Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 705 - 705 221 Soup of Both Ice and Fire【Two in

Chapter 705: Chapter 221: Soup of Both Ice and Fire【Two in One】_2 Chapter 705: Chapter 221: Soup of Both Ice and Fire【Two in One】_2 Jiang Changhai said, “I’m already hugely grateful for this, it’s worthy of the friendship between us two.”

He pulled out a space ring and said, “I have no idea what girls like, so I’ll give her everything in this ring. Consider it a token of my… my humble intentions, whether it works out or not. I, Jiang Changhai, am not a petty person.”

The meaning was clear – he intended to gift everything regardless of the outcome. He didn’t plan on taking it back!

“I can’t accept this!”

Dong Tiesong quickly pushed it back, “If the princess is willing to help, I’ll naturally come to you to ask for it. You giving me less and me helping you make up the difference is fine, but if she doesn’t want to help… If I already accepted it, who would I return it to then? What kind of person would I become?”

Jiang Changhai was downcast, with pleading all over his face, “Brother Dong, you’re a good person… From now on I’ll also be a good person. I don’t expect anything in return. I just hope that good deeds are rewarded. That’s all I ask.”

“….”

With a dejected look, Jiang Changhai left, frequently looking back.

Who would’ve thought that just a single pill that the divine doctor said to ‘take and try’, unexpectedly… unexpectedly directly healed Dong Tiesong?

This…

Such desolation was truly beyond words.

“If I ask myself honestly, if I had known at the time that the medicine could cure the illness, would I have taken it?”

Jiang Changhai stood in the snow, paused, looking up at the sky, lost in thought.

“Would I have taken it?”

After a long time, he sighed, “If it belonged to someone else… maybe… I would have taken it. But if it was Dong Tiesong… I probably couldn’t bring myself to do it.”

“The old man’s injury isn’t as serious as mine. At most he has three to five years left…”

“Jiang Changhai, Jiang Changhai… you really are… so, sentimental.”

“Living in the Absolute Sword Devil Palace, you’re not known as a good person, naturally you would act more ruthlessly. But when it comes to doing truly unjust things, how many have you done in your life? Repeating again and again that there is no reward for good deeds…”

“Am I really a bad person?”

The desolate figure of Jiang Changhai slowly faded away in the snow.

Meanwhile, Dong Tiesong hastily stood up, heading towards Dong Xiaoyan.

As he walked, he mulled over it. This matter with Jiang Changhai, should he tell or not?

If he did, would he seem too greedy, thick-skinned?

What if the divine doctor responded to Yan Yan with something like: “So, one spot isn’t enough? You want another? How many sick people do you have at home? Are you trying to save face for yourself, for the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace, or for the little princess of the Cloud Palace?”

Wouldn’t Yan Yan feel embarrassed then?

This matter is really…

Hard to handle!

But thinking of Jiang Changhai’s desolate face when he left, his weary appearance… the aura of desolation almost overflowing from him…

“Sigh… That’s the life of a martial artist.”

Dong Tiesong broke into a trot, heading straight into the inn.

“Where’s Yan Yan?”

“Didn’t she go to see you?” Bai Changshan and Bai Changhai looked surprised.

“… She hasn’t returned?”

“…”

The three looked at each other.

Where had Dong Xiaoyan gone?!

Why did she just disappear after delivering the medicine without even collecting the consultation fee?

Little did they know, Dong Xiaoyan was currently busy working

at the Feng Family Courtyard.

At the moment, the little princess of the Cloud Palace was bending over the fire, fixated on the flame, preparing to cook a special hotpot.

“To blend ice and fire, only Demon Beast meat can capture the correct flavor. Imagine, the precise control required to separate the yin and yang. If the Hanging Ginseng and Yin and Yang Jiao meat is not cooked perfectly… it would all be wasted.”

Not long ago, the Leopard Elder had sent over a Yin and Yang Jiao that was on its last breath and a stalk of Hanging Ginseng.

The Yin and Yang Jiao, being a creature of yin and yang, was already an extremely rare species, as was the Hanging Ginseng which had its own mystical properties. Its leaves looked like any ordinary plant, but its root was invisible to the naked eye.

Moreover, it does not grow on the ground but in the air, hence its name.

So, to obtain this Hanging Ginseng, it was not something merely difficult could describe. It was almost impossible without great luck.

Apart from its invisible characteristic, the Hanging Ginseng has another miraculous property. When ordinary people consume it, they can temporarily defy gravity, floating in the air for a short while. Hence this Hanging Ginseng was also called the Sky Sneaking Grass, a name that highlights this other effect.

Either one of these would already be extremely valuable and dreamworthy. Metered together, their effect was almost unimaginable.

Martial artists of a certain level, after consuming it, can ascend another level above their own.

Dong Xiaoyan and Feng Yin were naturally very keen when they heard this, hence the making of this pot of soup.

Successfully cooking this soup was not an easy task. Just look at the person stoking the fire, the princess of the Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace, carefully controlling the heat.

Above, the Ice Phoenix hovered, constantly emitting a cold aura, ready to exhale a breath of cold air and freeze the entire pot if needed…

This led to an astonishing scenario from time to time: a blazing fire below, yet the lid of the pot above was frozen. Fire and ice coexisting, truly a spectacle.

This state had to be maintained until the meat in the pot was cooked to softness and the essence of the Hanging Ginseng was completely infused into the soup. Only then could it be declared a success.

Fortunately, the cooperation between Dong Xiaoyan and the Ice Phoenix was perfect, seamless.

Only their telepathic understanding could bring the cooperation to such a delicate level, even better than if it were the Cat Emperor controlling it personally.