Chapter 143: Protagonist, Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth
Scarlet Snow stopped.
The ominous Blood Lotus in the sky also disappeared without a trace, and the Chi Long Inner Mansion fell into silence.
Xiao Yunluo stood by the window of the back hall, looking up into the distance. Seeing this scene, her anxious heart finally settled. She quickly walked back to Li Longling and excitedly shared the good news with her: “Junior Sister Li!! The snow has stopped!!”
Li Longling, who was sitting in the center of the restriction, hugging her knees with her face buried in her thighs, looked up when she heard this. Her face lit up with surprise, but soon a trace of sadness appeared on her face.
“It stopped?”
Seeing her expression, Xiao Yunluo realized that she quickly suppressed her smile. The snow had stopped, which meant that Li Feng was likely beyond saving.
On the other hand, the maidservant named “Ling’er” was quite happy and said, “Miss, it seems that Master Li has resolved this matter. He should be back to find you soon.”
“Ah… Mm.” Li Longling pursed her lips and nodded, reaching out her hand and touching the edge of the restriction. She felt slightly relieved when she realized the restriction was still there.
Pu pu—
The sound of extinguished lamp light.
Xiao Yunluo turned to look at the eternally burning candles in the center of the back hall. She felt that these candles were a type of magical artifact, but after pondering for a long time, she couldn’t figure them out and didn’t dare to move them. Now, only the last lamp was left in the hall, and the flame above flickered precariously, as if it would go out at any moment.
“Senior Sister Xiao, did the candles go out again? How many are left?”
“There’s one left,” Xiao Yunluo replied truthfully, “and it looks like it’s going to go out soon. I have a magical artifact for lighting on me. Once it goes out, I’ll light a lantern.”
Li Longling gave a wry smile and replied, “This… I can’t see the firelight either… haha…”
“Ah… I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay, it was just an unintentional remark.”
At this moment, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly broke the silence.
Dada—dada—
The footsteps sounded somewhat heavy, as if someone was dragging their feet. Xiao Yunluo’s ears perked up instantly. She quickly stood up and gripped the Spirit Sword in her right hand. “Miss Ling’er, you stay by Junior Sister Li’s side. Leave it to me.”
“Ah… Thank you, Young Master Xiao.”
“Mm.” Although the back hall was not covered by Scarlet Snow, some Blood Spirits contaminated with Scarlet Snow had wandered over while she was waiting with Li Longling. Xiao Yunluo suspected that more Blood Spirits might have come, so she quickly leaned against the door of the back hall, listening intently.
When the footsteps reached the hall door, she did not hesitate to pull the door open and thrust her sword outwards.
Swish—
Ye Anping, facing the approaching Spirit Sword, let out a sharp gasp. With Feng Yu Die on his left arm and Pei Lianxue on his right, and Liang Zhu’s arms around his neck, he had no way to dodge. He had considered that Xiao Yunluo would be vigilant, but he still underestimated her level of caution. He was just about to knock and call out, but as soon as he reached the door, before he could say a word, Xiao Yunluo pulled the door open and thrust out her sword.
Ye Anping quickly racked his brain and gave Feng Yu Die a look: “Bite!”
Feng Yu Die looked confused: “Huh?”
Before Feng Yu Die could react, he exerted slight force with his left hand, turning Feng Yu Die in front of him, making her block the Spirit Sword between him and Xiao Yunluo. Feng Yu Die’s eyes widened, and her mouth, covered by bandages, opened wide.
Ding—
A crisp ringing sound echoed. Xiao Yunluo’s sword passed directly through the bandages on Feng Yu Die’s face, entered her mouth, and was then tightly bitten by her upper and lower teeth.
“What?!”
At the same time, Ye Anping quickly said, “It’s us!!”
“Ah?” Xiao Yunluo was stunned, “Ye… Ye Anping?!”
Ye Anping breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Yes, come help me out. Help me get my Junior Sister and Senior Sister Feng inside to sit down.”
“Ah… Oh! What happened?”
“They aren’t severely injured, their meridians are just completely sealed, so they can’t move.”
Xiao Yunluo nodded blankly, quickly loosened her grip on the sword hilt, and then embraced Pei Lianxue and Feng Yu Die from Ye Anping’s arms, supporting them as they entered the back hall and lay down. Ye Anping followed closely, supporting Liang Zhu’s shoulder as he walked in, letting Liang Zhu rest against the main pillar of the back hall. He squatted down and asked, “Brother Liang, how are you feeling?”
Liang Zhu shot him a glare. Don’t you know physiotherapy? Why are you still asking me? Can’t you see how difficult it is for me to even speak now?
“Alive.”
“How long can you live?”
“…”
This time, Liang Zhu couldn’t help but want to curse. However, the next moment, with a “crack—” sound, Liang Zhu’s right hand trembled violently. He saw that his dislocated right hand had been reset by Ye Anping.
“Alright, Brother Liang, for this injury, do not use spiritual energy to heal yourself. Do you have any healing pills in your storage bag?”
Liang Zhu felt a little helpless. He never expected his sixth brother to be so gentle, trying to distract him for fear he would feel pain. Was he the kind of person who would cry from having a bone reset? Ha!
Liang Zhu shot him another glare and said, “I have a few top-grade Huiyuan Pills. Get them for me.”
“Got it!”
Ye Anping blinked and reached for his storage bag, his hand probing inside as he used his spiritual sense to search. However, upon seeing the contents, he couldn’t help but show a trace of surprise. Besides the stone bowl that Liang Zhu had just used, there were at least four rare magical artifacts he didn’t recognize, as well as fifty to sixty kinds of pills, many cultivation method books, and Heavenly Treasures.
Seeing Ye Anping searching for so long, Liang Zhu narrowed his eyes slightly: “Are you trying to steal my stuff? Why are you taking so long?”
“No… I just didn’t expect that Brother Liang would have so many strange and wonderful things in his bag.”
After Ye Anping took out the Huiyuan Pills and fed them to Liang Zhu, he stood up and checked on his Junior Sister and Feng Yu Die. Xiao Yunluo had already given them recovery pills, so he didn’t intervene further, only telling them to rest peacefully.
Just as he was about to go to Li Longling to inform her about her father’s situation, Xiao Yunluo suddenly stepped forward: “Ye Anping!!”
Ye Anping stopped in his tracks and looked back. Xiao Yunluo fiddled with her fingers, avoiding his gaze, and walked up to him.
“Senior Sister Xiao, what is it?”
“It’s… it’s just that.” Xiao Yunluo took a deep breath and said, “I knew you could definitely solve this matter!! Mmhmm!!”
“Mm…”
Ye Anping blinked blankly, then turned and continued walking towards Li Longling. Xiao Yunluo had originally hoped Ye Anping would be a little happier, perhaps even hug her out of joy… However, seeing Ye Anping’s indifferent response, her cheeks instantly flushed. Xiao Yunluo clenched her fists, her toes digging into the ground, suddenly feeling that her previous words were incredibly embarrassing. After pursing her lips, she turned and walked back to Pei Lianxue.
And at this very moment.
Puff—
The last eternally burning candle in the back hall turned into smoke and dissipated. Ye Anping glanced at it and walked up to Li Longling. He took out a Jade Talisman from his storage bag, squatted down, and returned it to her hand: “Young Master Li, borrowed items must be returned.”
