The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

"Ugh..." The figure lying in the distance was hugging its leg and groaning.

Lu Xiaosan spat, then clutched his chest and slid off the carriage, struggling to walk up to the man.

He unleashed all the anger he had been holding back these past few days, shouting, "Everyone... wants... to get something out of me, right!" With that, he kicked the man on the ground.

"Ugh..." the man cried out in pain and began to crawl with difficulty, trying to escape into the distance.

Hearing this person's voice, it turned out they were a child, just like him...

A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately regretted it: "I...I...what am I doing? Taking my anger out on someone...is already...wrong, especially...the other person...is...just a child..."

Seeing the child dragging her injured leg and crawling with difficulty into the distance, Lu Xiaosan felt pity and wanted to go forward to help her.

But as soon as he touched her body, he felt her suddenly tremble, like a frightened sheep.

Then, the girl turned to face Lu Xiaosan, who was so frightened that she retreated sharply.

In the pitch-black night, Lu Xiaosan couldn't see her face clearly, but he heard her sobbing, "You...you suddenly sped up, fine, but why...why did you hit me..." Her tone was full of grievance, making people feel sorry for her.

"I...I thought...sigh..." Lu Xiaosan sighed halfway through her sentence, thinking to herself: Have I started to think of people as so bad...?

"How's your leg? I'll take you to see a doctor..." Lu Xiaosan said softly.

The girl was still crying and didn't answer.

Lu Xiaosan took the initiative to help her up, only to feel her warm, delicate hands trembling uncontrollably.

Realizing the girl was terrified, Lu Xiaosan comforted her, "I... had a fit just now... Don't worry, I absolutely... won't hurt you again, I... swear on my life..."

The girl's hands gradually stopped trembling. "Are you...are you...injured...?"

Hearing others' concern warmed Lu Xiaosan's heart, and she felt excited and wanted to say something.

In that moment of excitement, it felt as if my chest had been suddenly locked, and I could hardly catch my breath.

He felt that burning, throbbing pain all over his body, as if the entire ocean had been stuffed into his muscles.

"Oh no, it's acting up..." Lu Xiaosan collapsed, his body throbbing with pain.

"Ouch." The two bumped foreheads, then fell to the ground in each other's arms, with Lu Xiaosan panting and convulsing in the girl's embrace.

"What...what are you going to do now? What's wrong with you? Are you alright?" the girl asked in alarm, holding the convulsing Lu Xiaosan.

Lying in this warm embrace, Lu Xiaosan felt a surge of warmth in his heart as she listened to the girl show concern for him again, instead of complaining about his body odor. Tears welled up in his eyes. "I never expected this girl to be so forgiving and caring towards me. It's just a pity that I can't even say sorry to her this time."

"How are you?!" Hearing the girl's delicate voice, Lu Xiaosan felt as if a thousand needles were pricking his chest, as if his entire trachea was tied together. But he felt incredibly happy. This must be the happiest moment he had experienced in many days.

Then everything went black before his eyes, and he handed over everything.

I don't know how long I was unconscious, but I know that my whole body was still in pain, I couldn't move, and I still had difficulty breathing.

This went on repeatedly, and it's unclear whether he woke up or not; in any case, he eventually fell into a coma.

I would occasionally regain consciousness and feel someone feeding me sweet porridge, and sometimes bitter herbs.

Occasionally, you can hear a "slurp, slurp" sound, and your face feels hot. "What is this feeling? Who is so brave as to lick me?"

Unfortunately, he had no strength left in his body, and he couldn't open his eyelids, so he had no idea what had happened.

Day after day, Lu Xiaosan gradually regained consciousness. He could clearly feel that at a fixed time every day, his arm would ache, and then a warm, soft hand would grasp it, after which his body would feel much better.

He lived in this blissful torment for a long time, in a daze.

Finally, one day, Lu Xiaosan opened his eyes on his own. He found himself in complete darkness and felt as if he were lying on his side on a board, surrounded by the strange smells of various herbs.

He was covered with a quilt, but his body was unable to move. He whispered, "Is...is anyone there? Am I...am I still alive?"

After a while, a tender voice said, "You're dead, you died a terrible death." Then, a warm sensation was felt on the forehead, and someone was touching their forehead.

"Hmm... you're recovering well."

Hearing the voice, Lu Xiaosan said weakly, lying on the ground. Unfortunately, it was dark and he still couldn't see the girl's face clearly.

"Hmph, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, you can't die."

"But I bumped into you and injured your leg... how could you possibly take care of me?"

The girl smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Just get well soon and return the blankets and pillows to me as soon as possible."

"Take care of me...take good care of me...can you cure my illness?"

Lu Xiaosan vaguely saw the girl standing with her hands on her hips, smiling smugly, "Without me, do you think you could have survived until now?"

Lu Xiaosan got excited and was about to speak when he coughed, "Cough cough cough... Ah cough cough cough."

The girl quickly stepped forward and gently patted Lu Xiaosan's back, "Don't rush, don't rush, speak slowly, speak slowly."

"You...you can really cure my illness completely...and it will never...recur..." Lu Xiaosan was extremely excited.

Upon hearing this, the girl lowered her head and remained silent for a moment. "I... I can only cure your convulsions right now... As for whether they will recur..."

Just as Lu Xiaosan was feeling disappointed, he noticed the girl suddenly patting his shoulder again, saying confidently, "But don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I'll do everything I can to cure you!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaosan felt greatly comforted and grateful. He had hurt her so much, yet she not only did not hold a grudge, but also did her best to save him.

Thinking of this, all I wanted to do was hug this idiot in front of me and pamper him, but then my heart rushed to my head and I lost consciousness again.

I don't know how long I was unconscious. In my daze, I felt someone licking my face again. "How can this idiot have such a fetish?" I thought to myself, and then I passed out again.

When he woke up again, everything was pitch black, and his body was still twitching slightly, unable to move.

"Little cripple... are you... are you there?" Lu Xiaosan's impression of this girl was that she crawled on the ground with a limp, so he called her that.

Lu Xiaosan touched a cold, hard object next to his pillow. "Ding-a-ling..." A clear sound rang out; it was a bell.

Sure enough, the girl emerged from the darkness and mumbled, "You're awake, ah..." The girl yawned.

"How are you? Can you move now?" Clearly, she had just been woken up by Lu Xiaosan.

"It still won't move...it won't move..."

The girl came up and took his pulse again. For some reason, feeling her warm hands made him feel much more at ease.

"Hmm... there's still a bit of a problem, but don't worry, you should be able to move around soon."

Lu Xiaosan hummed in agreement, then stared blankly at her blurry figure in the darkness.

Through the blur, I saw the girl stroke her chin and ask, "By the way, why is there still poison in your body? What exactly happened to you before?"

"Me..." Lu Xiaosan thought of his own experience at the Zhexian Tower and gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Do you want to hear it?"

The girl nodded happily and said, "Yes, I love listening to other people's stories."

After an awkward silence, the girl quickly wiped the smile off her face and apologized, "I'm...I'm sorry, you've been poisoned...something bad must have happened..."

Lu Xiaoda laughed loudly, "It's nothing... there's nothing to apologize for. Whatever you want to hear... I'll tell you, as long as... it's what... you want..."

Then, Lu Xiaosan recounted in detail how he was injured, how he broke into the Zhexian Tower, how he provoked powerful figures there, and how he managed to escape with his life.

After hearing this, the girl nodded and said, "Hmm, no wonder you're dressed like this. So the Immortal Pavilion is starting to accept men now, huh..."

She thought for a moment, then asked, "So... how did you get poisoned?"

Lu Xiaosan then recounted how she got into the dinner party and how she poisoned the food.

"They...they must have thought I was poisoned, otherwise...I...I wouldn't be in the hearse..."

The girl added, "Why do they say you poisoned me? There's no evidence at all."

Then, Lu Xiaosan recounted how Chang'an had purchased the highly poisonous arsenic.

The girl exclaimed, "Highly poisonous arsenic! Hmm... I don't really understand either, but I know the poison you've been given isn't arsenic, so you definitely didn't administer it."

Lu Xiaosan felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and for some reason, sand got into his eyes again. All the suffering and injustices he had endured before seemed to have been for the sake of waiting for this one sentence.

Now that these words have been spoken, all the demons and monsters have vanished into thin air.