A year had passed.
Xu Xing was already at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, while she, despite clearly having better aptitude, was only at the eighth level of Qi Refinement...
Neither of them noticed Yuan's little movements.
After discussing it for a few moments, they picked a direction and vanished into the depths of the forest in several leaps.
Before long.
They found a relatively level clearing.
After tidying it up a little, Xu Xing set down Hong, whom he had been carrying in his arms, as well as Yuan from his back.
"Their injuries need to be treated."
Hong was not much of a problem.
Though he had already passed out and was barely clinging to life.
Perhaps because he had already reached Embryonic Breath and entered that special state, his condition was considerably better than when they had first found him.
But Yuan...
If her bleeding was not stopped soon, she would probably pass out as well.
And that arm of hers needed treatment too, or it might be crippled...
"..." Bie Xuening watched for a while. "Then, Junior Brother, treat their injuries first. I'll take a look around and see whether any pursuers followed us."
Master had taught her how to tend wounds, but she...
Was not especially good at it.
On the other hand, Junior Brother had learned it very well.
Over the past year, he had traveled with Master through the other settlements and learned quite a bit of such knowledge from them.
In Master's words, Junior Brother had already thoroughly mastered it all.
He had completely surpassed his teacher.
Those were Master's exact words!
"Mm." Xu Xing nodded slightly. "Then Senior Sister, be careful too."
"Don't worry."
As soon as she spoke, her figure flashed.
Bie Xuening vanished outright.
For a moment, only