A moment later, the girl stumbled in from outside the stone forest.
She was startled when she saw Qin Tiexin covered in snake blood. Her steps were messed up and she almost tripped over the gravel on the ground. She staggered to him, took out a small jade bottle from her arms and handed it over.
"Sir... this is Qi Recovery Pill. Take it quickly." Her voice was trembling, her fingers were shaking, and the jade bottle made a soft sound in the palm of her hand.
Qin Tiexin didn't pick it up immediately. He raised his eyes and looked at her.
Those eyes were full of worry and fear, and half of her face was covered in blood, which made her look particularly embarrassed. She seemed to feel particularly guilty about the ice picks that almost accidentally hurt him just now. Even the way she looked at him now was cautiously apologetic. There was no trace of acting.
Qin Tiexin doubted that he was really sensitive and misjudged the person.
He took the jade bottle, poured out a Qi Recovery Pill, and put it into his mouth after confirming that there was no problem. The power of the medicine melted in his belly, and the spiritual liquid began to slowly rise. He sat cross-legged on the gravel, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
About half an hour later, he opened his eyes, stood up and walked to Void Spirit Python's body.
The snake's head was split in half, but the bones of the fleshy ball on top of its head remained quite intact.
It was a skull as big as a fist. The bones were as white as top-quality spiritual jade, and there were very light silvery-white lines on the surface. It seemed that the blood of this snake was not low, and it had a tendency to turn into a dragon. Once it turns into a dragon, the minimum it would be is Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast.
Qin Tiexin was swept with Spirit Material Sense, and there was a weak fluctuation of spatial attribute spiritual power hidden deep in the skull.
This is the birthright Spirit Bone of Void Spirit Python. If the power of Blood Baleful Intent above is removed, maybe the ability of Intangibility or space dodge can be extracted from it.
But now is not the time. He carefully put the snake skull into the storage ring, and put the two snake corpses into Frost Storage Bag. Snake gallbladder is also useful, and is the best material for refining Antidote Pill. He took out the demon elixir separately and put it away. The demon elixir of Golden Core Early Stage is worth a lot of Spirit Stone.
The girl timidly watched him collect the trophies, her eyes full of awe and gratitude.
After cleaning up, Qin Tiexin finally had time to look at her.
Qin Tiexin sat cross-legged on the gravel and adjusted his breath for half an hour. After the medicine was released, the spiritual fluid was slowly replenished. He opened his eyes.
The girl was sitting on a low stone a few feet away. She took this time to clean herself Law Technique. The blood on her face was washed away, revealing her original appearance.
The girl looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her facial features could not be said to be exquisite, but she was born pure and soft. There was a natural timidity between her eyebrows and her eyes were watery, as if they contained a thin layer of mist.
Although the clothes torn to pieces by Void Spirit Python were cleaned up, the rips were still there. She pulled a few cloth straps and tied them hastily around her shoulders and waist, not covering them tightly. A few strands of wet hair were stuck to her cheeks. She occasionally raised her head to glance at Qin Tiexin, and then quickly lowered her eyes when she met them. That look was indeed pitiful.
Qin Tiexin was unmoved. He looked at the girl as if he were looking at a piece of Shitou on the roadside.
"What's your name?" he asked, his voice calm.
"Xiao Rou." The girl quickly sat up straight, "My name is Xiao Rou."
"I have seen you." Qin Tiexin said, "Morning Star Training Ground, you are standing behind Xiao Yan."
Xiao Rou was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Young Master has good eyesight. Xiao Rou is Miss Xiao Yan's maid and her training partner. This time I followed Miss into the secret realm to help her pass the customs and take care of her daily life..."
At this point, she suddenly paused, her voice lowered, and her lips trembled slightly.
Before she finished speaking, tears fell down one by one and hit her knees, making the hem of her newly cleaned skirt wet again.
"Xiao Rou...Xiao Rou has been loyally accompanying the young lady. From the moment she entered the secret realm, Xiao Rou always stood in front of her when she was in danger..." She said intermittently, with a suppressed tone in her voice. He couldn't help but choked up, "But when we met that Void Spirit Python nearby, the lady took people directly to the temple, leaving Xiao Rou alone to wait for time. If the young master hadn't saved him, Xiao Rou would have died in the belly of the python by now."
She couldn't speak anymore, her shoulders were shaking, and her tears couldn't stop falling.
Qin Tiexin's expression didn't change much after hearing this. He didn't have a good impression of Xiao Yan at all. He broke off the engagement with Lin Feng, called Lin Feng a waste in public, and pressured people with four gifts in the main hall. He remembered all these things in his heart.
But Xiao Yan is Xiao Yan, and the maid is a maid. He will not take out his anger on a weak woman abandoned by her master.
"Young Master is so kind to you, Xiao Rou I don't know how to repay you." Xiao Rou wiped his tears, his voice was soft, his eyes were red, "Xiao Rou Although I am very skilled, Although not high, Law Technique knows how to take care of others, cook, and heal wounds. If the young master doesn't dislike it, Xiao Rou is willing to follow the young master and work hard to repay the kindness of saving his life."
Qin Tiexin shook his head.
"No need. You go back along the way I came. Most of the Demon Beasts on that road have been cleared or forced back by me, so it's relatively safe. Go faster, you can get out of the dense forest in half a day."
Xiao Rou raised his head suddenly, tears still hanging on his eyelashes. "Master, I dare not walk alone. There are Demon Beast, Xiao Rou alone..."
"The place I am going to is very dangerous." Qin Tiexin interrupted her, "You are not strong enough to keep up, and following you will only be a burden."
Xiao Rou's lips trembled, and tears welled up again.
She wanted to say something else, but Qin Tiexin had closed her eyes, stopped looking at her, and adjusted her breathing to recover.
After a moment, he stood up, put Edgeless on his shoulders, and took steps towards the Zen temple.
There was silence behind him for a moment.
Xiao Rou lowered his head, tears still hanging on his cheeks, but his eyes flashed quickly under the tears. A very vague chill passed through his eyes, and it disappeared in an instant.
She raised her hand to wipe her face, and that pitiful look returned to her face.
She stood up and followed quickly, landing three steps behind Qin Tiexin.
The two walked one behind the other through the stone forest and walked towards the Pure Land Chan Temple mountain gate.
Qin Tiexin walked in front, Edgeless carried it on his left shoulder, with a long and steady stride. Xiao Rou followed behind, with small steps. From time to time, he had to jog two steps to keep up.
Not far away, Xiao Rou suddenly tripped over the gravel beneath his feet.
Her body involuntarily fell forward, leaning exactly on Qin Tiexin's back.
Just as he was about to pounce, Qin Tiexin took half a step to the right at this moment and avoided it. Xiao Rou jumped into the air and staggered to hold on to the stone pillar next to him before he could stand still.
"Sir..." she whispered, "This road is very difficult."
Qin Tiexin didn't look back.
After walking for a while, when they passed through a collapsed arch, a gust of wind came out from the depths of the ruins, blowing Xiao Rou's dress close to her body.
She hurriedly pulled the skirt of her clothes, and the cloth belt tied around her shoulders came loose, exposing most of her white shoulders and neck. She exclaimed softly, hurriedly grabbed it, and looked up to see Qin Tiexin's reaction.
Qin Tiexin strode forward without looking back.
"Sir, please wait Xiao Rou."