With one quick slash of her medical knife, Meng Qi cut off the belt that bound the man’s waist. She then swam very fast. The water in the cold pond was bitterly cold, and she didn’t forget to put two more spring warmth pills into her mouth. The man’s limbs were still twitching, and since Meng Qi was holding his shoulders, it only made his body heavier and stiffer. The chaotic aura in his body also seemed to pierce onto her palm. Across a layer of the outer robe, she could feel how frantic and fierce was the aura backlash caused by qi deviation.

She took away the cold pond’s spiritual dew, but this guy was obviously relying on that thing to heal his injuries. If she left him alone, he would surely die in a few days. Meng Qi’s mood was complicated. With a loud splash, she finally broke through the water, dragging the black-robed man with her.

Meng Qi activated a spell with her left hand and took the man to the shore.

“Ju-junior Sister Meng Qi?” Lu Qingran has not left yet. Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She looked at Meng Qi in her black tight-fitting diving suit, then at the unknown man who fell on her side. He seemed to be very tall, dressed in a black robe, and his face was pale. Even though his clothes and hair were soaked and his expression was a bit distorted, it still couldn’t hide his handsome face.

“Help me…take him…” Meng Qi pushed the black-robed man to Lu Qingran. She shivered, and her teeth were chattering uncontrollably. The water inside the pond was too cold. Even with the help of spring warmth, Meng Qi, who was still in the Qi Condensation stage, couldn’t completely nullify the coldness. She really had to improve her cultivation level as soon as possible.

Meng Qi exhaled. She swallowed another two pills of spring warmth and sat cross-legged. After her spiritual aura recovered, she stood up and walked towards the black-robed man.

Lu Qingran obediently followed Meng Qi’s instruction. She had dragged the man to the dry land and lay him flat on the ground. When Meng Qi was recovering, she already did some examination at him. Seeing Meng Qi opened her eyes, she hurriedly asked, “Junior Sister Meng, who is this person?”

Your soon-to-be suitor.

Meng Qi glanced at Lu Qingran, but said nothing. She slightly squinted her eyes and recalled that this guy did not appear so early in her previous life. Only after that noisy fox appeared, did this guy also started to appear near Lu Qingran.

Wrong!

Meng Qi suddenly remembered that she didn’t dive to the bottom of the cold pond so early in her previous life. Maybe he was also quietly recuperating here. Or probably, Lu Qingran met him for the first time at that time.

“Junior Sister Meng Qi.” After the poisoning incident, Lu Qingran seemed to be a little afraid of Meng Qi. She looked at this junior sister with her gleaming eyes and asked cautiously: “What’s happen to him?”

“Qi deviation.” Meng Qi answered indifferently. She leaned over to examine the man’s body. Just now, in the cold pond, she could feel the chaotic mass of spiritual aura that violently rampaged inside his body. Now, after they were on the shore, it became even more apparent. As soon as Meng Qi put her finger on his wrist, she was instantly repulsed back. The power of a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage couldn’t be held by a small Qi Condensation cultivator like herself.

The black-robed man’s name was Qin Xiumo, he came from one of the three major sects in the Southern Realm. The cultivators of the Southern Realm were quite unique. Most of them were dual cultivators who also practiced sword cultivation. Qin Xiumo’s sect was even more outstanding in this aspect. The techniques they learn had the attribute of ice vein. And now, when the spiritual aura was out of control and attacking his body, it also brought forth an extreme coldness. Meng Qi carefully made a hand seal to activate a spell, and slowly pressed it on Qin Xiumo’s wrist. When her fingertips touched his skin, the coldness started to attack her, and in an instant, her entire arm became so cold that it seemed to be frozen.

Meng Qi frowned slightly. When she met Qin Xiumo in her previous life, her cultivation base and medical cul were both on a higher level. But now…

“Ah–” Lu Qingran suddenly screamed. She stared at Meng Qi’s hand that was still pressing on Qin Xiumo’s wrist. Faint white frost started to condense on the back of her hand. The frost instantly froze, together with Meng Qi’s arm.

“Junior Sister, are you okay?” Lu Qingran raised her eyes to look at Meng Qi, “Do you need this warm jade…”

Meng Qi waved her other hand. She looked at Lu Qingran: “Can you do Jingxin spell?”

“…Can.”

“What realm?”

“First realm.” Lu Qingran blushed.

Jingxin, the ‘heart calming’ spell, could help calm the chaotic spiritual aura inside the body. Not only those who learned the medical path, but many other cultivators in the Three Thousand Worlds also practiced this spell. However, this spell had a little use to low-level cultivators. Lu Qingran had never used this spell since she learned it. In this current situation, she was no different than a first-time user.

Meng Qi: “…”

She said nothing and put two more spring warmth into her mouth. The arm that almost completely frozen shook lightly, shattering the thin ice on the surface. “Jingxin spell is very useful.” Meng Qi said indifferently: “You should practice it well.”

Lu Qingran was startled. She was the personal disciple of Qingfeng Valley’s sect leader and was greatly favored by her master ever since joining the sect. She was also famous as the most talented disciple of Qingfeng Valley. Lu Qingran was indeed quite gifted. Both her cultivation and medical skills progressed very quickly. After three years in the sect, her progress had left many of her senior brothers and sisters behind. She successfully entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and her medical skills were approaching the peak of second grade.

Master praised her a lot, and her fellow disciples all admired her.　Except for Chu Tianfeng, who inexplicably changed his attitude during this period, she never suffered any grievance. Although Meng Qi didn’t use mocking or harsh words, the girl’s indifferent tone made her face flushed instantly, as if she had done particularly embarrassing things.

“Junior sister Meng Qi.” Lu Qingran was somewhat dissatisfied: “What realm is your Jingxin spell?” This junior sister had just started her medical study half a year ago. Lu Qingran didn’t believe that Meng Qi could practice such a spell higher than herself.

Meng Qi glanced: “Third realm.”

Lu Qingran was silent, couldn’t even utter a single word. Junior sister Meng Qi, who had just joined the sect for half a year, could practice a Jingxin spell until the third realm, it was really…

So that must be why, although this junior sister’s talent was not as good as her own, Meng Qi could detoxify Chu Tianfeng when he was injured last time, while she could only watch helplessly.

Meng Qi didn’t speak anymore. She sat down cross-legged again, activating the Jingxin spell with her right hand and pressed it on Qin Xiumo’s forehead. She didn’t dare to be rash, simply trying little by little, slowly calming down the aura in his body that was as chaotic as a battlefield.

On the edge of the cold pond, the wind was harsh and freezing. But in less than half of an incense stick time, a thin layer of sweat had perspired on Meng Qi’s forehead. Her hand on Qin Xiumo’s forehead was once again frozen by a thin layer of ice.

“Ugh…” Meng Qi suddenly groaned. Her eyes still closed, and a stream of blood ran down her lips.

“Junior sister!” Lu Qingran quickly stepped up to support her shaking body, and asked worriedly: “Are you okay?”

Of course she isn’t!

Meng Qi slowly inhaled and opened her eyes. The sweat on her forehead froze instantly, and even her eyelashes were covered with thin ice.

“You…” Meng Qi withdrew her hand. “You look at him.” Then she closed her eyes and started to meditate for a moment. After a while, Meng Qi stood up again.

“Junior sister, you should rest a bit more.” Lu Qingran was looking at her worriedly.

Meng Qi shook her head. If she didn’t hurry, Qin Xiumo’s life would be in danger. She stood up and walked forward.

“I need to dive into the cold pond once more.” She swallowed several spring warmth into her mouth, then slowly walked towards the water.

“But junior sister…” Lu Qingran still wanted to speak, but Meng Qi was already swimming like a fish and plunged into the cold pond.

She was going to pick some cold sky herb. This thing often grew in places with cold temperatures and wasn’t that rare. A huge amount was growing at the bottom of this cold pond, she had seen the records in the library pavilion’s book.

At the same time, on the edge of the cold pond. Lu Qingran sat down next to Qin Xiumo in panic. She stared at the man’s pale yet handsome face, then at his thin, bloodless lips. Just now, junior sister Meng Qi used Jingxin spell to heal him.

Qi deviation…

Lu Qingran frowned slightly. She knew that qi deviation normally wouldn’t happen to Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment cultivators. So this person was at least already in the Golden Core stage?

But junior sister Meng Qi could treat him. Did she really practice the Jingxin spell until the third realm?

Lu Qingran sat in a daze for a moment, her eyes flashing. She closed her eyes, activated the Jingxin spell with her right hand, and then pressed it on Qin Xiumo’s forehead.

“Ah—” The moment her fingers touched the man’s forehead, they got a fierce backlash. From the fingertips that had the contact with his skin, she felt a heavy coldness that penetrating so deep, and even seemed to freeze her bones into the marrow. Lu Qingran’s arm didn’t seem to be her own anymore, and even the warm jade given by her master had no effect. At this moment, she felt like plunging into the deepest part of the cold pond, surrounded by a painful chillness.

Lu Qingran screamed, her head felt dizzy, and she fell towards Qin Xiumo.

“Uh…” When Lu Qingran fell on his upper body, Qin Xiumo, who was still unconscious just now, moved his fingers slightly. His body twitched a bit, and his head shook. Immediately after, his eyelashes fluttered lightly, and the eyes that had been closed for several days slowly opened.

Here is…

The moment he opened his eyes, sunlight pierced Qin Xiumo’s eyes.

……where is he?

For a moment, countless images flashed through his mind. Betrayed by a friend who he thought to be his closest person. The agony of his spiritual aura became chaotic after the failure of the tribulation. The extreme pain, as if his body was going to explode…

And then, he vaguely remembered how he escaped. He used the life-saving magic tool given by his master to escape to an unfamiliar place. There was a cold pond there, and in the bottom, there was a cold spring eye that produced spiritual dew that was very useful for his condition. He tied himself onto the spring eye and wanted to use its spiritual dew to calm down the rampaging aura in his body. Later, he fainted.

Then here is…

Qin Xiumo opened his eyes and looked towards the sky. The sunlight poured down like water, falling on his body that had been soaked in the cold pond for many days. His consciousness recovered a little, and he was surprised to find that the spiritual aura in his body that was so chaotic as if going to devour his body before has slightly calmed down.

Was this the effect of the cold pond’s spiritual dew?

Then he…

A gust of wind blew past, bringing a soft strand of hair to brush Qin Xiumo’s firm jaw. Gradually recovering the sense on his body, Qin Xiumo slowly lowered his sight and saw a girl was lying on his chest, seemingly passed out.

Did she…save him?

Although he has regained consciousness, his body was still very difficult to move. Lu Qingran was laying down on him, her silky hair scattered on her small face, only showing her petite and delicate chin, with the beautiful, cherry-colored lips.

At this time, her lips were frozen and pale. A thin layer of frost covered her bloodless face and hair. At one glance, Qin Xiumo knew that this was caused by his own aura. A soft light flashed in his cold eyes.

Did this girl save him? Even hurting herself.

“Uh…” Lu Qingran didn’t faint for too long. She had quickly withdrawn her hand, and was only fainted due to shock. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself leaning against the unfamiliar man’s chest. Lu Qingran blushed and sat up slowly. A pair of dark and deep eyes looked at her, catching her off guard. Her eyes widened in surprise: “Ah?!” Lu Qingran exclaimed loudly, “You are awake!”

Qin Xiumo still couldn’t move, but he blinked gently. His cold heart slowly softened. This girl had a pair of beautiful and clean eyes, like a little deer. She looked so young and pure. The joy on her face didn’t seem to be faked.

——Her worry is genuine. It must be her who tried to save him.

Meng Qi didn’t dive for long. She soon found the cold sky herb and picked as much as she could, until she no longer could stand cold water, then hurriedly swam back to the shore. With a loud splash, Meng Qi reached the surface. She shook the drops of water from her body, her teeth chattered heavily.

It’s too cold!

The cold pond was really not a friendly place for humans.

Meng Qi walked back to Qin Xiumo quickly.

“Junior Sister.” Lu Qingran hurriedly stood up and told her: “He is awake.”

“Oh.” Meng Qi was so cold that her face became expressionless, and she answered casually. She lowered her head and met Qin Xiumo’s eyes.

Anyway, since she had tried to save him, then just do it until the end. After all, from her experience with Chu Tianfeng, the method of collecting monetary payment was indeed useful.

“I can heal you.” She looked at Qin Xiumo, “But you have to pay me spirit stones.” She quickly calculated, and added, “One hundred eight-grade spirit stones.”

Cultivators roamed all around the Three Thousand Worlds, and a Golden Core cultivator was as common as a wild dog. But Qin Xiumo’s life was still very expensive. After all, he was not only a genius cultivator, but after going through this disaster, his cultivation speed would improve quickly. Within five years, he would break through the Nascent Soul stage and successfully entered the Spirit Severing, becoming one of the fastest in the world.

Later, he even went back to his former sect, took his revenge against the friend that betrayed him in the past, and became the leader of one of the three great sects in the Southern Realm.

What happened later, Meng Qi also didn’t know. Anyway, a Spirit Severing cultivator was already very strong in Three Thousand World. And Qin Xiumo was stronger among the strong.

“Junior Sister Meng!” Lu Qingran became anxious when she heard Meng Qi’s words, “One hundred eighth…eighth-grade spirit stones?!” This was a tremendous amount of wealth that so many disciples in Qingfeng Valley couldn’t obtain in their entire lives. Even their sect leader probably has never seen that amount of spirit stones. When Meng Qi cured Chu Tianfeng last time, the price she asked wasn’t this high.

“Isn’t it…” Lu Qingran shrunk her neck when Meng Qi’s cold eyes swept over. “Isn’t it too much?” She didn’t dare to offend this junior sister. Lu Qingran still remembered the poison that attacked her before. It was so painful and itchy, and her face was filled with awful pus.

“Heh—” Qin Xiumo snickered. His eyes once again became cold. The little deer called this girl ‘junior sister’. These two clearly came from the same sect, but one was kind and gentle, while the other was cold and calculating, only asked for money. Sure enough, even the same master could teach disciples with a completely different personality.

Meng Qi ignored Lu Qingran. She looked at Qin Xiumo and said with an indifferent tone: “If you agree, blink.”

Qin Xiumo couldn’t move, but there was still a slight contempt in his eyes. He blinked slowly. If she really could heal him, was it worth only some measly spirit stones?! The girl was cunning, but so stupid.

She probably never knew what she missed for those spirit stones.