Chapter 1273 - 1272: Healing

Chapter 1273: Chapter 1272: Healing

However, Jiete seemed completely indifferent to the words of the Bright Saintess. Instead, he squinted his eyes and said, "I didn’t expect you to have such insight. Who exactly are you, and how could you possibly be in this Crying Ghost Valley?"

"This is the Crying Ghost Valley? Why is it called Crying Ghost Valley?" the Bright Saintess asked in confusion.

Jiete gave the Bright Saintess a suspicious look. "Do you really not know, or are you just playing with me? If you don’t know this place, how did you get here? Could you possibly have lost your way?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Jiete’s words. To him, the Bright Saintess seemed to be deliberately toying with them.

The Bright Saintess shook her head. "I was randomly teleported here by a teleportation array. I didn’t know what this place was before!"

Seeing the honest look on the Bright Saintess’ face, Siteli whispered in Jiete’s ear, "Jiete, I don’t think this girl is a bad person..."

"You’re just too kind!" Jiete said in a deep voice. "How could there be good people in Crying Ghost Valley? Don’t forget, this is the Blood Howl City Master’s territory."

The Bright Saintess frowned. "You don’t believe me?"

Jiete let out a cold laugh and said, "Whether we believe you or not is irrelevant. If what you say is true, it only means your luck is terribly bad. You better hope your luck improves so you don’t get caught by those lunatics!"

The Bright Saintess frowned again, and just as she was about to ask further, she heard Jiete suddenly emit a cry of extreme pain.

Clang, the short dagger in his hand fell to the ground, and he kneeled on the ground, trembling all over, his face twisted in agony.

"Jiete, what’s wrong!" Siteli shouted anxiously as she saw Jiete’s pained expression. "Your... your wound is worsening, what should we do now!"

Around the wound on Jiete’s chest, the blackened flesh was continuously corroding, emitting a foul odor, and it was this corrosion that caused Jiete immense pain.

"He’s made a move!" Jiete said through gritted teeth, cold sweat pouring down his face like water. He said in a low voice, "He activated the corrosive power left in my body, he’s always known our position, he’s just been toying with us, that damn bastard!"

Siteli’s face turned pale. "You mean... Ghost Hand has been following us all along?"

Jiete nodded. "Siteli, you need to leave, leave this place. I’ll stay behind to hold them off! Once you’re out of Crying Ghost Valley, you must live under an alias, otherwise the Blood Howl City Master won’t spare you!"

"I won’t leave!" Siteli’s eyes turned red. "Without you, what’s the point of living? I’d rather die with you than live alone!"

"You..." A look of affection and love flashed across Jiete’s face, mixed with a trace of conflict. "Do you realize that staying with me makes you my burden? If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be so gravely injured. Get away from me!"

Watching this scene, the Bright Saintess cleared her throat and said, "Actually... I can dispel the darkness power in your body, but whether you trust me is up to you!"

Upon hearing this, Siteli’s face lit up with joy. "Really? That’s wonderful! You’re such a kind-hearted girl."

But Jiete said in a deep voice, "State your purpose. Why do you want to save me?"

"Because I can heal your wound, is that reason enough?" the Bright Saintess said with a smiling face. "I mean no harm to you. If you have to say I have a purpose, it’s that I hope after I save you both, you’ll tell me about the situation here. I was really teleported here and I’m unfamiliar with the surroundings."

Jiete looked into the bright eyes of the Bright Saintess and sighed. "True, what do we have that’s worth coveting now? I was too suspicious earlier. Please, young lady, heal me, and thank you!"

As he spoke, Jiete sat on the ground. Although his wound was still worsening, there was no sign of emotion on his face. Such strength of will was enough to surprise the Bright Saintess.

"Alright, I’ll begin now!" the Bright Saintess said, extending her hand. A pure white ball of light appeared in her palm, casting countless rays into Jiete’s body.

Jiete’s body quivered, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes as he clearly felt the corrosive darkness power in his body rapidly dissipating.

The power emanating from the light ball in the Saintess’s hand was warm and full of life.

Meanwhile, tens of kilometers away, a man’s face showed surprise. "Merely a little mouse, yet it’s dispelling the dark corrosive power I left in him. Did he come up with a way himself, or is he being aided by someone strong?"

"Interesting, truly interesting. I thought this was a dull chase, but I didn’t expect a twist. That’s what makes it interesting! The more the prey struggles, the more satisfaction it brings to the hunter!" The man’s face broke into a smile. "Let me see who dares to rescue the slave that escaped from our Blood Howl Camp!"

As he spoke, the man’s figure gradually vanished as if he had never been there, leaving only a small patch of black corrosive land where he used to stand.

Ten minutes later, under Siteli’s anxious gaze, the Bright Saintess flipped her hand, and the light ball disappeared. She looked at Jiete and said, "I’ve dispelled the corrosive power in your body; however, you’re still very weak and need some time to rest and recuperate!"

Jiete opened his eyes and looked at the tender flesh growing on his chest, a flash of shock in his eyes. This woman’s healing power was incredibly strong!

"Resting? That’s not realistic!" Jiete’s voice had lost its previous chill as he said, "We escaped from Blood Howl Camp, and the person in charge, Ghost Hand, is pursuing us. Our only chance of survival is to escape deeper into Crying Ghost Valley!"

Jiete gazed at the Bright Saintess and said, "I don’t know your name, but I’ll give you a piece of advice: this is not a place to linger. Leave here as soon as you can! You have strong healing powers, and if the people from Blood Howl Camp find you, they won’t let you off!"

The Bright Saintess asked, "You keep mentioning Blood Howl Camp and the Blood Howl City Master, what is that all about? What did you do that makes them hunt you so relentlessly?"

At that moment, a voice came from the top of a giant tree: "I think I can answer that question!"