Refining Essence Blood

However, while the woman rested, Xiao Heng had no intention of doing the same. Glancing at the bare wooden bed beside them, he took out a demonic beast pelt and spread it over the bed, then used Dou Qi to place the woman on it.

Afterward, he took out his Medicine Cauldron and a large number of medicinal ingredients, preparing medicinal liquid and refining pills step by step. Without that strange poison causing trouble, the wounds on the woman's face were merely ordinary injuries and easy to treat.

It was only because the wounds had been there for too long, and much of the tissue and cells had already lost their vitality, that it would take some time. But with Xiao Heng's current alchemy skills, that was nothing.

He mixed an incense that calmed the mind and lit it, allowing her to sleep more deeply. Don't misunderstand—Xiao Heng was not planning anything improper.

It was simply more convenient for him to work this way. He condensed Dou Qi into a small blade, removed the tissues that could no longer recover, applied the prepared medicinal liquid to her wounds, then fed her a pill.

After finishing all this, Xiao Heng finally let out a breath. Seeing that dawn was not far away, he simply sat on a stool nearby and waited for daybreak. Then it would be time to collect payment.

Sunlight streamed into the room. The woman slowly opened her eyes, then abruptly sat upright, her heart jolting. She had actually fallen asleep, and in front of a stranger at that. That was a mistake she never should have made.

She hurriedly checked her body. Only after confirming that nothing was amiss did she slowly relax. Then, suddenly, she sensed that something about her was different. Her face... seemed different.