“Damn, these injuries are severe…”
While Zhou Ruoxi went underwater to look for the sword, Wan Yunting, lying on the grass on the bank, was checking his body. He discovered that his lungs and other organs had been severely injured by Ma Sai’s kick the previous night.
Specifically, his lungs had ruptured. Fortunately, Wan Yunting had used his powerful internal energy to protect them. However, he was surprised to find that his dantian’s internal energy was circulating on its own, and a powerful qi mechanism seemed to possess healing properties, circulating through his meridians and repairing his injured body.
“Is it the special ability of the snake blood?”
Wan Yunting frowned, recalling that drinking the blood of the large snake had not only allowed him to break through from the late stage of Hua Jin to the martial dao Dan Jin realm, but his eyes had also undergone strange changes. Now, it even had the effect of self-healing, which made Wan Yunting feel delighted and even more grateful to the large snake.
However, he did not know that the reason his dantian’s internal energy was circulating on its own was that the dark green snake that had bitten his neck earlier had released a special blood element, which had activated the strange bloodline within Wan Yunting’s own bloodline…
Because Wan Yunting had drunk the blood of that large snake, it had already merged with his blood, completely altering his current blood DNA, which was why his body had undergone so many unusual changes…
As Wan Yunting closed his eyes and used the Tai Xuan Zhen Jing’s internal energy to heal, within a few breaths, he had recovered a lot of strength…
“Junior Brother Wan, I found it!”
Then, Zhou Ruoxi’s head suddenly emerged from the water, her dark black hair sticking to her forehead and cheeks. Her fair skin was like jade, and her watery eyes, delicate high nose, and rosy lips were framed by her wet hair. As she surfaced, she exuded a beauty like a lotus emerging from water.
Unfortunately, Wan Yunting, who was lying on the side with his eyes closed and silently healing himself, didn’t see this scene and didn’t even hear it. This startled Zhou Ruoxi, and she called out again, “Junior Brother Wan…”
Wan Yunting, still lying there, didn’t respond. Zhou Ruoxi’s pretty face immediately became anxious. She swam towards Wan Yunting with two long swords in her hands, quickly got ashore, dropped the two swords, and rushed towards Wan Yunting in three quick steps. She squatted down, placed her jade-like hand on Wan Yunting’s right shoulder, and nudged him. Her face was filled with nervousness and fear, and she anxiously called out, “Junior Brother Wan, wake up! Don’t scare me…”
Zhou Ruoxi’s wet hair dripped water onto Wan Yunting’s face. He immediately opened his eyes, and what greeted his sight was Zhou Ruoxi’s anxious and fearful expression. Her slender, fair swan-like neck, her delicate and alluring collarbones, and her wet body, with clothes clinging to her, perfectly outlined her captivating figure. It was indescribable…
For a moment, Wan Yunting’s eyes froze, staring intently at a certain spot on Zhou Ruoxi…
“Junior Brother Wan, you…”
Seeing him wake up, Zhou Ruoxi noticed his eyes were not behaving and quickly got up, covering herself with her hands. Her pretty face flushed with embarrassment, and her heart pounded like ten thousand mating does, unable to calm down…
Wan Yunting, who had just realized what was happening, looked embarrassed and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Senior Sister Zhou. I didn’t mean to…”
Zhou Ruoxi cast a sidelong glance at him with her beautiful eyes, also realizing the situation. She quickly moved to the side and put on her ancient-style silk dress…
Then, Wan Yunting struggled to sit up. Seeing this, Zhou Ruoxi quickly walked over again. This time, she didn’t help Wan Yunting up. “Junior Brother Wan, you’re too badly injured. You should lie down and rest.”
However, Wan Yunting eventually managed to sit up, and the two of them avoided the awkwardness of the previous moment. He smiled and said, “I want to sit up and circulate my energy to heal.”
Seeing that he had sat up, Zhou Ruoxi could only nod in agreement and turned to pick up the two long swords from the ground. However, her iron sword had been chopped into a saw-like shape by Liu Hongwei’s saber during their fight last night, making it completely unusable.
Wan Yunting’s Eight-Sided Han Sword, on the other hand, wasn’t as badly damaged. This was because the elder brother Ma Sai had used a hooked blade last night, and the Eight-Sided Han Sword was made of fine steel. Thus, the damage was inflicted on Ma Sai’s hooked blade.
“Junior Brother Wan, what do we do now?”
Zhou Ruoxi held the Han Sword and looked at the plump rabbit on the ground, not knowing how to proceed.
“Give it to me, I’ll kill it. Senior Sister Zhou, go and gather some dry firewood to start a fire first…”
Wan Yunting, who had recovered some strength by circulating his energy to heal, could only endure the pain and didn’t want Zhou Ruoxi to kill.
“No, you just need to tell me how to kill this rabbit.” Zhou Ruoxi’s beautiful eyes were firm; she didn’t want to trouble Wan Yunting.
Seeing her determined gaze, Wan Yunting smiled and said, “Chop off the rabbit’s head with one sword, then cut open its belly, remove all the internal organs, peel off its skin, cut off the joints of its four limbs, and then clean it up.”
Hearing this, Zhou Ruoxi’s pretty face went blank, and she suddenly regretted it. She said with reluctance, “Does it have to be so cruel?”
“Then give it to me, I’ll handle it…”
“No, I’ll do it. Yes, give me some time first…”
Zhou Ruoxi waved her hand. Although she was reluctant, she didn’t want to give up. She held the Han Sword, her autumn eyes wide open, staring intently at the plump rabbit on the ground. She looked very cute, making Wan Yunting can’t help but smile.
“Okay.”
After a moment, Zhou Ruoxi’s autumn eyes flashed. She bent down and picked up the plump rabbit by its ears to the side. She held the Han Sword with both hands, aimed at the rabbit’s head, and then saw the rabbit’s red eyes, filled with confusion and innocence. Zhou Ruoxi’s heart softened again, and she felt reluctant. After hesitating for two minutes, she finally closed her eyes, let out a clear cry, and swung the Han Sword with both hands…
Wan Yunting was stunned. He watched as Zhou Ruoxi cut open her eyes and realized she had missed, not hitting the rabbit. This also startled the plump rabbit, which began to struggle…
“It’s alright, Senior Sister Zhou. Try again…” Wan Yunting reacted, knowing she was nervous, and quickly said.
“Oh…”
Zhou Ruoxi’s face was full of embarrassment. She raised the Han Sword again, aimed at the rabbit’s neck, closed her eyes again, let out a clear cry, and swung the sword down…
Clang!
The sword blade hit a small stone on the ground, making sparks fly out…
Wan Yunting’s expression froze again. He watched as Zhou Ruoxi missed again, and the startled plump rabbit struggled continuously, as if saying to Zhou Ruoxi, “Stop torturing me, just let me die quickly!”
“Sorry, I’ll try again…”
Seeing that she had missed again, Zhou Ruoxi turned to Wan Yunting with even more embarrassment and said, then swung her sword again…
Finally, on the fifth swing, she managed to chop off the plump rabbit’s head. Blood spurted out. Zhou Ruoxi’s pretty face showed guilt and sadness. This was the first time she had killed a living creature…
Wan Yunting didn’t say anything. After Zhou Ruoxi had calmed down for a while, she picked up the plump rabbit’s body and went to the other side of the pond to process it according to Wan Yunting’s earlier instructions. Her brows were furrowed the entire time. After a while, she returned with the rabbit processed cleanly.
Then, she began to pick dry firewood around. Wan Yunting sat cross-legged, circulating his energy to heal, while guiding Zhou Ruoxi to start a fire and then placing the rabbit on it to roast…
Zhou Ruoxi, who was roasting a rabbit for the first time, appeared very clumsy. She even burnt the back of the rabbit. It took her over an hour to roast the plump rabbit. Zhou Ruoxi held the wooden stick, stretched her swan-like neck, and sniffed with her delicate nose. Although there were no seasonings, the aroma of the roasted meat made her smile happily. She felt proud that she could even roast a rabbit one day.
“Junior Brother Wan, I’m done roasting it.”
The excited Zhou Ruoxi quickly turned around and happily called out to Wan Yunting, who was sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes to circulate his energy and heal. She seemed eager for the man to taste the rabbit she had roasted.
Wan Yunting opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Ruoxi returning with the roasted rabbit. Her pretty face was filled with joy, and her innocent and cute appearance surprised Wan Yunting. He had always thought of Zhou Ruoxi as virtuous and gentle, yet with an aloof and cold demeanor that kept people at a distance. He never expected her to show such a cute side now.
“It smells so good, Senior Sister Zhou. Is this really your first time roasting a rabbit?”
Looking at the rabbit she had roasted to a golden brown, emitting the aroma of roasted meat, Wan Yunting couldn’t help but praise her.
“Yes.”
Being praised by the man made Zhou Ruoxi extremely happy. Unconsciously, she became very lively, her pretty face adorned with a smile that never stopped. She held up the roasted rabbit and offered it to Wan Yunting, “Try it quickly and see how it tastes.”
“Mmm…”
Wan Yunting didn’t stand on ceremony. Healing consumed a lot of energy, and he was starving now. He tore off a rabbit hind leg and handed it to Zhou Ruoxi, smiling, “Senior Sister Zhou, you eat first. This is what you roasted.”
“You eat first…”
“No hurry, you eat first…”
They pushed back and forth, wasting more time. Finally, Zhou Ruoxi shyly accepted the rabbit hind leg meat from him with a smile. Wan Yunting tore off another hind leg and couldn’t wait to take a bite…
Although it lacked seasoning, it was roasted very well. He couldn’t help but give Zhou Ruoxi a thumbs-up and smile, “Senior Sister Zhou, it’s delicious! Mmm, why aren’t you eating?”
Zhou Ruoxi held the roasted rabbit on the wooden stick in one hand and the hind leg meat in the other. Her eyebrows were furrowed, and she looked troubled. Wan Yunting was puzzled and suddenly thought of something, “Senior Sister Zhou, your Emei Sect is vegetarian!”
“Yes.”
Zhou Ruoxi nodded helplessly. Her beautiful, watery eyes gazed longingly at the hind leg meat in her hand, and she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, only to suddenly realize that she couldn’t eat meat.
Now, one could imagine how much pain Zhou Ruoxi was in. Seeing the meat within reach but unable to eat it was simply torture.