Facing Chen Yin's question, Nan Xiaoxiang bit her lips tightly and said nothing.
Spiritual energy as gentle as spring rain flowed from Chen Yin's fingertips, along Nan Xiaoxiang's back and into the red, swollen and bruised areas.
The warm feeling and a slightly itchy touch made Nan Xiaoxiang's cheeks turn rosy.
"feel better now?"
"...Thank you, Master Chen."
Nan Xiaoxiang lowered her eyebrows slightly to express her thanks, and her eyes unconsciously stole a glance at Chen Yin.
Chen Yin's expression was calm, his eyes were clear, without a single obscene thought of wanting to take advantage.
He took his hand back and whispered before leaving: "We may stay here for a few days."
"If you encounter this kind of thing again next time--"
Nan Xiaoxiang said firmly without hesitation: "Mr. Chen, there is no need to persuade me. I will still save people."
“…I didn’t intend to persuade you.”
Chen Yin glanced at her and said calmly, "Next time you meet me, remember to call me."
"At least, next time, no one will throw a stool at you while you are treating patients."
Nan Xiaoxiang was slightly stunned.
After saying this, Chen Yin left her room. The evening breeze blew through the window lattice, and Nan Xiaoxiang finished the last bite of her milkshake and walked to the window.
She stared out the window for a long time.
...Except for the old doctor who took me home.
This was the first time that someone supported what she was doing.
This feeling... seems pretty good.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
-
Early the next morning, seeing that the little girl Luo Luo was still sleeping like a dead pig, Chen Yin walked out of the door and stretched.
But soon, he wrinkled his nose and leaned against the railing sullenly.
"Why, you look listless so early in the morning?"
Qingying asked nonchalantly as she landed beside him in a black tights.
"I got up early in the morning and wanted to breathe some fresh air."
Chen Yin pouted sickly, "This lousy place is filled with poisonous miasma. There's not a single breath of fresh air."
Qingying almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"What about you? Where did you go last night?"
"I'll contact Wanxiang—"
Qingying was about to speak, but then she changed her mind and snorted, "Why should I tell you where I'm going?"
"Hey. Girl, I am at least your nominal employer now!"
"My employer can't interfere in my private life, right?"
"Private life?" Chen Yin looked at her with a teasing expression. "Why, did you fall in love with a local man in this Wuxuan Cave?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yin ran away.
The railing where he had just stood had been broken by a kick.
"Bah! Dogs can't get ivory out of their mouths."
Qingying bit her teeth in embarrassment and glared at him angrily.
"Seriously, there really is a branch of Wanxiang Pavilion in the Shiwanda Mountains."
"It's very far, though. It took me all night to run the whole way back and forth." She leaned against the door with her arms folded.
"Oh, you're quite active." Chen Yin asked with a smile, "Why are you so concerned about getting rid of those little bastards in Death God?"
In fact, when he arrived at the Shiwandashan Mountains, Chen Yin should have contacted the Wanxiang Pavilion branch here himself.
But he was too lazy to look for it, so he thought of settling down in Wuxuan Cave first.
Unexpectedly, Qingying was so concerned and took the initiative to do it for me.
"I...I have nothing to do anyway."
Qingying stammered and looked away: "The character I developed from the Anmen makes me unable to sit still, so... I'll make a trip for you, a lazy bug."
Her voice grew quieter.
Chen Yin was also surprised: "When did you become so kind?"
"Hey! Not only did you not praise me, but you even questioned me!"
She glared at him angrily: "Ignorant bastard! I won't run errands for you next time. Humph."
Having said that, she threw down a jade pendant and walked away angrily.
Chen Yin stared at her departing back with a smile on his face.
This girl's duplicity is probably a terminal illness that even Nan Xiaoxiang cannot cure.
He casually injected spiritual power into the jade pendant, and soon rows of information emerged.
"Top secret. Only the Supreme level can view it."
"In the past month or so, there have been traces of Kamisato members appearing in the Shiwan Mountains."
"The details are unknown and the scope is difficult to pin down."
Within more than a month?... Chen Yin pinched his chin and thought.
Ye Lie had come here half a year ago. If the members of Kamisato had only appeared in the last month, then the probability that they came for Ye Lie was very small.
It is a pity that the Ten Thousand Mountains are too large. Even the branch of Wanxiang Pavilion is restricted here.
It is extremely difficult to obtain more accurate information.
However, Kamisato's gang doesn't care about anything other than the dregs of heaven and the ones with destiny.
Since they appeared here, it was possible that they had news about the Chosen One or the Devil of Heaven.
Could it be related to Wuxuan Cave... Chen Yin thought silently.
At this moment, his eyes accidentally tilted and he was suddenly startled.
"Whoa!"
A white and tender face was almost right in front of him, and her big watery eyes blinked at him.
It’s that little girl, Lian’er.
"W-why are you here?"
"I saw you were motionless, big brother. I thought you were stung by a bug, so I wanted to see if you were dead."
Her voice is clean and pure, with the innocence of a girl.
Chen Yin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"Can't you just think about the bright side?"
"But isn't death the best outcome?" Lian'er said as if it was a matter of course. "Once you are poisoned by many of these poisons, life is worse than death. Your skin will fester and stink, and you will attract mosquitoes and insects to bite you all day long. Your blood will become so sweet that you will want to eat it. And there is more..."
"stop!"
Chen Yin wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
...I was wrong about you. You were thinking very gently.
175. Maid Lian'er
Lian'er came over and pinched Chen Yin's arm, then fiddled with his face for a long time before she was sure.
"Yeah...it's actually alright."
Lian Er smiled and said, "That's great! Fortunately, big brother is not dead. I was thinking of asking you for the thing you ate last time."
...So it doesn't really matter whether I live or die, right? Chen Yin's mouth twitched.
"Do you want some more bread?"
"Because it's really delicious." Lian'er blinked, "I've never eaten anything so delicious."
Chen Yin was about to reach out to give her a piece of bread, but then he changed his mind and suddenly said:
"But... I don't have much bread left. If I give it to you, we will have nothing to eat."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Lian'er's eyes. The next moment, her big, watery eyes turned and she asked back:
"Well, can I exchange something with big brother?"
"What do you want in exchange?"
"What does big brother want?"
Chen Yin thought for a moment and said, "I want you to be my tour guide and take me to learn about Wuxuan Cave."
"It's that simple?"
Lian'er looked at him suspiciously, and Chen Yin immediately took out a piece of bread from his arms.
"If you promise me, you can eat as much as you want."
When she saw the bread, Lian'er's eyes lit up immediately, she grabbed it and said happily, "Come on."
"I'll show you around."
-
Wuxuan Cave is larger than expected. It is a vast area with few people.
The long mountain village connects several hilltops, but the residents and houses are very scattered, and you can only see a house every few miles.
The surrounding area was filled with lush rainforests that obscured the sunlight. The air was damp and hot, and the slight smell of poisonous miasma was very uncomfortable.
"We, Wuxuanku, have lived in seclusion in the Shiwan Mountains for generations and have hardly communicated with the outside world. It is also difficult for people from the outside world to find us."
Lian'er bit the bread, puffed up her cheeks and said vaguely:
"There are countless poisonous insects and plants in the Shiwan Mountains. Some of the poisons are so strong that even the most powerful monks cannot withstand them."
"Every disciple of our Wuxuan Cave is naturally extremely sensitive to poisonous insects and plants, and has a high tolerance. Otherwise, ordinary people would not be able to practice Wuxuan Cave's skills at all."
"In addition to using poison, Wuxuan Cave also raises poisonous insects. Other immortal cultivation sects are afraid of our poisonous insects."
Chen Yin looked around the buildings of Wuxuan Cave and asked softly:
"What is the hierarchy of your Wuxuan Cave sect?"
"It is said that the affairs of the sect were originally managed by the Council of Elders," Lian'er pouted softly, looking very cute, "but after the appearance of the Great Witch, the Council of Elders retreated into seclusion."
"Now, the entire Wuxuan Cave is headed by the Great Witch, and everyone only listens to the Great Witch's orders."
"Is it because she passed the Holy Child Trial?" Chen Yin asked.
Lian'er looked at Chen Yin in surprise: "Brother, how did you know that?"
"The Great Priestess clearly said that few people knew about this, didn't she?"
...But haven’t you admitted it yourself?
Chen Yin felt helpless about this little girl for a moment, but also found it funny.
She was different from Luoluo, who was innocent when he first met her. Lian'er had a kind of innocence that was ignorant of the world, as if she had grown up in the mountains since she was a child and had no idea about the complicated and confusing ways of communicating.
She looked so innocent that Chen Yin felt guilty trying to trick her.
"The Great Witch is the only one in the sect in the past few hundred years who has passed the Saint Child Trial. According to the sect's records, she is only one step away from completing the training of the Saint Child's Body."
Lian Er said angrily, "But recently she seems not to want to cultivate the Saint Child's Body anymore. I don't know why."
Chen Yin hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "What is the last step she needs to take?"
Lian'er blinked her big innocent eyes and looked at Chen Yin.
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