Emperor of Soul Pets

Chapter 28: Shave With Death

"Rao Wu!" Ju Tu and Xian Da cried out in panic as the youth flew past them and crashed head-first against the ground. The head trauma, coupled with the shock and pain from the fatal injury, nearly rendered Rao Wu unconscious.

Fortunately, Rao Wu barely retained clarity long enough to weakly take out a jar of Eternal Spring Water from his ring. Rao Wu's quick, instinctual action proved to be his life-saver. Half a second later, the youth's eyes rolled to the back as he collapsed in a dead faint.

Typically, this injury should have claimed Rao Wu's life. Thankfully, however, Xian Da was well-versed on how to use the Eternal Spring Water. The Dusklight Wolf cub suppressed its fear as it commanded Ju Tu to directly pour some of the Eternal Spring Water around the injured area.

Ju Tu did as asked, and then under Xian Da's watchful gaze, gently lifted Rao Wu and poured some more into the youth's mouth. Initially, Ju Tu was worried that Rao Wu wouldn't swallow, but luckily, the child instinctively swallowed the drink down his throat.

Xian Da watched the process with frightened eyes. However, it kept its composure and waited until some color returned to Rao Wu's face before instructing Ju Tu to remove the spear shaft.

Ju Tu nodded, and then snapped the shaft a few inches above Rao Wu's stomach. The Steelback Ape noticed that the spearhead was pinned to the floor, and decided not to try jostling it free. Instead, it gently cradled Rao Wu and then slowly lifted him up and over the shaft.

Pltch!

Blood from the gaping hole in Rao Wu's back poured onto Ju Tu's arm and legs, but the Steelback Ape paid them no heed. Instead, its eyes shone with excitement when it saw Rao Wu's injuries beginning to close up at a rate visible to the human eye. Ju Tu set Rao Wu on the ground and then sat down by the youth with relieved eyes. It was no doctor, but it could tell by Rao Wu's increasingly steady breathing that the child was out of the woods. The Eternal Spring Water was truly miraculous. At this rate, it was not a matter of 'if' but rather 'when' Rao Wu would wake up.

"Rrao~" Xian Da walked up and rubbed its head against Ju Tu's legs. Seeing Rao Wu safely out of the woods, the little cub could no longer hold up its tough exterior. Its legs crumpled as it collapsed in tears.

"Guo~ It. O.K," Ju Tu clumsily consoled Xian Da. It softly patted Xian Da's as it watched over Rao Wu. Truth be told, it also wanted to cry. Still, as the older one, it felt a responsibility to Xian Da that overrode its personal sentiments. And so, time passed with both soul pets watching over their sleeping soul trainer.

*cough* *cough*

Perhaps as a result of the shock, Rao Wu only woke up a whole day later. When his eyes fluttered open, Rao Wu found Xian Da and Ju Tu deeply asleep. Rao Wu ran his hands over his stomach and then looked at the half-empty jar of Eternal Spring Water. Quickly putting two and two together, the youth realized the soul pets had saved his life.

"Heh. Seems I owe you guys one," muttered Rao Wu as he sat up. Intriguingly, aside from a little stiffness from lying down a whole day, he did not feel any pain or discomfort. Rao Wu once again understood why the Eternal Spring Water was so highly coveted. With these miraculous healing properties, its user could recover as long as no one destroyed their brain or heart.

"Ah... I ruined another shirt." Rao Wu looked at the bloody shirt with mirth. How did people in the city wear clothes daily? Did they spend all their money on clothes?

If city folk were around, they would have drowned Rao Wu in spit. Leaving aside non-trainers, even trainers did not go through clothes as fast the child because they did not 'foolishly' fight on the front lines. Conventionally, soul pets fought on the frontlines while soul trainers supported with various soul techniques. It spelled defeat if an enemy soul monster reached a soul trainer.