Shen Yueyan closed her eyes while Ling Tian tightened his embrace. Since the cliff was so high, it took them several seconds before reaching the pool.
*Splash…
The sound of his back hitting the water reverberated in the entire area.
Several of his ribs were broken, and he instantly fell unconscious.
Shen Yueyan was still conscious because Ling Tian used his body to protect her. When he was drowning in the pool, she grabbed his hand and pulled him to the edge.
After gently lying him down, she began treating him.
"Student Ling, don't die. You are not allowed to die." Her expression and voice were filled with sorrow.
She could not control her emotions because he was in a life-and-death situation.
'My system! There has to be something in it that can save him!'
She remembered her golden finger.
Unlike his system, hers had a shop feature.
However, it didn't sell any offensive or defensive skills.
It was a Healing System, so it only offered healing skills and items. And to earn Healing Points, she had to treat a patient.
Minor medical procedures, like cleaning a wound, would give her a few points, and completing the treatment would earn her points again.
The number of points she would receive depended on how serious the patient's injury or sickness was.
Since she didn't have any medical equipment with her, she cleaned his injuries using her skills alone.
Once she had gotten enough points, she bought a first-aid kit to treat him properly.
"Student Ling, please... please don't leave me." Tears filled her eyes as she treated his injuries.
Every time she had enough points, she always used them to buy magical medicine. She even forgot about her wounds because what she had in mind was only his safety.
'Please…please open your eyes.'
A tear fell onto his stomach as she treated his chest.
Magically, Ling Tian regained consciousness in the next second.
He raised his hand and wiped away her tears. "Nurse Shen, don't cry."
"Student Ling…" She stopped treating him and looked at him with teary eyes. "Thank God! Thank God!"
She could not suppress the happiness within her, so she instinctively made him sit up and embraced him.
"Hii…" Ling Tian gritted his teeth. "Nurse Shen, please don't hug me tightly. It hurts a lot!"
His ribs were still not healed, so he felt immense pain.
"I'm sorry." She stopped hugging him.
"It's fine." He could understand her feelings, so he didn't mind it. "Let's get out of here and find a safe place."
Even though they were far from these two magical beasts, he still suggested they leave immediately because he was afraid that they would be affected by their fight again.
"Alright." She agreed right away.
Since he was still in bad shape, she helped him walk.
Maybe it was because they were lucky, or perhaps because the gods took pity on them. Once they were in a safe place, they found a cave.
After ensuring there was no danger, she carefully put him down on the stone platform. While he was resting, Shen Yueyan opened her system to study it more.
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Host: Shen Yueyan
Race: Human
Age: 26
Blessing: Guiding Light (Novice)
Blessing Level: 1
Blessing Exp: 50/100
Bloodline: None
Cultivation Rank: None
Cultivation Exp: None
Talent: D
Healing Points: 2
Inventory: Empty
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Once she checked her status, she opened the shop interface.
'I will get Healing Points when treating a patient, and I can use it to buy healing skills or items.'
An idea to survive in the unknown world flashed through her mind.
'Then about the cultivation…'
She looked for a book related to cultivation, but didn't find it.
'The items and skills in the shop are refreshed once a day. I hope there will be a cultivation book tomorrow.'
She closed her system and turned to the cave entrance.
'The sun is setting.'
She rose to her feet and looked for twigs.
She only searched around the cave because she was worried about his safety. Once she had collected enough twigs, she returned and made a bonfire.
Shortly after the fire was lit, Ling Tian woke up.
"Ouch!" Pain spread throughout his body as he sat up.
"Student Ling, you should rest more." She moved closer to him and helped him.
"I'm fine. It just hurts a little," he replied. "Nurse Shen, did you get the first aid kit from your system?"
"Yes." She gave an honest answer. "Student Ling, it seems like we are no longer on Earth."
"Do you remember the magic circle that suddenly appeared when we were on our way home?" he asked.
She didn't answer, but she nodded her head.
"I believe that magic circle was the one that sent us to this world." He told her his guess.
"I think so too." It would be a lie if she said she was not sad, but she had accepted it because complaining would not change anything.
"Since we are already in this world, let's make a plan to increase our chances of survival and find a way to get back to Earth." They were on an unknown planet, so they must not act recklessly because a single mistake could take their lives.
"Alright." She agreed instantly. "I will tell you about my system."
She knew him well, and he had risked his life to save her, so she told him everything in detail without hiding a single thing.
"Blessing? Shop Feature?" he had guessed their systems would be different, but he had never expected hers to have a blessing feature.
"Yes. I bought the first aid kit from the System Shop." She told him that she got Healing Points when she treated him.
"Does that mean your blessing can be upgraded too?" he assumed so, since it had a blessing level and exp.
"That is what I think too," she replied.
"That's amazing, Nurse Shen! If you keep leveling up your blessing, your system could turn you into a healing goddess." he suddenly realized something. "Wait! Why don't you become a healer once we get out of this forest? This way, you can earn money and level up your blessing at the same time. It's like killing two birds with one stone."
"That's my plan," she answered.
"Alright. It's my turn now." He began telling her about his system.
Like Shen Yueyan, he didn't hide a single thing from her.
He even drew it on the stone platform because hiding a single piece of information could affect their plan to survive and return to their original world.
"So, your system can level up?" she said after he finished explaining.
"Yes," he replied. "I think it's related to the binding feature. Maybe I will unlock a feature that benefits me and my binding partner once my system reaches a certain level."
"That's great, student Ling!" she stated.
"Nurse Shen, can I bind you?" Actually, he could bind her without telling her, but he still asked for permission first.
"Un." She agreed right away.
His lips curled up into a smile when she agreed without thinking twice.
'System, bind her.'
His system was linked to his soul, so he could order it from his mind.
[Ding! The targeted binding partner is not ascendant. The estimated binding time is ten seconds. Do you still want to bind her?]
'Ascendant? Not cultivator?'
Based on movies and novels, it should be a cultivator, so he was a little startled.
'Well, it's just a name!'
He believed it was the same.
They just had different names.
'Yes.'
He agreed.
[Ding! Binding is in progress.]
A moment later, notifications popped up again.
[Ding! Partner-binding successful. Binding partner: Shen Yueyan.]
[Ding! Please open the system display to see the updated status.]