Chapter 15: Restoring One's Appearance

  "Child, I'm afraid it's all over for me..." Old Lady Sun said with a dejected expression, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, clearly having suffered severe internal injuries.

  "Mom, don't worry, nothing will happen to you..."

  Wu Ming had thought that as long as Old Lady Sun didn't go to Chongyang Palace to deliver the medicine, everything would be fine. He had thought that the previous task had already changed Old Lady Sun's fate, but he never could have imagined that what was destined to happen would still occur in the end.

  "Is history going to repeat itself, and my appearance still can't change Grandma Sun's fate?" In an instant, Wu Ming's heart was filled with sorrow and regret. If he had known earlier, he should have sucked out Zhao Zhi Jing's internal energy just now, then Grandma Sun would definitely be fine.

  Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

  The sudden scene on the field not only left all the Taoists stunned, but also made Hao Datong feel embarrassed.

  "You scoundrel, what are you doing?" Hao Datong cursed Zhao Zhi Jing, and Zhao Zhi Jing, who had just acted impulsively, now saw the disaster that had been brewed and suddenly felt regretful. He lowered his head and nodded: "Master Uncle, I...I was wrong..."

  "Take it back!" Hao Datong glared at Zhao Zhi Jing, then hastily walked forward and said: "Yang Guo, move aside, let me take a look at the old lady."

  The former divine eagle, Sun's wife died at the hands of Hao Datong. Wu Ming, who knew this well, was in pain and naturally wouldn't have any good feelings towards him. He shouted angrily: "Get out, don't pretend to be so kind."

  Hao Datong's face suddenly turned bright red, and he was about to say something when a cold voice behind him said, "The Quanzhen Sect bullying the young and the elderly, what kind of hero is that?"

  Hao Datong heard the voice cold and indifferent, his heart shook, he turned back to look, and found that the one who spoke was a beautiful girl in white clothes, standing in the middle of the scene, her eyes filled with chilling intent.

  "What a wonderful lightness of footwork! You have arrived behind me without making any sound. Hao Datong was greatly startled and hastily asked: 'Miss, who are you? What teachings do you have to impart?'"

  The girl glared at Hao Datong and didn't answer, quickly walking up to Grandma Sun.

  Upon hearing the voice, Wu Ming knew that Little Dragon Girl had arrived. At this time, he who was in grief seemed to have suddenly gained a backbone and said sorrowfully: "Dragon sister, Granny Sun was killed by the stinky Taoist priest Zhao while trying to save me."

  "Everyone has to die, it's nothing." Old Mrs. Sun had raised Little Dragon Maiden since she was a child, and they were no different from mother and daughter. However, for the past eighteen years, Little Dragon Maiden had been living a life as calm as still water. Coupled with her practice of the Jade Maiden Skill since childhood, she had cultivated herself to the point where there was not even half a bit of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness in her heart. Seeing Old Mrs. Sun's serious injury and difficulty recovering, although she couldn't help but feel sad at heart, the feeling of grief flashed across her mind and then passed, and her face remained expressionless.

  Although Wu Ming was familiar with the plot of The Legend of the Condor Hero, he still found it hard to accept the cold side of Little Dragon Maiden and was left speechless.

  Hao Datong heard Wu Ming call the girl "Long Jiejie" and knew she was probably the little dragon girl who had startled Huo Dou, his heart was even more astonished. It's worth noting that although Xiaolongnu hadn't set foot on Mount Zhongnan, she had already become famous throughout the Jianghu due to previous events.

  The little dragon girl turned her head and coldly swept her gaze over the Taoist priests present, and everyone felt that her eyes were like ice, and they couldn't help but shiver.

  The little dragon girl leaned over to examine Grandma Sun's injuries and knew that they were hard to heal, so she could only ask softly: "Grandma, how do you feel?"

  "I'm almost done." Old Lady Sun sighed and said: "But I'm not willing to give up... Miss, in this life, I've never asked you for anything..."

  The little dragon girl's delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed as she asked: "Grandma, are you seeking something from me now?"

  Grandma Sun nodded and pointed at Wu Ming, but due to her severe injuries, she couldn't speak for a moment...

  Seeing Old Lady Sun still thinking of herself until her death, Wu Ming, who had been an orphan since childhood, felt a deep and unutterable emotion in his heart. Tears streaming down his face, he sobbed uncontrollably: "Mother, don't say that, you won't die, I won't let you die, I'll definitely make you live to be a hundred..."

  It was as if the persistence in his heart had taken effect, or perhaps there was a divine intervention at work, but Wu Ming suddenly came to from his fatalistic thoughts and only then did he abruptly recall that previously, during the "Spring Sun Melting Snow" mission, he had obtained a healing sacred medicine called the "Nine Revolutions Golden Wound Healing Soul Dan".

  Damn it, what am I doing? This is ridiculous, I actually forgot something so important.

  Overjoyed Wu Ming suddenly slapped his chest hard, if he had thought of it a little later, then Sun Bao would be in danger. If it was really because of his negligence that led to Sun Bao leaving him, Wu Ming believed that for the rest of his life he would feel guilty.

  Seeing Wu Ming beating himself, Sun's wife still thought he was heartbroken and comforted him by saying: "Child, don't be sad? If I die, your sister Long will take good care of you."

  "Mom, don't worry, you won't die. I have medicine here, and if you take it, you'll be fine." Wu Ming knew he couldn't delay any further, so he quickly took out the [Nine-Turn Golden Revival Pill] from the Book Spirit System space and immediately fed it into Grandma Sun's mouth.

  Sun's grandmother thought her time was up and in order to satisfy Wu Ming's filial piety, she naturally wouldn't refuse, so she opened her mouth and swallowed the pill.

  The Nine-Turn Golden Creation Revival Pill was incredibly miraculous, and as soon as it came into contact with her saliva after entering her mouth, it automatically dissolved, allowing Old Lady Sun to swallow it easily.

  "What medicine did you give to your mother-in-law? Is it really effective?" asked Xiǎo Lóng Nǚ coldly.

  This was not only Little Dragon Girl's doubt, but also the suspicion of Hao Datong and other Taoist priests. Was there really such a miraculous elixir in the world?

  "Dragon sister, let's talk about this later, we should head back first, mom's health is the most important." Wu Ming didn't want to reveal the miraculous effects of the Nine-Turn Golden Revival Dan in front of others, because he had roughly looked over its efficacy and knew that it would take effect within a second of entering the body. Even if the internal injury was severe, taking the medicine would bring someone back from the brink of death within three minutes.

  "Alright, let's go." Little Dragon Girl's heart was as calm as still water, her desire for revenge had faded, and upon hearing Wu Ming say this, she nodded in agreement. She picked up Granny Sun, took Wu Ming's hand, gave the Taoist priests a cold glance, and then walked towards the small grove of trees.

  Hao Datong saw that things were so easily resolved, and he suddenly felt relieved in his heart. Even Zhao Zhi Jing's heart was greatly comforted at this moment. As long as the ancient tomb sect did not pursue it, the punishment of the sect would probably not be too severe.

  "Zhao Zhi Jing, you've beaten up Sun's wife, I'll settle the score with you later, just wait." Wu Ming turned back to look at Zhao Zhi Jing, gave a cold smile, and then followed Xiao Long Nu quickly away.

  When Wu Ming was about to leave, Zhao Zhi heard his words and felt a surge of dark clouds in his heart, growing more and more resentful towards Wu Ming.

  ……

  The Dan medicine used by Grandma Sun was indeed worthy of its name, "Nine Turns to Revive the Soul". As soon as the three of them passed through the small woods, Grandma Sun felt that her body had recovered more than half.

  "Child, what kind of wonderful medicine did you give me? Mom really feels much better."

  Old Lady Sun's words were now filled with much more energy than before, and her complexion had regained its vitality. Wu Ming naturally understood that the medicine was already taking effect, and he couldn't help but smile as he said: "Mom, didn't I tell you? You'll definitely live to be a hundred years old."

  The old lady was delighted and chuckled: "Good child, your mouth is really sweet. This year I am fifty-two years old. If I can live to be a hundred years old, I will definitely see you with a house full of children and grandchildren."

  "Wu Ming nodded and smiled: 'Mom, don't worry, you'll definitely see it.'"

  When I watched The Legend of the Condor Hero before, Wu Ming didn't know Old Lady Sun's age and thought that since she was called "Old Lady", her age must be very big. Now hearing it, surprisingly she is only 52 years old. In modern times, actually it's not big at all, can't even be considered an old lady, roughly just an aunt.

  Of course, people's lifespan was shorter in ancient times, living to seventy years old was already very long-lived, so there is the saying that it is rare for someone to live to be seventy. Being called an old lady at fifty-two is also completely normal.

  Furthermore, Wu Ming discovered through observation that there was a detail not mentioned in the original novel: Granny Sun's face seemed to be not born that way, but rather was caused by some other reason.

  If she could restore her original appearance, Grandma Sun must be very happy.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "You have triggered the Book Immortal System task [Restore Appearance]."