Why is Pharmacist’s Wish appearing now?

She is so seriously injured, why isn’t she healing properly and has come to the Thief’s House instead?

Could it be that this guy, Winter Hunting Zhenren, really went back for her to cause trouble regardless of his reputation? I must find a way to let Rabbit Heroine inform Yao Shi Yue, so Aunt can spank Winter Hunting Zhenren harshly.

Or perhaps the blow she received was too severe, causing her to hide in the Thief’s House to cry alone? Should I ask Rabbit Heroine to plead with Aunt to send her a comforting letter?

But when he locked eyes with Pharmacist’s Wish, seeing the unabashed disgust in the eyes behind the Black Wolf Mask, Yan Qing snapped back to reality... He is currently in the real world, not playing a game, he has no position to care about Pharmacist’s Wish.

The one who shared life and death, held each other to sleep, and were as close as sisters with Pharmacist’s Wish, was Rabbit Heroine, which had nothing to do with him at all.

Yan Qing is not someone who can’t distinguish reality from games. He isn’t the game freak who worries that just by speaking, he’d romance all the girls in class after playing a GALGAME. It’s just that he had just put down his game console, and his emotions were still caught in the ending where Rabbit Heroine and Pharmacist’s Wish part ways, unable to withdraw from the melancholy in time.

Half an hour ago, Yan Qing was still willing to pay any price to protect her, yet now that Pharmacist’s Wish suddenly appeared, how could Yan Qing become vigilant against her?

"Yellow Dog!"

The voice of Pharmacist’s Wish carried a bloody scent, akin to the growl of an injured beast. She looked at Yan Qing and Shang Xinlei, then suddenly leaped over the stone table in the hall and dashed over.

Shang Xinlei just turned her head when Yan Qing immediately hugged her head to cover her face, "Don’t move!"

Smack!

Yan Qing directly dragged Shang Xinlei into the room, and Shang Xinlei, startled by Yan Qing’s sudden action, couldn’t hold the plate of stuffed peppers she was holding, and it clattered to the ground. Even though she didn’t know what Pharmacist’s Wish wanted to do, it was clear she came with hostility, and Yan Qing wasn’t interested in conversing with her at this time. However, Pharmacist’s Wish conjured a Fine Steel Long Spear, inserting it into the door gap to prevent Yan Qing from closing the door. The door collided with the spear pole, producing a loud noise!

"Black Wolf, what are you doing?"

"Isn’t that what I should be asking you?" Pharmacist’s Wish held the door, unable to conceal her anger, and if Yan Qing had been right in front of her, she would have definitely grabbed him by the collar to question: "Do you know what happened to your sister? Do you know what danger she just encountered? Do you know what situation she’s in now?!"

She completely didn’t care about revealing her real identity. From the moment she chose to come to the Thief’s House, she had prepared for the exposure of her identity. Moreover, seeing Yellow Dog so calm indicated she actually had been exposed a long time ago... After all, she never hid in front of Rabbit Heroine, even produced the Life-Saving Pill.

"I know."

"You know? Yes, of course, you know." Pharmacist’s Wish retorted with a wry smile: "Otherwise, how could you take back her Bingzi Pepper Forest and Hand of Melting Hundred Forms? You must have a way to communicate with her, or how else could she turn over her gains to you?"

Bingzi Pepper Forest, Hand of Melting Hundred Forms, sister? Shang Xinlei was stunned hearing this, repressing the impulse to join the conversation, and remained unmoving in Yan Qing’s embrace.

"But are you aware that to help you obtain the Foundation Establishment inheritance, your sister first risked her life in the Corpse Bone Forest Secret Realm, barely survived, and after coming out, gave her all to kill two Fake Foundation Establishment monsters, almost got shot to death on Shu Dao Mountain, and finally barely saved a life only to be captured and imprisoned by Foundation Establishment Zhenren... Do you know all of this?" As Pharmacist’s Wish spoke, her voice turned sorrowful, full of guilt behind the Black Wolf Mask.

"I know," Yan Qing replied calmly.

"Then how can you stay here in this safe place, unbothered, playing with women!?"

Pharmacist’s Wish directly extended her leg to block the door gap, staring at Yan Qing’s face through the door gap, her eyes seemingly flowing with boiling lava: "She went to Shu Dao Mountain on your orders! She opened the Foundation Establishment inheritance for you! She valued you so much, everything was for you, even when you took back her token, she had no complaints, how can you... how can you... forget her so quickly?"

Yan Qing desperately wanted to kick her out. There were secrets in his room that no one should see, but he noticed the bandages on Pharmacist’s Wish’s wrist and collarbone, still seeping with blood.

Yes, Pharmacist’s Wish first endured Prajna’s fatal attack, barely recovering only to be slammed to the ground like a doll by the True Man of Locking Dragon. Her wounds hadn’t healed at all, yet she still came looking for Yan Qing. Driving her injured body wasn’t out of hate, but love.

Yan Qing wasn’t the Yan Qing from the game, but Pharmacist’s Wish was indeed the Pharmacist’s Wish from the game.

He tightly embraced Shang Xinlei, took a step forward blocking the door gap, cutting off all of Pharmacist’s Wish’s view.

"She is finished." Yan Qing’s voice was low, detached, as if describing the ending of a novel: "There’s no more need to waste time on her."

Pharmacist’s Wish froze, seemingly invoking a Secret Technique, her body solidifying in that moment, "Waste?"

"She will be imprisoned in a place where there is no sun, never again able to conquer the Secret Realm, never again able to hold a weapon. She has vanished from this world, doesn’t exist anymore." Yan Qing said, "A damaged tool can only be discarded, and a messenger with no output has no value. Coming from a Military Town, you should understand this better than anyone. Illness, injury, calamity, whatever the reason, as soon as a messenger loses their ability, they lose everything, no matter how much value they once created."

"But she isn’t a damaged tool." Pharmacist’s Wish spoke unexpectedly calmly, "She is only imprisoned. We can rescue her. As long as she regains her freedom, she is the strongest Third-Turn Messenger under Foundation Establishment, unbeatable." She glanced at the Shang Xinlei in Yan Qing’s arms: "You know what I’m talking about."

"But how can she be rescued without Foundation Establishment strength?" Yan Qing shrugged, "If I had reached Foundation Establishment, why would I care about a Third-Turn Messenger?"

Pharmacist’s Wish’s arm gripping the Fine Steel Long Spear trembled, a sky-high rage was activating her tired and damaged muscles, as if lava flowed in her eyes. If the room’s door hadn’t restricted her actions, she might have tested if the Thief’s House could engage in an internal conflict.

"But she didn’t have to go to the Demon Path Evil Land, she didn’t have to be involved in these matters."

Pharmacist’s Wish stared intently into Yan Qing’s eyes, "She’s such a genius, so excellent. She should have grown up peacefully and joyfully in a safe place, not lose her freedom in the best years of her life!"

"If you expect to see guilt on my face, you’ll be disappointed." Yan Qing said flatly, "Don’t think I don’t value her. On the contrary, I’ve done all I can to help."

"Bingzi Pepper Forest, Hand of Melting Hundred Forms, Return Order, Spiritual Jade, Blood Replenishing Pill, up to the moment she fell, I was continuously supporting her from behind. If not for the Foundation Establishment Zhenren appearing, there would have been no accident to stop her at Shu Dao Mountain."

Even the Foundation Establishment could do nothing, if Winter Hunting Zhenren hadn’t banned transmission at the start of the battle, and the True Man of Locking Dragon hadn’t then bound all of Rabbit Heroine’s movements, if there had been a single flaw, Rabbit Heroine could have used the Return Order to escape.

But at the Foundation Establishment level, control skills are more or less always available, otherwise how would one find a chance to inflict injury? At most, it’s just a matter of strength, and very unfortunately, both Winter Hunting Zhenren and True Man of Locking Dragon seem to excel at control.

Yan Qing certainly felt justified, having made every effort. But it couldn’t be helped when Foundation Establishment personally intervened; it was not a fault of war.

"Could there really be no other way?" Pharmacist’s Wish asked unwillingly, "Under True Man of Locking Dragon’s control, you were still able to take away her artifact and tools, which implies you surely have a way to interfere with her condition. Is there any artifact or tool that can help her escape—"

"I can indeed interfere with her condition," Yan Qing said slowly, "If she’s in life-threatening danger, I will immediately intervene."

Pharmacist’s Wish was puzzled, "Why wait until it’s life-threatening to intervene?"

"Because she cannot die at the hands of others," Yan Qing said, "As soon as I realize that True Man of Locking Dragon or anyone else wants to seize the Power of Calamity, I’ll immediately command her demise and retrieve her Power of Calamity."

Pharmacist’s Wish was utterly stunned, no longer trying to force her way into the room, and Yan Qing, seeing this, didn’t forcefully shut the door.

She seriously observed Yan Qing for a while, as if meeting him for the first time, "Are you serious?"

"Oh? I didn’t know our relationship had reached a level where we could joke like this," Yan Qing said, "But as I said, only when she’s in danger will I take such a desperate measure. After all, if she’s going to die anyway, why let her Power of Calamity go to waste? If her end can’t be changed, at least I can reduce the loss—"

Bang!

Pharmacist’s Wish directly punched towards Yan Qing’s face, but given the environment and her injuries, the punch lacked strength, and Yan Qing easily blocked it with a lifted hand.

"No wonder you were disciplined by True Man of Locking Dragon," Yan Qing pushed down her fist, "It truly is quite rude."

"You don’t deserve it," Pharmacist’s Wish said through gritted teeth, "You are not worthy of her frequently mentioning you, nor of her constantly remembering you, nor of being her brother!"

"Certainly not as good as you." For some reason, Yan Qing also got emotional, saying coldly, "After all, you were able to make her give up her last chance of escape, something I could never achieve!"

"What?" Pharmacist’s Wish widened her eyes, her voice trembling slightly, "What are you talking about?"

"Did you never wonder? When you woke up, the Array of the Grand Moon and the Celestial Cover had already been dispelled, and you were bound by the Golden Lock, while True Man of Locking Dragon and Winter Hunting Zhenren were adversaries. Thus, between the Array of the Grand Moon and the Celestial Cover being disabled and the Golden Lock being activated, there should have been a brief window for escape. So why did she miss it? Why was she gravely injured and dying by your side? Have you ever wondered why?"

Pharmacist’s Wish bit her lip, staring dully at her shattered breastplate, feeling like the world was filled with nothing but her massive heartbeat, hearing no other sounds, except for Yan Qing’s slightly mocking voice, piercingly loud:

"She saved you, willingly threw herself in front of an arrow shot by Winter Hunting Zhenren, thus missing her only escape window and immediately getting bound by the Golden Lock upon landing. She had the chance to escape Shu Dao Mountain, but she didn’t want to abandon the family she finally had... she left the rewards to me and her life to you."

Yan Qing reached out and pushed Pharmacist’s Wish away, "You might as well plead with your ancestor to spare her life. At least the treatment would be better. She said she would wait for you; what you can do is make sure she doesn’t wait in vain."

Looking at the closed door in front of her, Pharmacist’s Wish staggered back to her room, collapsed onto the bed, and stared blankly. Gradually, she curled up into a ball, clutching the pillow to cover her face, like a little girl secretly crying.