The Whole Village Thrives After Adopting a Lucky Girl - Chapter 473
Chapter 473: Chapter 469: Martial Artist_1
Yingbao also jumped in fright, but thankfully, she had studied medical skills and quicky realized that the man might not be dead.
Glancing at the shoes on his feet and the cotton robe draped over his body, she decided to try and save him.
She took the middle-aged man’s wrist and checked his pulse, detecting a weak but existent rhythm.
Yingbao looked up at the crowd, seeing them all backed up in terror, she blocked their view and poured a bottle of medicinal liquid into the man’s mouth.
Then she quickly fastened her bundle onto him.
She took items from the bundle because it was cold, and it wasn’t polite to blatantly take personal items. But now, she had shoes and a thick cotton robe, so she could depart first thing in the morning.
“Young lady, bring that bundle over here!” The woman wouldn’t give up, beckoning from a distance.
Yingbao ignored her and remained silent in the corner.
She was just a fool. There was no need to respond to these people.
At this moment, the man lying face-up on the ground coughed a few times and feebly lifted his hand before letting it fall back down.
The crowd across from him had finally calmed down, realizing that he wasn’t a dead body, but a living person.
Now, they were no longer afraid. They gathered around, their eyes locked on the bundle, hesitating on whether to snatch it away.
Yingbao was also observing them, thinking of ways to dispel their intentions.
The woman from before couldn’t restrain herself and squatted down to grab the bundle, but was shocked to find the middle-aged man was coldly staring at her.
The woman trembled in fright, swiftly standing up and retreating several steps.
Then, Yingbao saw the middle-aged man slowly sit up, even giving her a glance.
“I am a martial artist, I advise you not to act rashly,” said the middle-aged man hoarsely.
The crowd instantly fell silent and returned to their previous positions.
Yingbao furrowed her brow.
Martial artist? What is a martial artist?
She asked Xuanwu in her mind.
Xuanwu: “This world has a meager amount of spiritual energy, some people can cultivate physical ability, similar to body cultivation. Martial Artists are warriors who have practiced a certain kind of martial power. These individuals are extremely strong, able to deal with over a dozen mortals without issue.”
Hearing this, Yingbao’s eyes lit up, “Does that mean that mortals can also cultivate?”
“Yes, but they first need to open their veins and temper their bodies with specially concocted spiritual medicines.”
“Spiritual medicine? Where can I find it? And where can I find the body tempering formula? If I can find spiritual medicine and the formula, I might as well take them back and let Wei Zhan and my brothers try it.”
Xuanwu remained silent for a moment, “Spiritual medicines are hard to find, but there are plenty of formulas. There should be some for sale in the market here, though their quality varies.”
“Are they available in the mountains?” Yingbao thought of her Divine Pupil. If she could find spiritual medicine, she should be able to grow them there, right?
“Yes, but it’s not easy to find.” Xuanwu added, “You shouldn’t think about it too much right now. The priority is to get the Divine Pupil Fragment.”
Once all the fragments are integrated, will she have to worry about not having spiritual medicine? This small world is only slightly better than the Mortal World. The spiritual medicines it produces are nothing more than common weeds in the Immortal Cultivation World.
Yingbao nodded, agreeing with Xuanwu’s suggestion.
“Cough, Cough, young friend, thank you for your help. I am deeply grateful,” said the middle-aged man, bowing his hands towards Yingbao. “Once I safely return, I will reward you generously.”
He had been heavily injured and was trapped under a pile of rubble, managing to hang on to his life but with a broken leg. After being trapped for two days, he lingered in a state of semi-consciousness, but was vaguely aware that someone had moved the rubble and saved him, even giving him an unknown bottle of spiritual medicine.
The spiritual medicine was extremely pure, a high-grade product that allowed him to quickly regain consciousness and his body to somewhat recover.
Yingbao stared at him blankly, not uttering a word.
She was currently playing the fool and wouldn’t admit to anything.
The man looked at her again, seeing the child so stupefied, he thought he’d mistaken his savior.
But how could that be possible? He was sure the presence he sensed was from this child. The one who moved the stones and fed him the medicine. There was no way he could mistake it.
Looking at the shoes on the girl’s feet and the clothing draped over her body, he understood a bit more.
Regardless, this girl had saved his life and there was no doubt about that.
The man dragged his broken leg to the corner, took out a coat from his bundle to wear and retrieved some dry food and a bamboo tube-like water bottle. He handed two pieces of the food to Yingbao and began to eat his share, taking occasional sips of water from the bamboo tube.
Yingbao didn’t stand on ceremony and started to eat the food she was given.
This body was severely hungry. If she didn’t refill her energy soon, she feared she wouldn’t last.
After eating down what seemed like two unknown pastries, she felt a warm sensation spreading throughout her body, quickly replenishing the energy she had lost.
So she asked in her mind: “Is there spiritual food in this man’s rations?”
Hearing Xuanwu’s affirmative response, an idea sparked in Yingbao’s mind.
If she could bring some seeds back and plant them, would her world gradually have spiritual energy too?
She shared her thoughts with Xuanwu, who scoffed, “Keep dreaming. If you want that world to have spiritual energy, it must have a living Spirit Vein, and a medium-sized one at that. If Spirit Plants don’t have spiritual energy to nourish them, they’ll quickly turn into ordinary products. Trying to grow Spiritual Rice in the Mortal World is complete nonsense.”
Yingbao listened to Xuanwu’s mockery expressionlessly, secretly making a resolution.
Once she retrieved her belongings, she would definitely empty out the properties of Xiao and Chen families in the Immortal Cultivation World.
It was just a Spirit Vein. If she didn’t have a medium-sized one, she could just use several low-grade ones. She’d then bury them under Qinchuan County, set up a barrier there, and after a few years, the place would surely be abundant with spiritual energy and Spirit Plants covering the ground.
The sky outside the dilapidated temple gradually darkened. The people opposite her went out to find some kindling and built a fire inside the temple.
Yingbao also went out. Unable to find dry wood on the ground, she climbed a tree and snapped off some thin branches.
This body was very strong but it also got hungry quite quickly. After working for a while, her stomach started to rumble again.
No wonder those people didn’t dare to ask her to go back, they were afraid she’d eat all their rations.
Yingbao carried a bundle of firewood into the temple, setting it up in the middle between herself and the middle-aged man, and borrowed some fire from the other side to ignite it.
The people on the other side didn’t say anything, but their gazes towards her were complex.
Yingbao understood what they were thinking.
Although her original body was very strong, it was a fool and could eat a lot. They couldn’t defeat her but there was no use in scolding her either. They probably both wished and dreaded for her to leave, hoping she could protect them and ensure their safe arrival to their destination.
The man thanked Yingbao again, extending two more pieces of dry food, “Young friend, if you can return me to the Capital, I will be deeply grateful.”
Yingbao blinked and pointed to the other side, “They are also going to the Capital. You can let them escort you.”
The life of the common people in this world was also not easy. Anyone with means would want to live in the city.
This was because this world had extremely ferocious beasts which destroyed farmland and attacked humans. It would take an entire village of over a hundred people working together to chase away just one beast.
This was why her brother’s family had left to stay with relatives in the Capital when life became unbearable.
