Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Thanks to the characteristics of the little flying chicken, the group arrived at their destination—Shattered Wood City—in no time.

The area where the entire Broken Wood City is located is also quite special. It is only about ten miles away from the control of the Demon Dynasty. In other words, Broken Wood City is now the border area of ​​the Lantian Empire.

Ye Yuchan even saw clumps of writhing mud outside Broken Wood City, as if they were accumulating power. Those blood spirits, constructed from fresh blood, all stared at the distant Broken Wood City walls with their cold, scarlet eyes.

Even at an altitude of thousands of meters, one can still smell the pervasive scent of blood.

Not daring to linger in the air for too long, the group chose to land outside the south gate of Broken Wood City, in a swamp that had not yet been tainted by the Demon Dynasty.

"Then we'll head back first; this place doesn't feel very good to me."

The old rooster with scars on its face gave Yun Ping a military salute, then shook its feathers, its expression solemn.

Yunping nodded. He could also see that the surrounding demonic energy posed a significant threat to his four little flying chickens, so he waved his hand and took all the little flying chickens into the void.

He turned to the side, his gaze falling on the towering walls of Splinterwood City—compared to other towns, Splinterwood City seemed to have deliberately built its walls exceptionally high to prevent the invasion of mud and demons; judging from the height, they were at least thirty meters tall.

Those inside the city would certainly not be able to see the outside world without putting in some effort.

However, the towering city walls gave Yunping a strange sense of déjà vu, as if one day a naked giant would suddenly appear, grabbing onto the walls and peeking out with his big head...

Let's leave those aside for now—

"Okay, stop spacing out."

Ye Yuchan patted Ning Xuchen, who was staring blankly from behind, bringing the latter back to his senses.

Ning Xuchen lost his balance and stumbled, almost falling flat on his face. He then awkwardly scratched his head and gave a silly grin.

"So much happened today, I'm still a little...recovering."

"Compared to this, isn't your master's illness more serious? Staying here any longer isn't a good option."

"what……"

Reminded by Ye Yuchan, Ning Xuchen finally realized what was happening and pulled out a jade bottle from his robes with a start: "That's right, Master... if we don't hurry back, Master will..."

A hurried anxiety flashed across his pale face, and he immediately led Yunping and Ye Yuchan toward the south gate.

At the city gate of Broken Wood City, although heavily guarded, the guards bowed respectfully to Ning Xuchen, as if they respected him greatly. As for Ye Yuchan and Yun Ping, they did not make things difficult for them. They simply conducted a symbolic and casual check before letting the two into the city.

This reaction caught Yunping's attention.

"Your master seems to hold a rather high position in this Broken Wood City?"

"Ah... yes."

Ning Xuchen hurried ahead of Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan, walking quickly into an ordinary urban area that wasn't particularly bustling. He then stepped into an alleyway and walked deeper into the area.

A bloody smell permeated the surroundings, but it wasn't mixed with murderous intent—because in the distance, many houses were lit with candles, and countless spiritual energies flowed steadily within them. Judging from the few spells that appeared, they were probably receiving treatment.

The smell of blood must be coming from the wound.

"My master is a famous doctor in Broken Wood City. Her medical skills are extremely high... At least in my life, I have never seen anyone with better medical skills than my master. Even my grandmaster praised my master for her high level of comprehension."

As he spoke, Ning Xuchen led Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan to a small wooden house deep in the alley.

The wooden house was decorated in a very simple manner. Ning Xuchen stood in front of the door, clutching the jade bottle tightly. He glanced back at Yun Ping and the other person, then placed his hand on the doorknob.

After a two-second silence, he pushed open the door and entered.

inside the house.

A little dust settled on my face, and the dim candlelight, almost extinguished, flickered weakly in the cold wind. Upon entering, I could see the herbs piled high, and directly in front of me was a wooden table with stools on either side and a few teacups scattered around, seemingly prepared for patients.

Most notably, in the center of the room, lay on his side on a simple, snow-white sheet, panting heavily and drenched in sweat.

The girl looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with a petite body and long, smooth, blue hair. She was wearing a blue feather robe and a thick blanket made of the hide of an unknown magical beast. Her beautiful profile was filled with unbearable pain, and her forehead was covered in sweat as she gasped for breath.

With each breath, the protruding dark purple veins on her fair neck would swell slightly. Upon closer inspection, one would find that all the veins in her body had been stained with a strange dark purple hue.

To her right was a square piece of paper covered with slightly crooked ink writing, and next to it was an ink brush that had fallen to the ground, its tip not yet completely dry.

Above the square of paper were two characters written as if they had been written with great effort.

【will】

She was already terminally ill.

4. As everyone knows, a slap can cure all diseases.

"master!"

Ning Xuchen was shocked. He hurriedly put down the medicine book on his back and rushed to the girl, gently placing his hand on her fair neck.

The scorching touch felt like touching lava, and Ning Xuchen hurriedly withdrew his hand, taking two or three steps back, his eyes gradually filled with despair and panic.

"How could this be... Was I late?"

Ye Yuchan glanced at the girl named Lu Yingqiu. The spiritual energy in the girl's body was evaporating in a way that she could not understand, and the meridians in her body also seemed to be decaying rapidly.

She approached Ning Xuchen, who was trembling all over, and tried to calm him down with a calm voice: "Don't panic, don't you still have that Demon Silver Grass with you?"

"Magic Silver Grass... Yes... Magic Silver Grass!"

Ning Xuchen glanced at the suicide note lying on the ground beside Lu Yingqiu, his face turning ashen, as if he had lost his soul. He hurriedly pulled the jade bottle from his pocket and ran wildly toward a small house not far away.

That was a place specifically used for brewing medicine. Ning Xuchen also took many kinds of medicine into his arms, carrying a large pile of strange and wonderful medicinal materials, before rushing into the house.

After that, layers of spiritual energy surged out, but the fluctuations of that spiritual energy were extremely unstable, just like Ning Xuchen's heart, which could not be calmed down at all.

After all, Lu Yingqiu's poison took effect much faster than Ning Xuchen had imagined!

Originally, Lu Yingqiu could have held on for at least seven more days before the corpse poison attacked her heart. However, Ning Xuchen had only been gone for four days, and the corpse poison was already close to taking Lu Yingqiu's life!

Perhaps it was because she realized this that Lu Yingqiu wrote her will in advance. As a renowned doctor with superb medical skills, she knew that she would not live for long, so before she lost the strength to write, she endured the pain and wrote down everything she wanted to say.

"Master...please don't act rashly..."

Squatting in front of the medicine furnace, Ning Xuchen clenched his fists tightly, cold sweat streaming down his forehead, his feet pacing nervously on the floor, his eyes fixed on the medicine furnace that was gradually emitting steam.

Ning Xuchen's life was saved by Lu Yingqiu, and now, if anyone can save Lu Yingqiu... it's only him.

He hadn't yet repaid the debt of saving his life; how could he let Lu Yingqiu do this...?

Hurry up... hurry up...

He prayed frantically in his heart, praying that the medicine furnace would quickly brew the medicine successfully, and praying that his master, that frail girl, could withstand the torment of the disease.

at the same time--

The young man in the white shirt half-squatted down and picked up the white paper covered with ink writing on the ground—Lu Yingqiu's suicide note.

Most of what was written above was a message to Ning Xuchen. He also included the location of his treasured medical books and expressed his desire for Ning Xuchen to take over his responsibility of saving lives.

In every sense, he was a guy who was thinking about saving people even when he was on the verge of death.

Yunping glanced at the girl whose eyes were tightly closed, whose brows were furrowed, and who was exhaling heavily. There was no anxiety in his eyes, only calmness and tranquility.

Ye Yuchan tugged at Yun Ping's sleeve beside her, a hint of worry creeping into her eyes: "You old rogue, how is she?"

"not too good."

Yunping was very knowledgeable about the Corpse Poison, a type of demonic poison: "The poison she was afflicted with was extremely difficult to cure, and the person who administered it must have been at least at the Void Realm or higher, possibly even a Demonic Saint himself. Therefore, it was extremely powerful and suddenly erupted after lying dormant in her body for several days. Her physical body could not possibly withstand it."

"In addition, during this period, the corpse poison seems to have mutated again, accelerating the spread of the poison. By now, 80% of her meridians are almost rotten. Although she tried her best to protect her heart, the poison spread to her throat. In less than half a day, the poison will rush to her brain, and she will surely die."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuchan turned around and looked at the medicine room that Ning Xuchen had entered earlier, and asked again, "Then... can the medicine he brewed save him?"

Yunping's answer to this was quite straightforward.

"No."

"Is the medicine not effective enough?"

“No.” Yun Ping shook his head, slowly walked up to Lu Yingqiu, and stared down at the girl who should be his grand-disciple by seniority: “The medicine is effective enough. With the Demon Silver Grass, it can indeed fight poison with poison, but there is not enough time.”

"It would take at least two days for the poison to be completely broken down, but she simply can't hold on for that long."

In other words—

All of Ning Xuchen's efforts were in vain.

Thinking of this, Ye Yuchan felt as if something had tugged at her heart. The separation of life and death is undoubtedly an unbearable change for anyone.

For Lu Yingqiu's sake, Ning Xuchen braved a perilous journey to find the Demon Silver Grass.

In the end, she still had to face the death of someone important to her, something Ye Yuchan didn't like.

Ye Yuchan was unable to intervene in matters of medicine, so she could only place her meager hopes on Yunping.

"I said, you old scoundrel..."

"Don't worry~"

Before Ye Yuchan could finish speaking, Yun Ping turned around and laughed, "No matter what, this girl is my grand-disciple~ Besides, I'm not that cold-hearted, I can't just stand by and watch someone die."

Seeing this, Ye Yuchan gave up the idea of ​​persuading him and took two steps back with a smile.

She stopped speaking and simply stood by the wall, quietly watching Yunping.

But before that—

"Hey Yu Chan, don't tell that kid what happened next."

"what?"

Ye Yuchan was taken aback: "Why? You want to do good deeds anonymously?"

"Hmm...not really~" Yunping smiled, "It's just that my method of saving people is a little different."

"Not the same?"

You'll see when you see it.

After she finished speaking, Ye Yuchan saw her old rogue suddenly roll up his sleeves.

Yes.

In the past, when Ye Yuchan saw Yun Ping roll up his sleeves, it basically meant that the old rogue was about to make a move.

But right now, with no one jumping out to take the beating and no monsters for the old rogue to deal with, his action of rolling up his sleeves looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

What's even stranger is that, right under Ye Yuchan's gaze, Yunping took a big step across the snow-white bed, then leaned forward slightly and stood in front of Lu Yingqiu.

From Yu Chan's perspective, it's as if Lu Yingqiu is Sleeping Beauty, while Yun Ping is a perverted man who plans to commit lewd acts while the beautiful girl is asleep.