Chapter 74: Lingering Poison

  As the object in his hands gradually recovered, it was no longer as ferocious and terrifying as before. Ye Wen finally realized that what he was holding wasn't something to be casually picked up and played with. The jade foot, which had gradually returned to its original shape, looked like a delicate white porcelain vase. Although there was still a small part that was slightly red and swollen, this minor flaw did not greatly reduce the artistic value of the piece.

  Especially Ye Wen's hand could clearly feel the touch like a solidified cream, which made him unconsciously think of Ning Ruxue's drenched appearance earlier.

  Although Ning Ruxue was still wearing that thin shirt, because of the full-force exercise, her clothes had long been dry, so there was no longer the previous effect of being like a transparent dress. However, the thin shirt was still a thin shirt, and with that originally tight-fitting garment, although it covered her up, it still couldn't conceal her graceful figure. When Ye Wen turned his head to take a glance, he seemed to be able to see some things that he shouldn't have seen.

  When she saw her senior brother looking at her again, Ning Ruxue originally wanted to scold him, but just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw that her senior brother's lips were like two hanging sausages, and his entire mouth and chin had swollen up, looking a bit like...

  "Duck?"

  She couldn't help but burst out laughing at the thought, because she suddenly imagined her senior brother making a duck face and quacking loudly. She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she held back and didn't speak, after all, Ye Wen was still helping her expel the poison with his inner energy, and she didn't dare disturb her senior brother's concentration at this time.

  Ye Wen didn't understand why Ning Ruxue was laughing, and he didn't have the time to think about it either. He just felt that his mouth, which had been used to suck out the toxic blood earlier, seemed a bit numb, and his tongue also seemed a bit less agile than before.

  He turned his head and asked his junior sister, "What's wrong with my mouth?" As soon as he spoke, he felt something was off. He looked at his junior sister who was trying to stifle a smile, and even if he were an idiot, he should have realized that things weren't going well for him.

  He had wanted to use the pool water to take a look, but unfortunately, this cold pool had many uses and couldn't be used as a mirror. He could only use his hand to touch his mouth and cheek, and the numbness that came from his face and the obvious bulge he felt on his hand already made him guess what it was.

  "This poison is really potent!"

  Realizing that he might have been poisoned by the Blood Pool, Ye Wen turned his head and searched in the grass again for a while, because as the sky darkened, it was much harder to find things.

  Luckily, after searching for a while, he finally found a small Cold Fruit. As the effect of this fruit gradually became familiar to his senior brothers and sisters, the several people simply treated it as a snack, so the more obvious fruits around the Cold Pool were almost all picked by the three people. Now, these fruits are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, often having to carefully search in the depths of the grass thickets by the pool.

  Ye Wen's luck was not bad today, guessing the two lifesaving fruits at the most critical moment. Now he also realized that before thoroughly eradicating that giant snake and its descendants, these fruits really couldn't be wasted like this anymore.

  "Now that my junior sister and brother can also practice with the Cold Pool, eating that fruit is no longer meaningful. I'll tell them later to temporarily stop picking that fruit!"

  For now, he still needs to use this fruit to detoxify! Although his lips were due to the toxic blood, but after all, it was still the snake venom of that red line snake, should be able to resolve this strange condition on his mouth?

  He stuffed the fruit into his mouth, then laboriously chewed it up, and kept the chewed-up pulp in his mouth. Firstly, he hoped to revive his numb tongue through this method; secondly, he wanted to prevent the toxin from spreading further - just now, his oral cavity had made the closest contact with the toxic blood, so it was just right to use the fruit to clean up a bit.

  It seemed like a lot of trouble to do all this, but it was just an instant. After Ye Wen finished all this, he continued to lift up Ning Ruxue's palm and urged the restored true energy to drive out the last bit of toxin in her body with the Purple Mist Skill.

  After doing all that, she casually picked up a piece of clothing that Ning Ruxue had discarded and tore off a long strip of cloth to bandage the wound. Only then did she ask her junior sister with still numb lips: "弄度呢么?" (Can you move now?)

  When Ye Wen was bandaging her wound, she didn't dare to move at all, especially since her leg had already regained its sensation. Ye Wen's hands were moving back and forth on it, and she could clearly feel it. At that time, the tense her didn't dare to move, and her whole leg was tightly strained.

  At this time, Ye Wen suddenly asked, and she was startled again, stunned for a moment before reacting. After trying slightly, it was found that although it could move, the limbs were sore and soft, and the wound was painful - since the toxin was removed cleanly, the foot was no longer numb, and the pain was naturally clear.

  This way, Ning Ruxue, who was already inconvenient in action, became even more immobile, and finally could only look at her senior brother with a sullen expression.

  Although Ning Ruxue didn't respond, her gloomy expression naturally made Ye Wen understand. Especially when his junior sister's face turned bright red and she whispered: "Senior brother... can you help me put my clothes on first?"

  The two of them had been busy for half a day, but Ning Ruxue was still wearing that thin shirt. Although martial artists generally have good physiques and Ning Ruxue had internal energy to protect her from the cold (it was already winter), she couldn't keep dressing like this in front of her own senior brother. The previous time could be considered an accident and she could tolerate it, but now that everything was settled, it seemed a bit too shameless.

  She handed the clothes that had been thrown aside to Ning Ruxue, and then stood there watching her junior sister put them on one by one. Ye Wen's gaze made Ning Ruxue's pretty face flush again, but this time she didn't say anything, just lowered her head and seemed to be thinking about something.

  The clothes were put on properly, but the shoes and socks were a bit of a problem, in the end they could only be carried in hand, sitting there at a loss.

  Ye Wen looked at her, but didn't say a word (her mouth was getting more and more numb, she couldn't speak at all!), only to see Ning Ruxue make a gesture of wanting to carry her on his back. Ning Ruxue hesitated for a moment, then let Shixiong carry her on his back, and followed him as he left the place.

  Leaving the precipice and returning to the platform, Ye Wen glanced at the steep cliff wall and didn't think much of it. With his heavy sword, he could still move up and down with ease; switching the heavy sword for a person would increase the difficulty somewhat, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

  However, during the insurance period, Ye Wen still found a few vines next to the mountain wall, first relying on the vines to go down a section, and then relying on his light work to fall down.

  He only brought Ning Ruxue, but left Ye Wen's heavy sword in the Valley of Extremes. He didn't mind, thinking that it wouldn't get lost and he could just go back for it tomorrow.

  Slowly heading back to the door, not yet reaching the courtyard where I lived, I saw Xu Xian carrying a treasure sword and walking towards me. When he saw me, he seemed stunned, especially when he found out that Ning Ruxue was being carried back by Ye Wen. He immediately came forward and asked: "What's wrong with Master Sister?"

  After entering, Xu Xian only discovered that Ye Wen's face was also in a terrible state, especially those lips, which made him laugh out loud: "Brother Master, what's wrong with your mouth? Were you eating dried sausage?" He saw that his brother master's lips and cheeks were swollen, but he didn't look worried. His sister master's complexion was slightly pale, but she also didn't show any signs of concern, so he put his mind at ease and couldn't help but make a joke.

  Ye Wen rolled his eyes, and with a numb tongue, he couldn't speak at all. It wasn't until he got closer that he discovered Xu Xian was still holding a string of sausages tied together with wooden skewers, the savory aroma wafting back and forth right in front of him.

  "I originally wanted to ask my senior brother to try my craftsmanship, but now it seems..."

  He let out a low hum, and Ye Wen ignored his junior brother and walked away, heading straight back to the courtyard. Apart from letting Ning Yuxue rest well, he also needed to go back to his room to meditate and clear the poison from his body.

  It wasn't until he walked past Xuan that he discovered the Ning Ruxue behind him was not very honest, her jade-like foot kept swaying back and forth beside him, as if trying to hide something.

  Turning his head, Ye Wen saw Xu Xian not far away and immediately understood that he didn't want to be seen by Xu Xian. Understanding this, Ye Wen naturally wouldn't say anything and quickly walked ahead, leaving Xu Xian a few steps behind before entering the courtyard.

  Xu Xian muttered behind, biting his sausage: "Is it that serious? Are you really angry?" Just thinking about it shouldn't be that serious, maybe there's some other reason.

  Don't bother about Xuan being there eating sausage, Ye Wen sent Ning Ruxue back to her room and settled her in. He wanted to instruct her a sentence, but unfortunately his own mouth was really not cooperative and he couldn't say anything, so he gave up and turned around to leave.

  Just as he was about to walk out the door, Ning Ruxue suddenly called out: "Shixiong..." Ye Wen turned his head and saw Ning Ruxue lowering her head, muttering for half a day before finally squeezing out a sentence: "Thank you so much today!"

  He gave his junior sister a slightly stiff smile, and Ye Wen returned to his room. His mouth wasn't seriously injured, and he could recover with ordinary herbal medicine, but that would take time, and Ye Wen didn't want to go several days without speaking.

  Start the Purple Mist Technique, then mobilize the slightly strengthened Purple Mist True Qi to slowly gather all the toxins in the body and clear them out bit by bit.

  It was only after clearing out the toxin that Ye Wen was exhausted, and finally thought of using his right hand's meridian, which was the most unobstructed and resilient, to expel the poison. So, Ye Wen gathered the toxins in his body together and then forced them out along the route he usually used. Just as the toxins reached the tip of his right index finger, however, they seemed unable to continue on their course. All that could be seen was that Ye Wen's index finger had turned a dark black, as if it had been stained with ink, while everywhere else remained normal, making for a strange and eerie sight.

  Ye Wen took a deep breath, mobilizing all the purple energy in his body to make an effort. Suddenly, his right index finger made a 'hiss' sound, and a jet-black mist shot out from the tip of his finger, surprisingly knocking over a teacup not far away. However, as the true energy dispersed after leaving his body, the black mist also gradually dissipated into the air.