Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 34: Ten Years of Foundation and Life

"One sword seals the Zen, he seems to be dying."

The setting sun weeps blood, and dusk floods over the ancient temple in the wilderness like a tide. Cobwebs slant among the broken walls, and a half-broken clay Buddha statue casts a look of pity in the gloom.

Jian Xue Wuming threw the last of the dead branches into the fire, and the sparks from the flames illuminated Beichen Yin's crimson face. He reached for the wounded man's neck, feeling a thin pulse. Black lines of poison had already reached behind his ears.

"I don't know how to treat medicine, and you don't know how to detoxify." Yijian Fengchan leaned against the mottled pillar, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the hilt of the Killing Sword. The flickering firelight cast a shadow on his gray skin.
He had also observed Beichen Yin's condition. The poison used by the Geography Bureau was not simple, having penetrated deep into his lungs in a short period of time. If they continued to carry Beichen Yin around, the poison would only spread further. Unfortunately, neither he nor Jianxue Wuming were particularly skilled in medicine, so they could only temporarily suppress the situation with their internal energy, which was a drop in the bucket. Furthermore, judging by the Geography Bureau's performance, the actions against Beichen Yin were only the beginning.

"What should we do now?" Jian Xue Wuming turned his head to look at Yijian Fengchan.

Yijian Fengchan looked at Jianxue Wuming's expression and raised his eyebrows, "Do you really want to save him?"

"Now that he has been rescued, it would be somewhat uncomfortable to watch him die." Jian Xue Wuming stated his inner thoughts truthfully. He did not hide anything in the face of Yijian Fengshan.

Yijian Fengchan put down the branch in his hand and said, "I'm going to find someone to help. You wait here."

"Do you know someone who can detoxify?" Jian Xue Wuming asked.

"I'm not sure, but there's no point in wasting time. I'll be back as soon as possible."

"Okay, then you better be careful."

"Ah."

Yijian Fengchan nodded, turned around and walked out of the ruined temple, but soon after he stepped out of the ruined temple, he took out the wooden sign from his arms. Sensing Yijian Fengchan's intention, the wooden sign became hot in an instant, and then the word "dang" projected a black vortex, and Yijian Fengchan stepped straight into it without hesitation.

"Ok?"

In a pawnshop, Li Xuanxiao, who was practicing Qigong, opened his eyes. After learning who was coming through the pawnshop, he made a "tsk" sound and then transformed into the lobby of the pawnshop. His black and white robe turned pure black in an instant. He looked at the figure at the door, who had a calm expression on his face and walked in with his head held high.

"The distinguished guest's second visit came earlier than I expected."

"You say you can do everything. What's the price for you to save someone?" Yijian Fengchan said straight to the point.

"Beichen Yin?" Li Xuanxiao said with a smile.

A strange look flashed in Yijian Fengchan's eyes when he heard this. He had just stepped into a pawnshop and said a few words before the other party knew his purpose. Was he being monitored or something else?

"There's no need to be so nervous, my dear guest." Li Xuanxiao said slowly, "If you open a business and don't know what the other party needs, you'll be ruining your reputation."

Yijian Fengchan didn't dwell on this matter too much, and went straight to the point: "So what is the price?"

"The poison from the Geography Bureau is neither easy nor difficult to cure. The trouble is that the poison has already entered the lungs." A gleam flashed in Li Xuanxiao's eyes. After weighing it for a moment, he quoted a price.

"Ten years of foundation."

"Hmm?" Yijian Fengchan frowned upon hearing this. "Is the price so high?"

"Considering your connections and the current time, there is no one else who can save Beichen Yin's life except for a pawnshop. I think it is not too much to trade you ten years of foundation for the life-saving favor of the second-in-command of the Beichen Dynasty. However, you have no relationship with Beichen Yin, so it is natural for you to refuse this deal."

Yijian Fengchan was silent for a moment, and Jianxue Wuming's face flashed through his mind, causing his brows to furrow even more.

"Okay, I agree." Finally, Yijian Fengchan nodded and said.

Li Xuanxiao nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the blood contract fell from the sky onto the table.

"Drip blood on it or sign your name, and it will be considered a signed contract."

Yijian Fengchan remained silent. With a single thought, a stream of sword energy surged forth, piercing the blood pact. As the energy sank into the pact, Yijian Fengchan's name also appeared on the pact. "Since this is your first transaction, we can accept the pawn payment first, and we will collect the item after your confirmation." As Li Xuanxiao spoke, a pitch-black medicine bottle materialized from thin air, hovering before Yijian Fengchan. "Give Beichen Yin the contents of this bottle; it will cure the poison in his body."

"Is it that simple?" Yijian Fengchan reached out and took the medicine bottle.

"There is a pawnshop that never cheats." Li Xuanxiao said.

"If it is useless, there will be no mercy under the commandment of killing."

He turned and left, and then the door closed. The surrounding scene changed instantly. Yijian Fengshan looked around again and saw that it was the place where he had activated the wooden sign before. At this time, the red lines on the wooden sign with the word "dang" were clearly visible and had faded a few times.

Not understanding the meaning, Yijian Fengchan did not delve into it too much. He turned around and went straight back to the ruined temple. Jianxue Wuming, who was fiddling with the fire, saw Yijian Fengchan return, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by joy.

"You're back so soon?"

"If things go smoothly, I will naturally come back early." Yijian Fengchan said as he was about to take out the medicine bottle, but he saw the change in Jianxue Wuming's eyes.

"What happened?" Yijian Fengchan asked.

Jian Xue Wuming shook his head, "I don't know, but I feel that there are strange changes in you."

As he spoke, Jianxue Wuming stretched out his hand to grab Yijian Fengchan. Yijian Fengchan let Jianxue Wuming pull him back, saying, "What can I do? Don't waste time. Save the people first."

"Okay." After confirming the situation of Yijian Fengshan, Jianxue Wuming nodded obediently when he heard it.

Yijian Fengchan stepped forward, took out the medicine bottle, unplugged it, and poured the medicine directly into Beichen Yin's mouth.

As the medicinal liquid entered Beichen Yin's body, changes occurred. The poison that had already penetrated deep into his internal organs was rapidly dissipated at this moment, and the medicinal power continued to repair the injuries in Beichen Yin's body. In a short while, the seriously injured man who was originally poisoned and on the verge of death had slowly woken up.

It's really so magical... uh...

At the moment when Beichen Yin recovered from the poison, Yijian Fengchan felt at the same time that the true energy in his body disappeared out of thin air at the same time, and a feeling of discomfort came over him.

Ten years of foundation, not a lot, but definitely not a small amount...

Beichen Yin, who had just woken up, looked at his surroundings and then at the two people in front of him. When Jianxue Wuming attacked, he still had some consciousness and heard that Jianxue Wuming was Jianxie.

As for Yijian Fengshan, and his actions with Jianxie, could it be...

"Beichen Yin, thank you both for saving my life."

No matter who it was, Beichen Yin clasped his fists and saluted the two of them first.

"It was Yijian Fengchan who saved you, not me." Jian Xue Wuming shook his head repeatedly.

"If he hadn't taken action, you wouldn't have survived until I arrived." Yijian Fengchan said calmly, "How do you feel now?"

"It's like a new life. I won't forget your life-saving grace. But now the Geography Department's target must be the Beichen Dynasty. Beichen Yin can't linger here and must return as soon as possible. Since this is Jian Xie, I would like to ask if this chivalrous man is Ren Xie."

"Yes."

Sword evil, human evil...

Beichen Yin felt relieved upon hearing this, and then said, "Beichen Yin, I'm sorry to ask you two to return to the Beichen Dynasty with me to fight against Deng Jiuwu and the Department of Geography. The Beichen Dynasty will certainly repay your kindness with all its might!"

(End of this chapter)