A faint but abrupt sound suddenly came from outside the cave, breaking the deathly silence of the dense forest.
It was not loud, only the soft scrape of branches and leaves and the sound of footsteps touching the ground, yet it was especially jarring in this utter stillness.
Buzz-
Jiang Lu's cultivation was abruptly interrupted. The spiritual energy circulating in her Dantian faltered slightly, and her eyes snapped open!
The next instant, she spread her Divine Sense without reservation. Like an invisible tide, it flowed out through the cave entrance, covering the entire area outside in a fine mesh.
As her Divine Sense swept across the area, the clear outline of a figure soon settled firmly within her perception.
At the spot closest to the cave, a thin figure in blue robes leaned sideways against the thick trunk of an ancient tree.
The man was clearly gravely injured. His body tilted slightly, and he could not stand steadily at all.
One hand pressed tightly over a vital spot on his chest. Dark red blood seeped faintly between his fingers, staining the blue fabric. His breathing was weak and erratic, his chest heaving violently, every breath carrying pain he could not conceal.
In the dappled, faint light filtering through the forest, his paper-white face was clearly visible. Fine beads of cold sweat covered his forehead, and exhaustion and wariness filled his eyes, impossible to suppress.
He seemed entirely unaware of the cave, much less that Jiang Lu was watching him.
Lowering his head slightly, he raised a trembling hand and took a gleaming white healing pill from the Storage Bag at his waist, then slipped it into his mouth without hesitation.
The pill melted on his tongue. A gentle medicinal power instantly spread down his throat and coursed through his limbs