Chapter 185: The Former Knight Commander (4k)
You Si Small Shop.
Su Jiu took the map, an irrepressible smile blooming on her face. She really hadn’t expected the other party’s wife to be so agreeable. She hadn’t even started the treatment yet, and she was already being rewarded?
Sitting on the sofa, Wenders didn’t stop his wife’s actions. He smiled, wiped his hands with a tissue, and asked softly, “Don’t get happy too soon. Unfold it and see if the area of Dragon Country’s Chuan Yu Province has been dug out.”
Hearing this, his wife was a little puzzled. Su Jiu then unfolded the map and found that the most crucial Chuan Yu Province was directly cut out, the space appearing empty. Seeing this, her mouth twitched. At the same time, she thought that if she had really started a journey with this thing just now, wouldn’t that be equivalent to holding a useless Dragon Country map?
She let out a soft sigh, put the map into her storage bag, and didn’t feel too disappointed. Since she had agreed to the other party’s request, she would naturally fulfill it. She then looked at Yun Xi beside her and asked, “What should I do?”
Meeting Su Jiu’s gaze, Yun Xi blinked her eyes and pointed innocently at Wenders in front of her, replying, “I don’t know. You’ll have to ask him. This needs to be performed with a special therapy. Judging by his appearance, he should have prepared such a skill long ago, right?”
“Indeed, but it’s not a skill. This young lady will need to learn this method called [Biluo] later. The copied version has been given to the other lady, and this is the original. You should be able to get the hang of it in about one or two days – after all, it’s not a skill, so it doesn’t require any practice.”
Being pointed out by Yun Xi, Wenders looked at her with surprise. He wiped his finger on a ring, and a white light appeared. A parchment book that looked similar to a Bible appeared in his hand.
“Biluo…”
Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, her gaze falling on the ancient book. After a moment, she looked up at Wenders and murmured, “Weren’t these things lost last century? I didn’t expect you to be able to get them. You really are capable.”
Wenders smiled and didn’t say anything. He then tossed the parchment book towards Su Jiu.
Su Jiu took the parchment book and looked at Yun Xi, asking with a bit of confusion, “Something from last century? What does that mean?”
“Literally, this thing is a product of the United States from the last century. It’s not a skill, but the core medical book of the first-rate force, ‘Hall of Hades.’ At that time, the Hall of Hades was a force composed of priests, but they were always researching some dangerous human experiments.” Yun Xi looked at the book with some curiosity and clicked her tongue, saying, “As a result, during a large-scale purge, they were absorbed by some official forces, and all their bizarre healing skills were burned, all turning into ashes…”
“Being able to get this thing, Mr. Wenders’ identity is not simple, and it’s also related to Alah Temple. Having a monster wife, it’s probably that rebellious knight commander who has killed several War God level divine officials, right?”
Listening to Yun Xi’s well-reasoned analysis, Wenders’ eyes widened in surprise. He had even greater speculations about Su Jiu’s identity. Their Eastern faces made him think of that mysterious ancient Eastern country.
But this had nothing directly to do with him. He shook his head and smiled faintly, “Heh heh, those are just names inaccurately added by the Temple, not the truth…”
“Truly War God level experts?”
Upon hearing his admission, Su Jiu was shocked. This was someone who could kill War God level experts, probably on the same level as Grandpa. If this person could help resist Count Sam, this operation would be much smoother.
The plot she saw in the novel was only in its early stages and didn’t involve such high-level foreign combat power.
But she should look at this book first.
Shaking her head, Su Jiu opened the ancient book. A musty, damp odor wafted towards her. Her eyes were filled with the ancient English text, quite elegant, as if written by a dashing predecessor.
“Black Jack Volume… is this the author?”
She gently murmured the English text. With the enhancement of E Huo, she felt like a strange doctor wandering through the Middle Ages, experiencing the peculiar experience and the desire to save the world.
In her mind’s eye, she walked through Fog City, dressed in black with a beaked mask, walking through streets full of sewage, tasting sewage and living with refugees, challenging the “Black Death” that troubled even War God level priests…
This was completely different from the feeling when she previously learned Spring Bloom Technique. The infinitely imaginative treatment methods seemed to be changing Su Jiu’s original perception of priests little by little.
However, according to her, who could turn the Green Cotton Technique into a Hail Technique, it was not so much changing her perception as it was making her already somewhat skewed skill tree even more skewed.
The enhancement provided by E Huo made her feel as if she were the author of this “Biluo,” quickly understanding its principles and even approaching mastery.
When the person in her mind discovered the source of the Black Death in this world, Su Jiu murmured, “No wonder those War God level priests were helpless… After all, priests who are accustomed to using grand spells rarely start from the basics like ordinary people.”
She found that her understanding of healing had reached another level, and she learned all sorts of peculiar techniques.
One article discussed how to use stimulating energy to directly penetrate the blood, eliminating the pathogens or spores from the root.
This was exactly the way to resist plant-based spores.
Wenders glanced at Su Jiu, who was flipping through the book rapidly. He thought she was just casually looking at the title page and said with some self-deprecation, “Due to a serious injury, my strength has greatly declined, and even maintaining Battle King level strength is difficult.”
“The purpose of coming to the White Eagle Black Market this time is because I heard news of the Duke of Gemini, hoping to encounter a descendant of Feather Butterfly, whose lineage was once mysterious. Not only can they heal my wife, but they are also very likely to help me prevent my cultivation from further deteriorating.”
Su Jiu didn’t respond to his words. Her gaze gradually became deep, a hint of blue light flashing in her eyes. After about ten more minutes, her aura became strange. Although it was the Ice Dragon Transformation, there was a hint of evilness.
“I don’t have an anesthetic skill, so bear with it…”
She looked at Wenders’ wife beside her, assessing her briefly. Then, she held the woman’s hand with one hand, while her other hand was adorned with frost from a short sword, and said softly.
Seeing his wife nod slightly in confusion, Su Jiu chuckled, cut her entire wrist with a knife, and then used “Blood Surge” to control the blood so it wouldn’t splatter freely…
Then, Su Jiu’s hands emitted blue-green light, condensing a piece of frost crystal. She then very seriously crushed it into fine ice crystals, and sprinkled those ice crystals onto the woman’s wound.
“Stupid servant, what’s wrong with you…”
As her confidante, Yun Xi quickly noticed that Su Jiu was different. Her brow furrowed, and she wanted to step forward and ask.
“Please, young lady, don’t disturb her.”
But the next moment, Wenders called out to her. His eyes were filled with disbelief, not just surprise but also a deep frown. He discovered that the method Su Jiu was using was very similar to the one in the book.
“How could she have learned it so quickly? Such strong learning ability! Which old monster from that ancient Eastern country taught her?”
Time passed bit by bit. Su Jiu closed her eyes, one hand emitting a pale blue frost light, while the other hand was emerald green.
On the other hand, Wenders’ wife’s eyes were filled with pain, her face turning pale. Subtle blue dots could be seen moving beneath her skin. Those white dots were constantly being devoured and exploded, disappearing little by little.
After another while, the small shop was quiet, with a “Closed” sign hanging outside.
“Gather!”
Just as a large portion of it was eliminated, Su Jiu slowly opened her eyes, formed a hand seal, and pointed two fingers upward. “Swoosh!” Those blue ice shards shot out from Wenders’ wife’s body, splashing dots of blood.
They then fell to the ground beside them, slowly melting in the warmth, leaving behind small white solids that emitted a peculiar, faint fragrance.
“Cough cough… My body feels a bit lighter.”
As the ice crystals were expelled from her body, Wenders’ wife’s expression suddenly changed drastically. She coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and her previously dim eyes seemed to have regained some color. She said to her husband with a hint of surprise.
Wenders showed a rare relaxed expression. He stood up and bowed slightly to Su Jiu to thank her.
But Su Jiu waved her hand to stop him. She healed the wound on his wife’s body with Healing Arts before turning to Wenders and saying, “Her body is too weak. This method, while destroying the spores, also destroys her body itself. This kind of treatment needs to be performed at least two more times.”
“And it needs to be done once a month. However, after I finish this sacrifice business, I will return to Dragon Country to go to university, so I don’t have time to stay here.”
Wenders found the first part of what she said quite reasonable, but when he heard Su Jiu was returning to university, he was completely dumbfounded – he hadn’t gone for over a decade, and were students in Dragon Country so driven now?
Furthermore, not having graduated from university yet and possessing such strength, wasn’t that a bit too fantastical?
Although he looked quite young, he was actually of the same generation as Su Jiu’s grandfather, his slow aging entirely due to his strength.
After that, they exchanged WeChat IDs, and Su Jiu arranged to meet him again in Magic City. She also explained the matter that required his help for this sacrifice.
Wenders took out a palm-sized yellow paper from his pocket, handed it over, and smiled, saying, “This is the map. As for when I need to help, just call out.”
“Thank you.”
Taking the yellow paper, Su Jiu carefully put it into the small silk pouch that came with her Hanfu. After healing Wenders one more time, she said goodbye to him and began to walk towards the VIP area.
Not long after they left, a pale-faced young girl walked in. It was Bernice, whom Su Jiu had met before. The only difference was that one side of her hair was tied back with a butterfly clip.
She looked at Wenders, who was tidying up the messy floor inside. She forced herself to put on a calm expression. This was her greatest hope for a comeback.
This was information she had painstakingly obtained from a viscount. If she could get his help, perhaps she… could survive this sacrifice.
Bernice reluctantly put on a cold expression, not daring to be too indifferent, and said, “I’ve almost understood that book. Your wife, within a year, I’m confident I can completely cure her.”
“So it’s you.”
Hearing this, Wenders looked up. Upon seeing her clearly, he showed a very apologetic expression and said, “I’m sorry, another priest has already helped my wife with her treatment, and at a much faster pace than you. As compensation, I can let you choose any herb you like.”
Hearing this, Bernice’s expression first froze, then she pursed her lips, gritted her teeth, and continued, “Her speed can’t possibly be faster than mine! The contents of this book are as revolutionary as overturning perceptions for traditional priests. How could anyone be faster than me?”
Wenders then stood up, looked at her, and frowned. He then pointed at his wife, who was tidying up the small shop, and said softly, “Young lady, I have no reason to lie to you. That young lady just finished treating my wife, you can check it out yourself.”
Bernice looked over there, and her face immediately turned ugly. The other party actually had the ability to heal, and this healing effect was much better than hers.
The madam’s complexion had visibly improved, and she could even feel that her vitality had recovered considerably.
“Alas…”
She withdrew her gaze, sighed, and walked towards the door. Her back looked somewhat desolate, and her back was hunched as if her spine had been removed.
This… there was no hope left.
Wenders looked at her retreating figure and could only sigh slightly. He knew that the other party needed him to do something, but everyone was in a difficult situation. The Old Count, who had agreed to help Su Jiu fight against the Intermediate Battle King, was already his limit.
The clamor of the crowd seemed to isolate Bernice. After passing through the crowd, she walked for an unknown amount of time. She had already left the black market and stood before the sea, quietly looking at the dark seawater, listening to the sound of the waves.
The sound of the waves hitting the shore was like the Blood Ancestor calling her. Just by jumping in, she could return to that gentle embrace, just like these past years.
Her body wouldn’t be in constant agony, there wouldn’t be the gnawing of insects, she wouldn’t have the responsibility of resurrecting her sister, and she wouldn’t even have to worry about being a slave to a low-level blood clan for the rest of her life.
“So tired…”
After a long period of daze, she took off the hairpin from her head, wiped the crystal tears from the corner of her eyes, and then turned to leave, whispering to herself, “It’s better to live a miserable life than to die a quick death. There will always be opportunities.”
Then, she put on that cold expression again, her body turning into shattered blue butterflies and flying towards the tallest building in the distance.
