Chapter 108: The Dilemma of Healing and “His” Integrity
The dilemma of healing and "his" hypocritical attitude
Passing through the glittering passage, everyone was "vomited out" once again, landing unexpectedly on the ancient well platform. The wellhead barrier behind them rippled a few times like water before completely returning to calm, as if the thrilling event just now was just a dream.
As soon as he landed, Li Jiuyou groaned, his body swaying, and he nearly fell. Although the black energy on his back, where the evil thoughts had struck, was temporarily suppressed by the power of the Heart Source Crystal and stopped spreading, the bone-chilling coldness and excruciating pain remained, constantly sapping his strength and energy. His face was pale, his lips even turning purple, and a fine layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and refused to show weakness.
"King!" Man Gu hurried forward to support.
"Get out of here! I'm fine!" Li Jiuyou waved his hand away angrily, trying to stand on his own, but stumbled again.
Jiang Xuelan could clearly sense the weakness and pain beneath the other person's forced resistance, as well as the constant erosion of the evil thoughts like a maggot on his tarsal bone. He frowned slightly, took a step forward, and without hesitation, took hold of Li Jiuyou's arm again.
"Go sit over there." Jiang Xuelan's voice was still flat, but his movements were full of unquestionable strength as he semi-forced Li Jiuyou to a relatively flat place on the edge of the platform.
"You..." Li Jiuyou wanted to struggle, but he sensed a hint of unyielding persistence coming from Jiang Xuelan, as well as... a hint of worry. This inexplicably choked the harsh words on his lips. In the end, he just snorted awkwardly and let Jiang Xuelan press him down onto the cold stone floor.
"Xuanjia, look at his injuries." Jiang Xuelan looked at the old turtle that was slowly crawling over.
Xuan Jia stretched his neck, his small eyes examining the faint black energy on Li Jiuyou's back. He sniffed again, "Tsk tsk, the evil thoughts have penetrated his bones and harmed his demon soul. The power of the Heart Origin Crystal only temporarily sealed it. To completely dispel it, he has to rely on himself to slowly refine it with the Origin Demon Fire, or... hmm..." He glanced at Jiang Xuelan, "Or perhaps the power of the purest Yin can assist him and help neutralize the most sinister part of the resentment."
The most yin and pure power?
Everyone present instantly focused their attention on Jiang Xuelan.
Jiang Xuelan: "..."
Li Jiuyou: “…”
It's this familiar, embarrassing configuration again!
"What are you looking at!" Li Jiuyou's fury instantly exploded, as if someone had stepped on his tail. "I can do it on my own! I don't need anyone else's help!" He was supposed to engage in that kind of soul-level power interaction with Jiang Xuelan again? Thinking of his recent experience of social death in the Heart Tomb and the various subtle emotions that had come through, he felt uneasy all over!
Jiang Xuelan could also sense the other party's intense resistance and embarrassment. Didn't he feel awkward himself? But looking at Li Jiuyou's pale face, which was filled with pain, and thinking that the other party had suffered this injury in order to protect him...
Jiang Xuelan was silent for a moment, his icy blue eyes drooping slightly, his long lashes casting a small shadow beneath them. He slowly pulled the warm Heart Source Crystal from his bosom and handed it to Li Jiuyou. "This item contains the power of life and purification, and may be helpful in dispelling evil thoughts. You... take it first."
Li Jiuyou looked at the crystal, emitting a soft, rainbow-colored halo, then glanced up at Jiang Xuelan's emotionless face. He could vaguely sense a subtle hint of awkwardness as she handed him the item, a sort of "finally, I'm returning a favor." He felt an inexplicable surge of anxiety, and instead of accepting it, he turned his head away and said angrily, "Hmph! Who cares? Keep it for yourself!"
Jiang Xuelan clearly sensed the other person's irritable mood of "I don't want your pity," and the hint of... disappointment beneath that irritability. His hand holding the Heart Source Crystal paused in mid-air. It was neither right to give it to him nor right to take it back, and the atmosphere became even more awkward.
Ah Che looked at this and that, and whispered to Man Gu, "Brother Li seems to be in a lot of pain, but he doesn't want to ask my senior brother for help..."
Man Gu scratched his head: "The king is just stubborn..."
The tentacles under Xingtong's skirt swayed happily: "Oh my~ I'm embarrassed to give one and I'm embarrassed to ask for one~ It's really youth~"
Xuan Jia yawned: "Two fools who are so obsessed with face that they suffer in vain."
In the end, Jiang Xuelan was the first to give in. He sighed and, without hesitation, thrust the Heart Source Crystal into Li Jiuyou's hands (with a somewhat rough gesture, as if to mask the awkwardness). "Just take it, I told you to. Why are you nagging?" His tone remained cold and hard, but the hint of helplessness that instantly conveyed, a sense of "stop being so stubborn," made Li Jiuyou's fingers, holding the warm crystal, curl slightly.
Li Jiuyou held the Heart Source Crystal, the gentle power flowing slowly into his body, indeed slightly easing the cold, sharp pain in his back. He said nothing, but the gradually easing pain and the subtle sense of relief that "felt a little better" were clearly reflected in Jiang Xuelan's voice. Jiang Xuelan looked away, and the corners of his mouth relaxed slightly.
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