Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 266 - 216 Great Mighty Dragon Liu Qifeng! Duo Bao Tongzi Wang Zhengyi!_2

Chapter 266: Chapter 216 Great Mighty Dragon Liu Qifeng! Duo Bao Tongzi Wang Zhengyi!_2

"Palace Master Yan!"

Lan Yongqiang greeted Yan Chuan, then circled around, assessing the injuries of the Zhou Family Sisters. He observed that Zhou Hui and Zhou Wen’s faces were pale as paper; Zhou Jiao had sword wounds on her wrist and under her ribs. Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao seemed to be in the most critical condition, their faces deathly pale, temples dark, and lips a bluish-purple color, clearly suffering from severe internal injuries.

Lan Yongqiang felt a chill down his spine—

Tomorrow was the fourth round of the Jian Province Competition; with the Zhou Family Sisters in such a state, what hope was left?

And the Wendeng Academy had only the Zhou Family Sisters’ team making it into the fourth round.

If they failed.

It would mean total collapse for Wendeng Academy, and their journey in the Jian Province Competition would end here.

"Alas!"

"A calamity out of nowhere!"

Lan Yongqiang sighed. He had thought that with the strong reinforcement of the Zhou Family Sisters, Wendeng Academy could rise in rank among the nine academies of Jian Province through the Jian Province Competition and secure more resources.

Originally, everything seemed to be going well.

But who would have thought, joy turned into sorrow, and things took a sharp turn for the worse!

"Such is time and fate!"

Lan Yongqiang sighed silently, looking at the Zhou Family Sisters, without much hope.

...

Approximately the time it takes an incense stick to burn passed.

"Wow~"

Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao spat out a mouthful of black blood, collapsed onto the ground, and lost consciousness.

Zhou Jiao, Zhou Wen, and Zhou Hui slowly regained consciousness, their complexion improving.

"Whew!"

Yan Chuan ceased his practice, the purple aura on his face dispersing.

"Professor Yan!"

"Palace Master Yan!"

During Yan Chuan’s treatment of the Zhou Family Sisters, several experts arrived one after another. Yan Chuan looked around, seeing Limit-breaking Masters from Wendeng Academy, Taikang Academy, Linhuan Academy, and Liyang Academy gathering in the courtyard.

Lan Yongqiang’s arm was injured, casually bandaged. Impatiently, he was the first to speak: " Dare I ask Palace Master Yan, how are the injuries of the Zhou Family Sisters?"

Yan Chuan heard, turned his head to look at the unconscious Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao, then at the debilitated and severely injured Zhou Jiao, Zhou Wen, and Zhou Hui—

Isn’t it obvious?

"Very severe."

Yan Chuan said solemnly: "Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao were struck by the enemy’s Poison Palm, their meridians shattered. I only managed to temporarily stabilize their condition, but it doesn’t address the root cause. If not treated in time, in the best case, they would be paralyzed and incapacitated, in the worst, they could die."

"This, this, this!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yongqiang felt a chill down his back.

Best case, they’re crippled!

Worst case, they die!

How can they continue fighting in the Jian Province Competition?

Furthermore, if they could be treated and recover, given their age—even if they could no longer continue in this year’s Jian Province Competition—they could still participate in the upcoming years, after several more years of cultivation, perhaps even contending for the championship.

But—

If they become crippled!

There’s no more hope: not this year, not the next.

Such a pity.

Yet Lan Yongqiang was unwilling to give up. External reinforcements like the Zhou Family Sisters are hard to come by, and he was not ready to easily relinquish them. Hastily, he questioned Yan Chuan again, "Is there really no other way to treat them?"

"An Innate Grandmaster could possibly offer them a thirty-percent chance of survival."

Yan Chuan was uncertain if an Innate Master could heal the injuries of Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao.

"Innate—"

Lan Yongqiang gave a bitter smile.

What kind of figure is an Innate Grandmaster?

In the whole of Jian Province, openly, there’s only one such as Jiang Bianliu who has just reached the Innate realm. Countless people seek his favor. How could a mere Inner Court Elder from a low-ranking academy have the nerve to ask for his help?

The hope is slim!

If Yan Chuan were to ask, given his reputation as the ’Innate Master’ and his connection with Jiang Bianliu, there might be a chance.

Yet Lan Yongqiang had no assurance of persuading Jiang Bianliu, nor did he have confidence in asking Yan Chuan.

Moreover—

Was it worthwhile to plead for the Zhou Family Sisters, who were likely to become invalids?

That, too, was in question.

Alas, alas!

It’s difficult, so difficult!

Lan Yongqiang fell silent.

Aside, the Zhou Sisters—Zhou Jiao, Zhou Wen, and Zhou Hui—hearing the conversation between Yan Chuan and Lan Yongqiang, felt a surge of sorrow. Zhou Hui was the first to react, quickly turning around and pleading: "Please, Palace Master Yan, have mercy, and save the lives of our eldest and youngest sisters!"

"Palace Master Yan, have mercy!"

Zhou Wen, in a state of shock, followed suit, bowing three times to Yan Chuan.

"We sisters are rootless, like duckweed. If Palace Master Yan can save our eldest and youngest sisters, we vow to follow him for life in gratitude for his great kindness!"

Zhou Jiao was more practical, worried that mere pleas might not persuade Yan Chuan. But if saving the eldest and youngest sisters could earn their lifelong allegiance, their talents might sway him.

"Palace Master Yan."

Liu Qifeng was concerned for Zhou Hui, knowing her deep sisterly bonds. Seeing her implore Yan Chuan, he too pleaded: "For these five sisters to wander the Jianghu is not easy. I’ve long heard of Palace Master Yan’s great benevolence, please assist them, and ask Elder Jiang on their behalf."

Liu Qifeng was even more straightforward.

He leaned close to Yan Chuan, held Yan Chuan’s hands, and discreetly slipped him a stack of gold notes. When Yan Chuan felt them, he estimated them to be nearly a thousand taels of gold notes, equivalent to over twenty thousand taels of silver.

Impressive!

This Liu Qifeng certainly is wealthy, willing to spend lavishly for a beloved woman without batting an eye!

Not only that—

"If successful, I shall offer more substantial gratitude later!"

Liu Qifeng truly showed ’genuine sincerity.’

But alas—

"Regarding Elder Jiang, I’ll inquire, but chances aren’t great. It’s not that Elder Jiang is unwilling, it’s just that this possibility of ’Innate strength might heal’ is merely my conjecture. Perhaps even Elder Jiang might have difficulty, and this cannot be forced."

Yan Chuan explained to Zhou Jiao and Zhou Hui, returning the gold notes to Liu Qifeng, "I appreciate Brother Liu’s sentiments, and I will do my utmost."

...

"Impossible!"

"There’s no cure!"

After inspecting Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao’s injuries, Jiang Bianliu shook his head and sighed: "Meridians completely severed, beyond the cure of medicine and stone, even I am powerless!"

Jiang Bianliu’s words were effectively a death sentence for the two women.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao, Zhou Hui, and Zhou Wen felt as if the last straw had vanished, leaving them speechless in despair.

Yan Chuan asked one more question: "Is there a way to sustain their lives?"

"Purely sustaining life with Inner Strength consumes a lot; even for someone like me, it’s hard to maintain for long. Even if life is sustained, at most, they would be completely paralyzed, in a stupor, akin to being dead."

It’s better to release earlier.

Jiang Bianliu shook his head.

If it were Yan Chuan lying here today, given his relationship with Yan Chuan, even at the cost of delayed cultivation or regression in power, he would help sustain Yan Chuan’s life and seek a cure.

But the Zhou Family Sisters—

For such unrelated people, thousands in the world, how could Jiang Bianliu save everyone?

At his age, he was already indifferent to life and death—

Even his own.

Let alone strangers?

Jiang Bianliu declared there was no salvation for Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao. Meanwhile, Wang Zhengyi noticed the hidden meaning in Yan Chuan’s last query and pulled Yan Chuan aside: "If those sisters’ lives are sustained, does Brother Yan have a way to heal them?"

"Does Brother Wang have a way to sustain their lives?"

Yan Chuan was astonished.

Clever people converse with ease.

Wang Zhengyi, hearing Yan Chuan’s response, knew his guess was correct, saying with a smile: "I have a treasure, called ’Wood Teeth Crystal,’ condensed from the essence of flora, containing boundless vitality, superb for healing injuries. But for injuries like Zhou Yan and Zhou Hao’s, their bodies riddled, no matter how much vitality is poured in, it all leaks out. ’Wood Teeth Crystal’ alone can’t save them, but for sustaining life, maintaining two to three months shouldn’t be an issue."

Wood Teeth Crystal!

What a treasure!

Yan Chuan appraised Wang Zhengyi with a keen eye, clicking his tongue in admiration: "Looks like we’ll have to start calling Brother Wang ’Duo Bao Tongzi’ in the future."

First the ’Water Essence.’

Now the ’Wood Teeth Crystal.’

Wang Zhengyi indeed had no shortage of treasures on him, willing to give them freely, which showed that he must have even more treasures reserved for himself.

It was no wonder Wang Zhengyi’s strength improved so rapidly.

After jesting, Yan Chuan nodded to Wang Zhengyi: "With this treasure, I have a seventy to eighty percent chance of saving them."

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