Moonlit Heart-to-Heart Talk.
The breeze was gentle, and the moonlight enchanting.
On the rooftop beneath the moon, the two sat shoulder to shoulder. Jian Ruohan rested her head against Lin Bai's shoulder.
Lin Bai's expression was gentle and relaxed, as though he was savoring this moment of peace.
Jian Ruohan lowered her guard and shed her icy demeanor. A blissful smile, like that of a little girl, appeared at the corners of her lips.
"Is the poison in your body really incurable?"
"It seems to have fused with my martial soul and evolved into an entirely new substance. The poison isn't fatal to me anymore. Instead, it enhances my strength. But the price is... I have to remain in this neither-human-nor-ghost state forever."
The poison in Jian Ruohan's body had originally been the Ice Jade Poison of Zhao Yue's venomous beast, White Snake.
Back then, during the battle against the Five Venoms Sect in Eastern Lands, Jian Ruohan had been poisoned while saving Lin Bai's Third Uncle.
Later, the poison had entered her marrow, leaving her with little time to live.
Yet, for some unknown reason, the Ice Jade Poison had not taken Jian Ruohan's life. It seemed that at the final critical moment, Jian Ruohan's martial soul had saved her.
Afterward, the Ice Jade Poison had been absorbed and fused into her martial soul, giving rise to a unique power within Jian Ruohan's body.
That was also why Jian Ruohan could freeze everything for thousands of miles in an instant whenever she lost her temper.
Lin Bai put an arm around Jian Ruohan's shoulders. With a surge of spiritual power, he entered her body to sense her condition.
Jian Ruohan knew that Lin Bai was examining her condition. She did not stop him and relaxed her mind.
Lin Bai's