335 Tremors All Around (1/2)
Mo Wen crushed the cross with a palm strike, then he carried Wang Yinru down from it. He checked Wang Yinru's injuries in detail. Instantly, his face turned sullen, with a terrifying, cold look in his eyes. Wang Yinru was on the brink of death. If he had come a day later, she would probably have been dead.
He took a deep breath. A glimpse of remorse flashed in his eyes. He had never thought that this kind of thing would happen. Originally, he thought that since he had killed Jiang Quanfu, Wang Yinru wouldn't face any danger alone. However, an accident had still happened.
Wang Yinru had fainted. Her hair was messy, and she was pretty much a wreck from all the torture. After being exposed to the sun for more than ten days, her skin was as dry as tree bark. Her skin was cracked and was peeling off. There was not an inch of unwounded skin on her. There were many smaller injuries on the parts of her skin where it had cracked. The injuries were bright red in color, with blood clotted on them.
She had not eaten or had anything to drink for more than ten days. Without the nourishment of water and food, if she were a commoner, she would most likely have died after a day or two. If Wang Yinru had not been an ancient martial art practitioner in the Embryonic Breathing realm, she would most likely be a dry corpse now.
Mo Wen was enraged. Other than being tortured and injured externally, Wang Yinru had suffered severe internal wounds as well. They were almost to the point of being untreatable. Her core was damaged. It meant that half of her Cultivation had been destroyed.
He took out a bottle of healing medicine and wanted to feed Wang Yinru a pill. He needed to first keep her alive. However, Wang Yinru was almost dried up completely now. There was no water or saliva in her mouth. The pill couldn't go down her throat.
”Do you have water?” Mo Wen glanced at Gu Jingman. If there was no water, the pill couldn't go down. Right now, Wang Yinru's body was too weak. He certainly couldn't force it down her throat.
Gu Jingman immediately searched through her handbag, but she couldn't find any water. Even if she had it, she would have drunk it all by now. The past few days, she had been drinking spring water in the mountain. She lowered her head, dejected. She carried a bunch of useless stuff such as facial tissues, sunscreen, makeup… all except the life-saving water.
”I'll go and find some,” Gu Jingman said, embarrassed. She had followed Mo Wen here, yet she couldn't be of any help.
She turned around and wanted to get down from the stone pillar to get some water. Surely, there would be water sources in the Dafang Sect. However, when she turned around and looked down, her face instantly turned pale. It was way too high!
The stone pillar was 100 meters tall. The people beneath it looked like they were only the size of a palm. There was no staircase, either. She was an ancient martial art practitioner, too, but she only had Cultivation in the Soothing Pulse realm. If she jumped down from such a high place, she would surely suffer severe injuries, too.
Such a high place. She couldn't even recall how she had gotten up there just now. She only remembered Mo Wen held onto her, then a strong wind whizzed past, and she was there.
”You stand there. Don't move!” Mo Wen seized Gu Jingman, signaling her to sit down. Then, he flicked his finger. A beam of golden light flashed out, and there was a wound on his arm. Blood gushed out.
Expressionlessly, he put his wound against Wang Yinru's mouth, then he poured his blood forcefully into her. At the same time, he crushed the pill and put it into her mouth. The pill went down her throat with the blood.
”You…” Gu Jingman covered her mouth, holding in a scream.
After she saw that Mo Wen had fed the pill to Wang Yinru, she quickly took out a handkerchief form her handbag, wanting to bandage Mo Wen's wound. Mo Wen shook his head. He took out a bottle and poured out some powder, applying it to the wound. Then, a strange scene occured. The wound was healing at a speed which the naked eye could follow. After a while, only a light red scar was left.
Gu Jingman's eyes widened. Her hand was still hanging onto the handkerchief. The medical powder was too miraculous. It was a panacea!
After Mo Wen fed Wang Yinru the pill, her fingers moved slightly. Mo Wen's blood and the pill worked within her body immediately. The nourishment that came after so long caused Wang Yinru's body to behave like a sponge. Her body was working hard to absorb the medicine.
Her eyelids quivered. Then, slowly, she opened her eyes. The taste of blood in her mouth brought her back to consciousness.
”Mo… Wen?” A glint of doubt flashed in Wang Yinru's eyes. From her blurry vision, the person seemed to be Mo Wen, so she tried calling his name. Her voice was hoarse and almost couldn't be heard. Her breathing was shallow, like a dying person's.
The corner of her mouth twitched, seeming as though she was smiling wryly. Could it be that she was hallucinating? By right, Mo Wen wouldn't appear there. Was it possible that she was still hoping for Mo Wen to rescue her? That was almost impossible. Even if he came, he would only be coming to die. The brat wouldn't be so stupid.
”Sorry…” Hugging Wang Yinru's dry body, a glint of remorse flashed in Mo Wen's eyes. He didn't know how to face Wang Yinru now. Because of him, his partner had suffered such an ordeal. He had inescapable responsibility. If he had been around, even though he hadn't broken through to the Embryonic Breathing realm, with their combined power, they would surely have had the ability to escape.
Wang Yinru's fingers suddenly trembled. ”Mo Wen” was actually talking to her? Could it be that it was really him? She used all her energy to hold onto Mo Wen's arm. To her surprise, she could really touch him!