Simultaneous Transmigration: Freedom Across the Heavens

Chapter 109 Life is Like a Dream

In the small house atop Sword Heart Cliff, golden sunlight streamed through the window onto Li Xinyue, but it couldn't dispel the chill in her heart.

"Cough cough cough..." A coughing sound suddenly rang out. Li Xinyue covered her mouth with a handkerchief. The violent trembling made her pale cheeks flush with a sickly red. When she slowly put down the handkerchief, mottled scarlet appeared on the surface of the handkerchief, which was shocking and glaring.

Hearing her cough, Li Hanyi quickly pushed open the door and rushed forward to support Li Xinyue's arm. Anxiety filled her eyes, her lips moved, a thousand words stuck in her throat, but in the end, she only managed to utter one word: "Mother..."

Li Xinyue's eyes softened as she raised her hand to brush away the stray hairs from Li Hanyi's forehead. Her voice was weak but still clear and gentle: "Hanyi, don't worry, Mother can still hold on."

She knew her own injuries better than anyone else.

It's already at its last gasp, and could snap at any moment.

The mother and daughter nestled together quietly, and the small house fell silent.

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside. Li Suwang stood outside the small house with Bai Li.

Li Suwang stared at the tightly closed wooden door, hesitated for a long time, and then gently knocked on the door.

Boom boom boom!

The knocking wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear on the silent cliff top.

Inside the room, Li Hanyi looked up at Li Xinyue with anticipation in her eyes.

She had sensed Li Suwang and Bai Li's presence as soon as they entered the area of ​​Sword Heart Cliff.

However, Li Xinyue was strong-willed and did not want her father to see her in such a wretched and exhausted state, so she avoided him and only wanted to spend the rest of her life quietly at Jianxin Cliff.

Seeing the look in her daughter's eyes, Li Xinyue remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, patted her hand, and gestured for her to open the door. In the end, she couldn't bear to disappoint her father.

Li Hanyi understood, stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Grandpa."

Seeing the slight weariness on his granddaughter's face, Li Suwang's old eyes blinked for a moment, but he quickly composed himself and said in a low voice, "Hanyi, Grandpa has something to say to your mother."

Li Hanyi nodded slightly, stepped aside to let Li Suwang in, and then looked up at Bai Li.

Bai Li remained expressionless and calmly cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Miss Hanyi."

"Hmm!" Li Hanyi was aloof and had a somewhat distant expression between her brows. Although she was curious as to why her grandfather would bring outsiders, she did not ask any further questions.

Li Suwang entered the wooden house and his gaze fell on Li Xinyue by the window.

Li Xinyue's face was deathly pale, her life force so faint as to be almost imperceptible, like a candle flame in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment. She couldn't help but touch the corner of her eye.

"Father." Li Xinyue's eyes reddened. Even though she was already a mother with a daughter and a son, when she saw her father, she was still the little daughter who could feel wronged and sad.

At this moment, all the sadness, grievances, and resentment welled up in my heart.

"Yes." Li Suwang responded heavily, raised his hand, and slowly walked to the wooden table to sit down, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Li Xinyue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, suppressing her emotions, and said softly, "Father, please don't blame me. I just didn't want you to see me like this and cause you more sorrow."

Li Suwang felt a pang of pain in his heart. He knew that his daughter had always been strong-willed and very opinionated.

She insisted on marrying Lei Mengsha back then, and later single-handedly stormed the execution ground to rescue Xiao Ruofeng. Every time, she gave it her all and never looked back.

Her current despondency shows that she is truly desperate.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Suwang said, "Xinyue, I've come to see you with something... which can also be considered as giving you, and all of us, a hope."

After saying that, Li Suwang looked at Li Xinyue with expectant eyes.

Li Xinyue hesitated for a long time, but when she saw the white hair at her father's temples, she finally nodded.

More than an hour passed, and Bai Li stood silently outside the door, expressionless, but his anxiety grew stronger.

The difficulty in treating Li Xinyue has never lay in her physical injuries, but in her state of mind. She herself no longer wanted to live.

When the heart is dead, even the best medical skills or the most powerful secret techniques will be ineffective.

She could only pray silently that Li Suwang could persuade her.

Another half-cup of tea time passed. Li Suwang opened the door, first looked at Li Hanyi, then his gaze fell on Bai Li, and he said, "Xinyue agreed to let you try, Bai Li, don't disappoint this old man."

Bai Li was thrilled and wanted to cheer on the spot, but he remained calm and composed, cupping his hands and saying, "Please rest assured, Patriarch, this disciple will do his utmost."

Li Hanyi's gaze swept back and forth between Li Suwang and Bai Li, but she didn't know what to ask.

After Bai Li entered the room, Li Suwang explained to Li Hanyi, "Hanyi, Bai Li is the manager of the Sword Forging Hall and a once-in-a-century sword-forging genius. I have seen his methods, which are simply unbelievable."

"He came to me today, saying he had a way to cure Xinyue. I was desperate and had no choice but to try it. Maybe it will work."

Li Hanyi nodded, remaining silent, her eyes fixed intently on the room.

Bai Li entered the small house and closed the door behind him. The house was small and simply furnished but clean. On the low couch by the window sat an extremely beautiful woman—Li Xinyue.

She was able to preserve her youthful appearance by cultivating the Heart Sword Technique; although she was already in her thirties, she looked like a girl in her early twenties.

She has a refined and elegant appearance, with striking eyebrows and eyes, a delicate nose and thin lips, and a natural radiance even without makeup.

At this moment, however, her lips were completely bloodless, her cheeks were as pale as paper, and she looked extremely weak.

Bai Li suppressed his excitement and bowed, "Miss Xin Yue."

Li Xinyue clasped her hands in front of her, quietly looking at him. Her eyes were calm and still, like a stagnant pool, devoid of curiosity, expectation, or disgust. The room fell silent, broken only by the sound of their breathing.

Time ticked by, and Li Xinyue finally spoke, "My father said, do you have a way to save me?"

Bai Li said confidently, "Yes, I have a way to save Miss's life."

All that effort and thought was for this day!

Li Xinyue, you must live.

Li Xinyue smiled bitterly to herself; all her wishes, loyalty, and sincerity in this life had vanished.

Her life had long lost its meaning. She agreed to accept treatment from Li Suwang only so that she wouldn't disappoint her father too much in these final moments and could fulfill her filial duty as a daughter.

Moreover, even the renowned physician Xin Baicao was helpless with her injuries, so what good methods could a mere manager of the Sword Forging Hall possibly have? It would only increase hope and plunge people into deeper despair.

She gently shook her head, her tone flat: "I promised my father I'd let you try. How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

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Bai Li was overjoyed, his inner thoughts swirling wildly, but he remained outwardly calm. "Miss Xin Yue, I apologize for my intrusion. May I examine the extent of your injuries?"

Li Xinyue nodded, extended her delicate hand, and said in a clear, cold voice, "Since I have agreed, I am naturally willing."

Bai Li moved to stand in front of her, and a faint fragrance wafted over, like orchids in the mountains or lotuses in a pond, elegant and pure, refreshing and delightful.

Bai Li reached out and placed his hand on Li Xinyue's fair wrist, a wisp of true energy slowly spreading along the meridians on her wrist.

Bai Li carefully manipulated his inner energy, his brows furrowed.

Li Xinyue's health was indeed in dire straits. Her heart meridian was severed, her meridians were broken, and even her internal organs had begun to fail. Her vitality was almost completely gone.

After a long while, Bai Li withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, closed his eyes to calm the turmoil in his heart, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of determination. "Miss Xin Yue, I will now perform Qi therapy for you. There may be some discomfort during the process, so please bear with me. I apologize for the inconvenience."

Li Xinyue blinked her phoenix eyes, her gaze complex, and even she herself didn't know what she was thinking.

Is it numbness, despair, or a sliver of hope that even they themselves are unwilling to admit?

She didn't speak, but silently turned around, indicating that Bai Li could begin.

Bai Li sat on the cloud bed, crossed his legs, placed his hands on Li Qingyue's soft back, and calmed his mind.

Strands of pure white true energy flowed continuously from Bai Li's hands into Li Xinyue's body.

Bai Li's eyes were filled with uncertainty. Although what he was about to do might involve taking advantage of a weakness, he couldn't care less about that now.

The most important thing now is to save Li Xinyue's life. As long as she lives, everything is worth it.

Moreover, he himself was not a good person to begin with.

With a thought, Bai Li pulled Li Xinyue's mind into a hazy, gray space.

This is the peerless martial art he painstakingly comprehended within the Origin Space, integrating numerous secret techniques such as the "Heaven and Earth Strike Spiritual Technique" and the "Soul Enlightenment Technique."

Life is like a dream. It not only retains the psychological attack, but more importantly, it can draw people's minds into this exclusive spiritual space, subtly changing their thoughts and reshaping their state of mind.

It eliminates the side effects of the "Minghun Technique" and can affect a person's soul from the root, making it another version of the God of War. It is also the key to his ability to save Li Xinyue.