At First Sight

  At First Sight

  "Come on, catch me! Don't let the prisoner escape!" Dozens of guards held torches in one hand and weapons in the other, searching for the escaped prisoner in the dark forest.

  Luo Tian covered the wound on his left shoulder with his remaining internal strength and flipped himself onto the tree, the dark night was his best protective clothing.

  Fresh blood flowed down Luo Tian's arm and soon soaked his clothes.

  Although he couldn't see the color of the blood clearly, Luo Tian knew that he had been poisoned and it was the Hundred Flower Hundred Grass poison, which was a rare antidote.

  Lu Tian sneered, those people had really gone to great lengths, actually using such precious poison on themselves. A strong numbness and pain were already starting to spread from the wound, if not for an even stronger conviction supporting him, Lu Tian would have probably fallen off the tree long ago.

  The yamen runners, holding torches, had arrived at the foot of the tree where Luo Tian was. "Quickly search for me! The criminal has been shot with an arrow and can't run far!" Dozens of yamen runners quickly dispersed to chase after Luo Tian's trail, leaving only the leading yamen runner standing under the tree.

  Luotian's smile grew even colder. These bailiffs were innocent, Luotian understood that they would probably never know who they were risking their lives for throughout their entire lives. So Luotian pitied them and did not intend to take their lives.

  But many times God will tell you what is called "things don't go as wished".

  The shirt that had been soaked through could no longer hold any more blood, so two or three drops fell onto the face of the yamen runner standing under the tree.

  "The culprit is in the tree!" The leading yamen almost shouted out without hesitation, completely unaware that this would be the last words he would say in his life.

  Luo Tian drew out the soft sword wrapped around his waist without hesitation, concentrated his internal energy, and then sealed the throat with one sword. The yamen runner under the tree fell to the ground in an instant, and his eyes seemed to still retain the illusion of promotion and wealth that he had hoped for when he shouted out that sentence.

  "Pffft!" The forced internal energy condensed and propelled the toxins in his body to spread, Luo Tian uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell from the tree, spinning in mid-air before landing heavily on the ground.

  The bailiffs who had just dispersed quickly returned after hearing the shouting, but found nothing under the tree except for the chief bailiff's corpse and a pool of blood.

  When Luo Tian woke up, he found himself in a stone cave. Not far away, the bonfire was burning vigorously. Looking at the disorderly flames, Luo Tian's heart felt inexplicably warm.

  A bowl of water was suddenly placed in front of Luo Tian.

  Luo Tian was startled, he hadn't felt that there was another person in the cave besides himself just now.

  The man in front of him was dressed in a long black robe, and Luo Tian couldn't tell if he had any weapons on him. However, from the way he walked silently, Luo Tian could judge that this was an expert. Although he had saved himself, Luo Tian couldn't temporarily determine whether he was friend or foe.

  The man saw Luo Tian motionless for a long time and thought that the poison had just been cleared, his body was still weak, so he picked up the bowl of water again and placed it at Luo Tian's mouth, "Drink."

  Luotian was indeed thirsty, so he didn't decline and quickly gulped down the bowl of water with a "glug glug glug" sound, "Thank you."

  "Do you need it?"

  Luo Tian shook his head and said, "May I ask your noble surname and given name, young hero? Since you saved me, one day I will definitely repay the kindness you showed me today."

  The man took a glance at Luo Tian and said, "Xi Kong."

  Luotian was stunned for a moment before reacting to the fact that the other person had spoken his name. However, Luotian searched his mind for a long time and couldn't recall anyone with the name Xikong appearing in the Jianghu in recent years. Moreover, the two words "Xikong" sounded like a fake name when put together.

  "Thanks for saving my life, Big Brother Xi." Luo Tian looked at the other person who seemed to be a few years older than himself, and it was fitting to call him big brother.

  Xikong didn't say anything, seemingly not objecting to Luotian calling him that way.

  Luotian felt the poison of the hundred flowers and grasses on his body being lifted, so he became even more curious about the person in front of him. What kind of person was he? Moreover, from start to finish, he hadn't asked for his own name. Didn't he want to know what kind of person he had saved?

  Luo Tian tried to gather his internal energy, but was quickly stopped by Xi Kong's swift move to seal his acupoints.

  "Xī dàgē, this is why?" Suddenly being poked in the acupuncture points, Luó Tiān didn't panic because his intuition told him that Xí Kōng wouldn't harm him.

  Xī Kōng also conveniently opened up Luó Tiān's acupoints and injected a stream of internal energy into his body, "Resume practicing in three days."

  At this time, a book he had read before flashed in Luo Tian's mind, which recorded that the terrible thing about Baifa poison was not that it was difficult to solve, but that if the poisoned person practiced qigong privately after being solved, his tendons and veins would be broken and he would die within the time of one incense stick.

  At this thought, Luo Tian couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and Xi Da Ge had saved him once again.

  At the same time as he let out a sigh of relief, Luo Tian became even more curious about Xi Kong, because the medical book that recorded the toxicity of various flowers and grasses was only collected within the Luo Family Manor. As the third young master of the Luo Family Manor, Luo Tian could naturally access such books, but how did Xi Kong know about it?

  What made Luo Tian most curious was how he had been rescued by Xi Kong, and whether those pursuing officers were now alive or dead...

  Luotian glanced at Xikong, who was sitting by the fire and resting with his eyes closed. He wanted to ask all the questions in his mind, but after thinking for a long time, Luotian still didn't ask anything. Curiosity can destroy anyone, this sentence has always been etched in Luotian's heart.

  Xī Kōng felt Luo Tian's gaze, so he opened his eyes and asked, "Cold?" Xī Kōng thought Luo Tian was staring at him just because he envied being able to sit by the fire.

  Luotian knew that if he said he wasn't cold at this time, Xikong would definitely close his eyes again and wouldn't talk to him for a while.

  Luo Tian nodded, "Cold."

  Xikong's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he pondered why the internal energy he had just injected into Luotian's body was not taking effect.

  After a brief moment of contemplation, Xi Kong picked up Luo Tian and carried him over to the bonfire.

  Apart from his two elder brothers, this was Luo Tian's first time being held in another man's arms. The feeling wasn't unpleasant, but it also wasn't very comfortable.

  So Luo Tian said, "Thank you, Uncle Xi, I can sit up by myself."

  Xī kōng bǎ luò tiān fàng zài huǒ duī páng biān yí kuài tū qǐ de shí tou shàng, rán hòu jiù sōng le shǒu, jiē zhe wǎng huǒ duī lǐ yòu jiā le yì xiē kū shù zhī.

  Before the branches fell into the fire, Luo Tian's weak body had already begun to fall backward uncontrollably.

  Xī kōng zhǐ hǎo chóng xīn ràng Luò tiān yǐ zài zì jǐ de shēn shàng, zhè yī cì Luò tiān méi yǒu fǎn duì.

  Translation:

  Xi Kong had no choice but to let Luo Tian lean on him again, this time Luo Tian did not object.

  Gazing at the flames that continued to rise higher and higher, Luo Tian leaned against Xi Kong and slowly fell asleep, while Xi Kong remained awake, waiting for dawn.