The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 436 Wannian Xuanbing_1

Chapter 436: Chapter 436 Wannian Xuanbing_1

Ning Fan’s injuries were very severe, and it wasn’t until the following night that he slowly opened his eyes and took a long breath.

After a day and a night, his internal injuries had almost completely healed.

Upon opening his eyes, what he saw was the fire that kept burning in front of him. There was a thick layer of ash beneath the fire, a clear sign that it had been burning for a very long time.

Next to the fire was the figure of Hua Nishang, continuously adding wood to the fire.

As Ning Fan recovered from his cultivation for a day and a night, she had kept watch over him for the same duration.

She had suffered two nearly fatal injuries already, and now, after staying up for a day and a night, the petulance and playfulness that had been on her face had completely disappeared, replaced by utter exhaustion.

"Ning Fan, you’re awake?"

Seeing Ning Fan awaken, Hua Nishang quickly came over with concern and asked, "How are you? Have you recovered?"

"I’m fine now, thank you, Miss Hua," Ning Fan sincerely thanked her, then stood up and said, "But I must go now. So much time has passed, I’m worried about Miss Xu. I must find her."

A hint of disappointment appeared on Hua Nishang’s face as she said, "But it’s nighttime now. The water in the pool will freeze over completely at night. Now the entire Cold Ice Pool is a huge block of ice. Even if you want to leave, you can’t."

"What?"

Ning Fan was shocked and went to look at the water’s edge. Indeed, the entire pool had turned into an immense block of ice. Not just the surface, but even the deep water at the bottom of the pool had frozen solid.

"Beneath the Cold Ice Pool lies a piece of Wannian Xuanbing that absorbs the Essence of Moonlight and transforms it into the Power of Ice. Thus, at night, the water in the entire Cold Ice Pool turns into a massive block of ice. You won’t be able to leave tonight. You’ll have to wait until the ice melts tomorrow morning."

Suddenly, a voice spoke up from behind him.

Ning Fan turned around to find that it was Yuan Hongmian, whose hands and feet had now fully recovered.

"Thank you for the guidance, Aunt Yuan."

Ning Fan nodded his thanks.

"Ning Fan, let’s go back inside the wooden house first," Hua Nishang said as she approached.

Her body trembled slightly, her complexion was white from the cold, and her hair was frosted over.

It was clear that at night the closer one got to the Cold Ice Pool, the lower the temperature would be.

With no other choice, Ning Fan followed Hua Nishang and Yuan Hongmian back to the wooden house.

After returning to the wooden house, Hua Nishang was still shivering uncontrollably and chattered through her teeth, "Cold... so cold..."

Ning Fan sensed something was wrong and upon touching her forehead, he realized it was burning up, but her hands and feet were extremely cold.

"Do you have a fever?" A startled Ning Fan asked.

Upon closer inspection, he saw that the body below Hua Nishang’s head had turned a bruised purple color, including her neck, hands, and feet!

The bruised discoloration was still spreading and intensifying in color!

Yuan Hongmian also hastily approached to feel Hua Nishang’s forehead and body, and her face turned pale in an instant.

"This is bad, Nishang has been invaded by the Profound Ice Qi!"

"Profound Ice Qi invasion?" Ning Fan was stunned.

"Nishang kept watch over you outside for a day and a night. She’s been afflicted by the cold Qi from the Wannian Xuanbing! It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault!"

"The cold Qi from the Wannian Xuanbing is extremely cold, but normally it wouldn’t so easily invade the body of someone with cultivation. But I foolishly neglected to consider that Nishang herself was also severely injured and hadn’t fully recovered..."

"The Wannian Xuanbing’s cold Qi, coupled with her body’s existing serious injuries, is what has led Nishang to her current state..." Yuan Hongmian stated in a flustered and anxious tone.

Given Hua Nishang’s constitution, she shouldn’t have been so severely affected by the cold Qi, but she had just suffered near-fatal wounds twice, and had been outdoors for a whole day and night...

Ning Fan didn’t dare to delay and urgently grasped her hands, conveying Spiritual Power to help her recover her body temperature.

However, there was too much cold Qi in Hua Nishang’s body. Whenever Ning Fan touched a part of her body to transfer Spiritual Power, the cold Qi in that area would recede somewhat. But as soon as he retracted his hand, the cold Qi would attack again from deep within her.

Watching her body about to be frozen to necrosis by the cold Qi, Ning Fan knew that if it became necrotic, neither the Wanhua Elixir nor his Spiritual Liquid, True Elemental Elixir or similar would be able to cure her.

The only way to help Hua Nishang expel the cold Qi from her body now was to touch as much of her skin as possible and use Spiritual Power to convey warmth from various parts of her body simultaneously...

But Hua Nishang was, after all, a young girl, and to do that would be...

Yuan Hongmian also placed her hands on Hua Nishang, attempting to use her Inner Strength to drive out the cold Qi.

But this cold Qi was no ordinary Qi. It was from the Wannian Xuanbing, and her Inner Strength practically had no effect.

"Ning Fan... I’m sorry... I shouldn’t have tricked Miss Xu away..."

"But I’m dying now... Can you... can you hold me..." Hua Nishang trembled and spoke in a quivering voice.

At this moment, the purple bruising had spread from her neck to her face.

Except for the area near her hands that Ning Fan was touching, her entire body had turned a deep purple.

Her breathing rapidly became labored, and before Ning Fan could respond, she fainted.

Ning Fan didn’t hesitate any longer. In the face of life and death, nothing else was important.

With a tear!

Ning Fan ripped open his own clothes, then swiftly tore apart Hua Nishang’s garments, and embraced her tightly.