Chapter 31: The Dying Girl

"Hmm, ah~" Ye Qiu stretched lazily, looking at the Blue Silver Emperor beside him. Fortunately, he had placed the horse on another stone platform; otherwise, the grass here wouldn't be enough to satisfy its appetite.

Ye Qiu smoothed the golden-patterned leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor. Perhaps due to absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, it was very cooperative, twisting and turning, looking extremely happy.

"Bro~"

"!" A voice echoed in Ye Qiu's mind, a ethereal and childish female voice.

"Who's there!?" Ye Qiu immediately went on high alert, activating his Sharingan, vigilantly observing his surroundings.

After scanning the area, he realized this was his Divine Might space, and there was no one else here.

"Could it be my imagination?" Puzzled, he scratched his head and looked at the pot with the Blue Silver Emperor planted in it. Squatting down, he poked it with his fingers.

"Could it be you talking?" Ye Qiu fiddled with it but didn't hear any voice. He muttered to himself, 'Did I imagine things?'

Rubbing his forehead, Ye Qiu dismissed further thoughts, lying down on the ground to rest. Divine Might was indeed convenient; no need to worry about sleeping on the streets anymore.

While Ye Qiu was sound asleep, the Blue Silver Emperor beside him emitted a faint light. Its swaying body extended toward him, as if it had found a family member.

"Bro, hehe."

A faint voice transmitted into Ye Qiu's mind, but it was so subtle that even in his deep sleep, he couldn't perceive it.

Having had enough fun, the Blue Silver Emperor stopped swaying and stood quietly.

Outside, the sky gradually brightened.

"Ah!"

Puff! Bang!

A distant tender cry was heard as a girl transformed into Voldemort (methaphore for Dies hard and flying similar to Voldemort in his misty shadowy dark form because she wearing full black leather suit) was trampled by a hundred-year soul beast, the Ironhorn Rhino, that came out to look for food in the early morning, breaking her small leg. She then descended in a parabolic arc and crashed onto the ground.

Below her chest, the frightened rhino had poked a large hole. Lying on the ground, her body twitched slightly due to the pain. Her disheveled hair was stuck to her face with sweat.

Blood flowed, her small face turned pale. Her eyelids became heavier due to the pain, but she didn't want to die. Some soul beasts around, attracted by the scent of blood, were slowly approaching.

Tears welled up in her eyes. She had worked so hard to survive, why hadn't anything changed in the end? She was unwilling!

Above her line of sight, a boy suddenly appeared on a tree branch, seemingly out of thin air.

Black short hair, a black figure.

The dying girl's eyes lit up. 'Maybe... I can still live.'

Her trembling lips couldn't produce any sound.

As her lifeblood drained, weakness consumed her; the instinct to survive made her struggle in the face of death.

Fortunately, the boy eventually jumped down.

...

In the early morning, after petting the Blue Silver Emperor a bit, Ye Qiu went outside. He had planned to set out immediately to hunt for the second soul ring.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, he smelled a strong scent of blood!

After checking all around, he found a girl lying on the ground under a tree.

Several soul beasts were closing in from all directions. Ye Qiu frowned. He wasn't initially interested in meddling, but the pleading look in the girl's eyes softened him.

"Sigh," he sighed softly, landing gracefully. His Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in his eyes for just a moment, freezing all the hundred-year soul beasts approaching.

Ye Qiu crouched down, reaching out to check her neck to see if there was any chance to save her.

"Fortunately, there's still a chance!" His words echoed in the girl's ears. She couldn't hold on any longer. In her consciousness, only a bloody color remained. Those were strange eyes, dangerous yet captivating.

"Has she passed out?" Ye Qiu looked at the bloody mess before him, feeling a bit uncomfortable. He picked her up, disappearing into the dense forest.

As soon as he left, Can Bao and the others arrived.

"Big brother! We clearly heard screams coming from here just now. Why is there no one?" someone asked.

"You see," someone pointed at the blood on the ground, "could she have been eaten by soul beasts?"

"Enough! I said, living people need to be seen, dead people need to be found! If you can't find her, you'll all... die!" Can Bao flicked the blood on the ground. He felt that the person shouldn't be far away.

...

Using Divine Might space, Ye Qiu came to a cave he had passed earlier, drove out the soul beasts inside, spread a blanket on the ground, and then teleported the girl out.

Looking at her size, she should be around twelve or thirteen years old. Although her black hair and fair face were covered in mud, she still looked beautiful.

Seeing her current state, Ye Qiu didn't dare to move recklessly, just stopping her bleeding for now.

Mysterious Heaven cultivation art and the right leg soul bone were activated simultaneously. Although the healing effect was not as good as when he used it on himself, it was enough to stop the bleeding.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the girl lying in Ye Qiu's arms fluttered her eyelashes, slowly opening her eyes.

What met her gaze was a head of black short hair. She wasn't dreaming; she had been saved!

"Thank you for saving me," her voice was a bit hoarse, perhaps due to not drinking water for a long time.

"Let's talk later! Have some water first." Ye Qiu took out a water bottle and poured it slowly.

"Gulp, gulp."

"Drink slowly!"

The bottle was emptied, and she extended her tongue, licking the mouth of the bottle. It was evident she was extremely thirsty.

Seeing Ye Qiu frown, a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes. She dared not look at him. "Sorry, I was just too thirsty."

"No problem!" Ye Qiu calmly took back the water bottle and wiped the mouth with his sleeve.

Seeing this, the pale face of the girl seemed to have recovered a bit, showing a slight blush.

"I'm Zhu Zhuye Qing!" She made a simple self-introduction, hesitating for a moment before the words reached her lips. She didn't want to reveal her identity.

"Ye Qiu!"

After a brief exchange of names, Ye Qiu laid her flat on the blanket and looked at her intently.

"Do you have medicine?"

"Huh?"

"Healing medicine!"

"Oh, yes, I do."

Following her guidance, Ye Qiu successfully found her storage-type soul device at her waist.

"It seems this person is quite extraordinary!" He glanced at her with surprise.

After taking out the medicine, Ye Qiu stepped aside. "Call me after you've applied the medicine."

After a moment of silence, Zhuye Qing bit her lip, turned her face away, and spoke like a mosquito, "Can you help me apply it?"

Seeing no response from Ye Qiu, she plucked up her courage. "Help me apply it!"

"Are you sure?"

Facing his question, she closed her eyes, nodded laboriously.

She knew her injuries well; she was covered all over, and she couldn't move at all now.

Receiving her answer, Ye Qiu didn't waste any time. He took various tools from the Divine Might space – a dagger, wooden boards, scissors, and even a bed and a large basin filled with water!

"You! Didn't you prepare everything already!?" Zhuye Qing stared at him angrily. Since everything was ready, why bother asking for her opinion?

"Well, consider it signing an informed consent form, just in case you come looking for trouble later." Ye Qiu arranged the things he brought out, indifferent to her reaction.

At first, he hesitated to help because he was afraid of getting into trouble. If he saved her without her consent, and she started making a fuss afterward, Ye Qiu wouldn't be able to bear it. Saving someone only to be blamed later? He wouldn't do such a thankless task!

After everything was prepared, Ye Qiu lifted her like a princess and placed her on the bed.

With scissors in hand, he directly tore off her clothes.

 (End of this chapter)