Ling Qiulu took the money bag, opened it, and was surprised to see it glittering with Gold Soul Coins—over five hundred of them.
Ling Qiulu only took out twenty Gold Soul Coins, saying: "This is too much; these are enough, and you can keep the rest."
Ye Yu said: "Take them all; compared to your life-saving grace, this is nothing. I have over a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, so please keep them."
Ling Qiulu was amazed—over a hundred thousand, that's a lot.
"Alright, then I'll take them." Ling Qiulu asked: "By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Ye Yu."
"Well, my name is Ling Qiulu. I will go buy medicine for you."
Ling Qiulu left, and Ye Yu was exhausted, feeling his body drained, not only spiritually weak but physically depleted as well.
Ye Yu closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Ling Qiulu went to find Doctor Li to continue preparing the Nourishing Spirit Medicine.
On the way back, a villager approached with a smile, holding a chicken in one hand and a duck in the other.
"Ling Qiulu, wait."
Ling Qiulu turned to look and asked: "What's the matter?"
"I have something to tell you."
"I need to take care of the patient; I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
"Don't go yet, it's not nonsense." The villager hurried over with a smile: "These chickens and ducks are for you."
"Why give me chickens and ducks?" Ling Qiulu was surprised.
The villager laughed awkwardly: "This is a thank you gift for saving me yesterday, and of course, thanks to you. If you hadn't brought him back, I wouldn't have survived."
Placing the chickens and ducks down directly, the villager quickly turned and left, afraid Ling Qiulu would refuse.
Ling Qiulu sighed lightly: "The attitude changed so quickly; they wanted to drive people away yesterday."
Ling Qiulu returned home and started preparing chicken soup and roasted duck.
"Sister Qiulu."
Just then, a voice called from the doorway.
Ling Qiulu stepped out and asked: "Xiao Chun, Xiao Xia, what brings you here?"
"We came to play with the big brother."
"Play what? He's asleep inside, looking quite tired."
"Can we play with him when he wakes up?"
"No, he's still a patient."
The two little children took out candies from their pockets: "We saved money to buy these. Whenever we get hurt, eating a candy makes it not hurt anymore. This candy is for the big brother, so he won't hurt anymore when he eats it."
Ling Qiulu accepted them, even if she didn't like the villagers, the children were still innocent.
"Alright, I'll give it to him. You two go back now."
The two kids left happily, and just then, Ye Yu woke up to the aroma, seeing the chicken soup and roasting duck, immediately drooling.
"Smells so good."
Ye Yu got up.
Ling Qiulu entered and said: "You're awake at the right time; the chicken soup and roasted duck are ready, eat up."
"Thank you."
Ye Yu devoured the food, his eating manner shocking Ling Qiulu, directly stuffing it into his mouth as if his stomach were a bottomless pit, finishing in the blink of an eye.
"You ate fast! Are you full?"
Ye Yu shook his head: "Barely filled a gap in my teeth."
Ye Yu's appetite was naturally large, especially after being physically drained and not eating for almost twenty days.
"Is there a restaurant in the village?"
"There is, let me take you there."
"Great!"
When Ye Yu arrived at the restaurant, the owner greeted him with a smile.
"Benefactor, choose whatever you'd like to eat."
The owner brought a menu and handed it to Ye Yu.
Ye Yu glanced at it and said: "Everything on the menu, bring five portions of each."
Suddenly, the owner widened his eyes—this...
"Benefactor, not even ten cows can eat that much."
"Bring it up; I'll pay whatever it costs. Hurry up."
Ye Yu's stomach was growling with hunger.
"Alright, alright."
Soon, everyone at the restaurant started hustling, bringing out plates of food which were quickly cleared.
Just like that, the cooks worked from morning till night, and the restaurant's twenty tables were piled high with empty plates, the owner was stunned and dared not offer free food anymore.
All the villagers gathered around, equally astonished; this appetite was too incredible, and eating so much without his stomach bulging—was it a bottomless pit?
Having eaten all the ingredients in the restaurant, Ye Yu was just barely full, with his strength significantly recovered.
Unbeknownst to him, three days had passed, and after drinking the Nourishing Spirit Medicine for three days, Ye Yu's Spiritual Power was not as weak, recovering by twenty percent.
Ye Yu asked: "Are there any better Nourishing Spirit Medicines?"
"Not in the village, better medicines and doctors require going outside the village, but it's hard to get out."
"Hard to get out?"
"With money, it's possible because our village is at the base of a cliff—a cliff over ten thousand meters high, but there are flying-type Soul Masters who can take people wanting to leave up, it requires fifty Gold Soul Coins."
Ten thousand meters—indeed very high. Even at my peak using Moon Step, it would be difficult to ascend.
Ye Yu went outside, sensing the surroundings, found the village had only fifty households—with a total of two hundred people.
"Hmm?"
As Ye Yu sensed beyond the village, he detected an aura of Evil Power.
Ye Yu left the village, following the aura, arriving at a cliff with a bottomless depth beneath and towering cliffs reaching the clouds above.
"There's an aura of Evil Power here; it should be a suitable place for my cultivation."
Ye Yu found this Evil Power environment even better than the virtual cultivation scenario at Lanba Academy.
Ye Yu did not jump down; given his current Spiritual Power, he wasn't confident in resisting it. If it spiraled out of control, it wouldn't be good—it was better to wait for his Spiritual Power to recover further before exploring.
Ye Yu returned and was out cold—sleeping was also a way to nourish the spirit.
The next morning, in the village.
A wooden box was placed in the village center; a villager picked it up, puzzled: "What is this?"
The villager opened it, his eyes widening in shock, quickly dropping the box.
Plop!
A human head rolled out of the box, falling to the side, its eyes staring dead at him.
The villager was so frightened he sat on the ground, terrified.
"What's wrong?"
Surrounding villagers ran over, shocked at the scene.
Chuntao hurried over, seeing the villagers' grim expressions, wondering: What's happened?
Upon approaching, villagers fearfully discussed.
"That person is coming!"
"Is it really him—White Impermanence?"
"It must be him! Impermanence claims lives! This box with one side black and one side red is his signature. I've heard about it—the box has appeared in many villages before, requiring ten people to choose between red or black, and choosing wrong means death!"
"Then we should flee."
"Escape where? Since the box is here, his men must surely surround the area."
"What... what should we do then?"
The villagers were utterly terrified, when suddenly one person's face lit up.
"That young hero is here! He's a Soul King!"
"A Soul King... Though I don't know what Impermanence's cultivation level is, I've heard it's not lower than a Soul King—can the young hero defeat him?"
"Don't know, but the young hero is our only hope."
...
At this moment, Ling Qiulu rushed home to pack.
"I need to leave here; hopefully, I can evade the evil followers of Impermanence. I've long wanted to leave, and the money is enough."
Ling Qiulu looked at Ye Yu sleeping soundly and called: "Wake up quickly; you can't stay here."
Ye Yu woke up groggily, asking lazily: "Why?"