Chapter 19: Cold Yin Divine Body

"In the middle of the day, what are you screaming about? You scared me so much I spilled my potato chips all over the floor!"

Just after walking out onto the balcony, Ye Feng saw Ye Linger waiting for him with an angry expression; indeed, the floor was covered in potato chip crumbs.

Ye Feng scratched his head and said with a sheepish smile, "Sorry about that!"

Ye Linger bent down to pick up a relatively intact potato chip, then immediately stuffed it into her mouth, saying with a pained expression, "Sob, sob, sob, my chips! You owe me chips!"

Ye Feng looked at Ye Linger dotingly: "Alright, alright, I'm going out to buy some groceries, I'll help you buy some snacks while I'm at it."

Afterward, he returned to his room to change his jacket; the previous one was already soaked in the smell of Chinese medicine and was quite unpleasant, so Ye Feng had to change into a new one.

Ye Feng returned to the living room and saw his younger sister, Ye Linger, curled up on the sofa watching TV, holding a new bag of potato chips in her hands.

He walked over, gently patted her head, and asked with a smile, "Linger, what do you want to eat tonight? Brother will make it for you."

Ye Linger looked up, her eyes sparkling: "Brother, I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs! And stir-fried broccoli!"

Ye Feng nodded: "Fine, then be a good girl at home and take care of Mom, I'm going out to buy groceries."

After saying this, he picked up his wallet and keys and walked out the door.

Just as he reached downstairs, Ye Feng saw his neighbor, Gu Ran, walking out of the stairwell carrying a trash bag.

Gu Ran was wearing loose loungewear, her hair tied casually behind her head, and a trace of fatigue on her face.

Ye Feng greeted her: "Miss Gu, taking out the trash?"

Gu Ran looked up and gave a strained smile: "Yeah, the house is a bit messy, just tidying up."

Ye Feng asked casually: "Where's your boyfriend? Why isn't he helping you?"

Gu Ran was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with confusion: "I don't have a boyfriend."

Ye Feng frowned in confusion; could it be that the sound from earlier wasn't her and her boyfriend doing that thing?

However, Ye Feng didn't ask further, just nodded: "Sorry about that, I'll be going now, off to buy groceries."

Gu Ran gave a soft "mm," and walked toward the trash can with the bag.

Ye Feng walked a few steps, looked back, and noticed that Gu Ran's back appeared somewhat hunched, and a trace of painful expression still lingered on her face.

He frowned, feeling vaguely that something was wrong.

On the way, Ye Feng thought about Gu Ran's situation while walking.

He remembered that when he arrived home in the afternoon, he had faintly heard a low moaning sound coming from Gu Ran's home, as if someone was struggling in pain.

At the time, he thought it was her and her boyfriend being intimate, but now it seemed things were not that simple.

After buying the groceries, Ye Feng specifically went to the supermarket to buy some snacks that Ye Linger loved.

When he returned home, he had just reached Gu Ran's door when he suddenly heard a low moan from inside again; listening to the sound, it seemed especially painful!

Ye Feng's footsteps stopped, his brows locked tight.

He stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, and finally knocked on the door: "Miss Gu, are you home? Did something happen?"

After calling for a long time, Ye Feng did not receive a response from Gu Ran.

His brows furrowed; Gu Ran's painful moaning was actually growing weaker!

Unable to care about anything else, Ye Feng stepped back and slammed into the door with force.

The door lock broke with a "crack," and the door swung open.

Inside the room, the light was dim, and the air was filled with a cold aura.

Ye Feng saw at a glance that Gu Ran was collapsed on the floor, her body curled into a ball, her face pale as paper, her forehead covered in cold sweat, and her lips slightly purple.

Her hands were tightly clutching her chest, as if enduring immense pain.

"Miss Gu!"

Ye Feng rushed forward and crouched down to lift her up.

As soon as he touched Gu Ran's body, Ye Feng felt a bone-chilling coldness coming from her skin, as if she had been frozen solid.

He was startled and hurriedly reached out to place his hand on Gu Ran's wrist, carefully feeling her pulse.

"This is... the Cold Yin Divine Body?"

Ye Feng's pupils contracted sharply, and a stormy sea surged in his heart.

He had once seen records of the Cold Yin Divine Body in the Xuantian Sacred Scripture; it was an extremely rare constitution, naturally possessing extremely heavy cold energy within the body. If not controlled, the cold energy would gradually erode the internal organs, eventually leading to the extinction of life.

And Gu Ran's current state was clearly an outbreak of cold energy, having reached an extremely dangerous point.

"How could it be like this..."

Ye Feng was shocked in his heart, but quickly calmed down.

He knew that now was not the time for shock; he had to help Gu Ran suppress the cold energy in her body as soon as possible, otherwise, her life might be in danger.

He quickly carried Gu Ran to the sofa, took out the Silver Needle he carried with him, and prepared to perform the Yuanyang Three Needles; only the Yuanyang Three Needles could suppress the cold energy in her body.

However, just as he was about to insert the needles, Gu Ran suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze unfocused, and she said in a weak voice: "Don't... don't worry about me... I'm fine..."

Ye Feng frowned, his tone firm: "You are in great danger now, I must help you suppress the cold energy, otherwise you will die!"

A trace of struggle flashed in Gu Ran's eyes, as if she wanted to refuse, but the pain in her body made her unable to speak anymore.

Ye Feng no longer hesitated, and the Silver Needle in his hand quickly pierced into three key acupoints on Gu Ran's body.

As the Silver Needle was inserted, Gu Ran's body trembled slightly, and the look of pain on her face eased slightly.

Ye Feng was fully focused, inserting the Silver Needles one by one, while simultaneously circulating the Xuantian Sacred Scripture, slowly injecting his Qi Strength into Gu Ran's body to help her resist the erosion of the cold energy.

Gradually, Gu Ran's complexion regained a hint of color, and her body temperature began to rise.

After a long time, Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out the last Silver Needle.

Gu Ran's breathing became much steadier; although still weak, she was already out of danger.

"How do you feel?" Ye Feng asked softly.

Gu Ran slowly opened her eyes, looking at Ye Feng with a complex gaze, her voice hoarse: "You... why did you help me?"

Ye Feng smiled, his tone gentle: "We are neighbors, I couldn't just watch you die, could I? Besides, in your situation, I couldn't just sit by and do nothing."

Gu Ran lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Thank you... but it is best if you do not interfere in my affairs; it will do you no good."

Ye Feng frowned and was just about to ask something more, but Gu Ran had already closed her eyes, seemingly unwilling to say anything else.

He sighed, knowing that Gu Ran must be hiding some secret in her heart, but now was clearly not the time to press for answers.

"You should get some good rest; I will come to see you again later."

After Ye Feng finished speaking, he stood up and left Gu Ran's home.

After returning to his own home, Ye Feng sat on the sofa, his mind filled with a thousand thoughts.

The Cold Yin Divine Body is extremely rare; how could Gu Ran have this type of constitution?

Listening to her painful groans, it was clearly not the first time it had flared up.

And her attitude toward him also appeared exceptionally distant and guarded.

"It seems this matter is not that simple..." Ye Feng muttered to himself, his brow furrowing as well.