HLnovel Chapter 31 A Transaction to Save Lives
Chapter 31 A Transaction to Save Lives
Su Luo covered her face and sighed.
This is really a headache. Why did she have to run into this situation?
Although she couldn't see the face of the person lying on the ground, judging from his build, he was just a young boy. She had just glanced at him and found that his body was covered with various wounds, large and small, bleeding profusely, and some of the wounds were even soaked in water because he was lying on the ground.
This boy is incredibly resilient; despite his injuries, he only fainted and his breathing became a little rapid. He won't die anytime soon.
However, Su Luo refused to take him away for treatment or anything like that.
Her years of experience reading novels taught her one thing: never pick up a random man on the street! In novels, the men the female protagonist picks up either wipe out her entire clan or deceive her, leading to a torturous and complicated relationship. It's truly terrifying!
She must be out of her mind to pick it up!
This person appeared before her covered in blood. Who knows if there was some premeditated plot? She's just a cannon fodder character in the novel; Cocoa, please don't let her get involved in the plot!
"..."
Thinking of this, Su Luo silently took a few steps back, and as she turned to leave, she hesitated again.
However, it doesn't seem right to let her stand by and watch someone die.
The other person was injured so badly that if she really stood by and watched them die, she would probably feel guilty about it later, which would affect her Dao heart and hinder her cultivation.
Su Luo thought for a moment, then sighed and took out a bottle of wound medicine she had stored away from her storage bag. She then used a spell to deliver it to the boy's hand.
She wouldn't use healing talismans on strangers, as that would reveal her identity, so this kind of wound-healing medicine was the most suitable. The rain was still falling, and it wasn't a good time to apply the medicine; she could only hope that he would find shelter from the rain and apply it himself once he woke up.
Yes, she has done everything she could, and her conscience feels much better now.
Su Luo nodded to herself, then, holding up her umbrella, walked past the boy on the ground and straight to the other side, quickening her pace.
Seeing that Su Luo was walking further and further away without even looking at the people on the ground, the spirit-winged bird hiding in the tree got anxious and flew towards Su Luo without thinking, chirping "chirp chirp chirp".
Quickly save your master! Can't you see he's covered in injuries?! How can she abandon her injured master?!
"It's that bird again!"
Su Luo was startled by the sudden appearance of the spirit-winged bird. She disliked birds in general, so she threw a talisman at it without thinking.
"Ha!"
The spirit-winged bird was struck by the Wind-Riding Talisman. It only had time to let out a miserable cry before it was swept into the sky by a strong gust of wind generated by the talisman and disappeared as a star.
Hearing the footsteps fading into the distance, the boy who was still lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious finally opened his eyes. He unconsciously clenched his back teeth, his eyes filled with coldness.
He originally just wanted to see Su Luo, but when he actually saw the cheerful girl holding an umbrella in the rainy night, he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to observe Su Luo more closely.
So he pretended to faint on the ground, waiting to be rescued by Su Luo. That way, he could stay in the closest place to Su Luo and observe her. Maybe he could soon figure out the girl's secrets and the things he didn't understand.
He has never understood Su Luo's actions.
I don't understand why Su Luo can still laugh after experiencing so many disgusting things at Tianyi Sect; I don't understand why Su Luo has so many interesting secrets; and I don't understand why Su Luo would risk going against cultivators to save two mortals.
She was so strange; she was unlike any cultivator I had ever seen or known!
Therefore, he couldn't understand why Su Luo could laugh so happily. It was just an ordinary rain, what was there to be happy about?
The happier Su Luo laughed, the more uncontrollably the venom of jealousy in his heart spread to his chest, causing him immense pain. He desperately wanted to make her cry, to make her feel like him!
But he miscalculated. Su Luo didn't intend to save him. She just gave him a bottle of medicine and turned to leave.
The unwilling boy's eyes were as black as ink, viscous as if an abyss wanted to imprison the girl's figure in front of him forever.
Want to get rid of him? Dream on! He'll expose her true colors with his own eyes, and once he loses interest, he'll turn her into a puppet and keep her by his side!
Meanwhile, Su Luo was unaware that she was being watched. After chasing the bird away, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew...that was close..."
Just then, a muffled groan suddenly sounded behind them, accompanied by violent coughing and spitting blood. The person on the ground seemed to... wake up...
Su Luo felt a chill run down her spine. If she didn't run now, when would she? She didn't want to be stopped and mistaken for her savior, thus starting a melodramatic soap opera!
So, without even turning her head, Su Luo put a speed-up talisman on herself and ran home. She quickly ran several miles, but the person behind her wouldn't let her go.
"Wait...wait a minute..."
No way!
"Wait a minute! Help me...cough cough..."
She doesn't want to get involved in that trouble!
In the end, it was the boy who blurted out Su Luo's name, which finally stopped her in her tracks.
"Cough cough... Su... Su Luo!"
"!"
Su Luo suddenly stopped in her tracks, ripped off the speed boost talisman, turned around, and looked at the boy who had already propped himself up in the rain and mist in the distance. Her eyes were frighteningly cold, and the umbrella handle creaked as she gripped it.
Who are you? Why do you know me?
So, who sent this person after all? Who is it? The Heavenly One Sect or that bastard Tiandao? How long do they intend to keep bothering her?!
The boy sat up from the ground, clutching his chest, and breathed a few painful breaths, his voice barely audible in the sound of the rain.
"My name is Lin Ji. I've only met you once. This time... well... I was seriously injured by some thugs. I just recognized you, so I'd like to ask you for help..."
Su Luo coldly refused again, her face full of wariness, "I've already given you a bottle of medicine. This medicine is enough to last you until you leave here and treat your wounds."
"But... I'm too badly injured, and it's raining so I can't apply medicine. I also have a fever and feel weak all over. I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't make it to the clinic..." As he spoke, the boy's voice suddenly dropped, and he swayed, looking like he was about to collapse.
Su Luo frowned. She had forgotten that the other person was injured and caught in the rain; it would be strange if they didn't have a fever.
Before she could even hesitate about whether to go over and help him up, the boy's next words made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"However, if you are willing to save me, I can tell you a very important piece of news. This news is about the Tianyi Sect, and it is also related to you."
Su Luo panicked and strode over, exclaiming, "What?!"
What news is related to her? And is it related to the Tianyi Sect? She's already left the Tianyi Sect.
"I can't tell you now, you have to save me first."
Su Luo pursed her lips tightly, staring at the boy named Lin Ji with eyes as cold as ice, as she pondered the truthfulness of his words.
Lin Ji, however, remained seated with his hands on the ground, allowing Su Luo to scrutinize him.
As the two confronted each other, the rain stopped without them even realizing it.
Su Luo couldn't see any guilt on Lin Ji's face, but after weighing the options, she decided to save him anyway, in case something important happened that might affect her.
But before that, Su Luo coldly warned, "Fine, I will save you, but you must tell me what the news is. If I find out you are lying to me, I will not let you off the hook."
Lin Ji said: "Naturally."
Su Luo then took out the flying carpet and used the strength talisman to lift the burning hot Lin Ji up. Almost the instant she lifted him up, he let out a painful gasp. Su Luo's expression stiffened, but she pretended not to hear it and jumped onto the flying carpet before putting Lin Ji down.
Lin Ji touched his neck, took a few deep breaths, and then a chilling smile appeared on his lips.
Su Luo, you're just too "good" to me!
The flying carpet flew swiftly towards the center of Qiang City. Instead of taking the strange boy back to the courtyard, Su Luo took him to a nearby clinic.
Upon arriving at the clinic, Su Luo brazenly put a transformation charm on herself, not caring what Lin Ji would think, as she had her own plans for later!
After confirming that everything was alright, Su Luo looked up and frantically knocked on the door, shouting for help, finally waking the doctor up and getting him to open the door.
"What happened that's causing all this noise?" The poor doctor had only slept for less than three hours when he was woken up again. He hadn't even had time to get angry when he opened the door and saw the boy with terrible wounds standing at the door. His eyes widened and his voice rose.
"My God! How did he get injured like this?! Quick! Help him inside!"
After a period of chaos, Lin Ji was placed in a private room similar to a VIP room, but a minor problem arose during his treatment.
It turned out that Lin Ji refused to let the doctor approach him and treat him!
Even after the doctor and assistant talked themselves hoarse, the boy remained unresponsive, stubbornly staring at Su Luo, who sat at the table, seemingly unconcerned, without blinking.
The doctor and his assistant looked at each other, then, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, they rushed to Su Luo and asked her to apply the medicine to Lin Ji.
Su Luo was completely bewildered, but before she could refuse, the two dragged her up and pushed her to the bedside. The next moment, various wound medicines were stuffed into her hands.
Su Luo: "..."
This was the first time she had ever seen a doctor force someone to treat an injured person; it was unbelievable.
Su Luo turned her head, glanced at Lin Ji whose face was growing paler, remained silent for a moment, and finally sighed and gave in.
This time, Lin Ji did not refuse Su Luo's approach, letting her methodically pour the medicine powder, bandage the wound, and finally obediently drink the medicine and lie quietly on the hospital bed.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Su Luo put down what she was holding and sat back down at the table, the doctor, who was usually very nice, came over again and started to scold her in a low voice.
"You're his friend, right? This young man is so badly injured, how could you let water get into his wound?! He's had a fever for a while now, it's amazing he survived to get here! You were so careless!"
The assistant beside her also looked at Su Luo with a reproachful gaze.
Su Luo's face turned pale and then red, and she had no way to express her suffering.
What kind of friend? She doesn't have a friend like that!
But she couldn't very well say that she had picked up the injured patient, could she? If she did, the doctors would probably start to suspect them soon, and even powerful families who managed Qiang City might come to her to inquire about the situation. She didn't want to run into those cultivation families.
She'll just have to put up with it!