Translation: Aerial Rain Translation (aerialrain.com) by koffeam

Meng Qi blinked and felt the situation was a bit wrong. She pondered for a while and said, “This time, I’ll charge the medicine separately.”

Chu Tianfeng’s face dimmed, and even his eyes became gloomy. His hand fell from the belt. His long eyelashes drooped, blocking the light into his eyes.

“Okay.” Chu Tianfeng responded with a dull tone. Some previous bashfulness still remained on his face. But the black-robed young man, who up until a moment ago was standing tall and straight, now hanged his head, dejected and crestfallen.

Meng Qi put down her worry, then continued: “Although Lu Qingran is my senior sister, she was harmed because of you, so I’ll put the pill I gave her on your tab.”

Chu Tianfeng’s face became totally dejected. He suddenly lifted his eyes to look at Meng Qi. Both his pupils, black like lacquer, were reflecting the girl’s small figure. A loose blue robe, fine black hair. Meng Qi, who was standing on the edge of the cold pond, was full of vitality. Originally, even in Chu Tianfeng’s biased eyes, she was enough a refined beauty. But now, she looked a bit like an immortal fairy.

“Okay.” He whispered. The tone was straight, without a shred of disdain or ridicule. Chu Tianfeng didn’t even wait for Meng Qi to speak again and added: “I don’t have the spirit stones now, so I’ll write you an IOU first.”

After he finished talking, Chu Tianfeng took out a bamboo slip. Just a few days ago, this same action completely enraged him, but now he didn’t even show the slightest displeasure. Chu Tianfeng held the bamboo slip and quickly wrote the IOU. Then he imprinted his spiritual sense in it. This way, no matter where Meng Qi took this bamboo slip, as long it was with a member of Fentian Palace, they would exchange the IOU with the written amount of spirit stones.

Meng Qi: “…”

The black-robed young man silently handed her the bamboo slip. When she took a glance, the number of spirit stones was blanked. He obviously didn’t mind how much Meng Qi would fill it. For the young master of Fentian Palace, a little spirit stone was nothing.

Moreover…

Chu Tianfeng looked at Meng Qi. A strange emotion filled his heart. His eyes gradually softened, and when he spoke again, his voice was gentle: “Let’s get started.” He added: “I’ve troubled you.”

Meng Qi: “A-alright, no problem. I charged you treatment fee, so we’re even.”

While stumping for words, Meng Qi saw Chu Tianfeng untied his belt and once again exposed his straight and firm body. The young man was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The wound on his shoulder exuded a slight black aura visible to naked eyes, which made it looked a bit scary. Chu Tianfeng was a real proud son of heaven—everything about his body was perfect. He nimbly threw his robe on the ground and immersed his whole body into the cold pond.

Meng Qi subconsciously reached out and touched her own face. She was standing next to the cold pond, and its clear water reflected her figure. If she didn’t confirm that her appearance was still unchanged, Meng Qi almost thought that she had transformed into Lu Qingran.

However, it was nothing.

Meng Qi shook her head. Apparently, she has successfully avoided being locked for three months. Even if Chu Tianfeng’s attitude was changed, her method of cutting off the karmic ties was proven to be very useful. Rather than wasting time being entangled with useless matters, she better concentrating on her medical training and cultivation. Although the situation was a bit weird now, it didn’t make much difference anyway.

Still deep in thought, Meng Qi took out the herbs she just collected yesterday from her space bracelet. Then she turned to Chu Tianfeng and pressed his shoulder. Her fingers were white and slender, like spring scallions, with neatly trimmed nails.

During the previous treatment, Chu Tianfeng was too lazy to look at Meng Qi. But this time, when the girl’s slightly cool fingers released a medical aura on his shoulder, he suddenly felt a burning hot and unconsciously shrank back. He felt the scalding hot aura ran alongside Meng Qi’s fingers, penetrating into his wound, and then transformed into a comfortable warmth. This warmth was somehow familiar. It drove the piercing pain away from Chu Tianfeng’s body, bringing along a comfortable and seething touch.

Meng Qi slowly closed her eyes. For her, this was also a part of cultivation training.

The healer and her patient continuously repeated the process from the previous session. Only this time, her spiritual aura consumption was obviously greater. Often, in less than half an incense stick, she already exhausted her aura and has to sit down to wait for recovery.

…

Once again, her aura was empty. Meng Qi promptly sat cross-legged by the pond. A thin layer of sweat soaking her forehead. Chu Tianfeng, still submerged in the cold pond, was staring at her. A ray of sunshine happened to fall on Meng Qi’s face. If this scene fell into his eyes several days ago, he would only think that this girl was beautiful. But at this moment, even the fine sweat beads on her clean and smooth forehead seemed to be extremely cute.

Chu Tianfeng took a deep breath. Under the sun, this girl, with black hair, blue robe, fair skin, and bright eyes, looked like an ethereal fairy. Until Meng Qi recovered her aura, the young man kept staring at her without a blink.

Meng Qi stood up and walked towards him.

“You…” Chu Tianfeng hesitated. “Rest a bit.” Since Meng Qi went back from collecting herbs, two days and one night have passed. Chu Tianfeng could see that Meng Qi was already at her limit.

“I’m alright.” Meng Qi shook her head. Although she looked very tired, her body was actually full of spiritual aura. In her eyes, Chu Tianfeng wasn’t a genius young cultivator from a famous sect, but a large humanoid medical training tool.

Her hard work these past few days had not been in vain. After reaching the peak of the eighth realm of the Qi Condensation stage, she was promoted into the ninth realm and currently almost reached the ninth realm’s peak. Her Qingfeng spell also made significant progress. Now, each breath she inhaled was full of refreshing aura.

With the last green light from the spell touching Chu Tianfeng’s shoulder, his previously frightening black wounds disappeared without a trace. After his injuries recovered, his healthy wheat-colored skin, still wet with cold pond waterdrops, was full of youthful vitality.

Meng Qi took a breath and then suddenly collapsed.

“Be careful!” Chu Tianfeng flew up. He didn’t care about the freezing waterdrops in his body and stretched his hands to support Meng Qi. The girl’s slender body fell into his arms. And her soft, slightly cool black hair brushed his jaws.

Chu Tianfeng’s heart jumped.

Meng Qi pushed him away and stood by herself. “I’m fine,” she shook her head. She has made sufficient preparations, and although the fatigue nearly made her fainted, she stubbornly still managed to stay conscious.

Meng Qi firmly refused Chu Tianfeng’s help and sat down cross-legged. These two days and two nights, she didn’t rest nor sleep. She repeatedly used her spiritual aura to dry and then waited until it recovered; this boring process was done again and again. But the gain was obviously huge.

Meng Qi took a pill from the storage bracelet and stuffed it into her mouth. Spiritual aura quickly came out from her meridian and filled her body. After a while, she finally opened her eyes. Meng Qi then stood up, stretching her body with satisfaction.

“Huh?” She was going to go back to the sect. But when she turned around, she unexpectedly met with a pair of black eyes.

“Why haven’t you left yet?” She looked at Chu Tianfeng, who stood just a few steps away from her.

The young man had worn his clothes again. His face, who until just a moment ago was pale because of the poison, now recovered its color. His suppressed cultivation was also restored, and his whole figure seemed to be much firmer.

“I…” Chu Tianfeng had a lot to say, but Meng Qi’s attitude obviously showed that she didn’t expect his answer.

She immediately strode away: “I’m leaving first. Goodbye.”

Chu Tianfeng: “…”

“Meng Qi.” He quickly followed, “I have something to say to you.”

“Why did you …” He had many questions to ask and also many things to tell. But Chu Tianfeng hadn’t even finished his sentence when two slender figures approached from the distance and quickly flew towards them.

“Fellow Daoist Chu.” Qingfeng Valley’s sect leader greeted Chu Tianfeng.

Lu Qingran followed behind her. The girl’s eyes were still red. After she arrived, her gaze instantly glued to Chu Tianfeng. “Tianfeng, is your poison okay?”

“Mm.” He responded faintly.

“I’m really glad.” Lu Qingran smiled. She was a beautiful girl, and when she smiled, even the frigid area surrounding the cold pond seemed to welcome the spring, full of warmth.

“Junior Sister, thank you.” Lu Qingran thanked Meng Qi. She bowed her head and saluted: “That day, I was too worried about Tianfeng and wrongly accused Junior Sister. I hope Junior Sister didn’t take offense.”

“Senior Sister doesn’t need to be so polite.” Meng Qi returned her bow.

If everything went according to her previous life, the next event should be Demon Realm’s invasion. But with Chu Tianfeng here, Qingfeng Valley wouldn’t be in danger. This time, the chaos should not last that long.

Meng Qi silently made her decision. After stopping the invasion from the Demon Realm, Qingfeng Valley would merge into Fentian Palace. At that time, for the sake of their own safety, except for several sect members who didn’t want to move far away, the entire Qingfeng Valley would move to the area near Fentian Palace.

Qingfeng Valley was originally located on the edge of the Eastern Realm of Three Thousand Worlds, not far from the boundary that separated human territory with two realms of devil and demon. Fentian city, where Fentian Palace was located, was the largest city in the entire southwestern area of the Eastern Realm. However, that southwestern area was also near the border between the Eastern and Western Realm.

Meng Qi had made a plan. She needed to travel far to the west to reach Fentian City. For a cultivator in the Qi Condensation stage, even if she used teleportation arrays in the towns between, it would still take twenty days to get there. Moreover, the road wasn’t safe. With Meng Qi’s current cultivation, it would be difficult to go to the Western Realm by herself. But she could follow Qingfeng Valley’s members to Fentian City and then find a way to go west.

Okay, she decided!

Meng Qi wanted to use the remaining time to do a few things before the demons invaded. She made up her mind and saluted the sect leader: “Sect Leader, this disciple still has something to do, so I will leave first.”

Meng Qi nodded politely towards Lu Qingran, then turned away and quickly went down the mountain. She didn’t have any interest in joining the trio’s conversation. Anyway, it was probably just some sweet nothing between Lu Qingran and Chu Tianfeng, reminiscing about their life and death experience. However, Meng Qi did not notice that Chu Tianfeng’s eyes suddenly dimmed.

“Junior Sister Meng seems to be still angry with me.” Lu Qingran sighed softly. Then with a small voice, she said: “I was too excessive before. I should ask the situation first before accusing her.”

“Especially because she helped me to wake up.” Lu Qingran shuddered lightly. They were very close to the cold pond, and her cultivation was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, so she could not resist the bitter cold.

Chu Tianfeng didn’t seem to notice Lu Qingran’s situation.

“I have to contact my martial uncle and ask him to bring people here as soon as possible.” Somewhat anxious, he looked at Meng Qi’s distancing figure and said: “I still have some business, I’ll leave first.” He quickly strode away, following Meng Qi’s direction.

Chu Tianfeng didn’t have to go far. Not long after he left the cold pond area, he saw Meng Qi’s slim and tender figure. Her blue robe went along the mountain path, sometimes hidden by the mist. Her steps were light, and he could see that she was in a good mood. Chu Tianfeng had regained his cultivation level. If he, a Golden Core cultivator, wanted to secretly follow Meng Qi, the other party could not even detect his presence.

Meng Qi quickly left Qingfeng Valley. According to her memory, this area would be burned into ash in the near future. Many flowers, trees, and herbs would be destroyed. But in the mountains not far from Qingfeng Valley, there was a kind of spirit herb that only grew in this area. The spirit herb was only in second grade but had many applications. Meng Qi planned to take some before the chaos happen.

She quickly entered the mountain. Meng Qi has only been here once before, so she wasn’t particularly familiar with the path. However, this place was near Qingfeng Valley and still quite far away from Devil and Demon Realms’ boundary, so it was still relatively safe.

Meng Qi quickly followed the path in her memory. Chu Tianfeng followed her from afar. When he saw her blue figure walking forward without any hesitation, he started to feel some doubt.

Did Meng Qi also remember? Or not? That he has…

“Huh?” Meng Qi suddenly stopped.

Chu Tianfeng quickly hid.

At this time, Meng Qi was at the junction of two mountains. Between the two mountains, there was a small mountain crack. A patch of forest hide the crack, and only trees shadows could be seen from outside.

Meng Qi took a deep breath. She was a medical cultivator, and her sense of smell was far superior to ordinary people. There was a scent of blood in the air, and it didn’t seem to be human blood. The scent was quite heavy, with a faint of demonic aura.

Meng Qi hesitated. That mountain crack was her destination this time. The second-grade spiritual herb she wanted grows inside it.

Should she go in? She had never acted recklessly and would never put herself in danger just for a few herbs. Since the Demon Realm has not yet invaded and this place wasn’t far from Qingfeng Valley, it should be relatively safe now.

She slowed her steps. Readying a spell with her right hand, Meng Qi cautiously walked towards the crack. If there was really a danger, even if she wanted to escape now, afraid it was already too late.

After considering the situation, Meng Qi took out a bamboo slip from the storage bracelet. This was a single-use spell. Once activated, it would instantly teleport her to any place within one hundred miles radius. This was a life-saving treasure given to her by Elder Yan.

Meng Qi lightened her steps and walked slowly through the small patch of forest. The crack was just behind this patch. Once Meng Qi walked out of the forest, she could see the situation inside. The spirit grass she wanted lushly grew on the side of the cliff. Under the cliff was overgrown with grasses, and a small white shadow lay on it.

Eh?!

Meng Qi was stunned. The white shadow heard her footsteps and seemed to want to stand up. But it was so badly hurt that after a slight move, it fell down weakly.

“Ao—” The little thing strenuously moved its head to look at Meng Qi’s direction and made a threate-…er, soft and cute roar.

Meng Qi was caught off guard. She immediately saw its pair of blue eyes.

“Aoao—” When the little thing saw Meng Qi, it cried even louder. But the voice was so weak. Obviously, it was injured or starved.

Although Meng Qi could hear the little thing’s fierce cry, she didn’t get deterred. All her focus was on the little thing—the fluffy, soft, white fur. Two small semi-circular ears on its head were slightly shaking at every movement.

So…so cute!

Is it … a white tiger cub?

The little guy has a pair of small round ears. Two clear blue eyes, brighter and shinier than any gems. Its whole body was soft and white, with several black stripes. A ‘王’ (king) character embedded on its forehead. Obviously, it was a little white tiger, and still a young cub. Meng Qi subconsciously stepped towards the little guy.

“Aoao—” The little white tiger saw her approaching and screamed even louder. It also raised its small paws, waving fiercely.

Meng Qi was not afraid of the little thing. She had arrived at the little white tiger and carefully examined her surrounding. It didn’t seem to be an ordinary white tiger species usually found on Three Thousand Worlds. The little tiger’s eyes were too beautiful, with a Big Dipper constellation hidden in his blue eyes. It was obviously a wounded tiger demon cub.

Meng Qi hesitated. Although she has never been stepped into the Demon Realm, she knew that the powerful demons there, called by other demon cultivators as celestial demons, all had animal form. She remembered that one of Lu Qingran’s suitor was a nobleman from a celestial demon clan. His animal form was a white fox.

Meng Qi didn’t have a good relationship with him, but the white fox clan was part of Demon Realm’s nobility. The young white fox was also very powerful. If his cultivation level was graded according to human cultivation in Three Thousand Worlds, he was already a Nascent Soul stage, a whole stage higher than Chu Tianfeng’s Golden Core. Although the little guy in front of her looked very young, who knew whether in the future it would have any relationship with Lu Qingran.

“Aoaoao—” The little white tiger still crying fiercely. The Big Dipper constellation in its eyes flashing, as if to summon the stars in the sky. But the little tiger was injured. After its blue eyes flashed twice, they soon dimmed. Even its cry gradually losing the strength and became more delicate.

Cute!

Meng Qi’s heart was struck by this little cub.

Still…

She took a glance at the little tiger’s injury. Its wounds were very heavy. Moreover, this little guy must have been injured by the power of the boundary separating the Demon Realm with Three Thousand Worlds.

She wants to save it!

Meng Qi’s fingers moved slightly. Just like how spell cultivators and sword cultivators were thrilled when they saw powerful spells or sword techniques, as a medical cultivator obsessed with medical skill, Meng Qi never was able to hold her excitement whenever she encountered any incurable diseases, strange poisons, or mysterious injuries.

But……

After hesitating for a moment, Meng Qi squatted down. Then she reached out her hand towards the little white tiger.

“Aoaoao—” The little white tiger wanted to run, but it was held by its neck.

“Let me see.” She grabbed the little white tiger and turned it over, exposing the little guy’s soft, fluffy belly. Meng Qi reached out her hand, and under the horrified bright blue eyes, her slender and cool fingers went down …

“Ao—” The little white tiger instantly burst out. Even its tail pricked up.

Meng Qi was very disappointed: “So you are a little male tiger.”