Chapter 457: Chapter 457 Blood Covenant Chapter 457: Chapter 457 Blood Covenant “How are you going to find him?”
“Didn’t you say he lives in the town? The town isn’t that big, anyway. I’ll just grab someone and ask.”
The dwarf didn’t even take off his clothes; he just put on his nightwear, wrapped his headscarf, leaving only a pair of eyes visible, got everything ready, dragged his lame leg, and took a few steps to Xuexue’s side. Suddenly, he made his move and pressed her acupoints.
Xuexue felt a numbness spread through her body, and she became unable to move at all.
“You…?”
Xuexue was greatly startled, thinking the dwarf was going to harm her.
“Don’t be afraid. Just have a good sleep. When you wake up, I’ll be back, and then I’ll take you to the Capital to enjoy richness and honor,” said the dwarf. He then thoughtfully covered Xuexue with a blanket.
Then, he turned around, dragging his lame leg, hunched his back, and left.
Before he left, he locked the door; he was taking precautions against Xuexue escaping!
Xiao Taohong floated over to Xuexue’s side: “Master, are you alright?”
“Isn’t that a stupid question? You know I can’t move, so why don’t you hurry up and help release my acupoints.” Xuexue, having her acupoints sealed by the dwarf, lay on the bed completely immobilized.
“I can’t.”
Xiao Taohong looked innocent.
“You always boast about how much your Cultivation Progress has improved, how do you not even know how to release a simple acupoint?”
Xuexue was helpless, indeed relying on heaven and earth was not as good as relying on herself. Fortunately, she had been diligently practicing to enhance her Inner Strength and made significant progress. Therefore, she concentrated, held her breath, and quietly mustered all her martial power to see if she could break open the acupoints.
“Starting from this moment, don’t talk to me. If you distract me and I suffer from qi deviation, you won’t have an easy time either.”
“Eh! Okay!”
They had made a Blood Covenant; any harm to Xuexue’s body would also lower her cultivation.
Perhaps the dwarf thought Xuexue was just a little village girl who knew nothing about martial arts; he didn’t take much care when he sealed her acupoints. When Xuexue channeled her martial power and lightly charged, she managed to open the acupoints and rejoiced inwardly.
With a flick of her body like a carp leaping, she jumped up from the bed.
“Master, let’s go.”
Xiao Taohong saw Xuexue release her acupoints and was very pleased as well.
“Okay!”
Thinking she was not yet a match for the dwarf, it was more important to make a quick escape.
Worried about encountering the dwarf again, Xuexue didn’t dare to walk openly on the streets; instead, she chose to navigate through narrow alleys.
Having searched all the way and not finding any available carts for hire, Xuexue was both tired and hungry.
Indeed, after being captured by the dwarf for several Shichen, she had missed dinner. Now that she had escaped and relaxed, her stomach started rumbling loudly.
She emerged from the alley and looked onto the street, seeing the lights of an inn still ablaze. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the very same inn where the county magistrate treated them to a meal last time, the one where she was cut on the neck. However, the Shopkeeper, fearing she would complain to the magistrate, had refunded her the money and even gave her several extra taels of silver!
Xuexue patted her chest, recalling how she had brought along quite a bit of silver that morning.
So, she entered the inn, planning to have a meal and fill her stomach first.
“Kind guest, welcome!” A young waiter saw her and quickly greeted her.
“Do you still serve food now?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Just bring me three dishes and a soup,” said Xuexue, her stomach growling with hunger.
“Alright! Kind guest, please wait for a moment.”
“Mmm!” Xuexue sat down at a table.
Since it was deep into the night, the main hall was empty.
There were guests in the private rooms on the second floor though, with noisy chatter filling the air.