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The two of them changed their pace and rushed forward, and if they weren't careful, they could only see two fleeting shadows in the air. When did Ouyang Zixin no longer need Yun Tianmo to carry her along? Her speed had actually reached a point where she could keep up with Yun Tianmo. Unfortunately, neither of them paid much attention to this fact, as they were both preoccupied with more important matters.
Yun Tianying could be said to be the only blood relative that Yun Tianmo valued in the world. This time, he had brought him into the Millennium Ruins to find a way to detoxify him. If he encountered danger here, Yun Tianmo would feel guilty for a lifetime.
In contrast, Ouyang Zixin was more concerned about Yun Tianmo's emotional state than Yun Tianying's safety. She was afraid—afraid that when Yun Tianmo lost a loved one, he would feel burdened and lonely. Once again, his slightly faster silhouette overlapped with the shadow from her memories.
"What's wrong?"
Ouyang Zixin stumbled slightly and almost fell, but fortunately, Yun Tianmo, though anxious, had been paying attention to her situation and pulled her back just in time.
"I'm fine." Ouyang Zixin flashed him a sweet smile, as if she hadn't been distracted at all. "Let's go; we're almost there."
Before long, they saw two figures supporting each other ahead—it was none other than Yun Tianying and the Shadow Guard. Yun Tianmo glanced back at Ouyang Zixin; seeing her nod, he lightly pushed off the ground and shot forward. In just a few breaths, he reached Yun Tianying's side.
"Cough cough, you... what happened..."
"Don't speak!" Yun Tianmo frowned as he looked at Yun Tianying's face, which was already showing signs of dark energy. From his appearance, it seemed the poison had flared up.
Ouyang Zixin arrived a moment later and looked at Yun Tianying's face. She couldn't help but be startled; she hadn't expected his condition to be so severe—his lips were already turning purple, and she could faintly see black veins coursing beneath his skin.
"His... poison..."
"Cough cough, Miss Ouyang, did I scare you?" Yun Tianying said apologetically. His current state was indeed quite frightening. He remembered how scared he had been when he first experienced poisoning as a child; it was even worse for a girl like her. The severity of his current condition was likely a hundred times worse than what he had seen as a child. Ouyang Zixin's reaction was commendable.
At least she didn't treat him like a monster.
Yun Tianmo and the Shadow Guard helped Yun Tianying sit down and scolded him, "You look like this and you're still moving around." They knew that moving carelessly during an episode would only exacerbate the poison. There was no reason for Yun Tianying to make such a mistake, but given his current state, it was hard to say. Thus, Yun Tianmo's gaze swept over to the Shadow Guard.
The Shadow Guard knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, "I was originally supposed to return as agreed, but on the way, I encountered the Seventh Prince, who was already suffering from poisoning. I asked the Seventh Prince to rest, but he insisted that there was something very important he needed to discuss with the Master as soon as possible, so..."
"Waste!" Yun Tianmo snorted coldly. In his view, nothing was more important than Yun Tianying's safety. The Shadow Guard's failure to make the correct judgment displeased him greatly.
This cold snort immediately caused the Shadow Guard to break out in a cold sweat, soaking his back.
"Enough! This is not the time for such discussions." Ouyang Zixin stepped in front of Yun Tianmo and waved her small hand at the Shadow Guard, signaling him to step aside to avoid further angering Yun Tianmo. Yes, in Ouyang Zixin's eyes, Yun Tianmo was merely venting his anger; even if he was worried about Yun Tianying, it truly wasn't the Shadow Guard's fault. After all, Yun Tianying was the Seventh Prince. If the Shadow Guard disobeyed orders, he would likely not receive any praise from Yun Tianmo either. That was the unfortunate reality of being a subordinate.
Seeing that the Shadow Guard stood frozen in place and refused to move, Ouyang Zixin turned her head and glared at him, saying, "Are you still here causing trouble? Hurry up and get out of the way!" She then looked at the stern-faced Yun Tianmo and added irritably, "Tell your man to make some room for me."
That finally got the Shadow Guard to leave.
While Yun Tianmo examined Yun Tianying's pulse, Ouyang Zixin took a closer look at him. Almost every vein in Yun Tianying's body was filled with black energy, meaning he was no different from a poisoned person right now. It was astonishing that he could still be alive despite being so severely poisoned. She recalled how she had almost lost her life due to mistakenly eating a poisonous fruit in the secret realm. Truly, people could die from envy.
As Ouyang Zixin secretly envied Yun Tianying's resilience, Yun Tianmo had already conducted a thorough examination of his body. It seemed that this bout of poisoning was entirely different from previous episodes; what could have triggered such toxicity?
"Logically speaking, it should still be over half a month until the next poisoning episode. What did you encounter?" Yun Tianmo withdrew his hand after checking his pulse. This irregular onset of poisoning was not a good sign. Rong Yi had once said that if he could control the timing of the poison's onset within a regular pattern, then his life would be safe; but if that pattern were broken, it would mean that Yun Tianying had little time left.
Since entering the Millennium Ruins, they had not encountered anything that could trigger toxicity; even Cicada Jade had been found. If something were to happen to Yun Tianying now, Yun Tianmo would absolutely not allow it.
"Cough cough, it's an old problem; there's no need for you to be so concerned. First, let me explain what happened." Yun Tianying coughed several times before managing to suppress the turmoil in his chest and began recounting his experiences.
Yun Tianying had been searching for handprints in his assigned area without any obstacles until he found two of them. After noting their locations and calculating the time, he decided it was not suitable to continue forward and prepared to return. The problem arose during his return journey; he distinctly remembered feeling something shifting behind him after passing by the location of the second handprint. However, whenever he turned around to check, there was nothing there. This strange sensation lasted for about an hour until he reached the location of the first handprint when he suddenly felt a disturbance within his body. Initially, he thought nothing of it and assumed it was just fatigue since he had always been in poor health. He stopped near the first handprint to rest before continuing back.
However, while resting, instead of stabilizing his internal energy, he felt as if his blood were boiling violently. Alarmed, he activated Mysterious Energy to suppress it. At first, it worked somewhat but gradually became less effective over time.
"I knew staying put wasn't a solution and thought I should try to push through and head back. But when I stood up again, I found that the location of that first handprint looked like red-hot iron; not only had its color changed but it also emitted faint white smoke. Given what had happened with the two people who disappeared earlier, I didn't dare approach recklessly and wanted to inform you about this matter as quickly as possible," Yun Tianying recalled vividly. "But after walking for just a short while longer, I realized returning alone would be impossible. So I decided to take a risk and traverse through our respective paths; encountering one of you would be more likely than returning alone."
"That's reckless!" Yun Tianmo completely disagreed with Yun Tianying's approach. The danger of crossing was clearly greater, but he also understood that if it weren't for Yun Tianying knowing he couldn't go back, he wouldn't resort to such a gamble.
"My body... if I can take a risk once, it's worth it, right?" Yun Tianying's face, shrouded in dark energy, smiled in a strange manner, yet it felt oddly fitting.
"Changes in the handprints?" Ouyang Zixin seemed surprised by this discovery. These handprints were mechanisms for exiting, but why had they suddenly changed? Moreover, it caused the poison within Yun Tianying to act prematurely. Was this a coincidence or...
"What about you? Did you notice anything?" Yun Tianmo was the first to return. Considering the timing, even if there were changes in the handprints in his direction, he likely missed them. Therefore, Ouyang Zixin called over the shadow guard again to carefully ask if he had noticed anything.
The shadow guard did not respond immediately but glanced at Yun Tianmo first. Seeing him nod, he said, "When the Seventh Prince encountered me, I had already passed the location of the handprints, so I didn't notice anything."
"So only Yun Tianying noticed the changes in the handprints and was poisoned, while you all had no reaction." What did this imply? Ouyang Zixin pressed her thumb against her temple—poisoning, handprints, mechanisms... Underground Palace.
—What? Can't you remember?
You!
—Hehe, what? The entire layout of the Underground Palace is already in your mind, haven't you realized it yet?
Realized what?
Ouyang Zixin felt somewhat annoyed. She had finally managed to calm her emotions when that woman appeared again. Yet she couldn't help but want to learn more from her; this feeling was truly contradictory.
—Underground Palace, doesn't it resemble that city?
That city...
Ouyang Zixin's eyes widened in terror as she suddenly saw not only the overlapping figures of Yun Tianmo and that person in her mind but also the overlap between this Underground Palace and that city...
How could this be?
"What happened to you?" Yun Tianmo saw Ouyang Zixin suddenly show a look of panic and quickly shook her awake. "Don't scare me." With Yun Tianying's poisoning already enough to worry about, he certainly didn't want anything else to happen to Ouyang Zixin at this critical moment.
It seemed that they could no longer stay in this Underground Palace; they needed to get out as soon as possible.
"I... I'm fine... Can the poison be suppressed?" Ouyang Zixin was abruptly pulled back to reality by Yun Tianmo. While trying to cover up her moment of weakness, she thought about how to divert their attention and prevent them from noticing her abnormality.
"Cough, cough, the suppressive medicine has already been taken, but this time, it doesn't seem to have any effect," Yun Tianying said with a bitter smile. He feared he might not survive this time; after holding on for so many years, he never expected to die in such an unknown place.
"I'll try injecting Cicada Jade into your body," Yun Tianmo said as he waved his hand, revealing Cicada Jade in his palm, faintly glowing and quite beautiful. However, at this moment, no one had the mood to appreciate its beauty; the priority was to suppress the poison within Yun Tianying.
Earlier, Yun Tianmo had already given half of the High-Level Xuan Snake Gallbladder to Yun Tianying as per Rong Yi's instructions, leaving the other half for Rong Yi to concoct medicine. Although Cicada Jade had not yet been used in medicine, he guessed it would still be somewhat effective; otherwise, why would Rong Yi refuse to act before obtaining it?
"Cough, cough, there's no other way," Yun Tianying said as he looked at the Cicada Jade in Yun Tianmo's hand. After waiting for so many years for this item, seeing it now brought him no joy; instead, he felt a sense of relief. He calmly closed his eyes as if he had already let go of life and death.
"Wait!" Just as Yun Tianmo was about to inject Cicada Jade into Yun Tianying's body, Ouyang Zixin suddenly grabbed his hand, stopping his action.
"It can't be injected into his body; he'll die," Ouyang Zixin gritted her teeth. She didn't know how much she could trust her own words, but that woman who claimed to be "her" said so, and she could only choose to believe it now.
"How do you know?" Yun Tianmo asked, looking at Ouyang Zixin with a questioning gaze. Yun Tianying also opened his eyes due to her words; although he didn't speak, the meaning in his eyes was the same as Yun Tianmo's.
How did Ouyang Zixin know? It was another version of herself that told her!
But how could she say that? She wasn't sure how these people would react upon hearing such a statement from her.
—What? Afraid? Then you shouldn't have said earlier that he should inject Cicada Jade into his body...
Shut up!
—Hmph, being a good person isn't that easy.
"Cicada Jade can be used to detoxify, but injecting it directly into the body will only accelerate the death of the poisoned person. I... I heard my uncle mention it before." Ouyang Zixin knew that her reasoning was quite poor, but at that moment, she couldn't think of a better excuse to convince the two of them.
Yun Tianying fell silent upon hearing this, glancing at Yun Tianmo with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. He decided to leave this matter to Yun Tianmo; his life was already meant to end.
Yun Tianmo did not express belief in Ouyang Zixin's reasoning, nor did he raise any further questions. However, when he looked at Yun Tianying, a hint of pain in his eyes was impossible to ignore. He tightly gripped the Cicada Jade; if Yun Tianying were to die here, what use would this thing have?
Seeing Yun Tianmo's angry expression, Ouyang Zixin opened her mouth several times but couldn't utter a word. In fact, she was even more afraid than Yun Tianmo, but her fear could not be shared with anyone...
—Master, you can use Azure Leaf Tea for detoxification.
Hmm?
—The Azure Leaf Tea that you usually drink as water.
Right, how could I forget about that?
"Yun Tianmo, don't be sad! I have a solution! Nameless, hurry and bring me the tea!" Ouyang Zixin was almost crying from joy; if it weren't for Nameless's reminder, she would have truly forgotten about this. After all, she had been immune to poisons for years because of drinking Azure Leaf Tea regularly. So giving this tea to Yun Tianying would definitely help!
Yun Tianmo, I will definitely help Yun Tianying detoxify successfully! I won't let you fall into madness and sorrow over losing a loved one! (To be continued.)
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