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Mo You lay on the bed for a while before he could sort out his thoughts amidst Kou Huai's chaotic narration. It turned out that after that battle, he slept for almost half a month and only managed to survive after Xiang Xiang concocted an antidote.
Unexpectedly, the Gu woman led the Yue Shan and Gong Yi clans to attack Yang Palace. In order to protect her, Ren Xiangxiang had to transform into a demon and join the battle, which put her into a state of temporary death. She has not woken up yet.
"...You have no idea how horrific the scene was, and that leader of the Bow-Clad Clan, Xiu Shen, was unbelievably strong. Are all you demons this powerful? Then you... Hey! What are you doing? Why did you get up? Hey, hey!"
Kou Huai was at a loss, watching helplessly as Mo You struggled to sit up with a gloomy face, seemingly wanting to get out of bed.
"Don't do anything reckless! This is no small injury. Although the poison has been neutralized, your internal organs and even the meridians throughout your body have suffered varying degrees of damage. You can only rest and recuperate, do you understand?"
Kou Huai was at a loss, especially when he saw the injury on his little finger. He switched hands, wanting to help him, but looked somewhat afraid.
He didn't have much contact with demons, and Ah Chong was the only demon he could trust in his dictionary.
Mo You ignored him completely, gritted her teeth and stood up. She was covered in cold sweat, feeling as if all the bones in her body had been broken. She was weak and uncomfortable, and even the slightest movement caused excruciating pain.
"Where do you think you're going looking like this?" Kou Huai couldn't stand it anymore and hesitated whether to take a hard line, but when he met the other's gaze, he felt inexplicably guilty.
This one must not be touched!
"Xiangxiang...where is she?" Mo You asked, his voice low and weak, yet carrying an irresistible sense of pressure.
“It’s right next to yours.” Kou Huai blurted out without thinking.
The woman on the bed was pale and lifeless, but there was still warmth in her chest. Patches of sunlight shone through the roof onto the ground, which was uneven and had several puddles.
Mo You stumbled, and Kou Huai rushed to help him, but was pushed away. So he could only stand behind him, watching the other person sit on the edge of the bed and gently hold Ren Xiangxiang's hand.
Her hands were pale and cold, like those of a dead person.
—Mo You, if you want her to live a long life, you can no longer allow her to use the demon-borrowing technique. Although she has a special constitution and possesses demonic power, that demonic power is obtained by prolonging her life and does not ultimately belong to her.
—If she continues to use the magic of borrowing demons, one day, when her body can no longer withstand the borrowed demonic power, she will never wake up again. At that time, even the old woman who prolongs life will not be able to save her life.
Mo You gripped her hand tightly, as if he could hold her life in his grasp.
Last time, Bai Xu couldn't wait for her to come back. He regretted it every moment, wondering why he had to go to such a far place, why he couldn't have come back two days earlier, and why she had to die.
Bai Xu never got to see him until the very last moment of his life, which became a lifelong sorrow for him.
He didn't want to experience that again—having it in his hands only to have it vanish without a trace. He couldn't lose Xiangxiang again.
“Xiangxiang…” Mo You’s lips twitched, his voice low and hoarse.
"You must wake up... Xiangxiang..."
The voice trembled slightly, sounding precarious. Even Kou Huai, who was standing at the door, couldn't bear to watch any longer. Unable to utter any words of comfort, he sighed, gently closed the door, and left.
When they found this place, Ren Xiangxiang was actually very badly injured, but she managed to recover quickly with the help of medicine and her demonic power before choosing to return the demonic power and fall into a deep sleep.
"...If you're covered in injuries, it will take a long time to recover as a human. This way, you can just sleep it off." As she said this, her gaze remained fixed on the unconscious demon youth on the bed, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.
A group of junior disciples looked on with admiration, their eyes shining. Such a physician with amazing abilities was rare in the world. There was no other like him in the entire Yang Palace. Moreover, he was Shu Huixin's disciple. His future was immeasurable. But what charm did this young demon clan member, who was only decent-looking, have that made her go to such lengths?
Kou Huai thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand. His head was probably influenced by A Chong, and it was not much bigger than a walnut kernel. However, just a moment ago, he felt lost, guilty, sad, and heartbroken. Although the other party did not say anything, these emotions weighed heavily on his chest, making it hard to breathe. He suddenly felt that Junior Sister Ren had not misjudged him. This young demon was worth it.
Kou Huai took a deep breath, sat in the courtyard and looked at the room where Junior Sister Ren lived, and suddenly felt inexplicably envious.
He was caught completely off guard by this display of affection.
After the rain, the sky was clear and cloudless. As the sun slowly climbed to its zenith, the temperature began to rise steadily, and it finally returned to the sweltering heat of summer, making people sweat profusely and feel extremely irritable.
After the Gu woman of Yanshi Ridge led the demons away, Kou Qiyu disregarded his injuries and forcefully reinforced the demon-slaying formation, and also sent more people to guard that place.
Meanwhile, the owner of Wilderness Lake also emerged after the crisis to participate in the cleanup.
"Master, you... I've left the food outside the door, please eat something."
Kou Xiaobai knocked on the door uneasily, then lowered his hand dejectedly, put down the food, and prepared to leave.
"Xiao Bai." Kou Qiyu's deep voice came from inside the house.
Kou Xiaobai was startled and immediately ran back, "Master, I'm here."
"How are Junior Brother Lan and the others doing?"
"Uncle Lan..." Kou Xiaobai opened his mouth, not knowing where to begin. Lan Fengguang's main injury was to his leg, and he would probably find it difficult to use the Demon-Slaying Sword again after he recovered. His three disciples were also either injured or crippled, especially Senior Brother Lan Qizheng, who had lost too much blood and the doctor said it was hard to say whether he would wake up.
As for Shishu Sheliuying, she is out of danger. Now, as long as she wakes up and takes good care of herself, there shouldn't be any major problems.
Kou Xiaobai carefully reported the general situation. The room was quiet until he finished speaking. Then Kou Qiyu sighed softly, "You've worked hard. Go back and take care of your servant demon!"
Kou Xiaobai paused for a moment, then left with a gloomy expression.
His demon servant, Xichi, is still in danger.
Although he did not suffer any external injuries in the battle that day, his spiritual power was severely depleted, and he was no longer able to help Yingfu. Therefore, Yingfu lost his demon form and turned back into a sparrow.
He gently stroked the shadow's feathers, but then he heard a clear, bright little girl's voice.
"...Master, you don't need to be too sad for me. I am a possessed demon, and I don't die so easily. It's just that if I lose this body, I will also lose my memories. I don't want to forget you, so I desperately held on to my last breath. Given time, I will definitely be able to heal this body and come back!"
Kou Qiyu nodded slowly, then casually waved his hand, revealing a circle in his palm. "Control..."
A soft light burst forth from the center, revealing a "pattern".
As soon as the formation was completed, Yingfu's small body was immediately sucked into the formation. The formation formed a small space of its own, inhabited by his demon servants. However, controlling the demon servants consumed a great deal of spiritual energy, so he could only summon one at a time.
"Huh? What's wrong with this sparrow?" A loud voice came from within the formation, followed by someone else saying, "He's badly injured, Master, how are you? What happened?"
It was a gentle female voice, but it sounded somewhat flustered.
Kou Qiyu replied unhurriedly, "Could you please take care of Afu for me for a while, Ajiu? You can come out now!"
"What?" The loud male voice suddenly exploded, roaring, "Old Kou, what are you doing? I don't know how to take care of people, that's what Banjiu should do. Who hurt him like this? Let me out, I'll go avenge you! Hey! Did you hear me! Old Kou!"
“I heard you.” Kou Qiyu sighed helplessly, brushed his palm across the array, and continued, “Ajiu.”
"Alright." As the woman responded gently, a figure slowly appeared beside him. The clear male voice within the formation grew even more frantic, "Old Kou, you—"
Before he could finish speaking, Kou Qiyu abruptly dispelled the formation, his voice abruptly ceasing. The woman, beautiful and dignified, dressed in a long gray dress with white spots, frowned slightly and asked uneasily, "Master, I am only proficient in medicine. If we encounter danger, I'm afraid my abilities are limited and I won't be able to protect you..."
Kou Qiyu shook his head and said slowly, "What I need is your medical skills."
...
With the advent of the antidote, those who were previously scratched or bitten by rat-head flowers and monsters no longer need to worry about dying from poisoning. Moreover, the weaknesses of those creatures have been discovered, making them easier to deal with.
With the improved cure rate, people were no longer terrified of the appearance of rat-head flowers, monsters, or mutated corpses. On the contrary, these things could speed up the process of the Demon Refining Elder preparing the antidote.
With an antidote and a poison-dispelling agent, although the battle resulted in heavy casualties, everyone also gained a lot.
At the critical moment, it was Xu Jinnian who turned the tide at Banjushan. Although he fell ill again afterward, his condition was much better than expected.
In the courtyard, Xu Caiyou's wailing could be heard from time to time. She would cry because she was tired from cleaning up the corpses in the courtyard, or because she was fuming while helping to brew medicine, or she would cry again when she thought of Xu Jinnian and He Wenwen while she was busy with something.
Tears flowed so much that He Wenwen would wake up groggily and start crying again, and he was still crying when he woke up a second time. Finally, unable to rest from the noise, He Wenwen called someone in.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying all day long? My master and I are not dead yet!"
"Waaaaah...Senior Brother, waaaaah..." Xu Caiyou cried and threw herself at He Wenwen as he angrily cursed him. However, He Wenwen, despite his back injury, managed to dodge her.
Clang!
"Aww—" Xu Caiyou covered her head and screamed in agony, crying even more bitterly.
"Have you cried enough? It's so noisy!" He Wenwen frowned, unable to scold or hit Xu Caiyou, who then sobbed and said intermittently, "I was scared! I was so scared, so many monsters, and you, you weren't here, I, I thought... I thought..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, but she stubbornly held back her sobs.
He Wenwen was speechless. When he was helped back that day, he was also startled when he saw the mountain of monsters outside the door. Then, the next thing he saw was Xu Caiyou, who was crying and picking out Gu worms. She was covered in blood and filth, but she was nimble and quick. There was also a small bamboo basket full of Gu worms next to her. The sight made his scalp tingle instantly.
His junior brother was actually more talented than him, but it was hard to say whether he was bold or cowardly. If you said he was cowardly, then in the situation they lived in, not a single monster rushed in. If you said he was bold, then his crying was so tragic, as if he had suffered some great injustice.
He Wenwen rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache. "How is Master?"
"Huh?" Xu Caiyou wiped away her tears and stammered, "I...I just woke up for a little while, then...I fell asleep again..."
He Wenwen thought to herself that she was probably woken up by him, and tried to speak to Xu Caiyou in a gentle and approachable manner, just like her master, saying, "If you could be a little quieter, my master and I would probably recover faster."
"Huh?" Xu Caiyou looked completely innocent, her eyes swollen from crying.
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