Chapter 129 – Cold Blood
Zhu Que bitterly glared at him, her voice piercing to their ears, "Qing Long, what are you doing? Do you want to let that s.l.u.t kill Master? Quickly get out of the way, let me go in to save Master!"
Qing Long"s face was expressionless as he faintly said, "Master"s orders. Regardless of whether it"s wrong or not, I refuse to disobey."
No matter how much Zhu Que insulted or screamed, Qing Long remained completely unmoved. His cultivation base is the highest amongst them, so although they"re all Gold Core stage martial artists, even if Zhu Que and Bai Hu joined together to fight him, they wouldn"t necessarily win. Thus, the people outside the bedroom door were deadlocked.
Inside the bedroom, Nangong Yu carefully placed Hexi on his bed.
He is a person with mysophobia, so apart from a servant boy being allowed to come and sweep this bedroom, no one else is allowed to enter. For him, his bed is his to personally use, n.o.body has permission to touch it.
But now, seeing Hexi"s blood dye his bed red, he didn"t feel the slightest bit of disgust, all he felt was panic and distress.
His Xi Er should be wilful, arrogant, and cold, she shouldn"t be like she is now, dying and looking like she will disappear at any time.
Nangong Yu very carefully untied Hexi"s outer clothes, and grabbing the medicine that Qing Long brought in a moment ago, he sprinkled it over her horrific wound.
The medicine in h.e.l.l King Manor is naturally all high grade, so as soon as the following medicine made contact with her flesh, whether it is an injury caused by a sword or a wound from being struck by thunder, the speed of healing could clearly be seen by the naked eye.
However, when all the wounds were healed, Hexi"s breathing was still growing weaker, her pale face expressionless…
Nangong Yu held her icy body in his embrace, fear bubbling up in his heart.
This is the first time since birth that he has experienced such feelings. Fear, panic…terrified that the girl in his arms will leave him, and from then on he will no longer be able to see or touch her.
He pondered for a moment, and finally made a firm resolution. From the storage ring on his finger he withdrew a simple and unadorned jade box.
Opening the jade box, a scorching heat wave a.s.saulted his senses. It was the Yuan Yang Fruit that Hexi gave to Nangong Yu.
Compared to one month ago the Yuan Yang Fruit is still hot, yet the fierce heat from the Yang has become milder, purer. Furthermore, any impurities harmful to the human body have vanished.
This is the result of Nangong Yu using his own body temperature and continuously cooling it down for a month.
Unfortunately, that is not enough. Even if the Yang of the Yuan Yang Fruit has been refined, Hexi"s weak and ordinary body will still be burned by the heat once she consumes the Yuan Yang Fruit. Therefore, she would need a Yin object to act as a guide and neutralise the heat before she could use the Yuan Yang Fruit.
Nangong Yu wrapped the Yuan Yang Fruit in his spiritual power, and pinching Hexi"s chin, he slowly placed the Yuan Yang Fruit into her mouth.
Once the Yuan Yang Fruit entered her body, Hexi suddenly groaned. Her pale complexion abruptly changing into a scorching red colour.
Soon, that fiery blaze spread from her dantian, burning through her meridians and skin, burning her to what felt like ashes. Nangong Yu suddenly bowed his head, deeply kissing those bright red lips.
Lips and teeth intertwined, body fluids mixed, and gradually the trace of Yin blood flowed between the mouths of the two people touching, slowly running down Hexi"s fair and translucent collarbone.
Lost in unconsciousness, Hexi could only feel her whole body burning.
Every vein in her body, every meridian, it all felt like it was being burnt by hot oil.
Chapter 130 – Blood Contract
Next, this kind of heat slowly permeated to her bones, roasting her, burning her, as if at any time she would be burnt to ashes.
A painful groan was released from Hexi"s mouth, her eyebrows frowning tightly as the intense pain make her whole body begin to spasm and struggle. Her throat almost unable to hold back a shrill scream.
Just when it became unbearable, there was a sudden flow of icy liquid. It pa.s.sed through her lips, glided down her throat, and entered her internal organs. In a flash spreading throughout her entire body.
So comfortable, so refres.h.i.+ng…I want more!
Hexi couldn"t help but let out a pleased sigh, her hands instinctively extending to hold on to something. Her mouth released a hoa.r.s.e groan, then her lips used their full strength to suck harder, so as to be able to absorb more of the icy liquid.
The next moment, Hexi felt whatever was embracing her suddenly tighten, as if it wanted to merge with her body. The soft lips pressing against hers abruptly hardened, speeding up with pa.s.sion, as if they were trying to conquer her mouth.
The icy liquid slowly infiltrated her body, making the blood in her veins heat up. But this kind of heat didn"t cause her pain, instead, it made her cling harder as she lost herself to the comfort she was feeling.
Indulging in their fiery pa.s.sion, Hexi and Nangong Yu hadn"t yet realised that along with the Yang spiritual power being neutralised by the Yin blood, the essence of the Yuan Yang Fruit began to slowly be absorbed by Hexi"s dantian.
Hexi"s dried up dantian that had been oddly sealed firmly, had now become a huge spiritual power vortex. The whirlpool steadily grew larger, picking up speed. Suddenly, a glaring white light burst from Hexi"s body, soon after spreading throughout the vast world.
As Qing Long stood guard outside the iron gate, with Zhu Que and Bai Hu standing opposite him, the faint smell of blood leaked out from the crack under the gate. Abruptly, their expressions changed.
The spiritual power within the three people"s bodies burst forth, while the blood essence in their chests" surged forward, as if it wanted to fly into the room.
Zhu Que"s face distorted once again, and hissing she said, "It"s Master. Master"s using his blood essence to treat that s.l.u.t!!"
They all have a permanent Master-servant contract with the h.e.l.l King. It wouldn"t matter whether their Master"s Qi energy was weak or strong, or if they were thousands of miles apart, they would still be able to sense him.
A martial artist"s Blood Essence[1], also known as Heart Blood, represented their life. If Master gave his Blood Essence to Hexi, he would be dividing his own life and Qi energy, giving half to her.
The three people"s expressions become extremely unsightly, and when they looked towards the tightly closed gate, their eyes filled with anxiousness and anger.
Zhu Que rushed to Qing Long, screaming, "Qing Long, do you know what it means for Master to lose some of his Blood Essence now? It"s almost time for his illness to show up! If Master does this again, he"ll be unable to survive! Do you still want to block us? Are you still not letting me go in to kill that s.l.u.t?!"
Qing Long"s face showed his internal struggle. His expression was of one experiencing pain, while the veins on his hand that was a holding a sword bulged, his joints cracking.
Zhu Que still wanted to say more, when suddenly, several figures quickly descended from the sky.
Without waiting to properly land and gain their balance, the people immediately rushed over to the three people standing by the gate and shouted, "We sensed Master"s Qi dwindling and our blood contracts" flared. What has happened to Master?"
The people that had arrived were several other contract servants under Nangong Yu that had been away from Yan Jing city recently; Xuan Wu[2], Wu Xin, and Wu Yu.
Once Zhu Que saw Wu Xin and Wu Yu, she immediately couldn"t help but start crying, "Big Brother Wu Xin, Big Brother Wu Yu, Master is inside currently using his own Blood Essence to save an ordinary woman. But, but it"s soon time for Master"s illness to show up, if he"s not stopped and treated, I"m really afraid that Master…afraid Master…waahh…"
[1]Blood Essence, also known as Heart Blood, is basically "lifeblood" or "lifeforce". Powerful techniques sometimes require cultivators to expend their Essence, shortening their lifespan as a result. [2]Xuan Wu = Black Tortoise. He is the fourth mythological named character, joining Zhu Que (Vermillion Bird/Phoenix), Qing Long (Azure Dragon), and Bai Hu (White Tiger)