C61 (1/2)
After playing the Requiem three times, other than listening to it for a while, the wolves began to eat again after the second time. However, for some reason, the wolves that were just injured were the ones that were nibbling around the largest Golden Giant Bear. The White Wolf King did not eat with the wolves. Instead, it sat beside Lu Que and listened to the sounds coming from the bamboo flute.
After the wolves had finished eating, the White Wolf King used its body language to interrogate Lu Que. Leaving behind the largest carcass of a tiger, the wolf pack dragged the remaining carcasses away and disappeared into the dense forest. Although the remaining ten people were gathered together and they needed a large amount of food every day, Lu Que had no intentions of leaving behind any more corpses. He only left the tiger's corpse for Su Duo, Li Cheng, Meng Cang and the others who had lost too much of their Qi and blood. Otherwise, Lu Que would have been dragged away by the wolves.
From Lu Que's point of view, the wolves had lost so many wolves in order to save them, and these were the spoils of war that they deserved. More importantly, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Lu Que had no way of keeping these meat. The speed at which the wolves swept through the battlefield was not any slower than that of the veterans. If it were not for the bloody scent that did not dissipate in the air, no one would have believed that an extremely intense battle had occurred here.
After Lu Que returned to the cave on the cliff, together with Zhuge Yan, he pulled the giant tiger, which was tied up only with green vines, up onto the cliff and gave everyone, whose stamina had already been depleted, lunch. Although this kind of mountain treasure was very rare, no one had the interest to savor it.
Ever since they entered this small world, they had not been able to sleep soundly for a single day. The great battle just now had caused these elite students of the academy to overdraw their strength, and if it weren't for their will to survive, there might have been people who fainted long ago. Even someone like Duanmu Ye and Meng Cang, who had an extraordinary physique, found it hard to endure.
After everyone had fallen asleep, Lu Que checked each of their meridians one by one. After he finished checking their meridians, he frowned and remained silent.
”Lu Que, how was it?” In this group of people, Zhuge Yan was the best at his current condition. Because the sword techniques passed down in the Zhuge family were derived from the Eight Trigram Formation, he was the best at defending and dodging. However, looking at Lu Que leaning against the mountain wall in the cave, sleeping soundly and seeing the unsightly expression on his face, Zhuge Yan felt somewhat worried.
”Amongst this group of people, the one in the best form is Qing Yu. He is only exhausted from his physical exertion, so he should be able to rest for a while.” As for Duanmu, Brother Bai, and Brother Zhi, they all suffered minor injuries and lost some of their blood and Qi. However, they should be able to recover after recuperating for 10 to 15 days. ”
”Then what about Brother Su, Brother Yun and the rest?” Zhuge Yan pointed at Su Duo, Yun Xing Si, Meng Cang, and Li Lang, whose faces were completely devoid of blood. It was him and Lin Qingyu who had bandaged their wounds just now. Yunyinsi had already healed most of the wounds, but due to the huge force he used on the other three, the injuries on their bodies were even more severe than Yunxian's earlier. The deep, bone-deep wounds as well as the overturned flesh all caused Zhuge Yan to feel fear and trepidation.
”The four of them might be a bit troublesome, but it's not like there's no other way.” Lu Que thought about it and said.
Before, when Lu Que was treating Yun Xian's wounds, he had specially picked some hemostasis grass and Muscle Grass just in case. Therefore, although their wounds appeared to be severe, Lu Que wasn't worried at all. Su Le Yi taught him how to stop the bleeding with the raw muscle. Since he was young, he had used it on his uncles countless times. Naturally, he knew the effects of the ointment.
The problem now was that these four people had exhausted too much blood and Qi from their injuries. Although Lu Que had left a piece of the tiger's flesh to replenish their blood, such simple nourishment was extremely slow. The best way now was to send them back to the academy through the ministers. With Godly Doctor Yao Yi An there, such an injury was naturally not a problem for that eccentric Godly Doctor.
However, during the meal just now, the four of them had indicated that they wanted to experience the Great Illusionary Array. This would be troublesome. The Illusory Heart Array was named after the character 'heart'. Naturally, it was a formation that created a demonic illusion in one's heart. But the four of them were currently weak in blood and vitality; they were at a point where they could be easily taken advantage of by Demonheart. Only half of the time limit of 15 days had passed. It was not impossible for Lu Que to make them return to their peak condition in the remaining time. It was just that he did not have any suitable herbs on hand right now.
Even though this was a small world and the spiritual energy was slightly richer than the outside, it was only about a thousand miles in radius. Lu Que did not know if there were any herbs that could restore Qi.
Hearing Lu Que's explanation, Zhuge Yan also frowned. Su Le Yi's medical knowledge was learned by Godly Doctor Yao Yi An, so Zhuge Yan had no doubts about the prescription in Lu Que's hands. Furthermore, they did not know if those medicinal herbs existed here. Even if they did, it would not be easy to find all of them.
”How about that?” Looking at the four people who were still pale despite their sleep, Zhuge Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, ”How about, we contact those few Imperial City Elders and see if they have any solutions.”
”No.” Lu Que shook his head, ”According to the rules, as long as we ask those experts for help, Brother Yun and the rest of the four would be eliminated.”
Lu Que did not know that these people no longer had the intention to fight for the position of chief. Even if he did, he would not care about it. Zhuge Yan, Bai Qingguo, and the others had been forced by their families to register, but wasn't he the same as well? He had only come here for the sake of gaining some experience and being able to witness the legendary Great Illusionary Array. Thus, he naturally understood Yun Xian's thoughts.
”But, let's not even talk about whether we can find the five hundred year old Profound Heart Lotus as the main ingredient. We might not even be able to gather all of those supplementary ingredients either. Furthermore, there are four of them. Each person will receive seven batches of medicine, and if you take it seven days in a row, you will need thirty-two sets of medicine. ”
Zhuge Yan was actually more inclined to send the four of them back to the academy. With Lu Que's ointment, the four of them had already stopped bleeding. Judging from Yun Xing Si's rate of recovery, it would not be a problem to recover in a few days. However, without sufficient medicinal ingredients, it would be impossible to recover one's vital energy and blood in the remaining time.
The Great Illusory Heart Array was an illustrious array in the history of the Nine Academies. Although most of the people who were trapped to death were people with weak minds, with their weak vital energy and blood right now, they might not be able to survive the array. After battling side by side just now, Zhuge Yan already had a trace of camaraderie with these people. Not to mention that Yun Xing Si and Su Duo had known him since he was young, he naturally did not wish for any mishap to befall them.
”If only there was a Blood Drop Vine in this forest.” Lu Que also sighed. For recovering qi and blood, other than the recipe obtained from Su Le Yi, only the Blood Drop Fruit had the best effect. With their cultivation level at the seventh level of the Blood Aperture, a single fruit would be able to recover within a few days. However, the Blood Drop Fruit was a treasure of the Xuan grade and could only be found by chance and not sought after. Lu Que did not know if the Blood Drop Vine existed in this small world.
”Blood Drop Vine?” the Spirit Core Tree? ”
At this point, both Lu Que and Zhuge Yan's expressions changed. Zhuge Yan had previously obtained a Spirit Core Fruit, which meant that there was definitely a Spirit Core Tree in this mountain. Furthermore, the Blood Drop Vine and the Spirit Core Tree were usually connected to each other. Under normal circumstances, there would definitely be Blood Drop Vines wherever the Spirit Core Tree existed. ”With the Blood Drop Vine, even if there wasn't a Blood Drop Fruit, Lu Que would be able to use it to concoct a prescription that would allow them to recover quickly.
”Zhuge, where did you get the Profound Heart Fruit? Is there any blood vine there? ” Lu Que asked hurriedly.
”This one.” Zhuge Yan thought for a moment, then took out the Spirit Core Fruit from his bosom and said, ”I picked up this Spirit Core Fruit from the mountain. As for the Spirit Core Tree, I didn't even see it.
”Then where is the Mysterious Heart Fruit that you picked up?” Lu Que asked again.
”On the other side of the lake.” When Zhuge Yan and Lu Que arrived at the platform in front of the cave, they pointed towards the lake that was directly opposite the valley.
Lu Que looked at the mountains across the lake and his eyes flickered. He said, ”It's getting late. When they wake up tomorrow, we'll set up camp by the lake. I'll go look for the Blood Rattan by the Spirit Heart Tree.”