The setting sun shines on the river, creating orange-red waves.
By the river, among the lush reeds, two kingfishers flapped their wings and soared into the sky.
A sound of rustling footsteps sounded from a distance, gradually approaching.
Although Su Yi, who was lying in the reeds by the river, never opened his eyes, he clearly noticed that a slender figure was approaching from a hundred feet away.
It was a young girl, wearing an old animal robe, with wheat-colored skin, holding a fish basket in one hand and holding a spear in one hand.
Under the setting sun, the girl's steps were strong and light, and she came to the nearby reed marsh by familiar routes.
She first placed the fish basket on the ground on one side, picked up the spear, and after a moment's observation, she suddenly thrust the spear into the water.
Wow~
Water splashes.
A big fat fish was pierced by a spear and picked up.
The girl quickly picked off the big fish and threw it into the fish basket next to her.
Then, she began to patrol near the reed swamp, looking for the next prey.
Gradually, the girl came closer.
Um?
Suddenly, the girl turned her head and her bright eyes widened.
She discovered Su Yi!
However, in her field of vision, Su Yi at this moment was no different from a corpse riddled with holes, covered in blood stains that even the river water could not wash away.
The girl gripped the spear tightly, her slender figure as tight as a big bow, and she was on guard.
Su Yi didn't move.
In fact, he was so weak now that he couldn't even do the simplest movement like lifting his fingers.
However, he wasn't worried about anything.
This girl in the animal robe is not a very powerful monk. She has obviously just embarked on the path of cultivation not long ago. She only masters some rudimentary Qi refining techniques and her cultivation is at the Qi gathering level.
The four realms of martial arts are moving blood, gathering energy, and nourishing the furnace, without leakage.
This is the path of cultivation for those who have just started, and it is regarded as an ordinary martial artist.
Such a young girl cannot threaten Su Yi at all.
Time passes bit by bit.
The girl remained still and was carefully observing Su Yi. From this, it can be seen that the girl is very cautious in her temperament.
for a long time.
She pursed her lips, tightened her grip on the spear, and then cautiously approached.
Until they arrived in front of Su Yi, nothing unexpected happened, and the girl was obviously more relaxed.
Then, she took the spear and lightly poked Su Yi in the leg.
Su Yi: "..."
He couldn't laugh or cry, how could he not see that the girl was testing whether she was a living person or a dead corpse?
dead?
Seeing that Su Yi didn't react at all, the girl seemed relieved and turned to leave.
But at this moment, she suddenly saw that the guy she regarded as a dead body had opened its eyes at some point and was looking at her.
At that moment, the girl turned around and ran away with a loud cry.
Su Yi: "..."
Is this too cautious?
The girl did run away, not even the fish basket.
Su Yi's lips twitched, feeling helpless.
He lay there quietly, squinting his eyes, watching the sunset slowly setting on the horizon, and secretly felt his own situation.
The tendons and veins were all broken, the bones were broken and shattered in many places, the energy and blood were almost exhausted, the surface of the body was riddled with scars, even the internal organs were severely damaged, and there was a sense of death.
These injuries alone are nothing to talk about.
What's terrible is that his body is filled with traces of the aura of destruction.
It was an extremely domineering force, left behind by the full blow he had suffered at the level of the Immortal King before.
In addition, the soul was also severely frustrated and fell into a state of exhaustion like "suspended death".
All this made Su Yi speechless for a while.
The injury this time was really too serious.
If he can't get rid of the slightest trace of the Immortal King's power in his body, it will be difficult for him to truly recover his cultivation.
And the fact that his cultivation level cannot be restored means that even if he has thousands of secret techniques and magical powers, it is impossible to repair and heal the injuries on his body.
However, as long as he is not dead, to Su Yi, all this is nothing.
Su Yi could clearly feel that an almost negligible amount of vitality was flowing within his body.
That is the power of the Immortal Avenue!
Back on the first battlefield, before A Cai left, he had given him a Chaos Path Bearing Stone, which contained the complete power of the Immortal Dao.
It was also at that time that Su Yi began to understand the way of immortality, and his understanding of this forbidden way could be regarded as his first glimpse of the path.
Now, this Tao power, which is enough to make people "immortal and resurrected from the dead", is infiltrating and nourishing his severely damaged Tao body.
Although it's tiny, it's still better than nothing.
"According to this situation, within a month, I will be able to recover to the first level of cultivation!"
Su Yi secretly thought, "At that time, I can take out the elixir from the patchwork furnace and do my best to repair the injuries and restore my cultivation!"
The sun sets and the sunset glow fades.
The sky and the earth are dim, and night is about to cover the earth.
Suddenly, a burst of footsteps sounded from a distance.
It was still the girl in the animal robe. She still held the spear and approached Su Yi cautiously.
"Why are you back again?"
Su Yi opened his mouth, his voice hoarse and weak.
The girl's slender figure froze slightly, and then she took out a roll of animal skin from her sleeve, opened it in front of her, and held it in front of Su Yi.
Su Yi raised his eyes and saw a line of words written crookedly on the animal skin:
"My name is Ali, and I'm here to save you. I'm mute."
Su Yi was startled, mute?
No wonder she never spoke.
Seeing that Su Yi seemed to understand, the girl was obviously relieved. She took out a pen made of charcoal and wrote on the animal skin:
"Next, I will carry you away and when you get home, I will help you apply medicine."
She put away the animal skin and pen, walked forward, squatted down, and first carefully helped Su Yi up.
Then, without paying attention to the blood stains and mud on Su Yi's body, she used her slender body to carry Su Yi on her back, left the reed swamp, and walked towards the distance.
From beginning to end, Su Yi didn't say anything.
Only his eyes became softer.
The girl is very cautious in temperament, but she has a kind heart, which is really rare.
The night is like water, and the bright moon is in the sky.
On the ground, a girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old carried Su Yi on her back and walked for a quarter of an hour before she saw a village in the distance.
In the village, simple stone houses were built, densely packed and chaotically scattered in different places.
In front of some stone houses, there are bonfires piled up, the fire is bright, and many figures gather around the bonfires, drinking and talking, making it lively and noisy.
However, the girl did not go to that village. Instead, she carried Su Yi on her back and made a long circle to the foot of the mountain on one side of the village.
The vegetation here is lush and apparently sparsely visited.
The girl walked forward and soon came to a cave hidden in the grass.
The cave was not big, only a few feet wide. Through the faint ray of moonlight, Su Yi saw that the ground was covered with a thick layer of weeds, and a bear skin was stacked on one side.
Apart from this, there is nothing else.
The girl first carefully placed Su Yi on the layer of weeds, then took out the animal skin and pen and wrote: "You rest here first, I will go back to get the medicine."
Without waiting for Su Yi to ask, the girl turned around and hurried out of the cave.
The cave was very dry, and Su Yi could tell that the thick layer of weeds where he sat had obviously just been paved.
Undoubtedly, after their first meeting, the girl had obviously planned to save him, so she made preparations in advance and made a bed for herself with weeds in the cave.
That bear skin was obviously a quilt prepared for me...
As for why the girl didn't take her to the village where many people lived, the reason is easy to guess.
Worry about attracting other people’s attention and causing unnecessary trouble!
After all, for a guy with unknown origins like me and a lot of injuries all over his body, if he were an experienced person, he would definitely be wary and do some unpredictable things!
The girl had obviously considered this issue before, so she placed herself in this cave.
Thinking of this, Su Yi couldn't help but nod secretly. This girl is not only kind, but also very delicate, thoughtful and thoughtful.
Soon, the girl came back.
She brought an animal skin bag and took out a pot of hot water, a wooden bowl, herbs and other miscellaneous items.
A moonstone for lighting was embedded on the stone wall on one side of the cave by the girl. Suddenly, part of the darkness in the cave was dispelled.
Then, she took out the hot water and towel, signaled to Su Yi who was lying there, and began to help Su Yi wipe the blood and mud from his body.
His movements were careful and gentle, as if he was afraid of touching those wounds and hurting Su Yi.
Until a quarter of an hour later.
The girl just wiped the blood stains on Su Yi's body and changed the hot water more than ten times in the process.
The girl was busy until the end, with sweat dripping from the corners of her brows and eyes, and she was obviously exhausted.
However, she did not stop there. Instead, she took out the healing herbs and began to apply Su Yi's wounds.
Perhaps because she was mute, she didn't say anything from beginning to end.
Su Yi didn't stop this.
He also didn't tell the girl that those herbs were too common and ordinary to have any effect on his injuries.
He just looked at the busy girl quietly, his heart as hard as iron filled with a long-lost warmth.
In the past, on the road of war, he was the sword master of Xuanjun in the wilderness, an unrivaled legend in the Dongxuan region, and the feared tyrant Wang Ye in the fairy world...
He is conceited and aloof, scornful and powerful, and his heart is like a sacred mountain that will never waver.
But he knew that in the eyes of the girl in front of him, he... was just a seriously injured and dying person who needed help.
Because of this, a girl's character and behavior are so precious.
for a long time.
The girl finally finished her work.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Su Yi who was smeared with herbs all over her body. She seemed very satisfied, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.
The girl's skin is wheat-colored and has obviously been exposed to wind and sun for a long time. Her hair is slightly withered and yellow, her figure is thin and thin, and she is wearing an old and damaged animal robe without any accessories.
Her appearance can only be considered delicate, far from good-looking.
It feels like a poor child who grew up in a barren countryside.
But at this moment, she was particularly beautiful in Su Yi's eyes.