Saving A Life

"Master Ning, then…then what do we do now?" Yu Yan was on the verge of tears.

Naturally, Yu Ningsheng did not expect Ning Xiaochuan to save her. After all, even a Martial Supreme like the previous Marquis Jiange had succumbed to the poison of the Evil Dragon so there was no way a Great Heart-nourishing Master could save her!

This could be her destiny!

Ning Xioachuan wrapped the Evil Dragon Scale in a piece of cloth before saying, "The poison hasn't penetrated the heart yet so she can still be saved. We need to replace her blood!

"Can still be saved?"

"Replace her blood?"

Yu Ningsheng was confused because she never knew that human blood could be replaced.

Replacing blood was an extremely risky surgery so it was difficult for Ning Xiaochuan to explain to them. Besides, he did not currently have the time to do so either.

Ning Xiaochuan hurriedly carried Yu Ningsheng into the Green Deerhorse carriage before they all quickly left.

Not too long after their departure, a dark shadow rushed over towards where they had just been to look at Hei Lin, who was encased in ice. The dark shadow then located the bodies of two more black-armored warriors within the forest.

"They're all dead. I must quickly return to report this to the Fourth Master." The black shadow felt a chill run down its spine as it cleared the five bodies away before returning to Marquis Jiange's Residence.

At Marquis Jiange's Residence.

"Bang!"

Ning Qianwu shattered the black table before him to pieces with a single hand, the Qi around his palm rippling the air as pieces of wood fell to the ground. "Useless, all useless, five men of sacrifice were annihilated by an invalid who can't even catch a chicken."

Ning Qianwu's body shuddered as his eyes burned with anger.

A man of sacrifice in black armor knelt before him a distance away, completely overwhelmed by the pressure Ning Qianwu's Combat Qi was giving off. This man felt extreme fear towards the Fourth Master of Marquis Jiange's Residence and he respectfully said, "Hei Lin was struck by Sword Qi before he was frozen to death. The other four died because of the Bloodthirsty Devil Technique so they're all withered corpses." After a brief pause, he continued, "They died in similar ways to Master Han and the two servants."

Ning Qianwu took a deep breath to calm his anger before he said, "If I say this wasn't done by the Bloodthirsty Devil Sect, that it wasn't done by the Bloodthirsty Devil Sect."

He paused before narrowing his eyes. "Could it be someone is going specifically against me with this Devil Technique?"

"From the looks of the tracks left behind by the carriage, they're headed towards Begonia Manor. Should this humble servant get someone to take back the gold-grained rosewood so that we can kill that useless invalid?" As the black-armored warrior spoke, his eyes glazed over murderously.

Ning Qianwu shook his head and said, "We'll be too late! Once Sicken Ning arrives at Begonia Manor, we can't touch him. However, he's nothing more than an invalid with half a year left in him, so he can't cause any more trouble. If we're to forcibly act against him, the old man will never let the matter rest. We need to find out the identity of this mysterious master that knows the Bloodthirsty Devil Technique who's going against me! I'm handing this investigation to you!"

"I understand!" The black-armored warrior then took his leave.

…

Ning Xiaochuan brandished his whip atop the Green Deerhorse carriage as he sped towards Begonia Manor!

"Master, someone in the Residence wants to kill you so why are we headed towards Begonia Manor?" asked Yu Yan in confusion.

Ning Xiaochuan replied, "Going to Begonia Manor now is the only way to ensure we live. Since somebody from Marquis Jiange's Residence wants to kill me, why do you think they didn't kill me at Begonia Manor but instead decided to hide their identity and kill me halfway through the journey there?"

"Why is that?"

Ning Xiaochuan replied, "Because everyone knows that Begonia Manor is Marquis Jiange's Residence property. Other than someone from the Residence, who else in the Imperial City would dare to break into Begonia Manor to kill somebody? Therefore, if I were to die in Begonia Manor, the Old Marquis would definitely know I was done in by someone of the Residence. A lot of people would be implicated if a thorough investigation were to begin because of that. My opponent isn't that stupid!"

Yu Ningsheng sat inside the carriage, leaning against its side as she used her Combat Qi to suppress the injury. Her eyes, which were more beautiful than the moon, lifted as her impression of Ning Xiaochuan improved as well. She said, "I never expected your mind to be so meticulous. It seems that everyone underestimated the invalid from Marquis Jiange's Residence. You don't think like a sixteen-year-old teenager at all. Cough cough!"

Yu Ningsheng pressed a hand as fair as snow against her chest but fresh blood flowed endlessly. It spilled onto the wooden floor of the carriage and the poisonous blood corroded the wood.

Ning Xiaochuan brandished his whip even more hurriedly. Soon, Begonia Manor came into view and he sped towards it.

Within the manor, servants rushed over to greet them. More than a hundred people had shown up, including the housekeepers, the maidservants, and the guards.

"I want a quiet room, a jug of wine, needles, and silk thread immediately! Wait, it's best to prepare a basin of hot water as well." Ning Xiaochuan quickly carried Yu Ningsheng off the Green Deerhorse Carriage. Under the escort of an old butler, he was quickly led to a wide room where he set Yu Ningsheng upon a purple jade bed.

Begonia Manor fell into chaos immediately; some people rushed to get the alcohol, some went searching for needles, some went to retrieve silk thread, and some went to boil water.

Nobody knew why Ning Xiaochuan needed these things though.

Back at Marquis Jiange's Residence, Ning Xiaochuan was known as the invalid Sicken Ning.

However, at Begonia Manor, Ning Xiaochuan was Proprietor Ning so these servants, that have sold their bodies to Marquis Jiange's Residence, had to obey his orders no matter what.

After all, people naturally had different statuses in different places.

Ning Xiaochuan sterilized the needles with the alcohol before passing the silk thread through them. He then swiftly undid Yu Ningsheng's clothes once more.

"What are you trying to do?"

Yu Ningsheng obviously would not let Ning Xiaochuan undress her so easily. However, she was quite weak now since the poison from the Evil Dragon Scale was slowly making its way into her Combat Atrium.

If Ning Xiaochuan were to force her right now, she would have no strength to resist him.

However, Ning Xiaochuan retracted his hands and calmly explained, "Your wound has been infected by the poison of the Evil Dragon and your Combat Qi won't be able to close the wound or stop the blood anymore. All that can be done now is to stitch up your wound or you'll very quickly die of blood loss."

Yu Ningsheng had already lost a lot of blood and her white robe was completely red with blood. She looked extremely haggard, like a white orchid that had been ravaged by the elements.

To a martial artist, small wounds only needed to be bandaged to stop the blood.

If it were large wounds from sabers or swords, Combat Qi would first be used to stop the blood before it would be accumulated to close the wound.

Besides that, any common poison would be no threat to a martial arts expert with the Divine Body Realm since their blood would be able to easily dispel of the poison.

However, Yu Ningsheng had been attacked by an "Evil Dragon Scale" and an Evil Dragon's poison is extremely strong. It had completely inhibited the flow of her Combat Qi, which meant she could not close her wound by herself. All she could do was watch herself bleed to death.

Yu Yan stood to the side, tugging at her fingers urgently as she wondered, "Using a needle and thread to close the wound, is that...possible?"

Yu Ningsheng had also never seen people close wounds with needle and thread before. However, after she noticed Ning Xiaochuan's calm gaze, an inexplicable faith in him bloomed in her. Yu Ningsheng bit down lightly on her lips before she closed her eyes and said, "I'll believe you this once!"

Ning Xiaochuan went closer to her before removing the innerwear that clung to her body.

Ning Xiaochuan snuck a glance at her face and although she had a veil covering it, he could tell that she was definitely an otherworldly beauty capable of causing the downfall of a city or a state.

If he were to remove her veil, her devastating beauty would definitely cause all the men under the sky to go crazy for her.

After a moment's hesitation, Ning Xiaochuan collected himself and quickly began stitching the wound.

He did not even need to use any anesthetic since the Evil Dragon's poison had completely numbed her chest.

Soon, Ning Xiaochuan had fully sealed the wound and the blood finally stopped.

"Is it done now?" Yu Yan heaved a long breath, her hands damp with sweat. It was like she was even more nervous than Ning Xiaochuan and Yu Ningsheng.

Ning Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "The Evil Dragon's poison has already entered her bloodstream. With her Cultivation, she definitely won't be able to dispel the poison. Once it enters her Combat Atrium, her Martial Art Cultivation will completely disappear and her body will become a puddle of pus and blood."

"Master Ning, you must save Young Miss. I beg of you." Yu Yan immediately knelt in front of Ning Xiaochuan.

Yu Ningsheng weakly opened her eyes and lightly said, "Didn't you mention replacing her blood?"

Ning Xiaochuan nodded his head and replied, "Replacing blood is an extremely high-risk procedure since our bodies will naturally repel blood from an external source. Without the existence of special medicine, there's a high possibility you'll die if your body repels the blood too strongly. Are you sure you want to risk it?"

"Do I have any other choice?" Yu Ningsheng smiled faintly, her beautiful black eyes glimmering like the stars in the night sky, not at all showing a fear of death.

Ning Xiaochuan stared into her eyes and realized that he had never seen any woman with eyes as beautiful as hers. He then said, "Let's begin!"

Yu Ningsheng had "Yin Attribute" blood vessels so she could only exchange blood with people of "Yin Attribute" or "Hybrid Attribute" blood vessels. Fortunately, Ning Xiaochuan had "Hybrid Attribute" blood vessels.

Although the risk in replacing blood was high, the martial artists of this world had extremely strong bodies. This was especially so for martial artists that had achieved the Divine Body Realm since their physical bodies were already free from the physical realm, which made them strong enough to bear the risk of changing blood.

Half of Ning Xiaochuan's blood flowed into Yu Ningsheng's body while her poisoned blood drained out of it. The entire procedure took exactly six hours.

Once the final drop of poisoned blood left her body, Yu Ningsheng immediately started circulating her Combat Qi to seal the blood vessels leading to her wound. She then cut off the blood flow from Ning Xiaochuan as well.

Ning Xiaochuan was extremely weak now. Giving someone half of his blood was something he would never be able to imagine in his previous life yet he had achieved this miracle today.

'It definitely has something to do with the Devil Sword in the blood orifice. When I was rapidly losing blood, the Devil Sword released more blood as well, which made up for what I was losing. What exactly is this Devil Sword?'

Ning Xiaochuan had Yu Yan take care of Yu Ningsheng before he took his leave. He entered his own room and sat cross-legged upon the bed before he started studying the Devil Sword.

This was not the first time the Devil Sword had saved his life. Not only could it absorb human blood, but it also went after Blood-increasing Liquid like it had a soul of its own.