"No!" Chen Nan said.
Nangong Wan frowned, her eyes filled with questioning.
It seemed she hadn't expected Chen Nan to refuse her so decisively.
Chen Nan said, "As long as I am here, I will clear all obstacles and enemies for you."
"If the entire world were to become your enemy, it would only be after my death."
Nangong Wan felt her heart stop, a feeling of near suffocation washing over her.
Ultimately, she had underestimated the depth of this man's affection for her!
Her heart was filled with overwhelming emotion!
A warmth spread through her.
Was this love?
She didn't know.
But this feeling was comforting.
And reassuring.
In this moment.
It was as if he feared nothing, not even the sky falling!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Just then.
A gust of wind blew.
A disciple of Huoyun Cave appeared outside the bamboo forest.
Before he could speak, Nangong Wan erupted with astonishing anger, "Begone, do not disturb Ye Ce and me during our meal!"
"Young Lady, Senior Uncle Jiang Ye is severely injured and urgently needs the Lesser Returning Pill to save his life," the Huoyun Cave disciple said, his face tense.
Nangong Wan said coldly, "Is his life more important than me and Ye Ce having dinner together?"
"???"
The Huoyun Cave disciple was bewildered.
Hadn't this person just arrived?
How could he hold such a high position in your heart?
Could it be that his fawning skills were even more terrifying than we imagined?
Chen Nan said, "Young Lady, Senior Uncle Jiang Ye is an elder of our sect. He is now severely injured, and we cannot stand idly by! Where is the Lesser Returning Pill? I can take it to him?"
Nangong Wan's demeanor instantly shifted, her eyes softening, "You truly possess a benevolent heart. Since that is the case, then go and get a bottle of Lesser Returning Pills and deliver it to him."
"The Lesser Returning Pills are in the top cabinet, in the second drawer from the right."
"Don't take the wrong one. Among those drawers, only the second one from the right contains medicinal pills for healing. The others are all poisons that I have refined."
"The second drawer from the right, understood?" Chen Nan emphasized.
Nangong Wan nodded slightly.
"I'll go deliver the medicine now!" Chen Nan hurried back to the bamboo house and opened the second drawer from the left. Inside was a black jade bottle.
Upon opening the lid, a faint, fishy odor wafted out.
This was poison.
But Chen Nan couldn't discern the specific type of poison.
However.
The smell was quite pungent, likely capable of killing a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage.
One pill might not be enough...
If not, then perhaps a whole bottle?
Thus, he placed the Lesser Returning Pill in the poison drawer.
Then he followed the young disciple to Jiang Ye's residence.
At this moment, Jiang Ye lay on the bed, his face contorted in pain.
During his confrontation with Chen Nan, he had sustained severe injuries. Not only had he lost an eye, but there were also many shattered jade fragments within his body.
Furthermore, he had used the Blood Burning Art to boost his cultivation, causing great damage to his body.
Even with his peak Qi Refining stage fifth-layer cultivation, he could not endure it any longer.
"This guy is in too much pain. I'll be benevolent and send him on his way!"
Chen Nan suppressed his excitement and placed the pill into Jiang Ye's mouth.
"Senior Brother Ye, are you giving Senior Uncle Jiang Ye the Lesser Returning Pill? Why does it feel like poison?" Seeing Chen Nan shoveling more than ten dark pills into Jiang Ye, the young disciple was dumbfounded.
He had taken the Lesser Returning Pill before, and it didn't look like this.
Chen Nan replied matter-of-factly, "I don't know!"
"Whatever the Young Lady told me to get, I got!"
"That's not right!"
"Are you implying I want to harm Senior Uncle Jiang Ye?"
The young disciple quickly said, "No, no, Senior Brother Ye, you misunderstand. I didn't mean that. I've just never seen such a Lesser Returning Pill. Oh, I understand now. This must be an improved version of the Lesser Returning Pill refined by the Young Lady. Yes, that must be it."
Although he had joined the sect much earlier than Chen Nan.
Chen Nan had already become a favored individual in the eyes of that formidable lady.
Therefore, he had to address him as Senior Brother.
And act respectfully in front of him.
"How is Jiang Ye?"
Li Qingsong, the second elder of Huoyun Cave, walked in.
The young disciple respectfully replied, "Reporting to Second Elder, Senior Brother Ye just gave Senior Uncle Jiang Ye the Lesser Ret..."
Pfft!
Before he could finish speaking, the unconscious Jiang Ye coughed up a mouthful of foul-smelling, dark blood.
His complexion grew worse by the moment, as if he might breathe his last at any moment.
The Second Elder was greatly alarmed. He grabbed the medicine bottle, sniffed it, and glared at Chen Nan, "Who are you? Why are you poisoning Jiang Ye? Why did you give him the Blood Toad Pill?"
"Second Elder, please calm your anger. This junior never intended to poison Senior Uncle Jiang Ye. This junior merely retrieved the medicine according to the Young Lady's instructions and gave it to him," Chen Nan said, feigning fear and occasionally casting a glance at the young disciple.
The young disciple said, "Second Elder, Senior Brother Ye is not lying. It was indeed the Young Lady who sent him here. I can vouch for this."
The Second Elder snorted, "Even if the Young Lady sent you here, so what?"
"The Young Lady instructed you to deliver a healing pill, but what did you do?"
"You gave him the Blood Toad Pill, which is poison. In my opinion, you clearly intended to scheme against him..."
"Second Elder, who gave you the audacity to shout at my person like this?"
Following a cold voice.
Nangong Wan, dressed in a white dress, walked in with a blank expression.
The Second Elder quickly bowed, "Greetings, Young Lady!"
Chen Nan and the young disciple also bowed.
After all, rules had to be followed!
Nangong Wan glanced at Jiang Ye, who lay on the bed, half-dead, "Alright, I admit that the pill Ye Ce brought was indeed the Blood Toad Pill."
"But this is not his fault. It's mine for misplacing it. He only brought the Blood Toad Pill because he followed my instructions."
Although she said it was her fault for misplacing the item.
There was no hint of apology on her face.
This time.
Chen Nan was moved.
She clearly hadn't suspected him, even though he had switched the Blood Toad Pill and the Lesser Returning Pill...
Was his charm that great?
Why did he feel a pang of guilt?
Nangong Wan continued, "It's no big deal. Although the Blood Toad Pill is poison, Jiang Ye at least has the cultivation of the peak Qi Refining stage fifth layer."
"Taking these few pills will at most reduce his cultivation by one major realm."
"The problem isn't significant."
Saying this, she took out a yellowish pill, "This Great Returning Pill should help him recover quickly. Well, that's that."
Then she winked at Chen Nan, signaling him to leave with her.
A sense of regret welled up in Chen Nan's heart.
He hadn't managed to kill Jiang Ye this time either!
Just then.
Nangong Wan, who had reached the doorway, stopped. She turned to Li Qingsong, "Second Elder, Ye Ce is my person. If you dare to shout at him like this again in the future, don't blame me for not showing leniency!"
Li Qingsong dared not speak, lowering his head nervously.
This fellow named Ye Ce was only moderately handsome, so why did he receive the Young Lady's favor?
This formidable lady seemed to be protecting a disciple for the first time, wasn't she?
It seemed he would have to treat this young man more courteously in the future.
If he truly offended him, would that formidable lady let it slide?