Jiang Wan quickly held her back, soothing her, "Sister, it's Wanwan. Don't be afraid. You're safe now. No one will dare to hurt you again."
Jiang Xiao calmed down after a while. Seeing the person in front of her, she ignored her state of undress and hugged Jiang Wan, crying.
Her body was too weak. Jiang Wan feared she wouldn't be able to bear it, so she quickly transferred some of her abilities to her and then comforted her.
"Sister, I'll wipe you down first. Lie still. Dad went to get a doctor, and he'll be back soon."
Jiang Xiao lay down obediently, tears still flowing.
Jiang Wan also cried, her tears falling onto Jiang Xiao's body. The sisters cried until their eyes were swollen.
The water in the basin quickly became dirty. Jiang Wan got up to change it, while Jiang Xiao watched her nervously, afraid that everything before her was just an illusion, and that Jiang Wan would never return once she left.
Sensing her nervousness, Jiang Wan decided not to change the water. She sat by the bed and pulled the quilt to cover Jiang Xiao.
After a while, Jiang Pan returned with the doctor and knocked on the door, which inevitably startled Jiang Xiao again.
After comforting Jiang Xiao, Jiang Wan called out, "Dad, please ask the doctor to wait a moment. Go buy a set of clothes for Big Sister."
Jiang Pan responded from outside the door, turned, and went downstairs.
Not long after, Jiang Pan returned with the clothes.
Jiang Wan helped Jiang Xiao put on the clothes, and then opened the door to invite the doctor in.
In fact, Jiang Wan could have healed Jiang Xiao's injuries directly, but she wanted to figure out what had happened to Jiang Xiao.
After the doctor came in, he carefully took Jiang Xiao's pulse. After examining her condition, he sighed sympathetically.
"The patient has suffered a lot of torment, and her body is almost completely collapsed. She recently had a miscarriage, which damaged her foundation. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to conceive again. I'll prescribe a formula for her to recuperate and see if we can restore her health."
Jiang Wan asked, "Can my sister's tongue still be treated?"
Upon hearing this, the doctor quickly asked Jiang Xiao to open her mouth so he could examine it.
However, Jiang Xiao refused to open her mouth.
Jiang Wan, with red eyes, coaxed, "Sister, let the doctor take a look. Perhaps it can still be treated."
Jiang Xiao then slowly opened her mouth, revealing an empty oral cavity.
Jiang Pan then noticed the abnormality in his eldest daughter's mouth. He angrily pounded the wall, as if this was the only way to vent his immense rage.
With just a few blows, a bloody fist print appeared on the wall.
After examining Jiang Xiao's tongue, the doctor shook his head regretfully, "With injuries like this, it's a miracle she survived."
The implication was that Jiang Xiao would never be able to speak again, and even eating would become extremely difficult.
Jiang Xiao had already known this outcome, but tears still streamed down her face.
Jiang Wan felt as if a large stone was blocking her chest. She suppressed her tears, asked the doctor for a prescription, paid the consultation fee, and saw the doctor out.
Jiang Pan busied himself, fetching and decocting the medicine.
After Jiang Xiao fell asleep, Jiang Wan found Jiang Pan squatting by the medicine stove, wiping away tears. As he wiped, Jiang Pan suddenly slapped himself a few times.
Jiang Wan quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Jiang Pan cried, holding his head, "Wanwan, Dad has failed your sister. If Dad hadn't stayed to manage the village back then, perhaps we could have caught up to your sister, and she wouldn't have suffered all this."
He truly regretted it.
Jiang Wan also felt very sad. "Dad, don't be like this. You didn't know your sister would encounter such a thing."
"Dad, I have a way to heal Big Sister's injuries. She will definitely return to her former self."
Jiang Pan was still too distressed to recover. "The physical injuries can heal, but can the emotional scars in your sister's heart heal? I don't even dare to ask what she went through all this time."
Jiang Wan felt the same way!
To ask would be to reopen Jiang Xiao's wounds, how cruel!
But without asking, they wouldn't know what Jiang Xiao had experienced, and whom they should seek revenge against.
The thought of Jiang Xiao's battered body made Jiang Wan's tears fall.
So many injuries, how painful it must have been.
It must have taken immense willpower for her sister to survive.
The father and daughter squatted by the stove, shedding tears one after another.
After decocting the medicine, the father and daughter returned to Jiang Xiao's bedside. Jiang Pan, with red eyes, nodded to Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan wiped away her tears, extended her hand, and channeled her abilities to heal the sleeping Jiang Xiao.
Soon, Jiang Xiao's injuries began to improve, fade, and finally disappear, even her tongue regrew.
After everything was done, Jiang Wan's abilities were completely depleted.
This was her upgraded ability!
One could imagine how severe Jiang Xiao's injuries were.
Jiang Wan's hatred intensified. No matter who had injured her sister, she would pursue them to the ends of the earth to seek justice for her!
Jiang Wan whispered to Jiang Pan, "Dad, let's take Sister back early tomorrow morning."
She couldn't do anything about Jiang Xiao's emotional trauma. The only way to help Jiang Xiao recover as quickly as possible now was to let her return to the Jiang family and be comforted by familial love.
If her abilities weren't depleted and she didn't need a night to recover, she would take Jiang Xiao back right now.
Jiang Pan nodded and agreed.
As they flew back to the small mountain village on the back of an eagle with Jiang Xiao, Jiang Pan had never been so grateful to the old immortal he had never met.
Chen Yuezhi was awakened by a knock on the door. She looked out the window and saw only the faint moonlight filtering through.
It wasn't even dawn yet. Who would knock so early?
Could it be her husband and daughter returning?
Before they left yesterday, they said they would be back in two or three days, as they would have to travel by boat after buying someone.
Why were they back early?
Chen Yuezhi quickly got up and put on her clothes to go out, but she didn't dare to open the door rashly. Standing in the courtyard, just as she was about to ask, she heard Jiang Wan's voice, "Mom, hurry and open the door."
Chen Yuezhi quickly opened the main door, asking, "Why are you back early? Huh, who are you carrying on your back?"
In the moonlight, Chen Yuezhi couldn't see the person on Jiang Pan's back clearly.
Jiang Pan didn't speak, carrying Jiang Xiao into the house.
Chen Yuezhi quickly closed the door and followed, completely bewildered.
Upon entering the house, she saw Jiang Xiao's face.
"Daughter!"
Chen Yuezhi exclaimed, rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and looked again. It was indeed her eldest daughter.
She rushed over excitedly, pulling Jiang Xiao and looking her up and down. "Daughter, it's really you. Daughter, wake up quickly, look who I am."
Jiang Wan quickly pulled her aside, "Mom, come here first. I'll tell you about my sister's condition."
Chen Yuezhi reluctantly let go of Jiang Xiao's hand and followed Jiang Wan to the side, her face beaming with an irrepressible smile. "Wanwan, quickly tell me, where did you find your sister?"