Chapter Sixteen: Mission Accomplished

  In a quiet room, Yue Lingshan sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looking at Ling Jing who was still heavily injured and unconscious on the bed, and let out a soft sigh.

  Still the same familiar eyebrows and eyes, with a hint of sharpness and coldness between the spirited and lively appearance, but at this moment, even in his sleep, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if he was enduring some kind of pain.

  Yue Lingshan's heart ached and she involuntarily stretched out her jade hand to gently stroke Ling Jing's brow.

  Her pale fingers brushed against his nose, his eyebrows, and his eyes, everything was as clear as before, but at this moment, it felt like they were separated by a thousand mountains and rivers. Yuexian felt an unspeakable bitterness and pain in her heart.

  "I know you're still mad at me." Yueling held Lingjing's icy palm in her hand, murmuring as if in a trance, "I've almost forgotten how long it's been since we last spoke like this."

  She gently pressed Ling Jing's hand against her face, with a faint glimmer of tears in her eyes, and said sorrowfully: "You're angry with me, you hate me, you blame me, hiding from me on the mountain and refusing to see me, I know all this. But I only ask that you wake up soon, even if you beat me or scold me, I'm willing."

  After finishing speaking, she gently buried her head into the bed board, slowly closing her eyes, with a very tired expression, but Ling Jing's hand was still grasped in her palm, tightly stuck to her cheek.

  It wasn't until much later that Ling Jing's consciousness slowly recovered, but as soon as he came to, his body was wracked with wave after wave of scorching pain, like countless small knives cutting into him, the agony piercing to the bone.

  "Hiss!"

  The pain was so intense that it caught him off guard, causing him to gasp in shock, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

  At this time, he felt that his left hand was still being held by someone, and a soft, warm feeling came from the palm of his hand. He was very curious in his heart, moved his mind, and wanted to pull his hand out.

  But unexpectedly, his hands couldn't move at all, and no matter how hard he tried, his entire body didn't budge.

  He felt a slight sense of depression in his heart, and unexpectedly this injury was so severe that he couldn't even make a small physical movement.

  He felt a bit helpless, and could only move his eyes to look in the direction of his left hand. There, he discovered a slender figure crouched in front of his bed, her eyes slightly closed as if she was fast asleep, with his left hand grasped by hers and pressed against her cheek.

  The girl's face was half covered by his palm, and for a moment it wasn't very clear. He only felt that the woman was extremely familiar, should be someone with a very close relationship with himself, but he was no longer the previous "Ling Jing", and for a moment he couldn't guess who she was.

  His eyes moved slightly, just as he was about to call out to wake up the woman, when the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

  "Host completes mainline task 'Rescue Yilin', rewards as follows:"

  "Can use talent points +2, bone frame +10, body technique +10, internal force +20, all injuries immediately recover 70%"

  Ling Jing's heart skipped a beat, he didn't expect the system to be so generous this time. In addition to the task completion reward that was agreed upon beforehand, it even added an extra 70% recovery of his injuries.

  As soon as the system's voice disappeared, he felt a warm flow of air flowing through his meridians throughout his body, making him feel like he was in a warm ocean, and he became lazy.

  Immediately afterwards, a numb and sore feeling spread from the wounds on his body, and his strength gradually recovered.

  However, this warm current disappeared after a moment, and Ling Jing was slightly disappointed. After all, the injury could only recover by 70%, not completely cured. Now there is still some pain on his body, but it can be endured.

  Especially the sword wound on his chest, if Luo Renjie had used three more points of strength at that time, he would have been able to pierce through his chest, and it's likely that he wouldn't have survived.

  But even so, his lungs were still severely damaged and breathing was extremely difficult. Fortunately, the system gave him a boost this time, and the sword wound on his chest had basically healed. Although there was still some pain in his lungs, as long as he didn't breathe too hard, it wouldn't be a big deal.

  After finishing his injury, he once again brought out the character attribute panel in his mind, intending to take a look at the changes in his current attributes. However, he didn't expect the system to make another announcement.

  "Main quest one completed, second main quest will be released in sixteen hours, please host prepare in advance."

  "Countdown begins"

  After the system's voice disappeared, Ling Jing was stunned for a moment before muttering to himself: "I'm going, can't even let people live..."

  This first mainline mission had exhausted him, and now he was truly exhausted, not just physically wounded, but also mentally exhausted.

  And yet the first main quest was only completed a short while ago, even if he had been unconscious for a period of time, judging from the current sky color, it should be at most just a few hours, and yet the second main quest is already approaching.

  He was almost crying with laughter in his heart, thinking: "Damn it, crossing over to this kind of place really has no human rights at all, especially when bringing a system along."

  Although he was somewhat resentful in his heart, the system's cold and icy voice devoid of any emotions always made him involuntarily feel a chill run down his spine.

  He quickly calmed down and perked up, thinking deeply about what the yet-to-be-released second main storyline task was.

  He first analyzed the entire process of the previous task, and this time the main line task was "Rescue Yilin". This scene is one of the two most important main lines in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer before Liu Zhengfeng washed his hands with gold. The other is Yu Canghai of Qingcheng Sect, who coveted the "Evil-Expelling Sword Spectrum" of Fuhui Security Bureau and led a group to destroy the Lin family in Fujian, leaving only Lin Pingzhi, an important character, escaped.

  However, the destruction of the Fuwei Escort Agency occurred before Yilin was kidnapped by Tian Boguang. When Ling Jing crossed over, this scene had already ended.

  At this time, he thought: "So if that's what you say, the next main task must be related to Liu Zhengfeng washing his hands in a golden basin."

  But Liu Zhengfeng's entire process of washing his hands in the golden basin was also very tortuous, and with his current strength, he really didn't want to get involved in this matter, because it was simply too dangerous, and none of the second-generation disciples could intervene.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get a headache again. According to his analysis, the second mainline task was most likely to let him save Liu Zhengfeng or his family members. But damn it, this time Liu Zhengfeng had washed his hands and the Songshan Sect had sent three top-notch masters to block him, and any one of their kung fu skills were not inferior to Tian Boguang's. If it was really as he guessed, wouldn't that be like asking him to go die?

  He felt somewhat depressed in his heart, but after all, this was just his speculation. If he didn't remember wrongly, sixteen hours later, it should be exactly when Liu Zhengfeng was preparing to wash his hands with a golden basin. At that time, the three great masters of Songshan Sect arrived together, holding Liu Zhengfeng's family hostage and forcing him to postpone this grand ceremony.

  But the more familiar he became with the plot, the more helpless Ling Jing felt. This was because in this world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, looking at the entire storyline, all the second-generation disciples were basically just minor roles who could only play a supporting role. But this system had to let him, a small role, participate in such a major event that even many first-rate masters could only sigh helplessly about. This was simply endless frustration.

  He sighed in his heart for a while, and then refocused his attention on his character attribute panel. The reward given by the system after completing the main quest last time was not bad. Now his four attributes had become "Root Bone: 65, Body Method: 115, Internal Force: 170, Enlightenment: 100". The "Comprehensive Strength Assessment" below had also changed from fifth-grade to fourth-grade.

  Looking at his brand new four-ring attributes, he was finally happy in his heart, secretly thinking that his inner strength had finally entered the threshold of the fourth grade. Coupled with the superior swordsmanship "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles" he had previously grasped, his current strength could be considered to have reached the peak of a second-rate master.

  He felt a little relieved in his heart, after all, his efforts were still rewarding.

  P.S. As for the next main storyline, it will definitely be another battle of wits and strength, but it's impossible to have the protagonist face off against the three top masters of the Songshan Sect at the same time, so please don't scold Jimo for setting up a plot hole.

  Also, I just got up this morning and found that the collection had broken 300. Thank you very much to everyone. For this book, I have always been looking at the background and book reviews only, never voted for a recommendation ticket for myself, nor collected my own books. As for friendship, thighs, advertisements, etc., they are even more irrelevant.

  So for this new anchor, being able to achieve today's results is all thanks to everyone's bit by bit support. I dare to say that my current achievements have no water content at all, and I really want to thank you all for your support, thank you.