Chapter 441: Moved!

Li'er's head throbbed with pain as she held it, enduring the agony, but her delicate body trembled incessantly.

This sight startled Xiao Ruyan greatly.

In her eyes, Li'er was nearly invincible, even able to toy with the Wind Emperor, so how could she have a headache?

“Mm…”

Just then, Ye Yuan beside her murmured in his sleep, also frowning deeply, appearing very pained.

“Ye… Master, are… are you alright?”

With both of them like this, Xiao Ruyan completely lost her composure, unsure of what to do.

Ye Yuan opened his eyes with difficulty, finding the surroundings both unfamiliar and familiar.

“I… I’m not dead yet?” Ye Yuan said weakly.

This time was probably the worst injury he had suffered since his rebirth.

Before, no matter how severe the injury, taking a pill would restore him to full health within two days.

But this time, if not for Li'er protecting his heart meridian, Ye Yuan would have long since died.

“Not… not dead! Master, you’re so powerful, how could you die?” Xiao Ruyan sobbed softly.

“It’s… it’s Ruyan. Hmm? Who… who is she?”

Ye Yuan suddenly noticed Li'er, who looked pained, and asked weakly.

“Ah? Master, you don’t even know this senior?”

Xiao Ruyan had thought the two must be close friends, but Ye Yuan didn’t recognize her at all, leaving her utterly confused.

“Mm…”

At that moment, Li'er let out a painful moan and collapsed.

“Ah! Senior!”

Xiao Ruyan was startled and quickly caught Li'er, laying her flat on the ground.

“Ma… Master, what should I do now?” Xiao Ruyan, completely at a loss, asked Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan said weakly, “No… no way. My primal energy is completely scattered; I can’t muster any strength. The… the outline of this woman looks somewhat familiar?”

“Master, do you really not know this senior?” Xiao Ruyan asked suspiciously.

“Not… not knowing means not knowing. Why would I lie to you?” Ye Yuan said helplessly.

From Ye Yuan’s angle, he could clearly see Li'er’s appearance.

This perfect face would make any man feel reluctant to profane it. Even though Ye Yuan was severely injured, he felt a flutter of the heart. But he was certain this was the first time he had seen this face.

“But… but this senior saved you from the Wind Emperor. How could you not know her?” Xiao Ruyan wondered.

Now it was Ye Yuan’s turn to be surprised: “So… it was she who saved me…”

“Yes! Senior is incredibly powerful; even the Wind Emperor was no match for her!”

Xiao Ruyan recounted what happened after Ye Yuan fainted, and Ye Yuan was greatly astonished.

“Eye technique? Could it be…” Ye Yuan frowned.

“What eye technique?” Xiao Ruyan was taken aback.

“Nothing, I just thought of someone, but…”

Ye Yuan was thinking of Li'er, but the difference in their appearances was too great.

With not a trace of primal energy in his body, Ye Yuan couldn’t sense Li'er’s condition, so he wasn’t sure.

But from Xiao Ruyan’s description, it was definitely an eye technique.

And among the people Ye Yuan knew, only this Li'er possessed the Moonlight Heavenly Eye constitution.

But the problem was, Li'er was only at the Crystal Condensation stage. Could it be that Li'er had deliberately concealed her strength?

If Li'er could even toy with Zhao Tianyin, hiding her strength from him was nothing remarkable.

Moreover, the outline of this woman was very similar to Li'er. Could they be the same person?

“Master, what should I do now?” Xiao Ruyan felt she should do something.

“There are healing pills in my storage ring, but I can’t use any primal energy right now. Help me take them out!” Ye Yuan said.

“Alright!” Xiao Ruyan agreed.

Every martial artist has a special way to open their storage ring. As long as Ye Yuan told her the method, she could open it quickly.

Following Ye Yuan’s instructions, Xiao Ruyan found the Qingxuan Heart-Nourishing Pill and gave one to Ye Yuan.

This time, Ye Yuan’s injuries were too severe. Even after taking the Qingxuan Heart-Nourishing Pill, his recovery was still very slow.

Half a day later, Ye Yuan finally regained some strength and could barely stand up.

He struggled over to Li'er and felt her pulse.

He couldn’t just leave his savior unconscious.

But upon checking her pulse, Ye Yuan was shocked: this incredibly beautiful woman was actually the ugly woman Li'er he had saved earlier!

This left Ye Yuan somewhat bewildered.

Looking at it this way, his rescue had been entirely unnecessary.

Given the strength Li'er had displayed, wiping out that group would have been too easy.

Ye Yuan suddenly recalled various events in the Yonghua Palace, and now it seemed that Li'er had been secretly protecting him!

Ye Yuan suddenly felt he had been foolish; the spatial intent of transferring attacks was one of the Moonlight Heavenly Eye’s abilities, wasn’t it?

But the situation had been complicated then, and he hadn’t thought deeply about it.

Now, Ye Yuan’s gratitude toward Li'er was beyond words.

For several months, Li'er had been lurking by his side, helping him in times of danger.

And this time, Li'er had used the Moonlight Heavenly Eye again, causing the two spiritual bodies to tear at her soul even more fiercely, triggering her condition.

Ye Yuan knew this must be the most painful episode for Li'er’s soul!

Zhao Tianyin was no pushover; Li'er using the Moonlight Heavenly Eye to restrain him must have consumed considerable soul power, which only worsened her condition.

Thinking of this, Ye Yuan felt intense self-blame and was deeply moved.

Now it seemed most likely that Li'er had followed him to protect him because he had saved her and diagnosed her condition.

How could this not move Ye Yuan?

“Master, is… is senior alright?” Xiao Ruyan asked worriedly.

Ye Yuan shook his head: “For now, there’s no major problem, but…”

“But what?” Xiao Ruyan wondered.

“Nothing. I do know her, but her current appearance is too different from when I first met her, so I didn’t recognize her,” Ye Yuan said.

“I knew it! How could Master not know senior!”

“Heh, she’s fine for now, but I need to recover my strength quickly to refine something for her. Ruyan, I burned fifty percent of my essence blood in one go, so I’m too weak to refine pills. For the next two days, I’ll guide you, and you’ll refine pills for me to help me recover as soon as possible!” Ye Yuan said.