139: Chapter 139 Her Silent Dedication

Her slender fingers trembled slightly from the scorching heat of the golden pill, the pain of spiritual power backlash dancing along the nerve endings of her fingertips.

Hua Jieyu placed the golden pill into the Savage Beast silk pouch, lining it up with the other two pills.

The three golden pills shimmered with scorching golden light inside the Savage Beast silk pouch, burning quietly like three tiny suns in Hua Jieyu's palm.

She looked at the three golden pills in the Savage Beast silk pouch, the gentle smile in her almond eyes shedding all its disguise, revealing the quiet and steadfast determination deep within her heart.

"Power of Holy Light Amplification Elixirs… three of them."

Each one could increase a Holy Light Warrior's Power of Holy Light by one rank for a short time.

With the support of the Power of Holy Light Amplification Elixir, a Tier 2 Barbarian General could temporarily reach the explosive power of a Barbarian General Rank 3, enough to deal a devastating blow to Zhao Mang's vanguard in a preemptive strike.

However, the spiritual power backlash from the three pills had already consumed nearly sixty percent of Hua Jieyu's Power of Hundred Herbs, and her meridians would need at least three days to fully recover.

The crucial part was that Hua Jieyu had to endure the torment of meridian pain.

"It doesn't matter," she whispered to herself. "As long as he can use it on the battlefield, that is enough."

She carefully placed the Savage Beast silk pouch into the inner pocket of her medical robe.

Moonlit night.

The deployment for the preemptive strike was quietly advancing under the moonlight.

Zhao Linger continued to monitor the movement trajectory of Zhao Mang's Blood Wolf Tribe, Liu Ruyan led the Light and Shadow Legion to gather intelligence on Zhao Mang's vanguard deep in the Savage Beast Forest, Murong Xue was conducting final assault training at the drill ground, Frost Mage Lin Shiyun's frost defense line had condensed solid frost at the Lingxi River crossing, Su Mengyao's Spirit Garden defense line had extended dense Nature Traps outside the south gate, and Heavenly Strategist Shangguan Xuan was deducing tactical plans for the preemptive strike on the second floor of the Chiefs Tent.

After inspecting the city walls and various defense lines, Wang Sheng stopped when he passed by the Medical Tent.

The warm yellow light of the spirit lamp shone through the gaps in the Savage Beast leather curtain, and the medicinal fragrance inside the tent permeated the moonlight with the gentlest aura.

The Savage Beast leather curtain was gently lifted a crack, and he saw Hua Jieyu's back as she knelt on the Savage Beast leather mat.

Her pale green soft silk medical robe shimmered with a gentle luster in the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp.

She was kneeling on the Savage Beast leather mat, her slender waist leaning slightly forward under her medical robe; her hands rested on the edge of the low Savage Beast leather table, her long, slender, fair fingers curled slightly, with her fingertips glowing an unnatural red.

Her shoulders trembled slightly in the moonlight.

Wang Sheng lifted the Savage Beast leather curtain and walked into the tent.

"Jieyu."

Hua Jieyu's shoulders gave a small shudder, and she quickly straightened her back; when she turned her head, the gentle smile in her almond eyes returned, and two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth flickered in the light of the spirit lamp.

"Chieftain? It's so late, is something the matter?"

Her voice was gentle and calm, like quiet spirit herbs in the Spirit Garden swaying slightly in the morning breeze.

But Wang Sheng's Barbarian General perception clearly captured at close range the fluctuation that her Power of Hundred Herbs was less than forty percent; the traces of spiritual power backlash permeated the deepest aftershocks in her meridians, spreading from her fingertips to her full chest, where that pair of milky-white breasts rose and fell with her rapid breathing.

Her fingers glowed with an unnatural red in the light of the spirit lamp, and the pale green spiritual glow at her fingertips had almost completely extinguished, leaving only a faint residual light flickering slightly at the edges of her nails.

The redness of the spiritual power backlash on her fair skin spread from the side of her neck to the snowy white skin below her collarbone, appearing and disappearing at the neckline of her pale green Savage Beast silk medical robe, like the color of moonlight rose petals in the Spirit Garden after being soaked in scorching spiritual power.

"Your spiritual power." Wang Sheng walked in front of her, crouched down, and gentle golden spiritual power condensed into a layer of warm light in his palm. "It's only forty percent left; you should rest for the night."

Hua Jieyu's almond eyes trembled slightly, and the calm in her gentle smile was broken by the finest of cracks.

"The spiritual power recovery speed of the Hundred Herb Medical Immortal is very fast." Her voice remained gentle, but it was a degree softer than before. "I'll be fine after a sleep."

"Hua Jieyu." Wang Sheng's voice was deep and steady, the quietest yet firmest light in the wilderness. "What you are refining is not an improved version of a purification potion."

Her shoulders stiffened slightly.

"The residual spiritual power powder in the mortar has the attribute of Holy Light." His gaze fell on the position of her medical robe's inner pocket.

"You are refining Power of Holy Light Amplification Elixirs. Using the Power of Hundred Herbs as a medicinal catalyst to blend with the Power of Holy Light, the spiritual power backlash occurs because the Power of Hundred Herbs and the Power of Holy Light do not belong to the same attribute; every blending process impacts your meridians."

Hua Jieyu's almond eyes widened slightly in the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp, and her eyes, which usually held a gentle smile, were now filled with the surprise of being seen through and the deepest softness.

"How many did you refine?" His voice was deep and steady.

"...Three." Her voice was three degrees lighter, as gentle as swaying slightly in the morning breeze.

"Each one can increase your Power of Holy Light by one rank for a short time. The Power of Holy Light of a Tier 2 Barbarian General can temporarily reach the explosive power of a Barbarian General Rank 3 with the support of the Power of Holy Light Amplification Elixir. In a preemptive strike, the explosive power of a Barbarian General Rank 3, combined with the dive of Light Wing Flight and Holy Light Judgment, triples the damage against the Shadow Clan…"

"And what is the price you bear?" His voice was a degree deeper than before.

Hua Jieyu lowered her almond eyes slightly, her eyelashes trembling gently in the light of the spirit lamp; her voice became lighter and lighter, revealing that her body was on the verge of collapse.

"Spiritual power backlash. More than sixty percent of the Power of Hundred Herbs is consumed, my meridians are enduring pain, and it takes three days to recover."

"You only have forty percent of your spiritual power left. Stop making them now." Wang Sheng's voice was deep and steady in the Medical Tent.

"Three pills, each one's spiritual power backlash must have caused you painful torment. When did you start refining them?"

"...Yesterday." Her eyelashes trembled gently in the light of the spirit lamp, her voice so gentle it almost disappeared into the medicinal fragrance.

"After the strategy for the tribe's attack was determined, I began preparing. Zhao Mang's vanguard consists of ten Shadow Clan warriors of Barbarian General Rank 1. With your Tier 2 Barbarian General spiritual power combined with Holy Light Judgment, you can fight head-on, but if ten Barbarian General Rank 1s attack at the same time, you will still struggle. If you have the Power of Holy Light Amplification Elixir, you can unleash the attack power of a Barbarian General Rank 3 at a critical moment, combined with the Light Wing Flight dive and Holy Light Judgment…"

"Hua Jieyu." He interrupted her. He reached out to her wrist, the golden spiritual power of a Tier 2 Barbarian General condensing into a layer of warm light in his palm.

He slightly turned up the cuff of her Savage Beast silk medical robe; her fair wrist was glowing with the red of spiritual power backlash in the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp, and pale blue veins were visible beneath her fair skin.

The warm golden spiritual power flowed slightly in his palm, covering her slender wrist warmly, and the healing power of the Light Healing Technique flowed slowly through the meridians suffering from spiritual power backlash, bringing the warmest healing.

Hua Jieyu's wrist trembled slightly in his palm, her slender fingers curled unconsciously, and her fair wrist flushed a faint pink in the warmth of the golden spiritual power.

She raised her almond eyes slightly, the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp reflecting in her eyes that held a gentle smile, a trace of softness from being seen through deep within the smile.

"Why hide it from me?" His voice was deep, a quiet but heartbroken tone.

Hua Jieyu's almond eyes trembled slightly in the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp. She looked at his face as he crouched before her, the gentle golden spiritual power covering her slender wrist warmly in his palm. She smiled softly, two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth appearing and disappearing.

"Because I want to see you become stronger." Her voice was gentle but firm.

"I am the Hundred Herb Medical Immortal, and my duty is to protect the lives of every tribesman. But you are the Chieftain, and you protect the entire Bright Tribe. I cannot protect the entire tribe, but I can protect you."

"Your spiritual power backlash…"

"It will be fine in three days." Her almond eyes curved, two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth appearing and disappearing.

"The spiritual power recovery speed of the Hundred Herb Medical Immortal is very fast, really, especially with Xuner's Moonlight Blessing; I'll be fine after a sleep."

"But I am not at ease letting you continue to consume yourself." Wang Sheng looked into her eyes.

Hua Jieyu's almond eyes widened slightly, and the trace of softness from being seen through deep within her smile finally blossomed.

"Because." Her voice became lighter and lighter, so gentle it almost disappeared into the medicinal fragrance.

"I don't want to make you worry. You are the Chieftain; you have to face Zhao Mang's one thousand men and the Shadow Clan's vanguard. You have to launch a preemptive strike to disrupt their deployment, and you have to protect the five hundred and twenty-six lives of the Bright Tribe. You have too many things to worry about, and I don't want you to worry about one more person—me."