Chapter 105 Recuperation
Ji Renrong said painfully, "My brother and the others are in the mine. Tell them to come out and help first."
Xuanwu nodded and hurried into the mine to call Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing.
Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing were mining with the calf when they heard a familiar voice calling out. When they went out to look, they found that it was the witch.
Gu Qingqing immediately exclaimed with delight, "Xuanwu, did you bring us pickaxes?"
The witch shook her head and said urgently, "Come out and help me quickly! Lord Jinlong and Lord Jirong are both injured."
Upon hearing that his sister was injured, Ji Zhuang immediately hoisted the talisman onto his back. After flying a few times, he saw Ji Rong and Jiao Jue lying on the ground.
The witch got off Ji Zhuang's back and said, "Lord Ji Zhuang, quickly find a pottery jar and some firewood. I need to boil water to clean their wounds."
There were no pottery jars on the island, but there was a spring. Ji Zhuang asked the shaman if it would work, and the shaman nodded and carried Ji Rong over on his back.
When they reached Jiaojue, Jiaojue looked up at Ji Zhuang, then slowly shrank back to its original size and curled up in Ji Zhuang's claws. Ji Zhuang suddenly felt tens of thousands of pounds increase in his weight. He activated his magic bird body, and together with Gu Qingqing, they dragged Jiaojue to the Spirit Spring, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Spring, Jiao Jue looked up at Ji Rong. Seeing Ji Rong nod, he turned and sank into the well.
The witch came to the well to clean Ji Rong's wounds, and then went to Ji Zhuang's field to pick and choose some barely usable herbs. She crushed them with a stone and applied them to Ji Rong's legs.
She felt Ji Rong's pulse and guided spiritual energy into it little by little. She could hear crackling sounds coming from Ji Rong's claws and legs as her meridians pulled her bones back into the correct positions.
The witch wiped the sweat from her forehead with the corner of her clothes. After a long while, she sat down by the well and called out, "Lord Golden Dragon, do you need me to heal your wounds?"
After a long pause, Jiao Jue finally showed his face and said, "I am no longer the same as before. You can't cure me. Once Ji Rong recovers, she will know what to do."
The witch then focused on healing Ji Rong's injuries, channeling spiritual energy into her wounds twice a day. With the witch's help, Ji Rong recovered quickly, and by the twentieth day, her leg was only slightly lame, and she was no longer in pain.
Ji Rong said to Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, "Brother, Jinlong is recovering from his injuries, and I don't know how long it will take. He hasn't shown himself for a long time, and I'm afraid the people of the Wu tribe will be in turmoil. You and Sister Qingqing should go back to Xifeng Island with the Wu chieftain." Looking at the ox behind Gu Qingqing, which had become noticeably stronger, she said, "Take the ox with you and let him plow the fields."
After Ji Zhuang transformed into a magical bird, carrying Gu Qingqing and the witch, and with one claw on each foot gripping two ox hooves, they left the seal;
Ji Rong stood by the well, her roots sinking into the soil along the water veins. The tiny roots guided the three-headed dragon's spiritual veins toward the spiritual river on the other side.
Upon reaching the mouth of the Spirit River, Ji Rong carefully connected the Spirit River and the Spirit Vein, opening one outlet each, and then led the other end of the Spirit Vein into the well.
She opened a slit at the end of the spiritual vein, about the size of a vermilion fruit. Jiao Jue, sensing the surging spiritual energy within the well, shifted its body slightly and said, "Not enough, make it bigger."
Ji Rong widened the opening by another two times, and gushing spiritual energy rose from the well, only to stop abruptly. It turned out that Jiao Jue, which was coiled at the bottom of the well, placed its mouth directly on the opening of the spiritual vein and began to cultivate on the spot.
Sensing the dissipation of spiritual energy, the three-headed dragon rushed aggressively towards the gap. Upon seeing the enormous golden dragon head, it tilted each of its three heads, examined it for a long time, and then swam back to the confluence of the Spirit River.
Ji Rong, standing to the side, also became absorbed in cultivation. Abundant spiritual energy surged towards Ji Rong, who allowed her roots to continuously absorb the spiritual energy and cleanse the meridians within her body.
Seventeen days and nights passed, and Ji Rong opened her eyes from her cultivation.
She retracted her roots and moved her left leg. After being repeatedly cleansed by spiritual energy, her left leg had returned to normal.
Jiaojue popped its head out of the well and said, "You little bird, are you done yet?"
Ji Rong was looking down at himself, then glanced at Jiao Jue and said, "Hmph, are you done yet?"
"not yet."
"But I'm all better now, hahaha."
With a "bang," a stream of spiritual water sprayed towards Ji Rong, instantly drenching her. She quickly wiped herself off and said with a fawning smile, "Big brother, you're amazing! I saw you kill that big fish in just three moves."
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and said coolly, "I'm not as good as you. You moved such a large spiritual vein back and even brought me back with you. Now you're better, but I'm not. You're more capable than me."
Streams of spiritual water were pushed up by the horned jade and poured directly onto Ji Rong. Ji Rong covered his head with his wings and said, "Big brother! It's such a waste to pour this water on me. Use it to water the ground."
“Not bad.” Jiao Jue squinted and said, “Starting today, you will be in charge of watering the land. You must water the spiritual plants planted by Ji Zhuang every day. If you dare to slack off, I will tear off your arm.”
Ji Rong had no choice but to water the land. Fortunately, she also knew the Cloud-Riding and Rain-Controlling Technique, and the spiritual spring was right in front of her.
Ji Rong transformed into a magic bird and used her wings to fan the water, turning it into rain clouds, which was not difficult at all.
After observing for several days, Jiao Jue couldn't help but praise, "You and your sister actually have the ability to control rain. Many dragons are probably not as good as you."
Seeing that Jiao Jue was in a good mood, Ji Rong, who had just finished her work, immediately flew down and asked, "Big brother, how powerful was the giant fish that day?"
Jiao Jue closed his eyes and said, "He has become an emperor just like me, but he is old and his vitality has declined by more than half. He is no longer in his prime."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong opened her mouth wide and stood there stunned.
Jiao Jue opened his eyes a slit and continued, "His cultivation was not bad. If he were in Zhongzhou, it would be possible for him to advance further. I relied on the strength of my True Dragon Dharma Body to kill him quickly, but he also cracked my tailbone."
"Big Brother is awesome!" Ji Rong exclaimed quickly after realizing what had happened.
But Jiaojue was not happy. He looked up at the sky and said, "But my sea race should not be like this."
"Ji Rong, you shouldn't be wandering; the Wu tribe shouldn't be living in seclusion here either, their ancestral land isn't here."
Jiao Jue's words were incoherent, but Ji Rong understood them.
Ji Rong opened her mouth wide and laughed loudly towards the sky, then said, "Things will always change, Brother Jinlong, cheer up."
Jiao Jue closed his eyes and remained silent.
Ji Rong flapped his wings and stood in front of the well. He stuck his wings in and said to Jiao Jue, "Brother Golden Dragon, if—and I mean if—you were the ruler of the Nine Provinces, what would you do?"
Upon hearing this, Jinlong's eyes widened suddenly. He poked his head out and pinched Ji Rong's beak tightly with one claw.
The horn-shaped jade gripped tightly, causing Ji Rong to immediately use all four claws to pry it off.
Upon seeing this, Jiao Jue loosened its claws and said, "Are you out of your mind!"
Ji Rong immediately transformed into a celestial being, slipped away from Jiao Jue's claws, rubbed her mouth, stood on the ground, transformed back into her original form, and continued, "What's there to be afraid of? We're in the seal now. Since the ancient great shaman has the means to isolate this place, it's unlikely that we'll be under surveillance here."
"Brother Jinlong, if you become the supreme ruler, what will you do?" Ji Rong looked at Jiao Jue and asked earnestly.
A golden light shield rapidly emerged from Jiaojue's claws, enveloping Ji Rong and Jiaojue;
“Naturally, we should slaughter all those gods,” Jiao Jue replied through gritted teeth.
"And then?" Ji Rong continued to ask.
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