Chapter 84: Chapter 82: Giving You Half the Storage Bags
Qingya carried Jiang Jichen as she rushed out of the Ice Dragon Valley, certain they would be hounded by a horde of pursuers!
After all, Jiang Jichen’s waist was laden with Storage Bags brought out from the Ice Dragon Valley’s land of supreme treasures. They had to be filled with countless valuables.
Those people wouldn’t want to miss out on such Supreme Treasures. Seeing that Jiang Jichen could no longer even stand on his own, they would surely throw caution to the wind and chase after him to snatch the Storage Bags from his waist.
Looking at the Storage Bags filled with Supreme Treasures hanging from Jiang Jichen’s waist, Qingya, in truth, was also incredibly tempted!
’Jiang Jichen is so weak right now. Taking the Storage Bags from him would be child’s play... But... ugh, I’d better not.’
A fierce battle raged in Qingya’s heart, but in the end, she restrained herself and didn’t take the Storage Bags from Jiang Jichen’s waist.
Just then, she turned to look behind them.
’Huh? Not a single pursuer? That seems impossible. Unless... someone is covering our retreat!’
Qingya was astonished when she looked back and saw no one was following them.
Having no pursuers was a good thing. Without giving it much more thought, Qingya held on to Jiang Jichen and sped toward the Ice Dragon Valley’s Barrier.
At this point, Jiang Jichen was so utterly weak that he could barely move a finger, let alone speak.
If Qingya were to harbor any ill intent and try to kill him now, he truly might not have the strength to fight back.
Of course, he could perhaps save his life temporarily by recklessly unsealing his Seven-colored Spiritual Power. But if that secret got out, Supreme beings would take action, even crossing entire realms to kill him. His death would be certain.
It would only be a matter of dying sooner rather than later.
After struggling to circulate the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique for a while, Jiang Jichen recovered a bit of his strength. At the very least, he could now make simple movements.
He took out a handful of Second-Grade Condensing Spirit Pills and a handful of Healing Elixirs and stuffed them all into his mouth at once.
Qingya glanced down, saw his actions, and caught his deeply resentful glare.
In that instant, Qingya understood the meaning behind his gaze.
As she gracefully flew onward, Qingya flashed a bewitching smile, but her voice was dripping with ice. "Heh... I save your life, and you have the nerve to blame me for being too stingy to feed you pills? Jiang Jichen, let me be honest with you. If I hadn’t needed you to kill my eldest sister, I would’ve been happy to be your enemy. That way, I could be taking all of your Storage Bags fair and square right now!"
After swallowing the handful of Second-Grade Condensing Spirit Pills and Healing Pills, Jiang Jichen simultaneously circulated the Undying Scripture and the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique. He refined the spiritual power of the pills at an astonishing rate, and his injuries and strength began to recover steadily.
Once he had completely refined their power, Jiang Jichen could finally keep his physical body from collapsing. However, the aftereffects of forcibly unlocking his potential would not fade so quickly. He was still incredibly weak, and his wounds would require several days of recuperation, even with the Undying Scripture.
But at least he could speak now.
Hearing Qingya’s words, even someone as outrageously thick-skinned as Jiang Jichen blushed for the first time. He began, a little sheepishly, "Miss Qingya, you have the heart of a true heroine—chivalrous and kind. You are a role model for our generation, and I, Jichen, am filled with admiration. You would never do something so unscrupulous as taking advantage of another’s misfortune to steal their possessions. However, to show my gratitude for saving my life, I’ve decided to give you half of the Storage Bags I’m carrying!"
Hearing his words, Qingya was stunned for a moment before an incredulous expression spread across her face. "Half?" she asked.
"Yes, half!"
Facing Qingya’s burning gaze, Jiang Jichen nodded emphatically and spoke in a tone of absolute certainty.
"Are you certain you want to give half of the Storage Bags to me?"
Overcome with excitement, Miss Qingya had to confirm it one more time.
At this, Jiang Jichen sighed. "Yes. I was going to give you all of the Basic-Level Storage Bags, but half of them belong to my aunt, Jiang Ling’Er. I wouldn’t dare touch her things, so I can only give you my entire portion!"
Hearing this, Qingya felt like happiness had struck her out of the blue. That was half of the Supreme Treasures!
Lost in her joy and excitement, Qingya looked at Jiang Jichen and found the young man becoming more and more pleasing to her eyes—handsome, dashing, and looking as fresh and tasty as a ripe fruit...
Jiang Jichen, however, was a bit stunned. He couldn’t understand why giving half of the Storage Bags to Qingya would make her so ecstatic.
These Storage Bags were merely filled with gold, silver, and jewelry from the mortal world. For Cultivators like them, earning such trinkets was an easy feat.
In other words, in the eyes of a normal Cultivator, what was the difference between these worldly riches and a pile of dirt?
Of course, someone like Jiang Ling’Er was an exception. She had a natural love for anything that glittered. How bizarre!
But Qingya was definitely a normal person.
’Sigh... if she finds out the Storage Bags are just filled with mortal gold and jewels instead of legendary Supreme Treasures, is she going to kill me?’
’Right. The moment we’re out of the Ice Dragon Valley, I need to get away from Qingya immediately!’
Jiang Jichen sighed internally before quickly making a decision.
And just like that, once Qingya was certain she would be receiving half of the Storage Bags, Jiang Jichen’s treatment changed dramatically.
"Here, this is a Primordial Spirit Pill. It can speed up your recovery!"
"And this is a Top-grade Qi Blood Pill. It will replenish your Blood Qi in no time."
"And take this Nourishing God Pill. You were hit by a Soul-Chasing Nail, so your Divine Soul is weak. This pill will have you feeling vigorous again in no time!"
"This one..."
Before Jiang Jichen’s eyes, the normally stingy Miss Qingya had become the pinnacle of gentleness and generosity, constantly taking out one Treasure Pill after another and forcibly feeding them to him.
Jiang Jichen was about to refuse and tried to explain, but Miss Qingya gave him no such chance. She simply extended her slender, jade-like fingers, picked up one Treasure Pill after another, and stuffed them directly into his mouth.
In truth, as she watched her precious Spirit Pills disappear one by one into Jiang Jichen’s mouth, Qingya’s heart ached with reluctance. But the moment she thought of the Supreme Treasures she was about to receive, her mood instantly brightened.
’Heh, once I have half of the Supreme Treasures, pills like these won’t even be worth my notice. I’ll just consider them wasted pills I’d normally throw away! Might as well have fed them to a dog!’
Qingya consoled herself with this thought.
And so, under Qingya’s "gentle" care, by the time Jiang Jichen walked out of the Ice Dragon Valley, his injuries were an astonishing fifty percent healed.
