Chapter Ten: Xiao Bai's Opportunity

  "Wow~~~~~vomit!"

  Lin Xiao's body shook violently, and another mouthful of blood sprayed out. This time, what he spat out was purple blood. The plasma was mixed with some black blood clots, which looked like fragments of internal organs.

  Shen Xiaobai had never seen such a miserable scene before, she was so scared that she trembled with fear, and all the way supported Lin Xiang as he continued to venture deeper into the mountains. Lin Xiang had already fallen into a semi-unconscious state, and he was only relying on his instincts to struggle forward. Shen Xiaobai was young and weak, how could she have the strength to help Lin Xiang move? She simply held onto Lin Xiang's sleeve, pulling and tugging as they moved forward.

  With a "thud", Lin Xiao, whose eyes were blazing red like fire, suddenly stepped on a round stone and fell head-first to the ground.

  Shen Xiaobai was so scared that she burst into tears, grabbing Lin Xiao's hair and tugging at it desperately. "Lin Gege, waaah! Lin Gege! Don't scare me, get up quickly, get up quickly!"

  Lin Xiao's face and lips had turned a deep purple color, his body was shaking slightly, and from the torn back of his shirt, three long, dark purple scars could be seen on his back. A thick, dark red blood plasma was slowly seeping out from those scars. Shen Xiaobai accidentally touched one of the purple scars with her finger, but only felt a sharp pain, as if the scar was like hot charcoal, burning her delicate hand and causing blisters to form. Shen Xiaobai was shocked and stood still, she had only touched it lightly with her finger and it had become this way, so what about Lin Xiao's body, how much more severe must his internal injuries be?

  Big, fat tears fell down, streaming down the dirty little face, Shen Xiaobai plopped herself down beside Lin Xiao, hugging his head and wailing loudly.

  "Daddy~~~~ Mommy~~~~ Waaah, Xiao Bai is scared~~~~ Lin big brother, don't die~~~~ If you die, Xiao Bai will have no relatives left." Shen Xiao Bai wailed to the sky, in her heart, Lin Xiang had already become one of her most important relatives, just like her deceased parents. Especially now, Lin Xiang was her everything.

  A heart-wrenching pain made Shen Xiaobai cough violently, and suddenly she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  Just now, Lin Xiao and Ling Ba Tian's Ling Kong Yi Ji, Lin Xiao suddenly put his life on the line, transferring all the knife intent into his own body, forcibly pouring it into the war horse below. However, after all, a few strands of knife energy injured his body, and at that time, Shen Xiaobai, who was tightly held in his arms, suffered from the fish pool disaster, also being injured by a very fine strand of knife energy in her internal organs. At this moment, she felt a pang of sadness and fear, the five thieves self-destructing from within, had already touched her heart pulse, completely triggering her internal injury.

  Her physique, yet how can it be compared to Lin Xiao's? That one strand of knife energy had just burst out, and Shen Xiaobai was already on the verge of death.

  Softly fell on Lin Xiao's body, Shen Xiaobai opened her eyes in a daze, staring blankly at the face of Lin Xiao close at hand, whispering: "Lin big brother... with you here, Xiaobai is not afraid, not afraid!"

  "Little... White..." Lin Xiao, who was severely injured and on the verge of collapse after being attacked by Ling Ba Tian, suddenly groaned in his coma. It was as if a surge of energy came from nowhere, and Lin Xiao's eyes snapped open. Perhaps it was instinct, but he quickly grabbed Shen Xiao Bai's wrist pulse with one hand and lightly swept over her body with the other, pressing several acupressure points on her. He then pulled out three medicinal pills - red, white, and yellow - from a hidden compartment in his waistband and stuffed them into Shen Xiao Bai's mouth before falling back again.

  Three medicinal pellets entered her body, and Shen Xiaobai suddenly felt a severe pain in her heart pulse relax, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Her internal injuries were greatly relieved.

  Shen Xiaobai let out a delighted shriek, and with tears of joy streaming down her face, she flung herself at Lin Xiao's chest, pounding his cheeks vigorously. "Lin Gege, Lin Gege, you have to get yourself treated right away!"

  His eyes, which had been dull and lifeless like blood, suddenly shone with a faint light that only appears when one is on the verge of death. A strange energy surged through his body once again, and he sat up straight, grabbing Shen Xiaobai's neck and shouting: "Xiaobai, listen to me! Don't mind me. There are medicine pills here that can ward off the miasma and poisonous insects in the mountains. Take them with you and leave in any direction you want. Don't stay in the mountains... don't stay in the mountains..."

  He casually pulled out a few pills and stuffed them into Shen Xiaobai, Lin Xiao finally exhausted all the remaining strength in his body and fell to the ground in disarray. His body was empty and hollow, without any strength left, and his mind was also empty and hollow. The few words he had just spoken had already consumed all of Lin Xiao's spirit. A hallucination appeared before his eyes, as if the little white dog he used to love the most had merged into one with Shen Xiaobai, who was crying so hard that she couldn't catch her breath.

  "Xiao Bai~~~~~ haha, I'm here!" Lin looked up at the sky in a daze and muttered to himself: "Dad, I'm unfilial, I'm going to die soon!"

  Slowly, slowly, Lin Xiao closed his eyes.

  Shen Xiaobai burst out with a shocking and earth-shattering wail, she grasped Lin Xian's face with all her might, wanting to rouse him awake. However, Lin Xian's body was already empty and devoid of vitality, his life force had been completely severed, now he was only barely clinging to life by a thread of true energy cultivation, how could he possibly wake up again?

  The sky was at the point of dawn, in the desolate mountains, on a slope of withered grass, a blood-soaked girl hugged a blood-soaked boy and wailed loudly. Even if it were a stone statue that saw this, it would probably shed a few tears.

  But in this world, some people's hearts are even harder than stone.

  A group of black-clad bandits emerged from a small valley at the foot of a mountain, one of whom cursed and said: "Damn it, which stinky woman is crying here so early in the morning? Is your dad dead or did we kill your lover?"

  This group of Black Knife bandits had about ten or so people, each with sleepy eyes and their bodies still wet from the dew. They walked slowly up the mountain slope, just in time to see Shen Xiaobai holding Lin Xiao there, wailing in pain. Shen Xiaobai's face was covered in blood, dust, and tears, her small face already a mess. But in the eyes of these Black Knife bandits, they saw that Shen Xiaobai was an exceptionally beautiful young girl. The leader of the group drooled at the sight, his voice strange and eerie as he called out: "Ah, brothers, our luck has arrived!"

  The Hei Dao bandits all burst out laughing and said: "Ha! Captain, we were sent out to patrol the mountain, who would have thought that we'd run into such a great opportunity."

  Hei Dao's bandit laughed strangely and said, "But this young one is too tender, I'm afraid if the leader goes up alone, he'll be killed in three to five moves, where will our fun be?"

  Hei Dao's team leader 'Jie Jie' burst out laughing: "Alright, I'll be gentle today too. After all, we've got to make sure every brother gets a taste of the soup!"

  The ear-piercing laughter scattered the morning mist on the mountain slope, frightening the birds in the forest to fly away and escape far away.

  Shen Xiaobai had long been frozen in fear. The obscene and evil aura emanating from the black knife gang made her instinctively sense an extreme unease. Especially when these black knife gang members slowly approached her with a yin smile, Shen Xiaobai only had one thought, that was to let her die quickly. Out of a girl's instincts, Shen Xiaobai knew that something not so good was about to happen.

  But she didn't even have the strength to escape. The repeated upheavals had also exhausted Shen Xiaobai's entire strength. She tightly hugged Lin Xiao, sat stupidly on the ground, and stared at the black knife gang slowly gathering around her and Lin Xiao, surrounding them.

  Hei Dao's team leader grinned and stretched out his hand to grab Shen Xiaobai's little face, saying "Haha, brothers, I won't be polite."

  "All evils stem from lust ～～ The sea of suffering is boundless, and you all need not turn back either."

  A clear voice came from the distant sky, a gentle breeze flashed, and everyone's eyes darkened for a moment. A middle-aged nun with black skin, thin as firewood, but nearly eight feet tall, appeared in front of everyone like a ghost. The nun had nine burn marks on her shiny head, wore a monk's robe that was washed white but should have been black, and had a pair of bare, long, black, muddy feet. She held a string of Buddhist beads made from human skull tops in her hand, narrowed her eyes like a fox, and gazed gloomily at the group of Black Knife bandits.

  Shen Xiaobai didn't see how this nun appeared.

  The leader of the Black Knife Gang trembled all over, and he quickly fell to the ground, leading a group of brothers to kowtow to the nun: "Senior, you have arrived, junior has failed to welcome you from afar, it's a capital offense, a capital offense."

  The nun let out a cold hum, narrowed her eyes and glanced at Shen Xiaobai who was in a daze. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and a sharp glint flashed in her pupils. On her emaciated face, which was as thin as a skull, a hint of joy that she couldn't conceal actually appeared.

  The leader of the Black Knife Gang raised his head and saw that the nun's attention was focused on Shen Xiaobai. He hastily shouted: "Senior, if you have taken a liking to..."

  The nun's hand shook slightly as she held the human bone Buddha beads, her voice cold: "You know it's a death sentence, why haven't you died yet? Are you waiting for those useless people from the Silent Devil Sect to come and save you?"

  A faint crimson flame burst forth from each of the Black Knife Gang members' bodies, gently engulfing them and transforming into a wisp of cyan smoke that drifted away. The flames did not only incinerate their physical flesh but also annihilated their souls, which had been tainted to the extreme.

  The nun walked up to Shen Xiaobai with big strides, casually grabbed Lin Xiao from her arms and threw him aside. With a joyful expression, she smiled at Shen Xiaobai: "Little girl, this kid is already dead, it's a good thing he's dead! He can be reincarnated early and attain enlightenment early, what a wonderful thing! You have a connection with me, I want to take you as my disciple, are you willing?"

  Shen Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, she saw the scene of those black knife bandits being burned to ashes, but there was not a hint of fear in her heart, instead, she inexplicably felt a wave of relief. But as soon as she heard that Lin Xiao had died, Shen Xiaobai suddenly became hysterical: "Nonsense! Brother Lin is not dead, he's not dead, he can't be dead!"

  "Isn't he dead?" The nun opened her eyes wide, looked at Lin Xiao for a moment, frowned and said: "Really, indeed there is still a breath of air! Alas, why are you struggling? Wouldn't it be better to die early and be at peace? It would also avoid disturbing the minds of the poor monk's disciples! Hmm, you'd better die soon!" The nun raised her right palm, about to chop down on Lin Xiao's head.

  With a thud, Shen Xiaobai heavily fell onto Lin Xiao's body. She tightly hugged Lin Xiao, her big eyes brimming with tears as she stared at the nun and stuttered: "You're also a bad person, you're not allowed to touch a single hair on Brother Lin!"

  The nun looked at Shen Xiaobai with a strange expression: "Who said that I, a poor monk, am a bad person? I'm a great good person! To be honest, this kid's injury is too severe, he's actually already a dead man. I'm good at killing people, but saving people..." The dark face suddenly turned slightly red, and the nun dryly laughed: "Anyway, he's going to die soon, let him die quickly, it's also a kind of mercy!"

  Shen Xiaobai tightly hugged Lin Xiao, repeatedly saying: "Big Brother Lin is not dead, I don't want him to die; Big Brother Lin is not dead, I don't want him to die!"

  The nun's eyebrows furrowed, and she glared at Lin Xiao with a fierce gaze. In a low, angry tone, she said: "You little scoundrel, you're already dead, yet you still want to ruin things for me. Hmmph, if I'm going to save him, it can only be in that place. But having me owe them a favor for nothing, isn't that a bit unprofitable?"

  The nun walked a few steps around Lin Xiao and Shen Xiaobai, her eyes narrowing into a line as she stared at Lin Xiao for a long time. Suddenly, her eyes lit up again. She stared at the ring on Lin Xiao's finger and the bracelet on his wrist, laughing strangely: "So that's it! Good karma! This time, it's not me who owes them a favor, but they owe me one instead. Hmm, should I ask for 500-600 Gathering Qi Pills or 300-500 Nourishing Spirit Pills? Or perhaps... hmm, getting dozens of 'Hundred Herb Elixirs' wouldn't be bad either! Wonderful! Just in time, too - I've taken on a disciple and need a large amount of elixir to help her with her meridian unblocking!"

  She coughed lightly, and the nun put her hands together in a serious manner, chanting Buddhist scriptures: "Little girl, stop it, stop it. The Buddha has the virtue of good birth, and this poor monk will also spend some effort to save his life... However, this poor monk has a condition: if this poor monk saves him, then you will be this poor monk's disciple from now on!"

  The nun cackled: "Before you've completed your training, you're not allowed to see that little brat again. Can you do it?"

  Shen Xiaobai's eyes lit up and he knocked his head three times on the ground in front of the nun.

  "Master~~~~~"

  At this time, Shen Xiaobai still didn't know what kind of person the nun was, and he had already muddled his way into becoming her disciple.