She had somehow come to his side. Raising her hand, she gently pressed her cool fingertips against his brow, smoothing away the unconscious furrow there.
"Don't rush."
"Heavenly Flames aren't so easy to find. If they could truly be obtained in one stroke, they wouldn't have remained unclaimed for so many years."
Liu Bai froze for a moment, then chuckled.
"You're the one comforting me now."
"Of course."
"We can't let you play the hero alone every time."
Liu Bai looked at her and reached out to pinch her cheek.
It felt soft, carrying a slight chill.
Xiao Yi Xian did not dodge. She merely glared at him, though her cheeks reddened faintly.
"Alright, alright."
Liu Bai withdrew his hand, his tone becoming more relaxed.
"We'll keep looking. We'll find it eventually."
There was one thing he had not said: who besides someone with a Woe Poison Body would want trash like the Nether Poison Flame? Even if they found it, no one would care.
After all, absorbing it into one's body was like planting a bomb inside oneself. Who besides someone with a Woe Poison Body could endure that poison?
So it was very possible that this Heavenly Flame had been discovered long ago, but no one had come to absorb it.
They searched for another three days.
The Amethyst Winged Snake King had already circled above the Nether Poison Swamp for six whole days.
The scene below remained unchanged: an endless gray-green swamp, poisonous mist filling the air, and withered redwood trees.
Qing Lin had gone from being full of energy to lying listlessly on Zi Jing's back, her little face pressed against the cool scales as she muttered weakly.
"Zi Jing, have you smelled the Heavenly Flame... ? Zi Jing, sniff around..."
The Amethyst Winged Snake King