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Chapter 95 Flustered
An enticing aroma lingered in his nostrils. Xiao Changche, whose eyes were not yet open, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before slowly opening them.

where is this place?
My mind went blank.

Taking a breath, Xiao Changche felt completely empty and had nothing to lean on. This unprecedented situation made him panic.

She had never experienced this feeling of weakness before.

The surging internal energy within him that once flowed like a tidal wave is now at most like a trickle of water.

When I tried to sit up, my whole body felt weak and sore.

With a forced turn of my head, I saw a copper pot hanging above the burning fire, where something was bubbling and simmering, emitting a fragrant aroma.

Outside, there were sounds of horses neighing and chopping firewood.

Beside the campfire, his spear leaned against the cave wall.

It was only at this point that Xiao Changche finally regained consciousness.

Scenes from earlier flashed through my mind one by one.

He is not dead?
How could it possibly come back to life?

Xiao Changche couldn't understand it.

How did I get here?
Suddenly remembering something, a look of panic flashed in Xiao Changche's eyes.

The simple wooden door of the cave was pushed open, and Li Dachui, who was leaning on a cane under his arm and carrying a large bundle of firewood, walked in. Xiao Changche immediately closed his eyes.

Li Dachui sat down by the fire, threw in a few pieces of firewood, stirred the copper pot with chopsticks, and took something out of the bundle next to him and threw it into the pot.

As he stirred, the aroma in the cave grew stronger.

Xiao Changche kept his eyes tightly closed, but his mind was as chaotic as the pot that Li Dachui was stirring, and he didn't know what to do.

The distance from where I fell was more than ten miles away. Putting aside how the two of us survived from that terrifying innate master, just the fact that Li Dachui brought me here while I was unconscious means that his biggest secret had already been completely discovered by the other party.

If Xiao Changche were still a powerful ninth-grade Xuan Yuan master with abundant internal energy, she would probably have already tried to kill him to silence him. But now, she was like a newborn baby, completely powerless to fight back, while Li Dachui, apart from hopping around on a crutch, seemed to have no other injuries.

How to do?
How to do?
My mind was racing.

But the more it spins, the more chaotic it becomes.

The more I turn the page, the less I know what to do!
"You're awake, so stop pretending to be asleep!" Li Dachui's voice suddenly came from beside him: "We're all old hands in the underworld, these little tricks won't fool anyone."

I can’t pretend anymore!
Xiao Changche opened his eyes and turned to look at Li Dachui.

"Li Dachui, why aren't we dead?" Xiao Changche asked.

"Of course, I disregarded everything and fought desperately against the enemy. I fought the opponent for three hundred rounds, and in the end, that guy was no match for me and retreated on his own!" Li Dachui spouted nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth.

Xiao Changche remained silent, merely staring coldly at him.

This person, as long as he has a breath left, will never speak seriously.

Still fighting back fiercely?
He was no match for that man, and even if Li Dachui was stronger than him, how much stronger could he be?
That man hit himself with one finger, but when he hit Li Dachui, he only used two fingers at most.

"Xiao Changche, let me tell you, you owe me a huge favor this time!" Li Dachui said, ignoring Xiao Changche's murderous look, his eyebrows dancing with excitement. "If it weren't for me, you would be dead for sure, so you owe me your life. You were seriously injured by that person, and if I hadn't happened to have a Rejuvenation Pill on me, even if you survived, your cultivation would have been completely destroyed. Do you know how much a Rejuvenation Pill costs?"

It turned out to be the Elixir of Rejuvenation!

Xiao Changche suddenly realized that the various changes in his body were due to such a miraculous medicine.

“The more debts you have, the less you worry!” Her voice was weak. “If you owe less, then naturally I’m afraid of you. But if you owe too much, then you’re afraid of me. If I die, you’ll lose everything! So you still hope I live, and live well, so that I have a chance to pay off my debts.” Li Dachui slapped his thigh. “That’s exactly right! That’s why I’m willing to go all out!”

He took a small bowl, filled it with soup, and walked to the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove). "This nourishing soup will help to better enhance the effects of the Rejuvenating Pill. Hehe, that Duanmu Miaomiao stole one of my Rejuvenating Pills, but she doesn't know how to use it. Such a good medicine can only exert about 50% of its effect in her hands. What a waste! However, it will take at least a year or two for Tiele to recover, which is a good thing for us!"

"You even gave the other party a Rejuvenation Pill?"

"What can we do if they don't give it to us? If we can't beat them, we have to stand at attention!" Li Dachui put on a bitter face: "A single divine pill is nothing. The most important thing is to be alive, isn't it? As long as we're alive, we're still at the table, still qualified to play chess. If we're dead, we have nothing! Can you sit up? Drink the porridge while it's hot!"

Xiao Changche struggled for a moment, but could only wriggle a few times like a worm, unable to sit up at all.

Seeing this, Li Dachui didn't stand on ceremony. He reached behind Xiao Changche and helped him up against the rock wall. He then thoughtfully placed a cloth bag under Xiao Changche's lower back.

When Li Dachui reached out to support Xiao Changche's waist, Xiao Changche felt the hairs on his body stand on end instantly. He tensed up and became as stiff as a wooden doll, staring straight at Li Dachui with a strange look in his eyes.

Li Dachui seemed not to see this. After helping Xiao Changche sit down, he took a small spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and brought it to Xiao Changche's lips.

Xiao Changche kept his mouth tightly shut.

"Xiao Cheqi, don't be so polite! Drink your medicine sooner to recover, otherwise I'll have to keep taking care of you!" Li Dachui said. "This is the catalyst for activating the Rejuvenating Pill. Drink it, and by tomorrow at the latest, you'll at least be able to take care of yourself! Otherwise, you'll be like a baby, and I'll have to change your diapers and wipe your bottom! I don't think you'd want that!"

Xiao Changche's face paled even more, and he glared at the other person with his beautiful phoenix eyes, while Li Dachui raised an eyebrow indifferently.

The spoon was brought to his lips, and this time Xiao Changche finally obediently opened his mouth.

Li Dachui spoke rudely, but that was really the truth!
Just imagining that such a scenario would actually happen made Xiao Changche feel like he shouldn't be a human being anymore.

After finishing a bowl of hot soup, Xiao Changche felt a surge of heat rising from his dantian in no time. He then turned around and felt extremely comfortable and relaxed all over.

She knew that this was the effect of the Rejuvenating Pill being fully activated.

"How did we survive?" she finally couldn't help but ask again. "That person practices the Blood Jade Technique, so she must be a descendant of the Dayong royal family. No matter how you look at it, she has no reason to let us go."

Li Dachui sat back down by the fire and said, "That person is called Duanmu Miaomiao. She is indeed a remnant of the Dayong Dynasty, perhaps the last one. The reason she let me go is because she received a favor from my mother, the kind of favor that saved her life. Originally, she wanted to suck my blood to help her advance further, but at the last moment she saw the token my mother left me and learned my identity, so she let us go."

"Then why did you let me go?"

Li Dachui coughed lightly and said, "She said you were a woman. At first, I thought she had mistaken you for someone else, because you do look very feminine. She wanted to leech off your blood, but when I told her you were my woman, she had no choice but to let it go. But Xiao Changche, I really didn't expect that you actually are."

A long silence filled the cave.

“Xiao Changche, I really didn’t mean to take advantage of you. At that time, I just wanted to save our lives. In front of a master of the Innate Realm, we were like two worms. Damn it, I must reach the Innate Realm as soon as possible! If I run into this Duanmu Miaomiao again, I’m doomed! I’ve already used up all my favors.”

Xiao Changche was overwhelmed with emotion. The secret he had kept hidden for many years was now being torn apart in front of this man. For a moment, he was flustered and didn't know how to deal with it.

The internal energy that had just begun to recover was affected, and it instantly began to run rampant uncontrollably within his body, causing Xiao Changche to show a look of pain on his face.

Li Dachui leaped up, placing one hand on Xiao Changche's vest and the other hand on Xiao Changche's hand. His inner force flowed continuously into Xiao Changche's body, enveloping the somewhat violent internal energy and slowly guiding it back to the correct meridians.

After a long while, Li Dachui finally let go of his hand: "Xiao Changche, you mustn't be too happy or sad right now! Don't forget, you were thoroughly beaten by a master of innate cultivation. Although he was planning to suck your blood at the time, he didn't expect to kill you with one punch. But your injury won't heal in just a few days. You should rest and recuperate properly, or you'll leave behind any aftereffects, otherwise my Rejuvenation Pill will have been wasted."

"Who is your mother?" Xiao Changche finally regained his composure. "The one who could grant someone like Duanmu Miaomiao the favor of living is no ordinary person! Yes, you weren't an ordinary person to begin with!"

Having weathered many storms, he figured that since the secret was no longer a secret, there was no need to hide it anymore. Fortunately, only the person in front of him knew, so there was still room for reconciliation. However, given this guy's character, he was afraid he would have to pay a considerable price.

"I only learned my mother's name today!" Li Dachui said, somewhat annoyed. "There are many things I don't know. That old man has been keeping it from me. I'll settle the score with him when I get back! Anyway, let's not talk about these things. Right now, what you need most is to guide the medicinal power to heal your injuries. This is the best time for the medicine to work. You should practice on your own. I'm going to feed the horses! Your Jade Lion is badly injured. I don't know if it can still go to the battlefield!"

Standing up, Li Dachui, leaning on his crutch, hopped out of the cave.

(End of this chapter)