Listening to the self-deprecation of the person in her arms, Nangong Yunhan chuckled softly and said, “Since little Yuer is so lacking in confidence, how about I help you? How about I help you become stronger?” The repeated “how about” left Meng Xiaoyu momentarily stunned.
“How is Sister Yunhan going to help me? I seem to remember that Sister Yunhan doesn’t know martial arts!” Meng Xiaoyu said with a light laugh after coming back to her senses.
She didn’t fully believe Nangong Yunhan’s words, but she was still happy to hear them.
“Hehe, does little Yuer not believe what I said?” Nangong Yunhan chuckled again upon hearing Meng Xiaoyu’s words.
“Uh… I really don’t believe it,” Meng Xiaoyu nodded honestly, then continued, “You don’t know martial arts, so how can you help me become stronger?”
“Not knowing martial arts doesn’t mean there’s no way to make you stronger.
Have you forgotten who I am?” Nangong Yunhan pinched Meng Xiaoyu’s soft cheek, a bit annoyed that Meng Xiaoyu doubted her words.
“Who are you? You’re Sister Yunhan! Of course, I know you are…” Meng Xiaoyu paused, then her eyes lit up.
She turned around and hugged Nangong Yunhan’s neck excitedly, saying, “Sister Yunhan, do you really have a way? What is it?” How could she forget that Nangong Yunhan is a divine doctor? Maybe she really has a way to make her powerful!
“Hehe, little thing, so you don’t doubt me anymore?” Seeing Meng Xiaoyu’s bright, expectant eyes, Nangong Yunhan teased with a smile.
“I don’t doubt it, I don’t doubt it.
Sister Yunhan is a divine doctor! How could I doubt Sister Yunhan?” Seeing Nangong Yunhan’s teasing gaze, Meng Xiaoyu quickly flattered her.
“You! Alright, get up and get dressed quickly, and come with me to the pharmacy.” Nangong Yunhan affectionately tapped Meng Xiaoyu’s nose, got up, took the clothes placed aside, handed them to Meng Xiaoyu, and then stood by waiting.
Meng Xiaoyu quickly put on the clothes handed over by Nangong Yunhan.
“Sister Yunhan, I’m ready,” Meng Xiaoyu said cheerfully, walking over to Nangong Yunhan’s side and clinging to her arm.
“Okay, let’s have breakfast first,” Nangong Yunhan said, leading Meng Xiaoyu out of the room and towards the dining hall.
After breakfast, the two went to the pharmacy together.
Under Meng Xiaoyu’s curious gaze, Nangong Yunhan led her to a white porcelain jar that wasn’t too big or too small.
She slowly opened the lid and pointed to the contents, saying to Meng Xiaoyu, “This is what can make you stronger!” Nangong Yunhan looked at Meng Xiaoyu with a bit of pride.
When Meng Xiaoyu saw what was inside the jar, she was first shocked, then froze in place, unable to move (scared stiff).
Looking at the slowly wriggling thing inside, Meng Xiaoyu wanted to run away, but she was so scared that her muscles were stiff, and she couldn’t move!
Noticing something was wrong with Meng Xiaoyu, Nangong Yunhan first shook her arm, then pulled out a slender silver needle from somewhere and casually pricked a few acupuncture points on Meng Xiaoyu.
Meng Xiaoyu seemed to regain her senses, and then came a deafening scream, “Snake!” Along with the scream, Meng Xiaoyu quickly dashed out of the pharmacy.
Nangong Yunhan was first deafened by Meng Xiaoyu’s sudden shout, then saw her quickly dash out of the pharmacy, and couldn’t help but sigh, “Little Yuer’s Light Skill is really fast!” After sighing, she turned back to cover the jar and then walked out of the pharmacy.
Outside the pharmacy, Nangong Yunhan smiled at Meng Xiaoyu, who was standing far away, not from her but from the pharmacy, and said, “Little Yuer, why are you standing so far away? Come over here to me,” she said, waving at Meng Xiaoyu.
Standing far away, Meng Xiaoyu heard Nangong Yunhan’s words and saw her waving, instinctively wanting to go over.
However, just as she took a step, she seemed to remember something and stepped back, shaking her head vigorously, saying, “I don’t want to go over there, you have a snake there,” and then took two more steps back.
Seeing Meng Xiaoyu’s cute, scared expression, Nangong Yunhan couldn’t help but laugh.
She knew Meng Xiaoyu was afraid of snakes, but she didn’t expect her to be so scared.
“Little Yuer, don’t be afraid.
Chiyue is very intelligent and won’t bite anyone without my permission,” Nangong Yunhan said.
Hearing Nangong Yunhan’s words, Meng Xiaoyu still shook her head like a rattle, “I don’t believe you! That’s a snake, not a dog.
How could it listen to you? And you said you were going to show me something to make me stronger, but you scared me with a snake,” Meng Xiaoyu said, her lips pouting, her eyes welling up with tears, looking like she was about to cry.
Seeing Meng Xiaoyu’s aggrieved little face, her lips pouting, and her big eyes filled with tears, Nangong Yunhan couldn’t help but think, ‘So cute, I really want to pinch that aggrieved little face.’ Although she thought this, Nangong Yunhan didn’t dare to do it, fearing that Meng Xiaoyu would start crying.
So, she walked over to Meng Xiaoyu, hugged the little thing with the aggrieved face, and softly comforted her, “I’m not lying to you, Chiyue can indeed help you increase your power.”
“Why can that snake help me increase my power?” Meng Xiaoyu asked, relaxing in Nangong Yunhan’s embrace.
“Chiyue is an extremely rare fire snake that lives in volcanic craters.
It’s fiery red and highly poisonous.
My master found it in a volcanic crater in the Ying Tian Kingdom after searching all over the country…” Nangong Yunhan was interrupted by Meng Xiaoyu.
“If it’s highly poisonous, how can it help me increase my power?” Meng Xiaoyu’s curiosity was piqued.
“Hehe, others can’t, but you can!” Nangong Yunhan said, gently rubbing Meng Xiaoyu’s neck, making her tilt her head slightly.
“Huh? Why can I? Do I have some kind of immunity to all poisons?” Meng Xiaoyu asked, even more curious.
“Hehe, of course not,” Nangong Yunhan shook her head at Meng Xiaoyu’s words, then reached into Meng Xiaoyu’s collar and pulled out a red string with a fiery red jade pendant shaped like a phoenix.
“Because you have the Chihun Pendant! This pendant is carved from fiery jade, found in the heart of a volcano, and is the most yang object in the world.
It can absorb any fiery energy.
Chiyue’s blood contains extremely fierce fire poison, so others can’t, but you, with the Chihun Pendant, can.”
“Oh! So how do I use it to increase my power? Do I have to let it bite me?” Meng Xiaoyu shivered at the thought of letting a snake bite her.
“Hehe, of course not,” Nangong Yunhan laughed at Meng Xiaoyu’s words, then continued, “You just need to drink a small cup of Chiyue’s fresh blood every day for a month.”
“Oh! Luckily, I don’t have to let that snake bite me,” Meng Xiaoyu said, patting her chest in relief after hearing Nangong Yunhan’s words.
Then she seemed to think of something and exclaimed, “I have to drink its blood? And for a whole month?”
“Yes,” Nangong Yunhan nodded, “Even though you have the Chihun Pendant, the fire poison in Chiyue’s body is extremely strong, so you can’t drink too much at once, or you’ll be burned alive by the fire poison in Chiyue’s blood.”
“I’m not asking about that.
I want to know why I have to drink blood! I’d rather let that snake bite me than drink its blood,” Meng Xiaoyu said, shivering at the thought of drinking snake blood for a month.
“The venom and blood are very different.
Chiyue’s blood can increase power, but its venom cannot.
Chiyue’s venom is so strong that there’s almost no cure in the world.
Although its blood also contains strong fire poison, with the jade pendant you have and the pills I made, it’s fine.
But Chiyue’s venom contains more than just fire poison,” Nangong Yunhan explained calmly.
Hearing Nangong Yunhan’s words, Meng Xiaoyu was conflicted.
“Should I do this? I really don’t want to drink that Chiyue’s blood! But if I don’t, it will be hard to increase my power.
If I don’t become stronger, I won’t be able to protect Sister Rubing, Sister Rushuang, and Sister Yunhan when they are in danger.
Even though they are all very powerful, they are not invincible! If they encounter someone stronger, maybe I can protect them if I’m strong enough.” Thinking of this, Meng Xiaoyu remembered Ling Yuer, who was injured protecting her and still unconscious, and made up her mind.
“I must become stronger.
It’s just drinking snake blood, right? What’s there to be afraid of? I’ll just pretend it’s watermelon juice.
After all, watermelon juice is red too, just with a different taste.”
