They had already covered one-third of the distance, but the Wu Tribe was still hot on their heels. Hence, Long Chen had no choice but to take a roundabout route and head west. Although the journey was longer, it was much safer.
Long Chen's physique was rather amazing. In just a few days, with the nourishment of the White Lotus Heart, his body gradually recovered from its heavily injured state. After three days, he had almost recovered all his fighting strength. Earth-level high-level elixirs were indeed extraordinary.
However, because he had used Blood Refinement Qi too frequently, the bloodthirsty and murderous nature of the Primordial Blood Spiritual Dragon had seriously affected him. Long Chen yearned for battle and killing all the time. If it weren't for Lingxi watching from the side, he would have easily indulged himself and followed his personality to kill.
After three days, Long Chen and Xiao Lang had already recovered to their peak state. Unfortunately, Lingxi had fallen ill because of the cold she had caught that night. This illness had lasted for three days and had gotten worse. Long Chen had tried everything he could, but to no avail. He had plenty of elixirs on him, but Lingxi's body didn't have any Qi to refine, so she simply couldn't absorb any.
Seeing Lingxi's body weaken day by day, Long Chen was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. He knew that Lingxi actually only needed an ordinary doctor, but the problem was that, given their status as street rats, how would they dare to look for a doctor?
"Big Brother Chen, don't blame yourself anymore. I'll be fine …" Ling Xi hurriedly grabbed Long Chen's hand when she saw that he was a little anxious. She forced her weak self to reveal a smile and comforted him.
"I can only blame myself for being too impulsive. Little Xi, I'm really sorry for making you suffer with me."
If he hadn't killed the Ninth Prince and had only defeated him, they wouldn't have been reduced to such a desperate situation.
"Big Brother Chen … Cough cough …" Ling Xi coughed a few times before she looked at Long Chen seriously and said in a determined voice, "I don't know how to understand but I think that being able to be with you is the best thing that has ever happened to me. No matter what we're doing right now, lying in your arms like this makes me really happy. These are the best few days of my life … If I were to die right now, I really wouldn't have any regrets …"
"Bullsh * t."
Long Chen patted her pale face and said, "Don't talk nonsense with me. I risked my life just to make sure you are safe. If you don't cherish your own life, how can I protect you?"
"I know I was wrong …" Long Chen's words touched Lingxi's heart and she hurriedly said. Because she spoke too quickly, she coughed a few more times. This time, she coughed even more thoroughly. Long Chen's heart twitched. Lingxi was like a treasure in his hands, like a beautiful white lotus. But now that the lotus was damaged and yellow, he naturally felt incomparably sad.
"The fever is getting worse." Long Chen moved his hand away from Lingxi's forehead and said with a frown.
"It's fine, it will be better soon. Little Xi won't become a burden to Chen. I will work hard." Lingxi clenched her soft fist and said with all her might.
Long Chen stared at her for a while.
"Xiao Lang, find a town nearby and we will disguise ourselves. I want to bring Little Xi to see a doctor." Long Chen said with a determined gaze.
He knew that if they continued to travel like this, Lingxi's body would definitely collapse in a few days. At that time, even if Long Chen escaped the pursuit of the royal family, it would be meaningless.
"No, it will cause trouble." Lingxi said anxiously. Because she spoke too hastily, she couldn't control her coughing again.
"I have already made up my mind. Don't say too much. Little Xi, no matter how big the trouble is, I will trample it to death."
… … …
Outside of a vast bamboo forest, there was a clear river. Beside the river, there was a city named Clearwater City. Clearwater City wasn't big, and it wasn't much bigger than Crescent City. However, because Clearwater City was rich in Divine Jade, it had abundant resources and was somewhat famous in Cangyang Country.
At this moment, Long Chen was just outside Clearwater City.
Of course, he wouldn't go to the city gate because that would be courting death. Outside one of the eastern city walls, Long Chen carried Little Xi and directly rushed into Clearwater City. Of course, he moved quickly and didn't let anyone see him.
Actually, Long Chen had already entered Clearwater City once before. In Clearwater City, he directly found a remote alley and found a house that seemed to be uninhabited. Now, he directly sent Lingxi to this simple house. Although the house was simple, it had all the necessities. Moreover, it was warm and remote enough that no one would come to visit. It was very suitable for Lingxi to recuperate.
Long Chen cleaned up the surroundings and let Xiao Lang protect Lingxi. He then said to Lingxi, "Stay here, I will go find a doctor for you."
"Okay." Lingxi nodded solemnly.
After taking another look at her, Long Chen finally walked out of Clearwater City. Because of the lesson he had learned in Crescent City, he basically moved in the dark. With his speed as a fifth level Heavenly River Tier, no one in Clearwater City could see him. In Clearwater City, the most powerful experts were only at the first or second level of Heavenly River Tier.
After observing for a long time in Clearwater City, Long Chen finally found a middle-aged doctor. He should have been practicing medicine for more than 10 years, and he should be able to easily treat a simple cold. The reason why Lingxi's condition had worsened over the past three days was mainly because her body was weak. Moreover, she had been rushing for three days. She was tired, bumpy, and cold, so she couldn't recover.
Long Chen followed this doctor back to the pharmacy. When there was no one around, Long Chen finally appeared, and said, "Doctor, help me treat someone. How about 1,000 Divine Jade?"
If he practiced medicine, he would not even be able to collect a single piece of Divine Jade at most, yet Long Chen had suddenly revealed a thousand pieces of Divine Jade. This immediately stunned him. In order to prevent him from believing him, Long Chen directly took out over a thousand pieces of Divine Jade from his Cosmos Sack and poured them onto the table. He said, "These are all yours. I only need you to treat a very simple cold. Put away your tools and medicine and come with me."
The doctor, who had seen countless people, only needed one look to roughly know that Long Chen was an impressive young elite. He directly and straightforwardly took out 1,000 Divine Jade. The doctor hesitated for a while, but still accepted, because he knew that people like Long Chen would give a lot of benefits, but if they didn't do as he said, they would lose their lives.
After putting away the 1,000 Divine Jade, the doctor directly said to Long Chen, "Lead the way."
They had already been out for a while. Without saying anything, Long Chen directly grabbed the doctor's arm. The two of them were like a whirlwind that swept through Clearwater City. Passersby could only feel a gust of wind sweeping past them, but they couldn't see their figures.
Very quickly, they returned to their original location.
Long Chen finally stopped. The doctor's face was a little pale due to the high-speed movement. He looked around in bewilderment, clearly not knowing where this small courtyard was in Clearwater City.
"After you go in, don't ask too many questions. All you have to do is to treat the person inside, and then you can leave safely. Otherwise, the Divine Jade will not be yours, and neither will your life."
Long Chen's threat scared the middle-aged doctor. He didn't dare to say anything else, and directly followed Long Chen into the room.
When she saw that Long Chen had returned, Lingxi's face glowed with a lot more radiance.
It was the doctor's first time seeing such a beautiful girl. In his opinion, Long Chen was undoubtedly evil and terrifying. However, this girl in front of him was like a white lotus, and her eyes were pure and kind. She won the doctor's good impression.
"It's indeed a cold. Furthermore, it hasn't been treated effectively. Moreover, it's been tiring all this time. That's why it's so serious. However, I've been practicing medicine for 20 years, so I have a lot of experience in treating colds."
After the diagnosis, the doctor wrote a prescription. In fact, before coming here, Long Chen had already asked him to bring the necessary medicinal ingredients. It was said that a long time ago, doctors specialized in prescribing medicine, and there were specialized pharmacies in the market. However, ever since the Cosmos Sack was popularized, ordinary doctors would directly bring medicinal ingredients to practice medicine.
After the prescription, the doctor went to boil the medicine at Long Chen's request. Long Chen sat beside Lingxi and looked at this delicate girl with a pained expression. He asked, "Do you feel better after lying here?"
"Yes, I feel very good."
Lingxi nodded. She was a little depressed. She leaned against Long Chen's ear and looked at the doctor who was boiling the medicine not far away. She said, "Chen, are you going to kill him?"
Whether or not the doctor could recognize Long Chen's identity, Long Chen didn't know. However, for Lingxi's safety, he absolutely couldn't take the risk. Therefore, he had already decided in his heart that even if he had to be a bad person, he would kill this doctor after Lingxi was cured.
"Yes." Long Chen nodded in a low voice.
"No, Chen. A doctor has the heart of a parent. I can see that he's a good doctor." Lingxi couldn't bear to do it.
"Alright, then I'll let him stay here for a few days. I'll let him leave when we're about to leave Clearwater City."
With the nourishment of some ordinary herbs and a professional doctor attending to her, Lingxi's health condition gradually improved. In just a day, her face had become rosier and her fever had mostly subsided.
"She should be able to recover in two more days." The doctor beside her was a little fearful in front of Long Chen.
"You can leave when the time comes," Long Chen said.
With this guarantee, the doctor heaved a sigh of relief. Today was as though he had been living on the edge of a knife and had almost entered the gates of hell.
A day passed. In the morning of the second day, Long Chen was lying on the bed with the sleeping Lingxi in his arms. Suddenly, his eyes turned cold and he got up.
After covering Lingxi with the blanket, Long Chen leaned over and kissed her fair forehead. Lingxi let out a sleep-talking sound and gently pushed Long Chen away.
Long Chen smiled, turned around, pushed the door open, and walked out of the room.
Outside, stood a large group of dwarves. They were from the Big Family.
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End of 20 chapters. Please believe in Lunatic's character. His updates are definitely the craziest. The occasional silence is only for the crazy eruption.
Recently, there have been exams, but I'm still typing crazily. I hope you can understand. Today, my fingers are almost crippled. Every day, I have limited time to write. Seeing some reviews scolding me for updating slowly makes me feel very uncomfortable.
Damn it, I've updated 700,000 chapters this month. That's 4-6 times more than others, and they still say I'm slow.
Tomorrow, I'll probably update 5-10 chapters.