The second day.
Early morning.
Ziwei Chen Family, Third Peak.
Inside a side room, there were only Chen Tianliang, Yingy Shuangshuang, and Chen Zhixing.
"Tianliang, drink the medicine."
Yingy Shuangshuang held the bowl of medicine, using a spoon to gently feed the liquid into Chen Tianliang's mouth, one spoonful at a time.
Chen Tianliang's face was pale, his breath weak. His previous True Self Second Layer cultivation had already fallen to the True Self First Layer, and was even on the verge of dropping to the Divine Travel Realm.
"I know my own situation, this medicine is useless."
Chen Tianliang forced his body to sit up, lightly pushed the medicine bowl away, and said with a bitter smile.
Yingy Shuangshuang remained silent upon hearing his words.
The reversed illness was a wound to the Great Tao Foundation, what use could this mere medicine for nurturing meridians have?
Pausing for a moment.
Chen Tiankai turned to ask, "And you? How are you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Yingy Shuangshuang also gave a bitter smile, rolled up her sleeve, and revealed a stretch of her pale arm exuding cold air.
"I'm not that bad off, it's just that the sealed Snow Cold Body has reactivated, so I might have to visit the Frozen Plateau sometime soon."
The two exchanged a glance, both sighing, with worries hidden between their brows.
After quite a while, Chen Tianliang suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his gaze to Chen Zhixing, and said, "Son, tell your father, what exactly happened after those two people took you away?"
As soon as he said this,
Yingy Shuangshuang perked up, also looking curiously at Chen Zhixing.
She had wanted to ask yesterday how Chen Zhixing survived in the hands of two assassins, but the events of the day kept her busy, and she feared startling him, so she held back her questions.
Chen Zhixing had long prepared his response, and started speaking in a naive and childlike manner, "Mom and Dad, I don't really know, after being carried away by those two people last night, shortly after entering that alley, an old grandpa descended from above. He waved his hand, and killed those two people."
At these words,
Chen Tianliang and Yingy Shuangshuang were immediately taken aback.
"Old grandpa? Son, are you kidding with your dad?" Chen Tianliang said, his face full of disbelief, as if asking, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
It was just too absurd.
If it weren't Chen Zhixing saying this, he would have thought his intelligence was being insulted.
Chen Zhixing blinked his bright eyes, his little face sincere as he said, "Dad, do I look like someone who would lie?"
"..." Chen Tianliang wanted to speak again.
Yingy Shuangshuang gave him a look and said, "Alright, how could Zhi'er lie at such a young age? If it weren't for someone's intervention last night, do you think Zhi'er could have killed those two people himself?"
"Some high-level cultivators are charitable, enjoying a hidden life amidst the mundane world, seeking Enlightenment. Seeing Zhi'er in danger last night, it was normal for them to kill the villains offhandedly. This just shows that our Zhi'er is favored by heaven, blessed with great fortune."
Chen Tianliang was left stunned, half-believing and half-doubting, mumbling, "Is it really such a coincidence in this world? Is Zhi'er really such a lucky one?"
"What else?" Yingy Shuangshuang gave him another look.
Listening to their conversation, Chen Zhixing couldn't help but silently give Yingy Shuangshuang a thumbs up in his heart.
That's my mother!
With just a few words, she made the story perfectly reasonable.
"Zhi'er, tell your mom, what did the old grandpa look like?" Yingy Shuangshuang asked with a smile.
Chen Zhixing replied in his innocent and naive voice without blinking, "The old grandpa had white hair and a white beard, and looked quite like an immortal, but I didn't see clearly."
"I see." Yingy Shuangshuang nodded, deciding to find someone to draw the old man's appearance based on Chen Zhixing's description when she had the time.
A lifesaving grace, shouldn't go without thanks.
"Did that old grandpa say anything else?" Yingy Shuangshuang asked.
Chen Zhixing's mind turned, and he immediately took out the Sea Calming Pill Formula and the Nine Revolutions Celestial Cold Spell from inside his garment, saying, "This is what the old grandpa gave me before he left."
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Chen Tianliang and Yingy Shuangshuang couldn't sit still, hurriedly taking the Sea Calming Pill Formula and the Nine Revolutions Celestial Cold Spell.
The two looked carefully.
The next instant.
"This... how could it be?!!!"
An exclamation of disbelief erupted instantly.
Chen Tianliang's eyes widened, he jumped up in shock, staring incredulously at the Sea Calming Pill Formula in his hand.
"Sea Calming Pill Formula, capable of refining the Sea Calming Pill, suppressing the reversed illness!!!"
Just this one sentence made Chen Tianliang's hand holding the formula tremble.
How many years had it been!
The excruciating pain from the reversed illness, like being slashed by a thousand knives, not only tortured him but also stagnated his cultivation at the True Self Second Layer, unable to advance!
He had struggled, searched, gotten lost, despaired, and finally became completely disheartened.
But now...
A formula capable of making the Sea Calming Pill, suppressing the reversed illness inside him, had appeared just like that before his eyes!
At this moment, Chen Tianliang's eyes reddened uncontrollably, clutching the formula tightly as if fearing it would all be a dream.
Meanwhile, Yingy Shuangshuang looked at the Nine Revolutions Celestial Cold Spell in her hands, shocked as if struck by lightning, then instantly losing color.
Why were people considered Snow Maidens to be a symbol of misfortune and disaster?
A major reason was that once a Snow Maiden left the Frozen Plateau, the cold air she emitted would uncontrollably affect her surroundings.
Over time, almost everywhere a Snow Maiden went would turn into a land of ice and snow, devoid of life!
Moreover, leaving the Frozen Plateau would mean an inability to cultivate and a rapid decline in youth without the extreme cold supporting them.
Back then, Yingy Shuangshuang had a fortuitous encounter that allowed her to leave the Frozen Plateau without being affected as long as she didn't reveal her Snow Maiden form.
However, last night, to save Chen Zhixing, she did not hesitate to reveal her Snow Maiden form.
She had thought that to protect her children from her cold aura, she would have to leave soon and return to the Frozen Plateau alone.
Living alone on the Frozen Plateau until the end of her days.
Never to see husband and children again, parting for eternity.
But!
Just now, everything changed!
"Nine Revolutions Celestial Cold Spell, a perfect cultivation technique for the Extreme Cold Body, using one's cold aura to cultivate, condensing a cold pill within, each pill representing a Great Realm..."
Yingy Shuangshuang read the introduction to the cultivation technique, one word at a time, as crystal clear tears dripped from her eyes, landing on the ancient book.
The next moment.
Yingy Shuangshuang wiped her eyes, raising her head in unison with Chen Tianliang, looking at each other.
"We... are saved!"
At this moment.
The two laughed and cried.
Chen Tianliang shouted aloud, releasing years of pent-up grief.
The next moment.
The two reached out together, pulling Chen Zhixing tightly into their embrace.
Feeling a bit breathless from being hugged, Chen Zhixing smiled gently in his heart.
"It feels good."
Gazing at Yingy Shuangshuang and Chen Tianliang, he couldn't help but feel a tinge of anticipation.
Without the shackles that once bound them, how strong will they become in this lifetime?