Mu Lin continued regulating his breath for a while. He knew that the closer he got to achieving his goal, the calmer his mind and the stronger his physical strength needed to be, in order to ensure success.
After adjusting his breathing rhythm and calming his emotions, Mu Lin began preparing to extend his spiritual consciousness into his ring. Slowly, a thread of his consciousness seeped into the ring, and finally, he could see the items inside again. This was something he had once done effortlessly, but now it had become a crucial step in restoring his powers quickly.
A faint bitter smile appeared on Mu Lin’s face. This was truly a lesson in humility caused by his own arrogance. However, this was not the time for reflection. In the past, a mere sweep of his spiritual awareness would reveal everything inside the ring. But now, due to his weakened spiritual energy, his consciousness had also become feeble. Thus, Mu Lin had to rely on his past memories to search for the two elixirs he desperately needed now—Bao Yuan Dan and Ju Yuan Dan.
After an extended search, his perseverance paid off. Finally, the bottles of Bao Yuan Dan and Ju Yuan Dan appeared in Mu Lin’s hands. These two bottles brought a glimmer of hope to his heart. Now, he should be able to quickly restore his powers.
Now, the next task for Mu Lin was to find a way to take these two pills into his mouth. Something that was once completely normal had now become another critical step. After regulating his breath for a while longer, Mu Lin gathered a small amount of spiritual energy and directed it to his arm. He opened the lids of the two bottles, then tipped them over the bed. Relying on the sense of touch in his fingers, he finally grasped the two pills.
Mu Lin tried to lift his arm but found it still difficult. With no choice, he flicked his fingers, sending the pills accurately flying into his wide-open mouth.
Instantly, the pills slid down his throat with his saliva and into his stomach. As his body absorbed them, a warm current began to slowly flow through his meridians. Suppressing his excitement, Mu Lin began to guide this warmth through his limbs and meridians. As the current rolled along, the scattered spiritual energy in his meridians began to merge with it, flowing continuously through other meridians and repairing those long-damaged pathways.
Clenching his teeth tightly to avoid making a sound, Mu Lin endured the pain. Repairing the damaged meridians with spiritual energy was no less painful than reopening them—perhaps even more so.
If he had let out a sound of agony at that moment, in the stillness of the night, it would surely have alerted the on-duty nurses. If someone had come in to check on him and seen Mu Lin’s pained state, they would have moved his body. That would have forced Mu Lin to withdraw his spiritual energy, rendering his efforts to repair the meridians in vain. If he wanted to attempt this again, it would cost him even more, and success would not be guaranteed.
Droplets of sweat continuously seeped from Mu Lin’s exposed skin, gradually accumulating into streams that soaked the sheets beneath him.
After a long time, Mu Lin stopped sweating. The sheets beneath him slowly dried as if baked. Then, a pleasant fragrance began to spread throughout the room. His skin, once a withered yellow, gradually transformed into a smooth, jade-like white, and the tension on his face eased.
Moonlight, like flowing water, gradually poured into Mu Lin’s room as the moon moved westward. Accompanied by the croaking of frogs from a nearby pond, the night here seemed especially peaceful. On the hospital bed in his room, for the second time since arriving here, Mu Lin opened his eyes. The sharp gleam in his eyes sparkled even in the darkness.
At this moment, Mu Lin had successfully repaired all his damaged meridians with the help of the pills. Moreover, through the body’s natural recovery during this time, his powers had improved beyond what they had been before. One could say this was a blessing in disguise. However, Mu Lin certainly had no desire to experience such a situation again.
His spiritual sense extended outward, and gradually, the entire town came into view. The words on shop signs and public symbols were all in French—now he was certain he had arrived in France.
However, the name of the town left him deep in thought for quite some time. The town of Lorient—he knew it was located in central western France, nearly a thousand kilometers from the site where he had been ambushed. He couldn’t figure out how he had managed to reach here, given his powers and the water talisman he had crafted.
After pondering for a while, Mu Lin sat up, stretched his arms, and slowly got out of bed. He gently took a few steps, allowing his long-dormant legs to adjust, and began walking around the room.
Earlier, he had already used his spiritual sense to memorize the situation in the town. It had a population of less than 50,000, with only two police officers, both currently asleep in their rooms—clearly not a threat to him.
Other residents of the town were ordinary people. He had already identified them all—there were no soldiers or individuals with special training. In the hospital, there was only one doctor and one nurse on duty, along with a handful of patients—five or six in total. Mu Lin had carefully examined them and confirmed they were genuine patients.
So, it seemed he had been rescued by these ordinary French people. Clearly, the Y country government had not discovered his whereabouts. Therefore, he needed to come up with a plausible explanation to convince these ordinary people.
This way, the rescue wouldn’t escalate into a larger incident. His misfortune would seem like a minor event, ensuring that, at least for now, his rescue wouldn’t draw dangerous attention to the people who had helped him. Also, he must have had no money on him when he was rescued—how could he repay the hospital for the treatment?
As the sky began to lighten, Mu Lin knew the night was about to fade away. He carefully put the pill bottles back on the bed and carefully placed them into his ring. This experience had made him realize the preciousness of these medicinal supplies.
As the morning glow slowly appeared in the sky, growing brighter, the sun gradually rose above the horizon. But at this moment, Mu Lin was scratching his head hard, trying to think of a good excuse.
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