Senior Sister, Tell Me Your Story!

Watching Youqin Xuanya land right in front of him, Li Yang was dumbfounded.

Though he had considered all kinds of possibilities, even this very one, the moment she actually fell before him, a deep terror pierced his heart.

What did this mean?

It meant he was most likely being targeted too.

"I absolutely do not believe in luck!"

Li Yang gritted his teeth, adding another line in his heart: 'Especially the luck of the Great Desolation World.'

Looking at Youqin Xuanya, wrapped in a faint red light barrier, she had over a dozen wounds, all avoiding vital spots. The only serious one was a gash on her left shoulder deep enough to reach the bone.

Watching the poisonous rain fall on the wound, mixing with blood that kept dripping to the ground, Li Yang's brow furrowed slightly.

'Save her? Or not?'

In less than a second, Li Yang made up his mind.

'Save her. I have to save her.'

Leaving aside the matter of ignoring a fellow disciple in need, the fact that Youqin Xuanya had landed so precisely in front of him meant he had no choice but to save her.

He couldn't resist anyway, and he couldn't just kill her, could he?

Who knew if he could even kill her? Not worth the gamble.

Since that was the case, why hesitate?

Li Yang stepped forward without hesitation. "Senior Sister, what happened to you? What's going on?"

Seeing Li Yang's concern, Youqin Xuanya felt a pang of anxiety and tried to prop herself up.

Unfortunately, her injuries were severe, and her breathing was extremely chaotic.

"Junior Brother Li Yang, go quickly, don't worry about me. Your cultivation is too low, and they have numbers on their side. You can't stop them."

No sooner had she spoken than her injuries flared up fully, and she fell unconscious.

Seeing that Youqin Xuanya was still worried about him even in such a state, Li Yang felt a flicker of guilt, then shook his head to dispel it.

"Forget it. Since you've landed right in front of me, I can't just let you die."

Li Yang fed her a Detoxification Pill and a Healing Pill, then used a Disposable Magic Treasure to levitate her in midair.

He then looked at the nearby ore vein and lightly formed a hand seal.

"Boom!"

The vein collapsed, and hundreds of 'Golden Pill' clones appeared, swiftly digging up all the ore along with the surrounding dirt and gravel, carrying it all away.

"Go!"

Withdrawing the clones, two Li Yangs suddenly appeared. One carried Youqin Xuanya and fled southeast, while the other ran northeast.

After he had left the vein for several hundred li, the area around the vein suddenly rippled with the fluctuation of a formation. Three 'Golden Pill' cores burned rapidly.

The earth churned, and soon the area returned to calm. The massive pit left by the ore vein vanished without a trace.

"Cough! Cough, cough!"

With two coughs, Youqin Xuanya quickly woke from her slumber. Feeling the pain all over her body, a trace of confusion surfaced in her heart.

Where... was this?

Youqin Xuanya sat up cautiously. At the fourth level of Return to Void, the dim cave was as bright as day in her eyes, every detail clear.

The first thing that caught her sight was a figure roasting food at the cave entrance.

In an instant, she remembered.

At the last moment, she vaguely recalled being surrounded by a group of bandits, fighting bitterly before being captured. In the gap while they prepared their Gu insects, she seized a chance to tear the life-saving talisman her master had given her, teleporting a thousand li. At the very end, she had seen Junior Brother Li Yang.

'So... I've been saved?'

"Senior Sister, you're awake?"

Sensing her movement, Li Yang, who was busy at work, turned around. Seeing her sitting up, he quickly approached and asked with concern, "Senior Sister, how's your body? Any discomfort now?"

Feeling that the toxins in her body had been cleared and even most of her injuries had healed, Youqin Xuanya quickly replied, "I'm fine. I feel much better."

Having said that, she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Junior Brother, did those people chase after us?"

Li Yang pointed at the talismans around the cave and smiled. "No one's chasing us. With these Miasma Averting Talismans and Concealment Talismans, they won't find us."

Following Li Yang's finger, Youqin Xuanya indeed saw a large number of talismans.

These talismans filtered out the miasma, letting fresh air flow into the cave, and thoroughly concealed their aura. It was thoughtful, it was perfect.

But so many talismans must have been a huge expense for Junior Brother Li Yang.

"Junior Brother, I..."

Before Youqin Xuanya could finish, Li Yang raised his hand to stop her, then handed her a 'Blood-Stopping Qi-Nourishing Bandage.'

It was a piece of clean linen soaked in various medicinal decoctions, used for bandaging wounds—a basic supply every disciple of the Immortal Crossing Sect could receive.

"Senior Sister, the location of your wounds is rather... men and women should not touch. So I only cleaned them roughly. It's better if you handle the bandaging yourself."

As she spoke, she handed over another bottle of Spirit Ointment for healing and detoxification.

"This bottle of Spirit Ointment is for external application. Used together with the 'Blood-Stopping Qi-Nourishing Bandage,' it can speed up your recovery."

Feeling that her worst wounds were at the shoulder socket and under the left ribs, if she wanted to bandage them, the 'Blood-Stopping Qi-Nourishing Bandage' would have to pass across her chest, and she would also need to slip her long dress off her shoulders a bit. This was truly somewhat...

Youqin Xuanya's face flushed red. She hadn't expected her Junior Brother, though young, to be so proper.

Compared to Yuan Qing, this was a true gentleman.

At that thought, Youqin Xuanya's face grew even redder.

Li Yang: ???

What's wrong with her?

"Senior Sister, take this thing already. My hand is getting sore."

Li Yang's unromantic remark instantly made Youqin Xuanya's flushed face fade, turning back into an icy mask.

"Thank you, Junior Brother. Please turn around."

"Of course!"

Li Yang nodded. If he didn't turn around, who would?

"Oh, right, this is a Screen. It can block off an area of two zhang and prevent spiritual sense from peeping."

Li Yang pulled out a Screen with a snap, his face full of consideration for Youqin Xuanya.

Youqin Xuanya was silent for a rare moment. "Thank you, Junior Brother. I imagine you won't be good at winning a Dao Companion in the future."

Li Yang: ...

Dao Companion?

Companion for what?

What use does that thing have in the Primordial Wilderness?

Absolutely none!

"Alright, Senior Sister, just treat your wounds!"

Li Yang shoved the Screen into Youqin Xuanya's hands, turned around, and walked back to the campfire, continuing to roast something.

Youqin Xuanya watched Li Yang's indifferent back, bit her lip lightly, then tossed the Screen down between herself and Li Yang, shielding herself completely.

After a good while, she finally finished treating her wounds.

"You can turn around now, Junior Brother."

Li Yang took back the Screen, raised his hand to shake something, and called out to Youqin Xuanya.

"Senior Sister, want something to eat? A specialty of the Northern Juru Continent. Tasty, non-toxic, and it even detoxifies."

Youqin Xuanya slowly stood up and walked to the campfire, only then seeing what Li Yang was roasting.

"Junior Brother, you... you... you eat these things?"

"What about it? These Centipedes and Scorpions are all good stuff. Doesn't Senior Sister know that the more poisonous something is, the better it tastes?"

Youqin Xuanya shook her head, not daring to take the roasted Centipede Li Yang offered. Li Yang didn't mind, instead pulling out some Monkey Wine and striking a pose like he was settling in for a show.

"Alright, Senior Sister, tell me your story!"