The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 431: Falling into the Cold Ice Pool_1

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Falling into the Cold Ice Pool_1

Beneath the cliff, there was an extremely deep pool of water, with cold air overflowing from it, forming a thick white mist on the surface.

Because the temperature was too low, this pool of water was known as the Cold Ice Pool.

Boom!

Hua Nishang held Ning Fan tightly, and the two of them made a booming sound as they fell into the Cold Ice Pool, splashing up huge waves.

"Valley Master, they’ve jumped into the Cold Ice Pool, what should we do?" Elder Qin walked to the edge of the cliff, took a look, then turned back and said.

Hua Wanliu also walked to the cliff’s edge and sneered, "The Cold Ice Pool is filled with dead water and has no passages leading to the outside world. It’s an extremely cold place; they simply can’t survive... We just have to guard above here, and even if they didn’t die from the fall or drowning, they will be trapped to death by us!"

It turned out that the Cold Ice Pool was a death trap within Medicine King Valley, its waters surrounded entirely by cliffs several hundred meters high, with the cliff faces being incredibly smooth, almost forming a right angle.

If someone fell down and wanted to climb up, without someone at the top responding with a rope, it was absolutely impossible.

Hua Wanliu and the eight Elders stood on the cliff’s edge, peering down at the Cold Ice Pool hundreds of meters below.

But after a full ten minutes, there was still no sign of Ning Fan and Hua Nishang surfacing.

"It seems they have already drowned in the Cold Ice Pool. Leave some disciples to guard the cliff edge, and as soon as they spot their bodies floating up, send someone to retrieve them."

Hua Wanliu’s tone was ice-cold, and then he switched to a different tone, gesturing with cupped hands through the air, "Big brother, sister-in-law, I failed to discipline Nishang well, leading to her being deceived by the villain Ning Fan and going to her death with that villain, it’s all my fault! I kowtow in apology to you!"

After speaking, Hua Wanliu knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times toward the air, then rose to his feet.

"Spread the word that Myriad Flowers Valley has killed the villain Ning Fan! The dignity of Myriad Flowers Valley shall not be offended!"

Wan Hualiu issued another stern shout, then led the crowd away.

...

Within the Cold Ice Pool.

Hua Nishang and Ning Fan plunged into the pool, causing giant waves, and continued to sink towards the bottom.

Hua Nishang’s hands had long since loosened their grip on Ning Fan, powerless, and blood kept pouring out of her mouth and nose, turning the nearby pool water bright red.

Her strength had only been average to begin with. Just yesterday, she had shared the burden of lightning from the sky for Ning Fan, and just now she had been struck by the Myriad Flowers Great Formation, then fell from hundreds of meters high...

With Hua Nishang’s strength, she truly couldn’t withstand such damage.

Ning Fan, with a reversed grip, held Hua Nishang in his arms, continually channeling Spiritual Power into her body to maintain her life force.

The two continued to descend, and soon reached the pitch-black bottom of the pool. Ning Fan held his breath, about to swim upwards with Hua Nishang, when suddenly a swift current rushed towards them.

Though the Cold Ice Pool was large, it was just a pool of dead water, yet unexpectedly, at the bottom there was such a fierce current.

More than that, the current was extremely cold. Even Ning Fan felt a bone-chilling coldness, as if his own thoughts were about to freeze.

In a moment of daze, the two were swept into a cave at the bottom of the pool.

This was the bottom of the deep pool; even though Ning Fan could briefly hold his breath, if he was swept into the cave, wouldn’t he eventually drown alive after some time?

Ning Fan was about to explode with Spiritual Power to swim out of the cave, but then he suddenly discovered that from the depths of the pitch-black cave, a beam of light was shining through.

Carrying Hua Nishang, Ning Fan instinctively swam towards the light in the depths of the cave, and as he moved further inside, the light grew brighter.

It turned out that the cave was not a dead end, but rather had openings on both sides, connecting to another body of water.

Ning Fan swam out through the other side of the cave and went straight up with Hua Nishang in his arms.

After an indeterminate amount of time, they ’whooshed’ up through the water’s surface.

The scene before them suddenly opened up.

Above this expanse of water was a small valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.

Inside the valley, there was grassland, forests, streams, rocks... and even many small animals, as well as a small wooden hut!

This place was truly a secluded paradise.

Ning Fan, holding Hua Nishang, emerged from the water and laid her down on the ground by the shore.

At this moment, Hua Nishang had already swallowed who knows how much water and had stopped breathing.

In his urgency, Ning Fan quickly tore open her clothes and started administering artificial respiration to revive her.

Exhale... inhale...

After Ning Fan’s resuscitation efforts, Hua Nishang finally regained her breath, but fresh blood was still continually spilling from her mouth.

Ning Fan then rapidly took out Spiritual Liquid and various healing elixirs and stuffed them into her mouth, sparing no expense to save her.

Finally, after an unknown duration, Hua Nishang eventually escaped danger and woke up.

"We... didn’t die?"

Hua Nishang opened her eyes and stared blankly at Ning Fan.

"I said I didn’t want to die with you, so we are still alive."

Ning Fan replied calmly, but he couldn’t help feeling a bit moved inside.

Hua Nishang knew very well Ning Fan’s strength, so she was aware that even if he fell off the cliff, he wouldn’t die.

But with her own strength, falling off the cliff could very likely result in death.

Therefore, by pushing Ning Fan off the cliff and shielding him from the strike of the Myriad Flowers Great Formation, she had actually been prepared to die to save Ning Fan.

"Thank you, Miss Hua."

Ning Fan gave a bitter smile.

Hua Nishang lured away Xu Yourong, yet yesterday she shared his lightning damage, and now once again almost died for him...

How could this mix of debt and resentment be clearly separated?

"Eh? Did you just sneak a kiss on me?"

As Ning Fan was lost in thought, Hua Nishang suddenly pointed to his mouth, speaking in a tone as if catching a cat that had stolen a taste.

Hmm?

Ning Fan was startled, and upon touching, he realized that there was red on the corner of his mouth.

He didn’t know if it was Hua Nishang’s lipstick or the blood from her mouth.