Chapter 774: Argument
When Feng Xiao spoke, she stopped examining the wound on Yang Haoran's chest and began checking other injuries on his body.
The reason for her certainty was the residual medicinal power she sensed within Yang Haoran's body. Having personally concocted these pills, she naturally understood better than anyone what effects each type had and how their lingering potency manifested.
"You must have a way to save him, right?"
Xu Meijing, her face etched with anxiety, quickly asked Feng Xiao. She didn't care in the slightest why Yang Haoran had managed to retain an extremely faint trace of life, or what the reason was. All she cared about was whether Feng Xiao could bring Yang Haoran back.
Everyone else present shared Xu Meijing's thoughts; they weren't concerned with why Yang Haoran still clung to a flicker of life. Their only concern was whether he could be saved.
"Brother Yang's injuries are too severe. I can't be certain right now. If the pill I just gave him can successfully ignite the vitality within him, then his life should be saved. But if that pill fails to ignite his vitality, then the situation will be troublesome."
Feng Xiao spoke with a grave expression. Her uncertain words caused the faces of those present to change drastically, and their hearts immediately tensed.
Xu Meijing couldn't accept Feng Xiao's hesitant reply. Just as she was about to press for more answers, Feng Xiao continued speaking.
"Your continued presence here will only interfere with my efforts to save Brother Yang. So, I must ask you to please wait outside for now. Just leave Xiao Kang to assist me, and I will notify you immediately once there's a result."
It wasn't that she deliberately wanted to usher Xu Meijing and the others out; rather, she genuinely needed an absolutely quiet environment, free from any disturbance. If Xu Meijing and the others remained, she would inevitably be affected to some extent.
Xu Meijing swallowed the words that had been on the tip of her tongue. Although she was extremely anxious and desperately wanted to stay to know the latest developments in the rescue at all times,
. . . she understood that Feng Xiao was right. Their continued presence there would not only be unhelpful but would also get in the way, affecting Feng Xiao's performance. Therefore, waiting outside was the most appropriate course of action.
Suppressing her inner anxiety, Xu Meijing said nothing more, merely nodded, and then turned to leave.
Seeing Xu Meijing depart, Old Master Wu and the other two also left the alchemy room.
Feng Xiao refocused her gaze on Yang Haoran, who lay on the ground. She then instructed Xiao Kang to carefully remove Yang Haoran's tattered clothes, revealing his gruesome upper body.
Seeing Yang Haoran's severe injuries, Xiao Kang couldn't help but gasp.
"I've never seen Uncle Yang so badly injured."
His voice held shock, but more than that, it was filled with worry.
"Now isn't the time for talk. Go at once and prepare the medicinal ingredients needed to concoct the muscle-regenerating powder. I need to first find a way to ignite that faint trace of life within Brother Yang."
Xiao Kang knew which medicinal ingredients were required for the muscle-regenerating powder, and he also knew how to concoct it—a fact Feng Xiao was well aware of.
However, the person in need of rescue was Yang Haoran, and she dared not let Xiao Kang, her apprentice, handle the concoction. She simply couldn't trust it. If anything went wrong, it might directly kill Yang Haoran, which was certainly not the outcome she desired.
Therefore, she only asked Xiao Kang to prepare the ingredients; as for mixing the powder, she would only feel at ease doing it herself.
Xiao Kang acknowledged her instruction and immediately busied himself in the alchemy room.
Feng Xiao didn't hesitate either. She circulated her inner power, placing her palm about a foot above Yang Haoran's chest.
Visible spiritual light emanated from her palm, slowly seeping into Yang Haoran's body through his wounds. What she intended to do now was to use her pharmacist's specialized healing techniques to stabilize that faint flicker of life within Yang Haoran, preventing it from vanishing, while simultaneously allowing the previously administered pill to take effect more quickly and thoroughly.
As Yang Haoran was too weak at that moment, she dared not make any large movements, and the power she released was also very faint. Only by doing so could she ensure that no further damage was inflicted upon Yang Haoran's battered physical body.
While this method would take significantly longer than under normal circumstances, it was considerably safer.
Meanwhile, outside the villa where the alchemy room was located, a different scene was unfolding.
No sooner had Xu Meijing and the other three stepped out of the villa than Xu Meijing fixed her gaze on Bai Xue, intense killing intent erupting in her eyes, and visible Yin Qi rising from her body.
Bai Xue's reaction was identical to Xu Meijing's. The moment she exited the villa, she instantly looked at Xu Meijing. Gone was her usual seductive charm, replaced by a rarely seen coldness, and the killing intent bursting from her eyes was no weaker than Xu Meijing's.
Potent Demon Qi erupted from her, emitting a visible green light. Overwhelmed by fury, white snake scales immediately appeared on her snow-white skin.
The two women's sudden reactions startled Old Master Wu and Xiujuan. It was clear without a second thought what they were about to do—this was definitely the rhythm of a fight about to break out!
Old Master Wu reacted the quickest. Seeing the situation was amiss, he instantly flashed forward. He wasn't choosing to dodge out of fear of being caught in their clash.
He was afraid they would actually start fighting, which would only complicate matters further. Thus, he immediately positioned his body between the two.
"Both of you, calm down first! Don't be impulsive! If you really start fighting here, it will definitely affect Xiaoxiao's efforts to save the Boss."
To stop them, the moment Old Master Wu stood between them, he hurriedly began to dissuade them, fearing that if he was even a moment too slow, they would already have come to blows.
He knew that the most effective way to prevent them from fighting was to invoke Yang Haoran's name. Otherwise, any other reason would not only fail to stop the two enraged women but might even result in him being dealt with alongside them.
His persuasion had an effect, and a very obvious one at that. As his words faded, both women, though still glaring at each other, their power fluctuations unrestrained and the killing intent in their eyes still fierce, neither made a move.
"If anything happens to him, even if you hide to the ends of the earth, I will personally slaughter you, you despicable snake demon."
Xu Meijing spoke in a low voice. Her words carried not only intense killing intent but also a powerful threat. In that moment, she truly wished she could kill Bai Xue immediately. If Bai Xue hadn't been so sarcastic and talked nonsense with her just now, Yang Haoran's rescue wouldn't have been delayed.
She already had little fondness for Bai Xue, this snake demon who loved to preen. For Bai Xue to talk nonsense and delay Yang Haoran's rescue in such an urgent situation today naturally made Xu Meijing's opinion of her even worse.
Although the delay caused by Bai Xue was brief, just the span of two sentences, to Xu Meijing, those two sentences could very likely influence the ultimate outcome of the rescue.
Upon hearing Xu Meijing's words, Bai Xue's face immediately turned as cold as frost. Her inner fury intensified, and even her eyes transformed into a pair of snake eyes.
"You have the nerve to say that? Can you honestly claim that Underworld Agent Yang's severe injuries have nothing to do with you?"
Bai Xue felt deeply remorseful for having caused a slight delay herself just now, but that remorse was directed at Yang Haoran, not Xu Meijing.
On the contrary, she felt not the slightest guilt towards Xu Meijing, but boundless rage!
The reason for her anger was that, in her view, Yang Haoran's physical body suffering such severe injuries was undeniably linked to Xu Meijing. It was precisely because this suspicion arose in her heart that her reaction was so intense, and all her remorse for Yang Haoran transformed into fury towards Xu Meijing!
Her accusation instantly froze Xu Meijing's expression!
Bai Xue's words struck directly at her core, because the truth was just as Bai Xue stated: Yang Haoran's current state was directly related to her!
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