58: Lu Yi, who had no choice but to do his duty

Lu Yi had already learned of the tragic state of Leng Ningshuang's cold energy eruption, which was nearly out of control.

He already had a plan in mind and was calculating how to make a "perfectly timed" appearance.

Leng Ningshuang's personal maid, with a panicked expression, came to knock on his courtyard door.

"Holy Son Lu! The State Preceptor... requests that you come over immediately!"

Hearing this, Lu Yi immediately put on a look of "surprise."

Following the maid, he hurried to Leng Ningshuang's bedroom.

As soon as he entered the door, he feigned shock and took a sharp breath.

The entire bedroom looked as if it had been frozen in ice, with lingering frost scattered throughout the room.

On the bed, Leng Ningshuang's peerlessly beautiful face was now deathly pale, and her aura appeared incredibly weak.

"Sister Ningshuang, you..."

Lu Yi took two steps forward, pretending to be surprised, and asked with a face full of concern.

"All of you, withdraw."

Leng Ningshuang signaled the maid who led the way to close the door and leave.

When only the two of them remained in the room, she looked at Lu Yi, her cold eyes filled with complex emotions.

Her lips trembled for a long time, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to directly speak of Chu Qianqian's "Dual Cultivation" theory.

She could only struggle to speak in a roundabout way:

"I... in these past few days, some strange changes have occurred in my body."

She slowly recounted the terrifying fact that the frequency of her internal cold energy eruptions had drastically shortened from once a month to once every three days.

This included the desperate experience of going to the palace to ask Wu Mingxu for help, only to be told that the 'mystic yin cold soul' could not be obtained for the time being.

Finally, with a tone of shame, she recounted Chu Qianqian's "diagnosis."

"Chu Qianqian said... the reason I'm like this is because last time in the Secret Realm, you used your extreme Yang spiritual power to help me suppress the cold energy. My 'extreme cold fiend physique'... has started... started to 'depend' on your power."

After Lu Yi finished listening to her narrative, he immediately put on an expression of disbelief.

"What? This... how could this be..."

He struck his palm heavily with his fist, his face filled with frustration and regret:

"In that case... didn't I do a bad thing with good intentions?!"

Seeing his extremely self-reproachful appearance, Leng Ningshuang actually felt a bit bad for him.

After all, he had risked his life to save her out of kindness back then.

She hurriedly shook her head and comforted him softly in return:

"This isn't your fault. You didn't know it would lead to such consequences."

"I... I didn't call you here today to blame you..."

As her voice trailed off, a long silence fell between the two of them.

Leng Ningshuang was distressed; she was worried and didn't know how to speak up.

Could she really cast aside her pride... and use the method Chu Qianqian mentioned?

Just then, Lu Yi took a deep breath.

As if he had made a major decision, the "frustration" and "self-reproach" on his face were instantly replaced by an unquestionable sense of "responsibility."

"I will take responsibility!"

Lu Yi spoke with a serious and righteous expression, interrupting her thoughts:

"Sister Ningshuang, say no more. Since this matter started because of me, then I must take responsibility to the end!"

He continued in an unquestionable tone:

"From today on, if you feel any sign of the cold energy erupting again, call me directly! I will help you resolve it with my cultivation!"

A resolute light flickered in his eyes:

"I don't believe that with the power of both of us, we can't suppress this mere cold energy!"

Leng Ningshuang... was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at Lu Yi.

She had thought that after Lu Yi heard Chu Qianqian's "diagnosis,"

He would take advantage of the situation and propose that "Dual Cultivation" request that made her so ashamed.

She never expected that he would actually take the initiative to suggest using "circulating cultivation to heal," the most upright method—and the one that would cost him the most—to help her through the crisis.

Looking at Lu Yi's bound-by-duty and upright manner, she felt both grateful and moved.

For a moment, her favor towards Lu Yi increased by a few more points.

Suppressing the strange emotion in her heart, she responded in a small voice:

"Then... then I shall trouble you."

...Three days later.

When Leng Ningshuang once again felt that familiar, impending eruption of cold energy within her body, she did not hesitate to send someone to call Lu Yi.

Lu Yi also came directly to her bedroom without a word.

He sat cross-legged behind her, his palms steadily pressed against her cold, smooth back.

The extremely Yang and firm Power of the Stars was transferred into her body without reservation.

The icy cold energy and the scorching spiritual power once again intertwined and collided violently within her Meridians.

A large amount of steaming white vapor rose from their heads, quickly shrouding the entire bedroom in a hazy, enchanting mist.

Under the scalding vapor, their clothes were completely soaked, clinging tightly to their bodies.

After the healing ended, Leng Ningshuang only felt a warm glow within her body.

She felt an indescribable comfort, and that cold energy had been completely suppressed.

But looking at Lu Yi, he was truly "nearly drained" this time.

Leng Ningshuang was, after all, a powerhouse of the Undying Realm, while he was only in the Guiyi Realm.

This gap of a major Realm was an insurmountable chasm.

The so-called "circulating cultivation to heal" was more like Leng Ningshuang's body automatically "absorbing" Lu Yi's pure Star spiritual power.

"Whew..."

Lu Yi stood up from the bed, swaying unsteadily.

His face was deathly pale and bloodless; he felt his legs go soft, and he could barely stand.

"How are you?!"

Leng Ningshuang was shocked to see this and didn't care about anything else, hurriedly stepping forward to support his falling body.

She originally wanted Lu Yi to simply rest for a while on the side couch in her room, but when the words reached her lips, she felt... it was somewhat inappropriate... In her helplessness, she had to personally support the "exhausted" Lu Yi all the way back to his own courtyard.

Ling'er heard the knocking and opened the door, only to see her master being personally supported back by the State Preceptor!

Moreover, her master's pale, "drained" look of exhaustion shocked her even more.

Leng Ningshuang settled Lu Yi into a chair.

Then, in an unquestionable tone, she instructed the dazed Ling'er:

"Your master has overexerted himself. Remember to... give him some good nourishment."

After saying that, she turned and left somewhat unnaturally.

Ling'er stared blankly at her master's "exhausted" appearance.

Then she looked at the State Preceptor, whose clothes were also somewhat damp, but whose aura was steady and even carried a hint of a rosy glow.

In her heart, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

Who would have thought... the State Preceptor looks so cold, but she's actually... this fierce?!