Chapter 738: She has to wake up (2/2)

Granny You set Han Yunxi back on the bed and personally watched over her. The woman’s internal injuries were severe, but Long Feiye’s true qi had already preserved her life. Now she’d channeled half of her true qi into her body, enough to heal those injuries completely. Han Yunxi’s wounds differed from that of Duanmu Yao’s because they weren’t devastating beyond repair. As long as anyone was willing to give up their inner qi to repair the wounds, she would quickly recover. Judging from her pulse, she was out of danger despite her weak state. It was about time for her to wake up after three days and nights of coma.

But Granny You waited and waited with no signs of Han Yunxi waking up. She grew alarmed. “How can this be? Her pulse is already back to normal!”

Xu Donglin grew fearful. “Just what did you do to esteemed wangfei? You–”

Granny You shoved him aside before he could finish speaking. She tugged on Han Yunxi’s hands until they were meeting palm to palm, then continued channeling true qi into her body. Xu Donglin watched on and verified that true qi was the only thing that passed between them both.

But why isn’t esteemed wangfei waking up? This doesn’t make any sense!

Soon enough, Granny You had wasted 20 percent more of her true qi, but Han Yunxi still didn’t stir. Everyone gathered around the bed in a mixture of apprehension, unease, and fear. Shock and suspicion painted their faces, along with various other expressions…so much that none of them noticed Granny You’s state, including the woman herself.

Abruptly, she drew back her hands and turned aside to spit up a mouthful of fresh blood. Fortunately, she managed to grab the edge of the bed in time before toppling over. Only 10 percent of her true qi remained. If she kept going, she’d lose her life.

But Han Yunxi still wouldn’t wake up! Granny You refused to believe it. She took Han Yunxi’s hands again, ignoring the flashes of darkness plaguing her vision.

Xu Donglin immediately knocked her hands side. “That’s enough, you’ll die!”

“This old woman can afford to die, but…she, she has to wake…” Granny You had lost her energy to speak. “If she doesn’t wake up, Celestial Mountain… Celestial Mountain will be done for!”

At last, grief and sorrow broke through Granny You’s voice. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she dearly regretted not stopping the sword sect master in time before he incited Long Feiye. While master and disciple fought for three days and three nights, she’d watched them both without a wink of sleep. She had no idea how to salvage the situation now! Even if Han Yunxi could convince Long Feiye to stop, what next? How were they supposed to proceed?

Han Yunxi’s identity, Long Feiye’s temper, and the sword sect master’s stubbornness were all inflexible. But Celestial Mountain could never co-exist with the likes of the Poison Sect! Thinking up to here, sadness overwhelmed Granny You until she vomited another mouthful of blood.

Xu Donglin suddenly exclaimed, “Esteemed wangfei just moved! Esteemed wangfei’s eyelids are moving!”

Granny You whirled around to look and saw Han Yunxi’s eyelashes fluttering as her eyes moved about beneath closed eyelids. It seemed that she would wake at any second. Everyone fixated on the sight with hushed breaths. In fact, Han Yunxi hadn’t been truly unconscious the last three days. Instead, she was busy staying in the poison storage space after having broken through to rank two. Lil Thing’s recovery had helped her break off her final shackles to a brand new level. Now she had the ability to absorb any and all poisonous substances into her poison storage space for personal use as long as she detected it ahead of time.

She not only owned the poison storage space, but the poison-sensing detox system as well. With these tools she was all but immune to all toxins. It was also level two that allowed her to fully understand the poison beast. The white wolf wasn’t Lil Thing’s true form, but the Gu Shu was. In other words, Lil Thing would only show its true form when it was weak or injured. The smaller Gu Shu form would neither age nor die, but it could be hurt. Similarly, the white wolf was a transformation of the Gu Shu form that couldn’t die, couldn’t age, and was impervious to weapon attacks.

Lil Thing possessed the ability to transform at any time and escape the Poison Sect’s Skypit, but it had been guarding that place for ages while waiting for its master. When Han Yunxi entered the pit, it had reverted to its true form and slipped into her medical pouch to leave the grounds. She never would have been able to take the poison beast’s blood if it hadn’t changed to its true form. But once she did, Lil Thing’s vitality suffered a huge blow and kept it in its squirrel form.

Because Lil Thing had recognized her as its master, it could cultivate with her in the poison storage space. Thus, her cultivation progress was its progress as well. At level two, Lil Thing was capable of understanding human speech. If she could reach level three, then they would be fully capable of communicating with each other.

Slowly, Han Yunxi regained consciousness. All of the information about the poison storage space and its poison beast gradually fell away in favor of recent events. She remembered her current situation and Long Feiye’s towering rage.

“Long Feiye!” With a shout, Han Yunxi sat up in bed. She was awake!

The sharp pain from the laceration on her stomach further sharpened her senses. She didn’t see Long Feiye, but she did see Xu Donglin and the rest standing around her in a tight circle. Meanwhile, Granny You was smiling at her with pursed lips and a wan complexion.

“You lass, you’re finally awake!” Granny You was on the verge of crying with joy, her eyes growing wet at the corners.

“You…” Han Yunxi was lost in a fog. “Where’s Long Feiye?”

She’d hardly spoken when a rumbling noise sent the door to the room breaking apart. The sword sect master’s roar carried in from outside.

“Han Yunxi, hurry and hand over the antidote!”

The antidote?

“How long have I been unconscious?” Han Yunxi asked quickly.