After a while, the noises behind him gradually ceased.
Mu Jinyu climbed up from the ground, looked back, and saw that the great python, more than fifty meters long, was now lying by the almost dry pond, no longer moving, only twitching faintly a few times.
Mu Jinyu knew it must be dead, after all, his recent strike, driven by anger, made Piercing Stone and Splitting Gold seem trivial—he could have blown up a building without a problem, and with two swords piercing through, it was enough to turn the snake's brain to mush!
The fact that it could still twitch was purely because the central nervous system in its body hadn't died yet.
He then looked at the pond behind him, which had barely any water left, and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
This was the Spring of Life, and it had been wasted by this beast—such a tragic waste!
Fortunately, there was still a small layer of water left, which should be enough.
"Ow, it hurts so much!"
At this moment, Wang Zhengbiao and the others also climbed up from the ground, letting out painful whimpers.
When Mu Jinyu had run over, they had been ready to take him and run outside together, and if there was danger, they would stay behind to cover his retreat and buy Mu Jinyu time.
But who would have thought that the great python would roll and slap the ground, creating a scene like an earthquake, and they were knocked down, then shaken as if they had just crawled out of a car accident, with their bodies in severe pain and numerous abrasions from the pebbles...
Fortunately, when the surrounding trees toppled over, they didn't hit them; otherwise, they might not have died but would have been seriously maimed!
However, on Lin Qingxue's side, there were too many people and they had already dived into the jungle, so many were struck and injured by the falling trees.
One person even had their chest cavity collapsed, their breathing weak, expelling more air than they took in, and it seemed like they were not going to make it.
Lin Qingxue herself was unharmed, not even a scratch.
That was because before everyone else was knocked down, someone had already fallen to the ground becoming her human shield, and then she fell on top of that person; seeing the situation go awry, several bodyguards rushed to protect Lin Qingxue, shielding her with their bodies from the disaster.
That's why she had come out of that dangerous situation without a scratch.
"Whimper, Uncle Li, please don't die!"
"It's all my fault, I should have never followed you, Uncle Li wake up!"
Mu Jinyu was about to go and collect the water from the Spring of Life in the pond when he heard Lin Qingxue's sorrowful cries behind him. He stopped in his tracks, his chest heaved a few times, and after a long sigh, turned around to walk towards the group.
"Hm?!"
The group of bodyguards watching Mu Jinyu approach became alert.
However, they were all nearly incapacitated now and couldn't do anything to Mu Jinyu.
Moreover, the scene of Mu Jinyu leaping onto the snake's head and piercing through its eye with his sword was still replaying in their minds; even at their peak, they wouldn't necessarily dare to make a move on Mu Jinyu.
"Step aside, I can save him!"
Mu Jinyu said softly to the bodyguards who were trying to block his way.
The crowd was skeptical, hesitating to move aside.
Mu Jinyu said softly, "Given his condition now, death is almost certain. Let me try, what's the harm?"
At this moment, Lin Qingxue heard Mu Jinyu's words and abruptly looked up, then turned her head to look at him.
If it had been a somewhat capricious woman, she might have told Mu Jinyu to get lost at this time, blaming him for Uncle Li's condition.
But Lin Qingxue didn't think so, because her tearful eyes were staring at Mu Jinyu as she said, "Young Master Mu, can you save Uncle Li? Then I beg you to save him, please? Any amount of money is fine!"
This Uncle Li had just sustained injuries while protecting Lin Qingxue, having his chest and shoulders crushed by several large trees. The fact that he still had a breath left in him was already a great fortune.
If he could be saved, Lin Qingxue was willing to pay any amount, as long as she could afford it.
Mu Jinyu didn't mention money. Seeing that everyone had stepped aside, he walked over to Uncle Li, who was lying on the ground, and carefully examined his injuries, furrowing his brow.
The injuries were very serious. If it were any other situation, Mu Jinyu estimated he wouldn't be able to save him, especially since he didn't bring many medicinal supplies on his trip to Miao Zombie. However, currently nearby, there was a small amount of the Spring of Life, which might be able to save him.
"Go to that pool of water over there and fetch some water in a few bottles."
Mu Jinyu turned and instructed Wang Zhengbiao.
The reason he didn't ask Lin Qingxue's men to go was that Mu Jinyu was somewhat distrustful of them, fearing they would squander all of the Spring of Life.
Wang Zhengbiao and the others knew that their goal was for that spring water. Now that there was only a little water left in the pool, they would definitely treat it as precious.
While Wang Zhengbiao and the others went to fetch the Spring of Life, Mu Jinyu took out the Silver Needle and swiftly pierced it into several of Uncle Li's acupoints.
After a series of rapid punctures, he barely managed to keep Uncle Li's life hanging by a thread.
Then, Wang Zhengbiao finally managed to fetch a few bottles of water and bring them over.
Wang Zhengbiao's face showed a bit of reluctance as he handed the Spring of Life to Mu Jinyu.
His reluctance didn't stem from knowing the efficacy of the Spring of Life, but rather from feeling that they had gone through great trials and tribulations to come to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains in Miao Zombie just for this water, and now there wasn't much left in the pool.
They were able to obtain it solely through the desperate efforts of Mu Jinyu, and now they had to waste several bottles of it for someone unrelated, which seemed unworthy!
Mu Jinyu took a bottle of water, pried open Uncle Li's mouth, and poured it in. Then he applied needles, stimulated Uncle Li's life force, and used his Inner Strength to mend the broken bones in his chest.
Afterward, seeing Uncle Li's injuries stabilize and the faint sound of his heartbeat gradually returning to normal, he let go of his worries. Turning to Wang Zhengbiao, he asked, "How much water is left?"
"Not much, just enough to fill about a dozen bottles."
Wang Zhengbiao pursed his lips, his tone somewhat reluctant as he spoke.
"I see."
Mu Jinyu responded, then gave Uncle Li another bottle of water and treated his internal injury completely before leaving it at that.
As for the external injuries, he would let time slowly heal them.
Then he took out another bottle of the Spring of Life and gave it to the several people on Lin Qingxue's side who also had sustained serious injuries, and treated them with acupuncture.
These people were initially ungrateful, thinking the water was fetched from a place where the Great Python had stayed, and felt disgusted, not wanting to drink it. Eventually, they were forced by Mu Jinyu to gulp it down.
Because without the Spring of Life, with their internal injuries, they might be fine now, but in half a day, one would die from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, and the other would suffer from liver damage, which would also lead to death if left untreated!
Ultimately, Mu Jinyu couldn't bring himself to watch them die!
After forcing the water down their throats, Mu Jinyu then took out another bottle and gave it to Wang Zhengbiao and the others to drink, and also used his skills to treat their injuries.
Wang Zhengbiao and his companions didn't hesitate to drink it down.
Not to mention that they had learned from the old man's story that the water was precious, even if the water wasn't precious, as long as Mu Jinyu offered it to them, even if it were poison, they would still drink it without hesitation.