Chapter 4, the gray pebbles

"A Jiu, didn't you say that you didn't want to be sheltered under your father's protection? So you came to study medicine. Now that your family, the Di clan, has been completely exterminated, it is very likely that you are the only one left. Don't you want to take revenge? Even Zhen Man wouldn't only like a coward" Qu Xiaoshu shouted loudly as she grasped Di Jiu's arm

"What on earth is going on?" Di Jiu finally managed to speak, yet he still could not steady his voice.

As Di Jiu's spacecraft plunged into the rift, that black crack gradually vanished without a trace

The short and stout Qu Xiaoshu rushed forward, panting heavily, and anxiously said, "The king intends to kill your entire Di clan and gouge out your sister Di Di's eyes..."

Di Jiu was still trembling, his whole body shaking. He did not, as Qu Xiaoshu suggested, quickly activate the flying device to escape

"Revenge, revenge..." Di Jiu murmured the word 'revenge' several times, and his gaze began to take on a hint of madness

When he took out a mirror and wiped the blood from his forehead, he was shocked to discover that there was a wound on his forehead, although it seemed that the wound was not bleeding.

"Ajiu, you should leave quickly; they will find this place soon." Qu Xiaoshu shook Di Jiu.

Perhaps it has nothing to do with his body, but purely with the function of this stone. Di Jiu simply took out a short dagger from the aircraft, then placed the stone on the ground, while simultaneously making another cut on his own arm with the short dagger. Blood flowed down, and after several breaths, Di Jiu still did not see the wound on his arm heal automatically

Di Jiu did not immediately seek a way out; he raised his head to look at the somewhat hazy sky, tightly clenching his fists. Because he gripped his fists too tightly, his nails dug into his palms.

It was not until this moment that he discovered a strange crack here

What is going on? Di Jiu felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp; this situation was rather strange. He suddenly remembered that a few days ago he had also injured his calf, and hurriedly rolled up his pant leg to take a look. The wound had noticeably shrunk a lot.

The sound of birds chirping came from afar as Di Jiu stepped out of the aircraft. The surroundings were silent, resembling a canyon. The canyon was thick with thorns, and now and then, one or two unknown animals darted past him. Di Jiu realized that this place was likely rarely visited by humans

Wiping away the bloodstains outside the wound, Di Jiu saw that the wound on his arm was still there, but the bleeding had stopped

Soon, Di Jiu recalled the previous events. Upon learning that the Di family had been destroyed by the King of Ji State, he controlled his flying device and plunged into the suddenly appearing void crack

He only hopes that others do not know it was Qu Xiaoshu who informed on him

"Where to go?" Di Jiu murmured to himself. Only after the extreme anger subsided did he realize that without the protection of his father, he had nowhere to turn.

At this moment, he only wished to tear apart the king of the nation, Wu Bahu, inch by inch

No matter where he is now, if he can return in the future, he will definitely eradicate the Wu family of Jiguo. Even if he cannot cultivate, he will find other means to destroy the Wu family.

Qu Xiaoshu did not continue speaking, and Di Jiu completely understood. He had not left Mingzhu City; at this moment, he should have lost his life. He came to Beishan to gather herbs, and only Qu Xiaoshu knew about it. If it were not for Qu Xiaoshu's complete lack of interest in the medical arts, he would have been gathering herbs alongside him at this time

Di Jiu wanted to force himself to calm down, but he simply could not. He was even unable to speak. Throughout his life, he had never encountered such a drastic change. If he were to mention any setbacks he had faced, the greatest blow without a doubt was the departure of Zhen Man

The emperor summoned the imperial medical master Guy to diagnose Princess Mingzhu, and only Sister Xiaodi's eyes were suitable for Princess Mingzhu, which could be exchanged for her. The emperor loves Mingzhu dearly and wishes to have Xiaodi... Qu Xiaoshu has always admired Di Di, and at this point, she was already in tears and could not continue speaking

Seeing Di Jiu activate the aircraft, Qu Xiaoshu let out a slight sigh of relief. However, he was soon horrified to see that Di Jiu's aircraft did not rush away into the distance, but instead charged towards the black rift in the sky.

Wu Bahu wants to kill him, and he has nowhere to escape.

... ...

Regardless of the circumstances, he should have escaped by now. No matter where he has arrived at this moment, his choice to enter that suddenly appearing void fissure was the right one. Had he not entered the fissure at that time, perhaps he would have already lost his head to Wu Balu by now

Qu Xiaoshu has calmed down, and he stared at Di Jiu, saying, "Do not ask me how I know this news, you must escape immediately, I am certain that within at most the time it takes to burn an incense stick, someone will come here to capture you"

Di Jiu's gaze fell upon the monitoring screen of the aircraft, which displayed a vast darkness, devoid of any information. He struggled to rise and fumbled to open the door of the aircraft

He stared intently at the gray stone block with a golden stripe in the middle, wondering if his body had been altered by the stone, which might explain his self-healing ability

"You take your spacecraft and leave; there is still a glimmer of hope. If you do not leave, you will have no hope at all." Qu Xiaoshu pointed to the silver spacecraft of Di Jiu parked not far away.

What? Di Jiu was momentarily stunned, then suddenly grabbed Qu Xiaoshu's collar, his hands trembling slightly, unable to utter a complete sentence. Only three words circled in his mind: Why?

Di Jiu opened his eyes, feeling a slight chill on his head. He instinctively reached up to touch his head, finding his palm sticky. In the dim light, he glanced at it and saw that it was all blood

"Little Tree, I am leaving." Di Jiu finally calmed down, tucked the stone he was holding close to his body, and turned to rush towards his spacecraft

Uncle disagreed and directly rushed into the royal palace, pointing at the king and cursing loudly. The king was furious and ordered your father to be executed... Surprisingly, no one pleaded for mercy. After the king killed your father, he immediately ordered the extermination of the entire Di family, and at that moment, the whole Mingzhu City was capturing members of your Di family. If you had not left Mingzhu City to go to the Northern Spine Mountain to gather herbs, you would have... If you had not left Mingzhu City to go to the Northern Spine Mountain to gather herbs, you would have...

Di Jiu picked up the gray stone from the ground again, holding it in the palm of his hand. This time he felt it clearly, as if a faint, cool stream was flowing over the wound on his arm

This blood is not my own, where did it come from? Immediately, Di Jiu opened his hand and discovered that the wound just inflicted by his nails had also stopped bleeding. The scar remained, but the healing process was remarkably swift

He did not say thank you to Qu Xiaoshu, knowing that expressing gratitude was unnecessary. This matter could very likely implicate Qu Xiaoshu, and even affect the Qu family. He has remembered Qu Xiaoshu's kindness.

After a long while, Di Jiu slowly turned around. He wanted to find some cloth to treat the wound on his forehead. The wound was likely caused by the violent vibrations after the spacecraft crashed into the rift, which made his forehead strike against something.

Wu Bahu! Di Jiuyanzhu's eyes were bloodshot, the veins on his forehead bulging, and his entire body trembled with anger

... ...

Indeed, it is this stone. Di Jiu clenched the stone tightly, for heaven had ultimately not completely abandoned him

Could it be that after my body was altered by that gray stone, I gained the ability to heal such wounds by myself

The ground trembled slightly, and Qu Xiaoshu said anxiously, "They are coming, A Jiu, you must leave quickly"

Thinking of this, Di Jiu once again grasped the gray stone that he had kept hidden close to him in his palm. This stone seemed to have shrunk considerably compared to when he had first obtained it