Chapter 2703 — Recovery from Injury

Back when Wei Zhao had entered the jade pendant's space, he had already developed the ability to divide his attention among several tasks. He had to ensure that he or the patient was never in danger while he healed them, so now he was merely carrying on one extra conversation with Yu Xiaoke, which was no trouble at all. "As for your question—whether I can heal others—that depends on the circumstances."

Wei Zhao did not close the door on the matter, because he did not want to promise Yu Xiaoke something only to fail at it. Nothing in this world was absolute, and Wei Zhao did not dare to give his word lightly. It was only that, from what he could see now, Yu Dake was utterly loyal to him—Yu Dake had not breathed a word to Yu Xiaoke about the details of his healing, otherwise Yu Xiaoke could never have asked such a question...

No—he was mixing things up again! Wei Zhao shook his head. The one who had healed Yu Dake was Wei Zhao. His identity at present was the male thief, Liu Yi.

"Oh... my... my injuries—do you have a way to help with those?" The moment Yu Xiaoke asked, she felt she had overstepped. Wei Zhao healing White Leader might cost him dearly, but White Leader was his... his teacher, so of course he would bear it without complaint. But her... her injuries—would he do the same for her?

"We'll see when the time comes." The reason Wei Zhao did not agree on the spot was that he did not know much about the old orphanage director's past. To his mind, there had to be some untold story behind the old director, just like Uncle Qing, and until Wei Zhao had a clear picture of what was at stake, he could not act rashly.

Otherwise, if the old director's enemies found out and traced things back to him, would that not be inviting trouble for himself?

"Mm-hmm..." Though Yu Xiaoke could hear the evasiveness in Wei Zhao's tone, she was nonetheless satisfied. After all, she... her injuries and Wei Zhao were complete strangers to each other, and asking one stranger to heal another stranger's wounds was a rather unreasonable request, no matter how you looked at it.

For Wei Zhao to say they would see when the time came, he must already have taken her situation into consideration—that was why he had answered as he did.

As they spoke, White Leader felt the damaged meridians in his body recovering at an incredible speed! White Leader was well versed in alchemy and pharmacology, and he knew that no pill, not even the finest Great Return Pill, could produce such a swift and wondrous effect. It was simply beyond his imagination—far more potent than any miracle elixir!

No wonder Wei Zhao had spoken with such confidence earlier. So Wei Zhao had had solid grounds for his words!

In truth, the first layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon Taming Art was already wondrous when used to heal, and the second layer was even faster—which was why White Leader was so astonished...

"It's done? It's actually completely healed already?" White Leader rose to his feet in disbelief and moved his body about. He found that his injuries were indeed all gone—so fast it was hard to believe!

An affliction of many years, suddenly vanished—White Leader did not even know what to say.

"It's done? That fast?" Yu Xiaoke was startled as well. She had assumed that the male thief healing White Leader was a daily regimen, a long-drawn-out process. But now it seemed that White Leader had been cured in just this brief moment!

If Yu Xiaoke had not known the male thief's character so well, she would have taken Wei Zhao and White Leader for charlatans putting on an act. Never mind internal injuries—even ordinary wounds could not heal that quickly!

"Heh, it's fine." Wei Zhao said, "Don't worry about your... your injuries. As for the fact that I can heal people—it's enough that you know it. Don't go spreading it around. The more people who know about this, the worse it is for me."

"Mm-hmm, don't worry, I won't say a word. And before you decide to heal my... my injuries, I won't tell her either." Yu Xiaoke hastened to promise. After the tomb-robbing incident last time, Yu Xiaoke had come to a deeper understanding of the treachery of human hearts. She knew well the greed of some people—if word of the male thief's abilities got out, it could bring him enormous trouble.

"All right, Teacher Bai, shall we continue raising your power now?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Now? Don't you need to rest?" White Leader was rather taken aback. Wei Zhao had just finished healing him and must have expended a great deal of true qi; that he wanted to help him raise his power right away was quite unexpected.

"No need. We can do it now." Wei Zhao said, "Let's begin quickly and try to finish before dawn tomorrow!"

"You can do it that soon?" White Leader was even more astonished. Only today did he discover that Wei Zhao's abilities far exceeded his imagination. Given time, Wei Zhao might well be his hope for reviving the Five Luminaries Sect and cleansing it of its traitors.

"I can." Wei Zhao nodded. "Teacher Bai, just circulate your mental cultivation formula now. You don't need to do anything else. There will be some pain when you break through the rank, but since you are restoring your former power, the pain should be somewhat less."

"All right, I understand!" White Leader nodded and, as Wei Zhao had instructed, began to circulate his mental cultivation formula...

Wei Zhao likewise pressed his fingers to White Leader's pulse gate and began to operate the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon Taming Art. White Leader immediately felt a stream of pure, refined true qi flowing into the meridians of his body. Even as he was struck with dread, he hastened to make the most of the time and cultivate with all his might!

In a short while—not much time at all—White Leader advanced from an ordinary man to the Yellow Rank, becoming an early-stage Yellow Rank expert. White Leader did not conceal the power radiating from him, and this shift in strength left Yu Xiaoke dumbstruck!

But then, in the very next instant, Yu Xiaoke's dumbstruck look turned into deep admiration for Wei Zhao. The male thief could not only help people recover from injuries quickly, but could also rapidly raise their power. If this was real, then could her... her injuries be restored to the peak strength she had known in her youth, before she was hurt?

The old director of the orphanage looked like an old woman now, but Yu Xiaoke knew that in truth the old director was not old at all—she was only forty. At that age, with proper care, one could still look quite youthful, yet the old director's face was already covered in wrinkles!

All of this was the work of internal injuries. The internal injuries had blocked the meridians in her body, and the old director had forcibly broken through to restore part of her strength, which had left her body aging before its time. If Wei Zhao could heal her injuries and restore her strength, she might suddenly look many years younger!

In fact, Yu Xiaoke's conjecture was correct. That was exactly how it had been with Granny Sun back then. After Wei Zhao cured her, she looked like a woman barely past thirty—utterly different from the rag-picking old crone she had been before.

White Leader was so overcome with excitement that he could not speak!

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