Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 38: Saving a Life

"Okay."

Li An agreed.

Several disciples then escorted Tan Qingxue into her chamber.

Zhao Gang gave some instructions, and Jing Ao also gave Li An a few words of advice before they all left.

Li An walked to Tan Qingxue's side and carefully examined her. On the sickbed, Tan Qingxue's face was pale as paper, her breathing slow. In just a few days, she had become much thinner than before.

Li An placed his fingers on Tan Qingxue's pulse, feeling it carefully.

"Although her body has barely recovered, she has fallen into a coma due to severe injuries and deep poisoning," he whispered.

In fact, he was somewhat hesitant in his heart. Based on his understanding of the Life-Nurturing Immortal Technique, he could probably save Tan Qingxue if he activated the power of his life seed.

Back in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, although Tan Qingxue chose not to save Li An when he fell off the cliff, Li An didn't hold any grudges against her. At that time, he intentionally hid himself and distanced himself from Tan Qingxue. If it were Tan Qingxue who fell off the cliff, he might have made the same choice.

Over the years, Tan Qingxue had always trusted Li An and treated him generously. However, Li An didn't have any emotional fluctuations or feelings towards her. To Li An, Tan Qingxue was just like Prince Lin and Zhang Susu from the Spirit Plant Mountain—passers-by on the path to immortality. Therefore, Li An's attitude towards them was simple. He would only help and save them if he could ensure his own absolute safety.

Just like when he was on the Spirit Plant Mountain, Li An was too weak at that time. Fan Jie alone posed a life-threatening threat to him, so even if he foresaw Zhang Susu's fate, he was powerless to intervene.

Now, when it came to saving Tan Qingxue, he was only considering whether it would cause trouble for himself.

After thinking for a while, he didn't make an immediate decision.

In the following days, Li An continued his daily life and cultivation as usual. He only hired a maid to help take care of Tan Qingxue's hygiene. At the same time, every night, Li An would bring some delicacies and daily necessities for Gu Hong, and the two of them became more familiar with each other.

One day, Li An received a letter from the sect.

During his many years here, Li An occasionally communicated with Wang Dazhu and Zhao Xian through letters, but this time, the letter was sent by Xu Qiuhui.

In the letter, Xu Qiuhui expressed great concern for Tan Qingxue and entrusted Li An to take good care of her. She also mentioned that she was preparing for Foundation Building and would personally come to see Tan Qingxue after successfully building her foundation. In addition, the letter contained another high-level talisman pen, which Xu Qiuhui gave as a gift to Li An.

After reading the letter, Li An pondered for a long time.

That night, Li An entered Tan Qingxue's room and sat by her bedside. After a long while, he finally gently lifted Tan Qingxue and placed his palm on her back.

Within his dantian, the four green leaves of the life seed trembled slightly, and a wisp of emerald green aura flowed into Tan Qingxue's body through Li An's palm.

...

Darkness.

Tan Qingxue's consciousness drifted in a sea of darkness. She felt colder and colder, as if she could never break free. It was as if she was trapped by the ropes of death, unable to escape, unable to breathe. It was like falling endlessly in a bottomless void.

It had been going on for a long time.

Am I going to die?

This thought repeated in her mind.

When death approached clearly, she still had consciousness to contemplate it. Her entire life flashed before her eyes.

She was once a girl in the mortal world. Because of her good aptitude, she was chosen by the Xuan Yang Sect and entered the sect to cultivate in talisman dao. But her life was so monotonous, so simple...

Is it really worth it to cultivate immortality throughout one's life? To endure hardships on the path to immortality, to scheme against others, and to be schemed against by others. When one dies, who will shed tears for oneself?

Was cultivating immortality really worth it? If she had stayed in the mortal world, married, had children, and then grown old, perhaps she could have experienced a little bit of happiness in life.

As her consciousness gradually faded away, she began to regret.

At the same time, she also thought of Xu Qiuhui. Xu Qiuhui was a good person and would probably be saddened by her situation.

And... would Li An?

No, he wouldn't.

He was deeply in love with Xu Qiuhui, and he would only feel sad when something happened to her.

Her consciousness gradually disappeared...

But, at this moment.

In this cold darkness, she suddenly felt a warm breath, as if it had passed through everything, dispelling the coldness and enveloping her.

She saw a large green hand appear out of nowhere, pulling her out of the darkness...

She tried hard to open her eyes, trying to see clearly...

...

"No..."

On the embroidered bed, Tan Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes and let out a weak cry.

In the room, the dim light of the candle shone into her eyes. Tan Qingxue felt a bit confused. What is this...

She turned her head and saw Li An sitting by the bed.

"You're awake."

Li An calmly spoke, with a slight smile, "You've been unconscious for many days."

Seeing Li An, Tan Qingxue felt inexplicably excited. Her emotions surged, and she threw herself into Li An's arms, holding him tightly and crying.

Li An's body was slightly stiff, but he didn't move.

"Junior brother, I thought I would never see you again..."

Tan Qingxue cried, "I regret it so much, I regret it! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. During the incident in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, I didn't save you because I was looking for the spirit medicine. Can you forgive me? Can you forgive me?"

She looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, pleading.

Li An sighed softly, "Senior sister, that's all in the past."

"You rest well, I'll go back first."

He gently let go of Tan Qingxue's hand and then got up and left.

In the dim light, Tan Qingxue watched Li An's figure leave, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Yes, you like Miss Xu..."

"But for saving me twice, how can I, Tan Qingxue, repay you?"

...

The next day, Li An went to invite Zhao Gang to come and reexamine Tan Qingxue.

Zhao Gang was amazed to see that Tan Qingxue had actually awakened. He left behind many medicinal herbs and instructed Tan Qingxue to take them on time before leaving.

"Senior sister, the medicinal meal is ready. Drink it while it's hot."

Li An brought in the soup medicine and placed it on the table.

"Li junior brother, thank you..."

Tan Qingxue gratefully spoke.

"No need to thank me, Li An didn't actually do anything," Li An waved his hand and smiled, "It was Senior Brother Jing Ao who brought you back, and it was Master Zhao's superb medical skills..."

Upon hearing this, Tan Qingxue just sighed in her heart and didn't say anything more.

Just like back then, Li An silently saved her, but he didn't want to admit anything.

Could it be that Li An really only cared about Miss Xu?

She reluctantly wrote a letter and had someone send it to Xu Qiuhui, expressing her gratitude and mentioning her current situation, emphasizing that Li An had saved her.

Three days later, she received a reply.

On that day, in the evening, she finished reading the letter, her face flushed.

"...Li An is an excellent person, having saved your life twice, why not consider joining hands with him? If you can have such a good partner, I will also be at ease."

She pondered over the letter for a long time.

Then, she got up and actually put on an apron, preparing a table full of dishes. After that, she went to the market and bought two large pots of spirit wine.

That night, she invited Li An to come over for dinner.

The table was filled with sumptuous dishes. Although Tan Qingxue's culinary skills were lacking, the ingredients were all top-grade spiritual ingredients, so the aroma was still enticing.

Li An was quite surprised, but he didn't say much and sat down.

"Senior sister, your cooking skills are very good."

"Is it really good, or are you just saying that?"

"Of course it's really good."

"Alright, then I'll cook every day from now on, and you can come eat every day?"

Li An was a little stunned.

"What's wrong, junior brother? Don't you want to?"

Tan Qingxue gathered her courage, her face turning red, feeling very awkward.

"In that case, senior sister would be working too hard. It would disturb senior sister's cultivation, Li An wouldn't dare."

"That's not a problem..."

Tan Qingxue smiled slightly, then got up and poured wine for Li An, "Junior brother, let's have a drink?"

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(End of this chapter)