Chapter 024 Invitation

After receiving the report from the mechanical soldiers, Wang Bo asked about the location of the woman in white and teleported over.

Now he was ninety percent sure that the woman in white being bullied by the monk was the Xiao Bai he had met before.

When he had talked with the locals earlier, he had carefully asked about the woman in white's appearance. Their answers varied but were mostly similar.

White clothes, black hair, beauty that could topple cities and kingdoms, and more importantly, a hairpin on her head.

It was this hairpin that confirmed for Wang Bo that the woman in white was Xiao Bai.

After he teleported into a forest, several mechanical soldiers rushed over and saluted him.

Wang Bo asked, "Where is that woman?"

A mechanical soldier pointed in the direction of eight o'clock and said, "After we wounded the woman in white, she fled in that direction."

Wang Bo was taken aback. "You wounded her?"

The mechanical soldier nodded and said, "We urged her to surrender and come back with us for investigation, but she refused and resisted firmly, so we had no choice but to injure her."

Wang Bo felt quite helpless. Although the mechanical soldiers had a certain level of intelligence, they were not true artificial intelligence.

They could only follow orders and execute complex commands, but they could not, like humans, adapt to complex situations and make optimal judgments.

Faced with Xiao Bai, the mechanical soldiers had executed their orders perfectly.

Capture Xiao Bai and bring her to trial. If the crime was minor, impose a fine or detention; if serious, behead her directly.

After all, Xiao Bai had fought with the monk, and the shockwaves had injured many innocent bystanders.

So in the eyes of the mechanical soldiers, Xiao Bai was a criminal.

Toward criminals, the mechanical soldiers were never lenient, and moreover, Xiao Bai had refused to go with them and resisted, so it was normal for her to be wounded.

Wang Bo could not punish the mechanical soldiers for this, as they were only following regulations.

So Wang Bo simply waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you go ahead and lead the team away from here. I'll handle this."

The mechanical soldiers saluted, made no complaint, and withdrew efficiently.

After they left, Wang Bo activated his X-ray vision and scanned the surroundings. Soon he found Xiao Bai hiding behind a rock to avoid capture.

At that moment, Xiao Bai's face was deathly pale, her breathing rapid, and there was a wound on her abdomen from which blood flowed steadily, staining her white clothes red, making her look like a blood-soaked person.

Wang Bo was greatly startled. He knew Xiao Bai was injured, but he hadn't expected her injuries to be so severe.

With that amount of blood loss, if it were a human, they would have died several times over.

But Xiao Bai was a demon, with strong hematopoietic abilities, so she could hold on until now. Even so, Wang Bo could sense that she was nearing her limit; if delayed further, she might die from blood loss.

Wang Bo did not dare to delay. He teleported directly in front of Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai, having been evading pursuers, was already on edge. Seeing someone suddenly appear before her, she instinctively channeled her magic and flung an ice blade.

Wang Bo reached out, flicked his finger, shattered the ice blade, and quickly said, "Xiao Bai, it's me."

Xiao Bai looked closely, recognized Wang Bo, and relaxed. With a thud, she fell to the ground and fainted.

Wang Bo: ...

It was clear she had reached her limit.

Wang Bo quickly took the Horse Talisman from his four-dimensional pocket and placed it in Xiao Bai's hand.

The healing power of the Horse Talisman began to take effect, instantly stopping Xiao Bai's bleeding, and the wound healed at a visible rate. But that wasn't the end. Seconds later, her pallid face, due to excessive blood loss, also improved greatly under the healing power, becoming rosy.

The Horse Talisman represented healing and restoration; as long as a person had a breath left, it could save them.

Although Xiao Bai's injuries were severe, they were not beyond the healing scope of the Horse Talisman.

In just over ten minutes, Wang Bo felt that Xiao Bai had almost fully recovered.

Soon, Xiao Bai woke from her coma. Opening her eyes and seeing Wang Bo, she smiled. At the same time, she felt her whole body light, and her heavy injuries had vanished. She looked at her abdomen in surprise.

The wound there had already healed.

Xiao Bai asked, "How long was I unconscious?"

"Not long, just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea," Wang Bo said.

"A cup of tea?" She was even more surprised. She knew exactly how severe her injuries were; such injuries would normally take at least ten days or half a month, or even longer, to heal.

But now, it was healed in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?

"What did you do?" Xiao Bai couldn't help asking, but as soon as she spoke, she noticed she seemed to be holding something in her hand. Looking down, it was a strange stone.

Wang Bo pointed at the stone in her hand and said, "This is called the Horse Talisman. It possesses healing power and can cure any injury or disease. It healed you."

"Thank you."

Xiao Bai returned the Horse Talisman to Wang Bo, but he didn't take it. Instead, he said, "Keep it."

"I don't want it. This must be very precious." Xiao Bai refused. A gentleman does not take what others treasure. Although she was not a gentleman, she would not accept such a valuable item for no reason.

"It's not that precious." Wang Bo casually pulled several Horse Talismans from his four-dimensional pocket. "I have plenty of these. Giving you one is no big deal."

"Well..." Xiao Bai thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I can't take it."

Wang Bo said, "Consider it my apology."

"Apology?" Xiao Bai looked puzzled.

"Yes, an apology." Wang Bo said somewhat sheepishly, "Actually, the soldiers who were chasing you are my subordinates. So consider this an apology."

Xiao Bai saw Wang Bo's sincerity but still didn't agree. In the end, she threw the Horse Talisman back.

She had only met Wang Bo once. Although she didn't dislike him, they weren't familiar, and she felt awkward accepting such a precious item.

Wang Bo was quite helpless. He caught the Horse Talisman Xiao Bai threw back and put it in his pocket.

"Last time we parted in haste, I said that if we met again, I would definitely invite you, Miss Xiao Bai, for a drink. I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon."

"I wonder if Miss Xiao Bai would be willing to accept my invitation and have a drink with me."

Xiao Bai instinctively wanted to refuse, but then she thought of something and asked an unrelated question, "You said earlier that those strange puppets are your subordinates."

Wang Bo nodded.

Xiao Bai nodded and said, "I agree to have a drink with you."