Chapter 4369
“Am… I still alive?”
Zhu Qingxiu looked at Kai, her face filled with surprise as she spoke.
“Of course you’re not dead! I told you, I had to save you!” Kai replied firmly.
“You’re still too weak. Take a few more pills, and you’ll recover more quickly!”
Seeing Zhu Qingxiu awake, Kai ceased his pill refining and stored away the Shennong Ding, offering the remaining elixirs to her.
Zhu Qingxiu opened her mouth to take the elixir from Kai, but a frown quickly formed on her face.
“What kind of elixir is this? It has a strange taste and smells awful!” she complained.
“Strange taste? What do you mean?” Kai asked, taken aback.
“It smells like urine…” she replied candidly.
At that moment, Kai remembered that this particular elixir had been crafted using the Fire Qilin’s urine, which explained its odor. He had completely overlooked that detail!
“You must be mistaken! There’s no way it smells like that. This is a divine medicine! Your essence and blood were nearly depleted, and this elixir saved you,” Kai hurriedly reassured her.
Convinced by Kai’s words, Zhu Qingxiu accepted all the pills without further hesitation.
After a short rest, although Zhu Qingxiu still felt weak, her life was no longer in danger. With time, she would gradually regain her strength and return to peak form.
“Now that you’re okay, we should leave the Dead Sea area. If those demonic cultivators catch up to us, we’ll be in trouble,” Kai said. He then scooped Zhu Qingxiu into his arms and leapt into the air!
As Zhu Qingxiu was cradled in Kai’s arms, she felt the warmth of his chest and, inwardly, she was flustered. This was the first time a man had held her like this, and it was also the first time she had been seen naked by anyone!
Kai used a sound transmission jade slip to contact Ji Yun, learning that Ji Yun and the others were waiting for him in a small town near the Dead Sea. With that, he set off with Zhu Qingxiu towards the town!
After nearly two hours of flying, Kai finally spotted the Eastern Region Continent, and not far from the coast of the Dead Sea, a small town came into view.
The town was modest, composed of only a handful of wooden houses and a few merchants conducting business.
Kai quickly located Ji Yun and the others!
Ji Yun, along with Zhu Qingyue and Liu Bo, had been anxiously awaiting his return!
During that time, Ji Yun had attempted to reach Kai multiple times via the sound transmission jade slip, but he was unable to connect, which heightened their worry.
At that moment, Kai had been submerged at the bottom of the sea, so it was understandable that he hadn’t received their messages!
As soon as Kai landed at the rented compound with Zhu Qingxiu in his arms, Zhu Qingyue and Liu Bo froze in shock!
They instantly recognized Zhu Qingxiu, despite her half-disfigured face.
After all, they were family.
“Sister…!”
Zhu Qingyue exclaimed, her face filled with disbelief as she rushed toward Zhu Qingxiu!
Zhu Qingxiu opened her arms and embraced Zhu Qingyue tightly, and the two sisters shared a heartfelt reunion!
It had been years since they last saw each other.
Liu Bo stepped forward, tears in his eyes. “Eldest Miss, it’s really you! It’s been so long; the family has missed you dearly.”
“The Ten Thousand Swords Sect was destroyed. All the disciples perished or fled. The old master has been thinking of you every day.”
“I can’t believe we’ve found you again; it’s truly wonderful…”
Kai watched the emotional reunion from a distance, waiting for the excitement to subside. Once they calmed down, he interjected, “We should head inside to talk. We don’t want to attract attention, especially since we’re being pursued by several demonic cultivators.”
At Kai’s warning, Liu Bo and Zhu Qingyue quickly ushered Zhu Qingxiu into the room!
Kai then set up concealment formations around the room to mask their presence and energy signatures from any potential pursuers!