Chapter 82: Rescuing and Detoxifying
Poisoned by the Illusion Bee venom, Zi Qian was experiencing intense hallucinations.
At the same time, the poison from the Green Demon Hand was also very peculiar, causing her to become disoriented and lustful. Her beautiful jade hands were even tearing at her clothes, ripping open strips of fabric to reveal her snow-white skin.
"Qing You cultivates a demonic technique that specifically absorbs the true qi from women's bodies to strengthen himself. To make it easier to capture female martial artists, the Green Demon Hand's poison must have properties that make women lose themselves in lust! This is a bit troublesome!"
Zhang Ruochen didn't know what to do, so he could only first give Zi Qian a Saint Condensation Pill to take.
Then, Zhang Ruochen supported Zi Qian's jade arm and carried her on his back, planning to leave this place first.
Although Zi Qian was an assassin, and very likely had come to kill him, Zhang Ruochen could have completely ignored her and let her fend for herself.
But earlier, they had fought side by side. If Zi Qian hadn't killed those seven martial artists, Zhang Ruochen alone might not have been able to break through the encirclement.
"Mm... save me..."
Zi Qian's body was completely limp, as if she were drunk. Her beautiful cheek rubbed against Zhang Ruochen's face, and her breathing became even more rapid.
Her soft jade hands involuntarily reached into Zhang Ruochen's clothes, kneading his chest.
Zhang Ruochen carried Zi Qian on his back, running swiftly through the dense forest, wanting to escape the site of the earlier battle as quickly as possible.
But Zi Qian, on his back, kept groping him. Her soft red lips kissed his face, turning his neck red and leaving a strawberry-like mark.
"Is there no end to this?"
Zhang Ruochen forcefully tilted his head, bumping Zi Qian's face slightly away.
At this moment, Zi Qian's consciousness was blurred, and she was having intense hallucinations, which only made her worse.
"Rip!"
She tore her clothes apart, revealing large patches of snow-white skin, leaving only a close-fitting moon-white undergarment. A pair of plump, soft breasts pressed against Zhang Ruochen's back. As Zhang Ruochen ran, that pair of large, soft mounds undulated like waves, peaks rising one after another.
Her panting became more urgent, her delicate body burning hot. She rubbed vigorously against Zhang Ruochen's back and kissed his face again, leaving wet kiss marks everywhere.
"Caw!"
Suddenly, from above, came the cry of a Blue-Scaled Eagle.
Zhang Ruochen's expression changed. He immediately stopped and lay down in a depression on the ground, covering his body with weeds and leaves.
Holding his breath, Zhang Ruochen looked up at the sky.
Prince Huo Xing stood on the back of the Blue-Scaled Eagle, circling in the air, searching everywhere.
Besides Prince Huo Xing, there was also another white-clothed man riding a Double-Headed Snow Vulture, also flying in the sky.
Their eyes were fixed on the ground below, searching for something.
"Save... save me... smack... smack..."
Zi Qian's eyes were hazy, her breath ragged. She hugged Zhang Ruochen tightly, her jade hand reaching into his robe again, moving toward his lower body.
"Don't move!"
Zhang Ruochen pressed Zi Qian down beneath him, one hand tightly covering her mouth, the other restraining both her arms, afraid she would move or cry out and alert the two people above.
If someone happened to pass by and saw this scene, they would definitely think Zhang Ruochen was trying to take advantage of Zi Qian.
Standing on the back of the Blue-Scaled Eagle, Prince Huo Xing ultimately couldn't find any trace of Zhang Ruochen and Zi Qian. His eyes turned icy cold. "Damn it, they escaped! This time, the Four Direction Commanderies have suffered heavy losses. Even Feng Zhiyi and Qing You were killed by them. If I don't find them and cut them into pieces, I won't be able to ease the hatred in my heart."
Standing on the back of the Double-Headed Snow Vulture, Feng Zhilin's eyes were also cold. "The Ninth Prince of Yunwu Commandery, right? He killed my younger brother. I'll make him pay a heavy price."
Feng Zhilin was Feng Zhiyi's elder brother, with a cultivation at the Mysterious Extreme Realm Great Extreme Position. Two years ago, he had already become an outer palace disciple of the Martial Market Academy.
Feng Zhilin was one of the inspectors for the first round of the academy examination, responsible for rescuing candidates in danger.
Feng Zhilin said, "Since they've already escaped, I should leave too. If another inspector finds me staying with you, they'll definitely report it to the academy elders, saying I'm playing favorites."
Prince Huo Xing nodded. "Senior Brother Feng, you go first. They got lucky this time, but they won't be so lucky next time."
Then, Prince Huo Xing and Feng Zhilin mounted their beasts and flew off in two different directions.
"So he's Feng Zhiyi's elder brother. To withdraw the silver coins from Feng Zhiyi's Two-Star Noble Card, I'll have to find him." Zhang Ruochen memorized Feng Zhilin's face.
Suddenly, a tremendous force came from beneath him. Zi Qian broke free from Zhang Ruochen's restraint and pinned him down instead.
Her long, slender legs spread wide apart as she sat on Zhang Ruochen's lower abdomen. She reached out and tore his robe to shreds, turning it into rags.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. He pointed a finger and struck Zi Qian's brow.
Zi Qian's Qi Sea shook violently, her vision went black, and she collapsed limply onto Zhang Ruochen like a clump of spring mud.
"What a terrifying poison, turning an ice-cold assassin so wanton. Lucky she ran into me, or today she would have lost both her person and her possessions!"
Zhang Ruochen shifted Zi Qian's body and carried her on his back again.
After spending half an hour running over a hundred li, he finally found a relatively safe cave.
Zhang Ruochen set Zi Qian down on the ground and noticed her lips had turned blue-purple, her face pale. If not treated in time, she would surely die.
Zhang Ruochen made Zi Qian sit on the ground, then moved behind her.
He also sat cross-legged, circulating the true qi in his body, and the incantations for the second layer of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture* appeared in his mind.
"Second layer of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*: Tai Ming Jade Realm Heaven!"
As the true qi circulated continuously, the true qi in Zhang Ruochen's body became purer and purer, turning a jade-white color.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen struck out with both palms simultaneously, hitting Zi Qian's bare jade back.
The jade-white true qi emerged from Zhang Ruochen's palms, entering Zi Qian's body through the Central Heavenly Meridian on her back.
The first layer of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture* was Tai Huang Yellow Realm Heaven.
The second layer was Tai Ming Jade Realm Heaven.
With each layer he cultivated, Zhang Ruochen's true qi underwent a qualitative change. Not only did the purity of his true qi far exceed that of martial artists at the same realm, but it also developed certain attributes.
For example, the second layer of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture* cultivated Jade Pure True Qi, which could purify evil qi and poison qi.
In other words, once Zhang Ruochen successfully cultivated the second layer of the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*, even if he wasn't immune to all poisons, he would at least be resistant to most toxins.
The Jade Pure True Qi circulated through Zi Qian's body for one major cycle, then flowed back into Zhang Ruochen's palm and returned to his Qi Sea.
Repeating this process, after thirty-six cycles, the toxins in Zi Qian's body had clearly lessened. Her lips returned to a rosy color, and a blush appeared on her face.
"Ugh!"
A mouthful of blue-black poisoned blood was spat out.
Zi Qian slowly woke up. Feeling the coolness on her body, she immediately looked down at herself and found that she was completely naked, fully exposed to the air.
Zhang Ruochen's hands were pressed against Zi Qian's back. "Don't move. Immediately follow me in circulating the true qi in your body. Only then can the toxins be completely expelled."
Hearing Zhang Ruochen's words, Zi Qian's heart became even more unsettled.
"Boom!"
A powerful force erupted from within her body, sending Zhang Ruochen flying backward.
She covered her chest with one hand to prevent any further exposure, while the other hand formed a sword finger, with her index and middle fingers together, thrusting toward Zhang Ruochen. She pointed at his brow and said coldly, "What did you do to me?"
Zhang Ruochen was extremely exasperated. "Can you calm down? If I wanted to do something to you, I would have done it already! Besides, it's not what I did to you, but what you did to me. Look at my neck, look at my clothes, and the scratch marks on my chest—all your doing. If I hadn't stopped you..."
"Shut up!"
Zi Qian looked at the red marks on Zhang Ruochen's neck, a flush of shame rising on her face. She bit her lip tightly and immediately stepped back two paces.
Her body was still very weak, and her steps were unsteady. She fell directly to the ground, panting heavily.
Zhang Ruochen stood up and sighed. "I told you not to move, but you still had to be stubborn. The toxins in your body haven't been cleared, and they could rebound at any time."
"None of your business!"
Zi Qian took a small jade bottle from her Space Ring, poured out a detoxification pill, and swallowed it.
Suddenly, she saw Zhang Ruochen walking toward her. He draped a wide robe over her, covering her delicate body.
Zi Qian was momentarily stunned. She lowered her head slightly, a hint of hesitation in her eyes, and finally asked, "Besides the marks on your neck, nothing else happened between us, right?"
Zhang Ruochen smiled. "What else could have happened?"
Zi Qian's cheeks grew even redder. She bit her lip tightly, looking at the handsome young man before her, and felt a surge of shyness. She wanted to flee this place immediately, to avoid him seeing her in such an embarrassing state.
"Oh, there is one more thing!"
Zhang Ruochen took out a sleeve-hidden Fish Intestine Sword and handed it to Zi Qian. "I found this in your sleeve. Here, I'm returning it to you!"
Zi Qian's expression changed. She stared at the sleeve-hidden Fish Intestine Sword in Zhang Ruochen's hand. "You... you already know I'm an assassin from the Underworld Gate?"
Zhang Ruochen looked at the sleeve-hidden Fish Intestine Sword in his hand, nodded, and smiled. "Besides assassins from the Underworld Gate, who else would use a sword like this?"
Zi Qian's beautiful eyes locked onto Zhang Ruochen. "Since you know I'm an assassin from the Underworld Gate, you should know I came to kill you. Why did you still save me?"
"I couldn't just watch you die in the wilderness, could I?"
Zhang Ruochen continued, "Besides, if you had actually tried to kill me, you would have been dead long ago. How could you still be standing here alive? Since you couldn't kill me and didn't kill me, why can't I save you?"
Zi Qian was deeply ashamed, biting her lip so hard it almost drew blood. "Zhang Ruochen, has anyone ever told you that you're a jerk?"