Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 9

Outside the cave, night was falling.

Near the cave entrance, four blood-stained animal hides swayed gently in the cold night wind.

Accompanied by the whistling wind, they seemed to be whispering to each other.

Luo Qingchen lay in a dark corner, her eyes wide open, staring motionlessly at the innermost part of the cave.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps finally sounded.

Zhang Dashan, carrying a wooden bucket filled with medicinal juice, walked out of the innermost cave and entered the cave on the right.

As he placed the wooden bucket in the corner, preparing to empty the remaining waste, Luo Qingchen suddenly appeared at the cave entrance and said, "Senior Brother, I'd like to take a bath. Could you please keep the water in the bucket?"

Zhang Dashan turned to look at him, but did not say anything.

Luo Qingchen leaned against the wall, looking very weak, and gasped, "If Senior Brother can't make the decision, shall I ask Master?"

Zhang Dashan narrowed his eyes, stared at him for a while, and suddenly asked, "Did the medicinal bath last time work?"

Luo Qingchen seemed to think for a moment and said, "Maybe a little. I feel much better after taking a shower."

"Oh?"

Zhang Dashan's eyes gleamed: "Is it just that I feel much more comfortable?"

Luo Qingchen sighed, "I'm bleeding every day, how can I ask for too much? I'd be content if the pain could be reduced a bit."

A smile appeared on Zhang Dashan's face: "That's true."

He loosened the wooden tub and sighed, saying, "Junior Brother Luo, I really hope you can recover as soon as possible. That way, you can provide Master with more blood, and I can continue to cultivate in peace."

Luo Qingchen nodded: "I also hope to share more of the burden with my senior brother."

Zhang Dashan smiled slightly, glanced at the remaining waste in the wooden tub, shrugged, and said, "Alright then, keep the medicine for now, you can take a good bath."

As he spoke, he walked out of the cave.

As he passed by him, he suddenly stopped, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Luo, thank you very much. If it weren't for you constantly providing Master with blood, I wouldn't have been able to cultivate in peace, let alone break through so quickly. My breakthrough today is also thanks to you."

The hand that patted the shoulder suddenly exerted more force when it landed for the last time.

Luo Qingchen's body went limp and she fell to the ground.

"oops!"

Zhang Dashan exclaimed in surprise and quickly helped him up, saying apologetically, "Junior Brother Luo, I'm so sorry. I just broke through today and forgot my strength. I'm so sorry."

Then, smiling, he said, "You won't blame your senior brother, will you?"

Luo Qingchen leaned against the wall and said weakly, "Of course not, I haven't even congratulated Senior Brother on his breakthrough yet."

Zhang Dashan smiled broadly and said modestly, "I've only just begun. My master said I still need to consolidate my knowledge for a while."

Then, smiling, he encouraged, "Junior Brother Luo, don't be envious. Once you recover, you'll have the opportunity to cultivate as well."

Luo Qingchen sighed: "I hope so."

Zhang Dashan maintained his smile, said nothing more, waved, and walked out.

Silence returned to the cave.

Luo Qingchen stood by the wall at the cave entrance for a while before moving her heavy steps weakly to the wooden barrel in the corner.

In the darkness outside, a pair of eyes were silently watching him.

Luo Qingchen took off her clothes and laboriously entered the wooden tub, immersing her whole body in the murky medicinal water, and closed her eyes.

After a long while, the pair of eyes hiding in the darkness outside finally disappeared.

Luo Qingchen kept her eyes closed as she soaked in the now-cold medicinal liquid in the wooden tub.

When his body was about to give out, he slowly opened his eyes, looked into the darkness outside the cave, and silently began to move his hands underwater.

Fresh blood spilled out and quickly dissolved in the medicine in the bucket.

Inside the body, the blood that had just been replenished in the first life bar quickly decreased to 70%.

His head immediately began to spin.

"Heal!"

To achieve better results from the medicinal bath, he immediately replenished the blood in his first health bar.

The second spare health bar only had 40% of its blood remaining.

It seems that upgrading the blood in the second spare health bar is not easy.

Without thinking further, he immediately held his breath and began to absorb the potion infused with blood.

The originally light-colored medicine has now turned dark brown.

The effects are starting to appear!

A cool yet familiar scent began to rush into his body through every pore...

Time passed quietly.

The aching muscles throughout my body were quickly relieved.

As the dark brown liquid in the bucket gradually became lighter in color, the absorption rate began to slow down.

He closed his eyes, steadied his breathing, and continued to absorb the nutrients.

It is estimated that it will take another 15 minutes for all the medicinal power in the bucket to be absorbed.

For him now, not even the slightest bit of the medicine's potency should be wasted!

"call……"

The pores opened and closed, as if they were breathing with great enjoyment.

And his breathing through his nose seemed to be in sync with it.

"Click!"

Just then, a strange noise came from outside!

The fallen leaves that had quietly scattered in the darkness outside sounded an alarm!

Luo Qingchen suddenly opened her eyes and looked towards the cave entrance.

Before he could prepare himself, Zhang Dashan emerged from the darkness and appeared at the cave entrance, exclaiming in surprise, "Eh, Junior Brother Luo, you're still taking a bath?"

As he spoke, he walked in.

At that moment, Luo Qingchen's heart almost stopped beating!

Once the other party gets close to this wooden barrel, they might be able to smell the slightly bloody medicine inside, which hasn't been fully absorbed yet! Or, like last time, they might just dip their hand into the water and be able to smell the abnormality in it!

If the other party finds out, how do you explain it?

His master had used up a lot of his blood these days, and tonight he had just squeezed out a large bowl of blood. Not only did he not faint or go into shock, but he was also able to squeeze out more blood for a medicinal bath.

If his master finds out, he will definitely doubt his body and may even dissect him!

"Senior Brother..."

Just as he was preparing his speech, Tian Feng's voice suddenly came from outside: "Dashan, come here for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dashan paused, glanced at him suspiciously, and then turned and left, quickly heading to the innermost cave.

Luo Qingchen let out a long breath, not daring to delay, and quickly closed her eyes to absorb the last bit of medicinal power from the potion!

"Master, you...you want to use my blood?"

In the innermost cave, Zhang Dashan stood bowing in front of Tian Feng. When he heard the other's instructions, his expression changed immediately.

Tian Feng said calmly, "I'm about to break through, I still need a little more."

Zhang Dashan's expression shifted slightly, and he quickly said, "It is my honor to serve Master! But... but I feel that since Junior Brother Luo is about to die anyway, perhaps... perhaps we should continue to use him?"

Then, with a fawning expression, he said, "Disciple will go and bring him here now. Junior Brother Luo will be very happy to continue serving Master."

Tian Feng looked at him coldly: "What I need now is yours. You are physically strong, and you just broke through to the next level today. Your blood is at its purest and most potent. I need a bowl of it to prepare for your breakthrough. What, you're unwilling?"

Zhang Dashan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly knelt down with a thud, saying in a trembling voice, "This disciple is willing, of course this disciple is willing! To share Master's burdens, this disciple is a thousand times, ten thousand times willing! This disciple's life belongs to Master, let alone a mere bowl of blood!"

After saying that, he hurriedly crawled over in a panic and offered his arm.

If he dared to hesitate even a fraction at this point, he would truly be courting death.

Tian Feng took out a dagger.

at the same time.

In another cave nearby, Luo Qingchen was rapidly absorbing the last bit of medicinal power from the potion, as if racing against time.

"Go and get some rest."

After Tian Feng finished drawing the blood, he threw a piece of meat to Zhang Dashan.

Zhang Dashan retreated, his face pale.

As they reached the cave entrance, Tian Feng's voice rang out: "Starting tonight, I will be in seclusion, and no one is allowed to disturb me. We will return to the sect in three days."

He paused, then added, "And..."

Zhang Dashan raised his head.

With crimson bloodstains on his lips, Tian Feng said indifferently, "What I need are corpses that died that day, the fresher the better."

Zhang Dashan's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head, saying, "This disciple understands."

Having said that, he bowed and withdrew.

As he retreated into the darkness outside, he slowly straightened up, stood in the darkness for a few breaths, and then turned and walked towards the cave on his right.

However, at this point, only an empty wooden barrel remained in the cave.

He stood at the entrance of the cave for a while, walked to the wooden barrel, bent down, and sniffed the smell inside. Then, he walked to the corner and sniffed the water stains on the ground.

There seemed to be nothing unusual.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his wrist.

Fresh blood was still flowing from the wound.

He took out a piece of cloth, bandaged the wound, and searched the cave carefully before leaving the cave and coming outside.

In a corner not far away, Luo Qingchen was lying there, motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.

Zhang Dashan stood in the darkness, silently staring at him for a long time, before suddenly walking over.