Chapter 39: Manipulating Nie Qianxue

"Nie Qianxue, Dragon Lord won't..."

Bai Lang covered his bleeding carotid artery, his eyes bulging, and he strained with all his might to say something.

But before he could finish, his body went limp and fell to the ground, and within a moment his breath ceased.

The thugs around, seeing Bai Lang dead, were terrified and fled, daring not to stay.

One by one they hurriedly dropped their steel pipes and knives, and in the blink of an eye vanished, leaving only a mess on the ground.

"Miss, shall we chase?"

An uninjured bodyguard got up, wiped the blood from his face, and shouted at Nie Qianxue.

"Don't... don't chase."

Nie Qianxue waved her hand; at that moment her complexion turned deathly pale, she could barely keep standing, her body swayed and almost fell, "Close... close the bar's door. Tonight everyone stays on the first floor; don't let anyone in."

She had just forced Five-Grade Strength to fight, and had just woken from a faint, her body could not hold up at all.

Now that Bai Lang was killed, her tense nerves relaxed, and her strength was instantly drained.

"Miss! Are you okay?"

The bodyguard rushed over to help her, but before he could touch Nie Qianxue, a figure dashed forward and snatched her into his arms.

It was Jiang Feng!

He had been watching from the second floor, saw Nie Qianxue couldn't hold on, and hurried down.

Holding the weightless person in his arms, Jiang Feng frowned, his tone carrying a hint of reproach.

"What are you showing off? Don't you know you just woke up and your body is so weak?"

Nie Qianxue leaned against Jiang Feng's chest, her consciousness growing hazy, her eyelids heavy as if filled with lead, hearing the sounds around her recede, until only Jiang Feng's voice remained.

"Tonight everyone stays on the first floor..."

She didn't hear the voice behind, but inexplicably felt safe with this mysterious man, fully in Jiang Feng's arms, and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, sunlight slipped through the curtain cracks and fell on Nie Qianxue's face.

She slowly opened her eyes, her mind still a bit dazed, and only after a while recalled what had happened yesterday.

She gave her all to kill Bai Lang, couldn't hold on and fell, then... seemed to have been carried?

"Miss! You're awake!"

An excited voice suddenly came from beside her, and Nie Qianxue turned her head.

She saw Nie Ying sitting at the bedside, eyes red, dark circles under her eyes, clearly having kept watch all night.

Nie Ying, seeing her awake, rushed to hug her, her voice trembling with tears.

"You scared me to death! I thought you'd never wake up! Luckily Doctor Jiang saved you, otherwise I truly didn't know what to do!"

"Doctor Jiang?"

Nie Qianxue was startled for a moment, then recalled the stranger's face from last night.

"He saved me last night?"

"Yes! Doctor Jiang was specially invited by Hua Lao to rescue you; if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have known you were poisoned."

When Jiang Feng was mentioned, Nie Ying expressed deep gratitude and continued.

"After you fainted yesterday, Doctor Jiang carried you back to the room, gave you an injection, and brewed medicine, saying you forced a breakthrough to Five-Grade Strength and fought, leaving your body's void too severe, so you must recuperate properly."

Just then, the door opened, and Jiang Feng entered carrying a bowl of black decoction.

"Yo, you're finally awake? Perfect, the medicine is ready, drink it quickly."

Nie Ying promptly took the medicine bowl and handed it to Nie Qianxue.

"Miss, drink quickly; Doctor Jiang said this medicine can replenish your body's void, and you'll recover fast."

Nie Qianxue sat up, looking at the pitch-black, steaming bowl of decoction, her brows slightly furrowed.

She had feared bitterness since childhood, but seeing Jiang Feng's and Nie Ying's expectant eyes, she still took the bowl, pinched her nose and gulped it down in one go.

"Cough cough..."

The medicine just swallowed, she couldn't help coughing, her mouth full of bitterness.

"This medicine is too bitter, isn't it?"

Jiang Feng leaned against the doorframe, grumbling, "Knowing the medicine is bitter, you shouldn't have fought so hard last night... did you think your body was iron?"

"Miss, here's some candy, eat it quickly."

Nie Ying promptly stuffed two candies into Nie Qianxue's mouth.

Nie Qianxue took the candy, peeled the wrapper, placed it in her mouth, and the sweet taste instantly overpowered the bitterness.

Only now did she carefully study Jiang Feng for a few glances.

"Doctor Jiang, thank you. If it weren't for you, we might all have died last night."

A trusted aide's betrayal, Bai Lang's killing move.

If not for Jiang Feng, she couldn't imagine what last night would have resulted in.

"No need to thank me."

Jiang Feng waved his hand, unable to hold back a jab, "If you really want to thank me, stop risking your life. If you hadn't insisted on fighting Bai Lang to the death yesterday, you wouldn't have fainted after the fight, and I wouldn't have had to scramble for half a day."

Hearing this, Nie Qianxue's cheeks flushed slightly, and she said apologetically.

"Sorry for causing you trouble."

But when it came to killing Bai Lang, she had no regrets, insisting, "Bai Lang must die; he harmed so many of my brothers and wants to seize my territory, I can't let him go."

"Fine, you have a point."

Jiang Feng, too lazy to argue, pulled a sheet of paper from his pocket and handed it over.

"This is the prescription I wrote for you; brew one dose daily, drink it morning and night. Also, during this period you must not engage in combat or use internal force, otherwise even an Immortal arriving couldn't save you."

Nie Qianxue took the prescription, examined it carefully, and nodded.

"I understand; I'll properly tend to my Injury and won't act tough again."

Jiang Feng saw that she had taken it in, and was satisfied, nodding.

"Alright, I have other business, so I won't linger here with you. Nie Ying, keep a good watch on her and don't let her practice martial arts in secret."

"Don't worry, Doctor Jiang! I'll definitely keep a close eye on her!"

Nie Ying promptly promised.

Having gone through last night's events, Nie Ying now treats Jiang Feng's words as an Imperial Edict!

Jiang Feng only then turned and walked out.

Meanwhile, Nie Qianxue stared at Jiang Feng's silhouette, as if recalling something, and Throughout she fell into contemplation.

At this moment, Nie Ying Suddenly moved next to Nie Qianxue, speaking in a vague, mystical tone.

"Miss, I've discovered something."

"Hmm?"

Nie Qianxue only just woke as if from a Dream, and subconsciously glanced at her.

"Hehe, I've noticed you seem to listen to Doctor Jiang's words! In the past, no matter who tried to dissuade you from overexerting, you never listened; today, when Doctor Jiang said something, you agreed!"

Nie Qianxue was startled for a moment, and her complexion changed instantly.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting! I only think what he said makes sense; I'm not just listening to him."

"That's not it!"

Nie Ying smiled and shook her head.

"I've known you for so many years, and still didn't know this about you? This is the First Time someone has scolded you and you didn't get angry, and you even obediently listened! Doctor Jiang is really amazing, he actually managed to shock you!"

Nie Qianxue's face flushed even more, and she glared at Nie Ying.

"You brat, I think your Leather is itching, right?"

Nie Qianxue grabbed a pillow and smashed it toward her.

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll punish you by making you clean the bar!"

"Ah! I won't say it! I won't! Miss, have mercy…"

Nie Ying quickly dodged, and the two laughed and started to tussle.

As for all this, Jiang Feng was completely unaware; at this moment he had just arrived at Jishi Hall, and discovered his Medical Hall was surrounded so tightly that water could not flow through…