69: Return to Dafeng Town

Xu Sanyan ignored them, staring intently at the woman.

The woman also looked at Xu Sanyan half-dead, their gazes met, and the woman blinked, showing no intention of avoiding his gaze.

"I save your life, you accompany me for a day, how about it?" Xu Sanyan considered this a fair trade.

One should know, he rarely made fair trades.

The woman lowered her eyes in thought, then looked up at the fierce and ugly bandits surrounding them, and compared to Xu Sanyan's handsome appearance, she knew she had no choice, so she nodded gently, her lips slightly parted, and said, "Good."

The bandit leader was immediately displeased; he had fought tooth and nail, losing many brothers, to acquire this loot, and this person just came up and wanted to take it?

But because he didn't know Xu Sanyan's background, he didn't dare to act rashly, finding himself in a dilemma.

Xu Sanyan helped him make a decision; with a flick of his sleeve, several bandits were instantly sent flying, lying on the ground twitching a few times before losing their breath.

The bandit leader's cold sweat poured, and he immediately made a decision, "Sir, if there's nothing else, we'll leave first, we won't bother you."

"Hmm, farewell." Xu Sanyan said without looking back.

The bandit leader had no desire to meet again, leading his remaining subordinates to mount their horses and quickly disappear into the yellow sand.

Xu Sanyan got into the carriage, lifted the woman's chin, and observed her for a moment, his gaze like he was looking at a decoration, "Where are you from?"

The woman seemed to have resigned herself to fate, her eyes calm, without joy or sorrow.

There was neither the relief of escaping death nor the desolation of escaping one danger only to fall into another, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with her.

"Dafeng Town, Bai family," the woman said.

Xu Sanyan pondered, when did a Bai family emerge in Dafeng Town?

Presumably, after the Ma family and Jin family were both annihilated last time, the Bai family was able to rise to power.

"Where are you going?" Xu Sanyan turned to drive the carriage, heading towards Dafeng Town again.

The woman said, "I'm going to Fu City to seek medical treatment and deliver some goods along the way."

Xu Sanyan nodded, "What's your name?"

"Bai Qingyu." The woman covered her mouth and coughed lightly, her face growing even paler.

Xu Sanyan flattened the blanket inside the carriage and raised an eyebrow, signaling that it was time for her to fulfill her promise.

Bai Qingyu showed no resistance, obediently lying on the blanket, her toes curling slightly with effort, clearly not as calm internally as she appeared.

Xu Sanyan asked, "What illness do you have?"

Bai Qingyu shook her head, "I don't know, it's just that my body is icy cold, and the doctor said it would be difficult for me to live past twenty."

"How old are you this year?"

"Eighteen."

Xu Sanyan reached out and rolled up her sleeve, revealing her fair, slender wrist, then placed his fingers on it, sensing carefully.

Although Xu Sanyan couldn't diagnose illnesses, he was at the Foundation Establishment Cultivation, and only needed to probe her body with his magical power to see all the changes within.

"Hmm~"

Bai Qingyu felt a warm Qi flow into her body through her arm, warm and very comfortable, and she couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

Xu Sanyan raised his eyelids, "No need to call out so soon, it's not too late to call out later."

Bai Qingyu pursed her lips, lowered her head, and was too embarrassed to speak.

A moment later, Xu Sanyan said, "Your Innate Qi is insufficient, your internal organs are like they've been soaked in Yin water, the Yin Qi is excessive, and your Meridians are blocked. You just need to nourish your internal organs, then unblock the obstructed Meridians, and then slowly recuperate."

A normal person's Meridians are naturally open and do not need to be unblocked separately.

Bai Qingyu's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly, "How do I unblock my Meridians?"

If one can live, who would want to die?

She had previously shown no fear towards the bandits, simply because she knew her life was short; for her, dying a day earlier or a day later made no difference.

But now it seemed she might live again.

"I can help you, but that's a different price," Xu Sanyan said. Although such a thing was merely a trivial matter for him, a trade was a trade.

One thing at a time, her accompanying him to sleep was the price for saving her from the bandits.

If she wanted her illness cured, she would need to pay an additional price.

Bai Qingyu lowered her head in thought, then slowly shook her head, "This humble girl has nothing of value, and I presume you wouldn't care for worldly gold and silver."

Xu Sanyan nodded, of course, he didn't care for gold and silver, "You think about it slowly, I'll collect my previous reward first."

Bai Qingyu clenched her teeth, nervously closing her eyes, her body trembling slightly; she was still a woman who had never experienced intimacy.

This was a different feeling from the Chieftain's Wife.

The carriage traveled alone on a desolate Gobi desert, the swirling yellow sand growing even more intense.

Although her technique was a bit lacking, she couldn't help but be tender.

Bai Qingyu put on her clothes, then threw away the blanket, while Xu Sanyan sat by and watched her busy herself.

How many women was this?

Xu Sanyan silently counted: Xiuhe, Tang Huanhuan, the Chieftain's Wife, Yang Qiyuan, Cui Wanying, plus Bai Qingyu.

Besides these six, there were actually others before, two women before Xiuhe, but he couldn't remember their names.

Bai Qingyu's eyes were downcast, too shy to look directly at Xu Sanyan.

If outsiders saw them, they might think the two were a pair of wild lovers.

And Bai Qingyu still didn't know Xu Sanyan's name.

The carriage was filled with a decadent scent, and Bai Qingyu slightly opened the curtain for ventilation.

The two sat opposite each other, neither speaking.

A moment later, Xu Sanyan asked, "Have you thought about it?"

Bai Qingyu shook her head; she had nothing that could be used for a trade.

"That's truly a pity."

Silence returned to the carriage. Xu Sanyan, naked, lifted the curtain, corrected the direction of the carriage, and then climbed back in.

Xu Sanyan was extremely familiar with this Northwest Gobi, having stayed here for over half a year; he could tell directions with his eyes closed.

Bai Qingyu's eyes lightly swept over him, then quickly retracted, her lips mumbling softly, "Otherwise, perhaps you could put on your clothes first?"

Xu Sanyan shook his head, "No need, I'll have to take them off again if I get excited later, it's quite troublesome. Actually, you don't need to wear anything either."

Bai Qingyu was visibly startled by his words and blurted out, "It's not over yet?"

Xu Sanyan glanced sideways, "We agreed on one day, and only half of it has passed."

Bai Qingyu pondered for a moment, and he was right.

...

As dusk approached, a town appeared in the distance, with a dozen or so soldiers guarding the city gates, holding spears and scrutinizing passersby.

Dafeng Town had arrived.

This could be said to be where his dream began; the Cultivation Technique he Cultivated was obtained from here.

The carriage drove into the city, and the soldiers, seeing the character "Bai" printed on the carriage, did not stop it.