Chapter 95: Changes To The Blood Bandage

After a good night’s sleep, Ai Hui felt an indescribable sense of happiness and satisfaction . All his previous tiredness was now gone .

Looking at the time, the traces of sleepiness that Ai Hui felt immediately disappeared . He had actually slept for one entire day . Given that he had just woken up, Ai Hui decided to take a bath directly .

While soaking in the hot spring, he began playing with the Blood Bandage .

The Blood Bandage had a very unusual texture; it was neither cloth nor silk, and there were still intact traces of blood as if it had just dried up . Mistress had said that it had existed for an extremely long period of time—more than ten thousand years .

Every time he looked at the Blood Bandage, his thoughts couldn’t help but wander to the Cultivation Era . It was such a bustling and diversified period with a vast world . There were different oddities of techniques and innumerable magic-infused treasures . Cultivators soared through the skies and combed through the earth to explore the unknown, dominating the era for thousands of years .

The Blood Bandage was really sturdy; even with all his strength, Ai Hui was unable to tear even a bit . When Mistress had split the Blood Bandage into two, she had used tremendous strength as well . She had said that the silk yarn was bound up by a special force, seamlessly blending them together . The Blood Bandage had many loose threads on its sides due to Mistress’ attempt to tear it .

Thanks to the swordplay manual, Ai Hui’s had a much better understanding of the Cultivation Era than before .

During the Cultivation Era, blood sects were never the mainstream sects; instead, the mainstream sects were those that revolved around swordsmanship and weapon-training . Now, though, along with all their magic-infused treasures, those prestigious and orthodox schools that had hundreds and thousands of years of history had all decayed and disappeared . However, an object from a small blood sect had been able to escape the fate of becoming decayed throughout the millennia . Life was indeed filled with variables .

Just by hearing the name “blood-refinement,” one could figure out that it was related to fresh blood . That mysterious strength should be related to fresh blood as well .

The Blood Bandage had a faintly discernible bone-chilling smell . In the beginning, Ai Hui was not accustomed to wearing the bandage as it would suddenly erupt with a killing intent . Ai Hui’s pores would abruptly constrict, and it would feel like the bandages had become two bands of ice .

Nevertheless, it was fortunate that the killing internet did not erupt frequently and that each episode was short-lived .

What a strange object .

To be related to blood…

Should he perhaps try to drip a few drops of blood onto the bandage?

That sudden inspiration filled Ai Hui with energy; he had always been curious about the Blood Bandage . The Blood Bandage was a blood-refined object, and he did not have any clue as to what was blood refinement . As for those few drops of blood, it was not a matter of concern for Ai Hui; he was not a pampered and spoilt rich brat, and injuries were a common occurrence back in the Wilderness .

Unable to contain his curiosity, which had firmly rooted in his heart like a weed, he did not hesitate and immediately bit his finger . He dripped a few drops of blood on the two pieces of the Blood Bandage .

The fresh blood dripped onto the Blood Bandage . The drops resembled water droplets on a lotus leaf, round and dark red .

The next moment, the blood droplets were absorbed into the Blood Bandage, as if it were yellow sand . Only a few abnormally bright blood stains were left on the bandage .

The next scene, however, led Ai Hui to widen his eyes in shock . The Blood Bandage suddenly came to life—the part that was torn by Mistress had loose threads, which started to wriggle and grow .

In just a few moments, the edge of the Blood Bandage lost all signs of being torn . The two pieces showed no evidence of damage and were perfectly intact .

Ai Hui was dumbfounded .

This blood refinement was indeed unconventional .

Previously, the Blood Bandage had looked rather dull and low; but now, it looked as good as new and had become brighter and whiter . The earlier dried blood stains had become more faint, except the stain due to his blood—that was still unusually bright red .

The texture of the bandage had also become soft, unlike the hard and heavy texture of before .

Ai Hui examined it over and over again, but he was unable to come up with any plausible reasons, except the confirmation that his fresh blood was pivotal to such a change .

“You indeed live up to your name,” Ai Hui muttered . Yet, he did not plan to continue wasting his own blood . An average person would have some fear when faced with the strange situations of the Blood Bandage . Ai Hui, however, did not experience any fear; he had seen many situations which were similar to hell . How could he be frightened by a few drops of blood?

He finished his bath and came out of the hot spring . After wiping his body dry, he prepared to bind the Blood Bandage to himself .

When it came into contact with his body, the bandage came to life . Like an agile snake, it wound nimbly around Ai Hui’s body, and in a flash, it was bound properly and was similar to how Ai Hui usually did it . The fit was just right . It did not have the usual bone-chilling feel, but instead, it was warm and soft—extremely comfortable . Ai Hui widened his eyes . Was this the same Blood Bandage?

This is kind of awesome… .

He could never have believed his unexpected action to bring about such a pretty good result . He felt that he was quite lucky . It was a complicated process to bind the Blood Bandage, and it usually took Ai Hui quite a long time . Now that the bandage could bind by itself, it saved him a lot of hassle .

After wearing his clothes, he randomly plucked a blade of grass and chewed on it . Walking into the training hall, he saw Lou Lan sitting in the courtyard . He noticed that Lou Lan did not seem to be in a good mood . Ai Hui was puzzled . If sand puppets had personalities, then Lou Lan was definitely an optimistic and happy-go-lucky sand puppet .

“Lou Lan, what happened?”

Ai Hui sat next to Lou Lan .

“Ai Hui, Master Shao left,” Lou Lan said, his head downcast .

Ai Hui paused . “Master Shao left? Did he go on a journey or did he meet with some mishaps?”

Ai Hui had always been mystified by his neighbor . It was said that one could see an earth elementalist’s character through his sand puppet . However, he could not think of any kind of earth elementalist who would create a sand puppet like Lou Lan .

Ai Hui had encountered many sand puppets . All those sand puppets had shocking war capabilities, but compared to Lou Lan, they were many times more foolish .

“He left on a journey,” Lou Lan said softly . “He said he has almost reached the end of his life and he wanted to complete something that he has always regretted . Ai Hui, what kind of matters could make Master Shao feel regretful his whole life?”

Ai Hui exhaled in relief . It was fine as long as he hadn’t met with any mishaps . He thought for a while . “It could be anything; relationships, diplomatic matters…there are important events for each and every one of us . ”

“But if that’s the case, then why didn’t he do it then?” Lou Lan said with a face of confusion .

Ai Hui was struck dumb . He did not know how to answer such a profound question . He thought quickly and spread out his arms . “For example, he had no money!”

“No money?” Lou Lan tilted his head and pondered . “Yes, Master Shao always used his money on Lou Lan . ”

Ai Hui let out a breath . “Now that Lou Lan has grown up and Master Shao does not need to watch over Lou Lan, he can complete his unfulfilled desires . ”

Ai Hui felt as if he was an old creep that was going to kidnap a child .

“But why didn’t Master Shao bring Lou Lan along? Lou Lan could help Master Shao . ” Lou Lan looked at Ai Hui with wide eyes .

Ai Hui racked his brain . “A lot of things should be solved by oneself . Look at my Master and Mistress, can I help in their relationship? I definitely can’t! If Master wants to have a date with Mistress, would he bring me along? Definitely not . ”

“Master Shao has gone to find Mistress Shao?” Realization dawned upon Lou Lan . “I see . ”

“It must be!” Ai Hui wondered how many of his brain cells had died; he was starting to believe his own lies . His voice expressed heartfelt emotion as he said, “Although Master Shao is of a certain age, he still has the right to chase after his happiness . To be able to figure this out at such an old age is not easy . We must give him our blessings!”

Lou Lan nodded . “Lou Lan also wanted to wish Master Shao . ”

Bang! Lou Lan transformed into five words .

“All the best, Master Shao!”

Ai Hui let out a loud laugh .