Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One; Only I, the Demon, Offer Salvation - The Buddha Realm in Sight (Part Two)

"Cough, cough..." Tian Shun'er sat up in a fit of coughing and felt the crown of his head. The wound had healed completely. Unlike Luo Qian, he knew the lore of the Immortal Realm; the instant he had been injured, he had known what fate awaited him. He knew someone must have spent a precious medicine to save him. He bowed deeply before Hua Shiwei. "Thank you, fairy. Your kindness is as boundless as heaven and earth. I, Tian Shun'er, will never forget it!"

He assumed Hua Shiwei had saved him. No matter how he thought about it, she was the only one in their group who would have done such a thing. Mercenaries knew how a medicine like that could save a life at a critical moment; why would any of them give it away? As for Luo Qian, who had joined them halfway through, he might be the most mysterious of all, but Tian Shun'er could find no reason for him to do it.

Hua Shiwei had yet to get her apology to Luo Qian out, and now she felt more awkward than ever. Her snow-white face turned as red as a ripe apple. "Well... it wasn't me..." She glanced at Luo Qian in embarrassment. Her distrust had annoyed him, but he was a grown man; he could hardly hold it against a woman. He laughed openly and said, "It was me."

Tian Shun'er froze. "Why?" he blurted out, then hurried to explain. "Sorry. Don't misunderstand me. I just never expected..." Luo Qian laughed again and rubbed his head. "I find it baffling myself. It was a deal with a huge investment and no return. But how do I put this? Maybe I just didn't want you to live like that. I only hope someone would do the