Top Lung Pass

Hearing footsteps, Shi Xuanfei turned her head and saw Dong Xiaojie walking over with steady steps.

"Master," Dong Xiaojie stopped in front of her and respectfully cupped her hands in greeting. Seeing her solemn expression, Shi Xuanfei felt a pang of guilt for no reason.

"So... that person, how is he?" she tried to keep her voice calm and natural.

"Sigh..." Dong Xiaojie sighed before speaking. She walked to Shi Xuanfei's side, lifted her skirt, and sat down on the cold rock.

Habitually, she took out a pack of Lanzhou from her storage bag and skillfully placed one cigarette between her lips. With a "snap," she lit it with a lighter, and wisps of smoke rose, scattering westward in the mountain breeze.

Shi Xuanfei turned her head, watching her second disciple expertly puffing smoke. A flicker of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but reach out towards the storage bag at her waist, wanting to take out a pack to look.

"Ouch! What are you doing~" The back of her hand was lightly slapped. Shi Xuanfei yelped in pain, pouting as she rubbed her reddened hand.

Dong Xiaojie glanced at her helplessly. "How many times have I told you, Master, you can never touch these things!"

"Hmph! What's so great about it..." Shi Xuanfei turned her head away sulkily, muttering under her breath, "I was just curious, I just wanted to see..."

Seeing her Master acting like a petulant little girl, Dong Xiaojie felt both exasperated and amused. She sighed inwardly and finally took out a piece of fruit hard candy from her bag, the kind sold at Yang Ning's shop, and silently offered it to Shi Xuanfei.

Shi Xuanfei's eyes caught the candy offered to her, and her expression instantly changed from annoyance to joy. She took it, quickly tore open the wrapper, and popped the crystal-clear candy into her mouth. She had always loved sweets, and the rich fruit aroma and sweetness instantly melted on her tongue, making her squint in satisfaction as she savored it.

"Master, I'm not trying to lecture you," Dong Xiaojie said, unable to help herself as she watched her. "Boss Yang is, after all, just a mortal. Did you perhaps... go a bit too far this time?"

The joyful expression on Shi Xuanfei's face as she enjoyed the candy froze for a moment.

At that time, she had been both angry and wronged by Yang Ning's words about "loving oneself and loving others," as well as that sentence, "You are pitiful." Her heart was also filled with shame for having her heart exposed.

The subsequent phrase, "a person who doesn't love themselves," had completely broken her defenses. She definitely wasn't someone who didn't love herself, she was just a little... you know~

Anger surged through her, and she directly cast a spell to close the bedroom door, intending to teach Yang Ning a lesson. As she stood up, the light gauze on her body fluttered. It was the same gauze Yang Ning had draped over her before he left.

Loving others more than oneself is actually a manifestation of lacking love. Such people are often touched by the smallest gesture from others. If her previous treatment of Yang Ning was due to her three-hundred-year-old flutter of the heart, then at that moment, the light gauze draped over Shi Xuanfei touched her heart.

When she bit her lip and parted the curtain with her bare feet, she discovered that her Mahayana Stage cultivator's pressure had not been fully controlled and had leaked out a trace... As a result, she had directly knocked out Yang Ning, who was unprepared in the main hall. His face had happened to land on her casually discarded silk socks by the door.

Recalling the scene, Shi Xuanfei stuck out her tongue slightly, a little embarrassed, trying to charm her way out of it. "Xiao Jie Jie~ It's just... I couldn't control myself for a moment..."

Dong Xiaojie immediately raised her hand in a "stop" gesture, her tone serious. "Stop! Your acting cute won't work on me, I've seen it at least eight hundred times, if not a thousand!"

The embarrassment on Shi Xuanfei's face deepened, and her voice lowered. "I... didn't I already give him a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir? He should... be fine, right?"

"Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?!" Dong Xiaojie shot up from her seat, her voice rising several octaves.

Shi Xuanfei was startled by her reaction and nodded blankly. "Yes... yes, the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir. What's wrong?"

"My dear Master!" Dong Xiaojie was speechless. "That Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir is a top-tier benefit that the sect provides annually to the twelve main peak masters, as well as core powerful figures in the Law Enforcement Hall and Mission Hall! The annual output is no more than thirty pills! While I wouldn't dare say it can truly bring the dead back to life or mend broken bones, it's a life-saving divine elixir that can save severely injured individuals, extend their lifespan, and greatly enhance their power!"

"Boss Yang was merely stunned by your pressure. Although you have accumulated quite a few Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs over the years, using such a divine medicine to treat a fainting spell... this... isn't this a bit too much, too overkill!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xuanfei waved her hand dismissively. "Eh~ It's nothing, nothing. It's said that taking one Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir can add fifty years to one's lifespan. He's just a mortal; even if he can't fully refine the medicinal power, extending his life by twenty or thirty years should be no problem. Consider it a small compensation from me. As for the Golden Elixirs, I still have plenty stored away. It's fine to use one."