Chapter 1289 The Mute Girl Wanru

The blazing sun hung high, and spiritual energy was abundant.

On a wilderness overgrown with weeds, a caravan of several dozen people was slowly advancing.

"Miss, in another half month's journey, we'll reach the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest! Past that, we won't be far from Guishan City."

The speaker was a middle-aged man dressed as a guard, and before him stood a woman of fine features.

Judging by her demeanor, she seemed to be the leader of this group.

"Mm, tell everyone to be careful. The Ten Thousand Beasts Forest has been a bit unsettled lately. Once we cross it, I'll give everyone double pay," the woman said with a nod.

The middle-aged man was overjoyed. "Thank you, Second Miss!"

He turned to the guards and announced loudly, "Did you all hear that? The eldest miss is giving us double pay. So perk up and keep your eyes sharp! Got it?"

The guards cheered as well. "Thank you, Second Miss!"

The woman smiled faintly and nodded in acknowledgment.

Her gaze inadvertently drifted toward the woman behind her to the side, and a hint of disdain curled at her lips.

That woman was as frail as a willow in the wind, her spirit somewhat haggard, but her face was several times more beautiful than the Second Miss's.

The woman showed little reaction to the Second Miss's behavior, appearing unruffled by favor or disgrace.

Suddenly, she frowned and reined her horse off the main road.

Seeing this, the Second Miss frowned and scolded, "Liang Wanru, where are you going?"

The woman ignored her, dismounted, and entered the grass.

In the grass lay a man, his body a gruesome sight, battered beyond recognition.

The woman's brow furrowed deeply, and her face showed pity.

She turned and waved at the middle-aged guard. Just as he was about to move, the Second Miss said coldly, "Zhang Shun, don't go! What's the point of carrying a dead man? If she wants to take him, let her carry him herself."

Zhang Shun hesitated for a moment, then stepped back and did not go over.

Liang Wanru sighed softly and actually bent down herself to lift the "dead man."

The "dead man" was not very heavy, but his whole body was covered in dried blood. He had been lying in the weeds under the scorching sun for who knew how many days, emitting a foul odor.

The "dead man" was none other than Ye Yuan, who had narrowly escaped from the spatial storm!

Of course, he wasn't really dead, but he was close to it.

There was not a single intact spot on Ye Yuan's body; his flesh was turned outward, and under the blazing sun, it gave off a nauseating stench.

Even the Overlord Dragon Regeneration Art could not heal his injuries.

Moreover, Ye Yuan now had no trace of Yuan power in his body, like an ordinary person, with only a last breath left.

If he continued to be exposed to the scorching sun, even that last breath might not hold.

Enduring the stench from Ye Yuan's body, Liang Wanru lifted him onto a carriage.

The carriage was full of goods, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

But Ye Yuan was completely unconscious, letting Liang Wanru move him as she pleased.

The Second Miss slowly approached the carriage and looked at Ye Yuan lying there, unaware of anything, her brows tightly knit.

Liang Wanru's ethereal and refined appearance was now also covered in dirt and mess because of Ye Yuan.

However, she did not seem to mind.

"Hey, my dear sister, although this man is still hanging on by a thread, he is no different from a dead man. Our journey is not peaceful; bringing him along is just asking for trouble. Let me tell you, if we encounter any danger in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest, no one will care whether he lives or dies!" the Second Miss said coldly.

Liang Wanru did not speak, but instead gestured with her hands.

This beautiful Liang Wanru was actually mute!

The Second Miss clearly understood Liang Wanru's gestures, and with a look of disgust, she snorted, "Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda? My dear sister, are you putting on a show of being a bodhisattva again? Yes, you are the living bodhisattva, and we are all great villains! Hmph, even if he is like this, you still have to save him first! This wretched man's divine sea is damaged, and his physical body has suffered irreversible harm. Even if Old Fan were here, he would be powerless!"

Liang Wanru's expression darkened. She looked at Ye Yuan with sympathy, then suddenly took out a vermilion pill and was about to feed it to him.

The Second Miss's gaze sharpened, and she looked at Liang Wanru in disbelief, saying, "Are you crazy? This Xuanyuan Pill is a first-grade superior divine pill, a relic left to you by Father, and you actually want to use it to save an unrelated person? When we return, I will definitely tell Father about this!"

Not only the Second Miss, but even the guards showed expressions of shock.

A first-grade superior divine pill, each one was extremely precious.

Even if these guards sold everything they owned, they could not afford one!

Liang Wanru looked at her, smiled slightly, and without any hesitation, she placed the Xuanyuan Pill into Ye Yuan's mouth.

She then brought some water for Ye Yuan to drink, helping the pill go down.

Seeing this, the Second Miss snorted, "Liang Wanru, it's bad enough that you are a waste yourself, but now you are bringing along another waste! We are not here for a sightseeing trip. If we really encounter danger, no one will care about you two!"

Liang Wanru looked at her, still smiling gently.

That smile was like a spring breeze, warming the heart.

But it could not warm the Second Miss's heart.

The group continued on their way, and no one cared about Liang Wanru and Ye Yuan.

Clearly, Liang Wanru was a marginalized figure.

However, Liang Wanru did not complain; she took meticulous care of Ye Yuan along the way.

She endured the stench, helping to remove the rotten flesh from Ye Yuan's body and cleaning his wounds.

Besides the Xuanyuan Pill, Liang Wanru also took out some other pills and fed them to Ye Yuan every two days.

Seeing this, the Second Miss Liang Wanrong merely watched coldly, with a look of disdain.

She and Liang Wanru were biological sisters, but Liang Wanru was born of the legal wife, while she was born of a concubine.

Their father Liang Mingyu deeply loved Liang Wanru's mother and treated Liang Wanru well, but unfortunately, Liang Wanru's fate was ill-starred: her mother died early, and she was born unable to speak.

Later, Liang Mingyu remarried, and then Liang Wanrong was born.

Liang Wanrong's mother was the daughter of another prominent family in Guishan City; marrying Liang Mingyu was a marriage beneath her, and she had always been very domineering in the Liang family.

Liang Wanrong and her mother looked down on Liang Wanru from every angle and constantly ostracized her.

Liang Mingyu, being weak, could only turn a blind eye to this.

Fortunately, he had some conscience and privately compensated his eldest daughter, which made things a little better for Liang Wanru.

The Liang family was in the medicinal herb business. This time, they had sent the two daughters to procure a batch of herbs, and they were now on their way back.

Seeing her sister busy herself, a malicious idea suddenly took root in Liang Wanrong's mind, lingering and refusing to leave.

By now, more than ten days had passed since Liang Wanru had saved Ye Yuan.

Under her careful care, Ye Yuan finally woke up from his coma.