Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 59 Falling to Earth (2)

The last message Shen Yan brought back was that even the Master didn't know about Xianyun Peak.

Do you know roughly where that place is? Or maybe we can find it in a larger town nearby.

Luo Zai Shui sighed. If the people here didn't even know about Xianyun Peak, one of the five major sects, then they probably wouldn't know about the nearby towns either. But she still held onto a sliver of hope: "Do you know about Nanling?"

The Jin family in Nanling is probably the richest place in the entire cultivation world. If she can go to Nanling, she can also return to Xianyun Peak, it's just a bit of a detour.

"Nanling? You mean that Nanling, where poisonous insects roam? You mustn't go there."

Madam Shen slapped her thigh and quickly grabbed her hand: "Miss Luo, if you really have nowhere to go, just stay here with me for now. Even though I don't have anything here, at least I have a place to shelter from the wind and rain and have enough to eat. Listen to me, let's not go anywhere else."

Luo realized that this Nanling wasn't the same place she'd been told. She was somewhat confused; was this still within the secret realm, or somewhere else entirely?

Seeing that she was distracted, Madam Shen assumed that she was secretly saddened because she couldn't go home, so she shook her hand: "Miss Luo, Miss Luo?"

Luo Zai Shui snapped out of her daze, forced a smile, and realized that in the current situation, she really couldn't go anywhere.

"Then thank you very much, Sister-in-law Shen."

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Zai Shui regretted it, because Shen Yan's eyes were too resentful.

She cleared her throat, and the social skills Xie Jing had taught her over the years came in handy at this moment: "Sister-in-law Shen, I can draw talismans. Although my talismans are not as priceless as my master's, they are still worth ten high-grade spirit stones. When I get better, I can sell talismans to make money, which can also be considered as a way to pay for Sister-in-law Shen's meals."

"That's great!" Sister-in-law Shen slapped her thigh. She was also a little worried that her family couldn't afford to support a patient. After all, just taking her to see a doctor and get medicine had cost a lot of money. Although she was her savior, her family really couldn't afford it right now.

"Miss Luo can draw talismans? Are you a Taoist priest? I didn't expect you to have so many skills at such a young age. I wonder which school you studied under? Is that spirit stone a Taoist item? Sister-in-law, you're so ignorant, you've never heard of it."

Luo Zai Shui smiled, but in her heart she kept pondering what Sister-in-law Shen had said. People usually called them cultivators, but the term "Taoist" was more common in the mortal world. Moreover, they had never heard of spirit stones. In the cultivation world, spirit stones were the common currency. It seemed that she had already left the cultivation world. No wonder the spiritual energy here was so thin. She thought she had fallen into a remote place, but she didn't expect it to be the mortal world.

This is going to be troublesome. Even if Master and the others turn the abyss upside down, they might not be able to guess that she has fallen to the mortal realm.

No, I need to contact my master and the others as soon as possible.

Luo Zai Shui only knew that Jian Mu Yi came from the mortal realm. She had never been to the mortal realm before, so she didn't know how to get back. If she could contact a cultivator who was training in the mortal realm, she might be able to find a way back.

The most important task now is to accumulate some spiritual energy to let Master and the others know that they are safe. Senior brothers must be worried sick right now. Thinking of this, Luo Zai Shui's eyes darkened a bit.

"What Taoist priest? He's just a charlatan who travels the world pretending to be a god."

Shen Yan seemed to look down on her: "Don't embarrass yourself by using such deceitful and fraudulent tricks."

“Ayan…”

Madam Shen stopped him. Luo Zai Shui wasn't about to get angry with a fourteen-year-old child. She smiled and explained, "It's not a trick, it's real..."

"Who would believe that?" Shen Yan walked out of the room with a cold face. "I'm going to study."

Madam Shen looked a little embarrassed and explained, "His temperament is a bit rough, but his heart is good. He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so..."

"It's fine."

Luo Zai Shui smiled and shook her head. Of course she knew that some people in the mortal world did not believe in ghosts and gods. Even Jian Mu Yi's father did not believe in them. However, Jian Mu Yi, that silly boy, was coaxed into the world of cultivation with just a few words, and his father could not do anything about it.

Looking at Shen Xian's face, she saw that his property palace was full and prosperous, indicating that he would be a person of great wealth and honor in the future.

“Ayan’s life was so hard. Two years ago, his father was suddenly imprisoned. Before the authorities could investigate, his father-in-law died in prison. His mother-in-law couldn’t bear the blow and followed him. My husband wanted to clear his father-in-law’s name, but he never came back.”

Madam Shen, perhaps having not met anyone to confide in for a long time, couldn't stop her tears from falling: "This boy is only half a boy, yet he has to shoulder the burden of the family. He is the most intelligent in the family, having mastered the Four Books and Five Classics by the age of ten. The family was originally counting on him to pass the imperial examination, but his father-in-law is a criminal, and without anyone to vouch for him, he cannot participate in the provincial examination. Now we are just hoping for a benefactor..."

Luo Zai Shui patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister-in-law Shen, I think Shen Yan has abundant land and property, and he will definitely be very rich and powerful in the future. You can rest assured."

Hearing her words, Sister-in-law Shen stopped crying. She just held her hand, staring blankly at her, asking again and again, "Really? Is Ayan destined for great wealth and honor?"

Luo Zai Shui wasn't good at divination, but she had learned some from her master, so she could still tell some things from these facial features. She nodded and said, "Of course, you can just wait to enjoy your retirement from now on."

Madam Shen patted her chest and murmured, "May the Bodhisattva bless him: That's good, that's good. Now I'm just hoping that Ayan will succeed. I don't ask for great wealth or high status, I just wish that he will live a peaceful and happy life, with enough to eat and wear."

Luo Zai Shui rested in bed for a few days. During this time, she had a high fever for several days because the residual demonic poison in her body had not been completely cleared. In her hazy state of consciousness, out of the instinct to survive, she used the Changhong Sword to cut away the blackened flesh between her legs one by one.

When she woke up again, she was met with Shen Yan's unwavering gaze.

"You really aren't afraid of death."

He placed a bowl of medicine in her hands, and Luo Zai Shui's icy hands gradually warmed up as she held the hot bowl of medicine.

"I want to live."

Shen Yan didn't quite understand her actions.

Luo Zai Shui's consciousness was somewhat hazy, but she still explained, "The scratches on my body were left by demonic beasts. If they are not cleaned in time, the demonic poison will gradually spread in my body. There are no antidotes here, so I can only try to stop it for now."

Shen Yan frowned: "What kind of monster is this? I think you're delirious from a fever."

Luo Zai Shui drank the fever-reducing medicine in the bowl in one gulp, then lay down again: "I know you won't believe me."

Shen Yan didn't want to waste words with her, so he simply took the medicine bowl and went out.

"Tinghan..." Luo Zai Shui mumbled as she fell into unconsciousness again, "Remember to finish reading the array book I picked out for you. I'll check it when I wake up in a bit."

Shen Yan paused for a moment before stepping out of the room, then stepped out again expressionlessly.