Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 72 Falling to Earth (5)

The three female corpses were eventually taken back.

Seeing that the returning group all looked dejected, especially Luo Zai Shui, whose face was extremely pale, Nie Xu Shuang couldn't help but show concern.

"What happened?"

Nie Xushuang looked at Shi Ming; among the group, he was the only one who remained relatively calm.

Shi Ming gestured to Su Wusi and the others to take Luo Zai Shui to rest first. After they had gone some distance, he slowly spoke.

"Three bodies have been recovered."

"What?"

Nie Xushuang was not surprised by this result. The longer they disappeared, the greater the probability of their deaths. She just felt sorry for these girls and hoped that they would be reborn into a better family in their next life.

Chu Yeli added, "If the death is gruesome, there's a high probability of becoming a vengeful ghost. However, if it's the Devouring God Syndrome, it probably won't become a ghost."

They also find it difficult to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

"What happened in the water? She shouldn't be that scared."

Nie Xushuang always paid more attention to Luo Zaishui.

Ye Xiao carefully considered his words before slowly saying, "Those girls were buried alive. If Junior Sister Luo had discovered it at that time, I guess..."

Shi Ming rarely spoke up to refute: "At that time, she was being entangled by a ghost cultivator, how could she possibly save anyone!"

Ye Xiao shut up. The deaths of these girls were indeed not caused by Luo Zai Shui, but... she might remember it for the rest of her life because of her mistake and incompetence.

Realizing he had lost his composure, Shi Ming calmed down for a moment, apologized, then asked Nie Xushuang for some calming medicine before entering the pharmacy to start brewing medicine for Luo Zaisi.

Seeing that everyone looked unwell, Nie Xushuang told them to go and rest, while she went back to her room to check on Liu Lan. If she didn't wake up soon, she might never wake up again.

When Shi Ming went to find Luo Zai Shui with the calming medicine, this was the scene he saw: she was nestled in Su Wu Si's arms, Xue Xin and Jian Mu Yi were scratching their heads, trying to cheer her up, and Ji Ting Han had brought her a bowl of warm porridge and was trying to cool it down by blowing on it.

That person's figure appeared exceptionally small at that moment, so small that it seemed as if she had returned to the little girl who had been bedridden for many years more than a decade ago.

Shi Ming almost forgot that Luo Zai Shui used to be just as thin and frail, and there was a group of people surrounding her, trying to make her laugh. But since Senior Sister Ji left, she was no longer so thin and frail.

She began to catch up with his cultivation pace, began to learn to be a good senior sister, to be a disciple of a prestigious sect, and to imitate Ji Yun, pretending that she could handle everything. But she forgot that she was also a person, not the almost omnipotent Ji Yun in her heart.

When Su Wusi saw Shi Ming arrive, she moved slightly, which startled Luo Zaishui. Upon seeing that it was Shi Ming, Luo Zaishui seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother." Luo Zai Shui struggled out of Su Wu Si's arms, her eyes filled with exhaustion.

"You should go and rest first."

Shi Ming sent Jian Muyi and the others away, as they should rest as well.

Ji Tinghan was a little worried, but she still put the bowl of slightly hot porridge into Shi Ming's hands and instructed, "Senior sister, remember to eat something before you go to sleep."

Su Wusi was still worried and kept turning back as she left. Luo Zaishui smiled and indicated that she was alright, and only then did they leave with peace of mind.

Shi Ming sat down next to Luo Zai Shui, stirred the white porridge in the bowl with a spoon, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it gently, and then handed it to Luo Zai Shui's mouth.

Luo Zai Shui paused for a moment, then subconsciously reached for the bowl and spoon in Shi Ming's hands.

Shi Ming did not hand her the bowl and spoon, but said softly, "Eat something first, you don't have the strength right now."

At this moment, Luo Zai Shui was indeed weak and sore all over. She could only support herself with one hand, lean closer, and take a sip of the white porridge from the soup spoon.

Shi Ming controlled the temperature very well; it wasn't too hot to drink, and it felt warm in her stomach, which calmed Luo's turbulent stomach down a bit.

Luo Zai Shui ate very slowly. Seeing that she seemed a little tired from holding her food, Shi Ming took the initiative to pull her into his arms. He knew that he had overstepped his bounds, but he still let Luo Zai Shui lean steadily against him and carefully scooped up a spoonful of white porridge and fed it to her mouth.

Luo Zai Shui's ear tips turned slightly red. The thunderous voice in her ears made her unable to distinguish whether it was her senior brother's or her own. She felt that she shouldn't lean on her senior brother's chest like this, as they looked just like an ordinary couple, but she really craved this warmth.

She nestled in Shi Ming's arms, finished the bowl of white porridge, and unconsciously felt a little sleepy.

"Junior sister..."

Shi Ming called her name, and Luo Zai Shui seemed to be startled awake. Her eyes were a little dazed as she stared straight at him.

A bowl of calming medicine appeared in front of her. Shi Ming seemed to have warmed it with his spiritual power: "Drink some calming medicine before you sleep."

Luo Zai Shui wanted to say that she didn't need it, but it was her senior brother's kind gesture, so she wanted to take the bowl of medicine, but Shi Ming insisted on feeding her.

While feeding her, Shi Ming kept talking non-stop.

"That day you fell into the abyss, I searched for you for a long time in the abyss. My mind went blank, I really didn't know what to do..."

The topic was rather heavy, and Shi Ming wanted to laugh to lighten the mood, but he couldn't manage to.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness you're still alive..."

“These things in the mortal realm, it’s not your fault, you’ve already done very well… If we… it’s not working, I’ll take you back to Xianyun Peak first…”

"Uncle Xie should be here soon. Don't think about these things anymore. You should get some rest..."

Luo Zai Shui looked at Shi Ming's face, but Shi Ming never dared to look Luo Zai Shui in the eye.

Luo Zai Shui inexplicably thought of what Li Yue had said that day.

"Originally, I wanted to write about Shi Ming's suicide after your death."

"I gave Shi Ming the image of someone who cares about all living beings, so I made him a second male lead who lost his love but bravely took up his sword for the sake of the people he cared about."

"If it weren't for the needs of the plot, given Shi Ming's character, he really would have committed suicide for love."

Luo felt a dull ache in her chest. She never doubted her senior brother's love, but she couldn't accept that he would die because of her.

"Senior brother, what would you do if you couldn't receive my message in the abyss?"

Luo Zai Shui looked at him calmly.

Shi Ming froze for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head to meet her gaze: "Then I'll search for you there for the rest of my life, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground in that secret realm, I'll find you."

What if I die?

This was the first time Luo Zai Shui had brought up the topic of their separation by death in front of Shi Ming.

Shi Ming suddenly kissed her forehead. The kiss was fleeting, but the lingering warmth made Luo Zai Shui almost unable to think straight.

The man said, word by word, "Then I'll avenge you and then come down to keep you company."

Luo felt a sharp pain in her chest. She didn't want Shi Ming to die for love, but asking him to live was too cruel.

She opened her mouth several times before finally asking, "What about Xianyun Peak?"

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Shi Ming hugged her tightly, his cheek pressed against Luo Zai Shui's slightly cold forehead: "None of that matters anymore, I only want you."

A scalding tear slid down Luo Zai Shui's cheek; it belonged to Shi Ming.

"Stop asking him to protect the common people!" A voice cried out in Shi Ming's heart, burning away all his reason. He only wanted to protect Luo Zai Shui, nothing more.