Help, I’m Being Forced to Marry a Frail and Sickly Immortal Doctor! 110

Chapter 110: Towards the Mortal World

“I am the medical cultivator.”

The moment the heavy injury had just woken up, Zhou Chan was still very weak.

She couldn’t speak and could only stare blankly at the three people in front of her, then struggled to get up.

Si Mingyue quickly pressed Zhou Chan down and turned her head to say to Ning Ruoque, “The demon core will continuously erode her life. We have to send her away as soon as possible.”

It was easy for the three of them to slip out, but to bring along an injured person who could “explode” at any moment, and with the Taiyi Sect still under martial law, it was inevitable that they would encounter trouble.

Thinking of this, Si Mingyue was so anxious that she wanted to perform a divination.

She took out a copper coin, and just as she was about to throw it, her sleeve was suddenly grabbed.

When she turned her head, Zhou Chan was staring at her intently, her face pale, her breath as thin as a thread.

But she said hoarsely, “I… I don’t want to go. I saw with my own eyes that he was taming demonic beasts…”

“Let me stay. I beg you.”

The veins on the back of her hand bulged, and she used all her strength. Blood seeped from her wound, and it seemed to be about to break open again.

Si Mingyue was worried that her injuries would worsen and quickly and gently persuaded her, “But this won’t solve the problem. You’ll lose your life.”

That blood-stained hand slowly let go.

“Is that so…” The light in Zhou Chan’s eyes also dimmed, and her voice was light. “But I don’t care anymore.”

Seeing her like this, Si Mingyue was anxious again.

Without caring about anything else, she directly held Zhou Chan’s hand. “Don’t give up. I’ve already written it down for you. Live first, and then we’ll go and find trouble with them, okay?”

Afraid that Zhou Chan would seek death, she even stuffed her own copper coin into the other’s hand.

She promised with great certainty, “I can make a heart demon oath. I will definitely help you get justice.”

Yin Buran tilted her head, her inquisitive gaze falling on Si Mingyue. After all, it was rare to see her so reckless.

It could be seen how important the matter that Zhou Chan was involved in was.

Perhaps because of the life-saving grace, Zhou Chan was silent for a long time, and finally, she lowered her eyelids. “No… no need. I’ll go with you.”

Si Mingyue let out a long sigh of relief and casually wiped away a thin layer of sweat with her sleeve, and so, another streak of coal ash appeared on her cheek.

Yin Buran spoke at the right time, “Can you tell me where you got this demon core?”

Zhou Chan frowned, but in the end, she did not say a word and shrank into the messy straw, like a tattered shadow.

She stared out the window. The bleating of the lambs rose and fell, and the air was filled with a thick, fishy smell of rain. From time to in time, the sound of rapid footsteps could be heard.

This was the outer sect of the Taiyi Sect, a mixed bag. For now, it was still safe.

But after tonight, it was hard to say.

If they wanted to leave, now was the best time. While the Taiyi Sect was in a mess and had no time to care about anything else, Ning Ruoque was confident that she could send Zhou Chan out.

But she couldn’t possibly leave Yin Buran behind, and besides, Zhou Chan’s injuries still needed Yin Buran to stabilize.

After thinking about it, the only way was for the four of them to act together.

Before they set off, Ning Ruoque asked casually, “Is this chaos tonight related to you?”

Si Mingyue was originally throwing copper coins. When she heard this question, she almost didn’t catch them.

She lowered her head and clutched her sleeve. “I guess so. When I was hiding with her, I was accidentally discovered.”

“The other side originally wanted to trap me, but for some reason, they let the Zhuyan in the beast cage escape.”

Then she added with a guilty expression, “It wasn’t on purpose. I didn’t know that the Taiyi Sect would raise a Zhuyan in the inner sect, and I didn’t sense any demonic aura.”

Ning Ruoque nodded. The bones and blood of a Zhuyan were precious refining materials, and they were very scarce.

“So it’s true that they are raising demonic beasts. The Immortal Alliance didn’t find out before.”

Or perhaps, they both knew it in their hearts, but for some reason, they did not make it public.

Zhou Chan’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she did not comment on this.

The situation was urgent, and they could not chat for too long.

Si Mingyue changed Zhou Chan into the clothes of the Taiyi Sect and then supported her as she walked out.

She had performed a divination before, but she hesitated for a moment. “Towards the spring—”

Her voice turned, and she timely changed her words. “Mm, let’s go to the mountain gate on this side.”

The guards at the outer sect were already lax, and with the Zhuyan causing trouble, they would definitely have to draw more people to help. It was indeed a good direction.

Ning Ruoque did not say any more and took the lead to clear the way for everyone.

The rain had weakened a lot, and with spiritual energy surrounding her, Ning Ruoque was not wet at all.

Only then did she belatedly realize that the wound on her arm had been healed by Yin Buran at some point.

However, when she went to hold Yin Buran’s hand, she found that the latter’s white clothes were wet, and her face was also wet.

Ning Ruoque quickly realized that the previous treatment had been too much for Yin Buran, and now even sheltering from the rain was a problem.

But Yin Buran had not mentioned this at all. Only her hands were ice-cold, and her fingers were intertwined with Ning Ruoque’s tightly.

Ning Ruoque hurriedly passed her own spiritual energy over, acting as an invisible and transparent umbrella.

Nearby was the spirit field cultivated by the outer sect. The path under their feet was muddy and slippery, and the firelight in the distance could be seen.

Si Mingyue was carrying an injured person and could not walk fast.

The four of them carefully walked through the fields, carefully avoiding several teams of armored guards with torches who were rushing to support the inner sect, like fish swimming upstream.

Through the thin mist, the magnificent mountain gate in the distance could be vaguely seen. The shadows of the trees were swaying, and the sound of the rain was endless.

They had been avoiding people all the way, but Ning Ruoque always felt that something was strange.

There were too few human auras, and they even had to pass by a few small courtyards, but they did not hear any movement in the courtyards.

This shouldn’t be.

Ning Ruoque suddenly stopped in her tracks. “No, if there’s only one Zhuyan, Jiang Ai alone can handle it.”

This chaos should have ended quickly. How could it drag on until now, and still be mobilizing so many people?

Si Mingyue was carrying Zhou Chan and was rushing with her head down, and she almost bumped into her.

Only then did she realize that the information she and her companions had received was not quite the same.

So her eyes flickered, and she said, “I didn’t say there was only one.”

“…”

The hair on Ning Ruoque’s back stood on end. Without having time to think too much, she picked up Yin Buran and left.

She half-held and half-hugged Yin Buran, passed under a low wall, and in order to avoid exposing her tracks, she compressed the aura around her to the extreme.

The mountain gate was not far away, but Zhou Chan let out a muffled groan from the bumps.

She quickly covered her mouth, but she couldn’t control a mouthful of black blood from coughing out.

Even though Si Mingyue had cast a spell on her to conceal her figure, it did not block this leaked aura.

A fire lit up in the courtyard, and a figure immediately leaped out, blocking their path.

Ning Ruoque came to an emergency stop.

Can’t avoid it!

“Who are you! What are you doing there, sneaking around?” Before the person was seen, a crisp scolding came first.

A female cultivator dressed in a black and white Daoist robe held a lantern, her brows furrowed as she sized up the four of them.

Ning Ruoque gently put Yin Buran down, took out the previous letter from her bosom, and the seal of the Taiyi Sect on the letter was clearly visible.

“Fellow Daoist, you’ve misunderstood. We are medical cultivators from Azurefall Creek who have come for a consultation. This is our patient.”

Si Mingyue timely made way a little, revealing half of Zhou Chan’s bloodless face and the Daoist robe on her.

The female cultivator’s brow relaxed slightly.

So Ning Ruoque continued, “It’s fiery everywhere. My junior sisters and I were so scared that we hid here.”

The female cultivator sized the four of them up and down. Seeing that Si Mingyue and Zhou Chan were in a disheveled state, and Yin Buran looked gentle and weak, she was seventy or eighty percent convinced.

“Is that so… then come with me. I will ensure your safety.”

Ning Ruoque paused for a moment and followed calmly.

Although Si Mingyue did not understand, she did not say much and instead transmitted a message secretly, “Why didn’t you just knock her out?”

Before Ning Ruoque could answer, she knew the answer.

A faint fishy smell came from the courtyard. It was just that because Si Mingyue was still carrying Zhou Chan, and it was still raining, she had not been able to distinguish it for a moment.

It’s a corpse, several corpses.

The cultivators living here had been slaughtered, which was why it was so quiet.

But the female cultivator seemed not to have noticed and was still walking forward on her own.

Ning Ruoque stared at the flickering shadows of the trees in front of her, her hand reaching into the small medicine box.

The wind swayed the shadows.

A drop of rain stagnated in the air for a moment, and the hum of a sword drowned out the roar of the Zhuyan. Then a blood flower burst out and fell along with the rainwater.

After Ning Ruoque had brushed past the Zhuyan, she had leaped onto the Zhuyan’s back with an extremely strange movement technique.

The Zhuyan was furious, and with a turn of its head, it bit at Ning Ruoque with both flames and sharp teeth.

Just then, a crisp bell sound rang. The Zhuyan was in a daze for a moment, and then its eyes widened.

A long sword had pierced its heart. It hadn’t even had time to detonate its demon core and perish with its opponent before its nine-foot-tall body had collapsed with a roar.

Ning Ruoque casually performed a sword flourish, and the rainwater washed away the blood on her sword. The long sword was as cold and gleaming as her aura.

Fortunately, this was just a young Zhuyan, and it was not difficult for her to deal with.

When she turned her head again, she met the dumbfounded female cultivator.

Watching as Ning Ruoque took out a sword from the small medicine box and dealt with the Zhuyan as if she were cutting melons and vegetables, the female cultivator was stunned.

“Are you a medical cultivator?” She clearly couldn’t believe what she had seen.

What kind of medical cultivator uses a sword?!

Ning Ruoque clenched her fists awkwardly, but she steeled herself and agreed, “…Mm.”

The female cultivator turned her head and continued to stare at the exquisite staff in Si Mingyue’s hand, just feeling that all of this was incredible. “Are you also a medical cultivator?”

Si Mingyue showed an awkward smile. “Yes… yes, hehe.”

The female cultivator suddenly looked at Yin Buran, her gaze like a torch, and she questioned sharply, “Then what are you?!”

Yin Buran’s expression was blank. “I am the medical cultivator.”

As soon as her voice fell, Si Mingyue’s staff slammed down. With a “thud,” the female cultivator fell to the ground and was completely unconscious.

Ning Ruoque dragged the Zhuyan over, cut its throat, and then sprinkled the Zhuyan’s blood on the female cultivator.

“This way, she shouldn’t be discovered by the other Zhuyan.”

Si Mingyue lifted her skirt and passed by her, not forgetting to bow with a guilty heart. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

The small interlude was resolved, and the four of them continued to run.

The rest of the journey was unexpectedly calm. There were no patrolling guards, and no Zhuyan that suddenly appeared.

By the time Ning Ruoque had reacted, the mountain gate of the Taiyi Sect was right in front of her, a step away.

If they crossed the barrier, they could take Zhou Chan out.

Si Mingyue patted her chest, muttering, and it was unknown what she was muttering.

Ning Ruoque had carefully observed her surroundings, and even the guards were nowhere to be seen.

She held Yin Buran’s hand, tentatively touched the barrier, and easily crossed it.

Nothing happened.

Ning Ruoque urged Si Mingyue with her eyes to hurry up.

The latter quickly came up, but just as half of her body had stepped out of the mountain gate, a cold glint came without any warning.

Ning Ruoque let out a soft “tsk” and drew her sword forward.

The blades of the swords collided with a clang, and the attacker was forced back several steps. Just as he was about to raise his sword again, he was suddenly stunned.

“Eh, eh?! Senior… Senior Ning?”