Hidden Moth

Chapter 636 371: World Affairs Like the Wind, People Like Water (2)

He Kao's expression showed no hint of joy or sorrow: "Since you've found her and wish to save her, and I've already intervened, let's give it our best shot."Leaving aside the survival situation, let's talk about her health. The girl's issue is not just an acute infection; she has multiple conditions. If interventions aren't timely, her physiological functions will gradually enter an irreversible decline.

Based on He Kao's judgment, even if today's acute issues are resolved, given her current state, it's unlikely she will survive past this winter.

Her qi and blood circulation is chaotic, and there are various hidden dangers in her physiological and neurological functions, along with an extensive use of addictive drugs. Her only hope is her failure to break through the completely irreversible threshold.

Lan Jiwan once had a Tier Three Cultivation. He Kao had to expend quite some effort to detoxify her with Xue Guanghan, so hoping to stand there and cast a spell to restore the girl's health is impossible, even for an Immortal!

Yet He Kao, with his profound cultivation and the Quasi-Divine Artifact Shadow Mirror in hand, attempted to eliminate the ailments for the stranger, regulate her qi and blood, and bring her physiological functions back to nearly normal.

He even tried to rid her of her physiological dependency on addictive drugs. As for the psychological factors, he could only leave some suggestive guidance, relying on her choices and will.

Regarding the depletion of vitality, there's truly little He Kao can do, hoping she will have the opportunity to gradually recuperate in the future... But can someone like her still have a chance?

The healing process was near half an hour. Although the time seemed short, it involved exerting full effort with the Magical Treasure, comparable in effort to low-intensity Magical Combat. Even He Kao felt a bit exhausted.

He Kao also casually cast a Decontamination Technique to clean her body, the blanket covering her, and the three sofa cushions underneath.

Finally retracting the Shadow Mirror, He Kao took out a bottle of mineral water and three different medicines from his backpack. He cast a spell on the water to warm it up, and sent the water and medicines flying into the paper hut.

The girl, in a dreamy sleep, groggily drank the water and took two of the medicines.

In the paper hut, He Kao left more clean water and several hot buns, some with pork and green onion filling, others with vegetable filling, along with large bars of chocolate and several thousand in Qian cash.

The cash consisted of twenty-one bills, tucked in the hidden seams of the sofa cushions, and finally, he left a Divine Thought Heart Seal for her.

The Divine Soul of ordinary people is weak; a Divine Thought Heart Seal cannot be too complex. It's like a suggestion left in the subconscious, telling her how to take the remaining medicine, and ensuring that related items are kept hidden without raising suspicion.

He Kao also admonished her with a Divine Thought, advising her to quietly take the money to temporarily rent a cheap residence, try not to touch certain drugs again, and find a job to gradually return to normal life...

While doing all this, he didn't hide anything, performing it all in front of Lan Jiwan, and explaining everything clearly to him.

Lan Jiwan sighed: "You've worked hard, Senior Brother! I didn't expect you to be so meticulous."

He Kao: "As you said earlier, merely giving her a few boxes of medicine wouldn't really save her."

Lan Jiwan: "Why do you have so many things in your bag?"

He Kao sighed: "Because I've been to this place before, knew what I would see, and could anticipate your reaction, so I prepared some things in advance."

For a Tier Six Cultivator, some things don't require Illusion Realm evolution. As long as enough information is gathered, one can conceive them in an instant.

Lan Jiwan: "Senior Brother, if you can foresee the unforeseen, can you tell why she has fallen to this state?"

He Kao: "I wouldn't claim to have the ability to foresee the unforeseen, but I can tell you a story..."

The story He Kao told was about a girl's experiences.

(…After writing and revising repeatedly, it's ultimately decided to delete the story, leaving it blank for others to infer and fill in themselves…)

She sought help, resisted, and struggled, but the outcome is simply what you see before you.

The story was simple enough that it could be told with a single Divine Thought. Lan Jiwan furrowed his brows and asked, "Did you investigate her? You spoke so vividly. I seem to have read similar stories online."

He Kao shook his head, saying: "Perhaps they aren't entirely her experiences. I just saw some information, and deduced such a story. But this isn't the first time I've been here, nor the first time I've seen such things..."

He Kao's cultivation in Lingxi Skill is not high, having only recently broken through to a Tier Two Dust Guest. But as a 'part-time' Dust Guest with Tier Six Cultivation as a foundation, he can see a lot of information unnoticed by ordinary people.

In the story He Kao told, much of the information was what he observed, but many details were supplemented by insights and deductions.

There were some things He Kao hadn't told Lan Jiwan. He also practiced Qi Observation Skill and Spirit Awakening Skill, allowing him to see many things invisible to ordinary people.

In the semi-conscious girl, he saw despair, confusion, fear, and unwillingness, yet didn't see malicious intent or ill will towards strangers.

She had no intention to harm anyone, although she was not entirely in a clear state... The reason He Kao decided to rescue her was largely due to Lan Jiwan's request, and also because of these observations.

But as he told Lan Jiwan, what could be done was only so much. One could only hope her God would bless her.

As this thought flashed by, Lan Jiwan sighed: "What about when she wakes up? Unknown how she will thank you."

He Kao shook his head: "No, she doesn't know me and hasn't seen me, she will only thank the God she knows."

By now, it was nearing seven in the morning; daylight was breaking.

The clouds in the sky were gradually dispersing, the sunlight reflected off the rooftops of buildings on both sides in a golden-red glow, but the streets and alleys below remained shrouded in dark muddiness, with sewage flowing across.

Seeing Lan Jiwan silent, He Kao spoke again: "Are you curious why I brought you here?"

Lan Jiwan: "I was just about to ask Sect Leader Senior Brother for clarification."

He Kao: "Actually, there's no need to ask me. The experience itself is the knowledge."

Lan Jiwan: "I also frequently browse various information online; these incidents, such scenarios, I've seen on phones and computers too, but they always seem like distant things, akin to peeking and curiosity, which is not the same as witnessing firsthand."

He Kao: "The reason I brought you here for a field investigation had another purpose, which is to see what kind of soil this big tree of the Xiao Alliance grows in... In the language of the Eastern Country, we are here to observe the feng shui."

Wind, as in societal conditions; water, as in people's livelihood. So-called feng shui, doesn't merely refer to geographical and natural environments; for highly socialized individuals, the most crucial feng shui is the social environment.

He Kao is dealing with the Xiao Alliance. It is foreseeable that many conflicts will occur in the future. He must understand the other party, and the information Mr. Mi provides is not enough.

Even if he could obtain the Xiao Alliance's member list and background information, knowing their Secret Techniques and Magical Treasures, he still couldn't truly understand what kind of group they are.

A thousand years ago, turmoil within the Magic Sect allowed someone to seize Secret Technique transmissions and many ancient texts and Magical Treasures; their descendants founded the Xiao Alliance... Yet, today's Xiao Alliance shouldn't simply be understood as another Magic Sect.

Even if practicing the same techniques, Xiao Alliance members grow in different environments, and their experiences shape their knowledge, including their worldview and choices.

Lan Jiwan keenly seized the underlying message in the statement: "Another purpose? Then what is your primary purpose?"

He Kao: "Mainly because of you, otherwise, I don't need to deliberately bring you here."

Lan Jiwan: "Me?"

He Kao: "Don't rush to ask, keep observing."

Lan Jiwan vaguely grasped the Sect Leader Senior Brother's intentions but hadn't quite parsed it out. With curiosity, he followed behind He Kao, critically observing his surroundings... Finally, the two stepped outside.

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