After practicing the ruthless way, the little sister is too strong

Awan had left Yinmiao Sect with the help of Gu Jingyun. She was initially receiving treatment in Qingning City, but Xia Ling became worried about her and asked the third elder to bring her back to the sect.

Therefore, Awan is now in the Wangyue Sect, being personally taken care of by Elder Guzhu.

After waking up the next day, Xia Ling went to Guzhu's courtyard.

Gu Zhu was preparing medicine in the alchemy room. When he saw Xia Ling coming in, he stopped what he was doing and asked with some concern: "Xiao Liu, how is your injury?"

"Disciple greets the Third Elder." Xia Ling performed the junior's salute, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Don't push yourself." Gu Zhu knew that she had been studying the elixir recipe in her room these days. He was pleased but also worried that she would push herself too much and exhaust herself.

"I know." Xia Ling knew she was worried, so he nodded and assured her, then explained his purpose: "Third Elder, how is Junior Sister Awan now?"

“Alas.” Gu Zhu sighed, “The child’s voice has recovered and she can now speak normally. But her body was weak to begin with, and she was fed poison and had her spiritual roots dug out, so her body is on the verge of collapse. She will no longer be able to practice, and her life span will be half that of an ordinary person.”

Which means...she won't live to be 50.

When Xia Ling heard this, a flash of anger flashed across his eyes.

She shouldn't have let Wen Wan die so easily.

Seeing that she was silent, Gu Zhu raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "She is in the left wing, go see her."

"...Okay." Xia Ling responded and turned to walk out.

Arriving at the door of the room Guzhu mentioned, Xia Ling hesitated for a moment before raising his hand to knock on the door.

Soon, the door was opened.

Then, a skinny girl with a face as pale as paper came into view.

When she saw Xia Ling, a glimmer of light seemed to appear in her empty eyes, "Xiao Ling?"

Her originally light voice had become a little hoarse due to the poison, but it was not difficult to hear the shock and joy in it...

This was the first time Xia Ling had seen her, but in the original owner's memory, she should have been like a little sun.

But now, it has become so empty and numb, like a doll with only a shell left.

Meeting her gaze, Xia Ling sighed inwardly and responded, "Yes, it's me."

A Wan reached out and hugged her, choking with sobs: "I'm so glad you're okay... I... I missed you so much."

Xia Ling froze for a moment at this sudden physical contact.

After hesitating for a moment, he stiffly hugged the crying girl in his arms and patted her back. "It's okay. We will be happy in the future."

Awan is an orphan with no surname and her name was given by a beggar.

Her bone age is the same as the original owner, but she entered the sect later than the original owner, so she is treated as a younger sister by the original owner.

Although he was born with a weak body, he had a cheerful and lively personality, and always illuminated the original owner like a little sun.

Awan cried for a long time, and Xia Ling comforted her patiently.

During this time, he used his spiritual power to check her body, but found that Gu Zhu's words were already quite tactful.

Awan's health is a hundred times worse than she said...

Except for the heroine Wen Wan, who is favored by heaven, there is a great chance that a cultivator will die if his spiritual roots are removed, and even if he does not die, he will be crippled.

Xia Ling did dig out the spiritual roots belonging to Awan from Wen Wan's body, but the spiritual roots can only be replaced once.

Therefore, as soon as she dug out the spiritual root, it had already dissipated.

And...in Awan's situation, it's a miracle that she can survive.

Not to mention that finding a suitable spiritual root is extremely difficult.

Even if there were suitable spiritual roots, according to Awan's physical condition, it would be impossible for her to withstand the various side effects brought about by changing the spiritual roots.

If I force the change, I'm afraid my body will explode and die immediately.

Thinking of Gu Zhu's words that life span would be halved, Xia Ling's already bad mood became even heavier.

I'm afraid all she can do now is to try her best to improve Awan's physique and extend her lifespan to that of a normal person.

"Sorry." Xia Ling lowered her eyes and said softly, "I'm late."

Awan left Xia Ling's arms and looked up at her.

She suppressed her tears and smiled with her eyes curved, "I don't blame you. For me, I am lucky that you are safe and sound. If I hadn't been sent down the mountain, maybe I could have left with you."

During the time when Xiao Ling was being punished, she was targeted and sent to Poison Mist Mountain to collect poisonous herbs. After returning to the sect with difficulty, she heard the news that Xiao Ling had her spiritual roots dug out and was driven out of the sect, and had already died...

To her, Xiao Ling is her only family and her only friend.

After learning about this, she lived in pain every day and regretted that she could not help her.

Later, his spiritual roots were dug out by Wen Wan and Gu Qi, and his voice was poisoned and hoarse. He wanted to commit suicide, but he learned from Elder Gu that Xiao Ling was still alive, so he persevered.

She never expected that one day she would really be able to see Xiao Ling again.

Xia Ling was dazzled by her smile. After a moment of silence, he made a promise: "Stay in Wangyue Sect. I will take care of you in the future."

"No, I have fulfilled my wish to see you." Unlike Xia Ling, A Wan shook her head and refused, "I am already a useless person. Staying in the cultivation world will only be a bondage for me. I want to return to the mortal world and live the rest of my life in an ordinary way."

She didn't want to be a burden, and even more so didn't want to drag Xiao Ling down.

I have stayed here for many days, received a lot of care, and met Xiao Ling. This is enough.

Xia Ling never thought that she would want to return to the mortal world, and wanted to persuade her, but suddenly thought of Gu Yuanzhou.

He...seemed unwilling to stay where he was.

...Well, let's follow her personal wishes.

"I won't stop you, but I hope you can stay with me in the sect for half a month." Xia Ling looked into her eyes, "Is that okay?"

In the next half month, she will try her best to cure her throat completely and restore her physical condition to the normal balance level.

And... take care of all matters for her after she goes to the mortal world.

Seeing her seriousness, Awan smiled slowly and said softly, "Okay."

Xia Ling and A Wan chatted for a long time.

The original owner only had two friends, Gu Yuanzhou and Awan, and they naturally knew the original owner.

During this time, Awan also said the same thing to Gu Yuanzhou - "You have changed a lot."

Xia Ling didn't tell the truth. Just like before, he just found an excuse to cover it up.

Even though people are reluctant to admit it, the fact is that most people are more willing to accept white lies than cruel facts.

If they both knew that the original owner was dead, they would probably find it hard to accept it.

She doesn't mind playing a stand-in as long as it doesn't harm her own interests.

Just consider it the price of using this body.

Or in other words, it is a way to repay the original owner's kindness.