Can You Save Me

Su Jiuer turned her head to the side, not wanting Xu Yan to see her crying.

Hearing Xu Yan's words and thinking of her father, whose fate was unknown, filled her with infinite sadness. Her nose stung, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Alright, stop crying. We're family now. Once you have family, you shouldn't cry anymore," Xu Yan reached out to wipe away Su Jiuer's tears and said gently.

Seeing Su Jiuer cry today deeply moved him. All beings have emotions; it's not just humans.

"Third Elder, what do we do now?" Hu Li asked cautiously, looking at the Demon Tiger Clan's Third Elder, whose expression was grim.

He had already told the Third Elder about Xu Yan coming out with Su Jiuer earlier. The Third Elder had been so enraged that he'd jumped up from the ground, startling many passersby.

The other three elite Demon Tiger Clan members watched the Third Elder and Hu Li from the side, unable to interject or daring to.

The Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan sighed and said, "A miscalculation, a miscalculation. I didn't expect that Mortal would be so cautious. It seems we've met our match this time."

He had calculated everything and believed the 'lure the tiger away from its mountain' strategy would work 100%. He had overlooked the possibility that Xu Yan would bring Su Jiuer out to see patients.

"So, we can't capture Su Jiuer anymore?" Hu Li asked, unwilling to accept it.

If they could capture Su Jiuer and bring her back to the Demon Tiger Clan, they would receive a reward. This reward was right before his eyes, yet he couldn't obtain it, which was truly frustrating.

The Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan's eyes gleamed. "Who says we can't? We have one more method: waiting!"

At this point, he had no choice but to use his last resort.

"Waiting? Waiting for what? For reinforcements?" Hu Li scratched his head, not understanding the Third Elder's meaning.

The Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan shot him a cold glance. "Can't you be a little smarter? Of course, we wait outside that Small Shop. I don't believe that Mortal never goes out alone!"

After much thought, this was the only method he could think of, and he believed its success rate was very high.

"As expected of the Third Elder, brilliant, truly brilliant!" Hu Li exclaimed, slapping the back of his head.

He hadn't thought of such a good plan. Compared to the Third Elder, he was still far behind and needed to learn and observe carefully.

Xu Yan watched Jiang Li sweeping and asked, "Do you feel any changes in your body? You seem to be getting more energetic."

He noticed that the current Jiang Li was like a different person from when they first met. His spirit and vitality had increased countless times, and he had become much more confident and cheerful.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I just feel stronger, full of inexhaustible energy. I can do the work of two people at the teahouse without any problem."

Because of his increased strength, he could now do the work of two people and earn double the wages. His mother only had to do the work of one person.

Therefore, he was very happy now and admired Xu Yan even more.

These changes had only occurred after he met Xu Yan, and he felt it might have something to do with Xu Yan.

Xu Yan smiled upon hearing Jiang Li's words. "You might have good Cultivation talent. Perhaps you could become a powerful Cultivator in the future."

He knew that normal people wouldn't experience such changes under normal circumstances, so he could only attribute it to Jiang Li's special physique and perhaps outstanding talent in Cultivation.

"If I can cultivate, I will definitely cherish the opportunity," Jiang Li said.

Afterward, he quickly finished sweeping and happily went home.

Su Jiuer lazily watched Jiang Li leave from a table in the outer hall of the Small Shop, feeling a bit disdainful of Xu Yan in her heart.

She knew this human youth's physique and aptitude had improved through the subtle absorption of Dao charm from Xu Yan's Calligraphy and Paintings. Yet, this old monster Xu Yan was still pretending.

"Youth is good, full of vigor," Xu Yan shook his head and said.

He hoped Jiang Li could embark on the path of Cultivation and become a powerful Cultivator.

"Senior Xu, do you think my progress is significant?" Qin Tian asked Xu Yan with anticipation.

On the table between him and Xu Yan lay a game of Chess. They had played a few rounds just now, and in not a single game could he last past the tenth move.

However, he felt his progress was immense, his Chess skills having reached a higher level than before.

Xu Yan looked at Qin Tian's expectant expression and wanted to ask if he had any self-awareness. He lost every game within a few moves, and was even weaker than Qin Yudie now.

But seeing that Qin Tian called him Senior, he restrained himself and said, "There has been progress, but the revolution is not yet complete. Comrades must continue to strive."

Upon hearing Xu Yan's words, Qin Tian was energized. "Qin Tian will not let Senior Xu's high hopes down and will definitely strive to improve himself."

Afterward, he left with a happy heart.

Night fell, and it was already dark. Xu Yan was preparing to close the shop when a figure suddenly rushed into his arms from the side.

He instinctively embraced the soft form in his arms, catching a scent of a girl's fragrance mixed with a faint smell of blood.

Xu Yan looked down and saw an extremely beautiful woman with a pale face and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

He was greatly alarmed. He quickly picked up the woman, carried her into the shop, placed her on a chair, and swiftly closed the shop door.

After closing the door, Xu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and went to the woman's side to check her condition.

The woman was barely breathing, looking as if she could die at any moment.

After checking her pulse, Xu Yan's expression became grave.

The woman had sustained internal injuries and was also poisoned. If she hadn't met him, she would almost certainly have died.

Just then, the woman opened her dreamlike, beautiful eyes and looked at Xu Yan before her, saying, "Can you save me?"

She still had important matters to attend to and absolutely could not die here. However, she also knew her own condition well; even if the person before her was a doctor, it was basically a hopeless situation.

But she had no other choice and could only place her last hope on this stranger, Xu Yan.

"Yes!"

Xu Yan's gaze was indifferent, and they answered with just one word.

The woman's condition was such that only a Divine Doctor of this era could treat it.

And he was that Divine Doctor!

"Thank you!"

Upon hearing Xu Yan's words, the woman gave a pale, pitiable smile, her voice extremely weak.

Her voice was incredibly pleasant, like a pool of sweet dew that could nourish one's heart.

After saying these two words, she fainted, entrusting her life to Xu Yan.

Xu Yan carried the woman to the backyard and placed her on a flower bed.

Now, the flowers and plants he had grown could finally be put to use!