Chapter 293: Detoxification

"Woo—"

Outside the cave, the yin wind whistled and wailed, sounding like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Inside the cave, the detoxification officially began.

After a brief psychological struggle, Luo Zijun did not stint in the slightest, channeling his own soul essence into the body of the Moon Palace Fairy.

The effect was indeed quite good.

The Fire Dragon Poison on the Moon Palace Fairy began to be gradually suppressed.

The yin-cold aura also began to recede little by little.

The time of one night passed quickly.

When the soul essence within Luo Zijun was completely exhausted and he collapsed limply to the ground, the Moon Palace Fairy was already able to sit up on her own and begin circulating her energy to heal her wounds.

Luo Zijun lay on the ground, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

A long time passed again.

The Moon Palace Fairy finally stood up and said coldly, "Do not speak of tonight's events to anyone, otherwise, hmph!"

"Let's go, we can leave now."

Luo Zijun, however, could not stand up.

The Moon Palace Fairy gave him a hateful look, then had no choice but to come over, help him up, leave the cave, and walk toward the exit outside the tunnel.

"Fairy..."

"Shut up."

"No, I just wanted to ask, when will I be able to recover?"

"Rest for one day."

"Resting for one day is enough?"

"Continue tomorrow night."

"Ah?"

The two entered the tunnel.

The Moon Palace Fairy's cheeks were hidden in the hazy fluorescence and the pitch-black of the tunnel as she said in a cold tone, "I have only temporarily suppressed the Fire Dragon Poison; to completely eradicate it, it will take at least seven days."

"Sev... seven days..."

The corners of Luo Zijun's mouth twitched, and feeling his soul ache, he hurriedly asked, "Will there be any harm to my soul and physical body?"

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her head to look at him: "If there were harm, would you not save me?"

Luo Zijun said, "No, I was just asking."

"Hmph!"

The Moon Palace Fairy let out a cold snort and said nothing more.

Seeing that her mood was off and her tone seemed to contain sorrow, humiliation, and anger, Luo Zijun did not dare to ask more, only muttering to himself: What are you hmph-ing about? Do you think I wanted to? Wasn't it all to save your life?

Neither of them spoke again.

A quiet and awkward atmosphere permeated the air.

They soon arrived at the exit.

The two stood face to face; the Moon Palace Fairy turned her face away, looking elsewhere, as if she were still angry.

"Whoosh!"

A light shone forth.

The two were sucked into the pillar of light and soon returned to the surface.

"Fairy, you..."

"Hmph!"

Before Luo Zijun could finish his sentence, the white shadow before him let out a cold snort, instantly flew into the night sky, and disappeared from sight.

Tch!

Luo Zijun grumbled to himself a few times, dragged his exhausted body back to his room, and his soul returned to his body.

Immediately, mental exhaustion and sleepiness washed over him like a tide.

"I must properly nourish myself tomorrow."

He immediately lay down in his quilt, preparing to sleep.

But at this moment, scenes of the detoxification for the Fairy in that cave in the Diyuan tonight could not help but surface in his mind.

"I didn't expect there to be much difference between the sensations of the soul and the physical body..."

"Both were... indescribably wonderful..."

"It's just that I still didn't see her face clearly..."

Soon, he closed his eyes and drifted into dreamland.

At the same time.

In a certain room, the Moon Palace Fairy's soul returned to her body, and she lay on the bed, staring blankly with her eyes open, her expression dazed.

"I... I am tainted..."

She murmured.

Luo Zijun slept until the afternoon; after getting up, he was surprised to feel refreshed, as if the energy he had completely exhausted last night had recovered almost entirely.

Recalling last night, it felt like a beautiful dream, and he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Feeling hungry in his stomach, he had Xiaohuan bring many meat dishes from the kitchen and devoured them ravenously.

After resting a while, he went to the backyard to continue his cultivation.

With the medicinal pill given by his senior sister and the seed of the Samadhi Fire Lotus given by the Moon Palace Fairy, breakthroughs for both his physical body and his soul were no longer a problem.

He decided that once he helped the Moon Palace Fairy completely purge the Fire Dragon Poison, he would begin preparing for his breakthrough.

First the physical body, then the soul!

Once the physical body breaks through, the soul will become even stronger; even if the soul breakthrough fails at that time, with the physical body's nourishment, the problem will not be too great.

Once the soul breaks through, he can completely cast off the White Snake's task and regain his freedom.

At that time, it will be time to discuss the Letter of Divorce with Bai Daxiaojie.

In any case, it seems that Bai Daxiaojie does not look favorably upon him either; there is no marital love between them, nor is there any marital reality, and marrying him in the first place was a last resort.

Now that Great Yan is in chaos and Liang has clearly taken a side, the Bai Family no longer needs to fear the revenge of that Crown Prince in Yujing, so there is no need to continue hiding things in this way.

Things seem to be moving in a good direction.

"Swish!"

In the backyard, Luo Zijun threw a punch, and the flying fallen leaves were instantly shattered.

Night arrived quickly.

At the third watch, Luo Zijun performed Soul Out-of-Body and arrived at the back garden.

A moment later.

The Moon Palace Fairy, her robes fluttering, drifted down from the night sky and landed before him.

"Fairy..."

"Hmph!"

Just as Luo Zijun was about to speak, the Moon Palace Fairy let out a cold snort, walked to the entrance, turned her face away, and ignored him.

Luo Zijun followed her and said deliberately, "Since the Fairy is unhappy, how about we call it off for tonight?"

"Swish!"

A pillar of light appeared, and the two soon arrived at the Diyuan.

The Moon Palace Fairy did not speak, walking ahead coldly.

The two soon passed through the tunnel and arrived at that cave.

The Moon Palace Fairy entered the cave, sat down against the wall, closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then said coldly, "Enough nonsense, let's begin."

"As you command."

Luo Zijun had long been prepared, so naturally, he did not waste words and began immediately.

The time of one night passed quickly.

The energy accumulated within Luo Zijun's soul, after a night of output, was once again completely exhausted.

He was so tired that he collapsed onto the ground.

After resting for a moment, the Moon Palace Fairy climbed up from the ground, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate her energy to heal the poison.

Before long, her breathing was steady and she was full of vigor.

"Do not speak of tonight's events to anyone, otherwise, hmph!"

She stood up from the ground and threatened him coldly once more.

Then she said, "Let's go, we can go out now."

Luo Zijun lay limp on the ground, unable to stand up.

The Moon Palace Fairy glared at him resentfully again, then came over and helped him up.

"Fairy..."

"Shut up!"

"Fairy, I just wanted to ask, are you feeling better?"

"Hmph!"

The Moon Palace Fairy ignored him, supported him out of the cave, passed through the tunnel, and soon arrived at the exit.

"Whoosh!"

A pillar of light appeared, and the two returned to the surface.

"Fairy, I..."

"Hmph!"

Just as they reached the surface, the Moon Palace Fairy immediately let out a cold snort, her figure flashed, and she flew into the night sky and vanished.

Luo Zijun dragged his exhausted soul back to his room, and his soul returned to his body.

Lying on the bed, scenes of healing the Fairy's poison tonight surfaced in his mind, and he couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of his mouth: tonight, the Fairy was a bit more compliant than last night.

At the same time.

In a certain room, the Moon Palace Fairy's soul returned to her body; her gaze was Daidai, her expression dazed, and she muttered to herself, "I... am dirty again..."

Luo Zijun slept until the afternoon.

After waking up, he felt energized and refreshed.

After a full meal, he continued to the backyard to practice.

Night arrived quickly.

At the third watch, the two met again in the back garden.

"Fairy..."

"Hmph!"

The two soon arrived at the Diyuan and came to that cave.

The Moon Palace Fairy sat down against the wall, closed her eyes, her chest heaving, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Enough nonsense, let's begin."

"Oh." Luo Zijun walked over.

After one night passed.

"Tonight's events must not be told to anyone..."

"Alright, alright, I know!"

"Hmph!"

The two soon exited the Diyuan, and the Moon Palace Fairy did not wait for him to speak, instantly flying into the night sky and disappearing from sight.

Luo Zijun's soul returned to his body, and he lay on the bed, his thoughts running wild.

At the same time.

In a certain boudoir, the Moon Palace Fairy's soul returned to her body, her gaze blank, her pearly teeth lightly biting her lip, her pink cheeks flushed, her expression dazed, as if she were recalling the scenes that had just occurred.

The fourth night.

"Fairy..."

"Hmph!"

After the night passed.

"Tonight's events must not be told to..."

"Fairy, can you please stop saying that?"

"Hmph!"

The fifth night.

"Fairy..."

"Hmph!"

After the night passed.

"Tonight's events must not..."

"Fairy, shut up!"

"Hmph!"

The sixth night.

"Fairy..."

"Hmph!"

After the night passed.

"Tonight..."

"So noisy!"

"Hmph!"

The seventh night, also the final night.

"Fairy..."

"..."

In the back garden, Luo Zijun asked in confusion, "Why isn't the Fairy hmph-ing anymore?"

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her face away and ignored him.

"Whoosh!"

A pillar of light appeared, and the two arrived at the Diyuan.

"Fairy, tonight is the last night, right?"

The Moon Palace Fairy still did not speak.

The two arrived at the cave.

The Moon Palace Fairy sat down against the wall and closed her eyes, her high, proud chest rising and falling slightly, and she said coldly, "Be gentle."

"Hmph!"

Luo Zijun let out a cold hmph instead and said, "Is this the attitude the Fairy takes when asking for help?"

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her face away, bit her lip, and said nothing.

Luo Zijun walked over.

After the night passed.

The Moon Palace Fairy did not immediately get up to circulate her energy to dispel the final toxins in her body; instead, with her long, raven-black hair draped down, she continued to lie with him, her eyes staring blankly, quiet and still, as if her entire soul remained intoxicated by the poison-clearing that had just occurred, unable to extricate herself.

"Fairy..."

"Hmm?"

"Can I see your face?"

"No."

"Why? Is the Fairy very ugly?"

"Yes."

"It's fine, it doesn't matter if you're very ugly."

As he spoke, Luo Zijun reached out, wrapped his arms around her slender, soft waist, pulled her into his embrace, pressed his lips against hers, and said softly, "Fairy, may I?"

The Moon Palace Fairy was quiet for a few moments, then suddenly pushed him away and stood up from the ground.

Standing there for a while, she said coldly, "The Fire Dragon Poison in my body has been completely dispelled; from tonight on, we are even."

Luo Zijun said, "And then?"

The Moon Palace Fairy's gaze looked outside the cave, and she said in an indifferent tone, "It will be just like before; I will bring you down to cultivate, and you will follow my instructions. You must respect me and not... hmph!"

Luo Zijun stared at her snow-white, tall figure for a moment and said, "Fine."

The two exited the cave and walked toward the exit.

There was no conversation along the way.

Very quickly, the two returned to the surface.

Luo Zijun had assumed the other would again remain silent and fly straight into the night sky to disappear, but this time, she stopped in place, her gaze looking elsewhere, as if waiting for him to speak.

But Luo Zijun did not speak.

"Hmph!"

The Moon Palace Fairy waited for a few more breaths, then let out a low huff, her figure flashed, and she flew into the night sky.

Luo Zijun returned to his room, his soul returned to his body, and he quickly fell asleep.

At the same time.

The Moon Palace Fairy also returned to her room, her soul returned to her body.

She lay on the bed, eyes wide open in a daze, staring blankly for quite a while, before murmuring in a low voice, "Is... is it over..."

The eighth night.

At the hour of the third watch, the two met in the back garden.

"Whoosh!"

Neither of them spoke, and they quickly arrived at the Diyuan.

They walked across the stone bridge and passed through the tunnel.

Then, the two stopped together outside the tunnel, still neither of them speaking.

"Fairy, where shall we go to hunt?"

After a moment of silence, Luo Zijun spoke first.

The Moon Palace Fairy was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

Luo Zijun turned his head to look at her.

The Moon Palace Fairy turned her face away, looking elsewhere.

The air became unusually quiet.

Luo Zijun suddenly said, "Alright, then let's go to that cave over there first and think it over properly."

The Moon Palace Fairy bit her lip lightly, remaining silent.

"Let's go."

Luo Zijun walked over first, entered the cave, and sat down against the wall.

A moment later.

The Moon Palace Fairy walked in from the cave entrance with her head lowered; seeing him sitting against the wall, and in the same spot she usually sat, with his posture seemingly the same, she was stunned for a moment, her cheeks suddenly burning hot.

"Fairy, shall we begin?"

Luo Zijun suddenly looked at her and asked.

The Moon Palace Fairy lowered her head tightly, her face flushed, and she bit her lip lightly with her pearly teeth, asking in a low voice, "Be... begin what?"

Luo Zijun said, "Healing the poison."

The Moon Palace Fairy raised her head and looked at him.

Luo Zijun said with a straight face, "I have been poisoned. Today during the day, I was bitten by a mosquito... That mosquito is very venomous. The doctor said that I need the Fairy to circulate her Qi to help me treat it for seven days to remove the toxin. Otherwise, I will die from the poison."

The Moon Palace Fairy stared at him with a quiet gaze, was silent for a while, and asked, "Which doctor said that?"

"Luo Zijun, Doctor Luo."

Luo Zijun looked at her with a calm gaze and said.

Inside the cave, it suddenly fell into silence.

"Woo—"

Outside the cave, the gloomy wind wailed, and sand and stones flew.

Inside the cave, the two gazed at each other, quiet and soundless.

"What else did Doctor Luo say?"

This time, the Moon Palace Fairy asked first.

Luo Zijun thought for a moment and said, "Doctor Luo also said that the poison I have is very fierce, so it is best not to move around. If I can lie down to heal, that would be best."

The Moon Palace Fairy did not speak again.

After a long time, she let out a low hum, flicked her sleeve lightly, and sealed the cave entrance.

"Alright..."

"Since you helped me detoxify, I naturally must help you..."

"The book says, a kindness received as a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring... then tonight..."

Her white dress bloomed like a flower, and a fragrant breeze struck like a shadow.

A head of black hair, as charming as the night sky, poured down in an instant like moonlight, scattering softly across his face...

Luo Zijun suddenly felt that even if he were to remain a soul for his whole life, it would seem quite nice.

(End of this chapter)