“Hey, are you really going to drink it?” Meng Xiaoyu asked, still a bit hesitant as she looked at the small cup of snake blood in her hand.
Nangong Yunhan nodded at Meng Xiaoyu, feeling a bit speechless.
She couldn’t help but think, ‘Xiaoyu is really something.
We’ve come this far, and she’s still hesitating? Didn’t I tell her that the snake blood should be drunk immediately after it’s drawn for the best effect? If you wait too long, not only will the effect not be as good as at the beginning, but it will also become more fishy and hard to swallow.’ With these thoughts, Nangong Yunhan decided it was better to remind Meng Xiaoyu again, lest she waste the precious blood of the Red Moon.
“Xiaoyu, the blood is best consumed right after it’s drawn.
If you wait for it to cool, not only will the effect not be as good, but it will also become more fishy and hard to swallow!” Nangong Yunhan said with a hint of threat in her voice.
“Eh? How can that be!” Meng Xiaoyu exclaimed, and without further hesitation, she raised the cup with her right hand and drank the snake blood.
The warm snake blood entered her mouth, and a strong fishy taste immediately spread in her mouth.
She resisted the urge to vomit, furrowing her brows as she swallowed the snake blood.
“Ah! It’s so hard to drink!” Meng Xiaoyu immediately complained after swallowing the snake blood.
But soon she stopped complaining because her body suddenly felt like it was thrown into a blazing fire, unbearably hot.
“Sister Yunhan, I’m so hot and uncomfortable!” Meng Xiaoyu said, pulling at her clothes as her whole body felt scorching hot.
“Xiaoyu,” seeing Meng Xiaoyu’s flushed face and the skin exposed by her tugging at her clothes, Nangong Yunhan was startled.
She quickly moved to Meng Xiaoyu’s side, and with a flick of her wrist, several slender silver needles appeared in her hand.
She swiftly inserted them into several major acupuncture points on Meng Xiaoyu’s body.
“Xiaoyu, clear your mind, calm your breath, and guide your internal energy through your meridians,” Nangong Yunhan instructed quickly as she continued to administer the needles.
Hearing Nangong Yunhan’s words, Meng Xiaoyu nodded, sitting cross-legged on the spot.
She cleared her mind of distractions and focused on circulating her internal energy, doing her best to let it flow through her body’s meridians.
Seeing Meng Xiaoyu begin to meditate quietly, Nangong Yunhan stopped her needlework and sat down nearby, watching Meng Xiaoyu intently.
She didn’t dare to go far, fearing that if anything went wrong, she could provide immediate assistance.
Time slowly passed, and two hours went by in the blink of an eye.
Meng Xiaoyu slowly opened her eyes, the abnormal redness on her cheeks and skin had disappeared, returning to her usual complexion.
She stretched her body, which had been sitting stiffly for two hours.
“Xiaoyu, how are you feeling? Has the burning sensation in your body disappeared?” Nangong Yunhan asked immediately upon seeing Meng Xiaoyu open her eyes and move her shoulders.
She was very worried about any mishaps.
Hearing Nangong Yunhan’s question, Meng Xiaoyu turned to her and said, “Yes, the burning sensation is gone, and…” She paused, then continued with a smile under Nangong Yunhan’s concerned gaze, “And I feel great now, full of energy!” She clenched her fist as she spoke.
Hearing Meng Xiaoyu’s words, Nangong Yunhan breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, “Do you feel your skills have improved?”
“Yes,” Meng Xiaoyu nodded with a smile, “Although it’s not very obvious, I can still feel a bit stronger than before.
But…” Her face turned bitter again, and she continued under Nangong Yunhan’s worried gaze, “But the taste in my mouth is still awful!”
Hearing Meng Xiaoyu’s words and seeing her bitter face, Nangong Yunhan chuckled and shook her head.
She walked over to a nearby shelf, took a small white porcelain bottle, removed the cloth stopper, and poured out a white pill, which she placed in Meng Xiaoyu’s mouth.
“How is it? Better?” she asked.
Meng Xiaoyu was surprised when Nangong Yunhan put the pill in her mouth, then her eyes widened in delight.
“It’s sweet and cool, like mint candy!” The mint-flavored pill dispelled the fishy taste of the snake blood, and Meng Xiaoyu couldn’t help but smile.
Seeing Meng Xiaoyu’s happy smile, Nangong Yunhan also smiled.
She had anticipated Meng Xiaoyu’s complaints about the fishy taste of the snake blood, so she had specially prepared this bottle of ‘Awakening Pill,’ and it seemed to work well.
“What? She went to the bottom of Juexin Cliff? Sister, are you sure the information is correct? Why would Xiaoyu go there? And the path to the bottom of Juexin Cliff is extremely dangerous.
How could she go there?” In a guest room of an inn, Han Rushuang asked Han Rubing with some agitation.
“Yes, it should be correct.
According to the information from ‘Feixin Pavilion,’ someone saw the little one and a woman in light yellow clothes in a small town.
They even bought clothes and supplies there.
According to the description from the tailor shop owner, one of them must be the little one, and the other woman is most likely the famous Juexin Doctor Immortal, Nangong Yunhan.
And according to some people in the town at the time, they were heading towards Juexin Cliff,” Han Rubing said calmly, with a charming smile on her lips.
If Meng Xiaoyu were present, she would surely be scared weak by Han Rubing’s smile, because every time Han Rubing smiled like that, someone would have bad luck, especially Meng Xiaoyu, who always ended up in trouble because of Han Rubing.
“Then, sister, how are we going to find Xiaoyu? We don’t even know how to get to the bottom of Juexin Cliff,” Han Rushuang said, clenching her fists tightly.
If they had known Xiaoyu would go to the bottom of Juexin Cliff, they should have sent someone to find out how to get there first.
Seeing her sister’s unwilling expression, Han Rubing smiled slightly and said to Han Rushuang, “Shuang’er, go pack up! We’ll head to Juexin Cliff now, and if nothing goes wrong, we’ll be there within fifteen days.”
“But sister…” Han Rushuang wanted to say that if they didn’t know how to get to the bottom of Juexin Cliff, even if they went to Juexin Cliff, they wouldn’t be able to find Xiaoyu.
But she was interrupted by Han Rubing.
“Shuang’er, don’t worry.
I’ve already asked Feixin Pavilion to help us find out how to get to the bottom of Juexin Cliff.
So if I’m not mistaken, with Feixin Pavilion’s capabilities, by the time we reach Juexin Cliff, they should have found the way to the bottom,” Han Rubing said, then turned and left her sister’s room, returning to her own room to pack her luggage.
As she packed, she thought, “Little one, my sister and I have gone through a lot to find you! How do you plan to compensate us? And should I give you a good ‘lesson’ so you won’t dare to leave us and run around again?”
Hearing her sister’s words and seeing her leave the room, Han Rushuang also smiled and started packing her luggage.
“Xiaoyu, I miss you so much! Once we find you this time, I won’t let you leave again.”
In the Asura Hall, a charming woman spoke to another beautiful woman lying listlessly on a soft bed, “Oh, Night, how long are you going to keep up this dead look? You’re the head of the Asura Hall, the most mysterious and feared leader of the demon cult in Jianghu, and yet you’re in this state over a little kid.
Are you doing justice to the mother who raised you with so much care? Are you living up to the expectations of your mother, the former head of the Asura Hall, who hoped you would one day unify Jianghu? And I’ve told you a hundred times, that kid just looks like Xiaoyu, but she’s not the Xiaoyu in your heart! The real Xiaoyu is long gone… she’s dead, okay! And even if Xiaoyu weren’t dead, she couldn’t be that young! Don’t forget, the real Xiaoyu is two or three years older than us! How could she be that kid?” Yan Rumei nagged as she paced back and forth by Ye Wushuang’s bed.
However, Ye Wushuang, lying on the soft bed, didn’t even bother to lift her eyelids, ignoring Yan Rumei’s dry-mouthed nagging.
Over the past few months, she had become immune to Yan Rumei’s words, still lying listlessly on the bed, thinking, “Where on earth has Xiaoyu gone? Even the people of the Asura Hall can’t find her.
Could something have happened to her?” Thinking of this, Ye Wushuang frowned, then tried to comfort herself, “No, if something had really happened, the Asura Hall’s capabilities would have found out, and it wouldn’t be like now, with no clues.
And those two palace masters of the Chaoxue Palace wouldn’t be so leisurely, wandering around and sightseeing.”
(In Ye Wushuang’s view, Han Rubing and her sister were not searching for Meng Xiaoyu but were just wandering around sightseeing.
Even so, Ye Wushuang had sent the top experts of the Asura Hall to follow Han Rubing and her sister, but given their strong martial arts and high vigilance, the expert didn’t dare to follow too closely.
So the information Ye Wushuang received was that Han Rubing and her sister were just wandering around sightseeing.)
