Chapter 980
Even After Death
Ethan fell toward the void.
His body didnât hit the ground. Instead, someone caught him.
Ethan had already lost consciousness. His slender body leaned against the person.
Willow danced in elation, the bells ringing as she did so. Even though she couldnât speak, her face
radiated with joy.
Kelvin and Brent momentarily forgot their sorrow as they stared at the woman who had appeared out of
nowhere.
The woman wore a cool black outfit paired with sturdy Martin boots.
The short leather top outlined her perfect figure and curves. Her outfit looked very modern, and it stood
out a little in the simple village.
As their gazes moved upward from her elegant neck, they saw a decent-looking face.
She wasnât ugly, and she could be described as nice-looking at most. She couldnât be considered
pretty.
They had no idea how a woman like her could give birth to a pretty child-like Willow.
The woman wrapped an arm around Ethanâs waist as she patted the girlâs head with her other hand.
Willow gestured urgently. The woman nodded. âI know.â
Brent hastily asked, âAre you the miraculous doctor who can cure the Ninefold Venom?â
âItâs doable.â Her voice was cold, and she spoke minimally.
The woman placed Ethanâs body on the ground. She checked his breath and realized that he could still
be saved.
She took off his clothes right away. He was wearing a shirt underneath, and she couldnât be bothered to
undo the buttons one by one.
So, she slit the shirt open with a knife right down the middle.
Her movements were slick and decisive. The cold gleam of the knife flashed for a moment, and Ethanâs
chest was already exposed.
Brent and Kelvin were startled. Her knife skills were lightning-fast.
If she was slicing skin instead of clothes, she could open a wound right away.
The red patterns were like soldiers surrounding a fortress.
Now, it was as if the soldiers were at the walls of the fortress, and they would be attacking at any
instant.
If they made it past the moat, the poison would win.
âIs there still hope, doctor?â
âHis heart is still unharmed. Thereâs still time.â
The woman looked at her daughter, saying, âWillow, Iâll need to borrow your blood.â
Willow didnât object to that as she hastily raised her hand. It was only then that the woman noticed the
bandages wrapped around her palm.
The woman quickly realized something.
âYouâve already given him your blood?â
Willow nodded.
The woman frowned. She didnât want to cut her daughterâs hand again.
Willow was already holding her hand to the woman. She also stuffed a small knife into the womanâs
hand.
The woman had given this knife to Willow on her second birthday. It could cut through steel with great
ease.
Willow needed to protect herself from birth so that she wouldnât be harmed by others.
The woman hesitated a few seconds at the thought of wounding her daughterâs hand with that knife.
In the end, she made a small incision on the girlâs hand.
Blood dripped out of Willowâs middle finger.
Even if Kelvin and Brent had witnessed that scene before, they still felt amazed when they saw it again.
Where did the girl come from, and how did she have such powers?
After Ethan drank the blood, the woman helped Willow to stop the bleeding as she said, âCarry him and
follow me.â
Kelvin and Brent rekindled their determination right away as they swiftly carried Ethan down the
mountain.
The woman carried Willow in one arm while Willow wrapped her arms around the womanâs neck.
Kelvin and Brent were surprised that the woman could walk so quickly, even while carrying Willow with
one arm.
The woman was very modern, and she was completely different from the plain village.
Staring at her from behind, Kelvin wondered why she looked so much like Olivia.