Chapter 22: Heart Demon Born

Han Li watched Li Feiyu's gradually receding back, standing quietly in place, silent.

After agreeing to come and get the medicine before noon the next day, he had taken the initiative to bid farewell to Han Li, saying he was going back to recuperate again.

For such a long time, Han Li had never pursued the reason why Li Feiyu took this secret medicine. Han Li knew that even if he asked, it wouldn't change what had already happened.

Since he would rather not have everything in his future, only willing to exchange for the glorious "Senior Brother Li" of the present, it showed that he must have his own unspeakable reasons for doing so. No one would voluntarily "commit suicide," even if it were a slow "suicide" with a high price, no one would be willing to do so. If he were forced to say his unspeakable reasons, it would only make him tear open the wound that was about to heal again in a bloody way.

It was very clear that Han Li's doing so was correct. Before leaving, Li Feiyu saw that he didn't pursue the specific reason why he took the "Marrow-Extracting Pill" and was very grateful for his understanding. Although he didn't say it, Han Li knew that the other party owed him another favor, not big or small.

Han Li was prepared to abide by his agreement with him, not only would he not spread his secret, but he also decided to prepare the secret medicine that could alleviate pain for him as soon as he returned to the mountain valley.

The reason for doing so was very simple. Since the other party wasn't a villain and didn't really kill him, then he should let the other party owe him a bigger favor, making it hard for him to refuse the requests he would make in the future.

Li Feiyu's martial arts would only get higher and higher in the last few years. The higher the other party's martial arts, the greater the possibility of being helpful to him. Even if he didn't need his help in the next few years, it didn't matter. Helping a person who wasn't a bad person lightly was also a pleasant thing for his body and mind. Although Li Feiyu might not necessarily be a good person, at least after experiencing today's incident, he wouldn't have any harm to him.

Han Li thought about everything from beginning to end and felt there were no omissions, only then did he return to the God Hand Valley slowly.

Not long after returning to the valley leisurely, Han Li began to prepare the secret medicine needed by Li Feiyu. This medicine that could reduce people's perception of pain wasn't difficult to prepare. All the medicinal materials needed could be found in the medicinal garden in the mountain valley, but the preparation process was somewhat cumbersome and required carefulness.

After a busy afternoon, Han Li prepared enough finished medicine for Li Feiyu to use for a year. It wasn't that he couldn't prepare more; he just hoped that Li Feiyu would come to get the medicine every year in the future, so that he wouldn't slowly forget this favor of his.

In the evening, Han Li suddenly acted contrary to his usual behavior, sitting on a chair in front of his room door, looking up at the pitch-black starry sky, watching the bright moon, thinking about something.

Han Li was missing his family again.

He had left his parents for more than four years. Since he came up the mountain, he had been practicing the formulas hard almost every day and had no time to miss things at home, so he had never gone down the mountain to go back. He only asked people to send most of the silver he received every month home, and he only received one letter written by Uncle Zhang on behalf of his parents reporting safety every year. The content of the letter was very little. Apart from telling him that everything at home was fine, other things were rarely mentioned to him. He only knew that life at home was much better than before, his eldest brother had married and started a career, and his second brother had also agreed on a new wife, estimated to be able to handle the happy event next year. All these changes were because of the silver he sent home, but Han Li sensitively sensed from the greetings in several letters that the tone of his family members towards him was becoming more and more polite, even polite to the point of treating him like a stranger. This feeling made Han Li feel very scared at first, not knowing how to deal with it. But as time passed, for some reason, this feeling of fear naturally became flat, and the image of his family members in his mind gradually blurred.

He only missed his family members again when he was in a situation like tonight, recalling the warm feeling at home before. This feeling, which was hard to taste now, made Han Li feel very comfortable and precious. He would slowly, bit by bit, savor this taste.

Han Li put his hand on his chest, stroking the small leather bag containing the peace charm through his clothes with his fingers.

In the past, he only needed to stroke it a few times at this time, and he could get a faint satisfaction in his soul, but tonight, for some reason, after stroking it, his heart was even more restless and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Han Li now had an indescribable depressed feeling in his heart, unable to control his emotions, and his body was also not right. The qi and blood in his body began to roll non-stop, and the strange energy he had cultivated was also ready to move.

The terrible term "qi deviation" suddenly appeared in his mind. Han Li stood up, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down. Now that Doctor Mo wasn't there, he had to handle the crisis in front of him himself.

How could he have qi deviation for no reason? Han Li still felt a bit puzzled. Although now wasn't the time to get to the bottom of it, finding the cause that triggered the qi deviation from the source was the most feasible way to completely solve this trouble.

Han Li looked up and searched around, but didn't find anything eye-catching.

He touched his chin with his right hand, and his elbow suddenly hit something bulging. He subconsciously dropped his gaze on this thing.

"Small leather bag," "Peace charm," the names of these things immediately reflected in his mind.

"Could it be that it caused the big trouble?" Han Li couldn't be sure, but now he couldn't hesitate anymore. The situation in his body was even worse, and there was a possibility of losing control at any time.

Han Li decisively reached out and pulled the leather bag off his neck, throwing it far away with force.

"No, my heart is even more uncomfortable, and the qi and blood are rolling even more violently."

Han Li reluctantly suppressed the movement in his body again, staring fixedly at the small leather bag with bloodshot eyes, hoping to find the reason why the situation had become worse.

===== CHAPTER 23 =====