Elder Qian stroked his beard, two sharp glints flashing in his eyes. "Well... this fellow Daoist's injuries are indeed severe, but healing her is not entirely impossible."
"Only..."
Halfway through, Elder Qian looked at Su Shi'er, raised an eyebrow, and abruptly fell silent.
"Senior, if you have any conditions, please state them. Though this junior possesses only Golden Core stage cultivation, so long as it is within my power, I will not shrink from it!"
"This junior has only one purpose: to find a way to save the fellow sect senior beside me."
Su Shi'er fixed his gaze on Elder Qian before him and spoke carefully.
In just two understated sentences, he expressed his determination to save her while also making the other party understand that he was merely a Golden Core Cultivator.
Even if he named a price, it could not possibly exceed the scope of the Golden Core stage.
"Haha, this old man does not doubt your determination, little friend."
"However, for a Golden Core Cultivator to be personally received and accommodated by the Island Master, your background must be anything but ordinary."
"At the very least... you must have rendered Medicine King Island considerable assistance to receive such treatment."
Elder Qian laughed heartily, his gaze continuously sweeping over Su Shi'er as though he wished to see through his origins.
Or perhaps he had seen something in Su Shi'er.
"Senior flatters me. This junior merely happened to be in the right place at the right time and provided a small amount of cultivation resources that your island's Island Master happened to need."
"Moreover, Miss Jiang and I are old acquaintances. To be received by your island's Island Master is this junior's honor."
"The fellow sect senior before us has suffered grave injuries and likely cannot afford further delay.