Chapter 87: Solitude: Qian Renxue and Nan Feihuang

"Hmm."

While Nan Feihuang and Red Mane were conversing, a pained moan suddenly sounded from behind him; Qian Renxue's injuries were severe, and she had remained in a coma.

Nan Feihuang turned his head to look. "It seems she is about to wake up. Red Mane, I must say, you were too heavy-handed."

Red Mane lowered its head. "I apologize, Master. I did not know she was your friend. I am a horse-type Spirit Beast, and ever since I descended into the Star Dou Great Forest, all horse-type Spirit Beasts have revered me as their king. When I saw her hunting my subjects, I could not restrain myself and attacked her."

"No need to apologize!" Nan Feihuang smiled. "She is currently just an object for me to utilize. Killing her would slightly disrupt my plans, but if she truly died, it would be no matter. Plans are things that can simply be redesigned. I will not blame you, one of my own, for the sake of an outsider."

Nan Feihuang had always favored his own over reason; besides, Red Mane was in the right. Protecting the subordinates who revered it was what a master ought to do.

"Speaking of which, I do have one more question for you, Red Mane. When you were chasing them, how did they flee? Did they run in a straight line, or did they weave and turn? If they wove, did they only do so in dense forest areas, or did they also weave in open terrain?" Nan Feihuang asked suddenly; this question was very important.

"They were likely running while weaving, and not just in dense areas; they would also weave in open terrain!" Red Mane recalled for a moment and quickly provided the answer. It still possessed this bit of memory.

Nan Feihuang nodded. "Hehe, I see. I think I understand. Red Mane, you should leave first. Qian Renxue is about to wake up, and I do not want her to know about the relationship between you and me."

"Yes, Master. Then, please accept this, Master." A red light flashed on Red Mane's body, and a red mane flew from it, landing in Nan Feihuang's palm. "Master, I have infused my power into this. As long as you are within the range of this Star Dou Great Forest, if you encounter any danger, you can call me through this mane. I will arrive in an instant to protect you!"

"Understood, thank you, Red Mane!" Nan Feihuang put the mane away. Seeing this, Red Mane transformed into a streak of red light and disappeared inside the cave.

Nan Feihuang immediately turned back to walk toward Qian Renxue, helped her up, and channeled soul power into her from behind.

At this moment, the black aura of death between Qian Renxue's brows had begun to gradually dissipate, which meant she had successfully survived the death tribulation.

Nourished by Nan Feihuang's soul power, Qian Renxue slowly opened her hazy eyes.

Nan Feihuang leaned her body against a large rock and asked, "Miss Qian Renxue, are you alright?"

"Feihuang, where am I?" Qian Renxue asked weakly. She had not yet recovered her spirit, her brain was functioning slowly, and she still did not realize that she was not Xue Qinghe, but Qian Renxue; she was still subconsciously speaking to Nan Feihuang in the tone of Xue Qinghe.

In fact, theoretically speaking, Qian Renxue and Nan Feihuang should not be this familiar, but it was a pity that Qian Renxue was too weak now to think about so much.

She was acting out, but Nan Feihuang could not reveal any flaws, so he immediately said, "Has Miss forgotten? You were previously fighting a mysterious red Spirit Beast, and you fell from the sky. I saved you, but as a result, I also became a target of that Spirit Beast's attack. After that Spirit Beast severely wounded my mother and your two guards, it brought us here, but it seemed to disdain harming us; it just tossed us by the roadside and vanished. You were too severely injured, so I carried you while wandering around, accidentally discovered this cave, and brought you in to rest for a while."

Reminded by Nan Feihuang, Qian Renxue finally recalled the sequence of events. Come to think of it, Nan Feihuang had actually been harmed by her; after all, they had originally wanted to use the power of the Profound Ice Douluo to fend off the enemy, which was why they had deliberately led that red Spirit Beast to where Nan Feihuang and the others were.

This could completely be called an unprovoked disaster for Nan Feihuang.

Yet he still saved her; she truly owed him a massive favor.

Qian Renxue wanted to crawl up, but she did not expect that before she had even stood halfway, she swayed and fell to the ground again. Fortunately, Nan Feihuang caught her in time.

"Damn it, my leg seems to be broken, and I cannot use the soul power in my entire body. This time, the loss is truly huge. I didn't obtain the Spirit Ring, and I suffered this injury that will take at least half a year to recover from." Qian Renxue was extremely distressed. Suffering the injury was one thing, but she had to return to the Heaven Dou Empire to continue playing the role of Xue Qinghe; otherwise, wouldn't years of effort go to waste?

It was fine that it was currently the New Year period; there were no government affairs, and the Crown Prince lived in seclusion to cultivate, so it was normal not to be seen for a period of time.

But what about after the court opened on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? If the Crown Prince did not appear for a long time, it would give people like Xue Xing Prince, who supported Xue Beng, a legitimate excuse to replace the Crown Prince.

"Feihuang... Crown Prince!" Qian Renxue subconsciously wanted to call him by his name again, but having recovered a bit of spirit, her intelligence also returned. She was Qian Renxue now; she could not appear too intimate with Nan Feihuang. "May I ask, how long have I been unconscious? What is the date of the first lunar month today?"

"Not long, just half a day. Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month," Nan Feihuang said.

"That's good!" Qian Renxue felt slightly relieved. She hadn't been unconscious for too long, and there were still ten days left. As long as she could leave the Star Dou Great Forest and return to the Spirit Hall within these ten days, there would be a chance to make up for everything.

Although it was impossible for her full-body injuries to heal completely in a short time.

But as long as her grandfather helped and she utilized the Angel Divine Power, at least healing the external wounds and recovering a portion of her soul power would not be a problem. By then, she could return to the Heaven Dou Empire to continue her disguise while working hard to recover from her injuries.

"Crown Prince Feihuang, I am severely injured. Please, I trouble you to take me out of the Star Dou Great Forest. As long as you help me this time, I, Qian Renxue, swear by the glory of the Angel that I will never forget this kindness and will surely reward you handsomely in the future," Qian Renxue said.

Nan Feihuang smiled. "Rest assured, Miss Qian Renxue. I will not abandon you, but we cannot rush out blindly. This is the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts can be seen everywhere."

"What? The depths of the Star Dou Great Forest!" Qian Renxue was shocked. That red monster had actually brought them to such a dangerous place.

Even in her prime, she would not dare to barge into this hellish place alone, let alone now that she could not muster a shred of soul power.

Nan Feihuang was merely a mere Soul Elder; encountering any Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast would be a catastrophic disaster for both of them.

Just as he said, they could not act rashly, otherwise both of them would surely die.

Perhaps due to being too agitated, Qian Renxue pulled at the wound on her back and suddenly felt a wave of intense pain. "Hiss!"

"Miss, don't move around. Your back has severe burns. There are medicinal herbs nearby to treat burns, and I know a little about medical principles, so I will go find them for you now." Nan Feihuang hurriedly laid her on her side so the wound wouldn't touch the ground.

Having said that, he ran out of the cave, picked some medicinal herbs nearby, and returned to the cave.

"Miss, bear with it. I am going to apply the medicine for you."

"Sorry for the trouble!" Qian Renxue nodded, but she saw Nan Feihuang not applying the herbs directly to her wound, but putting them into his own mouth to chew. "What are you doing? Isn't this my medicine? Why are you eating it yourself?"

This silly girl knew nothing about medical arts and wore a look of confusion.

Nan Feihuang explained, "These herbs cannot be applied directly to your back. This is called sweet wormwood, a type of bitter wormwood. After chewing it and applying it to the wound, it has excellent hemostatic and pain-relieving effects."

(End of chapter)