Chapter Fifty-two

  Rong Jing's originally calm face twitched uncontrollably as she clearly heard Yun Shangyue's words. Her eyes gazed at her strangely. Yun Shangyue was dazed and seemingly unaware. He shifted his gaze to the Buddha statue, and the expression on his face was also unusually strange.

  After a moment, that feeling came again. Yun Qianyue immediately recited, "Is it really the Lingyin divine stick or an old and worn-out divine stick? Yun Qianyue, you can't become more and more muddle-headed as you live on, ah... although you've been poisoned by this lowly medicine and might not be able to withstand bleeding from seven orifices and dying, but you also can't let your divine stick fall..."

  Rong Jing's mouth twitched again. Looking at the Buddha statue, this time he didn't turn his head to glance at Yun Shangyue.

  The fiery feeling subsided again, and Yun Shang Yue let out a breath of relief. It seems that her disgust towards the divine stick is truly this strong!

  After a moment, Yun Shang Yue continued to speak, "The person in front of me is a god stick, is a god stick, is an old god stick, old god stick, really is an old god stick, Ling Yin old god stick..." She chanted for half a beat, and the fiery feeling became even stronger. She was somewhat annoyed, "Damn it, doesn't work anymore..."

  Rong Jing's body trembled twice as he stared at the Buddha statue, still without turning his head. He seemed to have frozen in place.

  "What to do... " Yun Qianyue bit her lip hard, closed her eyes and opened them again, looking at Rong Jing with a dazed expression, muttering: "The person in front of you may not be an old sly fox, but he's even more terrifying than an old sly fox. He's got a black heart and lungs, if you were to fall for him, you'd definitely have no good days ahead, not only would you have no good days, but you'd also be tormented by him every day... so, whatever you do, don't fall for him, he's more venomous than a snake..."

  After a while, the surging tide of people receded. Yun Shang Yue let out another sigh of relief.

  The dust on his white brocade robe suddenly fell to the ground. He still looked at the Buddha statue, without turning back.

  This time it took about as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea.

  Yun Shallow Moon couldn't help but speak again, muttering to herself: "He's not Ling Yin, it's Rong Jing. Who is Rong Jing? He's a rotten peach blossom. If he were to be overthrown, in the future, being stolen away by others would be nothing more than a minor worry. Being bullied or humiliated would also be no big deal. But he's the crown prince of the Rong Wang Fu! In the future, he'll become the king, just like my own philandering father. There will be a whole bunch of women in the palace, all fighting over this rotten peach blossom. One woman will enjoy him today, another tomorrow, and yet another the day after that... and there will still be a whole bunch of women waiting to enjoy him..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a shower of dust and debris suddenly fell from the Buddha statue closest to Rong Jing.

  "Yun Shallow Moon, think about it, so many women have taken turns to enjoy him, how many times can you still enjoy? Even if it's your turn, don't you find it dirty? Can you still bear to enjoy it with your mouth? So wake up, have some self-respect..." Yun Shallow Moon continued to mutter to herself. The muttering sound didn't decrease, but instead grew louder and louder.

  Several Buddha statues fell again with a rustling sound. When they hit the ground, they made a clear "sasa" sound. Rong Jing seemed to have turned into a Buddha statue, motionless.

  Yun Shallow Moon naturally didn't notice the change in the Buddha statue, feeling the raging fire burning inside her body was finally suppressed again. She let out a big sigh of relief, lying on the ground panting heavily, hoping this time she could hold on for a little longer.

  As expected, after holding back for the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, the fire in his body rose again.

  "Hey, Yun Shangyue, why don't you listen to me? He's really a scumbag. Many girls might be just a small matter for him, but have you heard how dark the inner workings of those aristocratic families are? Playing with women is nothing, and playing with men is even more so. Think about that Wanchun Building you burned down - didn't it have courtesans inside? Some people in these aristocratic families also keep male concubines. It's not impossible for men to be together... If you fall for this guy, you'll only be able to marry him in this godforsaken place. Later on, when he gets tired of you, he'll just take in a bunch of women, and when he gets tired of them, he'll bring in a bunch of handsome men... So think about your future - not only will you have to share him with a bunch of women, but also with a bunch of men..."

  The words of Yu Shuang had barely fallen when all the dust on the Buddha statues fell off with a rustling sound, and the sound of them hitting the ground was loud and clear.

  Rong Jing suddenly turned his head and looked at Yun Qianyue, whose eyes, once as clear as a spring, were now deep and mysterious like a blue lake.

  Desire receded like the tide, and this time it took a great deal of effort to drive it back. Yun Shangyue stared blankly at the Buddha statue with a weak breath, her mind still reeling from the sudden turn of events. She couldn't understand why the Buddha statue, which was once covered in a layer of dust, was now spotless and gleaming with a golden light. She gazed at it for half a moment before suddenly letting out a strange cry: "My goodness, these Buddhas are all made of gold!"

  Rong Jing just looked at her, neither speaking nor responding.

  "Hey, Rong Jing, did you see that? These Buddha statues are made of gold! We're rich, we're rich!" Yun Shang Yue was overjoyed and hastily beckoned to Rong Jing, "Ha, if we smash all these Buddha statues, I reckon we'll be set for life, even for ten lifetimes!"

  "You have one more hour, if you can't get through the emotional turmoil, you will die with seven holes bleeding. Even if these Buddha statues could melt into a mountain of gold, you wouldn't be able to enjoy it." Rong Jing suddenly spoke up.

  Yun Qian Yue thought for a moment and her face immediately fell, "Heavens, don't play with people like this..."

  Rong Jing didn't say another word, he just looked at her.

  In an instant, Yun Shang Yue raised her head, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at Rong Jing, "Hey, I don't want to die anymore, can you be my antidote? It's not worth it if I just die like this. To hell with chastity and integrity, those things are just a thin layer of membrane, using them to exchange for my life is too cheap."

  "How about it? I'm not bad-looking, am I? Although my figure isn't fully developed yet, it's still passable. And you're a man, so if anything happens between us, it's always the woman who gets hurt. So, you win. If you don't want to marry me, I don't want to marry you either. Once we leave this place, let's just forget about what happened between us. But if you do want to marry me, then I'll reluctantly agree. And when you inevitably take a mistress and bring her back home, I'll just quietly slip away to wherever is comfortable for me. What do you say?"

  The scenery is as if unheard of, silent and speechless.

  "Hey, did you hear me?!" Yun Qian Yue was anxious. These golden statues were truly made of glittering gold! In order to enjoy these riches, she absolutely couldn't die now. When she first entered the National Security Bureau as a small-time employee, her leader had once said something that stuck with her till today: every penny should be spent on the blade, not wasted. Wasting was shameful. So, in order to avoid wasting these golden statues and preserve her life by sacrificing her chastity, using them for consumption in the second half of her life wouldn't be a bad deal after all.

  "I heard it!" Rong Jing faintly spat out a few words.

  "So you agree then?" asked Yun Shuoyue. She was the most respectful of people's rights. If others didn't agree, she wouldn't force it!

  "I disagree!" Rong Jing spat out three words decisively.

  Her eyes sparkled with starlight, but it immediately dissipated into thin air. Her small face fell again, "Why don't you agree? Am I not good enough? Anyway, you won't be at a loss."

  "How could I possibly lose out? If I sacrifice myself to save you, then you'll live and compete with me for these golden statues. You're just a woman who can't do anything, except look decent. There are plenty of women better-looking than you that I can grab. I wouldn't stoop to eating with you even if you were the last woman on earth. If you die, I can go out and use these golden statues to marry a woman worth a whole city - it's not like I'd need them all. And as you said, I could even find another man to support me, one who's worth a whole city. Why bother sacrificing myself for a useless woman like you?"

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is bright, I wonder if she can read minds? Did she just know what I was thinking? Or does he understand sign language? Or did she unknowingly say it out loud? She suddenly felt like crying.

  After a moment of silence, Yun Shang Yue said stubbornly: "Who says I'm useless? I'm useful, I can help you marry women and men. How many do you want, I'll run around to get them for you. Not just the men and women in one city, but two cities, or even a hundred cities, it's all possible!"

  "What you said can be done by others. Money can make a ghost grind a mill. I have these gold statues, and I'm afraid no one will go to do it?" Rong Jing glanced at her, unmoved.

  "No one is as clever as I am. If I don't handle it well, you might get cheated. It's still better to have me do it!" Yun Qianyue persisted in her efforts, trying to persuade Rong Jing.

  "Really?" Rong Jing lightly spat out two words.

  "Yes, nowadays there are too many foolish people and not enough clever ones. And I am that exceptionally clever person. Now that you've saved me, I can help you with many things. What do you want? I'll help you with whatever it is." Yun Shangyue persisted in her persuasive efforts.

  "That can't save you anymore. The smarter you are, the less I trust you!" Rong Jing was resolute and unmoved.

  "Damn it! Yun Shangyue never thought that one day she would be sent to someone's doorstep, and they would still complain about this and that, not wanting her. She stared at Rong Jing, having said so much, feeling the suppressed desire surge up again. She gritted her teeth, 'I'm asking you, do you want to save me or not? Give me a straightforward answer!'"

  "No!" Rong Jing was still very decisive.

  "Alright, you win!" Yun Qiu Yue closed her eyes. With a resentful tone, she said, "When the day comes that you also fall victim to this kind of evil thing, don't think I'll save you."

  "Don't worry, you won't be able to hold on until the day you die from bleeding from seven orifices." Rong Jing was furious.

  Yun Shallow Moon's face turned red with rage, and she almost spat out blood. Her anger reignited, and her face flushed again. "How is it that you, this heartless scoundrel, are here? If Ling Yin were here now, I'd probably have already been saved by his Buddhist compassion. Bah! Even if I died, I wouldn't want to be saved by him; he's so despicable, I couldn't bear to ask for his help... Ah, that wretched Ye Qing Ran, if only she were here, she would definitely save me..."

  Just as the dark moment had just subsided, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Yun Shangyue's wrist, pulling her into his arms in an instant. He lowered his head to gaze at her rosy little face and dazed eyes, asking, "What did you say?"

  "What...?" Yun Qian Yue's head was already dizzy, she felt that she really couldn't hold on anymore. One was Ling Yin's divine stick and the other was Rong Jing. Her two greatest taboos had been used up and were now ineffective, she no longer had any weapons to resist the aphrodisiac.

  "Say that again!" Rong Jing said.

  "Just... just what was it... " Yun Shang Yue only left the last bit of consciousness as she gradually withdrew, and suddenly reached out to hug Rong Jing, "Hmph, Rong Jing this big beauty, why do men look so good? It makes me reluctant to take action..."

  Rong Jing's body stiffened.

  Yun Qianyue successfully hugged Rong Jing, rubbing him all over while muttering to herself, "I've lived for so many years, seen so many men, but none of them are as handsome as you. Especially that day when I first saw you outside the imperial palace... So handsome, so handsome! Sister wanted to pounce on you at the time, but didn't have the guts later..."

  The blackness in Rong Jing's eyes suddenly receded, and he stared stiffly at Yun Shang Yue's mouth opening and closing.

  "Although I don't have the guts now..." Yun Shangyue suddenly stopped, her small face looking somewhat wronged, her eyes no longer shining with their usual clarity. She muttered to herself, "Oh dear, if I really ate you, this matter would spread and I'd probably be spat on by everyone under the sky, beaten to death with bricks. You're such a tall mountain, admired by all, while I'm just a pile of dung, detested by all. I can't climb up your great mountain..."

  "Can't you say something nice for once?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow when he heard her self-deprecation.

  Yun Qian Yue seemed to be in a daze and didn't seem to have heard Rong Jing's words, withdrawing her hand as she muttered to herself: "Forget it, I won't eat after all! The meal may be good, but not everyone can afford it. You're too expensive, even those golden statues aren't as pricey as you...I really can't afford it..."

  Rong Jing suddenly shifted his gaze, looking elsewhere.

  Yun Shallow Moon continued: "Those gold bars are good, but sister has seen the national treasury before, what's the point of caring about this little bit of money? And my bank card, the numbers on it can scare a group of people to death. But no matter how much money there is, it's still... you can't take it with you when you die."

  Rong Jing was taken aback, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Yun Qianyue in confusion.

  "It's good that I've made some progress in this life, at least I didn't die holding a bomb, but died in the arms of a beauty. Hehe... As the saying goes, 'Dying under the peony flower is also romantic.' In the past, I never had the chance to be romantic until now..."

  Rong Jing slightly furrowed his brow and placed his hand on Yun Shangyue's head, her forehead could scorch an ox. He slightly pursed his lips.

  The cool sensation made Yun Shangyue's body tremble all of a sudden, and she murmured something again, but her voice didn't come out.

  Half a sound, Rong Jing suddenly spoke up, her voice extremely low, "If I save you with my own life, will you marry me?"

  Yun Shallow Moon stopped talking and lay silently in Rong Jing's arms, as if she had already fainted from the fever.

  Rong Jing looked at her, suddenly smiling softly, unlike his usual calm and gentle demeanor. The smile seemed to mock and ridicule, he raised his head, looking towards the Buddha statue, his soft voice seeming to come from afar, "It turns out I can also enter the demonic barrier..."

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is still silent, as if her world can no longer hear any words or sounds.

  Rong Jing withdrew his gaze from the Buddha statue, and the smile on his lips also disappeared. He reached out to take Yun Qianyue's hands in his own, pressing his palms tightly against hers. A gentle stream of icy blue energy flowed from his palms into hers.

  In an instant, Yun Shang Yue suddenly opened her eyes. What entered her line of sight was Rong Jing's calm and composed eyebrows and eyes. She was taken aback.

  "Don't move!" Rong Jing closed his eyes, but he knew she was awake and softly warned her.

  Yun Shallow Moon felt a strong true energy inside her, as if it was guiding the two merged energies within her to counteract the fierce flames. Suddenly, she understood that Rong Jing had used his powers to enter her body and help her eliminate the medicinal properties triggered by the aphrodisiac. Those who took the aphrodisiac couldn't withstand its heat, causing them to bleed from their seven orifices and die. The only way to relieve this was through extreme measures to suppress the desire. She didn't expect Rong Jing to save her in such a way, knowing that it would greatly exhaust his powers.

  Recalling Xuan Ge's words, she thought that scholars and martial artists valued their skills highly and wouldn't waste them easily. For a moment, she stared at Rong Jing, somewhat dazed.

  "Otherwise, I won't be able to save you." Yung Jing said, "You must gather your strength and guide it yourself."

  The clouds were shallow and the moon was faintly visible, but she remained still, gazing at him without moving.

  "Did you hear that? Gather your strength and work with me to resist, otherwise even the Great Luo Golden Immortal won't be able to save you. If you die, I absolutely won't die with you." Rong Jing's gentle voice was tinged with a sharp edge.

  "Oh!" Yun Qianyue withdrew her gaze and immediately closed her eyes, starting to try and condense the true energy in her dantian.

  "Follow my true energy guidance, I'll first help you merge the two unmerged streams of true energy within your body into one. Then, you can merge with my true energy, merging three into one. The stimulation is too intense, if not done this way, it's hard to suppress it." said Rong Jingdao.

  "Good!" Yun Qian Yue nodded.

  Rong Jing began to help Yun Qianyue guide her two true energies to merge.

  Yun Shallow Moon only felt that her body's eight extraordinary meridians were all swollen, but she gritted her teeth and endured it, under Rong Jing's guidance, forcing the fusion of the two great true energies. Her personality was originally tough and determined. Don't look at her usual carefree and casual attitude, but when it came to critical moments, as long as she focused her attention, she would be as firm as a rock, just like that day when she dismantled the timed bomb, she had already evacuated all personnel from the National Security Bureau, leaving only herself behind. She had made preparations for sacrifice, and later, when there was another bomb inside the bomb and it was too late to dismantle it, she hugged the bomb and jumped off the 12th floor, ending her short life. This was also the reason why she had climbed all the way to the high position of General in the National Security Bureau at a young age over the years. She may be truly intelligent, truly talented, but most importantly, it was her persistence and hard work that mattered. Even if it were Mount Everest, she would have the confidence to climb over it three times in the shortest time used by others.

  Rong Jing was not surprised at all by Yun Qianyue's tenacity and endurance. His face remained calm and composed, even though he had exhausted his strength, there was no abnormality on his face.

  After an unknown period of time, the two great true energies within Yun Shang Yue finally merged, and she let out a deep breath.

  "Concentrate your spirit and gather your true energy, merge the three into one. If you succeed, I can cure the aphrodisiac poison that's been cast upon you; if not, you will undoubtedly die." Rong Jing spoke again.

  "Good!" Yun Qianyue didn't hesitate at all and exerted her strength once again.

  Two great true forces converge, and it is also the fusion of two kinds of true energy of yin and yang, how difficult is it?

  Although Yun Shallow Moon had long been prepared, she was still shocked by the cold sweat on her forehead, and felt that her whole body was like a scattered frame, with every component disassembled and reassembled. Rong Jing's true energy was biased towards coldness, while hers was a fusion of cold and warmth, so it was warm in nature. Fortunately, Rong Jing's true energy guided the fusion of the true energy within her, and she gradually found her way. Although it was difficult, they were slowly merging together.

  Yun Qian Yue thought about how much she was suffering, and Rong Jing was probably not much better off than her.

  As she thought about it, she opened her eyes and looked at Rong Jing. She saw that his face was whiter than usual, but his eyebrows and eyes were still as elegant as a painting, still calm and composed, still warm and gentle. Her heart suddenly felt more at ease, and she closed her eyes again, gritted her teeth, and continued to guide the true energy within her body to merge with Rong Jing's true energy.

  This time, because she was even more tenacious, her true energy merged rapidly.

  About half a time later, Yun Shangyue and Rong Jing finally merged their true energy together, and she couldn't help but feel delighted.

  "Don't slack off! The final counterattack will be the most intense. If we suppress it, your poison will be cured. Otherwise, you'll definitely die." Rong Jing spoke up again.

  "Good!" Yun Qianyue exerted herself once more. They had already climbed over half of the Himalayas, and naturally couldn't give up halfway through the last leg, abandoning all their previous efforts.

  As expected, the stimulation of the last moment was intense, as if it knew it was going to disappear, and it wanted to engulf Yun Shang Yue's body and mind crazily. Yun Shang Yue gritted her teeth, thinking that today she wouldn't let him off, or else the word "cloud" would be written upside down!

  About half a time later, the last bit of intense passion was dissolved by the aphrodisiac. Not a single thread remained.

  Rong Jing stopped his hand and said softly: "Your aphrodisiac has been resolved, you can withdraw your hand now!"

  Yun Shallow Moon took a deep breath, and after a fierce battle, she not only didn't feel tired but also felt more energetic. She was puzzled to explore her body and found that the intense desire caused by the aphrodisiac had disappeared without a trace. There was no desolation or barrenness after the volcano subsided, but instead, her internal energy was full, flowing through the eight extraordinary meridians around her body. It was as if she had been baptized with clear spring water from the inside out. Her body was like a vessel filled with sweet springs, and the water flowed through every part of her, forming a cycle in the Dan Tian, making her feel incredibly comfortable.

  I've managed to save my life!

  Yun Qian Yue nodded slightly, just about to withdraw her hand when she suddenly discovered that her true energy encountered resistance while probing and touching a certain part of Rong Jing's body. The resistance was strong, causing her true energy to rebound. She paused, closed her eyes, and then opened them again, "Is there a blockage in your meridians?"

  Rong Jing looked at her and repeated: "You can withdraw your hand now!"

  Yun Shallow Moon slightly furrowed her brow, seeing Rong Jing's face as white as the moonlight. She used to not even be able to sense his breathing, but now she could easily perceive that he seemed extremely weak, his body empty and hollow like someone who had been ill for a long time. She remembered that he had been bedridden for ten years and thought that someone like him must have been pretending, but it turned out that such things really existed. Now, he was probably using all his strength to help her merge the two great true powers in her body and resist the aphrodisiac poison, the exhaustion was imaginable. Such weakness did not make one feel unexpected.

  She pursed her lips and didn't withdraw her true energy.

  "You can withdraw now!" Rong Jing said again.

  Yun Qian Yue suddenly closed her eyes again and said to Rong Jing: "I will help you unblock the meridians in your body!"

  "No need!" Rong Jing withdrew the remaining true energy back into his body.

  Yun Qian Yue followed him, her true energy surging behind him and rushing into his body. Her tone was firm and left no room for doubt, "I said I would help you unblock the meridians in your body!"

  "I also said no need!" Rong Jing's tone was also unusually low.

  "No nonsense! We have no choice but to use it." Yun Qianyue said firmly.

  She felt that her true energy had risen by more than a dozen floors after this great change, and this was absolutely inseparable from Rong Jing. The catalyst for emotions was originally a disaster, but unexpectedly it allowed her to benefit from the disaster. Her current melted powers were probably indeed beyond what Ye Qingyan said. According to her recent exploration, there were at least ten years of blocked meridians in Rong Jing's body. Indeed, this coincided with his major illness ten years ago, and it seemed that it wasn't an illness, but rather as if he had been poisoned by some kind of cold toxin and then suffered from injuries. Even with her not-so-refined medical skills, she knew that if they didn't eradicate the root cause early on, his heart meridian would gradually be compressed to the point of being unable to bear the load, becoming weak and declining. If things continued like this, how long could he live? It was likely that dying young wouldn't be an exaggeration.

  Since he has now lent a helping hand to save him, she owes it to no one else. So, let's help him out. Moreover, at this moment, she is not the slightest bit tired, full of energy, and just after their true energies have merged, it's the perfect opportunity, why not take advantage of the momentum to launch a counterattack?

  "Do you know what you're doing?" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue, his eyes clear and deep.

  "Nature knows!" Yun Qianyue tightly pursed her lips and easily broke through Rong Jing's weak defenses at this moment.

  "Do you know that ten years ago, Master Ling Yin tried to help me repair the damaged meridians and expel the toxins but failed? In desperation, he used half of his life's energy to seal it with a talisman. Now, after reuniting ten years later, Master Ling Yin still can't help me unblock it. And I haven't been able to unblock it myself or think of a way to undo the seal all these years. What makes you think you can?"

  "Can't we just try?" Yun Qiu Yue said.

  "Aren't you afraid? Perhaps you just narrowly escaped disaster. But because you helped me, perhaps you'll be exhausted to death by me draining your energy. Once there's the slightest mistake, this life of yours that was just saved will still have to die." Rong Jing looked at her.

  "What's the fuss about? You're being too cautious. I owe you my life, but if I die, so be it. Don't worry, I won't do anything that would put myself at a disadvantage. If it doesn't work out, I'll withdraw immediately. Miss Yun has never done business that would harm herself. If you don't cooperate, there won't be a tomorrow for this store after today." As Cloud Shallow Moon spoke, she sent her true energy into Rong Jing's body, where it flowed through his entire being and discovered that indeed, the heart meridian was sealed off. The moment her true energy touched it, she felt an icy chill to the bone. No wonder the true energy he had just released was ice-blue in color! With a whole iceberg of emotions suppressed inside him, how could he not feel cold? Luckily, he usually appeared warm and refined."

  "That's not necessary." Rong Jing shook his head.

  "You'd better keep your mouth shut from now on. Do you think you can stop me with your current physical condition?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow, her expression slightly smug, "My current abilities are far superior to yours, and besides, although you're a black-hearted person, you still have one good quality - generosity towards me. If I were to really save you, then when I'm in trouble one day and have no food to eat, you'll have to support me with silver and rice."

  Rong Jing fell silent, gazing at Yun Qian's self-satisfied expression and her determined eyes. A hint of complexity flashed in the depths of his pupils.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer looked at him, and with a playful expression, she wholeheartedly used her true energy to explore the place where Rong Jing was sealed. At first, there was a strong sense of resistance in that place, but she diverted the true energy inside her body into his heart meridian, touching it bit by bit. Gradually, she surprisingly discovered that her true energy could dissolve the icy coldness in his heart meridian. She raised her head and looked at Rong Jing with surprise, "Hey, did you feel it? My true energy can actually dissolve the suppressed icy cold air in your heart meridian."

  "Hmm! I feel it." Rong Jing's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise, but soon understood the reason behind it. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Your internal skill has both cold and hot properties. It can melt ice and frost without exaggeration. Ling Yin Dashi's cultivation method is also a cold and hard qigong, so he can't do it."

  "So that's how it is! Then our true energy can merge, and apparently our cultivation methods are similar?" Yun Shangyue thought to ask if his was also the Phoenix True Classic.

  "Hmm, you and I share a common origin in our inner power, but it's not entirely the same." Rong Jing nodded.

  "Perhaps I can really help you." Yun Shang Yue was slightly surprised. She had always had a strong desire to explore unknown things, just like when she and a strange person studied the mechanism of hidden weapons day and night, or when she learned about weapon technology research and could fall asleep with her research equipment in her arms. There were many such examples. Otherwise, how could she have obtained so many academic degrees at such a young age?

  "Maybe! But don't be too optimistic." Rong Jing said with a hint of surprise.

  "Alright, you cooperate with me then!" Yun Qianyue had already taken the seal that was blocking Rong Jing's body as a subject for scientific research. It was necessary to overcome it.

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing let out a sigh and no longer resisted.

  Yun Qianyue tried to use her true energy to advance step by step, and although each step was difficult, she still managed to break through his seal and enter the depths of his heart. Although it was only a thin thread, this was enough to surprise Yun Qianyue and shock Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue, her expression was serious, her lips were slightly pursed, and her eyebrows gathered a fierce light. Although her purple silk dress was stained with dust, her hair was slightly scattered, and her jade hairpin was tilted, the whole person looked terrible, but the brilliance could not be hidden, and the elegance was faintly visible, the whole person seemed to be a polished jade stone, emitting a transparent and moist light. He moved his eyes away, no longer looking at her, but her beautiful face was now shrouded in a layer of cloud and mist.

  Clouds shallow moon gather essence and spirit, heart without distractions. As she delves deeper into the inner breath of Rong Jing's pulse, the more she can sense the withered state of his pulse. She seems to have seen a desert of ten thousand years, not a single oasis or water source, as if she also saw a boundless swamp, as if she saw an endless wilderness, desolate and barren, as if she also saw a great fire that had once raged here, scorching the land down to its roots...

  It's imaginable how terrible the trauma he had suffered was?

  He's still alive today, it's nothing short of a miracle!

  The shallow clouds and moonlight converge into a single line, unable to express the taste in her heart, for a moment, her breath is suspended, stagnant and unmoving.

  "Never mind, let's just drop it!" Rong Jing suddenly reached out and pushed her away.

  "Don't move!" Yun Qian Yue shook her head, stopping him, and closed her eyes to continue sensing. After a moment, she furrowed her brow and said in surprise: "You've actually been poisoned with an aphrodisiac before? Over ten years ago?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing responded with a toneless voice.

  Yun Shang's heart felt a chill, how old was Rong Jing this year, seventeen or eighteen? Ten years ago when he was poisoned with the aphrodisiac, he was only seven or eight years old, still just a child. Who could be so cruel to him? Her current body, at fourteen or fifteen years old and possessing some internal energy, couldn't withstand it, let alone a child. Moreover, it was clear that he had never been cured...

  "Is there another extremely cold poison besides Zhong Cui Qing?" Yun Shangyue asked again.

  "At the time, I took a Cold Poison Pill to suppress the Heat Poison caused by the aphrodisiac." said Rong Jingdao.

  "Ah, so that's how it is!" Yun Shangyue thought to herself that this was indeed the so-called "using poison to counteract poison" method. She continued to probe and sensed around his heart meridian again, saying: "This place has suffered a palm injury? It was a fatal blow, but your heart happened to be slightly off-center by an inch, so you were lucky enough to survive. Otherwise, that one palm would have been fatal."

  "Uh-huh!" Rong Jing nodded. Even though Yun Qianyue was now revealing a little of the suffering he had endured, his expression remained unchanged, calm and serene as a cloudless breeze. It seemed like he was talking about someone else, not himself.

  "The Cold Poison Pill suppressed the aphrodisiac, but it also damaged your heart meridian. And left behind a cold poison symptom. This is what I discovered to be the iceberg sealed within you. That palm was clearly struck not long after, nearly taking your life. If my guess is correct, it should have been Ling Yin's divine staff that pulled you back from the gates of hell when you were on the brink of death. Later, unable to seal away the cold poison and the injury from that palm, although saving your life, actually blocked the flow of your meridians. You could only rely on the Tian Shan Snow Lotus for nourishment over the years, gradually exhausting your heart meridian. And yet you also have a strong inner energy supporting you, which is why you've managed to live until now."

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded, seemingly unsurprised that Yun Shang Yue's reasoning was logical and flawless.

  "Heavens, you're really being pampered!" Yun Qian Yue suddenly let out a deep sigh, seemingly extremely admiring as she looked up at Rong Jing with eyes full of worship, "You can still live like this, I really admire you, damn it, you're not human!"

  Rong Jing turned away, as if he had nothing more to say to her.

  Yun Qian Yue no longer spoke, using her true strength to continue wandering around Rong Jing's heart. She furrowed her brow and pondered, her lips pursing and opening at times, while the expression on her face also changed with the fluctuations in her heart.

  Rong Jing turned his head back and continued to look at Yun Qian Yue. He felt that this small face, which was so close to him, was exceptionally vivid.

  After a long time, Yun Shang Yue raised her head and looked at Rong Jing with an unusually serious expression. "I've thought of a way to restore the ten-year-old stagnation in your heart pulse, break the seal of Ling Yin's divine rod, and unblock your dead heart pulse to make your eight extraordinary meridians flow smoothly. However, I only have half confidence. It will likely be very painful, perhaps more than you can bear. Do you want to believe me and give it a try?"

  "Hmm" Rong Jing nodded, his expression warm and shallow, "It's just a life, you can try whatever you want!"

  "Be a man! If I accidentally kill you, I'll burn incense for you." Yun Shangyue said immediately.

  Rong Jing suddenly smiled, comparable to the half-branch lotus blooming in full glory, and he said in a low voice: "Good!"

  Digression

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