The Game with Fairies

His response quieted the originally noisy crowd.

Steward Wang hesitated for a moment but then nodded, “Alright, I’ll go and ask Doctor Lin to come over.”

Doctor Lin was an old demon cultivator in their Outer Sect. She had been in the Outer Sect for over twenty years.

After her period of menial service was over, she didn’t wish to leave the Outer Sect and return to the mundane world, so she stayed in the Demon Refining Sect’s Outer Sect.

Her medical skills were excellent.

If any Outer Sect disciples suffered serious injuries like broken bones or life-threatening wounds, they would seek her treatment.

It’s just that her fees were expensive.

After Steward Wang hurried off, Li Muyang turned to Guan Xiaoshun. “Xiaoshun, do you know what happened?”

Li Muyang’s question made the remaining Outer Sect disciples also turn their attention to Guan Xiaoshun. “Yeah, Xiaoshun, what happened?”

“Why did the Li Family’s little sister suddenly sustain such serious injuries?”

These Outer Sect disciples had been called by Steward Wang to help carry the person, but most of them were there to join in the commotion.

The living environment in the Outer Sect was incredibly closed off. A minor incident could attract a crowd of onlookers.

That’s why there was such a big fuss over carrying Li Yuechan.

Facing the curious gazes of the people, Guan Xiaoshun sighed and said to Li Muyang, “Brother Li, Steward and I encountered your sister on the flying boat.”

“She was already injured at that time, being carried by a female disciple who claimed to be Ning Wan’er.”

“Miss Ning said her injuries were severe and wanted to bring her here to seek your help.”

“When we heard it was your sister, Steward Wang quickly called everyone to help carry her over to you.”

“And that Miss Ning said she was going back to get some medicine. She has some healing medicine with her and will come over later.”

At this point, Guan Xiaoshun hesitated and then said, “Miss Ning mentioned that it was a Senior Sister from the Inner Sect named Qin Haie who injured her.”

“I’ve heard of that Senior Sister Qin. She is a direct disciple of Elder Qi from the Inner Sect and is known for her domineering behavior.”

“She had an argument with another direct disciple in the city this afternoon, and suddenly, she injured more than a dozen people in a fit of rage on the street. It’s said that some even died on the spot.”

“Little Sister Li was relatively lucky. Her injuries were not so severe. Once Doctor Lin arrives, she will surely be able to heal her.”

Guan Xiaoshun and the others had great confidence in Doctor Lin’s medical skills.

After hearing the whole story, Li Muyang fell silent for a moment before slowly exhaling deeply.

“So that’s what happened…”

He looked at the unconscious girl on the bed, his eyes filled with complexity.

This was the very thing he feared most after transmigrating—one would suffer an undeserved calamity simply because a powerful demon cultivator took out their anger on someone.

That Senior Sister Qin didn’t even have the intention of targeting Li Yuechan.

She was just in a bad mood and randomly picked a dozen unfortunate bystanders to vent her anger on.

But those unlucky bystanders who happened to encounter her ended up dead or injured.

And that Senior Sister Qin would face no consequences as long as she paid a fine.

Those injured or killed because of her wouldn’t even leave a ripple in her memory.

—Just like a person wouldn’t notice the ants they step on while walking.

Li Muyang sighed and said, “Yuechan is really unlucky…”

The others in the room also expressed their sentiments, “Yeah, really unlucky…”

Such incidents were all too common for the people under the rule of the Demon Refining Sect.

Bystanders who saw or heard about it could only sigh and say, “Such bad luck.”

Beyond that, there wasn’t much else the weak could do.

After clarifying the situation, Li Muyang smiled and invited everyone to sit down at the door, temporarily boiling some hot water and pouring tea for everyone.

Although the conditions at home were modest, there were still a few broken bowls and a box of poor-quality tea leaves.

Most Outer Sect disciples lived a hard life, and the living conditions of the Outer Sect disciples were generally poor.

Although the various items distributed by the sect were valuable to ordinary people, many items couldn’t be converted into cash without leaving the Outer Sect.

The people sat at the door for a while, drinking a couple of cups of hot tea, when the panting Steward Wang appeared with Doctor Lin.

Doctor Lin, a woman in her fifties with some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, looked only about thirty due to her cultivation.

As soon as she entered the house, she waved her hands in disgust, driving everyone out.

“Get out, all of you, stop being an eyesore. The girl needs to be treated. What are you rough men doing standing around here? If you want to watch, go home and watch your mother.”

Doctor Lin rudely shooed everyone out of the house, including Li Muyang.

It was unclear how she treated the injuries inside, but after a full hour, the door of the house finally opened.

With her hands covered in fresh blood, Doctor Lin gestured for Guan Xiaoshun to fetch water for her to wash her hands while she spoke to Li Muyang.

“Are you this young lady’s husband?”

Doctor Lin glanced at Li Muyang.

Li Muyang shook his head: “I’m her brother.”

Doctor Lin didn’t care: “Brother, it’s all the same as long as you can pay.”

“It’s all taken care of now. Let me explain the situation to you.”

“This young lady’s injuries seem not severe, but they’re actually quite troublesome. Qin Haie’s demonic energy will continue to corrode both her flesh and soul.”

“If we don’t extract the residual demonic energy from her body, she will at least lose an arm, half a shoulder, and her face will be disfigured.”

“I can only save her life for now, but whether and how much of the remaining demonic energy in her body can be extracted depends on you.”

Doctor Lin spoke casually as she washed her hands with the clean water Guan Xiaoshun had brought.

Curious, Steward Wang asked, “Sister Lin, Little Li doesn’t know medical skills, how can he help?”

Doctor Lin shook the water off her hands and said, “He can help by spending money. The extraction of this demonic energy is not difficult, but it’s not simple either.”

“There are two methods. One, you go find Qin Haie and have her voluntarily withdraw the demonic energy she left behind. This doesn’t cost money and is the simplest method.”

Doctor Lin’s words made Steward Wang chuckle awkwardly.

“That… Sister Lin, don’t joke. If we, a bunch of poor folks, could invite someone like Senior Sister Qin Haie, would we still be in the Outer Sect?”

Doctor Lin said, “Then there’s only the second method, which is to spend money.”

Saying this, Doctor Lin rummaged through her storage bag at her waist for a while, took out a small cauldron, and threw it to Li Muyang.

“This is a medicinal cauldron. You need to find some hundred-year-old ginseng, fifty-year-old vermilion fruit, and other such spiritual herbs. Use this cauldron to refine them into a spiritual liquid for your sister to consume.”

“If the spiritual liquid is sufficient, then it’s not impossible to extract all the demonic energy from your sister’s body.”

“In short, to what extent she can recover and how much her body will decay depends on how much silver you, as her brother, are willing to spend.”

After Doctor Lin finished speaking, she saw Li Muyang pull out a thick purse and immediately shook her head.

“No need to give me so much. I only charge for the treatment.”

“As for the spiritual medicine, you’ll have to buy that yourself. You don’t think I’d keep a stockpile of expensive spiritual medicines at home, do you?”

Saying this, Doctor Lin gave a glare at the group of Outer Sect disciples who were watching at the door and said, “Be careful. There are so many poor ghosts in the Outer Sect, who knows when they might steal something.”

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