Seeing that the little girl suddenly stopped breathing and that her aura seemed to be completely gone, the onlookers shook their heads, thinking that she had already passed away. "What happened? Did she die?" They couldn't help but sympathize with the girl's tragic fate.
"Oh no! My daughter!" The peasant woman, who had been desperately wishing for a miracle, immediately cried out loud when she saw what happened to her child. She was so depressed that she almost fainted.
At the same time, Zachary, who had been trying so hard to save the girl even at the cost of consuming his own Fighting Crane's essential power, looked expressionlessly at the motionless girl in front of him. He clenched his fists and it seemed that his body was trembling slightly.
"You have already done your best. This isn't your fault. She was already dying and severely sick to be cured anyway. Restrain your grief!" Sharon, who had been guarding Zachary all this time, comforted him upon seeing the gloomy expression on his face, thinking that he must be feeling guilty for not being able to save the girl.
"She won't die…" Zachary said softly.
Despite what he said, no one really took his words seriously, including Sharon. She couldn't help but shake her head and think that Zachary was just in denial and that he was trying to escape the bitter real
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ure. She is actually different from ordinary people and might have extraordinary talent in martial arts. When she grows up a little more, you can ask the masters of the Dignified Supernal Sect to examine your child's talent."
"I see. Then, why don't you just take her as your disciple? If it was you, I would be more than satisfied," the peasant woman insisted.
"Unfortunately, I can't do that because I'm not a member of any clan or sect. Thus, I’m not qualified to accept a disciple. Well, you don't have to worry about that right now. You can allot some time later to bring her to the Dignified Supernal Sect. For now, take her back first so that she could rest some more," Zachary explained with a pleasant smile.
"All right. If you say so…" The peasant woman nodded and bowed repeatedly before she left with the little girl under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
After the peasant woman and her daughter had finally left, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Zachary. Even though he did an incredible thing by saving the life of a dying girl, he had lost the very chance to enter the final stage of the assessment. They couldn't help but shake their heads and feel sorry for him. After all, Zachary possessed such astonishing talents that could actually guide him to become a formal member of the Dignified Supernal Sect.