Chapter 31: Forge My Sword
"Huff... It should be a bit cooler now, try it, is it still hot?"
Inside the Guangxia Mountain Swallow Cave, Eight Lady Shen, the descendant of Shen Huai from the Beichen Sword Sect, the lady owner of the Hidden Sword Manor, and Jianjia's mother, blew on the congee she had cooked, scooped it into a bamboo tube, and carefully fed it to Tie Dan.
This time, Tie Dan was again gravely injured and on the brink of death, having been unconscious for who knows how many days. If he didn't eat something to nourish himself, he might not make it to the next morning—even if they fed him poison, he had to swallow it.
However, truth be told, the congee was quite tasty, made with dew collected using True Qi, a leaf, a bit of homemade dried meat, and plums—it was sour and sweet with a hint of bamboo's fragrance, truly appetizing.
At least it's better than what's inside a bear's stomach...
"Feeling a bit more energetic?"
Eight Lady Shen fed Tie Dan two bowls of congee, wiped his mouth clean, then hugged her knees, gathered her skirt, and sat sideways beside Tie Dan, asking in a soft voice,
"Child, are you a disciple of Guangxia Mountain? Oh, you don't have the strength to talk yet, just blink your eyes. Blink once for yes, twice for no."
...Alright, blink it is.
So Tie Dan blinked.
Seeing his reaction, Eight Lady Shen was both delighted and somewhat anxious as she clutched her skirt and carefully asked.