Rebirth of Jinxuan

"Mother, you're awake!" Lu Yuhang's joyful voice broke the tense atmosphere between the two.

Mo Chenfan then came to his senses. He smiled awkwardly and explained, "I... I just came to bring Hang'er medicine. He's been coughing all night, and I was worried..."

"What are you worried about?" Lu Jinxuan pressed, her tone full of suspicion.

"N-nothing." Mo Chenfan's eyes darted away, avoiding Lu Jinxuan's gaze. "The medicine has been delivered. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he hurriedly turned and left, as if some ferocious beast was chasing him.

Lu Jinxuan watched Mo Chenfan's departing figure, her brows furrowed, her mind filled with doubts. Who exactly was this Mo Chenfan? Why was he approaching her and her son so furtively?

"Mom, the medicine is getting cold," Lu Yuhang reminded her in his childish voice.

Lu Jinxuan then snapped out of her thoughts and looked down at the medicine bowl in her hand. She saw that the bowl contained a dark, murky liquid that emitted a faint bitter smell.

"This medicine..." Lu Jinxuan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Who brewed it?"

“It was Uncle Mo who brewed it,” Lu Yuhang replied. “He goes up the mountain to hunt every morning, and on his way back he picks some herbs, brews them, and brings them over.”

"Hunting?" Lu Jinxuan keenly caught the key information in Lu Yuhang's words. "Why does he want to hunt?"

"Uncle Mo said..." Lu Yuhang stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence. He looked at Lu Jinxuan, then at the door, as if he had something difficult to say.

"What did you say?" Lu Jinxuan pressed, her tone tinged with urgency.

Lu Yuhang hesitated for a moment, then finally whispered, "Uncle Mo said that hunting is for...for..."

"What is it for?" Lu Jinxuan asked, even more anxious.

Lu Yuhang suddenly covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head vigorously, indicating that he could not say anything.

Seeing this, Lu Jinxuan became even more puzzled. She grabbed Lu Yuhang from the bed and asked in a deep voice, "Hang'er, tell your mother, why did Uncle Mo go hunting? Why can't we tell you?"

Lu Yuhang was startled by Lu Jinxuan's sudden action. He stared at Lu Jinxuan with wide eyes and a look of horror on his face, but he refused to say a word.

Seeing this, Lu Jinxuan's heart sank. Could there really be some unspeakable secret behind this? "Hang'er, look into your mother's eyes," Lu Jinxuan cupped Lu Yuhang's face, her tone more serious than ever before, "Tell your mother, what exactly is Mo Chenfan hunting for?"

Lu Yuhang had never seen Lu Jinxuan with such a serious expression. In his memory, his mother was always cold and rarely showed him any emotion other than indifference. Although his mother had lost her memory, she now made him feel an unprecedented warmth and closeness. But when his mother got serious, the oppressive aura still frightened him somewhat.

"Mother..." Lu Yuhang began timidly, his eyes darting away from Lu Jinxuan, "Uncle Mo... he's a good person, Mother, please don't blame him..."

“Mother doesn’t want to blame him, Mother just wants to know the truth.” Lu Jinxuan explained patiently, but in her heart she was even more certain that there must be another reason for Mo Chenfan’s hunting trip.

“But…” Lu Yuhang bit his lip, his face contorted in a grimace, struggling internally.

"Hang'er," Lu Jinxuan emphasized, "you're five years old now, a real man. You need to learn to be brave, understand?"

Lu Yuhang was taken aback, seemingly touched by Lu Jinxuan's words. He took a deep breath and finally mustered the courage to say, "Mother, Uncle Mo went hunting... to earn money to buy you medicine."

"Treatment?" Lu Jinxuan frowned slightly. She thought carefully, and apart from a splitting headache, she didn't seem to have any other discomfort. "What illness do I have?"

"Mother, have you forgotten?" Lu Yuhang looked at Lu Jinxuan in surprise. "You fell off the cliff and were seriously injured. The doctor said... said..."

"What did you say?" Lu Jinxuan's heart tightened. Could it be that the reason she lost her memory was because she fell off the cliff?

Lu Yuhang's eyes suddenly reddened, and he choked out, "The doctor said, Mother, your health has been severely damaged, and you need... you need many precious medicinal herbs to heal you. But... but we don't have any money. Uncle Mo said... he said he would find a way..."

Lu Jinxuan's heart skipped a beat, and a warm feeling welled up inside her. It turned out that Mo Chenfan had been silently making sacrifices for them, and she had misunderstood him before.

"Mom, don't blame Uncle Mo, he did it all for us..." Lu Yuhang was worried that Lu Jinxuan would blame Mo Chenfan, so he quickly explained for him.

Lu Jinxuan patted Lu Yuhang's head and said softly, "Mother knows, Mother won't blame him."

"Mom, are you really not blaming Uncle Mo?" Lu Yuhang looked up at Lu Jinxuan with pleading eyes, as if trying to make sure she wasn't just trying to comfort him.

"When has your mother ever lied to you?" Lu Jinxuan smiled, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

"That's wonderful!" Lu Yuhang burst into laughter through his tears, hugged Lu Jinxuan tightly, and said happily, "I knew Mom was the best!"

Lu Jinxuan gently patted Lu Yuhang's back, but the image of Mo Chenfan leaving flashed through her mind. Was he, a hunter, really only doing this to earn money to treat her illness, a complete stranger?

“Hang’er,” Lu Jinxuan suddenly remembered something, “you said before that your Uncle Mo went hunting to…”

"It's because..." Lu Yuhang looked up at Lu Jinxuan with a puzzled expression, not understanding what she wanted to ask.

“You mean,” Lu Jinxuan paused, then said, enunciating each word clearly, “that he did it to hunt demons, right?”

Lu Yuhang was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Lu Jinxuan to know about "demon hunting". He blinked and asked cautiously, "Mother, you...you remember everything?"

Lu Jinxuan shook her head. "Mother was just thinking about some things, about demon hunters, and... demons."

“Mother!” A hint of worry flashed in Lu Yuhang’s eyes. “The doctor said that you shouldn’t think about the past, otherwise… otherwise it will be bad for your health.”

Lu Jinxuan was secretly surprised. It seemed her lost memories were not simple, and the original owner of this body also seemed to be hiding some secret. She asked calmly, "Hang'er, tell your mother, what is a demon hunter? And what is a demon?"

Seeing that Lu Jinxuan insisted, Lu Yuhang stopped hiding it. He pointed to the sky outside the window and explained, "Mother, look at the sun and the moon. They are real, right? But there are some things that we can't see or touch, but they are also real, like... demons."

Lu Jinxuan listened attentively without interrupting.

"Demons, like the monsters in legends, possess immense power; some are benevolent, some are malevolent. Demon hunters are those who specifically hunt down those evil demons that harm humanity." As Lu Yuhang spoke, his eyes shone with admiration. "Brother Mo is a powerful demon hunter!"

"I see." Lu Jinxuan nodded thoughtfully, gaining a new understanding of the world.

"Mother, are you really alright?" Lu Yuhang looked at Lu Jinxuan with concern. "Have you really remembered everything?"

Lu Jinxuan patted his head and said softly, "Mother is fine. I just remembered some trivial things. You don't need to worry."

"That's good." Lu Yuhang breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Mom, lie down for a while longer. I'll go get you your medicine. You're still not well, so you need to take your medicine on time."

"Medicine?" Lu Jinxuan then remembered that when she woke up, there was indeed a bowl of dark medicine next to her bed, which smelled very bitter.

"Well, the doctor said that this medicine needs to be taken for seven consecutive days to..." Before Lu Yuhang could finish speaking, he saw that Lu Jinxuan had already gotten out of bed, moving nimbly and showing no signs of injury.

"Mother!" Lu Yuhang's eyes widened in surprise. "You...your injuries are healed?"

Lu Jinxuan was also somewhat surprised. She had only wanted to stretch her muscles and bones, but she hadn't expected this body's recovery ability to be so amazing. She tried taking a few steps and felt light and unhindered.

"It seems my injuries have indeed healed." Lu Jinxuan's lips curled up slightly, but her heart was in turmoil. She closed her eyes and sank her consciousness into her body. The next moment, a vast starry sky appeared before her eyes, and at the center of the starry sky, a pill emitting seven-colored light was slowly rotating.

"This is..." Lu Jinxuan was shocked. This pill was the Seven-Star Qi Condensation Pill that she had refined in her previous life!

The Seven-Star Qi-Gathering Pill not only heals all injuries but also automatically absorbs spiritual energy from heaven and earth to aid cultivation. Could it be...?

Lu Jinxuan opened her eyes, her gaze gleaming. She finally understood why this body's recovery ability was so astonishing, and why she could easily sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around her.

All of this is because of the Seven Star Qi Condensation Pill!

"Mother, what are you thinking about?" Lu Yuhang asked, puzzled, when he saw Lu Jinxuan suddenly freeze.

Lu Jinxuan snapped out of her daze, looking at Lu Yuhang's sincere face, a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She squatted down, looked into Lu Yuhang's eyes, and said earnestly, "Hang'er, don't worry about your mother, your mother is fine now. Tell your mother, when is Uncle Mo coming back?"

"Mother is fine, she doesn't need to take her medicine anymore." Lu Jinxuan took Lu Yuhang's little hand, her eyes bright with a light Lu Yuhang had never seen before. "Hang'er, take me to find Uncle Mo, okay?"

"Not taking your medicine?" Lu Yuhang looked at the medicine bowl, then at Lu Jinxuan. "The doctor said I have to take it..."

"It's alright," Lu Jinxuan said with a smile, gently pinching Lu Yuhang's nose. "Mommy feels great now. Don't believe me? Feel it." As she spoke, Lu Jinxuan pulled Lu Yuhang's little hand to her forehead.

The moment the little hand touched him, Lu Yuhang felt a warm breath, completely different from the coldness of yesterday. He widened his eyes in surprise and jumped up happily, "Mommy is really healed!"

"So, don't worry!" Lu Jinxuan said, picking up Lu Yuhang and walking towards the door. "Come on, take me to find Brother Mo, let's make money together!"

"Make money?" Lu Yuhang asked in a childish voice, perched on Lu Jinxuan's shoulder. "Why do we need to make money?"

"Of course, it's so you can go to the martial arts academy to study," Lu Jinxuan said with a smile. "Haven't you always wanted to go?"

“But…” Lu Yuhang hesitated, “But the registration fee for the Martial Arts Hall is very expensive, it costs ten taels of silver…”

"Ten taels of silver..." Lu Jinxuan paused. Ten taels of silver was no small sum. In this world, ordinary families couldn't save more than a few taels of silver a year.

“Yes,” Lu Yuhang said, sounding a little downcast, “Brother Mo works so hard every time he goes hunting, and he also has to take care of us. He simply can’t save up that much silver…”

Seeing Lu Yuhang's dejected look, Lu Jinxuan secretly vowed to earn money as soon as possible so that Lu Yuhang could enter the martial arts academy to study! But how could she earn money quickly?

Lu Jinxuan carried Lu Yuhang as they walked, her thoughts racing.

Meanwhile, far away on the outskirts of the Dark Night Forest, Mo Chenfan looked at the few small, thin prey in front of him, his heart filled with anxiety.