Chapter 3 Feelings
"You... know where I come from?" Xiao Feng weighed his words carefully.
"Correct. I peeked into your memories back then. You gave me a tremendous shock. You are not a person of this world, nor are you from the 'Realm of the Gods'... You are a soul that has completely transcended this Primal Chaos."
Its tone changed when mentioning the "Realm of the Gods," with far more emotional fluctuation than when narrating Xiao Feng's background.
"Then what is your purpose in summoning me here?" Xiao Feng chose to ask the owner of the voice directly for the reason.
Since he had already been transported to someone else's territory, understanding their purpose was more important than knowing whether they held malicious intent.
"I need you to become strong. This is my goal, and it is also what I hope you will strive for."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng revealed a bitter smile. "Then you truly found the wrong person. The current me cannot even break through the Divine Tribulation Realm, let alone talk about becoming stronger. Perhaps I cannot fulfill your expectations."
... A brief silence. "I can see your hard work. As the saying goes, accumulate thinly to erupt thickly. Why must you belittle yourself? I believe you will soon break through your existing realm. After all... don't you want to become a protagonist?"
... Xiao Feng immediately felt his body heat up and his cheeks warm. Having this kind of thing said out loud by someone was truly a social death!
"I..." Xiao Feng still had many questions he wanted to ask, such as the mark on his left hand and whether it knew the source... but his voice was interrupted before he could speak.
"My time is not much. I cannot converse with you for long. That woman is worth saving. Go, my friend. We will meet again."
"# You can enter the space here at any time. I wish you..." The voice came to an abrupt halt here.
"Wait..."
"..."
When Xiao Feng opened his eyes again, he had already arrived outside, exactly at the place where he had entered that space.
"I can enter again. Could it be..." Xiao Feng pondered that person's words and looked at the mark on his left hand. At this moment, the "X" mark was not dim like usual but was emitting a faint golden light.
Only that place revealed something different... His consciousness swept over slowly. Xiao Feng's consciousness sank, and the world entering his eyes became the world he had stayed in before. That snow-clad woman was still lying quietly on the ground.
...
It appeared this was a portable space. The space was extremely large; with Xiao Feng's current eyesight, he could not see the end at all...
Xiao Feng condensed ice with profound energy and created an ice bed. He picked up the woman, placed her on the bed, confirmed the surrounding environment once more, and exited this portable space that currently seemed to belong to him.
His spiritual perception swept the surroundings. Xiao Feng confirmed there were no items left behind by that woman, so he no longer hesitated and set off to return to Flowing Wind City.
Xiao Feng had intended to save that woman in the first place. Now, adding "its" words could be considered erasing that trace of hesitation in Xiao Feng.
After all, how could a high-quality youth who had undergone compulsory education leave someone in the lurch? Moreover, she was still a young lady...
Flowing Wind City.
The medical clinic opened by Xiao Ling'er.
Xiao Feng entered the medical clinic and went to the second floor. He entered the bedroom and placed the snow-clad woman on his own bed. Holding her hand, he fully circulated the Miracle of Life to envelop her.
Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Feng released his hands that had been holding hers tightly. Letting out a long breath, he walked out of the room.
Just as he walked out of the bedroom, he saw Xiao Ling'er standing at the door. Seeing Xiao Feng come out, she asked, "How is that person?"
"The injury is very serious," Xiao Feng said. "But the condition has already been alleviated. Afterward, as long as I nourish her daily with light profound energy, I believe she will get better soon."
Xiao Ling'er's eyes curved. "En, our family's Feng'er is truly amazing You were only out for how long, yet you actually brought back a great beauty. You really have lucky romantic fortune"
Haha. Xiao Feng awkwardly reached out to scratch his hair, thinking about how to explain. Sister Ling'er had always been very understanding before and never asked about many things. He didn't expect her to say this so suddenly this time; it made Xiao Feng feel quite caught off guard.
Seeming to see Xiao Feng's awkwardness, Xiao Ling'er actively changed the topic and said, "Qi Qingyun is coming back."
"Qingyun? Did... her training end? That's really fast."
Xiao Ling'er spoke slowly. "According to rumors, she has already been chosen by an Abyssal Knight and has become a Squire Knight. Afterward, she will follow the Abyssal Knight for training all the time. Coming back this time, the next time might be a hundred years later."
"Squire Knight..." Xiao Feng spoke. "That's quite good. With her talent, becoming an Abyssal Knight is definitely a matter of time too. Presumably, she must be very happy. After all... her goal is the Pure Land..."
"She..." Xiao Ling'er obviously still had words she wanted to say. But after pausing for a moment, she changed the subject. "Come to my room. I recently flipped through ancient records and discovered another treatment method that might be effective for your symptoms."
"No need," Xiao Feng declined. "My medical theory today is already far different from the past. My condition is simply not within the scope of what medical skills can solve. Don't I know my own illness?"
"Eh?" Xiao Ling'er's tone changed. "Sure enough, Feng'er has grown up. Now you don't even listen to your sister's words and despise that your sister's medical skills can't compare to yours. Maybe when the time comes and you have a wife, you won't even recognize me as your sister..." After speaking, she even reached out to wipe away non-existent tears.
...
"How could I... Sister Ling'er, I don't have that meaning at all." Xiao Feng grabbed Xiao Ling'er's shoulders and said seriously, "Sister Ling'er, you taught me to read, recognize medicine, and understand reason. My medical skills were all passed down from you. My medical skills can't even compare to a hair of yours. Even if I have a wife in the future, I will make her serve you tea."
"Hmph, you only know how to say nice things. You have already cultivated the Miracle of Life, which I absolutely cannot comprehend, to near perfection. In terms of medical theory, how could I compare to you? I am not a three-year-old child. But I don't care; you just have to listen to me."
"Okay, okay, okay~ I will definitely listen to you. I'll do whatever Sister Ling'er wants me to do."
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Inside Xiao Ling'er's bedroom.
Xiao Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, having already taken off his jacket. To use her words: "Clothes will affect the needle insertion..."
Outside the room, Xiao Ling'er walked in wearing white silk pajamas. Her wet long hair was draped behind her. She had just taken a bath. Even though with her cultivation, no filth would be produced, she still liked to bathe as it would calm her thoughts.
"So beautiful." Xiao Feng looked at Xiao Ling'er and unconsciously praised her aloud.
Her facial features were extremely beautiful, with a snow-white and slender neck and clear, bright eyes. She was otherworldly like a fairy. In contrast, her figure was indeed "devilish," with well-proportioned curves and full, firm snowy skin.
Accompanied by her ascetic face, just one look would make a person's desire soar and unconsciously produce a strong desire to conquer.
But following that, a touch of gloom flashed through his eyes. Which woman did not love beauty? She clearly possessed a heavenly appearance yet never revealed it outside, precisely because she feared her appearance would cause unnecessary disasters.
Everything was because he was too weak and did not have the qualifications to protect her. He even made her expend mental effort because of his cultivation problems. However, that gloom was quickly hidden by Xiao Feng.
"Hehe, smooth talker." Xiao Ling'er keenly perceived the change in Xiao Feng's eyes. She sat on the bed with a smile and sat cross-legged. "To me, men are only divided into two types: one type is men, and the other is Feng'er. I don't need others' praise; I only want Feng'er's~"
"I..."
"Alright, don't talk. Circulate your profound energy." Xiao Ling'er interrupted what Xiao Feng wanted to say.
"Okay." Eighteen years of depending on each other for life and the "affection" of considering each other... everything needed no further words.
"The human body has a total of seven hundred and twenty acupoints. Today, I need you to use profound energy to circulate through them one by one to form a cycle. I will insert needles one by one during the process," Xiao Ling'er explained in detail.
The 720 acupoints of the whole body included several death acupoints. Using profound energy to circulate through them one by one to form a cycle was no different from seeking death for an ordinary person. The slightest carelessness would injure one's own body.
But Xiao Feng cultivated the Miracle of Life, and his medical theory had long been beyond what ordinary people could understand. For him, there was no difficulty.
The silver needle in Xiao Ling'er's hand ignited with fire, and vigorous profound energy was released. That was impressively profound pressure at the level of a Divine Sovereign!
One had to know that Flowing Wind City could only be counted as a remote small city in the Wind Cloud Empire. The highest cultivation base was merely a peak Divine Sovereign.
The silver needles in her hand were inserted into the corresponding acupoints one by one during Xiao Feng's profound energy circulation. Shangyang Acupoint, Erjian Acupoint, Zhouliao Acupoint, Tianjing Acupoint...
At this moment, Xiao Feng's eyes were tightly closed. He was constantly sensing the changes in his Profound Veins, hoping to sense the "key" to break through the shackles of the realm.
Xiao Ling'er gazed at the cultivating Xiao Feng. She rose from the bed and walked slowly to the window, staring at the dim sky. Her thoughts also emerged along with the boundless sky...
Regarding the origin of the golden "X" shaped mark on his left hand that Xiao Feng described, Xiao Ling'er did not lie. The source indeed came from a golden pole star.
At that time, they were being chased by enemies. It was that shooting star that guided her to this city. Before entering Xiao Feng's body, it spoke a soul voice in her soul sea.
And that soul voice was still clear at this moment, even after eighteen years.
"A monstrous opportunity is hidden here. Eighteen years later will be the opportunity for it to open. You need to stay here. For you, it is also a fortune of rebirth..."
It was also because of this that she had settled in Flowing Wind City until now.
Xiao Feng had been unable to break through the Divine Tribulation Realm. Could it be that the owner of that voice had long anticipated this situation, and this was exactly the opportunity to break through?
And very soon, it would be the eighteen-year mark!
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