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Her dantian was completely empty, it was filled with cracks that looked like it was made in a long drought time. She had just sat in meditation, when the spirit energy that rushed in like an endless stream nourished the dry land, repairing it bit by bit. But her recovery speed was too slow, and in the end, she still had to use the medicine.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Li Cangmin who had a straight face immediately called for her, "What are you doing out?"

"I'll go find some medicine."

Li Cangmin's cold face was immediately tainted with anger. He used one hand to prop himself up against the wall, enveloping her in his arms. He lowered his head and looked at her, "Don't you have anything you want to ask this duke?"

Murong Ling had no choice but to raise her head and look at him. His handsome and familiar features had lost their protective color of innocence and foolishness. His temperament was exactly the same as Palace Lord Bai who wore a mask.

He did not seem to want to hide it any longer. A cold energy flowed out from his body, and his black eyes were immediately dyed with frost. With such a unique gaze, there was no need to explain the truth.

When he thought about how he had been tricked, Murong Ling's expression did not look good, "You've already expressed what you need to, I have nothing else to ask."

He did not know if it was because he was fearless or for some other reason, but she did not remember the details of the medicine. If it was not for Prince Zhao who made her suspicious, he would have continued hiding it from her.

Murong Ling was also confused. On that day, she had only suspected that if he had not used her spirit energy to injure Prince Zhao's mount, it would have been difficult for her to discover his foothold.

He had purposely revealed his identity to her.

In the instant that she found out about the truth, Murong Ling didn't know how she felt in her heart. In her entire life, she hated being deceived the most, especially when Prince Qin played around with her while pretending to be crazy. Not only did she not have any doubts, she even felt pity for him.

She had already made up her mind. When she went back, she would cut off all ties with the Prince Qin, and if he liked to act, he would go ahead.

It was just that she did not expect the Prince Qin to follow her into the forest, and even saved her.

In a short period of time, her expression changed several times, it was extremely complicated. Li Cangmin couldn't figure out what she was thinking, and couldn't help but lower her head and hold her pale lips.

Murong Ling was stunned, and began to struggle fiercely, but she was currently heavily injured, and was simply not a match for Li Cangmin. It was only when she was out of breath that the other party left reluctantly, his cold eyes tinged with a tinge of water, and his voice was low and hoarse, "Ling'er, I can explain."

The name Ling'er lingered on and on for a long time, with unexplainable emotions. It was like a long sweet string, sweet and sticky, curling up at the bottom of one's heart.

The memories that were locked away deep within her mind suddenly surged in. She remembered the intimate embrace in the carriage, remembered the patience when he operated her martial arts, and remembered the uncontrollable feelings of love …

His heart felt like it was being burned, and Murong Ling's face changed slightly: There's nothing to explain, it's different.

"What do you mean?"

Li Cangmin's expression turned cold, he squinted his eyes and looked at her, then used his spirit energy to push him away, "It means that they will leave each other after leaving."

"Don't even think about it!"

The ice attribute spirit energy was especially active here. In his rage, Li Cangmin activated the ice attribute spirit energy in the air, causing the spirit energy to rage. Murong Ling was caught off guard and immediately felt pain in his lungs, to the point where he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Li Cangmin was shocked, he immediately controlled his anger, and the violent air gradually calmed down. He held the crumbling Murong Ling in his arms, and held her hand to help her remove her muscles and veins.

"What's going on?"

Seven days ago, he followed Murong Ling into the forest and similarly encountered that stretch of dense fog deep within. However, he did not have the Special Ability that Murong Ling could communicate with the plants, so he could only rely on his instincts to advance, and unknowingly arrived at the cold pond at the bottom of the cliff.

The Icy Pond was a natural blessed spot, and there was a natural Ice Essence in the ground. He originally wanted to absorb it to increase his cultivation, but in the end he saw the nine stages of tribulation lightning above him.

He had been sensitive to auras since he was young, and was able to sense that there was an extremely powerful aura on the cliff. Until the divine lightning dispersed, and the aura gradually disappeared, he was more and more uneasy in his heart, feeling that the purpose of Murong Ling's visit was somehow related to that aura.

In the following days, he continuously searched for a way to climb the cliff, but to no avail. It was only seven days later when there was a strange movement on the cliff, when the Thorny Vine suddenly appeared and fell into the cold pond, did he finally find Murong Ling, who had fallen along with him.

Only, he didn't think that her injuries would be this serious. Her meridians were chapped, her dantian was damaged, and the hidden might of heavenly lightning within her body was most likely related to the thunder tribulation from seven days ago.

"I was struck by lightning."

It was only then that she remembered the Ghost Vine that fell into the lake with her. With a shift of her consciousness, she discovered that it had shrunk to the length of a finger.

She had previously wanted to destroy it, but now that it was lying in her mind without any defenses in place, Murong Ling stopped moving.

However, this Ghost Vine still refused to submit to her. She might have to use some other trick in the future, she had to recover her strength as soon as possible.

"My Dantian is damaged, so I need to find some medicine to repair it. To the east of the cold pond is a stalk of Scarlet Vein Grass and Primordial Vermillion Fruit. Help me gather them."

"Alright."

Li Cangmin looked at her deeply, he did not ask her how she knew the location of the Spirit Grass, and immediately headed outside.

"Wait." Murong Ling called out to him, and took a wooden stick to draw on the ground, and pointed it out for him to see.

Li Cangmin lifted his eyes to look at her, and his charming eyes shone with a strange light within the flames. His nature was cold, and ever since he had taken off his disguise, his face had always been cold.

"Don't worry, I will return safely." He pursed his lips, taking out a few wild fruits from who knows where. "Eat some first, then I'll roast some meat for you when I get back."

Murong Ling's gaze could not help but fall on the roasted rabbit. Li Cangmin had also noticed it, its jade-like handsome face flashed a hint of red, and as if nothing had happened, he picked it up, "I want to clean up the trash."

Only after the slender figure had disappeared from the cave, did Murong Ling finally regain her senses. Looking at the scattered fruits and bones, her mouth twitched.