Chapter 238: The Inheritance of the Luminous Moon Saintess

"She doesn't have long to live." At this moment, the naive and cute Xue Di suddenly spoke up.

She truly did not understand social nuances and spoke her mind directly.

"What?!" Shui Bing'er could not believe it.

Then she turned her head to look at Ning Feiliu and said, "Feiliu... you definitely have a way to save Yue'er, right! Just like how you saved me earlier."

Ning Feiliu's face was somewhat pale, because he could see...

The injuries on Shui Yue'er's body... were not that simple; she was already showing symptoms of multi-organ failure!

Just as he had said before, as long as there was a breath left, he could save the other person with the help of various Alchemy Potions and medicines.

But this situation was only possible if the brain and heart had not been destroyed, and if multiple organs were not failing simultaneously.

And Shui Yue'er was now breathing as thin as a gossamer thread, while the cyanosis and jaundice appearing on her face all indicated that she was in the process of multi-organ failure.

Multi-organ failure... this was even harder to save than a shattered heart.

Even a Timely Rescue Potion could only sustain her life for a period of time, but it could not reverse it.

To put it bluntly, the Timely Rescue Potion was just for prolonging life; the original injuries and illnesses could not be cured, and once the effect of the Timely Rescue Potion wore off, she would still die.

Seeing the troubled look on Ning Feiliu's face, Shui Bing'er understood, but she simply could not accept it.

"Feiliu... save Yue'er... save her..." she said with a pale, pretty face.

Although Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were only half-sisters, as mentioned before, Shui Bing'er's mother, Shui Yue'er's mother, and their father had been very good friends when they were young.

It was just that later, after Shui Bing'er's mother and father got together, Shui Yue'er's mother withdrew from the relationship, just as Tang Xiao had stepped aside to fulfill the union of Tang Hao and A Yin, thus fulfilling the union of Shui Bing'er's parents.

However, later on, Shui Bing'er's mother passed away from a severe illness, and for the sake of Shui Bing'er and her father, she sought out Shui Yue'er's mother and took the initiative to bring them together.

Therefore, Shui Bing'er was well cared for by her stepmother Mu Yunrou, and she truly regarded Shui Yue'er as her own younger sister.

If something were to happen to Shui Yue'er now, she would never be able to forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Ning Feiliu actually wanted to save Shui Yue'er very much, after all... Shui Yue'er had ended up in this life-threatening state because she had come back to save him.

How could he easily give up on her? It was just that Shui Yue'er had the lowest cultivation, and looking at the situation, she hadn't suffered the multi-organ failure from injuries sustained later on.

Rather, when she braved the blizzard created by Xue Di to return, she had already been severely damaged by the low temperature and snow, leading to the failure of her internal organs.

Afterwards, she had been forcing herself to hold on, which was why she hadn't collapsed.

Yet under these circumstances, all the medical knowledge Ning Feiliu had painstakingly acquired so far could not save Shui Yue'er's life.

So could it be...

The only thing Ning Feiliu could think of was the Mordekaiser Undead Forbidden Arts he had just obtained not long ago—the Resurrection Forbidden Spell.

The body and Spirit Soul of the resurrected must remain intact, and then a sufficient amount of fresh blood was needed to resurrect the deceased whose body was whole.

However, Shui Yue'er still had a breath left; was he supposed to wait until she completely stopped breathing before resurrecting her? But Ning Feiliu subconsciously rejected this choice, because this was, after all, a forbidden spell.

Resurrecting the dead was a desecration of life and death, and besides, this Undead Forbidden Arts from Mordekaiser—heaven knows what serious consequences it might have...

He had never tried using this forbidden spell before, and the critical point was that this time it was to be used on Shui Yue'er...

Who knew what would happen in the end?

However, he also couldn't just watch Shui Yue'er die like this. If it truly came to a point where there was no other way, even if it meant desecrating life and death or violating some rule, he would resurrect Shui Yue'er! After all, Shui Yue'er had died to save him.

But Ning Feiliu was extremely conflicted at this moment. Seeing this, Shui Bing'er did not make a scene again, but quieted down, looking at him with reddened beautiful eyes, not disturbing him as he thought of a way to save her.

And just as his mind was in turmoil...

Suddenly, a line of small text appeared before his eyes again...

A method had appeared.

It was just that Ning Feiliu stared blankly at this line of small text, somewhat surprised—

【Successfully plucked the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, obtained the inheritance of the Moon Sect—Luminous Moon Saintess.】

Luminous Moon Saintess... is it Alune?

In his past life, Ning Feiliu had also read some of the background stories of Aphelios; in the lore, he and his sister Alune were the destined children of the Moon Sect.

However, he existed as the "Weapon Master," while his sister Alune existed as the Magic Oracle of the Moon Sect.

The two siblings received different educations.

But in the end, Alune entered the Spirit Domain to exist, and the two were thus separated by two worlds.

So could this inheritance of Alune... save Shui Yue'er?

Just at this moment, Ning Feiliu's gaze gradually became firm.

This ability of his...

It definitely could.

As long as it was something he desired, and as long as his ability responded, then it was inevitably a feasible matter.

And even if it wasn't...

The things he did could not be defied! He would save Shui Yue'er! Seeming to sense that Ning Feiliu had thought of a way, Shui Bing'er looked at him at this moment and asked cautiously, "Feiliu... do you have a way?"

"I do." Ning Feiliu nodded, then took a pot of... flowers from the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch at his waist.

In the pot, there was a seemingly ordinary white flower, about the size of a palm, shaped like a peony, with no leaves.

Its stem was connected to a large stone at the base, and that stone was pitch black all over, looking extremely heavy.

But the strange thing about this flower was that on that white flower, there were several shocking streaks of red, as bright as blood, giving one a somewhat heart-stopping feeling.

Lovesick Heartbroken Red...

Among all the Immortal Herbs, the truly most powerful existence.

Whether it was the Fragrant Silk Luo Immortal Item, which was truly called the Immortal Herb King in the first part of Douluo, or the Qiluo Tulip, which was later confused in the settings and written as the Immortal Herb King.

In front of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, they were actually not worth mentioning.

Not only could it preserve the Spirit Soul of the sacrificed Xiao Wu with heaven-defying effects in the original plot, but it also had the recorded efficacy of bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh on bones.

"This is..." Shui Bing'er asked.

"Lovesick Heartbroken Red, an extremely precious Immortal Herb, can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones," Ning Feiliu said, "but it is only effective if plucked from this Wujue Stone."

"And to pluck this Immortal Herb, the one picking it must be single-minded and utterly loyal in love, even willing to die for it..."

Ning Feiliu took a deep breath, though he was somewhat hesitant.

If it were the former him, he might have had a thirty percent chance of being able to pluck this Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

After all, he had truly thought about treating Dugu Yan with single-minded devotion before.

It was just that he was not a romantic fool; perhaps... it was still very difficult to manage to pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red. But now, having just confirmed his relationship with Shui Bing'er, it was truly very difficult for him to have any possibility of plucking this Immortal Herb at this moment.

However... there was still Shui Bing'er; Shui Bing'er should be able to help him pluck this Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

But...

Ning Feiliu decided to try it himself; he didn't even bother with the little story about the immortal flower, directly circulating his Qi and blood, then muffledly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which landed on the snow-white petals of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

During this process, he tried hard to recall everything about his time spent with Dugu Yan.

From beginning to end, just thinking about how he had initially thought of exploiting Dugu Yan's sense of guilt made him feel somewhat uneasy.

Then, the image of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er risking their lives to save him flashed through his mind again.

Sure enough, the Lovesick Heartbroken Red only swayed slightly before coming to a steady stop.

Ning Feiliu... did not have this qualification.

From beginning to end, he actually never had the qualification, and it was not just a matter of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er interfering.

There was also the fact that from the start, when he thought about how he had once used Dugu Yan to complete his own tasks, that sense of guilt made it impossible for him to pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

However, he was only slightly helpless; after all, he had already anticipated that he would not be able to pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

He could not be single-minded now.

But it didn't matter...

"Bing'er... I'm counting on you," Ning Feiliu said to Shui Bing'er.

He trusted Shui Bing'er incomparably, that she could pluck this Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Shui Bing'er pursed her lips, but her beautiful eyes looked at Ning Feiliu, and she said, "What do I need to do?"

"Think of the person you love most..." Ning Feiliu hugged her and said softly, "Then circulate your Qi and blood so it lands on these petals, and it will naturally fall off."

"Okay..." Shui Bing'er and Ning Feiliu cherished each other for a while, and only then did she stand up to look at the Lovesick Heartbroken Red before her.

Ning Feiliu trusted Shui Bing'er very much; after all, Shui Bing'er must surely love him with all her heart.

But he had forgotten that one cannot necessarily pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red just by loving the other person with all one's heart.

In the original plot, those who later learned of the relationship between Gangzi and Bibi Dong all thought that because Gangzi liked two women and was fickle, he could not pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

But that was not the case for Gangzi in the original plot; rather, it was because he thought of Liu Erlong as his cousin and could not overcome that psychological hurdle, which was why he could not pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Shui Bing'er looked at the flawless white flower before her; one needed to think of the person they loved most in their heart and could not have any fickle thoughts to pluck this flower...

Then this flower must surely be a noble flower that symbolizes love...

But...

As Shui Bing'er thought of Ning Feiliu, she could not help but think that she was actually the third party who had later interfered between Ning Feiliu and his sweetheart.

Was she truly worthy of plucking this noble flower that symbolizes love?

A third party like her... was she worthy?

Shui Bing'er tried hard to think of Ning Feiliu, but her noble morals and values made her feel incredibly ashamed.

But this was to save her younger sister Yue'er...

She had to... she had to try! Shui Bing'er suddenly patted her chest, trying hard to suppress distracting thoughts, thinking only of Ning Feiliu, thinking of everything about him, that gentle touch of lips and teeth from just a moment ago...

The fresh blood landed on the Lovesick Heartbroken Red; at first, the flower swayed violently, almost following the laws of gravity to fall from that stone.

Yet at the very last moment, the flower absorbed all of Shui Bing'er's blood, but it steadily returned to its original position.

"Sorry... Feiliu, I am truly not worthy of taking this flower..." Shui Bing'er suppressed the urge to cry and said shamefully, "I am a thief who ruined the relationship between you and Miss Dugu... I can't do it... I'm not worthy of this flower..."

Ning Feiliu was somewhat stunned; he had originally thought that Shui Bing'er would be able to take this Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

But he hadn't expected...

Sigh.

Shui Bing'er was that kind of very pure, good girl; in her view, snatching away Ning Feiliu, who originally belonged exclusively to Dugu Yan, and taking a share of him, was all her fault.

Therefore, she was not worthy of plucking the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Perhaps, if Shui Bing'er were that kind of extremely strong-willed girl who had to get what she wanted and felt it was only right and proper, she might have been able to pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

But she was not that kind of girl, so she could not pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

But like this... what should he do now? If they couldn't pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, Shui Yue'er could only wait for death and use the Resurrection Forbidden Spell.

After all, the only ones on the scene who could currently pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red were him, Shui Bing'er, and... Xue Di.

Could it be that he should let Xue Di pluck it?

Not to mention how Xue Di would spit blood, did Xue Di even have someone she liked at this moment? How could that be possible? It could be said that in this world where being a romantic fool is a basic law, before Xue Di unexpectedly met Huo Gua, whether it was Bing Di's hidden and twisted love or A Tai's overt pursuit, she had never been moved.

So let her pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red?

That was truly an unlikely thing.

"What to do... where can I find another pure romantic fool to pluck the flower?" Ning Feiliu was somewhat at a loss.

Yet at this moment...

"Cough, cough..." Shui Yue'er's organ failure became increasingly severe; she turned her head and coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, which happened to spray onto the... stem of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red not far from her.

"Yue'er!" Shui Bing'er hurriedly and anxiously stepped forward to hold Shui Yue'er, her beautiful eyes red as she said, "I'm sorry... big sister is useless, big sister couldn't save you, big sister is truly a failure..."

She actually couldn't pluck the Lovesick Heartbroken Red and couldn't save her own sister; it was truly... how could she have the face to see her father and stepmother.

However, at this moment, Ning Feiliu's voice, surprised to the extreme, suddenly came, "Bing'er... the flower has been plucked!"

Shui Bing'er was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ning Feiliu and the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Yet he discovered that the Lovesick Heartbroken Red had fallen from the Wujue Stone at some unknown moment, landing right in Ning Feiliu's palm.

However, it looked as if this Immortal Herb had suddenly fallen, and Ning Feiliu had reacted in time to catch it, rather than him having plucked it.

"What... is going on?" Shui Bing'er was overjoyed, yet she asked with some curiosity.

Ning Feiliu only looked at Shui Yue'er, who was still unconscious before him; it was just now... the mouthful of fresh blood that Shui Yue'er had spat out, although it did not land on the flower of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, it had landed on the roots.

And in an instant, the flower had fallen from the stone.

Perhaps... it was because Shui Yue'er also liked him, and unlike Shui Bing'er, she had not confirmed a relationship with him, which instead left Shui Yue'er without any sense of guilt at this moment.

At the same time, it also proved that even though Shui Yue'er was currently in a coma, she was still thinking of him...

With such deep affection from a beauty, how could Ning Feiliu not be moved? And just as the Lovesick Heartbroken Red fell, the line of small characters before his eyes shattered, transforming into a complete inheritance that descended into his mind.

(End of this chapter)