"Okay."
Li An agreed.
A few disciples then escorted Tan Qingxue into her boudoir.
Zhao Gang gave so instructions, and Jing Ao also advised Li An a few words, then they all left.
Li An walked to Tan Qingxue’s side, examining her closely. On the sickbed, Tan Qingxue’s face was as white as paper, her breathing slow; in just a few days, she had beco much thinner than before.
Li An placed his fingers on Tan Qingxue’s pulse, feeling it carefully.
"Although her body is barely recovering, because of the severe injury and deep poisoning, she has fallen into a deathly coma..."
He murmured.
In fact, he was sowhat hesitant. With his understanding of the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, if he used the power of the Life Seed, there was a good chance he could save Tan Qingxue.
Back then, at the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, even though Tan Qingxue chose not to save Li An when he fell off the cliff, Li An didn’t hold any grudge.
Because at that ti, he deliberately hid himself, distancing from Tan Qingxue.
If it were Tan Qingxue who had fallen off the cliff, he might have made the sa choice.
In recent years, Tan Qingxue had always trusted Li An deeply and was quite generous, but likewise, Li An wasn’t moved or had any fondness.
To Li An, Tan Qingxue was just like Wang Zilin and Zhang Susu from Spirit Plant Mountain in the past.
Just travelers on the path to immortality.
Hence, Li An’s attitude towards them was very simple: unless his absolute safety was guaranteed, he wouldn’t help or save people.
Just like back at Spirit Plant Mountain, Li An was too weak, even Fan Jie posed a life-threatening situation for him, so even if he foresaw Zhang Susu’s fate, he couldn’t interfere.
Now, in saving Tan Qingxue, he only considered whether it would cause trouble for himself.
After thinking for a while, he didn’t make a decision imdiately.
In the following days, Li An lived and cultivated as usual, only hiring a maid to help Tan Qingxue with bathing and such.
anwhile, Li An brought Gu Hong so delicacies and daily necessities for a lady every night, and the two beca increasingly familiar.
That day, Li An received a letter from the sect.
Having been here for many years, Li An occasionally corresponded with Wang Dazhu and Zhao Xian’s Story, but this ti the letter was from Xu Qiuhui.
In the letter, Xu Qiuhui expressed great concern for Tan Qingxue and entrusted Li An to take good care of her.
Moreover, Xu Qiuhui stated that she was already preparing for the Foundation Establishnt, and would personally visit Tan Qingxue once she succeeded.
Additionally, the letter included another high-grade talisman pen, a gift from Xu Qiuhui to Li An.
After reading the letter, Li An pondered for a long ti.
That evening, Li An walked into Tan Qingxue’s room, sat at the bedside, and after a long ti, gently lifted Tan Qingxue, placing his palm on her back.
In the Dantian, the four leaves of the verdant Life Seed trembled slightly, and a wisp of azure green aura flowed through Li An’s palm into Tan Qingxue’s body.
...
Darkness.
Tan Qingxue’s consciousness drifted in a void of darkness; she felt increasingly cold, increasingly cold.
It seed like she could never escape, as if bound by the ropes of death, unable to flee, unable to breathe.
It was as if she was falling endlessly in a bottomless void.
It had been this way for a long ti.
Am I going to die?
This thought echoed repeatedly in her mind.
As death approached clearly, she still had the awareness to contemplate it, and her life flashed continuously through her mind.
Once a girl in the mundane world, chosen by the Profound Yang Sect for her good aptitude, she entered the sect, and with a good talent in the Talisman Dao, she entered the Talisman Hall...
But her life was so monotonous, so simple...
Is a life of cultivating immortality really worth it? To struggle bitterly on the path to immortality, scheming against others and being sched against, who would weep for her when she dies?
What does such cultivation ultimately yield? If she hadn’t entered the Immortal Sect back then, and instead remained in the mundane world, married, had children, and aged, perhaps she might have tasted so joy in life?
As her awareness gradually faded, she began to feel regret.
She also thought of Xu Qiuhui, Sister Xu was very kind and would likely be sad for her.
And... would Li An?
No, he wouldn’t.
He has deep feelings for Sister Xu, only feeling sorrow if sothing happens to Sister Xu, right?
Her consciousness gradually faded, disappeared...
But, at this very mont.
In this cold darkness, she suddenly felt a warm aura, as if it traversed everything, dispelling the cold, enveloping her.
She saw a large green hand coming from who-knows-where, pulling her away from the darkness...
She tried hard to open her eyes, to see clearly...
...
"No..."
On the embroidered bed, Tan Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes, uttering a faint cry.
In the room, the dim candlelight stread into her eyes, and Tan Qingxue felt a bit dazed, this is...
She turned her head and saw Li An, waiting by the bedside.
"You’re awake."
Li An spoke calmly, with a slight smile, "You’ve been in a coma for many days."
Seeing Li An, Tan Qingxue felt inexplicably moved, emotions churning, she threw herself into Li An’s arms, holding him tightly, and burst into tears.
Li An’s body went slightly stiff, but he did not move.
"Junior Brother, I thought I would never see you again..."
Tan Qingxue wept, "I regret it so much, I regret it so much! I’m sorry, I’m sorry. That ti at the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, I didn’t save you because I was looking for Spirit dicine, can you forgive , can you forgive ?"
She lifted her eyes, beautiful eyes filled with tears, pleading.
Li An sighed softly, and said, "Senior Sister, it’s all in the past."
"Take a good rest, I’ll be going now."
He gently removed Tan Qingxue’s hands and then got up and left.
In the dim light, Tan Qingxue watched Li An’s departing figure, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Indeed, you like Sister Xu..."
"But how can I repay such a great favor of saving my life twice?"
...
The next day, Li An invited Zhao Gang over to re-examine Tan Qingxue.
Zhao Gang was amazed to see Tan Qingxue awake, leaving behind many pills and instructed Tan Qingxue to take them on ti before leaving.
"Senior Sister, the dicinal soup is ready, drink it while it’s hot."
Li An brought the decoction in and placed it on the table.
"Thank you, Junior Brother Li..."
Tan Qingxue said gratefully.
"No need to thank , Li An actually did nothing,"
Li An waved his hand and laughed, "It was Senior Brother Jing Ao who brought you back, and it was the shop owner Zhao’s excellent dical skill..."
Tan Qingxue sighed silently in her heart, saying nothing further.
Just like back then, Li An quietly saved her but refused to acknowledge anything.
Could it be that Li An is truly only because of Sister Xu?
She forced herself to write a letter, entrusted soone to send it to Xu Qiuhui, expressing her gratitude to Xu Qiuhui and narrating her current situation, ntioning that Li An saved her.
Three days later, she received a reply.
That day, at dusk, after reading the letter, her face was blushing brightly.
"... Li An has an excellent disposition, since you owe him a life-saving grace twice, why not consider walking the path together? If you could have such a good partner, I would also be at ease."
She pondered over the letter for a long ti.
Then, she stood up, actually tying on an apron, cooked a large table of dishes, and then went to the market, buying two large jars of Spirit Wine.
That night, she invited Li An over for dinner.
The table was lavishly set. Although Tan Qingxue’s cooking skills were lacking, all the ingredients were top-grade spiritual materials, so the aroma was irresistible.
Li An was quite puzzled, but he didn’t say much, and sat down.
"Senior Sister’s cooking is quite good."
"Really good, or just speaking against your conscience?"
"Of course, it’s really good."
"Alright, then I’ll cook every day, and you co to eat every day?"
Li An was a little surprised.
"What, is Junior Brother unwilling?"
Tan Qingxue mustered her courage, her face very red, extrely uneasy.
"That would be too troubling for Senior Sister, it would disturb your cultivation, Li An wouldn’t dare," Li An said.
"What’s so troubleso about it..."
Tan Qingxue smiled faintly, then stood up, poured wine for Li An, "Junior Brother, shall we have a drink?"
...
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