Chi Yue brought Leng Ningyu into a cave, then quickly set up a barrier to conceal it.
Only after finishing did she breathe a sigh of relief. She slowly lowered Leng Ningyu from her back onto the ground. "Senior Sister, hold on. I'll treat your injuries right away."
Looking at Leng Ningyu's injuries, Chi Yue hurriedly took out a large pile of healing pills.
"It's no use. These pills can't heal injuries inflicted by a Crimson Refinement King Snake," Leng Ningyu said, shaking her head.
"Then how do you feel now?"
"A little hot, I think."
Leng Ningyu frowned as she spoke. It was not particularly painful, but she felt as though a fire were burning inside her.
A primal urge was brewing, as though it might burst out of her body at any moment.
"Hot?"
Chi Yue felt Leng Ningyu's forehead. It was indeed a little hot, and her face was flushed, covered in a fine sheen of cold sweat.
"What's going on? How did Senior Sister end up like this?"
Chi Yue frowned. This was the first time she had ever seen her senior sister in such a state.
"Could it be the Crimson Refinement King Snake's poisonous fire? Damn it."
Chi Yue was frantic with worry, but utterly helpless.
Just then, a terrifying surge of energy came from outside, shaking the entire cave.
Chi Yue's expression changed. The ward she had set up had actually been broken. "Has the Crimson Refinement Princess already tracked us down? No, how could she be so fast?!"
"Leng Ningyu, my poisonous fire doesn't feel very pleasant, does it?"
Sure enough, the Crimson Refinement Princess's voice came from outside the cave.
She had already tracked them down.
Leng Ningyu struggled to prop herself up. "Chi Yue, I'll hold her off. Take the