Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 595 - 585: Elder Su, Run!!

He gently placed the still sleeping Nannan onto the willow bed.

As Su Mu withdrew his hands, Nannan suddenly grabbed Su Mu’s right hand, furrowing her brows and saying anxiously, "Daddy, don’t go."

Nannan’s eyes remained closed; she was still dreaming, clearly having a nightmare.

Seeing this, Su Mu gently patted Nannan’s shoulder with his left hand. After coaxing her back to sleep, he tiptoed away.

The sky was about to brighten; it was a new day.

He had to get back to work. Time was pressing, and he couldn’t waste a single day, with only the last five percent remaining. The more critical the moment, the more he needed to stay vigilant.

....

Without resting, Su Mu went straight out.

Once outside, he released his Spiritual Sense, preparing to summon the "coordinates."

Because recently, it was through the "coordinates" that Su Mu found several big whirlpools, successfully increasing the Affinity directly from ninety-two percent to ninety-five percent.

After releasing his Spiritual Sense, after quite a while, there was no movement from the "coordinates."

Seeing this, Su Mu opened his Divine Sense, searching for traces of the "coordinates," only to find... he couldn’t sense the presence of the "coordinates."

He reconfirmed the spiritual bond between him and the "coordinates," which indeed still existed, but the "coordinates" were nowhere to be found.

This guy must have left this river, and heaven knows where it went.

It seems today he’ll have to try his luck on his own.

Nowadays, the River of Time was calm, with barely any problems to be found, not even seeing any weeds or floating trash.

With the River Affinity reaching ninety-five percent, Su Mu’s Cultivation also rose to the Immortal Ninth Realm.

....

Su Mu wandered aimlessly across the Long River because it was so stable that he didn’t know how to earn Favor Points anymore.

Moreover, in the past year, there hadn’t been any people by the river, let alone any troublemakers; not a single one.

As Su Mu trod the water in boredom, he suddenly noticed a small boat ahead, slowly approaching him.

Seeing this, Su Mu moved to approach the small boat.

As he got closer, he saw an old hunched man standing on the boat.

Upon seeing the face, Su Mu raised an eyebrow; it was an old acquaintance.

"Elder Ling?"

Su Mu didn’t immediately recognize Elder Ling. Nowadays, his hair was gray, his stature hunched, leaning on a cane, his eyes terribly clouded.

The last time he saw him, he still appeared quite spirited, and now he looked so old and unrecognizable.

"Elder Su, long time no see...." Elder Ling’s voice was hoarse, as if forced from his throat, sounding awkward and indescribably odd.

"Elder Ling, how long has it been, and what happened to make you look like this?" Su Mu asked in astonishment, "Did something happen?"

This Elder Ling had helped Su Mu quite a lot in the past. In a very dangerous situation once, he hadn’t hesitated to come and warn him.

So..... Su Mu always regarded Elder Ling as an old friend, a friend.

Whenever he encountered trouble, Su Mu would certainly help.

Upon hearing this, Elder Ling noticeably froze for a second, as if his mind had stalled for a moment, then stammered his response, "Thank you, Elder Su, for your concern; I am fine."

After the words fell, Su Mu frowned and asked, "Old man, you seem a bit off?"

"If there’s trouble, just speak plainly; I’ll help you."

Upon saying this, Elder Ling was silent for a long while, shook his head, and said, "Elder, I’m truly fine; you don’t have to worry about me."

"We are old friends; no need to be so reserved."

"If there’s anything, just speak frankly. You’re not here to find me, are you wandering by idle chance?" Su Mu gazed directly at Elder Ling, inquiring.

After the words, Elder Ling paused briefly, then continued, "There’s no hiding from the Elder’s sharp eyes. Indeed, something happened at home... if the Elder has time."

"Lead the way," Su Mu replied.

Anyway, Su Mu was idle now, and since Elder Ling had come seeking help, there was no reason for him to stand by.

The hardest thing to repay in the world is favors, and Su Mu still owed Elder Ling a favor. It was time to repay it.

"Really, thank you, Elder Su."

Elder Ling led the way in front, and Su Mu followed beside him.

During the journey, Su Mu started chatting casually.

"Elder Ling, if I’m not mistaken."

"You seem to have suffered very serious internal injuries; your breath is short and rapid, your aura very chaotic," Su Mu inquired.

After the words fell, Elder Ling waved his hand and said, "It’s nothing, it’s fine."

"Really not a concern?"

Su Mu took out a bottle of Elixir Pills from his sleeve, handed it to Elder Ling, and said, "Here’s a bottle of my treasured Elixir Pills; they’re very effective. Take one to recover."

Because Su Mu observed, Elder Ling’s physical state was terribly bad. Just by superficially scanning with Divine Sense, it was evident that his internal body was in a mess, his Sea of Consciousness even more chaotic, every second his breath halted for three seconds, constantly interrupted.

The fact he could stand and talk normally with him was already amazing to Su Mu.

Upon hearing this, Elder Ling took the Elixir Pills, poured a few out, and swallowed them indiscriminately.

After the pill entered his body, Su Mu observed that Elder Ling’s chaotic aura showed no improvement.

This is impossible??

These Elixir Pills, even if I take them, have a noticeable effect. Elder Ling took them, and there wasn’t the slightest ripple?

Even if a corpse took them, it would move a bit, and Elder Ling took them as if he hadn’t. How serious were his injuries?

"Let’s not rush the journey."

"I’ll heal you," Su Mu intended to use his own Spiritual Power to personally treat Elder Ling’s injuries.

Upon hearing this, Elder Ling immediately waved his hand in refusal, "Elder, no need, no need."

"Let’s continue the journey first. My family... has no time left."

After saying this, Su Mu didn’t persuade him further. It seems Elder Ling’s family encountered some danger.

....

And so, the two walked for a long, long time, traveling a great distance.

Currently, the two had entered an unfamiliar water region.

This water region, being very peaceful, hadn’t elicited any patrol from Su Mu.

Now, Su Mu couldn’t help but ask, "Is it this far?"

"Almost there, almost there...." Elder Ling’s voice also grew urgent.

Suddenly, Elder Ling stopped in his tracks.

Seeing this, Su Mu asked, "What’s wrong?"

In the next second, Elder Ling slowly turned around, his eyes blood-red, and shouted, "Elder, run!!!!"