At dawn, a series of urgent bell tolled in the village.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, Qian Renxue beside him sat up almost at the same time.
Something happened?
"Let's go out and take a look."
The two pushed open the door and went out. A crowd had already gathered at the village entrance. Several strong young men hurriedly carried a wooden plank. On the plank lay a man with three bloody gashes on his chest and his right arm almost completely broken. Blood One.
"Make way! Yaoshi Zhou is here!"
The crowd quickly dispersed.
An elderly man with gray hair rushed over carrying a medicine box. Without saying a word, he squatted down and immediately cut open the clothes near the wound, took the pulse, and stopped the bleeding with exceptional skill.
Qian Renxue glanced at it.
"The person who went missing last night?"
The villagers nearby shook their heads.
"No, he went out to look for someone this morning and was attacked as soon as he entered the woods. Luckily, he crawled back on his own."
Lin Yuan remained silent.
His gaze remained fixed on the old Yaoshi.
The moment the old man opened the medicine box, the Imperial Bow trembled slightly.
Buzz.
It's very light, but it's absolutely foolproof.
Lin Yuan's expression suddenly changed.
Abundance.
The old man took out a wooden box from the bottom of the medicine box. He opened the lid and inside lay a pale golden bud, only the length of a finger. It had no leaves on its surface, but it faintly shimmered with a very pale golden-green light.
Qian Renxue also noticed that Lin Yuan's expression was off.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yuan did not answer; his right hand was already resting on the Imperial Bow.
But the next moment, he stopped.
The old Yaoshi extended two fingers and drew down a thin wisp of golden-green light from a twig. The light fell into the wound, and the bleeding from the chest, which had been flowing continuously, quickly stopped, and the rolled-up flesh began to close.
But it only healed to the point where it was enough to save the patient's life.
The old man immediately stopped, then took out real herbs, crushed them, applied them to the wound, bandaged it, and set the bone—the whole process was done without any hesitation.
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes.
The elderly man voluntarily severed his Abundance resources.
"Take him back home, and don't let him get out of bed for the next three days. The bones can be set, and his life will be saved."
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Yaoshi Zhou!"
The old man waved his hand.
"No need to thank me, just carry it away."
The injured were taken away, and the crowd gradually dispersed.
Just as Yaoshi Zhou was about to put away his medicine box, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Where did that tree branch come from?
The old man stopped and looked back.
Lin Yuan stood there, with Qian Renxue beside him.
Yaoshi Zhou glanced at the two of them a few times.
"Do you two know each other?"
Lin Yuan did not deny it.
"Understand its power."
The old man remained silent for a moment, then closed the wooden box again.
"This isn't the place to talk. Come with me."
On the west side of the village, there is a small medicine hut.
The walls were covered with dried herbs, and a faint medicinal fragrance filled the room. Yaoshi Zhou poured a bowl of tea for each of them, but Lin Yuan didn't touch it.
Can you tell me now?
The old man sat down and glanced at the medicine box.
"This was left behind by my master."
Qian Renxue asked:
"Your master is also Yaoshi?"
" Yaoshi who practice medicine are not the kind of important figures you imagine."
The old man smiled.
Lin Yuan stared at him.
Where did he get it?
"Have no idea."
Yaoshi Zhou shook his head.
"I asked him when I was young. My master only said that he had met someone in a very far place who saved his life and left this twig behind before leaving."
Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
What does that person look like?
"Master didn't say, he only said..."
The old man thought for a moment.
That person believed that all illnesses in the world should be cured, and all life should have the opportunity to live.
Qian Renxue subconsciously looked at Lin Yuan.
Abundance.
That's correct.
Yaoshi Zhou continued:
"My master used this to save many people, and later passed it on to me. I also use it to save people, that's all."
Lin Yuan asked:
"Never had any problems?"
"It has been released."
The old man answered quickly, which surprised Lin Yuan.
Yaoshi Zhou sighed.
"When I first learned to use it, I saved someone who was about to die. Shi Nian, and I only thought that since this power could save lives, I should use it as much as possible, and then..."
The old man remained silent for a few moments.
"That person's wound did heal, but the flesh didn't stop growing; layer after layer of bone grew back, until finally the entire arm was deformed."
Qian Renxue's expression changed slightly.
Yaoshi Zhou said in a low voice:
"My master chopped off his hand with his own hands, and then beat me up."
Lin Yuan: "..."
Qian Renxue was also taken aback.
"From then on, my master only told me to remember one sentence."
Yaoshi Zhou looked up.
"Healing the wounded, but not prolonging life; treating the illness, but not changing fate."
The room fell silent.
Lin Yuan looked at the old man and slowly released his hand from the Imperial Bow.
Qian Renxue saw it, and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted.
So you weren't planning to kill him?
Lin Yuan glanced at her.
Why should I kill him?
" Abundance."
" Abundance does not equate to killing everyone on the spot."
Lin Yuan looked at the medicine box.
"It's the Abominations that's out of control, not the treatment itself."
Yaoshi Zhou didn't understand what " Abominations " meant, but he understood one thing.
The boy before me knew far more about this power than I did.
Who exactly are you?
"A passing Soul Master."
The old man clearly didn't believe him.
Lin Yuan was too lazy to explain and asked directly:
How many people have you saved recently using this twig?
Yaoshi Zhou thought for a moment.
"It's been quite a bit over the past two weeks. The Soul Beast in the mountains are restless, and the number of injured people has increased, especially in the last few days. People from other villages have also been brought over."
Lin Yuan's eyes flickered.
"Outside the village?"
"Hmm. Two hunters, three mercenaries, and one Soul Master."
Qian Renxue immediately understood.
"So its aura has been spreading recently."
Lin Yuan nodded.
It finally matches.
The Borisin traveled south, not randomly, nor simply for hunting.
They are chasing after the scent of Abundance.
And this village is where the energy is most concentrated.
Yaoshi Zhou frowned.
What are you talking about?
Lin Yuan looked at him.
"The people who have recently gone missing were not abducted by Soul Beast."
The old man's expression changed.
What is that?
Qian Renxue Path:
"We killed nine last night. They looked like wolves and could talk."
Yaoshi Zhou froze instantly.
A talking wolf?
"It's not a wolf."
Lin Yuan got up, walked to the window, and looked out at the mountains outside the village.
" The Borisin are looking for what you have in your hand."
Yaoshi Zhou instinctively pressed down on the medicine box.
"This twig?"
"To be precise, it's Abundance."
Lin Yuan's gaze turned slightly cold.
Qian Renxue came to his side.
"Do those Borisin also use the Power of Abundance?"
"They are themselves Long-Life Species within the Abundance system."
Lin Yuan looked out of the village.
"This aura was more palpable to them than blood."
Yaoshi Zhou's expression gradually turned grim.
"So... all these people in the village have been disappearing recently because of me?"
"No."
Lin Yuan interrupted him directly.
The old man was taken aback.
"You did nothing wrong by using it to save people. The problem lies with those wolves outside."
Qian Renxue glanced at Lin Yuan, then said:
"If a knife can save a life, and someone tries to steal it and kill someone, you can't blame the one who saved the life."
Yaoshi Zhou fell silent.
After a long pause, he looked down at the medicine box.
"Then I'll destroy it."
"No."
Lin Yuan immediately rejected it.
"Why?"
"Because even after it's destroyed, they won't leave. They've already determined that Abundance power exists here."
Lin Yuan turned around.
"In fact, I now hope this thing stays here."
Qian Renxue smiled instantly.
She had already guessed it.
"Use it as bait?"
"Um."
Lin Yuan looked up.
"After chasing them for four days, we finally figured out why they were gathering here. Since the prey likes this smell, we'll make the smell even stronger."
Yaoshi Zhou looked at the two of them.
"You're planning to ambush us in the village?"
"No."
Qian Renxue took over the conversation.
"All villagers will gather in the village center tonight. You will continue your regular clinic hours; leave everything else to us."
Yaoshi Zhou frowned.
Just the two of you?
Qian Renxue smiled.
"There were nine last night, including just the two of us."
The old man fell silent.
Lin Yuan picked up the wooden box on the table, but did not open it.
"Tonight, place it in the medicine hut."
Yaoshi Zhou stared at him.
Are you sure?
Lin Yuan pushed the wooden box back in front of the old man.
"I'm sure. Don't they like to chase Abundance?"
A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.
"Then tonight, let them eat their fill."
Outside the window, the wind blows past the village entrance, and the leaves rustle gently.
Nobody noticed.
Deep in the distant mountains and forests, one, two, then a dozen pairs of scarlet eyes slowly lit up.