Chapter 92 - 32.6 - In this lifetime, I promise to protect you. (1/2)

Not long after, Ding Xiaobo drew out his last breath, and Li Xinwen flicked the blood off his sword with one swift movement before sheathing. Only then did he send the sword back into his dimension. He walked over to where Xue Rui and Sun Xiao is, and he finally saw how bad Xue Rui's appearance is. Worse, Sun Xiao's eyes were also full of tears, making Li Xinwen's heartache. If it were not for Xue Rui's shallow breathing, as well as the small trace of spiritual energy coming from his body, Li Xinwen would've thought that he had died.

” Ah 'Xiao, how is he?” Li Xinwen asked in a worried tone. Sun Xiao just stared at Li Xinwen, before he shakes his head. Both of Xue Rui's legs were broken, each bending at the wrong angle. Just one look and others could already imagine the kind of pain that Xue Rui had to go through.

”Have you given him the medicine?” Li Xinwen asked again, and this time, Sun Xiao nods his head.

”But, Xin- gege , what if it doesn't work? Let's just take big brother Rui to the hospital,” Sun Xiao suggested to Li Xinwen.

”En. He does need medical attention but... first,” Li Xinwen kneeled to the ground beside Xue Rui's legs. ”Rui- ge , can you hear me?” Li Xinwen called out.

Hearing Li Xinwen's voice calling him, Xue Rui weakly opened his eyes. His vision appeared blurry, but he could make a familiar silhouette in front of him. ”Xin...wen...” he called out, his voice sounded raspy, probably from screaming out in pain. ”R...un... These people... dang..er... Xiao Xiao... take your brother and... run...”

Li Xinwen who heard this, narrowed his eyes as he stared at the injured man who appeared to be half-conscious. ”Rui- ge ...?” Li Xinwen called out again. But Xue Rui only repeated the same thing before falling unconscious once more.

”When I came over earlier... big brother Rui also said the same thing,” Sun Xiao informed Li Xinwen. ”Even... when I told him that we came to save him, he told me to leave him and bring Xin- gege to safety...”

By now, if Li Xinwen said that he wasn't touched, he must have the heart of stone. The tense expression on his face softened and he reached out his hand to touch Xue Rui's face. ”Rui- ge , Xinwen has received your sincerity. In this lifetime, I promise to protect you however I can and ensure that you live well,” Li Xinwen murmured softly. 'And I'm sorry... I am not the Xinwen you were hoping for...' he added the last sentence in his heart.

” Ah 'Xiao, I'm going to help correct Xue Rui's bone. If you can't handle it, look away or simply close your eyes,” Li Xinwen warned the younger boy. But Li Xinwen didn't realize that earlier, Sun Xiao had already seen something worse. While Li Xinwen was dealing with the cultivators earlier, Sun Xiao never once took his eyes off after giving Xue Rui the medicine, that is until he heard Xue Rui's weak whisper.

”But Ah 'Xiao wants to help...” Sun Xiao replied.

Seeing this, Li Xinwen just smiled at the younger boy. ”Then, help hold his body in place.”

After saying that, Li Xinwen used his finger to press on several acupuncture points close to Xue Rui's legs so that it could help Xue Rui block the pain. Then, he grabbed one of the broken legs and with one swift movement, he helped to realign the broken bone. A painful cracking sound could be heard as the bone snapped back into place and Li Xinwen quickly did the same to the other leg. Throughout the process, Xue Rui never woke up.

It wasn't after it was done did Li Xinwen felt two familiar spiritual signature coming towards them. Not long after, Xue Jun and Min Shaotian appeared. Xue Jun's expression was pale, and he looked restless. Meanwhile, Min Shaotian's face was full of guilt, especially when he saw the state of Xue Rui and that the cause was a disciple of his school.

” Xiao Rui!” Xue Jun quickly called out, but Li Xinwen quickly glared at him.

”Quiet, let him rest,” Li Xinwen's voice was low, but Xue Jun could hear him clearly. ”His two legs are broken, but I've already helped to realign his bone. You should hurry and bring him to the hospital,” Li Xinwen told Xue Jun. ”Other than his two legs, there are several fractured bones too. But for now, his life is not in danger,” Li Xinwen added.

Luckily, he had the insight of asking Lanyu for medicine early. Although it was dangerous to give a mortal a medicine made for a cultivator, there wasn't much choice back then. If he didn't gamble, Xue Rui wouldn't survive the day. As much as he disliked the man's persistent chase, he as to admit that he had grown attached to him.

Xue Jun didn't say anything else. He came closer and carefully picked up his unconscious younger brother. Before leaving, Xue Jun glanced at Li Xinwen before his lips moved, muttering a single sentence: ”Thank you.”

Xue Jun left, but Min Xiaotian continued to stay behind. Li Xinwen saw this so he slowly stood up from his position. ”I've killed several of your disciples today,” Li Xinwen said in a calm voice.

”I know. But I do not blame you,” Min Shaotian replied. ”They only have themselves to blame. Harming a mortal person... I've already told them that this is a taboo that must not be broken. Even if you didn't kill them, I would have killed them myself.”

”I seriously suggest you deal with Chen Jingguo quickly. Having him in your school is akin to poisoning your own water jar. Sooner or later, he might end up corrupting every single disciple in your school,” Li Xinwen once again told Min Shaotian. ”Don't wait until it's too late for regret.”

”I understand. I apologize for what happened today...”

”You're apologizing to the wrong person,” Li Xinwen replied. ”The one who you should apologize to is Xue Rui,” Li Xinwen added. ”Let's return to your place. After getting our stuff, we will leave,” Li Xinwen told Min Shaotian.

Li Xinwen took Sun Xiao with him and left the area. Min Shaotian stayed for a while, then looked at Ding Xiaobo's body. With a sigh, Min Shaotian sent a ball of flames over to the remains, quickly burning it to ashes. ”I hope all of you won't make the same mistake in your next life,” Min Shaotian said out loud before he too left the place.

When they returned to Min Shaotian's place, they could sense that something was wrong. There were still students training in the training hall but they couldn't shake off the bad feeling that they have.

” Ah 'Xiao, stay close,” Li Xinwen said as he pulled Sun Xiao closer. Both Min Shaotian and Li Xinwen sent out their spiritual sense to scan the area.

As soon as they did, they found out what was wrong. There is an outsider in the school. Li Xinwen turned to Min Shaotian, but the other had already disappeared from his spot. Li Xinwen clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. ”One problem after another,” he muttered under his breath.