Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

But by now, finding him was like searching for a needle in a haystack; Xu Lei was nowhere to be seen.

When he had made his move earlier, Xu Lei had used a Human Skin Mask to alter his facial features slightly.

He had disguised himself with a face that was neither Hui Yuan’s, Hui Chi’s, nor Zhi Shan’s.

Of course, his underlying facial structure was still his own.

’It’s hard to say if they’ll be able to figure out it was me!’

’If they haven’t offended many people, then it’s possible.’

’But they’ve probably made plenty of enemies over the years,’ Xu Lei thought. ’So it’s unlikely they’ll be able to trace it back to me.’

Xu Lei had also worn ordinary clothes as part of his disguise.

He even wore shoulder pads!

He did this out of concern they might recognize him from his build or his silhouette.

After only a few glances, Xu Lei stopped looking.

He closed the window.

He took off his outer robe.

Beneath it were his previous clothes, stained with blood.

Xu Lei carefully removed those clothes as well.

Every movement was agony!

Afterward, when Xu Lei pulled aside his tunic,

he saw a ghastly and terrifying sword wound across his chest.

The wound wasn’t fatal, but it was quite deep.

Although Magical Power seemed miraculous to ordinary people,

it caused mortals to believe that accomplished Cultivators were omnipotent.

But in reality, they were not.

For example, when it came to healing wounds, they couldn’t just instantly recover with a single thought.

In this world, Magical Power was a force similar to Telekinesis.

Mortals couldn’t see it with the naked eye, and it could also significantly lengthen a Cultivator’s lifespan, which is why they found it so miraculous.

But in truth, it was completely incapable of bringing the dead back to life or regenerating flesh on bare bones.

According to legend, of course, the truly powerful Immortals and Buddhas of ancient times were capable of such feats.

But Xu Lei had never heard of any Cultivator in the current era who could.

If it were possible to bring back the dead and regenerate flesh, Hui Cheng’s son wouldn’t have died after Xu Lei slit his throat.

While he was fleeing just now, Xu Lei hadn’t used much of his Magical Power to staunch the bleeding.

As a result, he had lost a great deal of blood.

He didn’t start staunching the bleeding until he had put some distance between himself and the Old Daoist Nun and Hui Cheng.

He couldn’t risk them discovering his trail, after all.

Now, Xu Lei took out some clean water and washed the wound.

He then took out a liquor flask to disinfect his wound!

"HISS!"

The sensation of the strong liquor pouring over the wound made Xu Lei break out in a cold sweat.

He bit clean through a layer of the cloth strip clenched between his teeth.

The pain was so intense it made his head spin.

A good ten minutes or more passed.

Only then did Xu Lei finally manage to apply some Golden Wound Medicine to his wound and bandage it simply.

Once the bleeding had mostly stopped, Xu Lei withdrew the Magical Power he’d been using to staunch it.

After all, there was no need to waste Magical Power like this.

He didn’t go to a physician’s clinic because he feared Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun would look for him there.

At this moment, Xu Lei didn’t dare move, worried that any movement might cause the wound to start bleeding again.

Finally, he just lay down on the bed and passed out.

When he woke up, it was already the next day.

He found that his wound felt somewhat better.

After quickly cleaning up the bloodstained items in the room,

he had the inn attendant bring up a meal.

After he ate,

he lay down again, slowly circulating his Qi to absorb Spiritual Qi and recover some of his depleted Magical Power.

He rested in the inn like this for two days.

Only then did Xu Lei leave the inn.

When he went downstairs, in addition to bandaging the wound, he also used his Magical Power to hold it stable.

This prevented it from worsening or bleeding.

Then he quickly left the city and headed to the next one over.

There, he checked into another inn.

He continued to nurse his wound.

After all, Xu Lei worried that if an outsider stayed too long in an inn in that city, the Old Daoist Nun and Hui Cheng would eventually find him.

They might figure out that he was hiding out in one of the local inns.

「Another ten days passed.」

Xu Lei finally left the inn.

He set out on his journey home.

’I’ve lived several lives, and this is the first time I’ve ever been this badly hurt!’

Xu Lei sighed to himself. ’That Old Daoist Nun... she’s the one who’s gotten the better of me more than anyone else!

I’ll have to make sure I repay her properly in the future.’

Back when he was on Earth, Xu Lei had never been seriously injured.

His previous life had been smooth sailing as well.

Except, of course, for when he died at the end.

But even then, he had thrown himself onto the sword.

This time, however, he had truly been cut down by force.

’First, I’ll go home,’

Xu Lei thought.

After all, he still couldn’t kill Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun as he was now.

Besides, there was no need to kill them now.

’They’ve both lost their heirs. Living might be even more painful for them!’

’I’ll just bide my time.’

Besides, Xu Lei was still young; he would surely outlive them.

「A few more days passed.」

Xu Lei arrived back in the vicinity of Guangyuan Temple.

His wound, however, had not yet fully healed.

Xu Lei did not go back to his own home.

Instead, he first went to see the old woman and Xu Yan’er.

"Good Brother!"

Xu Yan’er was shocked. "What happened to you?"

"I’m injured."

"I ran into some villains," Xu Lei said. "Luckily, I managed to escape.

Yan’er, I’ll need to stay here with you for a few days to recover.

Don’t tell your sisters-in-law.

They’re pregnant.

I don’t want to make them worry."

"Alright."

Xu Yan’er said, "Don’t worry, I won’t say a word.

I’ll instruct the servants not to say anything either.

You just focus on getting better."

"Thank you."

"I’m sorry to be a bother," Xu Lei said.

"I’m happy to do it,"

Xu Yan’er replied. "I already told you before.

That in the future, I’m willing to be with you, just like Mother said!

Or... do you not like me?"

"Of course not."

Xu Lei shook his head. "I like you."

"That’s good then."

Xu Yan’er gave a pure, sweet smile. "I like you, too."