Chapter 73: A Trite Bridge!

  A cry of surprise made Ye Wen's heart skip a beat, and he immediately sensed that something was amiss, so he turned around at once.

  As soon as he turned around, Ning Ruxue was seen lying on the ground, covering her bare jade feet with her hands and trembling all over. At the same time, a red line snake was also curving and twisting, about to drill into a nearby grass bush.

  Ye Wen understood immediately, after all, he had also suffered from the long worm's troubles and knew that this valley was the snake's lair. Because of the giant snake's existence, it was impossible to eradicate it in a short period of time, so every time they came here, they were careful and cautious. Later, Ning Ruxue and Xu Xiangong's skills improved, and he had also reminded them.

  After that, whoever encountered the snake would not be unlucky for them, but rather these things that were considered great nourishment in Ye Wen's eyes would always be skinned, have their tendons pulled out and their gallbladders dug out, dying a miserable death.

  This time, Ning Ruxue was probably caught off guard due to her panic and didn't notice the snake's sneak attack. Ye Wen's movements were extremely fast, and almost instantly, he took out a copper coin from his pocket and used the Purple Mist Skill to strike the snake's head directly.

  Zi Xia's power surged, and Ye Wen's strength had increased by an unknown amount. With a swift toss of his hand using the Qian Kun technique, the copper coin shot out like a thunderbolt, and in the blink of an eye, the snake was struck, its head shattered to pieces, dying instantly.

  Ye Wen didn't have the mood to care about the snake at this time, and instead rushed to Ning Ruxue's side to check her injuries. He instructed, "Immediately circulate your internal energy and protect your internal organs!" His eyes kept scanning as if searching for something.

  Soon, Ye Wen found what he wanted from a nearby bush, which was the small cold fruit that could counteract snake venom. Because he had taken many of them before, Ye Wen already had a general understanding of their efficacy and immediately stuffed them into Ning Ruxue's mouth, instructing her: "Chew it up and hold it in your mouth, don't swallow!"

  In addition to containing cold air that can dispel heat, the greatest effect of Xiao Han Guo is to keep the mind clear and not be harmed by fire poison, allowing poisoned people to think normally and not become crazy due to fire poison, thereby accelerating death.

  After doing all this, Ye Wen looked at Ning Ruxue, who was already in his arms, and saw that she was staring at him with wide eyes, seemingly wanting to say something but unable to.

  Upon witnessing this scene, Ye Wen's heart skipped a beat as he secretly muttered to himself that things were not looking good. He had personally experienced the potency of the snake venom before; if it weren't for the fact that he coincidentally bumped into a small cold fruit at the time, he might have already died on the spot. Ning Ruxue was not like him this time around - whether it was her emergency response or reaction speed, both were slower by a beat. The current situation clearly indicated that the toxin had already spread.

  Ning Ruxue's hand was removed from her jade foot, which had turned black as ink, especially the part bitten by the snake, and was slightly red, looking very eerie. The bitten area had also swollen up high, and Ye Wen noticed the severity of the situation at a glance.

  "Start the heart method to protect your heart and lungs, I'll help you force out the poison!"

  At this time, it's unclear whether Xiaohan has taken effect or not, but Ning Ruxue suddenly stuttered and spoke out, her voice was very unclear, if Ye Wen wasn't close by, he might not have understood what she said.

  "Master... brother, I just got out of the Cold Pool and was bitten, under the shock my internal energy was disrupted, and the cold air took advantage of it to enter my body. At this point, I can no longer use my internal power..." Ning Ruxue only said these words before stopping, believing that they had already made Ye Wen understand how bad the situation was.

  To put it simply, Ning Ruxue was originally in the cold pool, using her internal strength to defend against the cold air. When she left the pool, because she had just left the water, the cold air around her body had not dissipated, so her strength had not dissipated either. However, she was about to withdraw her strength when she was suddenly ambushed by the red line snake, and in her shock, her internal energy became disordered. Not only did the fire poison enter her body, but also the cold air that had not yet dissipated rushed into Ning Ruxue's meridians.

  Although fire poison and cold air are mutually restrictive, these two things are strictly speaking, deadly poisons to humans. The few people who use these things to practice their skills, although they make rapid progress, but there is great danger, if they are not careful, even the slightest mistake will result in serious internal injury, and in severe cases, the toxin will enter the body and cannot be treated.

  Ye Wen suddenly realized the situation and immediately panicked, but this was not the time to think of a solution slowly. He immediately activated the Purple Mist Divine Art, first protecting Ning Ruxue's vital organs, as for her meridians, he could only deal with them later.

  To say that Ning Ruxue was also unlucky, it just so happened that Ye Wenzixia's skills had made some breakthroughs before running into this situation. If it were a few months earlier, when Ye Wenzixia's skills were not yet complete or hadn't even been practiced, then he could only watch as his junior sister suffered from the cold and heat, and then died in front of him.

  At this moment, Ye Wen, who had already made some achievements in the Purple Mist Technique, relied on the mysterious and wonderful aspects of his divine technique to protect Ning Ruxue's heart and lungs, not allowing the fire poison to attack her heart and cause her to die suddenly.

  At the same time, it also transports the true energy of Shen Gong to slowly devour the cold air in the main vein, driving it out of the body, or simply wrapping it up together to deal with the red line snake venom that is pressing on and wanting to occupy the main area.

  In order to guarantee Ning Ruxue's life safety to the greatest extent, Ye Wen has gone all out this time, even mobilizing those few strands of authentic Purple Mist True Qi that he had never used since his cultivation was successful. He carefully divided them into smaller strands, protected Ning Ruxue's internal organs, and then used the last bit of Purple Mist True Qi to clear the cold air from her body in a circular motion. As for the other true qi, they all rushed out to block the attack of the fire poison.

  Under such a full-force exertion, Ye Wen by the side of the cold pool had his whole body surrounded by a swirling aura, not only had his face turned purple, but even his hands, which had reached the extreme in their exercise of internal energy, had also turned purple. The aura surrounding his body was reflected back onto himself, and seemed to have taken on a faintly purplish hue as well. From a distance, it looked as if he were surrounded by a purple aura, like a purple cloud or mist enveloping his body, truly worthy of the name "Purple Cloud Divine Art".

  Ning Ruxue fell into Ye Wen's arms, seeing the purple aura surrounding her body. At first, she thought it was just an illusion after death. However, after a while, she not only felt her body gradually warming up but also sensed that the true energy inside her had stopped surging wildly. Except for the leg that was bitten, all other parts of her body slowly regained sensation.

  This realization made her aware that she wasn't dead yet, and the purple hue surrounding her wasn't some post-mortem spectacle. Turning her head slightly, she saw Ye Wen's face had turned completely purple from overexertion, with sweat dripping down his forehead like rain, and the rapid breathing transmitted through the hands tightly pressed against her back and abdomen finally brought her back to her senses.

  "Was it Brother Shifu who saved me?"

  Originally, with the situation earlier, her internal energy was in disarray, cold air attacked her heart, and fire poison entered her body. She thought she would surely die, but unexpectedly there was still a chance to survive? Unexpectedly, she was pulled back from the gates of hell by her senior brother, and for a moment, her mind was in a mess, not knowing what she was thinking.

  Ye Wen didn't know that Ning Ruxue had recovered a bit, and at this time he was busy dealing with the terrible situation inside Ning Ruxue's body. He almost used up all his internal energy on Ning Ruxue, while constantly circulating the Purple Mist Skill, desperately trying to squeeze out some more internal energy from his own body. The fire poison that Ning Ruxue had been bitten by was much more severe than what he had suffered before, and its rapid progression inside her body was not comparable to his previous experience.

  After all, at that time, she was only bitten by the red line snake and estimated that the toxin had not been fully injected before being pulled down. Ning Ruxue was clearly bitten hard, and the toxin was all in her body, so it would be so powerful!

  After an unknown period of time, Ning Ruxue felt that her body had slowly recovered its ability to move. The cold air in her body had been dispelled by more than half, and with the small cold fruit in her mouth keeping her mind clear, she could see everything clearly. If it weren't for the fact that she thought she was going to die at first, she wouldn't have mistaken Ye Wenrou's cultivation as a hallucination after death.

  It's not good to be too sober, especially when Ye Wen's hand is still pressed on her lower abdomen, which is a sensitive area for women. It's not something that can be touched by others. But what's even more embarrassing is that he did this to save her, making her feel ashamed and speechless: "Brother, you're so reckless, why are you touching that place?"

  She didn't know that Ye Wen was also unable, his right hand pressing on her back to protect her heart and lungs, while his left hand pressed on Ning Ruxue's dantian. Pressing here was also to help her gather her scattered internal energy, not that it couldn't be done through other places, but this way was just faster.

  As her injuries gradually stabilized, Ning Ruxue's thoughts also began to wander aimlessly, and the gaze of Ye Wen also became more and more complicated.

  Ye Wenxiu didn't have time to deal with those things now. After finally clearing the cold air from Ning Ruxue's body and letting her own internal energy return to its normal path, the biggest problem at hand was that annoying fire toxin.

  Looking at Ning Ruxue's swollen, dark purple and slightly glowing foot, Ye Wen made a swift decision and said: "I'll use my inner energy to counteract the fire poison, I'll first suck out the toxic blood!"

  Ning Ruxue hadn't reacted yet, only instinctively using her internal energy to counteract the fire poison in her body. It wasn't until Ye Wen put her down and brought her bitten foot to his mouth that she realized what her senior brother had just said! At this moment, she felt both ashamed and anxious, immediately saying: "Don't..."

  Unfortunately, she shouted a bit too late, and as soon as the words left her mouth, Ye Wen had already pressed his lips against hers. The numbness on her jade-like feet seemed to dissipate instantly, replaced by a tingling sensation that spread throughout her body, causing Ning Ruxue's face to flush bright red, like a ripe peach that would burst with juice at the slightest touch.

  Of course, if Ye Wen saw this now, he would probably think it was just a case of fire toxin attacking the heart and would have to rush over again. But at this moment, Ning Yu Xue was busy sucking out the toxic blood, spitting out a lot of black liquid like ink every time he took a mouthful, which made him feel nauseous just by looking at it, let alone using his mouth to suck it out.

  Little did he know, Ye Wen thought to himself as he worked: "Why does this bridge section seem so familiar? It seems rather cliché!"