Chapter 2541

"Hiss—"

The sharp pain made him suck in a breath of cold air.

But the motion of his hand didn't pause at all.

The dagger stirred and flicked lightly inside his arm, and the artery was hooked out by him.

The first group of Silk Clan female soldiers beside him immediately raised their hands, and a healing light descended.

At this moment, Zhao Chi thought of Qi Yue's usefulness.

"Qi Yue, summon your arms. Use two to grip me tightly, and two to hold this artery open—don't let it heal."

"Yes…"

Qi Yue was heartbroken.

She didn't understand why Zhao Chi had to do this either.

But this was something Zhao Chi wanted to do, and she wouldn't ask—she would simply give one hundred percent support to everything Zhao Chi did.

Zhao Chi only assigned tasks to Qi Yue's four arms; the other two arms were free.

Qi Yue used her four arms to embrace Zhao Chi tightly.

The other two were ready.

Zhao Chi felt Qi Yue's embrace—fragrant and soft—and was a little more at ease.

The dagger slid, and the artery broke.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

Fresh blood gushed out, even more violently than what Shangguan Ting had sprayed earlier.

The female soldiers on both sides immediately began healing.

Light descended, silk threads sprayed forth—two healing methods continuously restored Zhao Chi's life.

Qi Yue's hands immediately held the artery open, not letting it heal.

It really hurts a bit.

The spurting blood doesn't hurt, but having the artery pried open hurts a lot.

Before, with Tang Ruan's masochism talent, he hadn't felt it that much, but now it really was unpleasant…

But for the sake of the Eternal Tree…he could take the gamble!

Blood kept spraying out without stop.

The red column of blood poured onto the sapling, drenching it until it nearly tilted over.

He hadn't expected this sapling to be so fragile?

Was it going to be knocked down just like this?

Then how did the Eternal Tree in the natural environment, in such a fragile state, manage to hold itself up and grow for hundreds of years?

Zhao Chi didn't understand.

But he understood that if he kept pouring like this, he really would drown the sapling.

He quickly pressed the artery downward, letting the blood pour onto the nearby ground.

The ground was black.

The bright red blood poured over it, showing no trace of red at all.

It only made the black soil wetter.

Qi Yue was frowning the entire time.

Her four arms held Zhao Chi tightly, her whole body trembling slightly, as if it were she who was bleeding now, not Zhao Chi.

But the two hands holding the artery open didn't move at all, executing Zhao Chi's command meticulously.

The female soldiers nearby all watched Zhao Chi with some worry.

But Zhao Chi was only fully focused on watering the ground around the tree, with no expression on his face.

Wei Leng and the other two also saw Zhao Chi's actions, all understood the gravity of the matter, and so took it even more seriously.

The three immediately turned and left, rushing to arrange the work that followed.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~

Fresh blood kept pouring without stop.

The ground around the sapling was already terribly soggy.

Qi Yue and several female soldiers' sharp high-heeled stilettos also sank into the bloody mud.

A new group of female soldiers came up to replace them.

Zhao Chi felt very dizzy.

But…

The Eternal Tree showed no reaction at all.

Zhao Chi had a feeling of having wasted his blood for nothing.

Qi Yue endured again and again, but still couldn't hold back.

"My lord…perhaps planting the tree can't be rushed. Why don't we come back tomorrow? You've already lost too much blood—I can feel that your whole body is very cold."

Zhao Chi's mind was already not very clear.

Let me check my body status…1239 HP.

Four Silk Clan members healing simultaneously could no longer restore Zhao Chi's life to full in time.

This meant Zhao Chi was already very weak.

Indeed, he couldn't continue.

"Alright, Qiyue…"

The instant Zhao Chi agreed, Qiyue immediately released her hands.

Under the dual healing of the light and the silk threads, Zhao Chi's life slowly filled back up.

But he was still very dizzy.

And his vision was very dark.

The blood loss really had been a bit excessive.

Qiyue's six arms held Zhao Chi tightly.

"My lord, how are you feeling?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "I'm fine…"

Then Zhao Chi said to the nearby female soldiers: "Thank you for your hard work, you may go rest now."

The female soldiers all couldn't help but try to persuade him.

"My lord, we aren't tired, but seeing you in this state, we all feel heartache."

"That's right, my lord, you really must take care of your body."

"It's nothing for us to work a little harder, but we truly don't wish for you to be in danger."

"How about our blood? I can also let blood."

"I can too!"

"Me as well, can you use our blood?"

Zhao Chi gave a weak smile.

"Yours won't work… but I've taken in your meaning, I will be careful, go rest now."

Only then did the female soldiers leave one after another.

Only now did Zhao Chi notice there were some changes around him.

Looking up, he discovered that Fang Li's construction team had already started wrapping up work around the area?

Wrapping up?

This is a wall with a radius of 100 meters, built this fast?

Did I spray blood for that long?

I didn't, right?

I truly didn't feel much time had passed, so how is the outer wall basically all built?

Qiyue answered: "My lord, Fang Li and the others used Quick-Construction Talismans, that's why the wall was built in an instant. Just now you were too focused, so you didn't see those lights."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood."

Fang Li did have some Quick-Construction Talismans on hand.