"It is indeed Xue Jie!"
Shi Jing Tian pressed Ren Yuan Hao's muscles, which bulged like small hills. In this state, not only his pupils but also his ears began to ooze black blood!
"This way, I can't insert the needles! He needs to relax!"
Before Liu Fu Qu could finish speaking, Yang Ling Xue leaned forward, her cherry lips as smooth as cream pressing against Ren Yuan Hao's lips without a second thought.
—Remember, Yuan Hao, remember that day when you played the piano at my house. The summer wind blew gently, rustling the flowers climbing the window lattice. The cat lay at your feet, as if immersed in your music. Relax, didn't you always say you were an unkillable cockroach?
Whether it was Yang Ling Xue's kiss that worked or fate's favor, Ren Yuan Hao's muscles slowly relaxed. Liu Fu Qu seized the opportunity, inserting another seven or eight silver needles into the acupoints!
Liu Fu Qu and Shi Jing Tian both frowned deeply. Perhaps only they could understand the unbearable pain of having sixteen vital acupoints pierced by silver needles.
She dared not think further, for fear that if she continued to associate, she would lose the courage to continue needling.
At this time, Ren Yuan Hao was burning hot all over, as if a volcano on the verge of eruption was hidden within his body. Liu Fu Qu's hands made another series of precise manipulations, and soon, out of the thirty-six vital acupoints, twenty-two had been pierced by silver needles.
The onlookers could not bear to watch but had to. If they put themselves in his shoes, they would have died five or six times over from such pain. Yet, their benefactor, by what conviction, had endured until now.
This pain was only understood by the dazed Ren Yuan Hao.
When the thirtieth needle was inserted, Ren Yuan Hao's consciousness returned to his body as if in a deathbed resurgence.
Yang Ling Xue's lips had been pressed against his, so she was the first to feel Ren Yuan Hao's lips move slightly!
She immediately withdrew, her face flushed. She heard Ren Yuan Hao's lips part slightly, his voice a mere whisper, but she couldn't hear what he was saying. So, she leaned in again, bringing her ear close to his mouth.
"Continue~ Don't stop..."
When Yang Ling Xue heard Ren Yuan Hao say these words with a hint of flirtatiousness, her face turned crimson again.
"Ling Xue, what did Yuan Hao say?" Shen Lan Ni asked immediately, noticing her strange expression.
"Hmph, I can't believe this kid, on the brink of death, is still thinking of taking advantage. He seems so energetic, he must be fine, hmph!"
Unexpectedly, Ye Lan added a sarcastic remark, "Uh, Sister Ling Xue, it seems... you were the one who initiated the kiss, right?"
As soon as this was said, the taut strings in everyone's hearts loosened a little.
However, Shi Ke Xin kept watching Liu Fu Qu and her father. She noticed that not only were they not relaxed, but their brows were knitted even tighter. Four ominous words flashed through her mind—deathbed resurgence.
"You all continue to chat with him, try to distract him in every way possible. Time is running out, and I will try to insert all the remaining needles into the vital acupoints at once."
Liu Fu Qu was more nervous than ever, because once these last six needles were inserted into Ren Yuan Hao's body, they would fully stimulate the surging internal energy within him. Imagine, all the vital acupoints would erupt like volcanoes, and the pain would reach its critical point. If Ren Yuan Hao showed any signs of weakening, all their efforts would be in vain!
The sky was faintly lit, and dark clouds gradually gathered. This small town in the basin would soon be hit by another downpour.
Ren Yuan Hao, truly like a deathbed resurgence, seemed to have a better complexion, and a hint of his usual spirit returned to his eyes.
"Why are you all wearing such long faces?"
His voice was light but quite clear.
Everyone lowered their heads, seemingly not wanting Ren Yuan Hao to see them shedding tears.
"Be happy, I, I am an unkillable cockroach, this little pain is nothing."
"At such a time, you're still pretending to be strong."
"Miss Ye, it seems大哥 is still reliable, delivering the medicine in time. Are you... are you alright?"
Ye Lan forced a smile, trying to hold back her tears. But thinking of the man before her, who, despite being seriously injured, had come to seek medicine, only to end up in this state. Now, though in agonizing pain himself, he was asking if she was alright and still caring for others. Tears burst forth, like pear blossoms in the rain, making her appear even more beautiful.
"Don't cry, you're not a tear bag~"
Ren Yuan Hao wanted to raise his hand to wipe away Ye Lan's tears, but his hand seemed not to belong to him. He had barely lifted it a little before it fell back down.
In the end, Ye Lan took the initiative to lean her face forward, clasped Ren Yuan Hao's hands, and pressed them against her cheeks.
Liu Fu Qu realized this was the best opportunity. Needles in her hand pierced accurately into Ren Yuan Hao's last six vital acupoints like raindrops.
At that moment, a strong wind arose, branches swayed and clashed, making a sound like the passing of thunder!
Everyone's breathing seemed to stop at this moment, all eyes fixed on Ren Yuan Hao!
Pfft!!
Ren Yuan Hao showed no reaction at first, but after three to five seconds, he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of black blood. His skin undulated as if living creatures were about to break free from his body. The hand that Ye Lan held instantly lost all strength, like a withered branch, and fell to the ground.
"Yuan Hao!"
Ye Lan had never imagined that one day she would witness the person she loved most die before her eyes. Her tears blurred her vision, the entire sky seemed to collapse, and her ears were filled with piercing cries. She wanted to do something but found herself completely powerless. Watching the blurred world shatter, she finally coughed up a mouthful of blood and, along with Ren Yuan Hao, fell into the grave of withered branches and leaves.
"Was it all for naught?" Shi Jing Tian held his grief-stricken daughter, still unable to accept the fact.
"No, impossible. Hey, you, you brat, don't scare me, get up, get up!" Yang Ling Xue, like a maddened tigress, rushed forward and grabbed Ren Yuan Hao's blood-stained clothes. Suddenly, she found that Ren Yuan Hao's body seemed to have lost all support, soft as a puddle of mud.
"Divine Doctor, Divine Doctor, you must have a way, right? Take my life in exchange, how about it, how about it!"
Tu Xing Sun kept kowtowing to Liu Fu Qu, who was lost in despair. But Liu Fu Qu could see nothing, as if a child lost in another world, her eyes devoid of all color, the entire world turned gray.
Among everyone, only Shen Lan Ni sank into a strange state. Perhaps because she had known Ren Yuan Hao the longest, she could sense that a trace of 'life' still remained in the soft body!
"Ye Lan, stop crying! Since the goal is to force out the qi within him, who else can understand his internal energy flow better than you and I?"