17: Chapter 17 Qi and Blood Talisman

Qin Ling's avatar flickered and disappeared from the spot.

He continued to scan the entire village inch by inch with his perception.

A moment later, his gaze fell upon a low stone house.

He remembered this was the home of a village doctor.

Qin Ling lifted his foot and walked straight into the house.

The light inside the room was dim, and two people were sitting on the wooden bed against the wall.

They were none other than the siblings Qin Yin and Qin Mo, who had not come to offer incense this morning.

Qin Ling's gaze fell upon them.

One of Qin Yin's hands was stretched out on the table, palm up, with the flesh torn open and the bone faintly visible inside.

Her face was very pale, and her lips were pressed into a thin line.

Qin Mo was no better off; the web of his hand was split open with a deep gash, the edges of the wound tinged with dark red.

He kept his head lowered, and his expression could not be seen.

The only doctor in Qin Family Village, an old man with white hair, was looking down at Qin Yin's palm and sighing repeatedly.

"This injury is not easy to deal with."

Qin Yin bit her lip and said,

"Just tell it to us straight, please."

The doctor fell silent for a moment and slowly spoke,

"The injury to your hand is too deep; it has damaged your tendons and bones, and Qin Mo's hand is the same."

He shook his head and continued,

"With only these few medicines in the village, I'm afraid it will leave behind lingering ailments."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Yin's brows furrowed.

"After the injuries heal, you and Qin Mo might not be able to exert full strength with your injured hands."

The doctor weighed his words,

"You will have no problem lifting light things, but pulling nets and steering the helm like before will probably be impossible."

Qin Yin's face turned another shade paler.

Qin Mo gritted his teeth, his expression turning very ugly.

The room was dead silent.

Qin Yin sat there, motionless.

She looked at the wound on her hand and remained silent for a long time.

She was the last captain of Qin Family Village; if her hand could not exert force, how would she go out to sea in the future?

How would she fish?

How would she bring food to the villagers?

Qin Mo raised his head and looked at his older sister.

Suppressing his unsightly expression, he forced a smile and said,

"Sister, it's fine. So what if we can't exert full strength? Don't I still have one hand left? Between the two of us, we still have two hands. I'll just follow you out to sea in the future..."

"That's enough."

Qin Yin interrupted Qin Mo.

Every household in this village had always allowed only one person to board the ship.

Otherwise, once an accident happened, the price for the family would be too great.

The doctor sighed, took a few packs of herbal medicine from his medicine chest, and placed them on the table.

"Change these medicines once a day, and come back to see this old man in a few days."

"Thank you, Doctor."

Qin Yin got up, picked up those packs of herbs, and turned to walk towards the door.

Qin Mo followed right behind his sister.

Qin Ling's avatar watched the whole process, gazing at the backs of the siblings.

Qin Yin's back was held very straight, no different from usual.

But Qin Ling clearly saw that the moment she walked out the door, her shoulders slumped slightly for a split second.

It seemed that what the doctor said was a blow to the heroic and spirited Qin Yin.

Thinking of this, Qin Ling recalled a talisman within his Primary Talisman Art.

[qi and blood talisman]

[Effect: Upon entering the human body, it can stimulate the power of the human body's qi and blood, thereby enhancing martial arts aptitude, increasing self-healing ability, improving martial arts practice efficacy, and other functions.]

[Remarks: This talisman can exist and nourish within the human body for a long time, with the specific duration related to the strength of the user's qi and blood.]

This talisman had no healing effect, but it could stimulate the human body's own power of qi and blood.

Qin Ling had observed the villagers of Qin Family Village earlier; among the innate qi and blood of these villagers, Qin Yin and Qin Mo's were the strongest.

However, strong as they were, they were still far behind Hu Gu or Hu Ba.

It could only be said that the two's innate qi and blood were quite good among mortals.

If they were further nourished by the qi and blood talisman, could they recover with stronger self-healing abilities?

Qin Ling pondered for a moment and then took out several martial arts manuals he had looted from Hu Fu's body.

From Hu Gu's mouth, he learned that mortals wanting to become martial artists must have their innate qi and blood reach a certain intensity.

Then, if the qi and blood talisman were used to nourish and enhance Qin Yin and Qin Mo's qi and blood, could the two become martial artists?

As a wild god, Qin Ling naturally did not need nor could he practice the martial Dao.

But he also needed some powerful believers.

Otherwise, if he encountered such weak chicken first-turn martial artists coming to cause trouble in the village in the future, it would be troublesome if he had to solve it personally every time.

He was a god, not a babysitter!

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ling felt he could give it a try.

Therefore, he immediately consumed 10 incense points to make 2 qi and blood talismans.

Although consuming incense points hurt a bit, it was still worth it given the piety of Qin Yin and Qin Mo.

Furthermore, Qin Yin and Qin Mo had collided with the three martial artists under his guidance, so he could not just stand by and watch.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Qin Yin lay on her family's wooden bed, gazing at the pitch-black roof beams overhead.

Her hand, wrapped in thick cloth strips, was placed at her side.

What the doctor said today echoed in her mind over and over again.

"Leave behind lingering ailments."

"Unable to exert full strength."

Qin Yin slowly closed her eyes, but she could not fall asleep no matter what.

Right at this moment, a wave of sleepiness surged without warning.

She fell into a deep sleep.

In her dream was still that familiar mist.

The grayish-white mist rolled, like sea waves and like clouds.

Before long, deep within the mist, a familiar light lit up.

The light gradually condensed, outlining a figure.

Knowing who the other party was, Qin Yin knelt on the ground and lowered her head.

"Lord Qinling."

The light trembled slightly.

Two streams of light separated from the radiance and hovered in front of her.

They were two talismans.

Each talisman emitted a faint reddish-golden glow; their patterns were intricate yet not disorderly, and there was a faint sense of qi and blood flowing.

"This is a qi and blood talisman, which might solve the trouble of you and your brother."

A familiar voice rang out from the light, stunning Qin Yin.

She stared blankly at the two talismans.

"Lord Qinling, we..."

Qin Ling did not respond.

The two talismans simply drifted forward another inch, gently landing on her outstretched palms.

Qin Yin took a deep breath, clenched the talismans, and pressed her forehead against the ground.

"Thank you, Lord Qinling."

The mist surged.

That light gradually faded away.

Qin Yin opened her eyes abruptly; the pitch-black roof beams were still overhead.

She slowly opened her palms.

Two talismans were quietly lying there.

The reddish-golden patterns circulated slightly under the moonlight, and the warm touch had not yet dissipated.

Having the experience from last time, Qin Yin naturally knew that this dream was Lord Qinling's divine power.

She flipped over and got up, grabbed the two talismans, and rushed into Qin Mo's room next door.

After waking Qin Mo up, Qin Yin told Qin Mo about what happened in the dream.

Qin Mo looked at the two qi and blood talismans with an excited expression.

"Then what should we do next?"

As soon as Qin Mo's words fell, the two talismans turned into streams of light.

One sank into Qin Yin's body, and one sank into Qin Mo's body.

Both of them could feel a warm current inexplicably appearing inside their bodies; this warm current spread along their blood vessels and finally flowed through their entire bodies.

Where that warmth passed, the stabbing pain faded little by little, and the tense meridians loosened bit by bit.

Aside from that, the two did not immediately feel any obvious changes.

However, as days went by,

both siblings Qin Yin and Qin Mo discovered the wonderfulness of this talisman!