Chapter 480: Chapter 124: Feng Yugui Digs His Own Grave

Broken Soul Cliff is famous for being covered with Poisonous Grass.

It is classified as a forbidden area by the Medicine Tower because it is filled with instantly deadly poisonous plants and flowers. The administrators of the Medicine Tower are afraid that students might accidentally ingest them or use them for malicious purposes, so it’s designated as a forbidden zone.

No student is allowed to approach without special permission.

The night was darkening, the moonlight was hazy.

Fu Tianlong, however, was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful night, instead, he anxiously approached Broken Soul Cliff.

Secretly following, Wei Qi whispered to Mu Qingge, “Mu Ge, will we be discovered if we follow like this, risking Shui Ling’s life?”

“Don’t worry, the other side isn’t so powerful,” Mu Qingge replied indifferently.

In the Medicine Tower, there aren’t many who can escape her Divine Sense. The suspect causing trouble for Fu Tianlong is definitely not one of them!

Moreover, before they left, she specifically left her presence in the treehouse. Even if someone was lurking outside, they wouldn’t notice that she had already left.

With Mu Qingge’s assurance, Wei Qi’s tense expression relaxed a bit. “I wonder how Shui Ling is doing,” he said worriedly.

“The target is Fu Tianlong. Until he appears, Shui Ling is safe.” Mu Qingge said with much experience; in her previous life, she had rescued countless hostages, from commoners to nobles.

Therefore, she had some confidence in criminal psychology.

However, she was uncertain whether the other side was using Shui Ling to lure Fu Tianlong as a punishment or for another purpose.

“Mu Ge, up ahead is Broken Intestine Cliff,” Wei Qi reminded.

Mu Qingge looked ahead and saw Fu Tianlong standing at the base of the cliff, looking up at the eagle-beak-like protrusion of the cliff top. The area was shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to see anything.

Yet, inexplicably, Fu Tianlong locked onto Shui Ling’s figure at a glance.

He shouted Shui Ling’s name in anger and, disregarding everything, leapt onto the cliff face, using its force to propel himself to the top.

“Where is Shui Ling?” Wei Qi asked urgently.

Mu Qingge looked up at the cliff top as well, her eyes slightly narrowed, answering with a cold voice, “Hanging at the cliff top.”

“What! I can’t see anything!” Wei Qi exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide open, but he still saw nothing.

Mu Qingge pressed her lips together; if not for her sight being enhanced by the Genetic Transformation Agent, she wouldn’t see it either. But Fu Tianlong could spot Shui Ling instantly, which indicated that he held Shui Ling in his heart.

“Let’s go around to the back,” Mu Qingge told Wei Qi.

As the two of them took a detour to reach Broken Intestine Cliff, Fu Tianlong was already using Spiritual Power to launch himself to the top.

At the top of the cliff, he saw Shui Ling’s thin, precarious figure tied outside the cliff’s edge. Her hands were bound to a protruding rock on the cliff, seemingly about to break at any moment.

The wind on the cliff blew her until she swayed constantly, as fragile as a paper figure.

“Shui Ling!” Fu Tianlong felt a pang in his heart as he ran towards Shui Ling.

But as he approached the rock securing Shui Ling, three beams of green light shot in front of his feet, shattering the earth and creating cracks on the ground.

Fu Tianlong abruptly stopped his forward momentum and turned, keeping a wary eye on the pitch-black void ahead.

“Show yourself!” Fu Tianlong roared.

In the night wind, a voice filled with arrogance interjected, “I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise the next thing shattered could be that rock.”

“Feng Yugui, what have you done to Shui Ling!” Fu Tianlong shouted in anger at the person hidden in the darkness.

He had guessed on the way over, and hearing this voice now confirmed it for him.

Sure enough, a tall figure slowly emerged from the darkness, it was Feng Yugui himself.

Behind him followed three cronies from the few who sided with him after entering the Medicine Tower.

At this moment, apart from Feng Yugui’s fierce and dark expression, the other three bore mocking and taunting expressions. It was as if, in their eyes, Fu Tianlong was merely a plaything to pass the time.

“Rest assured, I haven’t done anything to her yet. But don’t celebrate too early; I can’t guarantee I won’t do anything to her later,” Feng Yugui sneered coldly.

The other three cooperated with vulgar laughter.

This laughter thoroughly enraged Fu Tianlong; blue light faintly appeared in his palms, ready to attack at any moment.

Once Fu Tianlong’s power was displayed, Feng Yugui’s three cronies immediately tensed up, shrinking back in fear behind Feng Yugui. Being Alchemists, most of their efforts went into the art of Alchemy, their Martial Arts cultivation naturally being far weaker.

Before now, they probably hadn’t imagined that Fu Tianlong was actually a Green Realm expert.

Swallowing silently, the three relied on Feng Yugui’s protection.

Feng Yugui looked at Fu Tianlong with disdain, “What? Do you want to fight me? Aren’t you afraid that in the battle, your beloved Shui Ling might accidentally fall off this Broken Intestine Cliff?”

Fu Tianlong was stunned, his anger suppressed by Feng Yugui’s words. The blue light in his palms gradually dimmed.

After facing off for a moment, Fu Tianlong bit his lip and said sullenly, “Let Shui Ling go. This matter between you and me has nothing to do with her. Let her leave, I’ll stay, and you can do whatever you want with me!”

Feng Yugui’s eyes filled with ridicule, “Fu Tianlong, do you think you still have the capital to negotiate with me? What you should be thinking about now is how to answer my question to my satisfaction. Maybe then, you and your beloved Shui Ling can still keep your lives.”

In Fu Tianlong’s eyes, murderous intent surged, yet he was unable to move.

Just because of one Shui Ling, he was powerless to fight back.

“Fu Tianlong, the place is full of poisonous plants and flowers. Coming up, we took Antitoxic Elixir; whether you did, I don’t know. But I do know that your Shui Ling didn’t take any. This area is designated forbidden, so I have no idea what would happen to someone with no immunity who’s been breathing in the poison gas released by these for so long.” So, time for consideration is limited.

In Feng Yugui’s cold and sinister smile hid a strong cruelty.

This sentence almost crushed all of Fu Tianlong’s resistance. Panic flashed in his eyes, and his anxiety was evident.

“Fu Tianlong, our Third Prince is patiently negotiating with you. I advise you to cooperate obediently and stop thinking otherwise. Do you think anyone here could save you?”

“Fu Tianlong, you ingrate, our Third Prince kindly helped you defeat your enemies, and you turn against him.”

“Someone like you, it’s only the Third Prince who has the patience to waste words with you. As far as we see, just kill him and be done with it.”

The three cronies, one after another, elevated Feng Yugui to a ’heroic’ status, portraying Fu Tianlong as a complete villain.

Fury coursed through Fu Tianlong, clenching his teeth, he looked at Feng Yugui with anger and hatred, “You’re indeed here to settle the score.”

“Isn’t it natural?” Feng Yugui’s eyes slid away contemptuously, giving a cold snort.

He looked at Fu Tianlong with murderous intent and asked, “I ask you, did you give Mu Ge that Elixir or not?”

Fu Tianlong sneered, with a hint of mocking, “You mean the Spirit Breaking Pill?”

At the mention of those words, Feng Yugui’s eyes flashed, and his killing intent intensified, “It seems you know quite a bit.” The detailed information about this Elixir he only obtained later from Diao Yuan.

“Whether it was consumed or not, don’t you already know?” Fu Tianlong taunted.

Feng Yugui’s eyes darkened, his killing intent shooting out like a sharp blade. “You truly have the guts! You dare to trick me!”

Fu Tianlong scoffed, “Did you really think I’d ally with someone like you?”

“Fu Tianlong, you have a sharp tongue!” Feng Yugui squinted his eyes and warned coldly, “Don’t forget who’s in my hands.”

At this, Fu Tianlong immediately fell silent.

Yet, the gaze he cast at Feng Yugui was filled with cold hatred.

Seeing Fu Tianlong’s reaction, Feng Yugui felt pleased temporarily and revealed an eerie smile, “Do you realize that because of you, I embarrassed myself in front of Senior Brother Diao? Do you understand that your actions thwarted Senior Brother Diao’s plan? After offending Senior Brother Diao in the Medicine Tower, do you still think you can carry on?”

“Spare the scare tactics, what do you want, just spit it out, and I’ll deal with it!” Fu Tianlong replied defiantly.

“You’ve indeed got a tough bone,” Feng Yugui mockingly laughed.

His gaze lightly swept across where Shui Ling was tied up, and he said to Fu Tianlong, “If you want to save Shui Ling, it’s quite simple. Just kneel on the ground, kowtow a hundred times loudly, and promise to follow my orders from now on, and I will let this matter pass for now.”

Ignoring the fury in Fu Tianlong’s eyes, Feng Yugui continued, “Of course, to prevent you from betraying me again, I have already given Miss Shui Ling a poison. As long as she takes the antidote on time every month, it won’t affect her. If she misses taking it, it will lead to her intestines rotting and dying.”

“You!” Fu Tianlong’s eyes widened suddenly, fists clenched, and he swung fiercely at Feng Yugui. “Hand over the antidote!”

A pale blue light shot from his fist, forming two tiger heads, roaring as they lunged towards Feng Yugui.

The instant the combat skill was formed, it was evident that Fu Tianlong’s anger had reached its peak.

However, just as the tiger heads were about to reach Feng Yugui, he waved his hand, and a giant python formed from spiritual power emerged, entwined with the tiger heads, instantly turning both the tiger heads and the python into ashes.

The powerful force of the explosion shattered the surrounding ground into powder, and both Fu Tianlong and Feng Yugui took a step back to stabilize the turbulent air currents within their bodies.

Even they had to brace themselves, the three people hiding behind Feng Yugui fared worse, swept off their feet by the blast and thrown harshly onto the distant ground.

“Hmph.” Feng Yugui hid his trembling hand in his sleeve, tucked behind him, and glared grimly at Fu Tianlong.

If he hadn’t been prepared for Fu Tianlong’s outburst, how could he have countered with his combat skill in time? A second slower, and he would have been as embarrassed as the three behind him.

“Fu Tianlong, don’t you care about Shui Ling’s life?” Feng Yugui warned again.

“Hand over the antidote!” Fu Tianlong seemed oblivious, merely staring at Feng Yugui with red eyes.

“I said as long as you follow my orders, I’ll give you the antidote.” Feng Yugui hated this stubborn fool to death.

“Hand over the antidote!” Fu Tianlong roared once more!

At that moment, he appeared to be losing his senses, with only the obsession of finding the antidote remaining, his eyes emitting black mist like a demon puppet, approaching Feng Yugui step by step.

Each step left a half-finger-deep footprint in the ground.

It seemed as if the primitive power, dormant within his bulging muscles, was slowly awakening. Once fully awake, Fu Tianlong would transform into an ancient barbaric beast, tearing everything before him apart.

Feng Yugui finally realized something was amiss and slowly retreated, his body radiating a bright green glow. “Fu Tianlong, what are you trying to do! If you dare challenge me, I assure you that your beloved Miss Shui Ling will never see the sunrise!”

Even in that moment, he did not forget to threaten Fu Tianlong.

“Beast God’s Power!” Wei Qi, who had been observing from the shadows, exclaimed in shock to Mu Qingge beside him.

“Beast God’s Power?” Mu Qingge looked at him, puzzled. It was the first time she had heard this term.

Wei Qi nodded in shock, swallowing and quietly replying, “I heard it once from my old man. He said that in the Baqi Mountain Range, beasts reign supreme. Many tribes worship certain Divine Beasts as totems. They believe that devout faith will grant them the protection of the Beast God, whose power lies hidden in their bloodline, emerging when needed to overcome challenges.”

“Is that really a thing?” Mu Qingge was equally astonished.

This concept seemed somewhat akin to the ’divine strike’ from her previous life, referring to those who could summon gods through rituals to perform feats beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. For instance, walking on fire, climbing knife mountains, bathing in hot oil, impervious to blades, and possessing immense strength, etc.

Unexpectedly, in this otherworld, there also existed such mystical forces.

“But, I heard my old man saying that after this power erupts, there are significant aftereffects,” Wei Qi added.

“What kind of aftereffects?” Mu Qingge frowned and asked.

Wei Qi scratched his head and recalled, “It seems like you would fall into a coma, suffer damage to your meridians, and require careful adjustment to recover slowly. It also affects your cultivation talent.”

It’s that serious!

’Fu Tianlong is being reckless.’ Mu Qingge frowned. From her perspective, dealing with a petty person like Feng Yugui wasn’t worth such a huge price.

“Mu Ge, what should we do now?” Wei Qi asked Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge’s eyes scanned over Feng Yugui and Fu Tianlong, then glanced at the three who had been knocked to the ground. She instructed Wei Qi, “Go take care of those three first.”

“Oh!” Wei Qi accepted the order and turned around, then glanced back at Mu Qingge, “How should I take care of them? Kill them?”

Mu Qingge’s mouth twitched as she lowered her voice, “Killing people in the Medicine Tower would get you expelled. Are you willing to be expelled for those three?”

Wei Qi immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.

“Knock them out and throw them out,” Mu Qingge said, taking out three elixirs from his pocket and handing them to Wei Qi. “Aren’t they fond of poisoning people? Consider these three elixirs as a return gift. No need to thank me too much.”

Wei Qi understood and accepted the elixirs with a sly smile, “Let’s just consider it a good deed for the day.”

After speaking, he crouched and moved towards the direction where the three had fallen.

Meanwhile, Mu Qingge stayed in place, observing the movements of Fu Tianlong and Feng Yugui.

Fu Tianlong was already pressing Feng Yugui closely, and Feng Yugui could no longer endure, throwing his spiritual power at Fu Tianlong as if it cost nothing. Strikes of green spiritual power hit Fu Tianlong, but it was like they landed on an iron tower, leaving only a faint white mark without drawing even a drop of blood.

Moreover, Fu Tianlong’s steps remained unaffected.

“You… you stay away!” Fear finally appeared in Feng Yugui’s eyes. He realized what had happened to Fu Tianlong, but could only ask in disbelief, “You’ve actually activated the Beast God’s Power!”

Fu Tianlong ignored him, continuing to approach Feng Yugui.

The pressure emanating from his body grew stronger, his muscles expanding to the point of tearing his clothes, his size seemingly doubling. Black mist surrounded him, his eyes emitted a bewitching red glow. Behind him, the black fog gradually formed a vague beast shape.

Feng Yugui stared in terror at the unclear beast shape, stammering, “Netherworld… Netherworld Tiger, you’re from the Ba Country’s Hu Clan!”

Hu Clan!

Hidden in the shadows, Mu Qingge was surprised by Fu Tianlong’s transformation and felt a surge of curiosity at Feng Yugui’s outburst.

“Antidote, give it to me, or die!” Fu Tianlong spat out the words stiffly, his voice deep and violent, mixed with beast roars, sounding nothing like his usual voice.

“I don’t have the antidote, the antidote is with Diao Yuan!” Feng Yugui replied frantically.

He wanted to run, but found himself locked in place by Fu Tianlong’s aura, unable to escape.

Originally, his and Fu Tianlong’s spiritual power cultivation were almost equal. However, he never expected Fu Tianlong to activate the Beast God’s Power, a strength that defied blades and spears, leaving him no room to fight back.

At this moment, he could only cautiously maneuver around Fu Tianlong, waiting for the Beast God’s Power within him to dissipate, at which point Fu Tianlong would be open to slaughter.

Thinking of this, a vicious gleam flashed in Feng Yugui’s eyes.

“Antidote! Kill!” Fu Tianlong continued to approach, ignoring his explanation.

“Fu Tianlong, you’re mad! You’re utterly insane! I told you, I don’t have the antidote, if you want it, go find Diao Yuan!” Feng Yugui shouted in panic.

But Fu Tianlong suddenly swung his fist, the ferocious black power surging toward Feng Yugui’s chest like a violent whirlwind.

Feng Yugui hastily defended, gathering green spiritual power to form a shield in front of his chest, attempting to block the savage, killing power of the punch.

However, when the black power collided with the green shield, the shield couldn’t withstand it, shattering and disappearing while the black power hit Feng Yugui’s chest without obstruction.

This punch nearly broke his ribs, hitting him with such force that he flew back and crashed hard onto the ground.

’Poof—!’

Feng Yugui landed on the ground, spitting a mouthful of blood mixed with unidentified flesh fragments.

His whole body felt like it was falling apart, his bones making a ’crackling’ sound from the pain, almost breaking. Feng Yugui’s features twisted with agony, unable to move lying on the ground.

Suddenly, a shadow descended from the sky, enveloping him. It was as if a massive fear had wrapped him up, causing infinite terror to show on his contorted features.

Mu Qingge watched all this from the darkness, secretly assessing the increase in Fu Tianlong’s combat power after activating the Beast God’s Power.

’It might raise his realm by one major level,’ Mu Qingge estimated. Then he couldn’t help but sigh, “Such a cheat, an invincible existence at the same level. But the side effects make one hesitant.”

“Antidote,” Fu Tianlong spoke again.

This time, his voice was even more beast-like.

“I… I don’t have it…” Feng Yugui clutched his shattered chest, his tone no longer arrogant but full of pleading.

“Roar—!” Fu Tianlong let out a long howl to the sky.

Suddenly, he vanished before Feng Yugui’s eyes.

When he reappeared, he was already at the edge of the cliff, reaching out to grab the rope tied around Shui Ling’s wrist, lifting her up and holding her in his arms.

The already petite and delicate Shui Ling seemed even smaller as she was nestled in the embrace of Fu Tianlong, who had been invigorated to twice his size by the Beast God’s power.

Fu Tianlong cautiously cradled her horizontally in his embrace, seemingly afraid that too much force might harm the person in his arms.

His red eyes were anxious, shedding tears.

Fu Tianlong urgently called, “Shui Ling, Shui Ling…”

Yet Shui Ling, who had already fainted long ago, could not give him any response.

After a while, Fu Tianlong looked up at Feng Yugui, speaking in an almost merciless tone, “Kill you, find the antidote, kill Diao Yuan.”

Those nine words seemed like an order he gave to himself.

A frigid killing intent swept toward Feng Yugui.

It seemed it could harvest his life in an instant.

“No… no…” Feng Yugui lay sprawled on the ground like mud, helpless against Fu Tianlong’s approach.

Fu Tianlong’s punch was too fierce; now his bones were damaged, remaining violent aura within his meridians continuously eroding his spiritual power.

Before these violent auras were expelled, he was utterly incapable of utilizing his spiritual power to resist.

He was like a frail, powerless sickly person at this moment!

“Kill you!” Fu Tianlong raised his hand, black Beast God power surrounding his iron fist. As long as he swung this punch, Feng Yugui would be crushed into dust.

“You can’t kill me! If you kill me, you’ll be expelled from the Medicine Tower and face the pursuit of the Imperial Family of Li Country. You and your clansmen will face disaster!” In desperation, Feng Yugui shouted this.

However, it could not stop Fu Tianlong’s killing intent.

The black fist power finally descended, yet Wei Qi’s voice suddenly sounded next to Mu Qingge, “Not good! If Feng Yugui dies at Fu Tianlong’s hand like this, my dad will definitely be sent to Ba Country to negotiate with their clansmen!”

Mu Qingge’s eyes narrowed, her mind quickly processing like lightning; in the next second, she disappeared into concealment.

Boom—!

The fist power landed like a fierce tiger descending a mountain.

It smashed a huge pit in the ground, the sound like thunder in the night sky, shaking the mountains and forests.

Even reaching into the Medicine Tower.

Many people ended their cultivation, came out, and looked into the depths of Mimeng Forest.

“Master, did something happen?” Mei Zizhong went behind Lou Chuanbai, who was looking up at the sky, and asked with concern.

Lou Chuanbai frowned slightly and shook his head slowly, “It’s nothing, go back and rest. Don’t wander into Mimeng Forest these days.” He advised his disciple with one sentence and then turned back to his room.

The power emanating from Mimeng Forest was indeed too formidable and ferocious.

Whether it was a spirit beast causing trouble or a powerful figure passing by, it was not something the Spiritual Power Cultivation of the Medicine Tower disciples could get involved in.

…

On Broken Intestine Cliff, the smoke and dust gradually disappeared, leaving only a huge pit in front of Fu Tianlong.

Feng Yugui had disappeared.

The Beast God power on Fu Tianlong had gradually weakened, yet he looked unsatisfied toward a certain place on the right.

There, a slender and tall figure stood against the wind, standing by her feet was Feng Yugui, like a dead dog. His clothes were disheveled, hair scattered, no longer bearing any semblance of heroic vigor, now unconscious and oblivious.

Wei Qi hurriedly ran over, leaned down to check Feng Yugui’s breath, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, “Luckily, he’s not dead.” After speaking, he turned to Fu Tianlong with some resentment, “Brother Tianlong, I don’t want to be enemies with you one day. Next time if you have to kill someone, can you think of a roundabout way?”

As his words fell, the Beast God power on Fu Tianlong completely vanished, and he returned to his original state but collapsed, saying only: “Save Shui Ling.” Then he lost consciousness.

“Hey, hey!” Wei Qi hurriedly went over, caught the two bodies, then looked innocently toward Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge said, “Let’s take them back first; this commotion might draw the guardians from the tower to come and investigate.”

Wei Qi nodded, then looked toward Feng Yugui and asked, “What about him? Will he make trouble?”

Mu Qingge sneered, “Since this place was his choosing, just leave him here. Make trouble? Does he dare? If he reveals the truth, it will implicate Diao Yuan. Now that he’s failed, how many guts does he have to expose Diao Yuan?”

“True. He’s been beaten so miserably by Tianlong, surely he won’t spread this matter everywhere.” Wei Qi agreed, but added: “Even though this incident hasn’t escalated to a hatred between countries, this private grudge has indeed formed.”

Mu Qingge mocked, “This grudge was formed long ago, and this incident doesn’t add much.”

After speaking, the two picked one each and hurried away from Broken Intestine Cliff.

Soon after they left, four elders, waving blue light, arrived at Broken Intestine Cliff. Seeing the chaotic battlefield and the giant pit created by Fu Tianlong’s punch, all four furrowed their eyebrows in unison.

Afterward, they discovered Feng Yugui and the other three nearby.

Feng Yugui’s prince status was nothing to these guardians of Medicine Tower.

One pointed at Feng Yugui and asked, “How to handle?”

The other two appeared indifferent, seeming unconcerned about the lives of the several people, just closely searching the surrounding area for any disturbances. The remaining one spoke coldly, “These people seem to be Medicine Tower disciples. Since they disregarded the rules and trespassed into Broken Intestine Cliff, let’s first imprison them in the Water Prison.”

“What about their injuries?” The first elder who spoke asked.

The elder who proposed the Water Prison impatiently replied, “Aren’t they all Pill Masters? Once they wake, they can treat themselves. Why bother with so many concerns for a few disciples who trespassed forbidden grounds?”

Finally, one of the silent two spoke, agreeing with a nod, “Indeed. Our duty is just to protect the Medicine Tower from external enemies and ensure the rules are not broken by anyone. Everything else is none of our business!”

After the four discussed, and finding nothing else, each grabbed one person and disappeared from Broken Intestine Cliff.

It’s likely that Feng Yugui could never have imagined his fate would be so tragic today. Not only failing to subdue Fu Tianlong but also getting beaten to near death, only to be discovered by the tower guardians and thrown into the dark Water Prison.

Here, Feng Yugui pays for his actions.

Elsewhere, Mu Qingge and Wei Qi quietly brought Fu Tianlong and Shui Ling back to the treehouse and met with Wei Guanguan.

Seeing the unconscious Fu Tianlong and Shui Ling, Wei Guanguan became nervous immediately, hastily summoning five others for help.

The group quickly assigned tasks, helping Fu Tianlong and Shui Ling to freshen up and change into clean clothes, then placed them each in their respective treehouses.

Wei Guanguan walked out from Shui Ling’s treehouse and said to Mu Qingge and Wei Qi, who were guarding outside, “You can come in now.”

The three entered Shui Ling’s treehouse again, Mu Qingge checked Shui Ling’s pulse, pursing her lips, “Indeed, she’s poisoned.”

“So despicable! What’s noble about Feng Yugui!” Wei Guanguan said angrily.

Wei Qi asked, “Mu Ge, do you have a way to detoxify?”

“Detoxifying isn’t difficult.” Mu Qingge didn’t hesitate. She took out an elixir from her bosom and fed it to Shui Ling, explaining to the Wei siblings, “The poison in Shui Ling was likely crafted by Diao Yuan, and is only Intermediate level. This bead is an Antitoxic Elixir among Advanced Elixirs, capable of detoxifying hundreds of poisons. Advanced against Intermediate, no problem.”

Indeed, after Shui Ling took the elixir, her dark pallor gradually returned to its usual fair and rosy state. Finally, a fetid black smoke wafted out from her mouth and nose, dissipating into nothing.

“The poison’s gone,” Mu Qingge said.

As her voice fell, the unconscious Shui Ling slowly opened her eyes.

After seeing the three standing by her bedside, she asked in confusion, “Why are you in my room?” Saying this, she leaned on the bed edge to sit up, the pain in her head making her raise another hand to rub her temple.

“Shui Ling, don’t you remember what happened?” Wei Guanguan hurriedly asked.

In Shui Ling’s eyes, a trace of confusion flashed, and she muttered repeating Wei Guanguan’s words, “What happened?” The vague memories began to become clear, and Shui Ling’s bewildered gaze suddenly became alert.

Her expression changed, asking nervously, “Where is Tianlong? Is Tianlong alright? Those bad guys came for Tianlong!”

Wei Guanguan hurried to comfort her, “It’s okay, it’s okay, Fu Tianlong has already brought you back.”

Hearing this, Shui Ling’s heart relaxed, but she continued to ask, “What about him? Is he alright? Is he injured?”

Wei Qi glanced at Mu Qingge, seeing her silent, and said, “Brother Tianlong, to save you, unleashed the Beast God’s Power, and is now in a coma; we don’t know what aftereffects may occur when he wakes up.”

“What! He used the Beast God’s Power?” Shui Ling immediately jumped out of bed.

Wei Guanguan quickly pulled her back, “Hey, you just detoxified and you’re still very weak. Didn’t I say Fu Tianlong is alright? Why are you so anxious?”

“Take me to see him quickly!” Shui Ling said urgently.

“He’s in a coma now, what are you going to do?” Wei Guanguan asked puzzledly.

“I can save him!” Shui Ling said with determination.

Suddenly, the treehouse fell silent.

After exchanging glances, Mu Qingge spoke, “Take her over.”

Wei Guanguan nodded, carefully supporting Shui Ling to Fu Tianlong’s room.

In the room, Fu Tianlong lay quietly on the bed, his face pale with no color, and his breath somewhat uneven. Shui Ling sat beside Fu Tianlong, reached out and gently brushed his cheek, eyes showing distress.

“You fool.” She softly murmured, yet a silver-white light bloomed from her palm, flowing into Fu Tianlong’s body like a warm current.

With this continuous influx of power, Fu Tianlong’s complexion improved significantly, and even his breathing gradually stabilized.

“This… the Heavenly Doctor Clan.” Wei Qi said in shock.

Mu Qingge looked up at him.

Wei Guanguan exclaimed, “What Heavenly Doctor Clan? Why does Shui Ling have silver-white spiritual power?”

“That’s not spiritual power!” Wei Qi denied Wei Guanguan’s words, watching Shui Ling’s increasingly pale cheeks in shock.

“She’s running out of strength!”

Mu Qingge’s eyes narrowed, and sure enough, she saw Shui Ling’s body swaying slightly.

Without much thought, Mu Qingge’s palm landed on Shui Ling’s back, sending an endless stream of spiritual power into her body, converting it into her stamina.

Moments later, after the silver-white light in Shui Ling’s hand gradually faded, Mu Qingge retracted her hand.

“Thank you.” Shui Ling looked gratefully at Mu Qingge.

“No need to be polite.” Mu Qingge replied indifferently.

“Shui Ling, what happened just now?” Wei Guanguan couldn’t bear it anymore, and as soon as Shui Ling finished treating Fu Tianlong, she asked eagerly.

Shui Ling smiled faintly and explained, “My clan is called the Heavenly Doctor Clan. Among the many tribes in the Ba Country, it holds a very special status. The women of our clan have a magical power that can remedy the aftereffects brought on by unleashing the Beast God’s Power. Therefore, the Heavenly Doctor Clan holds a high position in the Ba Country, and the women of the Heavenly Doctor Clan are desired brides among the various tribes. As for the men, although they don’t possess this magical power, they have a great talent for medical skills.”

“Your engagement with Fu Tianlong was established on this basis?” Mu Qingge’s eyes glimmered as she voiced her deduction.

Shui Ling was momentarily stunned, but she nodded bitterly, “Once, the Clan Leader of the Hu Clan saved the life of an Elder from our Heavenly Doctor Clan, and as gratitude, our clan’s Elder promised to betroth a Heavenly Doctor Clan girl to the Young Clan Leader of the Hu Clan. And that Elder is my aunt, and I am the chosen Heavenly Doctor Clan girl betrothed to the Hu Clan.”

“So, Fu Tianlong, this blockhead, is the Young Clan Leader of the Hu Clan?” Wei Guanguan said, astonished.

Shui Ling nodded to confirm, “I didn’t want to marry early, so I requested to study at the Medicine Tower to enhance my medical skills. Tianlong actually accompanied me here, and he spent many years refining an elixir. But his talent will never reach the realm of an Advanced Alchemist.”

Compared to the story Shui Ling told the Wei siblings, Mu Qingge believed there was another crucial point she didn’t mention.

That is, the reason she is still unwilling to marry is because she hasn’t figured out if Fu Tianlong’s feelings for her stem from their engagement or her powers or if he genuinely loves and cares for her.

However, after this incident, Shui Ling can probably guess Fu Tianlong’s true feelings.

Mu Qingge looked at Shui Ling and said pointedly, “In my view, for Fu Tianlong to unleash the Beast God’s Power to save you is somewhat making a big issue out of nothing.”

Shui Ling’s body trembled, and she stood dazed like a statue.

If he didn’t love or care, how could he disregard everything like this? Ignore the consequences?

If Shui Ling perished, the Heavenly Doctor Clan still has other girls waiting in line. As the Young Clan Leader of the Hu Clan, Fu Tianlong would have no worries about finding a bride.

She was fixated on seeking answers, but failed to see the answer was always beside her.

Mu Qingge left the room saying that, turning to exit Fu Tianlong’s room.

The Wei siblings, though somewhat confused, still followed Mu Qingge out.

“We’ve been busy for so long; everyone’s tired. Let’s go rest.” With this, Mu Qingge interrupted the Wei siblings’ imminent inquiries.

Bidding farewell to the Wei siblings, Mu Qingge returned to her room alone.

She did not sleep but immersed herself in cultivation.

The more she understood this world, the more she felt her cultivation was insufficient. If she wanted to always be in control, she had to tirelessly strive and constantly grow stronger!

’Purple Realm, not far away!’ she thought.

After completing her cultivation, Mu Qingge slowly opened her eyes, a faint purple light flickered in the depths of her clear gaze.

Pushing the door open, Mu Qingge realized it was already noon.

The dazzling sun in the sky cast mottled light through the leaves.

The sunlight was warm and comfortable as it shone on her body. Mu Qingge couldn’t help but stretch, yet her outstretched arms had not been withdrawn when she saw Wei Guanguan flying towards her like a lark.

“Mu Ge, you’re finally awake!” Wei Guanguan’s cheeks blushed with excitement as she dashed to Mu Qingge, her big eyes sparkling with charming brilliance.

“What’s going on?” Mu Qingge asked in confusion.

Wei Guanguan excitedly said, “There are two pieces of news. First, it was announced in the tower today that Feng Yugui and his followers have been imprisoned in the Water Prison for a month for trespassing into the forbidden area.”

“Expected.” Mu Qingge curved her lips slightly.

With such a commotion at Broken Intestine Cliff, the Guardians hidden within the Medicine Tower wouldn’t sit idly by. When they investigated, finding Feng Yugui and others, they certainly wouldn’t let it slide.

“And there’s a second piece of news you definitely can’t guess!” Wei Guanguan, undeterred, was even more excited.

This made Mu Qingge raise an eyebrow slightly; there were indeed many things that could excite the little girl; it was hard to guess.

She slowly shook her head, indicating she couldn’t guess it.

Mu Qingge’s reaction pleased Wei Guanguan.

She clapped her hands triumphantly, laughing, “There are actually things in this world that Mu Ge can’t guess!”

Mu Qingge chuckled, “I never said I could guess everything!”

Wei Guanguan eagerly asked, “Do you want to know? Do you want to know?” Her big eyes flickered constantly, signaling “ask me quickly.”

Mu Qingge couldn’t help but smile, “I really can’t guess.”

“Ah! No way! You can’t say you’re not interested!” Wei Guanguan’s face was filled with undisguised disappointment.

Faced with Mu Qingge’s unexpected reaction, which was completely beyond her control, Wei Guanguan was left with no choice. She pouted her lips and stamped her feet in frustration.

“””

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep