Chapter 773: Emergency Rescue
Feng Xiao was not merely enthusiastic about medicine refining; she was utterly obsessed, bordering on fanaticism. Especially recently, she hadn't stepped foot out of her doors, spending her entire days immersed in the refining room, forgetting to eat and sleep. Her entire world contained nothing but various medicinal ingredients, leaving no room for anything else.
At this moment, she was naturally still submerged in the refining room, completely absorbed in her alchemy. She had no idea about Xu Meijing’s arrival or Yang Haoran’s life hanging by a thread.
However, when Xu Meijing shattered the restricting formation with a single punch, the barrier exploded with a deafening roar, instantly jolting her out of her state of complete concentration.
She jumped in fright, a look of panic spreading across her face. The vessel in her hand slipped, crashed to the ground, and shattered into countless pieces, spilling the medicinal liquid she was concocting everywhere.
Since her arrival here, such a situation had never occurred. Whenever she was refining medicine in the room, unless under special circumstances, no one would ever disturb her.
Yet, at this moment, it was no longer a simple disturbance; she was utterly terrified, for even the restricting formation covering the villa had been violently smashed.
Though timid, she was far from foolish. Her own people would absolutely not break through the restricting formation with such violence. If this happened, it was highly likely that an enemy had invaded.
Just as this thought arose in her mind, leaving her somewhat at a loss, the sound of rushing air echoed. Several figures sped towards her location, appearing before her in the blink of an eye.
With panic etched on her face, she instinctively tried to dodge. But upon seeing that the arrivals were Old Master Wu and the others, she abandoned her evasion, though the alarm on her face still remained.
Feng Xiao still trusted Old Master Wu and the others implicitly. She believed they wouldn’t harm her, but the sudden fright she had just experienced made her little heart pound wildly, unable to regain its calm in a short time, even causing her speech to stutter.
“Something happened to the Boss! Quickly, save him! ”
Old Master Wu didn’t beat around the bush. In such a situation, he naturally had no time for pleasantries with Feng Xiao. He directly stated the reason.
Before Feng Xiao could fully grasp what was going on, Xu Meijing, holding Yang Haoran, flashed and appeared in front of Old Master Wu, looking anxiously at Feng Xiao.
“Please hurry! If we’re late, it’ll be too late! ”
Xu Meijing knew that the young girl before her was the Pharmacist she sought, for Old Master Wu’s words had already clarified the girl’s identity. Furthermore, the various items at the scene, including the alchemy furnace, also confirmed Feng Xiao’s profession as a Pharmacist.
Only then did Feng Xiao react, her gaze falling upon Yang Haoran in Xu Meijing’s arms.
She didn’t recognize Xu Meijing, but she couldn’t possibly fail to recognize Yang Haoran. Seeing Yang Haoran so severely injured, unable to sense even a trace of life fluctuation from him, her face instantly turned ashen.
“Brother Yang, what happened? How did even his life fluctuations disappear? ”
Feng Xiao exclaimed in alarm, her face etched with disbelief.
“No, no, no, it hasn’t completely disappeared. If you hurry, there’s still time! ”
Xu Meijing quickly explained, fearing that Feng Xiao would thus “sentence Yang Haoran to death. ”
It was normal for Feng Xiao not to sense Yang Haoran’s life fluctuations. Even with Xu Meijing’s powerful sensory abilities, she hadn’t sensed that faint trace of life fluctuation within Yang Haoran when she hadn’t yet touched his body.
It wasn’t until she picked Yang Haoran’s body up from the ground that she sensed that extremely faint trace of life fluctuation.
Although Feng Xiao was a Pharmacist, the gap in her strength compared to Xu Meijing was too vast, and her sensory abilities naturally couldn’t be compared to Xu Meijing’s. Since even Xu Meijing couldn’t sense that trace of life fluctuation in Yang Haoran from a distance, Feng Xiao naturally wouldn’t be able to either.
Hearing Xu Meijing’s words, Feng Xiao quickly extended a finger towards Yang Haoran’s forehead. Her fingertip lightly touched, and she closed her eyes, beginning to sense.
Although Feng Xiao’s sensory abilities were far inferior to Xu Meijing’s, she was a Pharmacist after all, and extremely sensitive to life fluctuations. The moment her fingertip touched Yang Haoran’s forehead, she confirmed that a faint trace of life fluctuation indeed still existed within Yang Haoran’s body.
This speed was much faster than when Xu Meijing confirmed that trace of life fluctuation within Yang Haoran.
“Quickly lay him on the ground. ”
Feng Xiao spoke. No matter how arrogant Xu Meijing was, she didn’t dare say no, and she cooperated fully, not even daring to ask another word. She quickly and carefully laid Yang Haoran flat on the ground.
There was a dedicated treatment room here, but Yang Haoran’s condition was too critical. Feng Xiao worried about wasting time, so how could she care if this was a treatment room? She decided to stabilize Yang Haoran’s injuries on the spot first, at least not letting that trace of life fluctuation disappear.
A spiritual light flashed, and a delicate wooden box appeared in Feng Xiao’s hand. She opened the box, and a medicinal fragrance diffused. A thumb-sized Dānyào lay quietly inside the wooden box.
The Dānyào was milky white, its surface lustrous, and it constantly emitted a faint spiritual light. At a glance, it was no ordinary item, but exceptionally precious.
Feng Xiao didn’t hesitate for a moment, and no look of heartache appeared on her face. She directly placed this Dānyào into Yang Haoran’s mouth.
After successfully placing the Dānyào into Yang Haoran’s mouth, Feng Xiao didn’t breathe a sigh of relief. She immediately looked towards Yang Haoran’s chest.
The most obvious wound on Yang Haoran’s body was his chest.
Although his chest was no longer bleeding, it was still a bloody mess. His entire chest was caved in, looking ghastly.
She didn’t immediately move to treat this most fatal wound. Instead, she carefully and meticulously examined it.
The few people stood aside, their gazes all focused on Feng Xiao and Yang Haoran, not daring to even breathe heavily, fearing that the sound of their breathing would affect Feng Xiao’s rescue efforts.
“Xiao Kang, quickly go prepare a basin of clear water for me. ”
Feng Xiao meticulously examined the wound while saying to Xiao Kang without turning her head.
Feng Xiao at this moment formed a stark contrast with her timid appearance from moments ago. Facing the bloody mess of a wound, her face held nothing but concentration and seriousness. Even the aura emanating from her body changed at this moment; her entire being was as if she had suddenly become a different person.
Xiao Kang acknowledged, then nimbly began preparing things in the refining room. His movements were very skilled; one could tell at a glance that this wasn’t the first time he had done such a thing.
And indeed, it was so. When Xiao Kang had nothing to do, he would come to Feng Xiao to ask for advice on medicine refining knowledge, and would also actively assist Feng Xiao.
Since everyone was family, and coupled with Xiao Kang being younger than her, she had always treated Xiao Kang as a younger brother. Hence, she didn’t refuse Xiao Kang’s help and answered all of Xiao Kang’s questions one by one.
Over time, Xiao Kang understood more and more about medicine refining, and naturally became a qualified assistant, or rather, an apprentice.
In fact, Xiao Kang was not only interested in medicine refining but was also equally curious and strongly interested in demons and Demon Hunters.
He would occasionally ask Bai Xue some questions, such as demon arts, demon curses, and so on. Bai Xue, of course, wouldn’t hide anything from him and was even happy about his eagerness to learn.
Only for the profession of Demon Hunter, although he was curious and interested, he couldn’t gain much understanding, because Ye Zhiqiu simply couldn’t be bothered with him. Moreover, Ye Zhiqiu was often not at home, so he didn’t even have a chance to persistently badger him.
The clear water Feng Xiao mentioned was a product she had processed through special means, not ordinary clear water.
Because she often used this so-called clear water when refining or researching various medicines, she prepared a lot of it in the refining room and would replenish it promptly to prevent shortages of the clear water.
Xiao Kang quickly brought a basin of clear water as per Feng Xiao’s request and nimbly placed it within Feng Xiao’s reach.
Having often assisted Feng Xiao, he naturally knew some of Feng Xiao’s habits, so he clearly knew where the clear water should be placed for Feng Xiao to find it convenient.
“The reason Brother Yang still has a faint trace of life fluctuation within his body is because he consumed the Dānyào I refined at the last moment. If not for this reason, Brother Yang’s physical body would certainly be dead by now. ”
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