Death… and me

In the blink of an eye, the cloak lifted, revealing a tiny face. It was as if Chu Yang had been stabbed in the heart by a lightning rod! At this very moment, it felt as if heaven and earth were spinning in front of him!

It seemed as if time was standing still! Everything around him, even heaven and earth, had vanished completely!

Qing Wu… Qing Wu…! You have finally appeared! You have finally appeared!

My entire life, I will dance for you;

You will be the only one I'll dance for.

For a thousand years, my heart will never change.

I will not be bitter even if I have to die ten thousand times! [1]

Qing Wu, who do I exist for?

For you! It's all for you…!

She had curved eyebrows and a tiny white face that had now turned pale; a pair of eyes that was usually lively was now completely shut. Her face was filled with agony; her dry lips were closed tightly. There was a wound on her chest which stained her white outfit black!

"Hei Mo!!!"

Chu Yang's eyes narrowed as he roared furiously! Such an injury could only be caused by the Hei Mo family. There was no way it could have been mistaken.

It was at this moment that Chu Yang finally understood some of the questions that were left unanswered in his previous life.

There was a wound on Mo Qing Wu's chest which would become the biggest hindrance in her path of advancement in martial arts. Due to this hindrance, her highest achievement was only Great Martial Master!

She was unmistakably more talented than other people. However, due to this wound, she was unable to advance after achieving the Great Martial Master level! After Great Martial Master was Revered Martial Artist. In order to cultivate at the level of Revered Martial Artist, she had to train her five internal organs.

With such an injury, she would never be able to succeed.

Mo Qing Wu had mentioned that she was injured as a child. As a result of not receiving timely treatment, her wound worsened. By the time she had reached her home, it had become an untreatable internal injury.

When Mo Qing Wu spoke of this story, her face had shown a trace of sorrow and disdain. Furthermore, she mentioned that her beloved uncle had sacrificed his life unnecessarily for her…

What's more was that because of this injury, Mo Qing Wu was unable to break out of an ambush and ended up perishing in the end!

"Who are you? How do you know my little miss?" The man in black looked at Chu Yang skeptically. This person's face was completely covered and appeared very mysterious. Yet, his eyes turned fiery and were filled with anxiousness upon seeing little miss!

Subsequently, when he saw little miss's wound, there was so much anger in his eyes that made it seem like he wanted to burn everything. His demeanor shows a pain so strong that it seems to have crushed his heart.

This was the greatest pain of the heart!

Chu Yang's behavior caused the man in black to be completely at ease. His eyes seemed to convey the message that he would rather be injured a thousand times than let his little miss be hurt in any way.

With his mind becoming a little more relaxed, the man became shaky and almost stumbled to the ground. He gathered all his energy to maintain his balance as he reached both of his hands towards Chu Yang, "I will leave little miss in your hands…! Please save her!!!"

Chu Yang quickly reached out to receive Mo Qing Wu. The man in black seemed to have just lifted a heavy boulder from his heart and almost collapsed to the ground. His face showed great exhaustion. Even though he wanted to walk, he could not move a muscle.

"Are you alright?"

Chu Yang's heart felt as if it was burning. All he wanted to do was to hold Mo Qing Wu and rush to find Du Shi Qing right away. However, as he saw the condition that the man in black was in, he could not bear to leave him alone.

"When little miss got hurt… I used my own energy to prolong her life on the way here…!!!" The man in black gave a weak smile.

Chu Yang immediately understood that he was also injured, but had used his own energy to prolong Mo Qing Wu's life on the way here. He did this while traveling at top speed to reach Iron Cloud Citadel to find Du Shi Qing. If he did not have such strong will, his body would probably have given way on the road.

With one arm holding onto Mo Qing Wu, Chu Yang used his other hand to grab the man in black and yelled, "People! Prepare a carriage for me quickly!!!"

"You go ahead…! Little miss can't hang on for much longer…! I will be okay…!!!" The man in black shook his head weakly. Using his utmost effort, he freed himself from Chu Yang's grasp and pushed him away, "Go quickly!!!"

Chu Yang's heart was on fire; it was evident that the man in black loved Mo Qing Wu more than he loved himself.

Mo Qing Wu's present condition was dire and he could not delay any longer. The only thing that Chu Yang could do was to give the man in black some of his surplus energy. After completing one cycle, he ordered the soldiers, "Bring this man to Bu Tian Pavilion and find Wu Qian Qian for me!"

Thereafter, he held Mo Qing Wu tightly and ran as if he was flying.

The officials and soldiers became even more astonished. Wu Qian Qian? Wasn't that the Soul Demoness working alongside King of Hell Chu?

Suddenly, the man in black lost his color as he watched Chu Yang's figure disappear slowly in the distance. He was practically a lamp without any oil. He was no longer able to heal his own injury because his dantian was completely empty…

Even if I try to recover, I will probably lose one level. If I do nothing, this internal energy could never be healed in the future. However, this youth had just sent a wave of pure energy through me and even managed to direct it quickly around my body for one cycle. He has gathered my leftover energy in this process!

This had created and energy path and essentially eliminated the chance of having any future complications. All that I have to do now is to follow that path and heal my own injury… That is equivalent to him saving my life!

Chu Yang ran like a whirlwind as he headed towards the prince's manor. He pulled down his mask and said, "Where is the prince? I am from Bu Tian Pavilion and I need to see the prince regarding an important matter."

The guards became startled upon hearing that he was a man of Bu Tian Pavilion. Was this one of King of Hell Chu's man? They knew that they most certainly could not delay him or say anything fallacious. They were being watched by King of Hell Chu; even their ancestors would turn over in their graves…

They did not dare to shoulder such a huge burden and quickly sent him in.

"I need Du Shi Qing to help me heal an injury!" Chu Yang exclaimed immediately when he saw Tie Bu Tian.

"This little girl?" Tie Bu Tian asked in surprise as he saw Chu Yang holding Mo Qing Wu in his arms.

"Yes!" Chu Yang nodded his head in full force, "She is my life! Please hurry!"

Tie Bu Tian was instantly taken aback! Other people might not know who Chu Yang was, but how could he not know him? King of Hell Chu, the person who could easily wipe out the entire family of a royal court's official, was in such a rush that he had not greeted Tie Bu Tian formally. He had not even bothered with any basic courtesies and had simply shouted out, "She is my life!"

Hence, he could guess how important this girl was to him.

"I will take you to the royal palace!" Tie Bu Tian decided quickly and got on his feet immediately, walking out with long strides. He gave orders for the horses to be prepared and sent them to the palace at full speed. He called for Du Shi Qing and made sure that the saintly physician could instantly treat 'Chu Yang's life'…

…

In a quiet room in the royal palace.

Du Shi Qing slowly retracted his fingers from Mo Qing Wu's wrist. He took a deep breath as he shook his head.

"What's wrong?" Chu Yang asked anxiously.

"I cannot cure this injury." Du Shi Qing sighed as he looked at Chu Yang with sympathy in his eyes, "Who is this little miss to you?"

He had a very good impression of Chu Yang. Moreover, he had given Chu Yang his entire life's work, thus viewing him as his sole heir. There was no way that he could not be concerned if Chu Yang was facing an issue.

"She is the most important person in my life!" Chu Yang's heart had sunk. If even Du Shi Qing said that he could not treat it, just how serious was Mo Qing Wu's injury?

How could the highly reputable Hei Mo of Middle Three Heavens do such a thing to a young girl?

"The injury can be treated easily, but I'm afraid that the poison is difficult to treat." Du Shi Qing frowned and continued, "If someone had not used his energy to prolong her life, this little miss would most probably have lost her life by now. Nonetheless, even though her life was held together by an external energy, it has been more than a day which is simply too long. The poison has spread into her five internal organs…"

Du Shi Qing let out a heavy sigh, "If it were just an injury and a poisoning, it wouldn't be difficult for me to treat her. However, this little miss was born with a Three Yin Meridian and the sword that struck her has dealt damage at its critical point. It won't be difficult to save her life, but her Three Yin Meridian is damaged. We will never be able to remove the poison that has entered the Three Yin Meridian. It will remain there for her entire life and can never be treated!"

Chu Yang was dismayed.

This was indeed true. Du Shi Qing had said that Mo Qing Wu could survive, but the poison would stay with her for her entire life and she could never be healed. Mo Qing Wu was indeed suffering in the same situation as her previous lifetime!

Three Yin Meridian was not a curse but a heaven-sent gift! A person with a Three Yin Meridian had a significantly better flow for all the meridians compared to a normal person. It didn't matter what technique one was cultivating; it would make that technique so much more effective. However, there was truly no hope of recovery if a Three Yin Meridian was damaged!

What's worse was that Mo Qing Wu had gotten injured at the critical point of her Three Yin Meridian!

She had received a heaven-sent gift, but she could never recover fully because of it!

Du Shi Qing had no reason to hide any information from Chu Yang and simply told him everything that he knew.

Since this was the case, Chu Yang was well aware that forcing him to try to do anything else would be futile.

"Senior Du, please don't hide anything from me. Please tell me everything that you know. Right now, saving her life is of utmost importance." Chu Yang said.

"Good." Once again, Du Shi Qing checked Mo Qing Wu's pulse. After thinking for a moment, he wrote down a prescription and chuckled, "It's a good thing that we are now in the royal palace. Otherwise, there is bound to be a lack of many precious herbs out there, even if you knew how to treat her. While she may have been unlucky, she is quite fortunate to be able to get to the royal palace and find me. Let's just interpret this as finding fortune in misfortune!"

Chu Yang sighed heavily.

…

Soon after, a medicine boy brought in a bowl of precious herbal medicine extract for Mo Qing Wu to drink immediately. He realized that this little miss's jaw was clenched tightly and he had no way of opening her mouth.

"Even with a poisoned wound, this little miss is still quite resilient. She has obviously clenched her teeth and did not complain about the pain. However, her strong resilience has made her clench her teeth even when she's unconscious. If she does not swallow the medicine, then…" Du Shi Qing's eyes widened abruptly. His mouth gaped as he trembled.

This was because…

Chu Yang had picked up the bowl of medicine and took a big gulp in his mouth. Next, he bent down and placed his lips on the little miss's lips, slowly transferring the medicine…

Chu Yang's face appeared absolutely calm.

Other people might not have known this, but how could Du Shi Qing not have known this? This medicine contained lotus root. While it was extremely effective for internal injuries, it was the most bitter thing in the world. A normal person would absolutely not be able to drink this while conscious.

There was once a Revered Martial Artist who was injured and needed this medicine. Revered level masters were expected to have great control. However, he could not take the bitterness and ended up spitting out the medicine. Ultimately, Du Shi Qing had to feed him a medicine to knock him unconscious first before feeding him with the bitter elixir.

To ensure that it would work, a conscious person would be knocked unconscious first before he was given this medicine. Hence, Du Shi Qing seized this opportunity of adding in this extremely effective ingredient into her medication after having considered that this little miss was unconscious…

Yet, Chu Yang had the medicine in his mouth at this present moment. Even though his face appeared pale, he seemed to not feel any hardship. He did not even seem to notice the fact that the medicine had just been boiled and was extremely hot… Bit by bit, he transferred the medication…

[1] A part of Mo Qing Wu's poem.