Su Rourou, however, had a decisive personality.

She did not dwell on the fear of her severe injuries and instead asked directly, "Then Senior Xiao, when will we depart?"

"We will have to wait a few more days. I still have some matters to handle here. This is also a good opportunity for you to rest properly and spend time with your family. Once you join the sect, you will not be able to return for at least ten years, so cherish your time at home."

Xiao Shou looked at Su Rourou and spoke with concern. Then he turned to the Su couple and asked, "What about the culprit? Has he been caught?"

"We have already reported it to the chief steward of the City Lord’s residence. The city lord’s guards have searched around the city gates, but they have not found him."

Father Su spoke with a bitter expression.

Xiao Shou frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Thinking of similar cases from shows in his previous life, he knew that incidents like this were almost always caused by psychological issues.

This culprit was likely someone with an extreme obsession with hands, so severe that he would lose control upon seeing hands that did not fit his sense of beauty.

If that were the case as long as he was still active near White Silver City, he might attack again upon seeing hands he deemed ugly.

Xiao Shou opened his mouth, wanting to warn the Su couple of this possibility so they could catch the culprit sooner.

But he hesitated.

If the man’s cultivation was too strong, not only might they fail to capture him, but it could also lead to more people being harmed.

He could not let his good intentions cause greater disaster.

One victim like Su Rourou was already enough.

He could not allow more victims, but he also could not ignore that deranged murderer.

There was only one solution.

Xiao Shou looked at his own hands and tried to suppress his thoughts of fear, thoughts like what if the other party was stronger than him, what if he could not win, what if something happened to him.

He repeatedly told himself to be strong and to move forward without hesitation.

Finally, for the first time, he mustered the courage to suppress his weakness. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

He decided that starting tomorrow, he would deliberately make his hands look attractive and use them as bait to lure out that madman.

Once Xiao Shou made a decision, he no longer wavered.

He focused immediately on the matter at hand and comforted the Su couple.

"It may take a few days, but he will definitely be caught, as long as he is still nearby."

Seeing Xiao Shou’s serious expression, Su Rourou did not want to recall the events of last night.

She nodded at once.

"Thank you for your kind words, Senior. Then I will take my leave."

She bowed respectfully to Xiao Shou, then turned to her parents who were still immersed in their disappointment at not being able to join the sect.

"Father, Mother, let’s go home."

"Oh, oh!"

The two of them responded repeatedly.

After bidding farewell to Xiao Shou and the three members of the Chen family, they carried the simple wooden stretcher away.

Chen Yufei watched Su Rourou and her family leave, her expression filled with sadness.

"When Rourou leaves with you, will I never see her again?"

"You cannot bear to part with her? Then join my sect together with her."

Xiao Shou finally said it.

He looked at Chen Yufei with excitement and anticipation.

In his eagerness, he failed to notice the meaningful looks exchanged between her two brothers.

Chen Yufei was stunned for a moment, then hesitated. "But I need to take care of my eldest and second brothers."

"You can wait until your brothers recover before coming with me."

After all, he still needed time to collect Spirit Sand.

He silently prayed that Fu Young would not grow up poorly after being raised by puppets for too long.

When Chen Yufei heard this, he was both surprised and happy. After a few moments, she said sadly, "But I have the worst kind of five element spiritual roots and their purity is very low. How could I be qualified to join a sect?"

"Ah... it is fine. My sect has abundant resources. Even five element spiritual roots can be cultivated."

Even Xiao Shou knew better than to mention the Ninety Nine Calamities Cycles Art outside, so he quickly came up with another excuse and looked at Chen Yufei expectantly.

Chen Yufei hesitated and looked toward her two brothers.

Chen Zhiyi and Chen Qingzhi exchanged a glance before Chen Zhiyi spoke, "Senior Xiao... please allow us some time to consider this matter. We will definitely give you an answer before you leave."

"Oh, alright."

Xiao Shou replied, somewhat dejected.

He had known it would not succeed so easily and returned to his room.

In his room, he took out a portion of Spirit Sand and soaked it.

Since he was not skilled at applying eye drops or wearing contact lenses, he used only a very small amount of spirit spring water, just enough to barely cover the sand.

After a while, Chen Yufei came to bring him food and asked if he wanted to eat.

Since leaving Azure Origin City, Xiao Shou had not had a proper meal.

Hearing that there was good food, he immediately felt tempted and agreed at once, enjoying a satisfying meal.

After eating his fill, the Spirit Sand solution was ready.

Without hesitation, Xiao Shou picked out the now pure white grains and divided the liquid into two portions.

He then carefully dripping them into his eyes.

At first, it felt no different from ordinary eye drops.

After a few moments, however, a subtle coolness spread from his eyes along his optic nerves.

When the sensation faded completely, his vision felt refreshed.

Everything appeared extremely clear and he could even vaguely see the spiritual particles in the air.