This was the Heavenly Xuan Sect!
The woman before him was an Inner Sect Disciple!
An Inner Sect Disciple had suffered such severe injuries within her own sect?
This matter... why did every part of it seem so strange?
Though Shen Fan's heart was full of doubts, his hands did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately and carefully carried the girl onto his bed.
But when his gaze fell upon the dozen or so horrifying wounds on her body, each one perilously close to a vital point, Shen Fan's hands stopped of their own accord. For a moment, he did not know what to do.
If she was not treated in time, this woman's life would likely be in danger.
However, to tend to these wounds, he would have to remove all the clothing from her body.
After a struggle of thought within himself, Shen Fan lightly bit his lip and said in a low voice, "Senior Sister, forgive my offense!"
With that said!
Riiip—!
The already tattered blue Inner Sect dress was instantly torn apart in Shen Fan's hands, revealing the bloodstained undergarment beneath, as well as large stretches of snow-white skin.
One of the wounds had stabbed straight toward her chest.
It seemed that the undergarment had to come off as well.
Shen Fan turned slightly aside and, like a gentleman, used scissors to cut the two straps. He then slowly peeled away the cloth that had already stuck to her skin.
Once he had dealt with the wounds, Shen Fan carefully searched through the pile of medicinal herbs he had bought from the market and found several herbs that stopped bleeding and eased pain.
Without a pill furnace and with no time to refine them, he feared he would not be able to grind them into powder.
However, these medicinal herbs had spent the past few days in the Waste Elixir Chamber, baked by forty-degree high heat. Their moisture had long since evaporated completely.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Fan stuffed the herbs into his mouth and chewed them carefully.
A moment later, he spat out a clump of green, sticky plant paste and carefully applied it to her wounds.
After treating the wounds, Shen Fan took out a low-grade first-tier Golden Wound Pill from the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl.
This Golden Wound Pill had also been enhanced from that pile of waste pills. He had never used it himself, yet now it was being used on this unfamiliar Inner Sect Senior Sister.
After his careful treatment, this senior sister's life was finally saved.
It was just that this girl likely would not wake anytime soon.
While cleaning her wounds earlier, Shen Fan had also wiped down her body and cheeks.
Now that he looked closely, without her earlier bedraggled state and bloody grime, she appeared so dignified and beautiful.
For a moment, Shen Fan found himself staring in a daze.
Then, Shen Fan suddenly snapped out of it as though waking from a dream.
Earlier, a senior sister had come here, seemingly searching for something.
Right afterward, this senior sister had fallen from above.
Could there be some connection between the two of them?
This woman had been gravely injured within her own sect and had nearly died. Could it be that her own people had hunted her down?
If so, had he not saved a source of disaster?
Just as Shen Fan was worrying over this.
A soft, delicate moan suddenly came from behind him.
Shen Fan whirled around and saw the woman on the bed furrow her brows slightly as she slowly opened her eyes while enduring the pain.
The instant she opened her eyes, it was as though she had been greatly startled. She abruptly sprang up from the bed.
That movement directly flung off the blanket covering her, leaving her standing completely exposed before Shen Fan.
"Ah!!"
The girl screamed and hurriedly grabbed the blanket to cover herself.
But because her earlier movement had been too violent, the wounds on her body tore open again.
Blood slowly seeped out once more.
"Don't move around!"
Shen Fan waved his hands repeatedly, signaling for her not to panic.
"Who are you?!"
The girl asked coldly, her eyes full of vigilance.
"I'm a Miscellaneous Disciple from the Waste Elixir Chamber. You fell from the mountain ravine above the incinerator and landed in the incinerator's storage room. Luckily, it wasn't operating at the time, or the Core Earth Fire would have burned you to ashes!"
Shen Fan hurriedly explained, "I was the one who saved you!"
Upon hearing this, the girl's emotions finally eased slightly.
She looked around, and only after clearly seeing her surroundings did she let out a long breath.
Seeing this, Shen Fan immediately stepped forward, picked up the herbs applied to the strips of cloth, and dressed her wounds again.
"Don't move around. You have more than a dozen fatal wounds. I was the one who cleaned them and applied medicine!"
Seeing Shen Fan's serious expression, the girl still harbored some wariness, but she did not resist.
Then her ears reddened as she asked shyly, "Then my clothes..."
"Ahem!"
Shen Fan coughed lightly and explained, "All your clothes were ruined and stuck to your skin. If I hadn't removed them, there would have been no way to clean your wounds!"
The girl said nothing more, merely watching silently as Shen Fan applied the medicine.
After she lay down again, Shen Fan asked, "You're an Inner Sect Disciple?"
The girl immediately became tense. Her eyes flickered uncertainly as she lightly nodded.
"Tell me honestly. I saved you, but I don't want to bring disaster upon myself because of you. Before you fell, another Inner Sect Disciple came to the Waste Elixir Chamber. She seemed to be looking for something, but left when she could not find it. The moment she left, you fell!"
Shen Fan asked with a grave expression.
As he spoke, he secretly gathered Flame Serpent Art, in case she suddenly made a move.
After all, she was an Inner Sect Disciple.
One could not enter the Inner Sect without reaching the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage.
In other words, the injured woman before him had at least reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage.
Even though she was severely wounded, if she attacked suddenly, he would still be no match for her.
The girl did not answer. Instead, she looked at the sky outside.
Then, wrapped in the blanket, she prepared to get up.
"I was indeed hunted here by my own people, simply because I discovered their secret. You were right. If I stay here, I will only bring you harm!"
With a glance from the corner of her eye, the girl saw the blue dress beside the pillow, already washed clean and mended.
Such meticulous care had actually come from a man.
The girl looked at Shen Fan, and her gaze instantly gained a few traces of tenderness.
"I will never forget your life-saving grace. If I can leave alive, I will surely repay you one day!"
As she spoke, the girl lifted the blanket and got dressed in front of Shen Fan.
"Don't ask, and I won't tell. The less you know, the better it is for you. Even if they investigate and those beasts from the Law Enforcement Hall use the Soul Searching Technique on you, they will only see that you saved me. They won't do anything to you!"
With that, the girl had already reached the door, intending to leave.
"I have nothing with which to repay you. This is my Universe Pouch. There are some spirit stones and pills inside!"
"Farewell, then!"
After saying that, the girl endured the pain in her body, opened the door, and vanished into the night.
Shen Fan stood where he was, stunned and motionless for a long while.
A moment later, he bent down, picked up the Universe Pouch from the ground, and opened it.
The spiritual imprint on it had already been erased, so he could easily take out the items within.
The moment he looked inside, Shen Fan's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in amazement, "My goodness!"
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