Chapter 114: Detoxification!

"Junior Junior Brother!"

Zhuang Muqing felt a warm glow envelop her body. Slowly opening her eyes, she caught Ye Tianci’s gaze fixed intently on her. She couldn’t help but scold him softly.

"Sorry, Senior Sister! Please don’t be angry. I will remove the poison right away!"

Ye Tianci quickly averted his eyes from Zhuang Muqing’s flawless pale figure. Taking two deep breaths to calm the restless energy surging within him, he swiftly shed his clothes and obediently sat opposite her.

Their palms met, and Ye Tianci’s primordial true energy flowed from his palm into Zhuang Muqing’s. Fortunately, the room’s temperature was steadily rising. The bathtub was filled with hot water, the surface shrouded in thick white steam, mingled with various medicinal herbs floating atop. This completely concealed their bodies beneath the water.

The bathtub was spacious; both Ye Tianci and Zhuang Muqing sat inside, the water level just reaching their chests. So, as long as Ye Tianci did not deliberately stare, he could not see the alluring contours of Zhuang Muqing’s body.

"Ha!"

Ye Tianci exhaled continuously, expelling turbid breath. Zhuang Muqing’s breathing grew heavier, but compared to her earlier weakness, her rhythm was slowly improving. Within just a few breaths, the dark bluish hue of her face began to fade.

The reason they stripped bare and soaked together in the medicinal hot bath was the devastatingly potent poison of the Five Venoms Deadly Powder—the supreme poison of the Witchfire Sect. Countless victims had perished from it.

They cultivated energy to purge the toxins, but if they wore clothes, the poison could not be expelled effectively through their pores. Without clothes, aided by the medicinal bath and Ye Tianci’s true energy, the toxins could be released unobstructed from their bodies’ surfaces.

Under Ye Tianci’s continuous flow of true energy, Zhuang Muqing’s complexion steadily improved.

But suddenly, an unusual sound came from beside him.

Ye Tianci opened his eyes in alarm and found the sound came from Zhuang Muqing’s lips. Though her face was no longer dark, it was pale as death, utterly devoid of color. Her teeth chattered incessantly, and her whole body trembled.

"Senior Sister, what’s wrong?"

Ye Tianci asked with concern.

"I… the Five Venoms Deadly Powder I was poisoned with seems to be... the Heavenly Five Venoms!"

"Junior Brother, I… I may not make it!"

Zhuang Muqing’s voice was filled with despair.

"Heavenly Five Venoms?!"

Ye Tianci’s brow furrowed sharply.

The Witchfire Sect’s Five Venoms Deadly Powder came in two varieties: the common Earth Five Venoms and the rare Heavenly Five Venoms. Both had heard from Ghost Hand that the first sect leader of the Heavenly Gate had died from the Heavenly Five Venoms Deadly Powder, succumbing to the poison.

No one had expected Duan Peng, the head of the True Martial Hall, a renowned martial arts master in the world, to secretly collude with the Witchfire Sect and carry the Heavenly Five Venoms Deadly Powder with him!

"Senior Sister, rest assured! Even if gods, demons, and ghosts gather, I will save you!"

Saying this, Ye Tianci struck his chest hard with his palm.

"Phut!"

Blood welled up in his throat. He quickly leaned forward, sealing Zhuang Muqing’s crimson lips, letting his blood slowly flow into her mouth.

At first, Zhuang Muqing resisted slightly, but soon understood Ye Tianci’s intention. She relaxed her teeth and allowed his tongue to explore her mouth.

Their lips pressed together, and Zhuang Muqing drank deeply of Ye Tianci’s blood.

Ye Tianci practiced the Child’s Skill and had once drunk the red snake blood nurtured by Ghost Hand as a child. Thus, the blood within him was a miraculous antidote to poisons.

After a moment, they parted their lips gently.

Though Zhuang Muqing still looked pale, she was visibly better.

"Junior Brother, how could you injure yourself to save me? Your blood is more precious than gold! If you harm yourself like this, you’ll ruin your foundation in Primordial Energy!"

Zhuang Muqing looked at Ye Tianci softly.

Ye Tianci’s eyes were filled with sincere determination. "Senior Sister, we are fellow disciples who grew up together. As long as I can save you, such a sacrifice is nothing!"

"Enough talk. This is a critical moment. Healing is the priority!"

Zhuang Muqing nodded firmly, biting her lip to endure the pain as she closed her eyes.

Ye Tianci held her palms tightly, sensing the condition within her body.

Besides the poison, a chilling, sinister aura coursed through her meridians, causing them to wither wherever it passed.

Ye Tianci tried to capture this cold aura with his primordial true energy.

Upon contact, he felt a bone-piercing chill, as if touching an ancient glacier, cold enough to chill one’s soul.

In an instant, the true energy he sent to confront the cold aura was devoured.

Moreover, the chilling aura seemed insatiable, counterattacking fiercely against Ye Tianci’s true energy.

He gritted his teeth, pouring more energy into Zhuang Muqing’s body.

"Phut!"

Without warning, Zhuang Muqing spat out a mouthful of blood.

Ye Tianci was shocked and immediately realized that her intrinsic energy was inherently yin and soft, while his was excessively yang and forceful.

If too much of his energy entered her body, her meridians would rupture, destroying her cultivation forever.

"Senior Sister!"

Ye Tianci shouted and hastily withdrew his energy.

Zhuang Muqing’s body slumped, collapsing into Ye Tianci’s arms.

Her face was as pale as paper, utterly devoid of color, quite alarming.

Ye Tianci looked down, catching sight of the proud contours on her chest, a shape that stirred the blood and quickened the pulse.

But he had no time to appreciate it, nor any intention to profane.

"Senior Sister! Junior Sister!"

Ye Tianci called out anxiously.

Zhuang Muqing’s frail body trembled in his arms, her teeth clenched tightly. "Junior Brother, I… I’m no trouble."

"Just endure a little longer. I feel you’re almost better!"

Ye Tianci said with concern.

"Mm!"

Zhuang Muqing slowly sat up, biting her lip as she cooperated with Ye Tianci’s detoxification.

A strange, indescribable soreness grew stronger.

But she gritted her teeth, not uttering a single sound.

Time passed relentlessly.

Sweat beaded on Ye Tianci’s face, white steam swirling around his head.

Zhuang Muqing’s cheeks flushed red, sweat glistening on her forehead.

The pain gradually faded, replaced by a growing warmth spreading through her body.

The sensation was pleasant, making one languid and filled with a joyful delight.

"Mm..."

A peculiar sound escaped faintly from Zhuang Muqing’s nostrils.

She heard it herself.

Her face flushed to the roots of her ears, burning with embarrassment. She bit her lip tightly, suppressing any further sound.

Yet the sensation was truly difficult to control.

Just then, Ye Tianci’s hands finally left hers.

Zhuang Muqing felt weak, her body soft and powerless as she toppled forward.

"Senior Sister!"

Ye Tianci whispered, instinctively reaching out to support her.

By chance, his hands missed her shoulders and instead grasped her proud, firm bosom.