Crimson Heart...Rose

Inside an ancient and simple room, Xiao Feng held Bing Hanxue's slender and soft hand in both of his. He slowly withdrew his Light Mystic Force, but didn't release his grip...

It had been a week since he brought the woman back. The method Xiao Ling'er used that day hadn't brought him the breakthrough he sought.

For seven days, he had been treating the woman before him with his Light Mystic Force. Her injuries were no longer life-threatening, and he figured she should recover in a few more days.

Xiao Feng held her fair and delicate hand, gazing at her pale but still stunningly beautiful face, lost in thought.

As that person said, she had an instinctive aversion to anyone except her sister. Perhaps it was due to some past experiences, but it was clearly... an illness.

And the Miracle of Life was undoubtedly the pinnacle of medical skill. For Xiao Feng, who had cultivated the Miracle of Life, any illness was curable.

The best and most effective way to treat this instinctive aversion to others... was undoubtedly to allow time for her body to gradually adapt to the touch of others, so that it wouldn't produce an instinctive rejection.

Speaking of which, this illness had a slight advantage for him... because he possessed Light Mystic Force and had cultivated the Miracle of Life. All living beings would instinctively want to get close to the aura of life.

So every day after treatment, he would stay here for a long time, holding her hand and silently watching her.

Suddenly, Xiao Feng felt her abnormal pulse.

If he was correct, the woman before him was about to wake up, and this... was clearly a sign of awakening.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng silently placed her hand on her waist, then gently left...

Five minutes after he left, Bing Hanxue slowly opened her eyes.

At first, her bright ice-blue eyes revealed a hint of confusion. She observed her surroundings, which were simple and unadorned. It seemed to be a bedroom, with only a table, a chair, and the bed she had been lying on. But the simple environment exuded a soul-stirring fragrance...

Anyone waking up from unconsciousness needed time to adjust... and her daze only lasted for a moment. After a few breaths, she remembered her situation before she lost consciousness. She subconsciously circulated her Mystic Force, wanting to get out of bed, but... her severe injuries caused her to aggravate her slightly improved wounds as soon as she circulated her Mystic Force.

Instantly, her Mystic Force collapsed, and she fell straight off the bed. Just as Bing Hanxue was about to turn her body so that her back would hit the ground, a gentle Mystic Force lifted her up...

A figure rushed into the room, his expression seemingly panicked. He hurriedly circulated his Mystic Force, lifting Bing Hanxue, who was about to fall to the ground, and then gently placed her back on the bed.

Seeing this, the young man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, gently wiping the 'sweat' from his forehead.

Suddenly lifted by a gentle Mystic Force and then gently placed back on the bed, a trace of astonishment flashed in Bing Hanxue's ice-blue eyes.

Her gaze landed on a young man in white robes, his face showing a shift from the original 'panic' to relief.

Staring at his delicate and handsome face, the last memory in her Soul Sea before she fell unconscious began to gradually surface...

Her voice was soft, but her tone was extremely ethereal and pleasant: "Did... you bring me here?"

The young man, catching his breath, responded to her question: "Yes, sister. I was originally out buying medicine, but I accidentally found you. I saw that your injuries were serious and couldn't be delayed, so I carried you back as quickly as possible. I hope you're not angry."

"It's... nothing..." The 'innocence' of the young man clearly made Bing Hanxue slightly stunned. She then asked: "How... long have I been unconscious?"

"It's been a week..." Xiao Feng replied.

"A week already?" Her tone was slightly surprised. She knew her injuries better than anyone else. She didn't expect to wake up in just seven days.

"Yes." Xiao Feng nodded: "It has indeed been seven days since I brought you back."

Hearing Xiao Feng's confirmation, a moment of absent-mindedness appeared in Bing Hanxue's ice-blue eyes, as if she was thinking about something.

At this moment, Xiao Feng suddenly spoke: "Sister, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xiao Feng, and I'm a doctor. This medical clinic is run by my sister. May I ask for your name?"

When he said "doctor," a youthful 'boastful' expression appeared on Xiao Feng's face.

Bing Hanxue snapped out of her reverie and replied: "My name is... Feng Hanxue."

She then asked: "Do you know where your sister is? I want to thank her in person..."

Hearing Bing Hanxue's words, the expression on Xiao Feng's face instantly became 'dejected', and he said with disappointment: "I know... I'll go call her now. Sister, you should rest well and don't move around."

After speaking, he turned around and went out to call Xiao Ling'er...

And Bing Hanxue, seeing Xiao Feng's suddenly dejected expression, a trace of bewilderment flashed in her ice-blue eyes. Why did he suddenly become so dejected?

Before she could think further, a gentle and beautiful figure walked in carrying a bowl of soup. And that bowl of soup shouldn't have appeared in the Abyss world filled with the power of destruction, because it was a bowl of... seaweed and winter melon soup.

When Bing Hanxue saw Xiao Ling'er, she was about to get up to thank her, but Xiao Ling'er interrupted her, "Don't get up. You've just woken up and your body is still very weak. You need to rest well and don't move around, otherwise your injuries may worsen."

"Okay..." Seeing this, she didn't insist. At this moment, Xiao Ling'er had already handed the hot soup to Bing Hanxue... She looked at the soup in front of her, slightly stunned, but still took it.

Seeming to see her puzzled expression, Xiao Ling'er explained: "This is a soup made by Feng'er. The vegetables in it are all grown by Feng'er himself. It tastes very good and will also help your injuries. Would you like to try it?"

She originally didn't want to drink it, but when she heard that it had a therapeutic effect on her injuries, she gently took a sip. But with just this one sip, a look of surprise appeared in her ice-blue eyes, "The taste of this soup... is so good."

She had never tasted such delicious soup before. Although she no longer needed to eat food at her level, her appetite had not been erased.

She loved food very much and had tasted many 'delicacies' in her eyes, but this was the first time she had tasted such delicious soup.

Then she took a second sip, a third sip...

Soon, she had finished the whole bowl of soup. After she finished drinking it, she did feel as if a warm current was flowing through her body, silently healing her injuries, although very slightly.

To be honest, she didn't believe that soup could actually heal injuries. She praised in a weak voice: "Your brother is amazing. He actually made food have the effect of a medicinal pill."

"Hehe..." Xiao Ling'er revealed a smile: "I'm glad you like it. Feng'er has been preparing for a long time."

"I like it very much..." Bing Hanxue said softly.

Then she bowed to Xiao Ling'er and said: "Thank you, Divine Doctor Xiao, for saving my life..."

"Hehe... Miss Hanxue has thanked the wrong person. It wasn't me..." Hearing Bing Hanxue's words, Xiao Ling'er shook her head and chuckled.

Facing Bing Hanxue's questioning gaze, Xiao Ling'er explained, "It's Feng'er. From the moment he brought you back until now, he's been healing you. I'm just helping him with things that are inconvenient for him to do."

"Huh?" Hearing this, the doubt in Bing Hanxue's eyes only deepened.

She couldn't believe that such a young boy could have healed her injuries so quickly in just a few days.

In her opinion, someone who could heal her injuries so quickly must be a doctor who had been immersed in the field for a long time... After all, medicine is profound and requires extremely deep accumulation over the years. How could it be that young boy?

Xiao Ling'er obviously knew what Bing Hanxue found hard to believe, so she explained, "It's because Feng'er awakened a very magical power since he was a child, and that power has a very good healing effect on injuries."

"Is that so..." Bing Hanxue listened quietly. At this moment, she suddenly thought of Xiao Feng's dejected expression before he left. No wonder there was a strong sense of 'showing off' in his expression at the time. He clearly wanted her to praise him.

But she hadn't paid attention to it at the time...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall Xiao Feng's expression when he left. Her heart actually felt a faint pain... Because she had personally experienced the feeling of being 'ignored', she was even more empathetic...

At this moment, a soft voice interrupted Bing Hanxue's thoughts.

Xiao Ling'er took the bowl of soup from Bing Hanxue's hand and said, "Then you should rest well. Now that you've woken up, your recovery speed will definitely be much faster than when you were unconscious."

"Thank you..." A faint smile appeared on her pale face.

At this moment, she suddenly asked, "There's something I want to ask. Where... is this place?"

"Wind Cloud Empire—Flowing Wind City," Xiao Ling'er replied, then gently left the room.

Watching Xiao Ling'er leave, Bing Hanxue was stunned for a long time before closing her icy eyes and reopening them after a long while.

She pursed her pink lips. She had just used her divine sense to roughly investigate the situation in this city and found that the strongest person was only at the God Monarch Realm peak. From this, it seemed that although it was located in the Wind Cloud Empire, it was a very remote small city... Then, starting from here, she should be able to leave the Wind Cloud Empire soon.

Thinking of this, she began to mobilize her Mystic Force little by little to heal her injuries... She was still in the Wind Cloud Empire and had to recover her injuries as soon as possible and leave this place, so as not to involve it.

However, for a long time, Bing Hanxue couldn't calm down. Xiao Feng's dejected expression kept replaying in her mind.

The next day.

Bing Hanxue, who was healing, opened her icy eyes. Her gaze turned to the door, and soon a shy-looking young man walked in.

"Sister, I'm here to help you heal..." Xiao Feng stated his purpose for coming.

Bing Hanxue originally wanted to refuse, but when she thought of what Xiao Ling'er had said to her yesterday, and his dejected expression, she didn't refuse and nodded, "Okay..."

Hearing Bing Hanxue's reply, Xiao Feng came to a position about a foot away from her, and then a pure white light appeared in his hand, slowly enveloping her.

The moment the white light appeared, Bing Hanxue's gaze was instantly drawn to it... She had never seen such a pure white light before. She even felt a strange... sacredness.

And when the Mystic Force began to envelop Bing Hanxue, the surprise in her icy eyes slowly turned into undisguised astonishment... Because she clearly felt that the injuries in her body were healing at an extremely fast speed that defied all logic.

No wonder... she was able to wake up from life-threatening injuries in just seven days.

Feeling the rapid healing of her body, she looked at Xiao Feng, who was enveloped in white light, and subconsciously asked, "What is this power?"

Hearing Bing Hanxue's question, Xiao Feng didn't hesitate and said, "I don't know, I only know that this power has been with me since I was born... What's wrong, sister?"

"Nothing..." Bing Hanxue's surprise subsided, and she shook her head in response.

But her gaze never left Xiao Feng. Soon, her icy eyes were filled with only pure white light... Although the white light was pure, it was not dazzling.

Suddenly... her expression froze, because she suddenly realized that this power seemed similar to the power recorded in an ancient book she had once read... Pure white light, healing ability that defied cognition, it was exactly as described.

Even the 'purity' of the young man in front of her was so similar to what was said in the book...

This was clearly... Light Mystic Force.

The Light Mystic Force that had completely disappeared from the Abyss, according to the ancient book!

Everything was exactly the same as recorded in the ancient book. The last bit of doubt in her heart disappeared, and she suddenly said to Xiao Feng, "Xiao Feng, can you promise me something?"

Xiao Feng's Mystic Force didn't stop, and he replied, "What is it, sister?"

"I need you to promise me that you must never, ever show this power in front of outsiders again."

"Why?" Xiao Feng asked in confusion.

Bing Hanxue softly explained, "Because the more mysterious and unknown a power is, the more it will arouse the greedy desires of outsiders, and there is no limit to human greed. This will bring you great danger."

"That's not right!" At this moment, Xiao Feng suddenly denied her words, "I can feel that sister doesn't covet my power."

Hearing Xiao Feng's rebuttal, Bing Hanxue was stunned at first, and then she couldn't help but smile when she heard his words, "You can't be too careful. Sister doesn't covet it, just because you saved sister. How could sister still covet your power?"

Hearing her words, Xiao Feng also smiled—

She just said... sister!

Her voice just fell, and she added an apology in her tone, saying to Xiao Feng, "Xiao Feng, there is something sister wants to apologize to you for. Yesterday, I 'ignored' your feelings."

"I hope you don't make yourself unhappy because of me... okay?"

"Huh?" Xiao Feng was stunned at first, and then he seemed to understand why Bing Hanxue was apologizing, and quickly waved his hands in a flustered manner, "It's... it's okay, sister doesn't need to apologize, I'm fine."

Seeing Xiao Feng's flustered appearance, Bing Hanxue's eyebrows curved into crescents, and she rarely revealed a faint smile...

Although her face was still very pale at the moment, it also had a different kind of beauty. Seeing her smile, Xiao Feng was instantly stunned. Her smile was very beautiful. In his opinion, compared to it, a smile that could topple empires... was nothing more than that.

Coming out of the bedroom, he came to another bedroom. Entering it, he slowly walked to the window, looked at the turbid and boundless sky, and his thoughts gradually drifted away...

"Bing Hanxue lost both her parents at a young age and depended on her older sister for survival, but because her sister, as the Empress of a nation, often neglected her... therefore, she is extremely sensitive to the emotion of neglect, and will therefore... empathize."

That's what the voice told him, and now it seems to be true...

A gentle breeze ruffled Xiao Feng's shoulder-length hair. Thinking of that heart-stirring smile he saw at the end... he gazed at the dark sky, his black eyes becoming even more profound, making it impossible to discern the meaning hidden within.

Her heart does not belong to him at the moment.

If things continue to develop as they are, I can only become her friend at best... perhaps I can leave a lasting impression on her, but it's impossible to enter her heart.

His thoughts drifted with the breeze. At this moment, he remembered what the voice had told him: An immaculate ice heart is difficult to melt; it requires fusion with a fervent heart.

But where will this fervent heart come from?

Since that day, another three days have passed.

During these three days, besides visiting her every day for treatment, Xiao Feng spent the rest of his time chatting with her about trivial matters, gradually cultivating 'affection' with her...

Today, Xiao Feng came to her room. Just as he finished the treatment, Bing Hanxue softly said to Xiao Feng, "Xiao Feng, I have to leave today."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng was first stunned, then quickly asked, "Why? Your injuries haven't healed yet, and they're still very serious. Why not wait a few more days?"

Seeing the anxious look on Xiao Feng's face, Bing Hanxue didn't know why, but a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips: "Don't worry, I can basically move freely now, and my sister has something very important to do, so I need to leave urgently..."

"You're lying to me..." Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Xiao Feng's sudden voice: "I know you are from the Ice Dominion Empire..."

But before his words could completely fall, he felt a soul-piercing chill spreading from Bing Hanxue's body. This chill made it difficult for him to even breathe. From birth until now, he had never felt such a powerful... Mystic Force!

But fortunately, the Mystic Force was fleeting... The moment Bing Hanxue saw the pained expression on Xiao Feng's face, she had already retracted all the aura that had suddenly emanated from her body. Her tone was filled with deep concern as she asked, "Xiao Feng, are you hurt?"

During these past few days, she had truly regarded him as a younger brother... Her Mystic Energy had suddenly been released because she had been hiding her identity.

But... now that it was suddenly mentioned, it caused the string that had been taut in the depths of her heart to jolt, subconsciously releasing her Mystic Energy and entering a battle state.

"I'm fine." At this moment, Xiao Feng shook his head, then hurriedly said, "Are you afraid of bringing danger to us? I know you must be being chased, but don't worry, when I met you, I had already cleaned up the 'traces,' so there won't be any danger..."

Hearing Xiao Feng's words, the light in Bing Hanxue's eyes was gradually replaced by a strong 'doubt,' but then she saw the tension on his face, and for some reason, she subconsciously revealed a faint smile. She asked, "Why... are you so sure?"

If it were anyone else, she would never ask the reason at this time, and might even leave directly, but it was Xiao Feng, who possessed the Mystic Force of Light, and they had spent several days together.

Coupled with his urgent tone, it was difficult for her to raise her guard.

"Because you used a Voidstone..." Xiao Feng explained, "When I met you, you were already dozens of meters away from me, but I only suddenly noticed it at that time."

"At first, I thought it might be because my Mystic Force was weak, so I didn't feel it, but then I thought about it. With your injuries at that time, you could hardly even circulate your Mystic Energy, so it was impossible to have any energy left to hide your aura."

"So I thought you must have used other 'means,' and the only possibility I could think of was that you used a treasure that could teleport without any spatial fluctuations... a Voidstone."

"And treasures like Voidstones are normally not used unless absolutely necessary... Now, you are obviously still seriously injured, but you are in such a hurry to leave, which means that someone must still be chasing you. You might even want to leave as soon as possible because you are afraid of implicating us..."

"And the reason why I guessed that you are from the Ice Dominion Empire is because of your hair color..." As he spoke, he pointed to her ice-blue hair with flowing ice patterns. "Almost no one in the Wind Cloud Empire has ice-blue hair like yours, and I heard that the neighboring Ice Dominion Empire happens to mainly cultivate ice-type Mystic Force..."

"So I guessed that you might be from the Ice Dominion Empire. Am I right?"

Bing Hanxue quietly listened to Xiao Feng's explanation, and the doubt in her eyes gradually turned into shock... What Xiao Feng said was basically accurate, and he actually guessed it from just a few small details... How clever.

Moreover, he had always guessed her identity and knew that she was being chased, which might bring danger to them, but he never mentioned it... It was only this time, when she was about to leave, that he mentioned it to her.

Otherwise, she might never have known... You must know, in the world of the Abyss, selfishness and self-interest are the norm.

Perhaps because of the brevity of life, many people value their lives extremely... For their own benefit, they can even abandon or even kill their relatives.

She and her sister depended on each other for survival. She had seen too much of human nature, but in her tens of thousands of years, she had never seen anyone like Xiao Feng... whose heart and soul were so... 'pure.'

She pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Xiao Feng, I understand your good intentions... But don't worry, my injuries have indeed almost healed, and I won't encounter any danger. And don't worry, I promise you that if I have the opportunity, I will definitely come back to see you... okay?"

"Oh, right..." After speaking, a jade pendant appeared in her hand, carved like white jade. The jade pendant was pure white and flawless, without any impurities. The carved patterns were intricate and exquisite, and the jade pendant was even 'naturally' emitting a faint white light, appearing particularly warm.

Anyone who saw the jade pendant at first glance would know that it was extraordinary.

She handed it to Xiao Feng, "Here... This is my jade pendant. If one day you want to come and find me, you can also come directly to the Ice Dominion Empire and hand the jade pendant to the city guards. Someone will notify me, and then I will know you are here."

"Or, if you and your sister want to come to our Ice Dominion Empire to develop, I will help you handle it."

"I don't want it..." But to Bing Hanxue's surprise, he directly turned his head away, not even looking at the jade pendant that symbolized the Ice Dominion Empire's immense authority.

Hearing Xiao Feng's direct refusal, a clear look of astonishment appeared in Bing Hanxue's ice-blue eyes. She obviously didn't expect Xiao Feng to refuse... Countless people were eager for this jade pendant, seeking it but failing to obtain it.

She wanted to let Xiao Feng take it, but at this moment, she didn't know how to tell him.

"Sister..." At this moment, Xiao Feng's voice came. His eyes looked at Bing Hanxue's beautiful ice-blue eyes, his words carrying a hint of pleading: "Your injuries are really still very serious, just one day, just stay one day. I'll treat you once more tomorrow, and then you can leave... okay?"

The hint of pleading that was revealed in the young man's already clear eyes was too... obvious.

Looking into Xiao Feng's eyes, she... hesitated. After a pause, she slowly said, "I promise you, I'll stay one more day, but you... have to accept this jade pendant, okay?"

"Okay..." Hearing this, the pleading in Xiao Feng's eyes instantly turned into obvious surprise and joy. He took the jade pendant and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of this jade pendant..."

Seeing Xiao Feng regain his joy, Bing Hanxue also subconsciously revealed a light smile, which lingered for a long time.

Leaving the bedroom, the surprise in Xiao Feng's eyes had not diminished in the slightest, because it was a genuine expression of his true feelings. He really didn't expect the opportunity to come... so quickly.

He came to the window of his bedroom, looking at the boundless sky. He began to think about the bits and pieces between him and Bing Hanxue from the time they met until now. 'Success or failure' hinges on this one move.

The next day.

Just as Xiao Feng entered, he saw Bing Hanxue already standing by the window, gazing at the sky.

After several days of treatment, her spirits were improving, and her originally pale complexion now appeared exceptionally radiant. Standing by the window, her slender figure and exquisite face were dreamlike and ethereal.

She turned around, and upon seeing Xiao Feng enter, a serene smile graced her face.

Xiao Feng returned the smile and then chuckled, "Sister, shall we begin now?"

"Alright..." She returned to the bed, presenting her flawless back to Xiao Feng.

As usual, Xiao Feng maintained a distance of about a foot, his hands glowing with Mystic Force of Light, which then enveloped Bing Hanxue, commencing the day's treatment.

Even after experiencing the Mystic Force of Light treatment for several days, she couldn't help but marvel at it once more. As expected of the Mystic Force of Light, its healing effect was simply mind-blowing.

However, at that moment, her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, because... she suddenly felt that the healing effect seemed to be much greater than in the previous days.

"Your Mystic Force of Light..." Bing Hanxue questioned, her voice filled with doubt.

Xiao Feng, behind her, chuckled and said, "Perhaps it's because I've been healing you, Sister, that my control over the Mystic Force of Light has greatly improved."

Hearing this, her icy eyes narrowed slightly, and her divine sense silently swept over Xiao Feng, confirming that his aura was stable and showed no abnormalities. She didn't say anything more.

But as time passed, she suddenly felt that not only was the intensity of the healing stronger, but even the duration had increased.

She once again scanned Xiao Feng with her divine sense, and this time her icy eyes narrowed further, because his aura was clearly weaker than before, and his complexion appeared much paler.

A look of concern flashed in her eyes, and she was just about to interrupt his spellcasting.

But then, Xiao Feng suddenly said, "Sister, don't think about interrupting. If you forcefully interrupt me now, I'll suffer even more severe backlash..."

"You..." Bing Hanxue was about to speak, but before she could, Xiao Feng interrupted, "Don't worry, Sister, I know my limits."

Hearing this, Bing Hanxue no longer tried to interrupt. She didn't understand the Mystic Force of Light, and she didn't dare to gamble on Xiao Feng's words.

After some more time, seeing Xiao Feng's increasingly pale face, Bing Hanxue's tone was no longer gentle, but rather stern, "Xiao Feng, stop now, or I'll never speak to you again!"

But Xiao Feng turned a deaf ear. Despite his pale face, he tirelessly used the Mystic Force of Light to heal her, and this time the treatment lasted more than four times longer than usual!

And just then, it seemed that Xiao Feng was completely exhausted. The light began to dissipate rapidly, and then he collapsed directly to the ground...

Bing Hanxue had been paying close attention to Xiao Feng's condition. At the first moment, she used an extremely gentle wisp of Mystic Energy to support Xiao Feng, placing him on the bed.

Looking at the pale-faced Xiao Feng, Bing Hanxue felt a pang of heartache for some reason... but her tone revealed a rare hint of anger:

"Is this your... limit?!"

Xiao Feng, with a pale face, said with difficulty, "No... I just wanted to help you get better faster, so I continued for a little longer. Don't worry, Sister, I'm just a little exhausted. I'll be fine after a little rest."

Hearing his words, she wanted to reprimand him, but seeing Xiao Feng's pale face and feeling the injuries on her body that were mostly healed, she couldn't bring herself to say the words of reprimand...

At this moment, Xiao Feng suddenly said, "That's right, I may not be able to see you off, Sister. Since you're so eager to return, hurry up and leave."

Hearing this, Bing Hanxue's icy eyes instantly narrowed. Why did she feel like he... seemed to be trying to get her to leave?

Even his expression... completely lacked the disappointment he had shown yesterday when he heard she was leaving, only a slight urgency. This was completely inconsistent with his previous behavior. Why was he suddenly so... abnormal?

Seeing this, Bing Hanxue didn't say much, but softly said to Xiao Feng, "Then you rest well. I'll leave first. If you want to find me, you can come to the Ice Dominion Empire at any time."

After saying this, her figure turned, and in the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared before Xiao Feng's eyes, leaving only a few traces of ice...

And as he watched her figure disappear and her aura completely vanish, a particularly obvious look of loneliness flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes.

But suddenly, his face began to twist and twitch, his right hand clenched tightly over his heart, as if enduring intense pain.

Then, his clenched fingers loosened, and then he brought two fingers together, pointing them with great force at his heart...

And as a point in his heart was opened by Xiao Feng, a mouthful of blood instantly spurted out of his mouth... but he managed to block it with his hand in time. In an instant, his hands and clothes were stained with glaring blood.

But what he didn't know was that Bing Hanxue, who should have already left, was right beside him, just a few feet away from his body!

She hadn't left at all!

At this moment, her aura was completely gone, and even her figure was hidden. Xiao Feng didn't notice her at all.

She quietly watched Xiao Feng, her icy eyes already narrowed... but when she saw Xiao Feng suddenly bring two fingers together and stab them into his heart, her icy heart instantly sank... in an instant, she thought of a possibility she didn't dare to believe.

And as Xiao Feng's aura, after unlocking that point, became even thinner in an instant, his already weak aura became even more diluted. At this moment, his perception was like that of a dying person on their last breath!

She took a deep breath, and at this moment, a strange emotion was suppressed in her heart... her guess was indeed correct.

He had clearly sealed the Yangming Heart Meridian Point on his heart meridian before coming here!

The Yangming Heart Meridian Point, as a point on the heart meridian, the reason she knew about it was because of its characteristics...

If this point is temporarily closed, it can stop the blood in the heart meridian, so as to temporarily hide the injuries in the body, so as to achieve concealment!

But how could there be no consequences for delaying the display of injuries in this way?

The consequence of sealing this point is that the accumulated injuries cannot be effectively alleviated, which will lead to the body's injuries being several times more serious!

If you have a minor injury and point this point, if it lasts for a long time, it may even become a serious injury that endangers your life!

So unless it is absolutely necessary, almost no one will point this point... and she had pointed this point not long ago, because she was being chased by the royal family of the Wind Cloud Empire at that time, because the injuries she suffered were too serious, which had affected her combat effectiveness... so in order not to affect her combat effectiveness, she had to point this point.

But the cost was that she passed out without consciousness afterwards... even if she hadn't met Xiao Feng by chance, whether she could be alive at this moment would be a problem.

Also at this time, Xiao Feng, who had just spurted out blood, seemed to have lost all his strength, and his whole body fell directly to the ground...

At this moment, Bing Hanxue's concern for his safety had already surpassed everything, and her heart and soul had been led by Xiao Feng.

In the instant she fell, she instantly arrived beside Xiao Feng. With his body still a foot above the ground, she used her delicate, fair hands to catch Xiao Feng, who was about to fall...

Instead of the cold, hard ground, he felt a soft embrace. Xiao Feng opened his eyes in surprise, and the first thing he saw was a pair of clear, icy eyes filled with a hint of anger and deep concern.

The moment he saw Bing Hanxue, his expression first froze, then turned to joy, but in an instant, the joy immediately transformed into avoidance...

These several emotional shifts did not escape Bing Hanxue's icy gaze, clearly reflected in her eyes, lingering for a long time.

Instantly, her tone was filled with coldness as she said angrily, "Is this what you meant by being... measured?!"

Although her voice was clear and cold, when her gaze fell on the trace of heart's blood in Xiao Feng's palm and his blood-stained white robe, her heart felt as if pierced by needles, with waves of stabbing pain...

"Sister... don't be angry, okay? I just want you to go back safely. I don't want you to suffer even the slightest harm..." Xiao Feng said in a pleading tone.

Although the pleading sound entered her ears, it instantly pierced her heart.

At this moment, before Bing Hanxue could recover, she suddenly noticed a flash of white light on Xiao Feng's left hand...

And in the first instant she noticed that white light, her heart and soul were instantly captivated.

It was a flower...

It had layers of icy blue petals and slender stems, covered with a thin layer of frost on the outside.

Slender stems, icy blue petals. And this flower, unconsciously releasing a hazy white light, highlighted its sacredness...

No girl dislikes beautiful things, and she just happened to love exotic flowers and herbs, so she had absolutely no resistance to this...

"I thought I wouldn't have a chance..." As Xiao Feng's words entered her ears, she saw the flower in his hand slowly moving...

Then, he reached out, took her fair hand, lifted it up, and gently placed the flower in her hand, helping her close her fingers...

"Sister... you can call it Ice Rose..."

"Ice Rose?" Bing Hanxue's icy eyes were slightly dazed. This flower was not only extremely beautiful, but it even had a character in its name that was the same as hers?

At this moment, she suddenly thought of something and asked Xiao Feng, "This... this is..."

"Yes..." Xiao Feng knew what she wanted to say, and he said weakly, "Sister, I cultivated this myself."

"It took me a long time to cultivate this rose back then, but do you know, I wanted to cultivate a red rose."

"But I didn't expect that the final result would actually be an icy blue color..."

"I was even so angry that I wanted to throw it away back then. But until I met you, I was very glad that I didn't discard it, because only after meeting you did I know that it was destined... it was born for you."

"..." Hearing his words, Bing Hanxue's eyes instantly scattered and became lost.

"Sister..." At this time, Xiao Feng continued, although his tone was still weak, it was obviously much more solemn: "Are you married?"

"No..." Still lost in thought, Bing Hanxue subconsciously replied.

"Then can I... pursue you?" The young man's weak tone carried a trace of particularly obvious apprehension and nervousness.

Hearing this, Bing Hanxue came back to her senses from her daze, but instead of responding, the "anger" in her icy face was 'dissipated' by the young man's apprehension and nervousness.

She revealed a smile: "Why do you want to pursue me? And I'm not suitable for you. I have an instinctive rejection of other people's bodies..."

But before her words could completely fall, she was already stunned. She then realized that she had never deliberately suppressed her body's rejection...

In other words, just now, she was only relying on her body's instincts, but she didn't have any... rejection towards him?

"Sister is lying to me..." Xiao Feng said at this time.

He also held Bing Hanxue's hand that was holding the Ice Rose, "Look... there's no rejection at all."

Bing Hanxue looked at her hand being held, and remained silent for a long time, not even trying to break free.

After a while, the lost light returned to her icy eyes. She picked up Xiao Feng, placed him on the bed, and without responding to Xiao Feng's words, she softly asked, "Why do you want to pursue me?"

"Because I like you..." Xiao Feng replied weakly.

"Why do you like me?"

"..." Hearing this, Xiao Feng was first stunned, then a faint smile appeared on his pale face: "Sister, the first time I saw you, my heart was pounding. The past few days of being with you have made me understand what kind of feeling this is..."

"What I like is you, who can ask this question..."

"But sister... my answer is very long, can... can I spend a lifetime telling it to you?"

Hearing this answer, Bing Hanxue was immediately stunned. Her icy eyes became scattered, and in a daze, she remained silent for a long time without any response.

Her ice heart had a 'flaw' appear under Xiao Feng's trace of heart's blood. From that time on, every word he said seemed to pierce her heart, making it difficult for her to forget for the rest of her life...

In order not to make her worry about him, he would rather disregard his own body and forcefully suppress his injuries... He would rather put away the flower he originally wanted to give her...

Just so she wouldn't worry, just so she wouldn't be unhappy because of it... If she hadn't noticed his 'abnormality' and had never left, she would never have known that there was actually a young man silently... sacrificing for her.

Looking at the young man's expectant eyes, she softly replied, "Okay... I promise you, but there is one condition. You are still young and haven't seen other women, so you must wait until three years later."

"If you still have this idea after three years, I will agree... okay?"

"Okay..." Hearing this, although Xiao Feng's tone was weak, the expectation in his eyes instantly turned into a particularly obvious surprise. But when the heaviest 'stone' in his heart fell, and his body relaxed, instantly, an extremely strong feeling of sleepiness surged into his mind.

His eyes kept opening and closing, and finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and directly fainted... He was really, really too tired.

She watched Xiao Feng's sleeping face, and through his hand, very gently transferred her Mystic Force into Xiao Feng's body to protect his heart meridian.

Confirming that his breathing had begun to stabilize, she turned around to leave, but after a few breaths, she turned back and looked at Xiao Feng's sleeping face for a long time...

Slowly, she revealed a smile, a smile containing a meaning Xiao Feng had never seen before...

Consciousness gradually returned, and the first thing Xiao Feng thought of was the last scene before he fell unconscious... He immediately opened his eyes, waking up directly from his deep sleep.

He sensed his surroundings, which were all too familiar... It was the place Bing Hanxue had always lived, and also his former bedroom.

Feeling the remaining icy intent within his body, his eyes glazed over. It seemed that everything just now... wasn't a dream.

Xiao Feng pursed his dry lips and got out of bed, but as soon as he stood up, he staggered, almost falling to the ground.

He slowly paced to the window, the same spot where he first saw Bing Hanxue today... He liked looking at the boundless sky because that way, his thoughts would drift away like a breeze... very quickly...

That voice had said, "Bing Hanxue is meticulous and pays attention to every detail..."

"Indeed... that's how it is."

He admitted that he had taken a gamble with everything just now, but now it seemed that he... had succeeded.

Especially when he noticed that Bing Hanxue had used 'Moon Severing Shadow Sweep', he knew that the most difficult step had been completed.

Because Moon Severing Shadow Sweep was a Mystic Technique from the Ice Phoenix!

It possessed the ability to teleport and shatter shadows. When teleporting, it would leave behind a phantom with its own aura to create interference. Once mastered, it could even achieve stealth!

The reason he was able to detect it so keenly was because he had already mastered this Mystic Technique.

Only selfless dedication can deeply move people.

Only an altruistic motive can earn the touch of an icy heart...

And afterwards, the emotions he revealed to Bing Hanxue were also genuine...

Because only genuine emotions can truly penetrate... the soul!

During these past few days, he had been trying his best to make himself fall in love with her in a short period of time...

Although perhaps more of it was "coveting" her fairy-like beauty.

But his affection was genuine, spending his essence and blood to nurture the rose, sealing her heart meridian point, and the desire for her to safely return to the Ice Dominion Empire was all true.

Just as that person had said...

"A flawless icy heart is difficult to melt; it requires a fervent heart to fuse with it..."

Where does that fervent heart come from? It must be dyed with crimson blood!

His thoughts returned, and thinking of the scene from not long ago, he murmured, "It's actually Moon Severing Shadow Sweep... In that case, could it be that the Ice Dominion Empire actually has the Ice Phoenix's inheritance, here in... the Ancient Abyss?"

At this moment, a fresh fragrance entered Xiao Feng's nostrils. He turned his body and saw Xiao Ling'er with a cold face behind him...

The moment he saw her, all of Xiao Feng's thoughts stopped instantly, and he was even stunned for a few seconds.

"Haha..." He revealed an embarrassed smile and asked, "Ling'er, how long have I been asleep?"

"Two days..." she replied in a cold tone.

Hearing this cold tone, Xiao Feng suddenly didn't know how to respond. He had really forgotten about this situation...

Seeing Xiao Ling'er slowly approaching, he gently turned his head away and subconsciously closed his eyes... Just when he was ready to be lectured.

She suddenly hugged Xiao Feng, with a hint of crying in her soft voice, "Feng'er, I was really worried these past few days... so worried..."

"Promise me, don't do this again... okay?"

Xiao Feng's carefully prepared words instantly became impossible to say after hearing her "plea."

He thought Xiao Ling'er would ask him why he did this...

He was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hands and gently embraced her, softly saying, "Okay, I promise you, I will take good care of my body..."

Before Xiao Feng could revel in her intoxicating scent, he was gently pushed away by her.

He looked at Xiao Ling'er with a slightly bewildered expression and saw her delicate hand placed on his robe, tidying up the messy clothes from just waking up.

She softly said, "Why didn't you keep her? When she said goodbye to me, I could clearly feel that she... had... reluctance towards you."

"We are not from the same world yet. What would be the point of keeping her?" Xiao Feng said melancholically, "She was being hunted down by the Wind Cloud Empire's royal family. Anyone who is hunted down by the royal family and still manages to escape..."

Even if she used the Voidstone, her strength must not be underestimated."

Xiao Ling'er: "..."

"Moreover, her level must be far beyond what I can currently reach. It's better to part ways now, for the good of both of us."

"By the way, Ling'er, why is it so lively outside all of a sudden?" Xiao Feng wisely seized the opportunity to change the subject.

He had already sensed that today was unusual. The usually deserted streets were filled with people, as if they were welcoming someone...

Hearing this, Xiao Ling'er revealed a smile and leaned close to Xiao Feng's ear, slowly saying, "Guess what the reason is?"

"It's Qi ~ Qingyun, she's back, you know."

Xiao Feng: "..."