Su Jiu had not expected Chu Luohen to truly know medicine. Even without relying on spiritual qi, he could still discern something of her physical condition.
She saw his brows knit tightly. "You must have suffered internal damage."
With that, Chu Luohen pushed the pills he had taken from his Storage Bag toward her.
Su Jiu looked at him. "Did you regulate your breathing while I was asleep?"
"This is unknown territory, after all. We know neither the place nor its people. Someone has to stay vigilant."
Su Jiu accepted the pills. That made sense. In an environment where they could not rely on spiritual qi, someone really did need to remain awake at all times.
"You're more badly injured than I am. Would you like to recover first?"
Chu Luohen ignored her and turned back to his focused study of the desert map.
Su Jiu choked on her words. Fine, then.
She took the pills into the inner room and first swallowed a Superior Grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill. Spiritual qi quickly filled her veins.
At the same time, however, she sensed that some of the spiritual qi she expelled from her body was rapidly dissipating.
Su Jiu pursed her lips and quickly swallowed a Great Restoration Pill.
As spiritual qi washed through her body, she circulated Jade Moisture, Ice Clarity, quickly repairing multiple hidden injuries. Sensing the depletion of her spiritual qi, she swallowed another Spirit-Replenishing Pill.
The spiritual qi that had begun to fall short once again filled her meridians.
After one full circulation, Su Jiu's complexion improved at a visibly rapid pace.
Determined not to waste even a thread of spiritual qi, Su Jiu put the scant amount within her body to almost its utmost use.
She opened her Sea of Consciousness and communicated with the Artifact Spirit