My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Sect Leader Chu!"

Jiang Xiaobai reacted quickly, and before Chu Qingci could fall, he caught her in his arms.

"Sect Leader Chu, wake up!"

Jiang Xiaobai called out twice in a row.

Seeing that Chu Qingci's eyes were still closed, Jiang Xiaobai simply picked her up and began searching for a way out along the riverbank.

But they hadn't gone far when Jiang Xiaobai noticed that Chu Qingci in his arms was trembling slightly.

"This isn't right!"

Jiang Xiaobai sensed the chill emanating from Chu Qingci, and his brows immediately furrowed.

That's right, although the valley was slightly cool, it wasn't cold enough to make anyone feel this cold.

Moreover, Chu Qingci is a ninth-rank master who has entered the sect, and his physique is also quite remarkable.

Jiang Xiaobai immediately looked down to examine it.

He soon noticed that Chu Qingci's clothes were torn at the back, and blood was seeping out faintly.

"Are you injured?"

Jiang Xiaobai's expression changed, and he realized the reason.

It must have been when the two fell off the cliff that Chu Qingci was injured by the rocks on the cliff while trying to protect him.

Without further delay, Jiang Xiaobai carried Chu Qingci and searched the vicinity. Finally, he found a small cave in a recess in the mountain wall.

Jiang Xiaobai carried Chu Qingci inside, carefully leaning her against the stone wall, and then examined the wounds through the torn fabric.

"Huh, this wound isn't deep. Could it be because of that poison?"

Jiang Xiaobai glanced at him.

That's right, Chu Qingci's wound was just a shallow cut.

But this relationship wouldn't have caused Chu Qingci to be in such a state.

However, he didn't know how to cure the poison, so Jiang Xiaobai could only temporarily tear open his own clothes and give Chu Qingci a simple bandage.

After doing all this, Jiang Xiaobai got up and walked out of the cave, wondering if he could find some medicinal herbs.

Just as his figure disappeared from the cave entrance, Chu Qingci, who was leaning against the stone wall, trembled and opened her eyes with difficulty.

But her vision blurred, and she could only see Jiang Xiaobai's receding figure before her consciousness sank again.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Qingci opened her eyes once again.

At this moment, she saw a pile of firewood in the cave, and Jiang Xiaobai was squatting there busy working on it.

Chu Qingci tried to sit up, but as soon as she tried, she found that her whole body was limp and she couldn't muster any strength at all.

She wanted to try again, but a strong feeling of dizziness swept over her once more.

The little consciousness that had just returned dissipated once more.

Chu Qingci, still in a daze, felt her throat was extremely dry.

Just as she was feeling unwell, a cool sensation slowly entered her mouth.

She instinctively swallowed some, and the burning pain in her throat subsided.

Time passed little by little.

When Chu Qingci regained full consciousness, the first thing she saw was a burning bonfire.

The orange-red glow of the disc player dispelled the chill, and the firewood occasionally crackled.

Moreover, she discovered that she was nestled in Jiang Xiaobai's arms.

Jiang Xiaobai leaned against the stone wall, his eyes closed, clearly having fallen asleep.

One of his hands was placed in front of her to prevent her from slipping.

Chu Qingci paused, an unnatural look appearing on her face, and prepared to leave Jiang Xiaobai's embrace.

But she gritted her teeth and tried several times, yet she still couldn't muster any strength at all.

At most, it only caused the body to move slightly.

But it was this slight movement that made Jiang Xiaobai open his eyes.

Their eyes met.

Chu Qingci looked embarrassed and involuntarily looked to the side.

"You're awake!"

Jiang Xiaobai didn't seem to think anything of it; instead, a look of surprise appeared on his face as he looked at Chu Qingci and asked, "How are you feeling now?"

"Are you still cold?"

"It's not cold!"

Chu Qingci gently shook her head, her voice still weak: "You...you put me down first!"

"good!"

Jiang Xiaobai then realized what was happening and quickly supported Chu Qingci, gently leaning her against the stone wall beside him.

Chu Qingci remained silent, leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, attempting to mobilize the internal energy in her dantian.

But as soon as the internal energy entered the meridians, a tingling and weak sensation surged from all over the body.

Chu Qingci swayed and almost fell to the side.

Jiang Xiaobai reacted quickly, helping her up and asking, "How are you? Is this poison very potent?"

"It's Lock Pulse Powder!"

Chu Qingci paused for a moment, then reopened her eyes and said, "A kind of poison from the Western Desert."

"After this poison enters the body, it will rely on internal energy to travel through the meridians, leaving the person in a state of weakness throughout their body."

"The stronger the internal energy, the faster the poison dissipates."

At this point, Chu Qingci paused, "This poison cannot be forced out with internal force; we can only wait for the effects of the medicine to dissipate on their own!"

"Disperse on your own?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked, "How long will it take?"

"It's hard to say!"

Chu Qingci shook her head: "It depends on the amount of poison and the individual's constitution."

As she spoke, Chu Qingci seemed to remember something and looked at Jiang Xiaobai, asking, "By the way, how long was I unconscious?"

"Three days, I guess!"

Jiang Xiaobai thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Three days?"

Chu Qingci was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting that she had been unconscious for so long.

"It's okay if he's unconscious for a while, as long as he's alright!"

Jiang Xiaobai noticed Chu Qingci's expression and, while explaining, suddenly remembered something: "By the way, are you hungry?"

Before Chu Qingci could answer, Jiang Xiaobai turned around, picked up a pre-grilled fish from beside the campfire, and handed it to her.

"It was just baked not long ago, it's still hot!"

Chu Qingci glanced down at it, but did not reach out to take it.

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, and only when he saw Chu Qingci's hand hanging by her side did he realize what was happening.

"I forgot, you don't have the energy right now!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai tore off a small piece of fish from the grilled fish, carefully removed the small bones, and then offered it to Chu Qingci's mouth.

Chu Qingci looked at the fish meat so close to her, her expression becoming even more unnatural.

But after a slight hesitation, she opened her red lips and ate the fish.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobai tore off another piece.

One bite after another, and soon half a fish was gone, eaten by Chu Qingci.

"Is there...is there any water?"

Chu Qingci looked up and asked.

Yes, yes!

Jiang Xiaobai nodded quickly, put the remaining grilled fish aside, got up and walked quickly out of the cave.

Not long after, the sound of footsteps resumed.

Chu Qingci looked towards the cave entrance, only to find that Jiang Xiaobai, who had returned, had empty hands and had not taken anything with him.

The only strange thing was that Jiang Xiaobai's mouth was bulging, as if he was holding something in his mouth.

"Where's the water?"

Chu Qingci was taken aback.

Jiang Xiaobai raised his finger and pointed to his mouth.

But as soon as he finished pointing, Jiang Xiaobai realized what he meant, his eyes widened, and he swallowed the water in his mouth.

"Ahem, sorry, I've just gotten used to it these past few days!"

Jiang Xiaobai explained awkwardly, "You've been unconscious for the past two days, and I've been trying to feed you water directly, but you simply can't swallow it!"

"So... I can only add some pressure artificially!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai didn't dare to look at Chu Qingci's expression, and turned to run out of the cave: "I...I'll go and redo it now!"

As soon as the voice faded, Jiang Xiaobai had vanished without a trace.

Chu Qingci sat alone against the stone wall, stunned for a moment, before finally understanding what Jiang Xiaobai meant by "adding some pressure".

In an instant, the pale face illuminated by the firelight gradually blushed...