Chapter 17 It's too late
The sunlight shines on the earth, falls on the rocks, and refracts colorful light.
Shen Jingxuan lightened her steps and walked towards the direction of the sound.
As time passed and she got closer, the knocking became louder.
Shen Jingxuan walked around a pile of rocks and the figure of the middle-aged man came into her sight.
He sat on the ground with his eyes closed, his upper body leaning on a rock, holding a stone in his hand and hitting it lightly and heavily.
Sensing that someone was looking at him, the middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes and glared.
He was like a ferocious wolf, always ready to tear a piece of flesh from the opponent.
After a while, the middle-aged man found that Shen Jingxuan had no ill intentions, and he felt relieved.
The middle-aged man's body was no longer tense, and he slowly relaxed and finally fell to the ground.
Shen Jingxuan went forward and pushed him, but he was still unconscious and lay motionless on the ground.
In desperation, Shen Jingxuan looked around, trying to find something to drag him, but found nothing.
Suddenly she had an idea and thought of her own space. She entered the space with her consciousness and found a piece of wood and some ropes.
She tied the middle-aged man to a wooden board, tied it tightly with another rope, and dragged the board away...
A yard was looming in the distant mountains. Shen Jingxuan dragged a wooden board, moving forward with one deep step and one shallow step.
Unable to walk any further, she simply knelt on the ground, breathing heavily.
The middle-aged man on the wooden board suddenly stopped because of her, and the board hit the ground, and he gradually woke up.
His vision was blurred and he blinked hard, then Shen Jingxuan's figure appeared before him.
Seeing her sweaty appearance, he couldn't help but frowned: "Ahem."
The middle-aged man started coughing violently.
He kept coughing, and blood couldn't stop flowing out from the corner of his mouth.
Shen Jingxuan crawled over when she heard the cough. When she saw the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, she took out a handkerchief and kept wiping it.
"Are you okay? Be patient, you will be able to see my master soon, just hold on a little longer." She said anxiously.
At this moment, Shen Jingxuan, despite being exhausted, gritted her teeth, stood up, and continued to drag the board forward.
She walked and called out: "Master, Second Master..."
Shen Jingxuan approached the yard step by step. She prayed that the masters could hear the shouting and come out to take a look in advance.
As the sun sets in the west, Mr. Xue is fiddling with the herbs in his hand in the house, while Mr. Xu is sitting beside him, leisurely drinking tea.
"Old man Xue, did you hear any sound?" Old Xu's voice asked inquiringly.
"How could there be any sound? Those brats are on the mountain, who can make any sound?"
"That's not right." Old Xu said and ran out of the courtyard gate.
Old Xue looked at him and followed him out.
As soon as they ran out of the yard, they saw a man dragging a heavy object in the distance, slowly approaching them.
When the shouting sounded again, the two looked at each other and ran towards Shen Jingxuan.
"Girl, what happened?"
"Girl, what are you dragging?"
When the two people's voices were heard, Shen Jingxuan could no longer hold on and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Save, save him..." She pointed at the wooden board behind her.
Her disordered breathing made it impossible for her to utter a complete sentence.
Mr. Xue and Mr. Xu took the rope from Shen Jingxuan and dragged the wooden board into the yard.
They settled the man into the house, and Mr. Xue checked the middle-aged man's injuries.
Shen Jingxuan and Mr. Xu waited for news in the yard and told him what had happened.
After hearing this, Mr. Xu said, "It looks like the injury is quite serious."
"Luckily you found me, otherwise I wouldn't have survived until now and would have died."
He couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Shen Jingxuan, who hadn't recovered from exhaustion for such a long time.
"Girl, the yard next to you is yours, go wash up and have a rest."
After saying this, Old Xu helped Shen Jingxuan to the yard and asked someone to bring her some hot water and food.
Shen Jingxuan was really exhausted. After washing up, she didn't even eat and just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
She didn't know how long she slept before she was awakened by a knock on the door.
"Girl, get up quickly, something happened." Before Mr. Xu finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
"What's wrong, Second Master? What happened?" she asked in surprise.
Old Xu said anxiously: "The man you rescued was seriously injured and is dying. He wants to see you."
He took Shen Jingxuan and soon arrived at Mr. Xue's room.
Shen Jingxuan walked to the bed and looked at the middle-aged man lying on it.
Although the blood was no longer flowing from the corner of his mouth, his face was frighteningly pale.
Shen Jingxuan frowned tightly: "Master, is there no other way?"
"Girl, his external injuries have been treated, and his internal injuries need to be nursed back to health. However, the poison in his body has already entered his heart and lungs. Even if your second master detoxifies him, he will not live for more than a few days." Old Xue's voice echoed in the ears of several people.
He did not avoid the middle-aged man, as if telling him directly that he would not live long.
Shen Jingxuan stared at the person on the bed. He was looking at her calmly, as if what had just been said had nothing to do with him.
"Ahem...little girl, thank you for saving me." The middle-aged man's voice sounded, accompanied by a hoarse and slight cough.
Shen Jingxuan looked at him and said in a muffled voice: "I still couldn't save you. It's too late after all."
The middle-aged man didn't care at all, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose: "Everyone will die one day, the only difference is sooner or later."
"Little girl, before I die, I want to ask you for something."
Shen Jingxuan didn't want him to have any regrets, so she said, "Please tell me, as long as I can do it."
"Okay, come here and sit here." The middle-aged man moved his body with difficulty and tried to sit up.
Mr. Xue saw this and helped him up.
The middle-aged man drove Mr. Xue and Mr. Xu out, asked Shen Jingxuan to sit in front of him, and slowly raised his hands.
When his hand was about to touch Shen Jingxuan, he stopped.
The powerful internal force spread out from his arm and entered Shen Jingxuan's body, causing Shen Jingxuan to groan.
The middle-aged man's voice came to her ears: "Avoid distracting thoughts, be calm, and relax your shoulders..."
As the middle-aged man continued to talk, Shen Jingxuan did as he said, and time passed little by little.
Mr. Xue and Mr. Xu heard no sound in the room and could only wait outside anxiously.
The sun set, the glow of the sunset faded, and suddenly panicked shouts were heard in the house.
"Master, Master, please come quickly." Shen Jingxuan's voice came.
The door was pushed open instantly, and two masters walked into the room anxiously.
Shen Jingxuan said anxiously: "Master, please show it to him, show it to him quickly."
Old Xue went to feel the middle-aged man's pulse, but just as his hand touched his pulse, he suddenly turned around.
He reached out to feel Shen Jingxuan's pulse, his eyes widening: "Did he pass on his inner strength to you?"
Shen Jingxuan thought back to what had just happened and only then realized that the middle-aged man had passed on his inner strength to her.
"Yes, Master, please save him quickly." Shen Jingxuan anxiously pulled Master Xue.
"Girl, she can't be saved. She only has a few days to live."
He turned to look at the middle-aged man: "If you have anything to say, please say it quickly. Time is running out."
"Help...help me..." The middle-aged man looked at Shen Jingxuan, his voice intermittent.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the rescued middle-aged man with confusion on her face, not understanding why he did this.