This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

What happens in this village is unknown to outsiders, and even Lianxue is unaware of it at this moment.

Lianxue felt like she had been in this space for a very, very long time. Because she had no concept of time, she didn't know how long she had been there. It felt incredibly long.

Suddenly, it felt like something was bumping into my body, or like someone was pushing me, or like something was crawling on my body.

This caused Lianxue to experience extreme mental stress.

"Oh, Mother, look what's wrong with her," Qing Shu asked her mother.

Bai stopped wiping Li Zhenzhen's hands and turned to look at her daughter.

I saw the little girl, her body tense like a piece of wood, but she hadn't woken up yet.

Bai walked over and gently patted Lianxue's head, "The child is alright, it's safe and peaceful here."

She didn't know if the child could hear her, but her maternal instinct was to care. Seeing that Lianxue's muscles had relaxed, she returned to Li Zhenzhen's side, picked up a cloth, moistened it with water, and wiped her down.

Qingshu also busied herself, but didn't forget to ask, "What happened to Mother just now?"

"It's nothing, maybe it was just an instinctive feeling of discomfort or unfamiliarity," Bai said, though she wasn't entirely sure herself.

"Ah! I see." Qing Shu nodded in confusion and continued with her work.

Just as Lianxue was feeling scared, a warm sensation suddenly appeared above her head, making her nervousness disappear.

Qingshu and her mother wiped their bodies clean and changed their clothes. Just as they finished cleaning themselves, a sound came from the doorway.

"dong dong dong"

"Qingshu, go open the door," Bai said to her daughter.

"Okay," Qing Shu said happily as she ran over to open the door.

Qingshu opened the door and saw Mr. Lian coming in. "Mr. Lian, you've arrived. Please come in."

"No, these are the medicines I prescribed. They're already brewed. Please give them to them." Mr. Lian handed over two medicine pots.

"Mm," Qing Shu nodded.

"Oh right, this red medicine pot is for the young girl. The black medicine pot is for the little girl, don't get them mixed up."

At this moment, Madam Bai came over and said, "Mr. Lian, why don't you come inside? After they've taken their medicine, you can check their reactions so you can respond accordingly."

"Hmm~ then I'll trouble you. Qingshu, open the door and windows to let in some fresh air." Mr. Lian told Qingshu to open the doors and windows, mainly because he was afraid of causing them any gossip, so opening them all would be fine.

"Yes, sir," Qing Shu said obediently, and immediately went to open all the doors and windows.

Bai had already poured the medicine into a bowl and brought it over.

After feeling warm, Lianxue regained some of her spirits and carefully searched for an exit.

After she calmed down, she finally noticed a tiny, firefly-like light drifting in the distance.

As she walked forward in the direction of the light, she suddenly remembered what her master had said: "Even in darkness, one's heart should yearn for the light." At that moment, she understood that she was trapped because she was unable to calm down under fear, and that light was something everyone longed for.

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Qing Shu looked at Lian Xue sitting in the chair, her eyes fixed on the two people on the bed, and asked, "Mr. Lian, they've been taking their medicine for so long, why haven't they woken up yet?"

Mr. Lian withdrew his hand from taking Qing Shu's pulse and replied, "It's nothing serious. This little girl suffered a slight concussion to the back of her head due to depletion of spiritual energy. Her body is starting to protect itself. She'll be fine after a night's sleep."

Lian Xue was indeed unconscious due to excessive consumption of spiritual energy. Her body was constantly absorbing spiritual energy for its own use. Because of the excess spiritual energy, her cultivation technique activated a protective mode, which was to make her unconscious. This way, the absorption of spiritual energy would not be so fast, and her body would not be damaged.

"And what about this older sister? Is she also suffering from a depletion of spiritual energy?" Qing Shu continued to ask.

Mr. Lian was not impatient. Instead, he smiled and said, "Look at the wounds on this young lady's body."

"Yes, she seems to have whip marks on her body. I didn't notice them before, but when my mother was cleaning her up, she found many of these wounds, and they were all purplish." Qing Shu looked at the crisscrossing whip marks on Li Zhenzhen's body and felt a pang of heartache. What kind of person could be so cruel to them?

"Yes, these whip marks are highly poisonous, which is why this girl can't wake up. We'll have to wait; it will take time." Mr. Lian looked at the young girl, his heart filled with indescribable sorrow. Such a good child, what a pity...

At this moment, Madam Bai came in from outside the door. "Qingshu, stop bothering Mr. Lian. He's tired and should go back to rest."

Qingshu ran to her mother's side, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly, "I know, I know, I was just asking out of curiosity."

"Mr. Lian, will you come tomorrow?" Qing Shu asked again, afraid that they might not wake up.

Mr. Lian, who was packing his medicine box, smiled at Qing Shu and said, "Our Qing Shu is quite kind. I'll come to see her after my rounds tomorrow, don't worry." After packing up his medicine box, he picked it up and patted Qing Shu's head.

"This is an ointment for treating external injuries. Apply some to her tonight," Mr. Lian said, handing the white porcelain bottle to Qing Shu.

"Thank you, sir. You're so kind. Let me see you out." She placed the medicine bottle on the table and happily accompanied Mr. Lian out the door.

Back at the doorway, before even entering the house, I found my mother tidying up things. "Mom, where did all this come from?" Looking at all the chickens, ducks, geese, fish, and meat, it seemed like enough to feed them for a year.

As Bai sorted the items, she said, "Ah, these were all sent by our neighbors. This was sent by your Aunt Li, this was sent by Grandma Wang, and this was sent by your Uncle Zhang."

"Our neighbors are so nice, hehe." Qingshu smiled happily.

Bai scolded playfully, "Stop grinning like an idiot, go outside and bring the axe back."

"Ah! Oh, oh." Qing Shu ran out and came back after a while.

"Mother, what are you going to do?" Qing Shu asked, handing the axe to her mother.

"Chop up two chicken legs and make some soup for them. Of course, you can have some too," said Madam Bai, her eyes full of affection.

"Mother, you're so good to me, I knew it." Qing Shu hugged her mother's neck and gave her a sweet kiss.

"How old are you? Aren't you ashamed?" His words were stern, but a smirk crept into his eyes.

Lianxue followed the light, not knowing how long she walked. The light ahead grew brighter and brighter. "Why aren't you awake yet? There are no bad people outside. It's time to wake up." A voice gently entered her ears, and she could only concentrate and listen carefully.

When the light was about the size of a fist, she heard it clearly; it was a woman's voice, repeatedly saying, "You should wake up."

After hearing it clearly, she felt the light grow brighter, and suddenly the light became dazzling and enveloped her.

The next day, the sun shone brightly, dogs barked, and the villagers began their work.

"Oh! Why hasn't Mother woken up yet? I'm so worried." Qing Shu sat on the edge of the bed, her hands clenched into fists, her chin resting on her hand, and said listlessly.

"Didn't Mr. Lian say he's alright? You should trust him. Talk to him a little longer." Mrs. Bai said this as she cleaned the house, then turned back to continue her work.

When Lianxue opened her eyes, she was met with a blinding white light. Then she heard two people talking. After looking closely, she saw that they were a mother and daughter. The girl was resting her chin on her hand and turning to ask her mother if the voice calling her was hers.

Lian Xue spoke in a hoarse voice, "Where...where am I?"

Qingshu jumped up excitedly, "Mother! Mother, she's awake! Come and see her!"