Xu Yiran finally couldn't resist any longer. She grabbed Xie Lingqin's slender waist and kissed her lips, turning the tables and going on the offensive...
Taking advantage of her surprise, he struck Xie Lingqin's pressure points.
"I'm now using my internal energy to break down the effects of the medicine in your body. You... just bear with it..."
Xu Yiran's voice was low and hoarse, and there was a clear sense of restraint in it.
In the dim light, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air. Xu Yiran turned Xie Lingqin away from him and gently placed his hands on her slender shoulders.
Suddenly, a light mist rose from all around him.
As a continuous stream of internal energy surged in, Xie Lingqin's brows furrowed in pain. She felt as if she had experienced both extremes of heat and cold, and had been to both hell and heaven. Her mind was completely blurred.
"Today, you gouged out my eyes, ripped out my skin, shattered my bones, and destroyed my soul. One day, I will become a vengeful ghost, haunting you for three lifetimes and disturbing your peace..."
Nightmares arrive, relentlessly entangle and gnaw at the heart, leaving it feeling riddled with holes, an endless torment.
A woman, her beautiful eyes wide open, wept blood-red sobs, and the direction she was looking in...
A little closer to the fire, a little closer still, just a little closer and I'll be able to see clearly who it is, who is so cruel, raising a torch to burn her alive.
In an instant, the torch landed on him, scorching his entire body.
"ah--"
With a scream, Xie Lingqin suddenly opened her eyes, regaining her senses. She felt weak all over and immediately leaned against the wall.
"I had a nightmare."
Beside her, Xu Yiran's voice was soft and low, her breathing slightly weak.
It was pitch black all around. Xie Lingqin "looked" at Xu Yiran, "You..."
“I used my internal energy to suppress the poison and then break it down, so you are in more pain than usual. However, once the internal energy enters, it cannot be gathered and released. We are both basically useless now and can only wait for someone to come and save us. If Yuwen Yao cannot find us within half an hour, we will die here.”
"He will find us."
"Even if you use your lightness skill to its fullest extent, it would still take two hours to circle this mountain."
"I believe him."
"You looked very pained just now. Was the nightmare terrible?"
Xie Lingqin looked away. "It's a recurring nightmare. Every time I wake up, my heart feels heavy and uncomfortable."
Xu Yiran's eyes flickered slightly, "Is there anything else?"
"What?"
"Have you ever dreamed of me?"
Xie Lingqin remained silent for a moment, then changed the subject, "Are you injured?"
"Yes, I had people in the vicinity search for you within an hour. When they found your trail and arrived, the ground had just cracked open. They couldn't save you in time, and we both fell in."
"When you fell, you didn't think about whether there would be any danger."
"Hmm... If you die, my life will have no meaning."
Xie Lingqin paused slightly upon hearing Xu Yiran's words and fell silent.
In the darkness, neither of them could see the other's expression, yet they strangely fell silent, and strangely, one could sense the emotions between them.
"I..." After a long while, Xie Lingqin finally spoke haltingly, "Well, just now, it was the effect of the medicine, plus the poison taking effect, I..."
"I see."
Xu Yiran stopped Xie Lingqin from continuing, because if she did, he would feel that the beautiful moment just now was all for him.
Silence fell over the air once more.
"Yes, I was wrong to be molested by you."
A moment later, Xu Yiran suddenly smiled softly again.
That smile immediately eased a lot of the awkwardness.
Xie Lingqin's brow twitched. "Well, this was my first time molesting someone, so my technique wasn't very good."
"hehe--"
Xu Yiran couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, this is also the first time I've been molested, so I don't really know how to cooperate."
"No need to cooperate."
Xie Lingqin was practically thanking her God and praying to Buddha.
That was truly terrifying.
Looking back now, she also had mixed feelings.
She has an excellent memory; she remembers everything that just happened very clearly.
If Xu Yiran hadn't been so virtuous despite being seriously injured, and hadn't used her inner strength to suppress the effects of the medicine, she and Xu Yiran would have already slept together.
She can remain steadfast in her love, but if forced to choose otherwise, she will choose to live.
Because only by surviving can she be with Yuwen Yao.
However, looking back now, Xie Lingqin realized that what drew her closer to Xu Yiran back then wasn't just the effects of the medicine, but also the light, ethereal aura within her body...
"Cough cough—"
Xu Yiran suddenly coughed a few times, and then the smell of blood became even stronger in the smoke and dust.
"Where are you hurt? Let me bandage you up."
Xie Lingqin immediately replied.
"No need for the waist and back."
"Tear—"
With a tearing sound, Xie Lingqin decisively ripped off the other sleeve, then carefully and bewilderedly knelt over and slowly approached Xu Yiran, saying, "I'll wrap it tightly for you, it'll make you feel better."
"Okay, but you need to stay away from me. If you get too close, I'll start having all sorts of wild thoughts."
Xu Yiran said, "Even though it was such an ambiguous statement, he spoke politely and respectfully, his clear and elegant breath blowing right next to Xie Lingqin's ear."
Xie Lingqin looked slightly embarrassed. It was indeed too close. However, his blood was still flowing, and the surrounding area was all hard stone. If he wasn't bound with cloth, it would be even more uncomfortable.
"Alright, stop being so sentimental. I'm only doing this because you saved me earlier. Come on."
Xie Lingqin moved closer, and just then, a loud bang came from above, and a burst of moonlight shone down.
Xie Lingqin raised her hand, covering her eyes with some discomfort. Through her fingers, she could see Yuwen Yao standing there above her. In the moonlight, his black robe, black face, and black eyes were so deep they could kill.
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