Chapter 432 — A Healer's Heart

" Shen Mu nodded. That night in the Desolate Ruins, when he had encountered the three deities of the High Heavens, he had caught one off guard and killed him, and this Baixi Deity had been his most troublesome opponent, swift beyond measure, coming and going like light and lightning.

Even when Shen Mu opened the Nine Heavens Far-Sight Art to the ninth stage, he could barely catch him, so that the battle had ranged over several thousand li before he wounded his leg and crippled him.

"One leg can still run very fast.

" Shen Mu consoled him. "Grandpa Cripple in my village has only one leg, and his speed is unmatched under heaven. Look at this ruined leg - shall I saw it off for you? " The Baixi Deity's body trembled, and his voice was hoarse.

"Are you not a divine physician? Have you truly no way to cure it? " Shen Mu said gloomily, "If it were two days ago. . . Saw it off now, and you will still have one leg to use.

Delay any longer, and it can only be cut off at the waist.

But rest assured, Grandpa Butcher in my village was cut off at the waist back then, and he lives quite well. He walks on his two arms, fast as flying, and he never has to trouble himself with pissing. " The muscles of the Baixi Deity's face twitched wildly, and he ground his teeth.

"Then cut it off! " Shen Mu drew the Carefree Sword and handed it to him, saying apologetically, "You are a deity.

I have not the power to sever your leg. You must do it yourself. " The Baixi Deity gripped the hilt, wanting to strike, but the tears came pouring down in streams. Shen Mu could not bear it either, and was about to speak, when the Baixi Deity gave a great cry, brought the sword down, and cut his ruined leg off clean at the root! Shen Mu was stunned for a moment, then hurried forward, staunched the bleeding for him, put away the Carefree Sword, and took out three legs, saying with the utmost sincerity, "Choose a leg.

I sincerely wish to avert this calamity, so I will certainly do all in my power to attach a leg for you, so that in days to come you may still pass like a white colt through a crack, in an instant and no more.

Rest assured, these three legs are all from Xing'an's collection, top-grade fine legs, no worse than your original. You know Xing'an?

A mad collector - he would not collect a body unless it was of god rank.

" The Baixi Deity endured the pain, beads of sweat rolling ceaselessly down his forehead. His gaze fell upon the three legs, and he said hoarsely, "How do I know you have not tampered with these three legs?

One skilled in healing is skilled in poison. If you have tampered with them, will I not have been duped? " Shen Mu looked at him with sincere eyes. Seeing his gaze and expression, the Baixi Deity felt some shame in his heart, but still he dared not believe him. His eyes flickered, and he pointed to the shorter of the divine legs. "I choose this one. " Shen Mu smiled, handed him that leg, and put the other two away. "Rest assured.

Keep this leg with you, and in two days, when your color is a little better, I will come back and attach it for you. With this leg in your keeping, you need not worry that I will tamper with it, surely? " The Baixi Deity nodded and sighed. "I should not have doubted you. I believe you have a healer's heart, the heart of a parent.

These next days, I will not have you prescribe medicine to nurse me.

I will do it myself! " Shen Mu mocked him: "You still do not trust me. Very well.

Whatever spirit medicines you need, just instruct the divine-power wielders outside the courtyard and have them fetch the medicine. I will not interfere. " With that, he turned and left. The Baixi Deity summoned a divine-power wielder, wrote out a prescription, and sent him to buy the medicines. Outside the courtyard, Si Yunxiang's eyes flickered, and she said in a low voice, "Cult Master, shall we tamper with his medicine?

" "No need. " Shen Mu asked, "Are the spirit medicines I need all here? " "A few are still missing.

" Shen Mu went to look them over, calculated for a long while, and said, "They are about enough. " With that, he took out the two remaining divine legs and prepared to refine poison to poison these two legs. Si Yunxiang cried out in alarm, "Cult Master, what are you.

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. " "Though I let him keep that divine leg, he will certainly not use it.

In a few days, he will surely have me bring out these two divine legs and choose one of them to attach.

" Shen Mu refined the poison with the utmost care, intending to hide the poison within the legs.

This earnest manner was deeply unnerving.

"I do not know which leg he will use, so I will simply poison both. The remaining poisoned leg, I intend to. .

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" He stirred his vital qi, his techniques shifting through a thousand transformations as he swiftly refined the strange poison. ". .

. intend to find an opportunity to return it to Xing'an! What do you think of this plan? " Si Yunxiang shuddered several times, her face ashen, and she said in a trembling voice, "Cult Master, I will never again covet the Cult Master's seat!

" "What nonsense are you talking? " Shen Mu turned his head and smiled at her, a big boy's smile, brilliant and sunny, brimming with overflowing youth. Si Yunxiang shuddered with dread.