54. Saving Him

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Although she didn’t know whether he was dead or alive, most likely thinking that it’d be a drag either way, she obviously didn’t want Xiao XingChen to find the person. She urged him, “Let’s go, let’s go. Let’s rest a bit at that whatever city that’s ahead. I’m so tired!”

"Why?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"Maybe because it's dead already." said Jiang Cheng.

"She didn't knew if it's dead, they must help the person." said MianMian.

"Whatever." said Jiang Cheng.

Xiao XingChen, “Didn’t you twist your ankle? Do you want me to carry you?”

A-Qing was ecstatic, knocking loudly on the ground with her bamboo pole, “Yes, yes, yes!” Smiling, Xiao XingChen turned around with his back to her and kneeled down with one leg. Just as A-Qing was about to throw herself over, Xiao XingChen suddenly stopped her. With a serious expression, he stood up, “Something smells like blood.”

A-Qing could also smell a faint hint of blood. Amid the night wind, it was indeed discernible at times. She bluffed, “Really? Why can’t I smell it? Are any families around the area killing livestock?”

"Why is she lying?" asked MianMian.

"It is important to save a person." she added.

"They're going to regret it." said Jin Ling.

"It will be more good if they didn't help." he added.

Just as she finished speaking, as if Heaven wanted to go against her wishes, the person in the bushes coughed.

Even though the sound was almost imperceptible, it couldn’t escape Xiao XingChen’s ears. He immediately found the direction, stepped into the bushes, and squatted down beside the person.

"It's still alive." said Nie Huaisang.

"Who could it be?" asked Jin Zixuan.

"We will know sooner." said Wei Wuxian.

Due to how Xiao XingChen discovered the person anyway, A-Qing stomped on the ground, then pretended to find her way over, “What happened?”

Xiao XingChen was feeling the person’s pulse, “Someone is lying here.”

A-Qing, “So that’s why the smell of blood is so strong. Are they dead? Should we make a ditch and bury them?”

"A dead person can't cough. It's alive, obviously." said Jiang Cheng.

"At least she is thinking of giving that person a proper burial when they're really dead." laughed Nie Huaisang.

Of course, a dead person was less of a hassle than a living one, so AQing couldn’t wait for the person to die. However, Xiao XingChen replied, “Not yet. He’s just badly injured.”

After giving it some thought, he gently carried the person onto his back.

"Oh they save him." said Jin Zixuan.

"Of course, my shishu won't let an ordinary person to die without helping them first." said Wei Wuxian with a proud face while looking at Xiao Xingchen.

"Which will be a regret later on." Sizhui murmured.

Seeing that a filthy, bloodstained man took the position where she would’ve been and that Xiao XingChen wouldn’t be able to carry her to the city anymore, A-Qing pouted and poked a few deep holes on the ground with her pole. Yet, she knew that Xiao XingChen wouldn’t not help the person, so complaining wouldn’t work anyway. They went back onto the road and continued walking. The more they walked, the stronger Wei WuXian’s sense of familiarity grew. He suddenly recalled, Isn’t this the road that Lan Zhan and I used to get to Yi City?

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