Battle Through the Heavens: Rising from Canaan Academy, Section 27

Xiao Yan: "..."

For some reason, he always had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Elsewhere, in a small river beneath the waterfall.

Yun Yun, dressed in plain robes, had her eyes tightly shut and her face pale as she floated quietly atop the clear water.

Washed by the river, her dark hair, adorned with a phoenix hairpin, had become a complete mess. Her clothes were thoroughly soaked, clinging tightly to her smooth, jade-like skin.

Four savage claw marks were clearly visible before her. Without the protection of Dou Qi, bright red blood slowly seeped from the wounds, dyeing the surrounding river water a faint red.

Qin Chen hovered above the water, his arms wrapped around Yun Yun's slender neck and the bend of her knees. A soft, warm, jade-like sensation immediately traveled up his forearms.

"Pah, pah. Saving her comes first."

Shaking the strange thoughts from his mind, Qin Chen flapped the azure wings behind him and swiftly flew toward the valley with Yun Yun in his arms.

Inside a cave in the valley, Qin Chen gently placed Yun Yun onto a stone platform he had prepared beforehand.

Looking at Yun Yun, her delicate brows tightly furrowed and her jade-like body sprawled before him, Qin Chen could not help feeling restless.

"Hah..." He drew in a cold breath, took out several small jade bottles, and examined them for a moment before slowly extending his hands, ready to treat her wounds.

Unexpectedly, before Qin Chen's fingers could touch her delicate, flawless skin, Yun Yun's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened. Coldness and embarrassment flickered within them as she stared intently at him.

Healing Injuries

"Cough, cough..."

Qin Chen showed no panic at all. Instead, he revealed a gentle smile. "Miss, I only wanted to help treat your injuries. I mean no harm."

"The medicine is in the jade bottles on the ground. Since you're awake, you can handle it yourself."

With that, Qin Chen decisively turned around and left without the slightest hesitation, looking every bit like a warmhearted young man.

Feeling that her clothes were still on, Yun Yun let out a sigh of relief. The chill in her clear eyes lessened somewhat. Fortunately, the other party had not done anything improper.

Glancing at the jade bottles nearby, Yun Yun was just about to treat her wounds.

Then...

Yun Yun felt her entire body go numb. Forget tending to her own wounds—even moving a finger was difficult.

"That damned beast! I was actually struck by its sealing technique!" Yun Yun pressed her red lips together and gritted her teeth.

Qin Chen, in the corner, remained unhurried. He knew that Yun Yun had no power to break the seal right now, and in the end, she would surely have to ask him for help.

Sure enough, after struggling fruitlessly for a while, Yun Yun could only give up on saving herself and turn her gaze back toward Qin Chen.

He had his back to her at the moment, and she had no idea what he was doing. Yet precisely because of this, Yun Yun's impression of him improved considerably.

"Young master, please help me apply the medicine instead." Yun Yun parted her rosy lips, her voice sweet and pleasant.

"Me? All right."

Qin Chen slowly turned around, his gaze falling upon Yun Yun's pale yet still beautiful face. Then he said seriously, "But let's make this clear first. I'm saving someone here, and in my eyes, there's no distinction between men and women. You can't settle the score with me afterward."

Hearing this, Yun Yun shook her head helplessly and softened her voice. "Don't worry. I'm not an unreasonable person. As long as you don't make any unnecessary moves, I naturally won't make things difficult for you later."

"All right."

Only after hearing that did Qin Chen step forward.

His gaze swept over the savage wounds. Seemingly recalling something, he took out a thin strip of gauze and wrapped it around his head, blocking part of his vision. Only then did he carefully begin treating Yun Yun's injuries.

Yun Yun had not expected Qin Chen to be so considerate. Her tense body and mind gradually relaxed as well.

His hands constantly came into contact with her delicate skin. Though his thoughts were in turmoil, Qin Chen's expression remained unchanged as he calmly treated Yun Yun's wounds.

I have to hold it in!

He did not want a moment of indulgence to cause discord in his future harem.

Removing her armor, cleaning the wounds, applying medicine, dressing her—he completed everything in one smooth motion!

"All done. The wounds have been treated. Rest here and recover for the next few days." Qin Chen wrapped Yun Yun's soft, fragrant body in a large black robe, removed the gauze from his head, and smiled.

"Thank you." Yun Yun smiled brightly. Though her injuries made her smile somewhat pale, it was still as breathtaking as melting snow and ice.

"No need. It was nothing."

Qin Chen waved his hand and asked with a smile, "May I know your name, miss?"

"Yun... Yun Zhi." Yun Yun's long eyelashes trembled lightly as she smiled and gave a false name.

"My name is Qin Chen. Sister Yun Zhi, I'll go prepare some food first. You have trouble moving, so rest well here."

After saying that, Qin Chen turned and headed out of the cave.

Revealing Yun Yun's identity now would bring him no benefits whatsoever aside from making her wary of him.

Yun Yun watched Qin Chen's disappearing back at the cave entrance. A complicated light flashed through her phoenix eyes before she finally let out a long sigh. "After cultivating alone for so many years, I never expected that today..."

Though she maintained a calm exterior, the turmoil in her heart had still not completely settled.

She knew she should not develop too many feelings for a man she had only met by chance, yet the image of Qin Chen treating her injuries lingered in her mind and refused to fade.

The sky gradually darkened, and the light outside the cave was completely swallowed by dusk. The magical beasts in the mountains also began growing active, their low roars rising and falling through the forest.

Just as Yun Yun was becoming increasingly worried, Qin Chen finally appeared at the cave entrance.

He took several plump fish and some firewood from his storage ring, then began busying himself.

"How are you? Feeling better?" Qin Chen asked as he worked.

After resting for some time, Yun Yun could now move about simply.

She pulled her black robe closer around herself, then walked over to Qin Chen on her long, fair legs and said softly, "The external injuries aren't much of a problem, but the sealing technique on my body will indeed take at least several days to break."

"Then hide here for the time being. I've already dealt with the area around us. No magical beasts will break in." Qin Chen turned the wooden skewer in his hand, glanced at Yun Yun, and spoke calmly.

Sitting on a smooth bluestone beside Qin Chen, her snow-white jade legs hanging down, Yun Yun laughed softly. "You're quite bold. You're only a mere Da Dou Shi, yet you dared enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range alone."

Even at her peak, it would have been as difficult as ascending to the heavens for Yun Yun to see through Qin Chen's true cultivation. Much less now, when her Dou Qi was sealed.

"Can't be helped. Some precious things only appear in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, after all." Qin Chen answered vaguely.

Yun Yun raised her delicate brows and studied Qin Chen for a moment. Then, recalling the jade bottles from earlier, a knowing expression appeared on her pretty face. "You came looking for medicinal herbs, didn't you?"

Qin Chen smiled faintly but said nothing.

After all, Yun Yun's guess was not wrong. He really did want to try his luck and see whether he could find some precious medicinal herbs in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Seeing this, Yun Yun assumed she had guessed correctly and continued, "Since you came here in search of medicinal herbs, you must be an alchemist, right?"

"I am indeed an alchemist. I can refine some simple pills." Qin Chen handed Yun Yun a grilled fish, golden and crispy, and nodded with a smile.

Only when the subject turned to alchemy did Qin Chen "remember" that his storage ring contained quite a few healing pills. He had merely "forgotten" about them for the moment earlier.

"One of my friends is an alchemist. If you're willing, once matters here are resolved, I can introduce you to him." Yun Yun tore off a small piece of fish with her pearly teeth. Her oil-stained red lips moved as she spoke softly.

"Oh? And who does Sister Yun intend to introduce me to?" Qin Chen took a bite of fish, knowingly asking the question.

Yun Yun's eyes shimmered as she replied with a hint of a smile, "He is the number one alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire, the Pill King, Gu He!"

Yet the surprise Yun Yun had imagined did not appear on Qin Chen's face. Instead, he shook his head. "Thank you for the kind offer, but forget it. The person who taught me is several times more capable than this Pill King."

Yun Yun clearly wanted to repay the favor this way, but Qin Chen's response was... No chance!

Without her help, would not the series of plans he had carefully arranged all come to nothing?

What a strange person.

Yun Yun muttered inwardly. She clearly wanted to save him several years of struggle, yet this fellow did not appreciate it in the slightest.

The Seal Is Broken

"Sister Yun, once the seal is broken, are you still going to seek out the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?" Qin Chen asked just as Yun Yun's thoughts began to wander.

"Yes, I need Purple Spirit Crystal." Yun Yun exhaled softly and murmured.

Yun Yun did not find it strange that Qin Chen knew about this. After all, the commotion from her battle had been too great, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was not some obscure magical beast. Many books recorded its existence.

"That Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is extremely powerful. I'm afraid you'll have a hard time obtaining Purple Spirit Crystal on your own. Why not let me help you?"

Qin Chen glanced at the wounds hidden beneath Yun Yun's black robe and chuckled. "As it happens, I'm also quite interested in that Purple Spirit Crystal."

"This... all right." Yun Yun hesitated for a moment before ultimately nodding.

Qin Chen was right. Even if they fought again, she was confident she would not lose to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. However, obtaining Purple Spirit Crystal would still be exceedingly difficult.

Then, recalling Qin Chen's seemingly casual glance earlier, an inexplicable light flashed deep within Yun Yun's phoenix eyes.

After a while, Qin Chen finished his grilled fish, greeted Yun Yun, took an alchemy notebook from his storage ring, and began studying it carefully.

"What a strange fellow." Yun Yun shook her head helplessly.

After simply cleaning the grease from her hands, she found a spot in the cave and sat cross-legged. Mobilizing the Dou Qi in her body, she began dissolving the seal planted by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Because Yun Yun was here, and Qin Chen was no longer refining pills, Xiao Yan did not come to make a nuisance of himself.

After coming once to confirm the situation, he never returned. He continued cultivating by his section of the waterfall.

Regrettably, over the past few days, Qin Chen and Yun Yun had made none of the substantial progress that Xiao Yan had made in the original story. But there was nothing to be done about that.

Qin Chen was not Xiao Yan. He did not possess that kind of "fortuitous" luck, and beautiful women would not line up to throw themselves at him.

As for situations where Xiao Yan was on the verge of death and only a beautiful woman could save him, or where a beautiful woman was dying and only Xiao Yan could save her, there was even less chance that he would encounter them.

Besides, he did not want himself or anyone close to him to end up so weak that they could not even move.

Were you asking why he did not use drugs with special effects?

Heh. Not only did he disdain using such methods, but even if he did, they might very well backfire.

In the original story, it was one thing for Xiao Yan to refine strange drugs. But if you placed one in front of a woman you had never met before, was that not obviously ill-intentioned?

After the two of them accidentally took it, Xiao Yan even had the gall to accuse her first, asking, "Who told you that was seasoning for grilled fish?"

When Yun Yun scolded him, that brat even acted aggrieved. It was only because Yun Yun had been made stupid in the original story that she did not pursue the matter to the end.

Otherwise, if it had been any normal woman who learned that Xiao Yan had dared place such a drug in front of her, just watch her chop that brat alive.

Although Qin Chen had not used such romantic incidents to further deepen his relationship with Yun Yun, he did not think it was a big problem. Things had already gone far enough; they could slowly cultivate their relationship in the future.

One evening several days later, Qin Chen and Yun Yun were eating in the cave as usual.