Song Chen was taken aback, puzzled.
"What illness? Cultivators have undergone marrow cleansing and purification, making them immune to all diseases. How could they get sick?"
Zhao Ziyi pointed to his head and explained:
"I'm just guessing. The illness I'm talking about isn't a physical illness, but a mental illness."
"I'll continue observing for a while longer. We still can't determine the exact type of Shifang's illness."
Song Chen and the Heavenly Fox Ancestor nodded in unison, then continued to look at the Star Pivot Secret Mirror.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Inside the Star Pivot Secret Mirror, Shi Fang stayed by Li Wantian's side the whole time.
**
Half an hour later.
Because the medicine was very effective, Li Wantian's wounds healed and his qi and blood were replenished.
He felt somewhat uncomfortable being watched by Shi Fang.
The next moment.
Li Wantian opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched his limbs.
He looked around, carefully considered his words, and cautiously suggested:
"Brother, my physical injuries have healed, and my spiritual energy has recovered by 20-30%. Shall we go find Mu Feng now?"
Shi Fangxiao nodded and stood up.
For some reason, Li Wantian felt that Shi Fang's smile had faded a bit.
He suppressed his unease, threw out his flying sword, and followed behind Shi Fang.
Shi Fang stood on the lotus platform, turning his position from time to time, as if he already knew Mu Feng's location.
As they passed a bamboo grove, Shi Fang casually remarked:
"No matter what happens later, I'll be here. You don't need to do anything; just stay in the back."
Li Wantian nodded gratefully:
"Thank you, brother. I am willing but unable to do so now, and I can only rely on you!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Fang smiled but remained silent. He then stopped his flying artifact and landed in a spacious bamboo forest.
The woodland was completely empty, and the earth was turned upside down.
The surrounding soil was loose, as if the entire bamboo forest had been uprooted.
Shi Fang scanned his surroundings, surveying the environment.
He stopped in his tracks when he reached a patch of damp, muddy ground.
On the damp soil, there were bright red bloodstains and fragments of wings.
Li Wantian took two steps forward, his tone somewhat anxious:
"It's the Cloud Chaser Falcon! Mu Feng has also encountered the Cloud Chaser Falcon!"
Shi Fang frowned and gave the order:
"Let's hurry, follow this path!"
The two resumed their journey, following the trail of blood in a fan-shaped search for Mu Feng's whereabouts.
The further Li Wantian went, the more alarmed he became.
Just how many Cloud Chasing Falcons were there? Judging from the bloodstains, there were more than three hundred!
Finally, after a cup of tea, the two crossed the bamboo forest and saw Mu Feng's figure by a stream tens of thousands of meters away.
Li Wantian shouted anxiously:
"Mufeng!"
Upon hearing the sound, Mu Feng turned around abruptly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
When Mu Feng saw that the people who came were Shi Fang and Li Wantian, his tense nerves relaxed and his eyes turned into surprise.
But then, something unexpected happened.
"careful!"
Shi Fang exclaimed in surprise and instantly flashed to Mu Feng's side.
Mu Feng felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand.
"Bang!"
The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground rang out.
A headless snake, about three meters long, appeared in the stream.
The patterned snakeskin forms a shape similar to a skull.
"The Bone Serpent!" Shi Fang exclaimed in surprise, then hugged Mu Feng and gently placed him on the ground.
Li Wantian approached Mu Feng, frowned, and asked softly:
How are you feeling now?
Mu Feng shook his head. In just a few breaths, he became delirious, feeling pain spreading from the back of his hand, his entire arm aching, and his whole body burning up.
Shi Fang tore off Mu Feng's left and right sleeves, exposing Mu Feng's entire arms to the air.
Her once jade-like skin was now swollen to twice its normal size and had turned purplish-red.
Mu Feng was in a daze, still thinking about how the snake had gotten to his side.
He moved his fingers, intending to retrieve a ladle of spiritual spring water from the Peach Blossom Spring Secret Realm for drinking.
The spiritual spring can cure all poisons; he'll be fine after drinking it.
However, on a whim, he suddenly decided to test the two men's attitude towards him during this crisis.
He weakly raised his head, his brows slightly furrowed. Like a beautiful woman with delicately furrowed brows, Mu Feng possessed a fragile beauty at this moment.
"What should we do now?"
The next moment, Shi Fang grabbed his hand and brought his mouth to the wound.
"Mu Feng, let me suck the poison out for you!"
Mu Feng struggled weakly:
"No! This blood is poisonous! I..."
Shi Fang raised her head and looked at him with deep affection:
"I'd do anything for you."
Mu Feng was deeply moved upon hearing this; Shi Fang was actually willing to go to such lengths for him!
The pitch-black poisonous blood stained Shi Fang's lips black, and Mu Feng's eyes reddened. He felt that Shi Fang was the only person in the world who loved him deeply at this moment.
But the pitch-black poisonous blood seemed impossible to get rid of completely.
After a cup of tea.
The dizziness struck again, and after a moment of spinning, Mu Feng could no longer hold on and collapsed on the shore.
Before fainting, Mu Feng felt a pang of regret; he should have drunk the spiritual spring water!
Half an hour later.
The pitch-black poisonous blood was still flowing, and Shi Fang was still continuously sucking it up.
Beside him, Li Wantian watched this scene, his brows furrowed so deeply they seemed capable of trapping a fly. He opened his mouth several times, but finally spoke:
"Brother, stop sucking. Mu Feng's face is pale now, and it seems there isn't much blood left to cleanse."
Li Wantian was somewhat worried. It was just snake venom, but with Shi Fang's method of sucking it out, Mu Feng would die from excessive blood loss very soon.
Moreover, Shi Fang's desperate blood-draining, relentless approach startled Li Wantian.
Upon hearing this, Shi Fang froze for a moment, then released Mu Feng's arm and wiped his mouth with the hem of his robe.
"You're right, I'll give him the antidote right away."
Upon hearing this, Li Wantian's expression twisted. Why didn't you say so earlier that you had an antidote?
The black, poisonous blood on the small pebble beach has now accumulated into a large pool. Even though Li Wantian was beaten all night yesterday, the amount of blood he lost was less than one-tenth of this pool.
After giving Mu Feng the antidote pill, Shi Fang also gave him a bottle of water.
It seemed that a thirst for water made Mu Feng open his eyes.
Mu Feng was now incredibly vulnerable, seemingly even more so than when he was bitten by the snake.
He opened and closed his mouth, asking in a barely audible voice:
"Has the poison been neutralized?"
Shi Fang lovingly touched his face:
"The poison has been neutralized, you are safe now, don't be afraid."
Upon hearing this, Mu Feng pursed his lips and a slight smile appeared on his face:
"Thank you, Shifang."
Seeing Shi Fang's affectionate expression, Li Wantian breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had been overthinking things; Shi Fang was just too worried and had used the wrong method.
When Mu Feng woke up this time, he was still very dizzy, but he was able to have a normal conversation.
His small face was pale as he gave his instructions;
“The previous Cloud Chasing Falcon had an owner. Be careful, that beast-taming cultivator might be nearby.”
During the previous fight, he tried to capture the Cloud Chaser Falcon in the Peach Blossom Paradise, but unfortunately, the Cloud Chaser Falcon couldn't get in at all.
This indicates that the Cloud Chasing Falcon is a spirit beast with an owner.
Upon hearing this, Li Wantian was greatly alarmed:
"I also encountered a Cloud Chasing Falcon. Could it be that we've been targeted by that beast-taming cultivator all along?"
Shi Fang snorted coldly and comforted her:
"Don't worry, I'm here. No matter how many Cloud Falcons there are, I'll take care of them."
**
In the city of Xingshu Fairy Fox King.
Riverside.
Spicy palace.
Song Chen tapped the table rhythmically with his middle finger, glancing at Zhao Ziyi from time to time.
"Ziyi, did you notice? I think there's something really wrong with these ten directions."
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