Refining the Mountains and Rivers

There was a creaking sound as a wooden door covered in hay was pushed open. A short boy wearing shabby cotton robes walked in. The boy looked at Qin Yu and flushed red, "I'm very sorry, there was too much work today so I had no choice but to wait until now to come over. You must be starving."

This was a strange language, but not only could Qin Yu understand it but he would even fluently speak it. All of this came from the memories of the jade pendant embryo egg.

He gathered his thoughts and smiled. "It's no problem. I just woke up." But as he sniffed the smell of wheat wafting from the crude bowl in the boy's hands, his stomach gurgled, betraying his true state.

The boy's large eyes widened and he placed the bowl to the ground. "After you're done eating you can place it to the side. I will take it away the next time I come back. But, you have to be especially careful so that no one discovers you."

After a brief hesitation he continued to say, "The mountain hasn't been peaceful lately. Many masters have come from the city; it seems they are searching for something."

Qin Yu calmly said, "I was injured while out hunting with my big brother. We will only be temporarily staying here. Once our injuries have healed up a little we will leave." He paused for a moment before saying, "Can you perhaps find some medicinal herbs? My big brother's condition isn't that great."

The boy bit his lips. "I'll try and look for some." He turned around and walked out.

Once the sound of footsteps went far away, Qin Yu asked, "Senior, have you woken up?"

The pale-faced Xue Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, a surprised look on his face. "Even when facing such a beautiful little girl, you were still able to remain calm and realize the change in my breathing…Qin Yu, answer me honestly, is your orientation normal or not?"

Qin Yu's eyes twitched. "…Senior, I think that in this current situation you should care about your injuries more. Moreover, to avoid any unnecessary troubles in the future, I should warn you that the girl you spoke of is simply a very beautiful young boy."

"Impossible!" Xue Zheng categorically ruled out this possibility. "I have wandered the world for countless years and have tempered myself a pair of fiery golden eyes. Do you think I can't even tell the difference between a man and a woman? Look at her physique and the way she walks, all of it is feminine and matches that of a woman. That is clearly a beautiful girl!"

The look in his eyes became increasingly strange. "Qin Yu, do you also have this kind of ability? As long as you like them you can regard them as the same sex?"

Qin Yu immediately decided not to waste time on this topic. He looked at Xue Zheng and calmly said, "Senior, you are spitting blood right now."

Xue Zheng raised a hand and wiped away the blood that was overflowing from the corners of his lips. "I know I was dribbling some blood. It's just a minor matter."

Qin Yu said, "But your nose is also bleeding."

"A nose bleed? A minor matter!"

"It's starting at your ears too."

"Ears? Also a minor matter!"

"Senior, your entire body is beginning to leak blood." Qin Yu subconsciously moved to the side, not wanting to be showered in blood.

And it really did shower. Because the blood that came out from Xue Zheng were like small erupting fountains, forcefully spurting out.

"The entire body, huh…" Xue Zheng lowered his head and looked around, "Ah…then that is a bit problematic. That damned lunatic woman, all I did one pick one of your peaches, is there a need to be so heavy-handed? Just wait for me to recover, I'll empty out your entire orchard!"

Qin Yu felt his teeth ache. Was now the time to say such ruthless words? Shouldn't he be hurrying to figure out a way to treat his injuries? With the speed this person was releasing blood, it wouldn't be long before he was drained dry.

Xue Zheng turned his head and stared straight at Qin Yu. At this time, blood was beginning to leak out from even the corners of his eyes. It was a considerably scary sight.

"I just heard you speaking to that girl. You said I was your big brother?"

Qin Yu suddenly had a foreboding premonition. He hesitated for a moment and said, "That was just a stopgap measure. And, he really is a boy…"

"Good!" Xue Zheng interrupted him. "I will recognize you as my brother. Starting from today, we are sworn brothers. As the saying goes, brothers are for life. They might not be born on the same day, but they can die on the same day. Qin Yu, I believe you think the same as me."

As he spoke he spat out another mouthful of blood. It fell onto Qin Yu's palm, condensing into a rune that hummed and flashed, disappearing into his body.

"My good brother, now our life and death is tied together. This big brother will rest assured and give his life to you. I know you will do your best! I believe in you!" As he finished speaking he leaned backwards. He shifted into a comfortable position and then closed his eyes, his breathing slowing down.

He fainted! He had fainted just like that!

Qin Yu looked down at his hand that was still stained with a bit of blood. Then, he looked at Xue Zheng, who was lying in a pool of blood. His face instantly paled. His first thought was - would it help if he chopped off his hand?

Luckily, as Xue Zheng fell unconscious he seemed to forcefully activate some kind of life-maintaining method. His body no longer gushed out blood. In fact, his body was now like a sponge, absorbing all the blood that he had spewed out. His condition stabilized moments later.

Qin Yu relaxed. If Xue Zheng really did continue bleeding like that, then he wouldn't have simply thought of chopping off his hand.

But even if he was fine now, if an Origin God boundary powerhouse could do something so brazen and shameless as recognizing him as a brother in order to save himself, then this Xue Zheng's condition couldn't be any worse.

In other words, although he looked fine now, he could be finished at any moment. At that time, Qin Yu would be dragged down with him.

Qin Yu looked at the unconscious Xue Zheng. His teeth ached so much that his cheeks started to twitch. He wished that he could punch this man in the face, but he soon abandoned that dangerous idea. Would a punch finish off this man's life?

No wonder this fellow had been joking around and didn't say anything serious at all. He had been waiting for him and then he had fainted afterwards so he could hand over everything to him.

But the crux of the issue was that he had simply never come into contact with such a high-level existence like an Origin God. Even if he wanted to save him he had no idea where to begin. This person spoke so much nonsense, would it have hurt him to say a useful sentence or two?

Before the next day arrived, the young beautiful boy that was called a girl by Xue Zheng suddenly pushed open the door of the hay storage house once again. He was clearly nervous and his face was covered with beads of sweat. He said in a loud whisper, "You can't stay here any longer!"

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My name is Xue Zheng. I am already unconscious, so are these the thoughts swirling in my head while I am in a stupor? That peach-planting woman's strength was simply horrifying. I thought I was careful enough but I was still discovered by her and chased after by her. My main body was suppressed by the spell of the peach garden and I had no choice but to detonate it. After that, over 30 Origins of Rebirth I scattered around were destroyed. That was over half of my life savings! Just thinking about it makes my liver ache!

But after that I couldn't care about the pain of loss, because I only had one Origin of Rebirth left remaining. If it was also destroyed then I was truly done for. Before this, I thought that I had lived for long enough and I wouldn't be afraid of death. But when I truly came face to face with death, that was when I realized that all my previous thoughts were wrong. I, Xue Zheng, do not want to die! I want to live for another 5 million years!

At that time I vowed that if someone saved me, I would keep that great graciousness in my mind and do everything I could to repay them. Then, I was saved…the final Origin of Rebirth had unexpectedly been activated before my consciousness arrived. This gave me time to catch my breath and condense a new body. I felt gratitude in my heart, but the look that boy gave me caused my heart to quiver. Because his eyes were far too strange and it was something I had seen before.

So I decided that before determining his orientation, I absolutely could not allow him to know how much gratitude I felt towards him. But before I could figure out a way to distinguish the truth, that peach-planting woman caught up to me once again. Wasn't she tired? Even if it is her, successfully crossing world barriers would still create enormous losses, right? I really have no idea. It was just a peach - was there a reason to be so crazy about it!?

My newly born body is in a period of absolute weakness. I knew that I wouldn't be her match so I could only choose to run away. As I ran away, I hesitated for a moment. I wondered if I should bring Qin Yu to the same place as me. Oh, Qin Yu was the boy who saved me.

Bringing him to cross worlds would clearly be a much greater drain on my strength. But if I didn't bring him…my intuition told me that it was best to take him with me, otherwise I would definitely be in trouble.

And reality proved that my amazing intuition was correct once more. After crossing worlds I was heavily wounded. I was in a half-asleep and half-awake state. I thought long and hard but couldn't figure out how to treat myself.

I was going to die if I dragged things on any longer so I could only forcefully awaken myself and become 'sworn brothers' with Qin Yu, giving him my life to handle. To speak the truth, it's not that I trust him that much but the situation has compelled me into a dead end and I have no other choice. I can only pray that my intuition will save me once again.

Alright. I have already stated all my thoughts before I fell unconscious. I will now honestly play the role of a corpse. Everything that happens after this has nothing to do with me.