Chapter 616: Healing

With the Flying Yaksha present, there was no fear of facing a Golden Core cultivator.

Qin Sang took a few more healing pills and was finally able to move freely.

Afraid of startling Mute Girl, Qin Sang ordered the Flying Yaksha to wait outside. He then got out of bed, pushed aside the curtain, and walked out.

Mute Girl had been busy late into the night, trying to earn more money to support herself and Qin Sang. She was startled awake by Qin Sang, her eyes still heavy with sleep.

She let out an 'ah' sound, her face flushed with embarrassment. She quickly got up to wash her face outside, then began to prepare food for Qin Sang.

After Mute Girl had washed her face, Qin Sang called out to her and sat down opposite her. "Mute Girl, do you know about immortal cultivators?" he asked.

Seeing Mute Girl's confused expression, Qin Sang remembered the man in animal skins and added, "The Witch God's Emissary, you must know about them, right?"

Mute Girl nodded.

Qin Sang paused, then spoke solemnly, "I am the Witch God's Emissary."

Mute Girl's mouth hung open. She stared blankly at Qin Sang for a moment, then moved to get up and continue making food.

With a helpless expression, Qin Sang picked up a black stone from the hearth and crushed it into powder before Mute Girl's eyes. "Now do you believe me? Before I was injured, I was really powerful."

Mute Girl was indeed startled and stared at Qin Sang in a daze again.

Qin Sang shook his head. He took a bowl, filled it with water, then pulled out two spiritual pills. He broke off a tiny piece from each, dissolved them in the water, and handed the bowl to Mute Girl.

"Mute Girl, you saved my life, and I have no way to repay you. I will start by curing your illness. This medicine can cure your muteness and the birthmark on your face. After taking it, you will become a normal person, with a bright future ahead of you."

Fortunately, Mute Girl had rescued him from the middle of the river, allowing him a stable place to heal. Otherwise, if he had continued drifting, who knew what dangers he might have encountered.

Qin Sang's sudden revelation of his identity, coupled with Mute Girl's difficulty in processing the news, caused her to unconsciously take the bowl Qin Sang offered, then freeze, unmoving.

"Don't be afraid, I won't harm you..." Qin Sang thought Mute Girl was worried about something and gently reassured her.

At that moment, Mute Girl suddenly put down the bowl. Her expression was urgent. She looked left and right, then grabbed a stone and quickly wrote on the ground: "Broken-arm Brother, are you leaving?"

The handwriting was deep and messy.

Qin Sang was startled, then nodded.

Seeing the sudden sorrow in Mute Girl's eyes, Qin Sang realized she had misunderstood. He quickly explained, "Don't worry, I'm just leaving temporarily to heal. Your Witch Doctor grandfather said there's a safe cave on that mountain. I can't stay here with you anymore. Your great elder already knows about my existence and will definitely bring people over to question you today."

Qin Sang pointed to a peak on the opposite side of the river.

That mountain was taller and more treacherous, with cliffs on all sides that ordinary people would find difficult to cross, but the Flying Yaksha could navigate it with ease.

Qin Sang's true reason for going to that mountain was that its summit had the densest spiritual energy in the vicinity, which would aid his recovery.

Moreover, he didn't want to have too much interaction with the mortals of Qianhu Village.

"In a few days, once my injuries are healed, I will return. Take this."

With that, Qin Sang took out a sub-coin of the Green Moth Coin and handed it to Mute Girl. "Keep this coin. If you encounter danger, smash it with a stone, and I will know and come immediately to rescue you."

After the matter with the Azure Yang Demonic Sect was resolved, Cloud Wanderer had returned the mother coin of the Green Moth Coin to Qin Sang. The remaining Green Moth Bug blood could still be used a few more times.

Qin Sang's spiritual consciousness was currently depleted, making it difficult to assess Mute Girl's spiritual root aptitude, so he couldn't impart cultivation methods to her yet. He would return once his injuries improved.

He certainly wouldn't stay here too long, but before leaving, he had to resolve this karmic debt.

If Mute Girl possessed the talent for cultivation, he would guide her into the immortal path, leaving her with some cultivation techniques, magic artifacts, pills, and other items to help her defy fate. Only then would he consider her kindness repaid.

Even if she lacked talent, he could help regulate her body and teach her martial arts, enabling her to become a martial arts master among mortals, no longer subject to bullying.

He left the Green Moth Coin with Mute Girl because she currently had no means of self-preservation, and he wanted to prevent any unforeseen accidents that he might later regret.

Mute Girl clutched the Green Moth Coin tightly. The urgency and sadness on her face lessened somewhat. She obediently picked up the bowl and drank the water.

*Grumble...*

Soon after taking the medicine, Mute Girl's stomach suddenly rumbled.

Mute Girl froze, then suddenly covered her face and rushed out the door.

Qin Sang waited for a while before the flushed Mute Girl timidly walked back in. His gaze swept over her face, and he handed her a bronze mirror with a gentle smile. "Take a look."

Mute Girl gazed at herself in the mirror, lost in a daze.

Truth be told, Mute Girl's appearance was not exceptionally beautiful; she couldn't compare to the peerless beauties like Chen Yan or Granny Jing. However, she possessed a delicate charm and a docile nature. Her physique was slender, and her eyes held a hint of timidity, giving her the impression of a sweet girl next door.

Even so, this was an appearance Mute Girl had only dreamed of before.

She had dreamt countless times that her birthmark would disappear, that she would become a normal person, no longer disliked, living a life filled with joy and laughter. But upon waking, she would accept reality, never daring to hope that such a day would truly come.

She held the bronze mirror, continuously looking at herself in it, not daring to blink, fearing that if she blinked, the dream would end.

Gradually, two lines of tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.

After a while, Qin Sang saw that Mute Girl's emotions had somewhat calmed. He asked again, "Is there anything you want to say now?"

"Ah..."

Mute Girl instinctively tried to respond with sign language, but suddenly felt that her throat seemed different than usual. She hesitated for a moment, then, under Qin Sang's encouraging gaze, timidly whispered, "Broken-arm Brother..."

This single call caused Qin Sang to freeze.

He hadn't expected that breaking the seal would reveal such a captivating and intoxicating voice.

Words like 'singing like an oriole' or 'like a yellow warbler' were insufficient to describe it.

If Chen Yan and Granny Jing were considered peerless beauties in the human world, Mute Girl's voice was a celestial melody, naturally exquisite, without any embellishment.

Could it be that the so-called Witch God was jealous of such a voice and therefore sealed it?

It was still twilight.

A black spectral shadow climbed the cliff with extraordinary agility. A person sat on its shoulder, yet it did not hinder its movements in the slightest.

Soon, they reached the summit. The spectral shadow swung a fist, effortlessly blasting a cave into the bluestone, and then stood guard at the cave entrance.

Qin Sang entered the cave and stayed there for the entire day.

Late at night, Qin Sang's hidden injuries, except for his severed arm and spiritual consciousness, were fully recovered.

He did not remain in seclusion there. Instead, he departed with the Flying Yaksha to find a spiritual vein for secluded cultivation, to refine the Scarlet Cloud Purple Fruit, and to form his Golden Core, breaking through the talisman!

On the way, he also collected the Bloodwing Ghost Head Bees.

The Bloodwing Ghost Head Bees had been out for so long, swarming together. In a few days, they could devour all living creatures on a mountain. Fortunately, West Xinjiang was sparsely populated, with many desolate mountains and wild regions.

Whether killing or recalling them, Qin Sang could not allow the Bloodwing Ghost Head Bees to remain outside.

Until he understood exactly what kind of place West Xinjiang was, all his actions had to be cautious to avoid leaving any potential clues that could expose him.