15 Chapter 15

'This one!'

Xue Yang can't help but be happy when he finds it. As long as it is written in the manual, all details about the condition can be learned. But for now, Xue Yang only looks if there is any solution for that condition. And there are many solutions listed at the bottom.

'As long as it can be repaired or healed, this child can cultivate.'

"Sorry. I got distracted," said Xue Yang.

He decided to treat Guo Xianhu first. He opened the wooden container and put some paste into his fingers. Xue Yang can feel faint spiritual energy from the medicinal paste.

"This will sting a little," said Xue Yang to Guo Xianhu.

Guo Xianhu braced himself as Xue Yang applied the medicinal paste. He feels a cold sensation from the paste. And a split second later, he feels pain.

Gritting his teeth, Guo Xianhu is trying to endure the pain. Lucky for him, the pain didn't last for long. But Xue Yang keeps applying the medicinal paste to another injured place. So the pain subsides from a source before it gets replaced by another pain from another source.

Xue Yang didn't take five minutes to finish applying the medicinal paste. Looking all over Guo Xianhu's body, Xue Yang is satisfied with his work. The area that hasn't been smeared with medicinal paste is above the knee and below the waist.

"You apply this to that place by yourself later," said Xue Yang. He handed the wooden container to the boy. There is still a small amount of medicinal paste left inside. It should be enough to cover the remaining parts.

"Right, don't bathe for today. Let the medicinal paste do its work."

Xue Yang then looked at the sister. "Should I check your body too?"

"No. I don't need one," said Guo Lingxin. Her eyes darted between his big brother and Xue Yang. Xue Yang follows her eyes and finds a half-naked boy.

"That is… misunderstanding," said Xue Yang. "I only want to check your body using Spiritual Energy. You don't need to remove any clothes, don't worry. Just stick one of your arms to me."

Guo Lingxin is still doubting Xue Yang. She hesitantly sticks out her arm.

Xue Yang's real intention in checking her body is to see if she has the same condition as her brother. So as soon as Xue Yang sends a sliver of his spiritual energy, he checks her first acupoint.

'As expected! She has the same condition.'

Just like her big brother, Guo Lingxin has an already opened acupoint. And just like her brother, the opening is very tiny.

Looking at the siblings, Xue Yang roughly guesses their ages.

'The big brother should be at around nine years old. Meanwhile, the little sister is a year below him.'

Their age is a little higher to start cultivation. But it is still very much possible to do it. They need to work harder than children that started earlier.

Xue Yang has decided. He wants to take the siblings as his disciples. He still remembers that he has [Milestone Quest] to recruit two more disciples. And that [Milestone Quest] has [System Shop] as its reward.

But for now, he needs to tell the little sister about her injuries.

"No injuries that need special treatment. Spear some of the medicinal paste to your injured hands. Otherwise, it will become worse," said Xue Yang.

"Right, I have a suggestion for you two…."

***

"Sister, what happened to your hand? Why didn't you tell me about it?" asked Guo Xianhu.

Right now, there are only two of them inside their small house. After Xue Yang left them, they went inside the house.

"Sorry. I didn't want you to feel worried," said Guo Lingxin. "I will tell you about it, okay?"

Guo Lingxin rolled up her long sleeve. The injuries that she had is now exposed to her big brother. Right now, the injuries have been treated using the medicinal paste.

"These injuries, I get them from the punishment."

"Punishment?" asked the big brother.

"Yes. Each time I made a mistake, they hit me in my hand using a wooden rod."

"Wha-? How can they?" Guo Xianhu is enraged. He never thought that the place where his sister was helping would do that. Their late mother's friend recommended that place to Guo Lingxin.

Guo Lingxin decided to change the topic. "About that man's suggestion. What do you think?"

Guo Xianhu looked at the wall. He thinks for a full minute before answering, "I don't know…."

'Don't you think it is better to move from this place?'

The voice of the man that they met this afternoon is replayed in both siblings' minds.

'I'm sure the lot in Budding Verdant have known your face. It will be hard for him to live in this place. Whenever you meet with one of them, be prepared to get trashed.

'And you, little sister. I don't know where you got those injuries. But do you think they will stop? Right now, it was only your hand that got injured. Who knows where they might hit you tomorrow?

'You two are heading to your death by staying in this place.'

"Do you believe what he said?" asked Guo Lingxin.

"I don't know if he said the truth or not," said Guo Xianhu. "But one thing is true. We will not live for long if we are in this place."

Guo Xianhu looked at his sister's arm. He grits his teeth, holding his anger.

"I don't want you to get beaten again," said Guo Xianhu.

.Guo Lingxin also looked at her brother's body. Uncountable injuries decorate her brother's body. From countless fresh injuries to many old and already dried ones. It pains her heart to see her brother in this much pain.

"Me too. I also don't want Big Brother to become like this again."

***

'I am looking for disciples right now. Whether you two want to follow me or not, I will come to this place again tomorrow.'

Xue Yang's last sentence before he went away is replayed once again inside their mind.