The medicine's effects were absorbed completely, without even causing a hiccup.
Her little face was full of excitement, like an alchemist who had seen the perfect furnace. The temperature of the medicinal liquid was steadily rising, which was not a good sign.
Bai Lu composed herself, and her professional competence as a doctor prompted her to take immediate action.
She stretched out her fair, delicate hand and dipped it into the scalding hot liquid, gently placing it on Luo Ning's shoulder. The sensation was extremely peculiar.
Despite the boiling medicinal liquid, Luo Ning's skin wasn't burning hot, but rather had a warm, jade-like feel.
A pure and vast current of life-giving warmth flowed continuously into her body from her fingertips. "Mmm..."
Bai Lu let out a soft hum of comfort.
This power resonated strangely with her bloodline as a Vidyadhara.
She felt as if she were soaking in the warmest spring water, her limbs and bones relaxing, her whole body feeling warm and comfortable.
Amidst the rising white mist, no one noticed that the delicate, small dragon tail behind her, covered in fine scales, was swaying uncontrollably and joyfully from side to side, its tip playfully hooking.
Her small hand didn't leave; instead, it slid down Luo Ning's shoulder and across his chest.
"Normal body temperature, steady heartbeat...no, much stronger than normal." She murmured to herself as she checked.
Her fingers roamed over his chest and abdomen, feeling the boundless vitality hidden beneath his smooth, firm skin, as vast as the stars and the sea.
This feeling is amazing.
As the head of the Pill Refining Bureau, she had seen countless peculiar constitutions and treated all sorts of difficult and complicated illnesses on the Immortal Ship. But no patient had ever made her feel such...closeness and longing as this little boy before her. It was an attraction that came from the depths of her blood.
His life essence was like a spring of sweet water for a desert traveler to see; the sky in the bird's eyes became bolder.
She leaned over the edge of the bathtub, reaching her other hand in as well, and began to explore Luo Ning's body with her small hands, poking here and pinching there.
"Strange, my dantian is empty, I can't sense any true qi... so where does this power come from?"
Her brows were furrowed, her small face filled with the pure bewilderment of a doctor. Her small hand continued to reach downwards.
When her fingertips touched something so out of place with a body so far removed from her age, her movements abruptly halted. Even the Dragon Girl, who prided herself on having the heart of a healer, couldn't help but feel a pang of regret at that moment.
She looked at those beautiful amethyst eyes and curiously poked them again; they were soft yet firm, full of amazing resilience and vitality.
"...Is this also the effect of 'like cures like'?" A suspicious blush appeared on Bai Lu's face, whether from the steam or something else, it was hard to tell. "Was this medicine...a bit too strong?"
She was engrossed in studying this strange body, and Luo Ning's condition in the bathtub gradually stabilized.
His tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a healthy hue returned to his previously pale face. His breathing became long and strong. The boiling medicine began to calm down, and its color slowly changed from a deep amber to a clear one.
It seemed that he had absorbed all the medicinal power and life essence. "Finally, things have stabilized."
Bai Lu breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
However, at that moment—"Bang—!"
A loud bang came from outside, accompanied by the piercing sound of clashing weapons and chaotic shouts.
"Who dares to act so presumptuously in the Pill Refining Division!" "Stop her! Stop her now!"
The commotion outside was getting louder and louder, as if someone was forcibly breaking in.
Bai Lu's expression changed, and she immediately turned around, using her small body to block the bathtub.
Immediately afterward, a clear and boisterous girl's voice boomed like thunder outside the door. "I am Su Chang, a member of the Cloud Cavalry! I have been ordered by the General to apprehend the wanted criminal who has trespassed into the Pill Refining Division!"
Before the words were even finished, "BOOM—!"
The door, made of heavy pear wood, was kicked open from the outside with brute force, sending splinters of wood flying inwards!
A dashing young woman, dressed in the armor of the Cloud Cavalry Guards and sporting a high ponytail, stood imposingly at the entrance, wielding a massive sword disproportionate to her size.
Chapter 213 This younger brother has extraordinary talent
Before the flying wood chips could even land, a sharp gust of sword wind rushed towards them.
The girl with a high ponytail at the entrance had sharp, eagle-like eyes, and the greatsword in her hand hummed, clearly indicating that she was an expert who had been immersed in martial arts for many years.
"Who are you people? How dare you harbor the secrets of the Medicine King!" Su Chang's voice was clear and loud, carrying an unyielding righteousness.
No sooner had she finished speaking than a dark figure darted out from behind the screen beside the bathtub. The person exuded the same cloying, sweet scent as the mad alchemists in the Alchemy Bureau—it was the wanted criminal she had been chasing all along.
"Don't even think about escaping!" Su Chang shouted, pushing off with her feet and transforming into a blur as her giant sword, accompanied by the sound of wind being cut, aimed straight for the shadowy figure's back.
However, another, even faster figure blocked her path. "—!"
The spear and the greatsword clashed fiercely, sending out dazzling sparks.
Dan Heng stood motionless, holding the Cloud-Striking Spear, its tip firmly blocking the powerful sword's edge. "We are not your enemies," he said calmly.
"Hmph! Still dare to argue!" Su Chang took him as an accomplice. With a flick of her wrist, her sword moves changed again, becoming more expansive and powerful, each move filled with unparalleled strength.
Dan Heng countered each move with lightning speed, his spear flashing like a dragon, his movements elusive and unpredictable, always managing to deflect the opponent's relentless onslaught with minimal cost. Ji Zi and San Yueqi flanked the bathtub, their expressions wary.
"Stop! This is the Pill Refining Division! Not a place for your Cloud Cavalry to run wild!" Bai Lu was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and stomped her feet, but her small figure seemed insignificant in the face of the fierce battle.
Su Chang grew increasingly alarmed as she fought.
The man in front of me was an expert marksman and incredibly calm.
But what she found even more incredible was her own state of mind.
As she approached the bathtub step by step, she felt her blood and energy flowing more and more smoothly, as if an invisible warm current was coaxing through her meridians.
Sword moves that are usually difficult to understand and always feel awkward to execute are now being wielded with ease and fluidity.
Her greatsword also seemed several times lighter. What was going on?
Could it be a last-minute breakthrough?
In the instant her mind stirred, the criminal who had been cornered by Dan Heng suddenly lunged at Su Chang with a fierce glint in his eyes, attempting to take her down with him.
"Watch out!" March 7th exclaimed.
Su Chang, however, seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, and didn't even turn around.
She followed that strange, comforting feeling, and her body reacted naturally.
With a fluid, graceful spin, the greatsword in his hand traced a perfect arc. "Phoenix - Spread Wings!"
She had practiced this move countless times, but never before had she felt so thoroughly satisfied! A flash of sword light streaked past.
The wanted criminal, a disciple of the Medicine King's secret teachings, stiffened, then collapsed to the ground, unconscious. The entire bathroom fell silent instantly.
Dan Heng sheathed his gun and stood there, a strange glint in his eyes beneath his plain clothes. Ji Zi and San Yueqi looked beautiful.
Su Chang herself was completely stunned. She looked down at her hands, then at the greatsword in her hand, her face full of disbelief.
She just used the perfect "Phoenix Spreads Its Wings" technique?
She wasn't a fool; she immediately realized this was no accident. That transformative feeling, the source of which...
Su Chang's gaze slowly moved, past Dan Heng, past Ji Zi and San Yue Qi, and finally fixed on the alchemy furnace bath tub where most of the mist had dissipated.
She strode over without paying any attention.
"Hey! What are you doing!" Bai Lu spread her arms to block her way.
But Su Chang was now completely absorbed in exploring that strange power. With a gentle nudge, she pushed the little dragon girl aside and leaned over the edge of the bathtub to look inside.
In the clear medicine water, a handsome little boy was lying quietly.
His eyes were tightly closed, water droplets still clinging to his long eyelashes, and his skin, glistening with moisture, shone with a warm, jade-like luster.
The aura emanating from him was pure and vast, the very source of the warm current that had just greatly enhanced her power! "Wow!" A light, even more dazzling than seeing a peerless divine weapon, instantly shone in Su Chang's eyes.
She completely ignored the tense expressions of Himeko and the others, and disregarded how inappropriate the occasion was. Daichi reached out and grabbed Luo Ning's arm.
It feels warm and smooth to the touch, full of vitality.
A surge of internal energy, far more powerful and refined than before, rushed wildly into her body through her palm! "Ha—!"
Su Chang let out a long, comfortable sigh, feeling that the bottleneck that had been holding her back for so long was finally loosening.
"Little brother!" she exclaimed excitedly, her eyes shining as she looked at Luo Ning in the bathtub. "You have extraordinary talent; you are a martial arts prodigy, one in a million!"
Himeko March 7
Bai Lu's lips twitched as she looked at Su Chang's hand gripping Luo Ning's arm. For some reason, she felt a little annoyed. This was the "treasure" she had discovered first!
However, Su Chang's actions were even more outrageous than they had imagined. "No! I have to take a good look!"
As she spoke, she reached out with her other hand, as if to pull Luo Ning out of the water. "Come on, let me see how stable your stance is!"
Chapter 214 Sister, where are you touching!
"stop!"
A sharp shout came from one person.
March 7th and White Dew shouted out almost simultaneously; one rushed forward, while the other stomped his foot in anger.
"What's wrong with you, Cloud Cavalryman!" March 7 grabbed Su Chang's wrist, trying to pry her hand off Luo Ning. "He's still a child! You, you're going to be a hooligan!"
Bai Lu was even more direct. She jumped up and pounded on Su Chang's back armor with her small fists, making a "thud" sound. "Let him go! This is my patient! Try touching him again!"
However, Su Qiu was in a mysterious state at the moment. Her brain was so dizzy from the surge of warm phosphorus that it was washing over her body that she paid no attention to the pulling and pounding of others.
She reached out with her other hand without hesitation, wrapped it around Luo Ning's neck, and pressed it against the back of his heart.
"Quiet down!" The man in plain clothes still spoke clearly, but with a hint of barely suppressed excitement and a tremor in his forehead. "I'm doing this for his own good! What do you laymen know! This is called guiding the Qi back to its source! This Didi has a tremendous internal force within him. Without guidance, it will run rampant and he could easily suffer a qi deviation!"
She spoke with righteous indignation, but her hand gestures were astonishing.
Beneath that warm, smooth skin, it seemed as if a volcano was about to erupt.
Pure and vast life energy flowed unreservedly from her palms into her limbs.
Su Zhuang felt so comfortable she almost groaned. She felt that the bottleneck in her swordsmanship that had been stuck for months was beginning to crumble under the impact of this power. All the meridians in her body were widened and smoothed out, and every pore was breathing freely.
Two unnatural flushes rose to her cheeks, and her breathing became rapid. This feeling... was even more intoxicating than drinking some kind of intoxicating tonic!
Is this the legendary martial arts resonance? Is it fate that brought her to this place, this unparalleled martial arts prodigy? Himeko shook her head, a look of bewilderment on her face.
Danji silently took a step forward. Although she didn't speak, the way she gripped the Cloud-Striking Spear tightly indicated that she would immediately take action if Su Chang made any further outrageous moves.
Luo Ning finally woke up completely in the bathtub.
He groggily opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a magnified image of a young girl's face, flushed with excitement. Then he felt a pair of hot hands pressed tightly against his arms and back.
A strange warm current came from the other person's palm, or perhaps it was drawn from within my own body, flowing endlessly through my limbs.
“Sister…” Luo Ning glanced at her, speaking innocently, her voice still hoarse from just waking up, “Who are you? It’s so hot.” This “sister” made Su Chang’s heart skip a beat, and half of her body went numb.
She looked down at Luo Ning's pure and flawless face, at his clear, slightly bewildered eyes, and something inside her was instantly struck.
"Little brother, don't be afraid!" Su Zhuang's voice softened unconsciously. "My name is Su Zhuang, and I'm a valiant guard in the Cloud Cavalry! Don't worry, I'm not a bad person! I'm helping you clear your meridians!"
She continued talking while her hands kept moving.
The hand that had been pressing on Luo Ning's back began to slowly, rhythmically, move up and down. It was ostensibly "exploring the flow of her energy channels," but in reality, it was greedily absorbing the strange energy that had transformed her.
"Hmm...abundant Qi and blood, excellent physical constitution...this is it, this power is so strong." Su Chang closed her eyes, muttering to herself with a look of utter delight. March 7th was practically driven mad with anger.
"Listen to this! Listen to this! Is this even human language?! 'Probing his qi meridians'?! Your hand is practically touching his butt!" She used all her strength to pry open Su Chang's fingers. "Let him go! Or I'll really shoot you with an ice arrow!"
"Stop messing around!" Su Chang suddenly opened her eyes, glaring at San Yueqi with some displeasure. "What do you know! A stable lower body is the foundation of martial arts! I'm checking his foundation!"
Bai Lu's lips twitched wildly as she checked the "root" of the problem.
The word instantly reminded her of her astonishing underwater discovery, and her face flushed red. That scoundrel! How dare she!
"No! Absolutely not!" Bai Lu no longer cared about maintaining her composure as the head of the Pill Refining Department. She used both hands and feet to cling to Su Chang's arm like a little koala. "This is mine! The treasure I found first... No, patient! Let go!"
In an instant, the small bathroom became a complete mess.
词。
March 7th and White Dew, one on the left and one on the right, clung to Su Chang's body, pulling and tugging at her.
Su Chang, like a martial arts fanatic firmly planted in her stance, refused to let go of Luo Ning's body despite the wind and rain, muttering, "Little brother, don't listen to them! Come back to the Cloud Cavalry with me! I'll teach you all of my 'Phoenix Spreading Wings' technique! We'll practice together, and we'll definitely be able to..."
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