The Emperor ordered the snake gall to be crushed and fed to Jun Molin, then stood anxiously to the side to wait.
Old Chang had a sense of unease. He had never seen that kind of snake gall before and didn't know its specific effects or contraindications. What if this snake gall was not good for wound healing? That would be terrible.
About fifteen minutes after consuming the snake gall, Jun Molin slowly opened his eyes.
"Lin'er, Lin'er." The Emperor walked happily to the bedside, wanting to sit down, and helped him up.
Unexpectedly, just as the Emperor sat down by the bed, Jun Molin suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, then fainted, his face deathly pale, and he stopped breathing.
"Lin'er!" the Emperor cried out, feeling as if a knife had been plunged into his heart, causing him both pain and fear.
"Your Majesty, please step aside." Elder Chang's expression changed, and he immediately came over, took out his needle bag, opened it, and began to administer acupuncture to Jun Molin.
After working for more than an hour, Old Chang finally stopped. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief, saying, "My life is temporarily saved."
Looking at his son, whose chest was covered in thorns like a hedgehog, the emperor wiped away his tears with his sleeve and asked, "Aren't snake gallbladders non-toxic? Why is this happening?"
“Although snake gallbladders are non-toxic, they probably have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. His Highness the Northern Cold King is currently injured in the heart and lungs, and he should not touch anything that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis,” Elder Chang guessed.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor's face contorted with a terrifying rage. "I want Nangong Ye dead."
Lin'er is the only thing Ashi left behind. If anything happens to Lin'er, he will use the entire power of the Northern Yin Kingdom to destroy the Southern Chu Kingdom.
Elder Chang took Jun Molin's pulse, his brows furrowed, and he said in a grave tone, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince of Beihan's injuries have worsened. At most, I can only save his life for six days."
The timeframe suddenly shrunk from eleven days to six! The Emperor slumped onto his stool; how could Ranran possibly make it back in six days?
Red Dragon Peak
"Wow, Wuyuan, you're amazing! You actually hunted such a big leopard!" Yun Qingran looked at Wuyuan with starry eyes as he dragged the leopard back.
"Just a leopard." Wu Yuan smiled faintly, then used vines to tie the leopard up and lower it off the cliff.
Yun Qingran lay on the edge of the cliff, peeking at the scene below. After waiting for about an hour, almost baking in the sun, there was finally movement below the cliff.
The king cobra poked its head out from under the protruding rock of the cave, observed for a while, and only after confirming that there was no danger around did it extend its entire head and pull the leopard hanging there into the cave.
"OK, OK." Yun Qingran happily got up and said to Wuyuan, "We can get ready to go down now."
By the time the two of them went down, the Cave King Serpent should have already eaten the leopard.
"Mm." Wu Yuan nodded, put down the prepared vines, and then the two began to climb down.
This time, the two successfully descended to the protruding rock, where they found a large, dark cave. The Rock Cave King Serpent had emerged from this cave.
“There’s no fishy smell in the air, the Cave King Serpent isn’t nearby, it’s safe, let’s go in.” Yun Qingran sniffed the air with her little nose.
The two lit torches and carefully entered the large hole.
The hole was bigger than expected. Yun Qingran, who is 1.68 meters tall, could walk without bending her head, while Wu Yuan, who is 1.85 meters tall, had to lower his head slightly.
Yun Qingran brought the torch in her hand closer to the cave wall, then reached out and touched it, saying, "This cave is not naturally formed; it was carved out by man."
"How did you determine that this cave was formed naturally or was carved by man?" Wu Yuan asked her.
"Because the cave walls are too smooth. Natural cave walls are not smooth; they can't be this smooth," Yun Qingran said, touching the cave wall.
Wu Yuan had already noticed it, but he was amazed that Yun Qingran, a young lady confined to her chambers, possessed such insight and experience.
"Who would dig such a hole in this place?" Wu Yuan asked again.
"I don't know, but I'm certain this person is either very rich or very powerful," Yun Qingran slowly uttered these four words.
Carving such a large hole in such a cliff requires countless manpower and financial resources; it's not something an ordinary person can do.
“What you said makes a lot of sense.” Wu Yuan turned to look at her. She was facing him sideways, with a full forehead, prominent brow bone, long and curled eyelashes, a straight nose, soft lips, a delicate chin, and an absolutely beautiful profile. She was a masterpiece of Nuwa’s artistry.
She was the most beautiful and intelligent girl he had ever met. He had always thought that women were foolish creatures who could only depend on men for survival. After meeting Yun Qingran, that idea was overturned.
"Wuyuan, judging from your appearance, you seem to be from a wealthy and noble family as well." Yun Qingran turned her head and looked at him with a smile.
Wu Yuan possesses exceptional martial arts skills, outstanding appearance, and extraordinary demeanor. Based on her experience, he must be both wealthy and noble. The Northern Yin aristocratic circle had never heard of such a talented young man, so he is very likely from one of the three kingdoms: Southern Chu, Eastern Qi, or Western Yan.
Although the four countries are currently coexisting peacefully, their underlying interests and hatreds are deeply intertwined, making the situation far more complex than it appears on the surface. She doesn't want to keep a dangerous person by her side.
"Ranran, you guessed right, I am indeed not an ordinary person, but don't worry, I will never be your enemy." Wu Yuan looked at Yun Qingran with sincere eyes.
"Wu Yuan, you are my savior, and I don't want to be your enemy one day." Yun Qingran looked at Wu Yuan with clear and calm eyes.
"We will not be enemies." Wu Yuan smiled slightly, but beneath the smile, a possessive desire for his dominance rose within him.
He loves Yun Qingran, and he wants Yun Qingran to be his woman!
Wu Yuan thought that although she was a bit special, he could definitely get what he wanted from her. What he didn't expect was that he treated her as prey, but in the end, he became the prey that was at Wu Yuan's mercy.
Sometime sometime in the future, he didn't know whether to regret falling in love with Yun Qingran or to be grateful for meeting her. He only knew that Yun Qingran was in his blood and flesh for the rest of his life, and he could never give up the feeling of loving her.
"Let's go, let's go in and find the Rock Cave King Serpent." Yun Qingran smiled brightly at him, nodded, and walked inside with the torch in hand.
The two continued walking in, and after a while, the cave gradually became larger, the ground became flatter, and candlesticks began to appear on the cave walls.
"Wuyuan, can you feel it? It's like we're spiraling downwards." Yun Qingran tore a pearl off her clothes and threw it on the ground. Sure enough, the pearl started rolling.
“We are indeed going downhill.” Wu Yuan, being a martial artist, was more sensitive to these things.
"This place is so strange," Yun Qingran thought, feeling uneasy.
“This is the passageway,” Wuyuan said.
"You mean there's a tomb down there?" Yun Qingran recalled what the boatman had said: there was a tomb in Crimson Dragon Peak. It seemed the rumor was true.
"Mm." Wu Yuan nodded.
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