang. Xiaoyao Lang felt a soft touch on his back and became instantly nervous.
Yu Linglong possessed profound internal energy, and upon coming into contact with Xiaoyao Lang, she could sense everything. She noticed Xiaoyao Lang's heart racing, which amused her somewhat. Yu Linglong thought, "I've never embraced a man like this before, nor have I ever been embraced by one. I have an innate aversion to men, but after meeting Xiaoyao Lang, I don't find myself disliking him as much. Oh well, if this is truly a mortal tribulation, there's no escaping it. Let fate decide!" After a moment, she leaned her head against him as well.
At the Shanhe Inn in Heba Town, Chunxiang placed Xie Yunfeng on the bed and anxiously turned to ask, "Miss Murong, you said you could save Brother Xie. What can I do for you? Please tell me."
Murong Hanchan said calmly, "My senior brother's inner energy has been damaged, and the cold poison has already attacked his heart. I must repair his inner energy in order to cure the cold poison."
Chunxiang: "Repairing my internal energy? My current cultivation is restricted, so it's difficult for me to do that."
Murong Hanchan laughed and said, "Even if your cultivation is complete, I won't let you take any risks. If my senior brother wakes up, he'll scold me to death!" Then, she said to everyone, "You can all leave now. No one is allowed to come in and disturb me before I leave. Miss Qiuxia, please prepare some hot water for me. I need to take a bath after this is done."
Qiuxia: "Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Upon hearing this, everyone waited outside the door.
Murong Hanchan helped Xie Yunfeng up and sat cross-legged with their palms facing each other. Two streams of true energy slowly entered Xie Yunfeng's body, then gradually circulated throughout his body, clearing all blocked meridians and repairing all damaged ones.
Outside the door, Yi Mingzhao asked softly, "Young Master Yin, what is inner energy? Do I have it too?"
Yin Xiaosheng said, "Of course you have it. Inner energy is the life essence of a person. Ordinary people's inner energy is scattered, but martial artists must gather their inner energy to cultivate their inner strength in order to absorb and exchange energy to generate power. If the inner energy is damaged, ordinary people can slowly recuperate, but for martial artists, they will lose their inner strength from then on."
Yi Mingzhao: "If it's so serious, how will Miss Murong treat it?"
Chunxiang: "Generally speaking, if a person's internal energy is damaged, in order to repair it, there must be someone to transfer a large amount of internal energy to them. And it cannot be interrupted. If the internal energy is insufficient in the middle, both of them will surely die."
Yi Mingzhao exclaimed in shock, "Ah, isn't Miss Murong in great danger?!"
Yin Xiaosheng: "Don't worry about that, Junior Sister is definitely confident, otherwise she wouldn't take the risk. But some internal injuries are definitely unavoidable."
Xie Yunfeng's meridians were completely unblocked, and he woke up to see Murong Hanchan.
Xie Yunfeng: "Junior Sister, Chun... Chunxiang, is she... is she alright?"
Murong Hanchan: "She's fine. Don't speak. Focus on regulating your energy."
Xie Yunfeng said urgently, "No, Junior Sister, you...you let go...you'll get hurt, cough..."
Regardless of what Xie Yunfeng said, Murong Hanchan immediately channeled her inner strength, sending powerful energy directly into Xie Yunfeng's body. A surge of true energy transformed into force, protecting his heart meridian, while another surge of true energy pierced through all his meridians, forcibly regrouping Xie Yunfeng's scattered vital energy within his body.
Xie Yunfeng felt his heart meridian being protected, so he quickly cooperated, regulating his breathing and gathering his vital energy to avoid injury to both of them.
Xiaoyao Lang, accompanied by Yu Linglong, entered Dongliulin Town and arrived at the gate of the Maqian Gang's stronghold.
Xiaoyao Lang: "We're here. Are you coming in with me, or will you wait here for me?"
Yu Linglong quickly let go of her hand and said softly, "I'll wait for you here. You can go in now."
Xiaoyao Lang dismounted and walked towards the gate of the village. The four strong men recognized him as Xiaoyao Lang.
One of them hurriedly asked, "Young Master Xiaoyao, why isn't the young master here?"
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "Young Master has other matters to attend to and will be back in a couple of days. Is the old gang leader inside?"
Another hurriedly replied, "Yes, he's been staying at the gang's offices these past few days since the young master left."
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "That's good. I have something urgent to discuss with him." He then went inside.
Xiaoyao Lang found Ma Kaitai, who seemed to be discussing business with someone else. Upon seeing Xiaoyao Lang, Ma Kaitai bowed and walked over to him.
Ma Kaitai smiled and said, "Xiaoyao Lang, you're back! Where's Pingchuan? Did something happen?" He then looked worried.
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "Uncle Ma, Pingchuan is safe and sound. He still has things to do back there, but I had something urgent to attend to, so I came back first."
Ma Kaitai asked worriedly, "What is Pingchuan doing in the back? Is it really safe?"
Xiaoyao Lang: "Really, it's nothing! In a few days, he might even bring you a daughter-in-law. You can start preparing for the wedding!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Pingchuan immediately laughed happily, "Really! Which family's daughter is she? What's her name? Where does she live? Is she from a wealthy family?..."
Xiaoyao Lang: "Uncle Ma, you can ask Pingchuan about these things yourself when he gets back. I have something urgent to discuss with you!"
Ma Kaitai said sternly, "What's the urgent matter? Just tell me what you need me to do!"
Xiaoyao Lang took out a luminous pearl from his bosom and handed it to Ma Kaitai.
When Ma Kaitai saw it, his eyes widened as much as the luminous pearl itself. He then whispered to Xiaoyao Lang, "Where did you get such a big luminous pearl?"
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "You don't care where I got it from, how much do you think it's worth?"
Ma Kaitai boasted, "Such a big one must be worth at least a hundred strings of cash!"
Xiaoyao Lang's eyes widened in disbelief; he hadn't expected the luminous pearl to be so valuable.
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "Uncle Ma, then I'll sell it to you!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Kaitai looked at the luminous pearl again, shook his head, and said, "I don't want it. Things of unknown origin will only bring disaster!"
Xiaoyao Lang crossed his arms and said, "Uncle Ma, just keep it at home and enjoy it at night. Who will know? Besides, with so much money, you might as well buy this thing. You won't lose money just keeping it!"
Ma Kaitai nodded in agreement and said, "That makes sense. Okay, go to Qian Dang and get the money."
Xiaoyao Lang: "What would I do with so much money? Just give me a horse and two strings of cash!"
Ma Kaitai was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "You only want two strings of cash and a horse?"
Xiaoyao Lang laughed and said, "Uncle Ma, I have urgent business. I can't joke with you. Give me two strings of cash right now!"
Ma Kaitai told someone to bring money, and Xiaoyao Lang then led away a horse, collected the money, and left the village.
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