"Sect Master Chu!"
Jiang Xiaobai reacted swiftly, catching Chu Qingci in his arms before he could fall.
"Sect Master Chu, wake up!"
Jiang Xiaobai called out twice in succession.
Seeing that Chu Qingci's eyes remained tightly shut, Jiang Xiaobai simply scooped him up and began searching for a way out along the riverbank.
But he had barely gone any distance before he felt Chu Qingci trembling slightly in his arms.
"Something's wrong!"
Feeling the chill coming from Chu Qingci's body, Jiang Xiaobai immediately frowned.
Although the valley was a little cool, it was nowhere near cold enough to leave someone like this.
Besides, Chu Qingci was an expert at Ninth-Rank Sect Entry, with a formidable constitution.
Jiang Xiaobai immediately lowered his head to examine him.
He soon noticed a tear in the back of Chu Qingci's clothes, with faint traces of blood seeping through.
"He's hurt?"
Jiang Xiaobai's expression changed as he realized what must have happened.
When they fell from the cliff, Chu Qingci must have been cut by a rock on the cliff face while protecting him.
Not daring to delay any longer, Jiang Xiaobai carried Chu Qingci around the vicinity and finally discovered a small cave in a recess in the cliff.
Jiang Xiaobai carried Chu Qingci inside, carefully propped him against the stone wall, then examined the wound through the torn fabric.
"Huh? This wound isn't deep. Could it be the poison?"
Jiang Xiaobai looked it over.
Indeed, Chu Qingci's wound was only a shallow cut.
That cut alone could not have left Chu Qingci in such a state.
But Jiang Xiaobai knew nothing about treating poison, so he could only tear strips from his own clothes and give Chu Qingci a simple bandage for now.
Once that was done, Jiang Xiaobai rose and headed outside,