Incense
Yin Wumeng shook the bell on his wrist, took off the ball of fur on his head, and waved it in front of Xu Lian.
However, Xu Lian had a strong will and he regained consciousness in a short while.
The fur ball that Yin Wumeng had just given him to sniff was filled with a fragrance. Xu Lian didn't know what kind it was, but he only knew that it could confuse people.
"Watch this!"
The young man frowned and suddenly drew his sword.
The sword blew wildly, ruffling the young man's black hair. However, the woman in gauze took it for granted.
The crimson gauze skirt suddenly spun and circled in the air, like a beautiful flower.
Just like her.
Soul-devouring.
Yin Wumeng dodged cleverly.
After the woman stood firm, she glanced at Xu Lian sideways, her red lips raised, her eyes as charming as silk, captivating everyone.
Xu Lian's expression became more serious.
Seeing such a beauty, an ordinary man would certainly be distracted and even have evil thoughts, but he remained unmoved.
Yin Wumeng was just defending, not attacking. Xu Lian was different, he just wanted to catch her and attacked her continuously.
"Brother, why are you in such a hurry to catch me? Do you like me so much?" The woman was still teasing him.
The young man didn't listen and continued to attack.
No mercy for women.
"You are aiding and abetting the tyrant and harming the people. That's wrong!" The young man drew his sword swiftly and fiercely, with sword intent surging.
A strong wind blew in the woods, making the leaves rustle.
"You just listened to what a few girls and boys said and believed them?"
Yin Wumeng had no idea that Xu Lian was the Golden Boy. Since being poisoned, Xu Lian had rarely appeared in the martial arts world, and even when he did appear, it was as a child. As for the young Xu Lian, many people assumed he was in seclusion, especially since he was known for being a low-key person.
Xu Lian still didn't listen, but drew his sword even faster.
Yin Wumeng realized that he was serious and stopped teasing him.
Xu Lian, who had just cleared the poison, was still a little weak and his internal strength had not fully recovered. Logically speaking, he should be able to defeat Blood-Handed Guanyin, a person like him in the Lesser Realm.
But it failed.
And still at a disadvantage.
"Stop it, you are no match for me." Xu Lian was beaten to the point of vomiting blood.
He wanted to stand up, but he had no strength.
There was a flash of anger in the young man's dark pupils, but there was nothing he could do. He had really miscalculated.
"What did you do to me in the beginning?" Xu Lian didn't believe that his martial arts skills were so greatly affected by the poison.
Yin Wumeng just stroked the golden hair while squinting her eyes to look at the young man carefully.
"Nothing, it's just the incense that weakened my internal strength."
Xu Lian was half lying on the ground, stroking his chest with hatred.
"Cough cough cough"
The vomited blood was a little black.
"Add a little poison." The woman's fox eyes curved into crescents, cunning and proud.
Seeing Xu Lian defeated and the handsome young man's pale face and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, she felt very happy.
It wasn't because she won, and she couldn't explain why.
Xu Lian glared at her again.
"You look quite appealing to me, and I happen to be in a good mood today, so I won't kill anyone. Go away."
The woman was wearing red brocade and satin soft shoes, and all she could hear was the sound of "ding-dong-dong".
The young man's head was dizzy. Before he closed his eyes, he could only see the gauze skirt fluttering in the wind. The faint fragrance from the woman's body also drifted into Xu Lian's nose unconsciously.
It's really strange. She was wearing heavy makeup but there was no smell of rouge and powder. Instead, there was a faint fragrance.
Guest building.
The girl on the bed had a pale face, her usually bright red lips were now colorless, and her mountain-like eyebrows had lost their former cuteness and instead looked a bit sickly.
Xu Ning's bangs had also grown longer, reaching just below her chin, and were now sticking to the sides of her face.
"How is it? What did the doctor say just now?" Qu Yi came over after hearing the news.
Xu Ning caught Zhao Mingshang's eye. After he fainted, Zhao Mingshang followed him.
"I prescribed a few medicines to stop the bleeding temporarily."
Tang Xixu leaned against the door with his arms folded, and suddenly looked up: "You and Xu Lian stay here. I'll take her back to Medicine King Valley tomorrow."
"Xu Lian was also injured, and the injury was serious." Qu Yi came back in the evening and met the knight who helped Xu Lian back, so he brought him back with him.
The young man's cicada-wing eyelashes trembled slightly, and after a moment, he said: "Then let the Master of Medicine King Valley come here himself."
When Sun Baoyi heard that the two were in trouble, he set out overnight. Knowing that Xu Lian was poisoned, he wanted to ask the Poison King Xue Bushu to come along, but the old man had disappeared, so he brought Qu Xiang, their common disciple.
"You can go now." Tang Xixu said in a deep voice.
"Ah?" Qu Yi was still confused.
"Mr. Qu, I find the moves you used on the martial arts stage very interesting. I would like to learn from you." Zhao Mingshang had already pushed Qu Yi out the door.
"Sure, sure, no problem." When Qu Yi heard this, all his previous doubts disappeared, and he was even overjoyed, smiling inexplicably.
It would take half a day to get from Yaowang Valley to Wanqi Villa even if one rode at full speed. The letter was only sent this afternoon, so the person would not arrive until tomorrow noon at the earliest.
That night, the candlelight flickered.
It was just the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the weather in the northern part of the Lingnan region had already turned cold. A thin layer of frost had already formed on the window frames of the guest house.
The girl on the bed had her eyebrows furrowed from time to time, was sweating profusely, her hair was wet, and her face was as pale as frost.
Tang Xixu wanted to put her hand into the quilt, only then he realized that her hand was cold.
He leaned forward to test the temperature of the girl's forehead, but paused again.
He remembered that some days ago, Xu Ningcai gave Qu Yi a bouquet of flowers.
The young man frowned, and the girl's delicate and sickly face was reflected in his deep pupils.
After thinking for a while, he still went over.
Foreheads touching, skin touching.
The girl's eyelashes were like two small fans, thin and dense.
It's warm.
Okay, normal.
Tang Xixu lowered his eyes and saw Xu Ning's peaceful sleeping face, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
The little girl, who usually chirps like a bird and is as lively as the sun, is now as quiet as the ripple-free water.
The young man carefully wiped the sweat from Xu Ning's forehead. After a while, there was more sweat. The water cooled down quickly, so he had to change the basin two or three times.
The next day, the warm light was dim.
The light was too dazzling, and Xu Ning, who was sleeping, opened his eyes with difficulty.
The young man in black clothes was supporting his temples with his hands and taking a nap with his head tilted to the side.
Xu Ning thought that he was not comfortable sleeping like this, so she asked him to wake up.
"Tangxi Xu. Tangxi Xu."
The young man's dark eyelashes trembled slightly, and when he opened his eyes, he was drowsy.
"Ning, how did you get injured like this?" Pharmacist Sun knocked on the door and saw no one opened it, so he pushed it open and walked in.
"It's windy outside, lie down quickly." Sun Baoyi was very anxious.
"Old man, why are you here? Did you miss me so much, cough, cough, that you came all the way, cough, to see me?"
"Talk less and drink more water." Tang Xixu interrupted in a calm voice, without any emotion.
Xu Ning stared at him, rolled his eyes at him, and then took the water poured by Tang Xixu.
Pharmacist Sun felt Xu Ning's pulse and said, "The pulse is a little weak, and the internal bleeding is quite severe."
Sun Baoyi glanced at Qu Xiang and motioned her to come over and take a look.
Qu Xiang took the pulse, expressionless, and just stepped aside.
This confused Xu Ning, but she didn't have the energy to ask.
The old man then wrote another prescription and told the medicine boy, "Prepare five doses according to this. Simmer in a clay pot over low heat for half an hour."
"This is Polygonum multiflorum. You should sleep a little longer to conserve your energy and vitality." Old man Sun lit incense in a lotus-shaped three-legged copper incense burner.
Tang Xixu was about to take it and grab it, but Pharmacist Sun stopped him: "Boy, come out with me."
"You should have noticed that Miss Ning might have been poisoned." The old man looked worried.
"Well, it's not right that her hands were too cold last night."
"This poison is a bit strange. It comes from the Western Regions. Master Poison King once mentioned it to me. I forgot what it was called, but I only remember that it is slowly toxic and has a weak presence. People with deep internal strength can force it out, while people with average internal strength can only rely on other methods." Qu Xiang pointed out.
"Can't an outsider force it out?"
"No, it's easy for the poison to invade your internal organs, and you're also likely to go astray and even have your meridians severed." Old Man Sun said hurriedly.
"She only has half a year. During this period, she must either take the antidote or increase her internal strength to force it out. Furthermore, she must not use her internal strength extensively within this period, otherwise she will bleed to death." Qu Xiang looked extremely serious.
After hearing this, Tang Xixu was speechless for a long time.
It seemed like it was all his fault.
He shouldn't have encouraged her to take the sword. If she wanted it, he should have taken it and then given it to her.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Seeing the young man's silence, Qu Xiang simply said, "I will try my best to develop an antidote when I return, but before I leave, I need to bring back some of Miss Xu's blood so I can research it."
The girl behind the door said silently in her heart, "Guangyu, I believe you won't let me die. There's still a lot of tasks to be done, and after all, there are only three chances to restart. If we have to, we can't do it now, don't you think?"
The system clearly popped up, but it didn't say anything and just remained silent.
…
"sorry."
This young man, who rarely admitted his mistakes to others, was now squatting in front of the girl's bed and quietly apologizing to her.
Xu Ning sleeps a lot during the day and doesn't feel sleepy at night.
She was not someone who could pretend to be asleep, so she just woke up.
"What's there to be sorry about? I wanted that sword myself. I don't blame anyone for my injury. I only blame myself for being careless and not noticing that someone was poisoning me." Xu Ning was in much better spirits now, and his face gradually turned red.
Seeing the young man's confusion, Xu Ning smiled faintly, "When you avoided talking to me, I knew something was wrong. I heard everything you said."
The girl did not seem sad at all because of the poisoning. She was calm and peaceful, as if it was a very ordinary thing.
"Starting tomorrow, I will teach you internal strength."
Tang Xixu blew out the candle, lit the calming incense again, and half-sat behind the screen with his eyes closed to rest.
"Huh? Isn't this too fast?"
"Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow."
After one stick of incense.
"Ah Xu, Ah Xu? Are you asleep?" Xu Ning slept too much during the day and really couldn't sleep at night.
No sound.
One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...a thousand sheep.
Xu Ning opened his eyes clearly.
Still can't sleep.
The girl's amber eyes rolled, and she stood up and lit the candlestick next to her.
As soon as my feet touched the ground, it was hissing, it was indeed cold, after all, it was the twelfth lunar month.
Xu Ning put the candlestick aside. His vision was dim and he looked around before he saw his shoes neatly placed on the left.
She was too lazy to put on shoes and socks, so she just put on her shoes. The shoe shafts were soft and long, making them difficult to wear.
It seems I need to find time to make a pair of slippers. It is really inconvenient to wear them when I get up at night.
She tidied herself up and went to get the candlestick.
There was a charcoal fire in the room, and the windows were not closed tightly. "Whoosh-whoosh" the candlelight dimmed, and the wind gently blew up the gauze in front of the screen.
As the girl turned around, a handsome face came into view. Half of her face was illuminated by the candlelight, her eyes were dim, and the candlelight flickered in her pupils.
"Huh," Xu Ning staggered, tightly gripping the candlestick and fell back onto the bed.
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