The Beast King's Little Wife

The members of the Liushuang faction cheered and saw off the group of people who had come to provoke them; no one else dared to step forward.

Just kidding.

He learned the Shadow Sword Technique at a young age, and even if his cultivation level isn't top-tier now, he's still an extremely powerful figure.

Such young people should either be killed outright, or befriended.

Killing her was risky; she belonged to a sect. If things went wrong, what would happen if she offended those behind her? Therefore, after this battle, even though some still coveted the spatial ring worn by the woman in red, no one dared to challenge the Liushuang Sect's bottom line again.

Three days later, a group of people arrived at Dongshan Inn.

Early in the morning, Huo Yinya got up and began preparing some other things.

Everyone shook their heads as they watched him busily working.

Some people looked at Xue Shimei, who was not far away, with sympathy.

"Junior Sister Xue looks really haggard these past two days."

"What can we do? Right now, our senior brother only has eyes for that injured woman. It's really strange, our senior brother isn't that kind of frivolous person. But why is he... personally taking care of a strange woman this time? Whether it's eating or sleeping, they're together all the time."

Someone sighed.

Many more shook their heads in bewilderment. A number of the younger men, however, expressed strong sympathy for Junior Sister Xue.

The once vibrant and energetic Junior Sister Xue has become utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally, over the past few days.

She was already extremely beautiful and charming. Now, looking so haggard and fragile, she was even more endearing. In particular, the male disciples in the sect dared not speak out against her anger, and every time they saw the woman Huo Yinya was holding, they wished they could poke holes in her.

"Don't think nonsense. How could my senior brother have feelings for that woman? He just couldn't bear to abandon her when he saw her injured. Look at all of you, what nonsense are you talking about?"

After calming down, Junior Sister Xue turned around and persuaded and comforted everyone, telling them not to speak ill of Senior Brother.

"Sigh, Junior Sister Xue is just too kind. If she continues like this, she'll definitely suffer in the future."

"Senior brother is out." Just then, Huo Yinya hurriedly came out. A doctor was brought in shortly afterward.

"With all the meridians in my body shattered, it will be difficult for me to cultivate again. From now on, I can only live as a mortal."

"how so?"

Huo Yinya turned pale upon hearing this diagnosis.

The doctor, without any hesitation, cupped his hands in greeting.

"Young master, you seem to have considerable talent in cultivation, so I suppose you know something about this girl's symptoms. That's just the way it is, and even if I were to say something nice against my will, I wouldn't stoop to it."

"Then, is it possible for her to wake up?"

"Yes, it should be within the next day or two. However, whether I will be able to walk after waking up is completely unknown."

"Thank you, doctor."

Huo Yinya took a deep breath.

Looking at the sleeping woman on the bed, he felt a mix of emotions.

Actually, it's not that his junior female and male classmates don't understand his behavior.

Even he himself expressed his incomprehension of his own actions.

Ever since he saw this woman, his heart had been in turmoil.

When he saw her floating on the lake, he had only one thought: he couldn't die, he absolutely couldn't die.

Thankfully, she survived. She didn't really die. Logically speaking, a young woman like her, even if she's in poor health, should have a woman specifically assigned to take care of her. There were quite a few junior sisters or similar women who came with her; shouldn't the junior sisters be the ones taking care of someone like her?

But he just couldn't bring himself to say those words.

All I want is to stay by her side, take care of her, and watch over her.

Moreover, I feel very uneasy if I am away from her for even a short while.

Such feelings were almost nonexistent in the nearly one hundred years he had lived.

"Whatever, let it be weird. Anyway, I'll just do what I feel like."

Thinking about it this way, Huo Yinya calmed down again.

When he reappeared, he had returned to being the senior disciple with astonishing influence.

Ten days later, the group finally arrived at the Liushuang Sect.

The Frostflow Sect is only a mid-tier sect on the continent. Nowadays, most lower-tier sects would have perished long ago if they didn't have exceptional individuals within them. After all, the recent invasions by foreign races, including the insectoid race, have caused immense losses to humanity.

According to reports from outside, it has disappeared.

There were once no fewer than two or three billion humans on earth.

But now, only seventy to eighty million people are still alive in this world.

The fact that so many people survived the fierce competition suggests that almost all of them only retained those who fought desperately and risked their lives to protect others.

However, there are also reports that some humans still survive in certain secret locations. It was ultimately determined that around 100 million humans may still be alive. Although the population has drastically decreased, at least the seed has been preserved. The alien races, on the other hand, were completely wiped out.

Upon arriving at the Menliushuang Sect, Huo Yinya carried the person to his cave. When he went to report to his master, Daoist Moxiezi, he also mentioned some of his unusual behavior.

“Master, she is just a wounded, down-on-her-luck, pitiful person who has never even opened her eyes. How could I possibly have any different feelings for her?”

"Oh?"

Master Moyezi was an extremely patient master and a person of exceptionally good character.

She only took in five disciples.

Currently, Huo Yinya is the person she is most satisfied with. Therefore, she is always extremely patient with the questions posed by this outstanding disciple.

"I feel sad when I can't see her. I feel happy when I see her. Doing things for her feels like it's the right thing to do. Even though I've never met her before. This is the first time I've come down the mountain to gain experience in all these years."

Huo Yinya was very distressed. He felt that he must be doing something wrong. He even suspected that he might have been poisoned by some unknown substance while he was out.

Mo Xiezi chuckled upon hearing this, looking at his fifth disciple with loving eyes.

“Silver Tooth, you are my youngest disciple. Yet, you are also my most outstanding disciple. For the past hundred years, you have simply been diligently cultivating here. You have never been involved in anything else. Now you have developed different feelings for a strange woman. This is… your love star has been set in motion. Silly child, this is a good thing, don’t panic.”

Seeing his young disciple's flustered and disorganized state, Daoist Mo Xiezi found it quite amusing.

"You mean, my love star has set in motion?"

Huo Yinya was greatly surprised when he heard this.

Immediately, his face turned bright red.

"Hehe, you know, when it comes to love and romance, when the stars of love are in motion, just accept it naturally. We cultivators don't necessarily have to cultivate to the point of having no senses at all. Sometimes, having attachments and emotional ties is actually a good thing."

"Is that so!"

"But Master, why hasn't she... woken up yet? When we were outside, I had the doctor examine her. He said her meridians were severely damaged, but she would wake up in just a few days. However, ten days have passed, and she still hasn't woken up. So?"

Seeing the troubled look on his youngest disciple's face, Mo Xiezi smiled.

"Let's go, your teacher will go and take a look with you."

Huo Yinya rubbed his hands together. "Thank you for your hard work, Master."

Mo Xiezi laughed, "What's troubling you? Just tell your master directly. Do you think your master would make things difficult for you?"

Huo Yinya scratched his head.

"I just feel that it's not quite appropriate for Master to go and run errands for such trivial matters."

His master was such a remarkable person.

Within a sect, if a master gives a lecture, everyone in the sect, including the current sect leader, will attend.

Normally, the master is either studying how to refine elixirs or forging weapons.

Alternatively, we could cultivate some excellent Osmanthus fragrans.

In his eyes as a disciple, his master was the busiest yet most approachable person.

"No matter how busy I am, I must help my little disciple solve his problems."

Mo Xiezi made a joke.

This made Huo Yinya extremely embarrassed.

The master and apprentice walked forward together.

Upon seeing the woman in tattered red robes lying on the bed, Mo Xiezi felt a surge of inexplicable sorrow. Her previous gentle smile vanished, replaced by a solemn expression. A profound sadness enveloped her.

Her eyes were slightly moist until Huo Yinya called out.

"Master, please take a look at Xiaobing."

"Xiao Bing?"

Mo Xiezi was surprised.

He immediately understood.

"You named her Xiaobing, right?"

Huo Yinya nodded sincerely. "Yes, I think she's aloof, so I named her Xiao Bing."

"Hehe, I'm glad you like her. You must treat this woman well. Don't let her down."

That statement is somewhat puzzling.

Both master and apprentice were somewhat taken aback. Immediately afterward, Mo Xiezi sat down to diagnose her.

Because Mo Xiezi was skilled at refining elixirs, his diagnoses were much more detailed than those of ordinary people.

Upon hearing this diagnosis, he frowned.

"master?"

Huo Yinya was extremely nervous.

He was interrupted by Mo Xiezi as soon as he opened his mouth.

"what……"

He then infused another spell, and finally, Mo Xiezi even took out his own set of hairpins.

He remotely injected the acupoints into the woman on the bed.

Finally, all the needles fell out.

"Master, how could this happen?"

Even though Huo Yinya hadn't studied much medicine, he had seen some medical cases with Mo Xiezi. Seeing the current situation, it was clearly illogical.

After all, once the needle is inserted into the acupoint, it's impossible for it to fall out without magic.

The person on the bed was clearly unconscious; these needles couldn't have been created by her using magic.

"Don't panic, hehe, it's really a miracle, a miracle... I've lived for nearly a thousand years and I've never seen anyone with such strange bones."

Seeing Mo Xiezi's shining eyes, Huo Yinya nervously stood in front of her.

"Master, she's just unconscious. I'm not the subject of your research." The master's eyes were terrifying; it felt like he was about to... devour the person.

“Ahem, disciple, I will keep an eye on this person every day from now on.”

"Huh?" Huo Yinya was stunned for a moment, but then she thought, having her master come to treat her wasn't such a bad thing... But why was her master so free?