Chapter 52: Save Her! Of Course, We Must Save Her!
“You guys…”
Suddenly, Wei Jiao, who was beside He Qingqing, spoke: “After you rescue Senior Qin Zhi, will you also help rescue the other women in the village?”
Her voice gradually quieted down: “I know you immortals cannot attack mortals, but the other women in this village were all deceived.”
Wei Jiao calmed down. She suddenly realized one problem: that the group of youngsters in front of her had actually come for one person.
However, the other people in the village were irrelevant to them. Some of them weren’t even under the Ao Tian Sect’s jurisdiction. If they were to kill everyone in this village, it would be a violation of their sect’s instructions and would lead to grave trouble.
Because even to avenge Qin Zhi, they would have to go through the proper channels and let the Lingxiao Sect handle the matter, but the officials and villagers here had already colluded.
Therefore, perhaps only Zhang Yaozong would be punished to give the Ao Tian Sect an explanation, while others would live as usual without any impact.
Hearing Wei Jiao’s words, the seven people exchanged glances and coincidentally said in unison: “Yes, we must rescue them.”
They didn’t expect such tacit understanding, and they started laughing heartily.
Ming Zhaoshuang’s gaze was like snow: “Jiaojiao, rest assured, let alone the women in this village, we will rescue all the women in the entire Qian City.”
Qian City might not have evil people in every household like this village, but judging by its appearance, it wasn’t much better than this place.
Before Ming Zhaoshuang knew about this matter, she could still pretend it hadn’t happened, but now that she knew, how could she stand by and watch?
From the moment she saw Wei Jiao, Ming Zhaoshuang knew that she had to take action in this matter.
Fei Changxiu patted his chest: “Exactly, not only will I save those women, but I will also make all the men who participated in such transactions pay. Let them know ‘The net of heaven is vast, but your Grandpa Fei misses no one’!”
The remaining several people just smiled without speaking, but they all tacitly agreed with Fei Changxiu’s words.
So what if this matter wasn’t their responsibility?
The youngsters were spirited and vigorous, unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth, only knowing the sword in their hands and the will in their hearts.
To sweep away all injustice!
In less than a moment, several people arrived at the north side of Shuangyu Mountain.
The jade pendant symbolizing Qin Zhi was hot and burning, indicating to them that she was nearby.
The sky had completely turned black, and only the green lights occasionally emerging from the mountain forest were like the eyes of wild beasts.
As cultivators, the youngsters naturally had sharp ears and keen eyes, and they saw them clearly.
Ming Zhaoshuang handed Wei Jiao a night-illuminating pearl, and then handed her several defense talismans: “I might not be able to spare time for you during the fight, so take these for self-defense.”
He Qingqing summoned Zhu Yan, carried Wei Jiao onto Zhu Yan’s left shoulder, and sat on the right shoulder herself.
She said with a smile: “Follow me, I will protect you!”
The Heaven Rank Spiritual Beast Zhu Yan released its pressure, and the surrounding wild beasts all retreated.
Spiritual beasts also knew when to back down. The fear inherited from their bloodline caused them to detour upon seeing Zhu Yan.
Suddenly, Ming Zhaoshuang’s eyes lit up, and she pointed to a spot: “Is that Aunt Qin Zhi?”
Everyone focused their gaze and indeed, not far away, they discovered a pack of wolf beasts, with the leading wolf beast carrying a half-dead corpse and running forward.
That pack of wolf beasts was not of high grade, at most only Yellow Grade low-grade.
Therefore, after sensing Zhu Yan’s aura, they didn’t even continue to devour her, but instead carried her away.
The woman’s face was dirty, half of her face had been bitten off, and her hair was white. It was indeed the Qin Zhi they were looking for.
Fei Changxiu’s sword broke through the air, slaying the wolf carrying Qin Zhi, and brought Qin Zhi back.
“Junior Sister Shen, can you see if she can be saved?”
It wasn’t that Fei Changxiu lacked confidence in Shen Liqian, but that Qin Zhi before them was truly miserable—her bones were visible from the wolf’s bite on her face, one of her arms had been bitten by a wolf leaving only the upper limb, there was no good flesh on her body, only raw flesh and blood, and her breath was extremely weak.
Shen Liqian fed Qin Zhi a few pills and used her spiritual power to examine her entire body.
Shen Liqian said: “The hidden illness from the heavenly thunder has not been treated for thirty years, and it is now incurable. Besides her age, she is just an ordinary mortal.”
“Not only that, she has suffered abuse for years, and her organs have significantly deteriorated. Even if she could be cured, she would at most live for a little over sixty years.”
Sixty-odd years, for a mortal, this was longevity, but for a cultivator, it was merely the blink of an eye.
“The external injuries from the wolf bite are nothing; this flesh and blood could heal in a little over a month, but the problem is her arm has already been eaten. Unless she has an Innate Wood Spirit Root, even a great immortal would find it difficult to treat.”
With every word Shen Liqian spoke, the faces of the others grew more grim, and in the end, all that remained on their bodies was killing intent.
Damned Shuangyu Village, to treat my Senior Aunt Qin Zhi like this, and to treat my Ao Tian Sect like this!
Qin Zhi’s body was not suitable for long-distance travel, so everyone decided to endure another night. Regardless, although the spiritual beasts in this place were ferocious, with Zhu Yan in charge, they would not be threatened.
The young girls were responsible for guarding the position, while the young men were responsible for killing spiritual beasts and obtaining food.
It couldn’t be helped, these people had already achieved Grain Abstinence. They basically didn’t bring dry food when they went out, but Wei Jiao and Qin Zhi clearly needed food now.
Fei Changxiu and the others, filled with anger, brutally slaughtered a group of spiritual beasts. When they returned, Shen Liqian’s treatment was almost complete, and Qin Zhi’s condition had improved significantly.
Although her severed arm was difficult to reattach, at least her body was clean, without any bloodstains.
Her face was stunningly beautiful, not concealing her heroic spirit. Although her hair was all white, one could imagine how spirited and ambitious she was in the past.
The group sat by the campfire, roasting the meat of the spiritual beasts, and their mood finally felt a little better.
At least they had rescued Senior Aunt Qin Zhi, which was some form of explanation.
Only Ming Zhaoshuang’s brows were tightly furrowed, and her spirit remained tense.
She wondered, after enduring thirty years of pain, would the once resolute and proud Qin Zhi still be willing to live?
Was it a good thing or a bad thing that they had rescued Qin Zhi?
When she woke up, would she think that she could have died painlessly, but instead had to face this unbearable past?
Ming Zhaoshuang did not know, sometimes saving someone could also cause such pain.
At this moment, Fei Changxiu’s communication talisman ignited again.
This time, Qin Du on the other side was much calmer, even radiating a sense of joy.
Qin Du said with a smile: “Did you rescue Zhi Zhi? Her life lamp has stabilized! She is no longer in mortal danger!”
Suddenly, he stopped smiling.
Because he noticed that none of the youngsters on the other side looked happy.
Their brows, without exception, were all deeply furrowed, as if crushed by some heavy matter.
“What happened, children?”
Qin Du softened his voice and slowly said, “Did your Senior Aunt Qin Zhi encounter something?”
“Or did you, yourselves, encounter something?”
“Your Uncle-Master Xiu and several elders of the Ao Tian Sect are nearby keeping watch. Tell them immediately if anything happens. Don’t be sad, don’t be afraid. We will handle everything.”
