The imbalance in his heart felt as if the original balance had been shattered, not just tilted to one side, but completely crushed.
The heart-wrenching roar shattered the layers of white clouds in the sky.
Li Xiaonan's index finger glimmered with a dark gray light from the Soul Ring, shooting directly toward his brow.
His nearly collapsing state of mind began to float into the air like scattered pieces of integrity, gradually piecing together its original form.
He slowly lowered his head, his mind rebooting like a computer, reading through all the data one by one.
He glanced at Luna in his arms and sighed. Turning to everyone, he said, "I can't leave her unattended; I need to return to the Green Fairy Trail. Please take care of Ling Kui and contact me through Big Brother Phone if anything happens."
With a thought, he summoned Nine Phoenix.
"Xiao Nan, go with peace of mind. We will find Ling Kui Sister!" Li Yanrong nodded in agreement.
Yun Moyu pouted her red lips, sensing that she might soon have another sister.
Although Luna looked completely unrecognizable at that moment, resembling an ugly creature and sounding like an old man, Yun Moyu's feminine intuition allowed her to deduce from Luna's eyes and Li Xiaonan's tone that Luna was indeed a woman.
She really wanted to tug on Li Xiaonan's ear fiercely, but it wasn't the right time. Biting her lip, she shot him a glare and said, "I'll deal with you when you get back!"
Li Xiaonan was taken aback. Seeing Yun Moyu fixated on Luna in his arms, he quickly understood. Sighing inwardly, he thought that this girl was too sensitive.
Reluctantly putting on a bitter expression, he couldn't help but remember how greasy Luna used to be—there was no way he could eat anything now...
Yuan Xian'er glanced at him without saying a word and summoned the White Orchid Hairpin to fly toward the ceiling.
Lu Nishang played with her fingers and whispered, "Brother Xiaonan, come back soon..."
"Chirp!" A clear whistle sounded as Li Xiaonan's dedicated aircraft awaited outside.
He picked up Luna in his arms and was about to step out when Nine Phoenix suddenly flashed into the room, dressed in a red outfit.
Her phoenix eyes fixed intently on the Smurf on the ground, wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth. "Good... good stuff! Boss... give it to me!"
The Smurf's eyes narrowed in anger.
This filthy bird dares to eat me! If it weren't for me being framed and turned into a reptile, you wouldn't even be able to stand straight in front of me!
"Ahem!" Li Xiaonan cleared his throat and said, "Little Jiu, this is water-type; eating it will give you diarrhea..." He then winked at the Smurf. "Hurry up and come into my bag!"
The Smurf hesitated for a moment but finally began to wriggle its plump body up Li Xiaonan's shoes, completely unaware of the smug smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Take good care of Ling Kui!" He left those final words as he soared into the sky with Nine Phoenix.
A Fire Phoenix soared through the air, sometimes flying high, sometimes swooping low. Li Xiaonan felt dizzy from the ride. "Little Jiu, can't you fly a bit steadier? It's not like I didn't give you any bugs to eat! Is it really necessary to make your boss suffer like this?"
With mist clouding her phoenix eyes, she replied pitifully, "Boss, you don't understand. My back itches, but I can't scratch it. I don't even know what that A Chou Senior has been leaking!"
Li Xiaonan frowned as he observed the thick liquid oozing from Luna's body. Where it touched, her phoenix feathers fell away and her skin reddened. He sent a strand of True Essence Power into Luna's body, feeling the black energy wrapping around her organs—clearly a sign of poisoning.
He took out an Antidote Pill and stuffed it into her mouth.
In less than three minutes, Luna frowned and spat out a mouthful of black blood before her head tilted and she fainted again.
Li Xiaonan was taken aback. How could this happen? What kind of poison was so powerful that even the Mei Family's Antidote Pill couldn't neutralize it?
With a flicker of his consciousness, he entered Luna's body once more. The Antidote Pill settled firmly in her abdomen, but it was covered in dark energy, continuously corroding the pill.
It actually... didn't dissolve at all? Instead, it was being eroded by the poison!
"Little Jiu! Speed up!"
Old Master Machine received the command and immediately transformed into a combat machine, shifting from a sputtering sound to a swift whoosh, quickly revealing the Green Fairy Trail.
Li Xiaonan directed him as they flew into the lair of the Green Fairy Traces. Unfortunately, the Nine Phoenix was too large, forcing Li Xiaonan to carry Luna himself.
"Ah! Li Young Master is here!"
"Is he carrying the Empress? Quick, inform Elder Mitasia!"
The Nine Phoenix transformed into human form, closely following behind Li Xiaonan. As he gazed at the multitude of Green Fairy Traces above, his mouth watered uncontrollably like a broken faucet.
He lamented inwardly: Why are all the delicious things friends of the boss? It’s so painful to see but not be able to eat.
With a furrowed brow, he transformed back into his phoenix form and flew off to hunt on another mountain.
Li Xiaonan gently laid Luna down on the grass just as Mitasia arrived. He waved his hand urgently and said, "Mitasia! You need to see what's happened to Luna!"
A green light enveloped Luna, and as the radiant glow faded away, Mitasia bit her lip and shook her head. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Li Xiaonan sorrowfully. "There's nothing we can do... The poison has already corroded her internal organs; it's too late... I warned her not to use her powers again, but she wouldn't listen... Now my Green Fairy Clan is doomed because of this..."
Li Xiaonan knelt beside Luna in a daze, realizing... realizing that all of this was truly because of him!
Why bother? He didn't even like her... let alone marry her. How could she be so foolish? Not only had she risked her own life, but also the fate of her entire clan.
He silently listened to the pounding of his heart in his chest, powerful and overwhelming!
No!
I can bring the dead back to life; I can heal the crippled Dragon Immortal. A poisoned Green Fairy Trace is nothing—I, Li Xiaonan, have no reason not to save her!
“Mitasia, what on earth is going on? Tell me everything!” He narrowed his eyes, his tone filled with unwavering determination and confidence.
Mitasia sighed and began to explain everything slowly.
The Green Fairy Clan consists entirely of females, relying on the Mother Well for reproduction. The young Green Fairy Queen can accelerate her growth by drinking from this well, while the adult Green Fairy Queen uses it to bear offspring.
Luna had grown up drinking from the Mother Well. In just one year, she transformed from an infant into a beautiful Green Fairy Queen—golden curls, fair skin, sapphire-blue eyes, and delicate wings adorned with pink patterns. Her beauty made all the Green Fairy Traces envious.
Just as everyone was celebrating the Queen's coming of age, a terrifying event occurred: Luna's body not only failed to stop growing but also began to expand horizontally. In just three days, she turned into a cute little Fat Girl.
Fortunately, her optimistic nature allowed her to take this sudden change in appearance lightly. Now that she was of age, she began to fulfill her mission of drinking from the well to nurture a new generation of Green Fairy Traces.
But unexpectedly, after taking a sip from the well, her body inflated like a balloon, so exaggerated that even her features became unrecognizable.
Listening to Mitasia's account, the furrow between Li Xiaonan's brows deepened. He looked up and asked, “Where is the Mother Well?”
Mitasia led Li Xiaonan deeper into the woods along a winding path until they arrived at a well covered in green vines.
He grasped the air with his five fingers, and a drop of water rose from the well, the light green water exuding a metallic rust smell.
There was definitely something wrong with this water!
Thinking this, he extended his red tongue, ready to taste the droplet, but was swatted away by Mitasia standing nearby.
"Why do you have to swat my hand? If you won't let me drink, is it necessary to send me flying?"
At that moment, he found himself upside down, leaning against a tree.
"What are you doing? Don't you know this water is toxic?"
"Heh, even a fool knows there's something wrong with this well."
"Then why are you drinking it?"
"As they say, if I don’t enter hell, who will? Only by tasting it can I understand its toxic properties and find the right antidote. This is the only way to save Luna."
"And what about you? If you can't save her, won't you die too?"
Li Xiaonan lay on the ground, speaking calmly, "This is what I owe her. If I can't save her, then I deserve to be buried with her."
Mitasia shook his head vigorously. "If you do this, she won't be happy! I admit I brought you here to use your body to bear offspring. Now that Luna is like this... just leave!"
"If I can't cure Luna, I won't leave!" A drop of well water fell into Li Xiaonan's mouth, and a metallic rust flavor spread across his teeth, salty with a hint of spiciness.
He quickly began to examine his body as a surge of black energy rose from his Dantian Purple Palace and coiled toward his Yuan Ying.
With a single wave of his hand, hundreds of herbs were laid out before him. He picked up a sprig of Su Ziye, gently biting a leaf as he continued to observe the changes within his body.
Black threads entwined around the essence of Su Ziye, and several strands of disability appeared within him.
He shook his head, setting the Su Ziye aside and picking up another herb to place in his mouth.
Mitasia bit her lip, feeling a twinge of envy for her daughter. If there were a man willing to taste all the herbs for her, she would gladly accept death.
Though this girl was young, she certainly didn’t need anyone to teach her how to choose men.
Shaking her head, she gathered all the Green Fairy Trace and moved Luna to this place. The entire clan prayed together to extend Luna's life while also buying more time for Li Xiaonan.
As the sun rose and set, in just three short days, Li Xiaonan's body began to change. Initially, he became slightly plump, but soon he grew so fat that his features became unrecognizable.
The Green Fairy Trace were all worried for him and urged him to stop, but he always shook his head, continuing to try one herb after another.
In seven days' time, he had tasted over seven hundred herbs. His body turned a shade of green, developing painful and itchy pustules. However, he also found twenty-one herbs that could counteract the toxins.
A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, though the thick layer of fat made it exhausting to smile, leaving outsiders oblivious to his expression.
With one hand forming a seal, he used his body as a cauldron to merge the twenty-one herbs into a Spiritual Pill. He swallowed it in one gulp and carefully experienced the changes in his body.
“Pfft…” He spat out a mouthful of black blood and struggled, “Why… why is it still not working…”
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