Mount Shaoyun was located in the southern part of the Mysterious Sky Continent, on the outskirts of the mountains. As a mountain that was not very famous in the Mysterious Sky Continent, other than the villagers who lived at the foot of the mountain, it was usually very quiet.
One afternoon, the weather was clear and cloudless. Mount Shaoyun was as quiet as usual. The animals in the mountain were lazily lying in their homes to bask in the sun.
Suddenly, a purple vortex appeared in the sky. After spitting out a humanoid object, the vortex quickly disappeared.
Losing its support, the humanoid object fell onto the grass at the foot of Mount Shaoyun in a sorry state. It raised a cloud of dust and scared away the small animals that were looking for food.
"Wah!" The humanoid object, which was Rong Ye, spat out a mouthful of blood. He barely looked at his surroundings and realized that it was actually not the Hidden Spirit Mountain that he was familiar with. He paused for a moment, and before the annoyance in his eyes could rise, he could not resist the pain in his body and fainted.
Not long after he fainted, a figure walked over from afar.
The person who came was a little girl around the age of five. She wore a slightly old coarse cloth dress, and her long hair was a little messy. Perhaps because she did not have enough to eat, she was very thin and weak, and her face was dirty as well. She looked no different from the beggars by the roadside, except for a pair of eyes that seemed to have stars. They were very lively and made people feel happy just by looking at them.
When she saw the person lying on the ground, she was stunned for a moment. She stopped and looked around with her lively eyes. When she found a big tree not far away, she quickly ran over and hid behind it. She revealed a pair of eyes and carefully looked at the person not far away.
Gu Qingqing came out to look for food. Although she was only five years old, she had started to remember things early and was smarter than ordinary children. Although Mount Shaoyun was not the best place to enter the mountains, there were still many injured cultivators who would come here. She had met some before. Most of the cultivators were high and mighty. Although they did not have any ill intentions towards ordinary people, Gu Qingqing did not like them.
After probing from a distance and confirming that the person had really fainted, she walked to the person's side and squatted down. She first checked the person's breathing. After feeling the weak breathing, she patted her chest and heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did she start to carefully examine the person on the ground.
That person had clearly just experienced a huge battle. He could be said to be in an extremely sorry state. There were many wounds on his body and his clothes were tattered. He looked extremely miserable.
Looking at his appearance, it could be estimated that he would not be able to wake up for a while. Although Mount Shaoyun was safer than the Ten Thousand Li Mountains, there were also many demonic beasts. If she allowed this person to remain here, it was likely that he would die. She hesitated for a moment and decided to save the person in front of her.
Gu Qingqing was relatively familiar with the environment here. She knew that there was a cave not far away that could hide a person. As long as she took good cover, she would definitely not be discovered by other people and demonic beasts.
Her two hands reached under that person's armpits. She wanted to drag him forward, but after a few tries, she found that he did not move at all. Instead, she was so tired that she was panting.
Gu Qingqing frowned slightly. She glanced at the man on the ground, then looked left and right. After confirming that there was no one around, her red lips moved slightly. "Lighter."
Her voice was different from the crisp and tender voice of an ordinary child. Instead, it carried a mysterious and unique charm that could not help but make people sink into it.
This was a talent that she had awakened after she turned three years old - the art of the spirit of speech!
She had been unable to speak since she was young and had always thought that she was a mute. After she awakened this talent at the age of three, some memories suddenly surfaced in her mind, allowing her to understand that she was not a mute, but because she had the talent of the spirit of speech. For that reason, she had been sealed by someone, so she could not open her mouth casually.
After she finished speaking, a weak light scattered onto the person on the ground and then disappeared. Gu Qingqing bent her body slightly and tried to pull him again. She realized that he had indeed become much lighter. With her strength, she could easily pull him now. Immediately, she happily curved her eyes and then pulled the man into the cave.
She found this cave by accident and would occasionally rest here. It was relatively clean inside. She placed the man on the straw bed that she had piled up earlier. She clapped her hands and looked at the wounds on the man's body. She thought for a moment, then ran out and picked some herbs to mash. She applied them on the man's wounds and used some water to wipe the man's face clean.
After seeing the man's appearance, Gu Qingqing could not help but blink her eyes.
This was the first time she had seen such a good-looking man. She was stunned for a while before she realized that she was interrupted by the sound of her stomach. Only then did she remember that she had originally come out to look for food. However, she had been delayed for such a long time because of the man.
A trace of annoyance flashed across her eyes. However, after seeing the man's face, she felt that it was worthwhile to waste her time. After all, she had no resistance against good-looking people!
After carefully covering the entrance of the cave, Gu Qingqing ran into the forest.
Not long after she left, Rong Ye slowly woke up. He thought about how he had fainted before; he did not seem to have returned to his sect. Instead, he had been transported to a place not far from his sect. He hurriedly checked his surroundings and was a little surprised to find himself in a cave.
He struggled to prop up his upper body and discovered that some medicinal herbs had been applied to the wounds on his body. It seemed to be used to stop the bleeding. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. He felt the pain coming from his body and took out a jade bottle from his interspatial ring. He rolled out a light green medicinal pill, put it into his mouth, and then put the jade bottle back into his interspatial ring.
This series of actions made his forehead break out into a cold sweat. He felt the medicinal power spreading in his body, and then fell back down again. He wondered who had saved him, and fainted again. But this time, his breathing was obviously much smoother than before.
Gu Qingqing picked some wild fruits from the tree. She was lucky enough to hunt a rabbit and returned to the cave happily.
She checked the man's condition and found that he was still asleep. The wounds on his body had also stopped bleeding. She nodded in satisfaction and skillfully prepared the rabbit outside the cave. Then, she began to roast the rabbit by the fire.
Soon after she turned three years old, the old woman who took care of her passed away. She lived alone. From the beginning, she did not know anything. Now, she could skillfully handle many things, including cooking.
After a pleasant meal, it was already late. Gu Qingqing hesitated for a moment. Leaving a few delicious wild fruits for the man, she then covered the entrance of the cave and left the place.
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The next morning, when the sunlight shone into the cave through the gaps in the grass, Rong Ye, who was lying on the bed of grass, also woke up. He stared at the entrance of the cave, blinked his eyes, and his sleeping brain quickly woke up.
After realizing that he had been saved, Rong Ye could not help but look around the cave. When he realized that the person who had saved him was not there, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He sat up. The wounds on his body had mostly healed after yesterday's rest; those wounds had basically scabbed. Sitting up now did not affect him.
He moved his body, and from the corner of his eyes, he saw a wild fruit on a leaf not far away. He was stunned. Thinking that this might have been left behind by the person who had saved him, he paused and put away the wild fruit. However, he did not eat it. After all, at his current level... he could not eat for half a month.
His clothes were tattered from the fight. He looked at them and revealed a hint of disgust. Then, he changed his clothes. When he saw that he was clean using a water mirror, he nodded in satisfaction.
After cleaning himself up, he realized that the person who had saved him had not appeared yet. He was not in a hurry. Instead, he sat on the grass bed and continued to heal himself.
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Gu Qingqing's home was at the foot of Mount Shaoyun. It was not far from Mount Shaoyun. It was a small courtyard. There was only a three-room thatched cottage inside. It looked very simple and crude. Moreover, it was a certain distance away from the nearest village at the foot of Mount Shaoyun. It looked very lonely.
Ever since the old lady passed away, there were people in the village who wanted to adopt Gu Qingqing. However, Gu Qingqing was mute and very stubborn. She did not want to leave this house. Hence, the people in the village gave up. However, they often helped Gu Qingqing. Otherwise, Gu Qingqing was just a five-year-old child. It would be impossible for her to survive!
After saving the man yesterday, Gu Qingqing did not intend to go home. However, before the old lady died, she told Gu Qingqing to stay in the courtyard at night, so she returned home. When she woke up in the morning, Gu Qingqing took care of her daily necessities, then walked towards the foot of the mountain.
In the cave, Rong Ye was recuperating when he suddenly heard a soft sound. He immediately stopped channeling his spiritual sense and headed towards the source of the sound.
When his spiritual sense "saw" Gu Qingqing's small figure, Rong Ye opened his eyes in surprise. He did not expect that the person who saved him was actually a child!
At this time, Gu Qingqing also came to the entrance of the cave. When she entered the cave, her gaze coincidentally met Rong Ye's.
Gu Qingqing did not expect Rong Ye to wake up so quickly. When she suddenly saw Rong Ye awake, she was shocked and subconsciously wanted to escape.
"Little Sister, did you save me?" Rong Ye saw that Gu Qingqing wanted to leave, so he quickly asked.
Rong Ye's voice made Gu Qingqing's body stop. She realized that she was a little excited. She turned around, but did not go forward. She looked away and nodded gently.
Although he already knew what Gu Qingqing looked like through his spiritual sense, when he was face to face with her, Rong Ye still felt that Gu Qingqing was a little too thin and small. However, Gu Qingqing, who was so weak, could actually save him. This made Rong Ye even more surprised. He did not notice that Gu Qingqing did not speak. He thought that she was afraid.
Although Rong Ye was a flamboyant person, he was not the kind of person who did not know what was important and how to be grateful. His attitude towards Gu Qingqing could be said to be very kind. "Thank you for saving me. My name is Rong Ye. What is your name?"
Gu Qingqing could not speak casually yet. She faced Rong Ye and pointed at her mouth. Then, she waved her hand, indicating that she could not speak. Then, she searched the ground and found a tree branch. With it, she wrote her name on the ground. These were the only three words that Gu Qingqing could write.