Vol 2 Chapter 36 (1/2)

Chapter 36     The cave

Xuan Luo was in a daze as he followed the direction of the stream. Suddenly, he seemed to spot something. There seemed to be something behind the vine from the cliff. He was curious and immediately hurried towards it. However, due to his injuries, he was slow. Very slow…

Once Xuan Luo got closer, he could see that there was a cave behind the vine. From the cave, out came a breeze of cold wind. It was chilly; Xuan Luo couldn’t help but s.h.i.+ver.

For some odd reason, his mind could feel that something was inside; it was calling him to go in. Xuan Luo didn’t know how to describe the feeling.

Xuan Luo pushed the vine aside and dragged his beaten body inside.

Although the cave was dim, there was still some hint of sunlight; a person with average vision could still see clearly.

Xuan Luo fixedly looked inside, and everything looked out of this world.

The silence of the cave was shattered by the water dripping down from a rock; the rhythm was very steady and sharp -it was beautiful.

Once inside, Xuan Luo finally experienced the frigidness of a cave. Although it was the height of summer, from inside the cave, the blistering heat couldn’t be felt at all.

All of a sudden, Xuan Luo felt pain everywhere and could no longer endure it. He lost consciousness. At this moment, the water dripping from the rock dripped onto Xuan Luo’s cheek; and Xuan Luo’s body was absorbing it.

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After a long time, Xuan Luo opened his eyes once again. However, this time, his body felt particularly relaxed; all the pain from before had vanished.

Xuan Luo felt very puzzled by the change. How was it possible that all the scars from the wolves were gone?

But being puzzled is one thing, at least things are looking on a brighter side. Thus, Xuan Luo did not try to investigate. His body has healed and now he is starting to look up and down at the cave.

There were also a lot of vines inside the cave. However, they weren’t as thick as the ones from the outside. Every so often, drops of water from a rock would fall onto his cheek. Xuan Luo was curious and decided to look up; all he saw was a droplet that was slowly forming.

Xuan Luo used the corner of his mouth to try to get a taste of the droplet. It was slightly sweet, and after swallowing it, he felt a warm current running through his entire body. It felt great. Earlier, while he was unconscious, he didn’t feel anything nearly as strong as this. Currently, Xuan Luo can truly feel it.

Xuan Luo thought to himself, could this water be the reason why my scars have all healed?

But thinking on a deeper level, this thought seemed a bit ridiculous. Even if Hua Tuo* came back to life, he wouldn’t be able to connect all his broken bones back together while not inflicting any pain upon him; as well as giving him a warm relaxing current to run through his body.

But what Xuan Luo didn’t know was that there are many living things in the world that are phenomenal.

Xuan Luo didn’t expect something so bizarre to happen within the cave. However, since he was all better, he didn’t care anymore. He only wanted to find Bai Tian.

Since this water has the ability to heal, how could Xuan Luo not think of Bai Tian? Falling from such a high area…even if he’s not dead, he would definitely be in a critical condition.

Xuan Luo is starting to panic. He hopes Bai Tian isn’t dead or in a critical condition. If he was in a critical condition, at least the water droplets could help him. But if he was dead, then he has no face to face Bai Tian’s family.

Xuan Luo gets up and rushes towards the entrance of the cave. Originally, he meant to find Bai Tian immediately. But as time went by, the pain was too much for him and his mind no longer functioned properly. Somehow, he ended up in this cave.

Xuan Luo was curious about the droplets from the cave. How come it has the ability to heal? Originally, he was in a critical condition. Yet, within a short amount of time, most of his wounds have already healed. He wanted to find out. However, the walls within the cave were slippery. Although he had regained most of his strength, he didn’t have enough strength to climb onto the top of the cave to find out where the water source came from. After all, Xuan Luo currently couldn’t fly yet. Hence, he gave up and walked out of the cave.

After he left the cave, he followed the directions of the stream. Old people have often told him that where there is water, there is a place; where there is a place, there is a family.