Ye Qingyun's expression immediately changed. Although he was also worried about Xiao Yuhan, they were both his junior brothers, and he wouldn't let Liu Jiantang sacrifice himself. "Junior Brother Liu, Long Xiaoyu sacrificed her life for you. Why did she lie to Junior Brother Xiao? I admit she was selfish. She was thinking of you from beginning to end. She gave up her life to save you. You shouldn't give up your life because of self-blame. Besides, you can't remove the Gu from Junior Brother without three to five years of cultivation of the Blood King Scripture!"
"Then I'll wait three to five years. Now it's time to end this!" With that, Liu Jiantang turned to look at Long Xiaoyu's corpse and murmured, "She was afraid of the dark... If I weren't here, she must have been very sad to walk alone like this."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Nangong Ling'er, who was examining Xiao Yuhan not far away, stood up and came to Liu Jiantang's side. Suddenly, she slapped him across the face and said angrily, "Liu Jiantang, I don't know how guilty you feel, but Senior Brother Xiao was willing to become the Blood King Gu for you, and Long Xiaoyu gave up her life for you. If you don't respect yourself, then get out of here and go to a place where no one can find you to die!"
No one expected that the usually gentle junior sister would do such a thing, but at this moment no one dared to refute her.
Everyone wanted to remove the curse from Xiao Yuhan, but sacrificing one person to save another was something no one wanted to see. Moreover, judging from the current situation, even if the curse wasn't removed, Xiao Yuhan's life was at least safe.
At the same time, Xiao Yuhan, who was pinned to the spot by Miao Xiaodie, suddenly shouted in his hoarse voice, "Ling'er! Zhongfu, Yunmen, Lieque, Taiyuan, heavy, light, heavy."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Ling'er, who was most sensitive to acupoints, immediately came to Xiao Yuhan's side and inserted needles at the acupoints he indicated.
Xiao Yuhan's expression softened considerably, and his breathing became more robust. "Next, apply heavy needles to all nine acupoints of the Heart Meridian: Jiquan, Qingling, Shaohai, Lingdao, Tongli, Yinxi, Shenmen, Shaofu, and Shaochong!"
Nangong Ling'er did as instructed, and it wasn't until Xiao Yuhan had mentioned over a hundred acupoints that he finally regained his senses.
Xiao Yuhan looked at Liu Jiantang with a pale face, then at Long Xiaoyu, and murmured, "What a pity for such a devoted lover. Senior Brother Liu, I'm sorry I couldn't think of a way to save her life. Now that things have come to this, please accept my condolences."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Jiantang felt even more uncomfortable. He didn't understand why Xiao Yuhan would apologize for Long Xiaoyu's matter when he was in such a state. He remembered how he used to look down on Xiao Yuhan and thought that there was a dirty and filthy heart behind this person's hypocritical mask.
He immediately went to Xiao Yuhan and asked, "Junior Brother Xiao, how are you?"
Xiao Yuhan sat up straight and said, "A drop of Long Xiaoyu's heart's blood had a slight effect, restoring some of my senses. She gave me her life's cultivation before, which caused my nascent soul to mutate. It can now barely suppress the demonic nature of the Blood King Gu. Don't worry, it's fine. When I return to the Heavenly Sword Sect, I will go into seclusion for a while and it will naturally be eliminated."
Upon hearing this, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Nangong Ling'er, standing beside Xiao Yuhan, remained silent for a long time with tears in her eyes.
The group buried Long Xiaoyu at the ruins of the Blood God Sect, and then embarked on their journey home. They parted ways with Miao Xiaodie at the Five Immortals Sect along the way, heading towards the Central Plains and returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Half a month later, after returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect, his fellow disciples were still worried about the Blood King Gu on Xiao Yuhan's body. However, he repeatedly assured them that he was fine, and with Nangong Ling'er nodding in agreement, his fellow disciples were finally relieved.
In the forbidden area of the back mountain, Xiao Yuhan, who had just returned to the mountain gate, went to the forbidden area of the back mountain under the pretext of going into seclusion. Nangong Ling'er had been by his side during this time. Even though Xiao Yuhan said that he needed to go into seclusion to cultivate and did not want to be disturbed, she still secretly followed behind him.
Others may not understand acupuncture points, but she does. When she performed acupuncture on Xiao Yuhan that day, she knew that this set of acupuncture techniques could not cure the Blood King Gu, but was a means of suppressing spiritual energy.
While Xiao Yuhan was alone in the cave retrieving the needle, he sensed Nangong Ling'er's presence. "Junior Sister... I knew I couldn't hide it from you..."
Nangong Ling'er's eyes reddened. "Senior brother, why did you have to do this?"
“Long Xiaoyu didn’t lie to me. Her heart’s blood really did have an effect, just not as powerful as she said. But it was enough. At least I was truly awake the moment the heart’s blood took effect. In addition, I had already entered the third level of the Void Returning Realm, so the method of sealing acupoints could indeed be effective.”
As Xiao Yuhan spoke, he removed the needles, which had been in his body for half a month and had turned completely black.
Nangong Ling'er asked, "Senior Brother, are you sure there won't be any problems removing the needles now?"
"It's alright! I've memorized the entire process of how Long Xiaoyu refined me into the Blood King Gu. The demonic blood eroded my eight extraordinary meridians and flowed back to my heart. This set of acupuncture techniques sealed all the major acupoints in my body. During this time, the blood flow in my body has been slow. I even used my spiritual energy to force the demonic nature back to my heart meridian. With my cultivation at the Void Reset Realm, as long as I can suppress the demonic nature and prevent it from eroding my body again, there shouldn't be any problems!"
"But... but Senior Brother, you can no longer fight with others..." Nangong Ling'er choked out.
Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly, reached out and patted Nangong Ling'er's head, and said with a smile, "Your senior brother is a gentleman, unlike Senior Brother Ye and Senior Brother Liu who are reckless. Why would I fight with others without even coming here?"
Nangong Ling'er was both amused and exasperated, complaining, "Even in this state, you still have the mind to joke around. But... Senior Brother, are you really confident you can control yourself?"
"Don't worry... It's not that I can't fight, it's just that I don't dare to take it too seriously. Escaping shouldn't be a problem. As for how to cure this poison, we'll figure it out slowly. We'll find a way!"
Nangong Ling'er stared at Xiao Yuhan for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "Junior sister will study hard and help senior brother find a way to cure the Gu as soon as possible."
"Alright! You go back now. Don't let anyone know about this. I don't want them to see me like this. I'll go back to the Discipline Hall to recuperate after the needles are removed."
"Is Senior Brother alright?" Nangong Ling'er asked.
Xiao Yuhan took out the Blood King Scripture that Long Xiaoyu had given her and handed it over. "Don't worry. By the way, this also contains the method for refining the Blood King Gu. If it were you, you would surely be able to find a way to cure the Gu!"
Nangong Ling'er nodded, carefully put away the Blood King Scripture, and then turned and left the cave. After all, this was the back mountain of the Heavenly Sword Sect, not far from the forbidden area, and the defense was even more strict, so Nangong Ling'er left with peace of mind.
After she left, Xiao Yuhan sighed helplessly, feeling somewhat regretful for having so easily believed Long Xiaoyu's words.
Although it's understandable, given that in that situation Long Xiaoyu was focused on saving Liu Jiantang, it's reasonable for her to deliberately conceal some crucial information and deceive him into helping her.
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