In the small courtyard of the Xu family.

When Zhao Ruhao dashed out of the door, Xie Heng was curled up into a ball due to his wound being pulled. As he gasped, he said anxiously to the worried Xu Wan ‘er beside the bed: “Go, go chase him, don’t let him go.”

“No,” Xu Wan ‘er rejected without hesitation: “Big Brother Xie, your wound is bleeding, I’ll help you bandage it.”

“Don’t be stupid.”

Xie Heng’s handsome facial features were twisted together due to the pain, but his black eyes were as bright as obsidian. He tried to persuade: “There’s no need — — Hiss!!!”

A sharp pain suddenly came.

It was as if every bone in his body had been carefully pressed, and then grinded by the teeth. The vines spread and wrapped around his limbs. The sharp thorns pierced through the skin, following the blood vessels and drilling into the meridians. The sharp ends were aimed at the soft spleen and pressed down bit by bit.

Xie Heng gripped the bedding tightly and fell to the ground silently.

This time the pain was so great that he couldn’t even speak.

His vision was almost blurry. Xie Heng clenched his teeth, the sharp pain spreading from his gums, but it couldn’t compete with the pain that spread to his limbs and bones. A buzzing sound came from his ears, and the youth’s throat faintly emitted a fishy smell.

He vaguely heard the barking of a dog.

Was it an auditory hallucination?

Or was it Xu Wan ‘er?

… … Pei.

Xie Heng cursed himself in his heart.

The girl had kindly saved him, took him in, and took care of him. He actually heard the girl barking like a dog?

Hiss, so painful!

… … But there really was a dog barking!

… …

In the Xie family mansion, Xie Ziyou was speechless. He laughed dryly as he watched Xie Peng holding the Glazed Sword Bone and a few chicken bones in his hands, tossing and picking them up, picking them up again and again. His heart was about to bleed.

Every bite of the little brown dog seemed to be biting the tip of his heart. The distinct sound of its teeth grinding was sharp and ear-piercing. Every time it grinded, Xie Ziyou’s chest would be throbbing in pain.

All of his attention was focused on the bones that had been snatched away by the dog. He vaguely heard Xie Peng say something like “Willow River Slope” and “Ancient Realm of Secret Space”. He nodded his head and repeatedly said, “Good.”

After about half an hour, Xie Peng finally got up and took his leave.

Xie Ziyou was so happy that he almost cried tears. He revealed his first sincere smile that day and happily said, “Take care, cousin.”

I won’t see you out!

The System shrugged helplessly in his mind and let out a sigh.

Forcing a smile on his face, Xie Ziyou sent Xie Peng and his dog away. He hurriedly ran to the corner of the house and picked out the Glazed Sword Bone from among the chicken bones that had been bitten off by the dog’s sharp teeth.

He pulled up his sleeves and carefully wiped away the saliva on the Spirit Bone with the silk satin. His fair and tender hands stroked the surface of the bone repeatedly.

Fortunately, there were no obvious teeth marks.

Xie Ziyou muttered in his heart, thinking that it was fortunate that the quality of the bone was up to standard and that the dog had not bitten him in half. Otherwise, he would not even be able to cry. Moreover, in the next year, when the protagonist came to his door and dug out a bone with teeth marks from the villain’s body, what would he think?

The previous strategy obviously had loopholes, so he could not repeat it again.

It was fine if the dog took it back to its nest, but if it was picked up by the servants who cleaned up the room and thrown into the cesspool …

Xie Ziyou could not help but shiver.

He secretly made up his mind that before he had accumulated enough points to use illusions, he would not let the Spirit Bone leave him even half a step!

Xie Ziyou washed the Spirit Bone and carefully put it in his pocket. He placed it close to his chest. The Spirit Bone that was soaked in cold water was slightly cold. Suddenly, when it touched the tender and warm skin, Xie Ziyou lowered his eyes and covered his chest. His fingertips trembled slightly.

His body’s body temperature slowly seeped into the Spirit Bone until the chill completely dissipated, turning into a warm temperature like the warm sun.

In a place that Xie Ziyou could not see, the two ends of the Spirit Bone faintly emitted a pale white halo. The dazzling light flowed within, dazzling and dazzling. The two ends of the Spirit Bone became lighter and lighter, becoming translucent like glass.

… …

In the small courtyard of the Xu family, Xie Heng, who was curled up into a ball, was finally gasping for breath. He stretched his body, and his tense back gradually relaxed.

The pain that came from an unknown source gradually subsided. The youth blinked his eyes hard, and his vision slowly became clear again.

Beads of sweat seeped out from his forehead and dyed his hair. They slowly dripped down from the ends of his hair and dripped onto his black robe, creating an ink-like halo. After the pain subsided, a soreness spread through his body like a tidal wave. Xie Heng gave a wry smile, and finally collapsed onto the bed.

“I’m sorry.” He nodded apologetically at Xu Wan ‘er, who was busy at the bedside, “I’ve troubled you again.”

“Big Brother Xie, don’t talk.”

Xu Wan ‘er had just finished boiling a pot of water, and was currently soaking a towel in the hot water. She scooped it out, wrung it dry, and folded it before carefully applying it to Xie Heng’s forehead.

Xie Heng’s eyes were slightly closed, and after a while, he gradually regained some of his strength. He raised his sore hand, and handed over the Xuan Ling Sect’s token. He whispered to Xu Wan ‘er, “I don’t need this. Since your father left it for you, you should keep it well. You can use it in the future.”

The busy young girl lowered her body, and her hand’s movements suddenly stopped.

A moment later, she continued to wring the towel as if nothing had happened. Without raising her head, she casually said, “What, Big Brother Xie, are you looking down on me too?”

“How is that possible?” Xie Heng smiled bitterly.

“You are … … the most considerate and gentle girl I have ever met.” The young boy chose his words carefully, and said carefully, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even know which mountain valley I would be floating in. The weather is so wet, I’m afraid I’d stink.”

Xu Wan ‘er lowered her head, and couldn’t help but smile. The water basin reflected the young girl’s face, which was as bright as a spring flower. She raised her head with a straight face, and asked, “Why aren’t you the prettiest, the most adorable girl?”

“Uh … …”

Xie Heng looked at the beam in distress.

Just a moment ago, he really wanted to say “beautiful”, “adorable”, and the like, but when the words reached his mouth, for some reason, he swallowed them back, as if there was something stuck in his throat, not allowing him to say it.

At the same time, a blurry figure flashed in front of his eyes. It was the side profile he had seen in a daze, but he couldn’t make out the face clearly, just a silhouette. His amber eyes glistened, but for no reason, they tugged at Xie Heng’s heartstrings.

Xie Heng paused for a moment, and said in a low voice, “… … because” beautiful “,” adorable “, are too ordinary, too perfunctory.”

“You don’t need to comfort me,” Xu Wan ‘er picked up the towel, and twisted it with all her might, causing a splash of water, “I know I’m not beautiful, and I’m not adorable. You’ve seen it, my real temper is very irritable, gentle and considerate … … Hmph. ”

“Alright,” Xie Heng laughed, “There’s nothing wrong with being irritable. Doesn’t that Zhao Ruhao like him very much?”

And you also have him in your heart.

But before Xie Heng could finish his sentence, Xu Wan ‘er seemed to have been provoked. She flung the towel into the basin, and said loudly, “Who wants him to like me?”

Xie Heng: “… …”

Wrong, he thought helplessly, he shouldn’t have brought up this topic.

The youth thought for a moment, and said, “Wan ‘er meimei, what’s with your family’s saber field, and what’s with the audit?”

There was no way to repay the kindness of saving one’s life.

At least he still had the eyes of a genius swordsman. Being able to help the girl in front of him through a difficult time, it could be considered as repaying the favor.

The matter of the saber field was actually very simple.

Xu Wan ‘er’s father was originally a famous saber master in the area, a fifth-level expert with a sixth-level saber skill. He usually made a living by opening a saber field and teaching people saber skills.

In a remote town, a fifth-level expert was already a rare expert. Therefore, the Xu Family’s saber field was opened in full swing, and it had a good relationship with the surrounding families. There was an endless stream of students coming and going.

But the Xu Family’s father had a strange rule.

Anyone who came to study would only be taught for ten days, and after ten days, they would immediately pack up and leave.

Even if they had outstanding talent, they would not be able to make an exception for him.

This rule lowered the threshold for accepting people, but it also excluded a large number of outstanding students.

Therefore, after Xu Wan ‘er’s father passed away unexpectedly, the saber field didn’t even have a disciple who could keep up appearances. The families they were on good terms with were all people who only cared about profit. Seeing that the Xu Family had lost their pillar of support, they immediately turned hostile and used various pretexts to divide up the remaining resources of the martial field.

In just half a year, the Xu Family’s saber field had changed. From being the best martial field in the city, it had degenerated into a dilapidated business that had almost closed its doors.

This was not enough.

Now, they were eyeing the qualifications to open the martial field, as well as the only thing that the Xu Family’s father had left for Xu Wan ‘er — the Xuan Ling Sect’s exemption certificate.

In a small town, the number of people who practiced martial arts was limited, and the number of people who could open a martial field was limited as well. The Xu Family’s father had obtained the certificate with his fifth-level cultivation. Every year, he still had to face the envoys sent by his sect to take the test. If he failed the test, the certificate would be taken back.

The Xuan Ling Sect was a local cultivation sect.

Xie Heng tried his best to recall the list of high-level sects he had seen, but he could not recall the name “Xuan Ling Sect.” Through Xu Wan ‘er’s description, he came to the conclusion that it was a low-level sect.

It was a low-level sect that was not worth the name of the Xie Family’s genius, who was born with a spirit bone.

But to the local commoners, the Xuan Ling Sect was already an immortal sect that stood above the mundane world and did not care about the mundane affairs of the mortal world.

“How are you going to take the test? What are you going to take? “Xie Heng asked.

“It’s mainly to see if the guest’s martial arts level is good enough to be a teacher.”

Xu Wan ‘er looked down, her face gloomy.

“It’s all my fault. My father wouldn’t let me learn the saber. He said that girls shouldn’t learn martial arts, and that it would be better to live a peaceful life. I, I actually believed him … ”

The young girl covered her face with both hands as she sobbed softly between her fingers.

A thin callus had formed on her fingertips. It was obvious that it had only recently grown. Her father had passed away, and she had gone from being a pampered little princess to being an orphan who couldn’t even be compared to a servant girl. She could only use her thin shoulders to shoulder the burden of her life, the last thing her father had left behind.

It was too difficult.

But she couldn’t give up.

“If my father’s saber field is snatched away by them, and the exemption order is given to someone else, what will I have left?” Xu Wan ‘er said helplessly. “I’ve never seen my mother since I was born. My father is my only relative. If all these things are gone, when I think of him, I won’t even be able to find a trace of him …”

“Don’t be afraid,” Xie Heng tried his best to stand up and comforted her gently. “Don’t be afraid, it’s just an examination. I’ll help you.”

“Speaking of which, I’m really envious of your relationship with your father.”

“Unlike me, who called me ‘father’ for more than ten years, only to realize that I’m just a piglet he raised. Once I’ve grown fat, I’m going to be put into the pot.”

Xu Wan ‘er raised her head in shock. Her cheeks were still dripping with tears.

“Your injury was caused by your father?” The young girl gasped in disbelief. “How is that possible? How could you have such a cruel father? ”

“… Who said it wasn’t?” Xie Heng tilted his head slightly.

Outside the window, the dusk gradually closed. Under the shadow of the mountains, the last cloud in the horizon was reflected in the young man’s clear eyes. It flashed with a dazzling rainbow light. Then, the horizon was like a big mouth that had opened up, swallowing all the light.

The night came suddenly.

“So, I want to live well.” “I want to live better than him, live longer. Sooner or later, I will stand in front of him and ask him … … Eh, don’t you feel a little hot?” Xie Heng looked at the mountains outside the window and said faintly, “I want to live better than him, live longer than him.

The topic suddenly changed. Xu Wan ‘er couldn’t react for a moment and shook her head dazedly.

Xie Heng suspiciously rubbed his nose and stared at his slightly wet fingertips, lost in thought.

A thin layer of sweat formed on the bridge of his nose. His handsome facial features seemed especially deep under the shadow. A faint blush appeared on his pale cheeks due to blood loss. It harmonized his dark and austere temperament, making him appear elegant and sexy.

Why did it feel … … like he was being hugged by someone?

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