In the quiet environment, Bai Shengyi, with a pale little face, gradually closed her eyes.
Only at this moment, when her aura of confidence and calm, or arrogance and wildness, receded, did Qin Si realize how stunningly beautiful she was, so much so that it was an eyesore.
Her fair skin, as transparent as if it could be pierced, showed no signs of struggle, like a lifeless doll.
Qin Si's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he quickly let go as if his hand had been scalded.
What was he doing?
"Hey! Bai Shengyi?" he called out.
There was no reaction.
"Bai Shengyi, stop pretending!" Qin Si warned loudly, thinking this woman was as cunning as ever and trying to trick him again!
Bai Shengyi's eyelashes fluttered slightly.
Qin Si's heart was suddenly filled with surprise, joy, and anger. He didn't dwell on why he felt such complex emotions. "Good, you again..."
His voice suddenly stopped.
The woman in front of him was still lying on the ground, not having woken up at all.
"Bai Shengyi!"
A great sense of panic surged through Qin Si, and he deeply regretted his impulsiveness.
Without considering anything else, he quickly knelt down, scooped Bai Shengyi up, and placed her on his personal small couch. He urgently contacted the Xuanjing Tiger, saying, "Hurry and bring Elder Feng over! Quickly!"
The Xuanjing Tiger thought there had been a problem with Bai Shengyi's treatment.
Fortunately, to prevent such a situation, Elder Feng had been asked to wait outside. The Xuanjing Tiger quickly grabbed Elder Feng by his clothes and dragged him into the room.
"Vice President, what's wrong?" Elder Feng asked, confused, seeing that Qin Zhao was fine.
Qin Zhao said, "Please take a look at her."
Elder Feng then noticed Bai Shengyi on the couch. He was slightly surprised, thinking the Vice President's attitude towards this young friend was quite different.
However, when he got closer, he saw the large, vivid red handprint on Bai Shengyi's neck. He frowned slightly but didn't ask further, immediately examining Bai Shengyi. Only then did he realize that his young friend was in critical condition.
Elder Feng quickly took out a fifth-grade Revitalizing Pill from his person and gave it to Bai Shengyi. He then asked Qin Si, "Does the Vice President have a Spirit Nurturing Pill? A fifth-grade one."
"Yes."
Qin Si gave the pill to Bai Shengyi and asked, "Is she alright now?"
Elder Feng: "The young friend's spiritual power is depleted and cannot circulate, coupled with immense mental exhaustion. Although the pills were taken in time, she may experience spiritual power blockage or disappearance in the short term. And..."
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Her voice will likely be hoarse."
Qin Si's heart sank, and he couldn't help but ask, "Can her voice not be restored?"
"If she is carefully nursed back to health, it should be possible," Elder Feng said after some deliberation. "Perhaps you could ask Elder Mo or other alchemists if they have any other good methods."
He himself was only skilled in refining detoxification pills, and while he had some understanding of such treatments, he was not an expert.
"Then when will she wake up?"
"It depends on her own recovery ability."
Before leaving, Elder Feng couldn't help but ask, "Vice President, may I see how the Extreme Cold Flame Poison in your body is doing now?"
He was genuinely curious if Bai Shengyi, so young, had truly cured the Vice President.
If so, he would definitely seek her guidance upon her waking.
Hearing Elder Feng's words, Qin Si finally had the mood to check the flame poison in his body, and he was astonished.
The Extreme Cold Flame Poison, which had previously mingled with his ice spiritual power and filled his meridians, had not only separated from the ice spiritual power but also his dantian had returned to its previous stability. His spiritual power circulated swiftly, and his storage was abundant, as if the previous agonizing pain was just an illusion.
"This... this is simply a miracle!"
Elder Feng was extremely surprised. "Vice President, I can say that even Elder Mo could not achieve better results than this young friend's treatment! You are almost completely healed! Congratulations, Vice President!" In fact, based on his understanding, Mo Shuxin could not resolve the Vice President's poisoning.
The problem that had plagued Qin Si for several years was finally solved, yet Qin Si couldn't feel any happiness.
He even felt a sense of discomfort, more so than when he was tormented by the flame poison.
He had Xuanjing Tiger escort Elder Feng out and sent word that Bai Shengyi would not be returning for the time being.
Qin Si spread out his hands and looked at them.
"Master, what did the little girl do wrong for you to torment her like this?" Chui Ming, after seeing Elder Feng out, walked into the room and coiled on the ground. Seeing Bai Shengyi's tragic state, he licked his tail with a tut.
"Shut up!" Qin Si said.
Seeing that someone was holding back his anger with nowhere to vent, Chui Ming wisely closed his mouth. However, after a moment, she couldn't help but let out a "wooo": "I have Ice Skin Jade Bone Paste here, why don't you try applying it to the little girl?"
This time, the other person didn't tell her to shut up.
"Give it to me."
Chui Ming took it out and handed it to him, unable to resist saying again, "The little girl is young. If she did something wrong, please be more forgiving. You were so worried about her before, and now why are you..."
Her voice stopped because her master was staring at her coldly, as if she would have her fur stripped if she said another word.
Chui Ming honestly shut her mouth, only to see Qin Si hand her the ointment and say, "You apply it for her."
Saying this, he moved aside.
Fine, you are the master.
Chui Ming suppressed the urge to curse, transformed into a fiery and seductive human form, and carefully applied the medicine to Bai Shengyi.
A short while after applying the medicine, the marks on Bai Shengyi's neck faded, but Bai Shengyi had not woken up. Qin Si had been guarding by her side, but someone suddenly requested an audience from outside. It was Mu Xing.
"Vice President, something has happened. The students we sent to escort the eliminated candidates encountered an ambush on the road..."
Qin Si walked out and said, "Let's talk outside."
"The affected candidate is Princess Mingyu and her two guards. The ambushed students are disciples of Elder Yunying, who were seriously injured and their cultivation damaged. Elder Yunying is currently making a scene at the inn, insisting on pausing the exam now, claiming internal sabotage..."
After Mu Xing finished speaking, Qin Si's brow was furrowed into a mountain peak. "I'll go take a look."
Not far from the capital of the Great Ning Dynasty, on the outskirts of a forest.
The once arrogant young girl was now covered in dust and dirt, looking dishevelled, running forward in a desperate scramble.
The Qi Refining stage guards behind her said, "Princess! Don't be afraid, just keep going straight and you'll reach the capital. Your subordinates will definitely hold off Ming Er for you and ensure your safe return."
However, the guard's situation was not optimistic either. His left hand had been chopped off while saving Princess Mingyu, and he had already expended most of his spiritual power, staggering behind Princess Mingyu.
Princess Mingyu did not reply. She kept running and running, but before long, she heard the guard's scream.
"Princess, run..."
That guard was dead, still thinking of her at his last breath, yet she didn't even know his name.
In the moment Princess Mingyu was lost in thought, Ming Er had already blocked her way. "Princess, stop running. Your subordinate will give you a quick end."