Under the night sky, Spiritual Mountain was shrouded in silence and darkness. Tian Cang and Tai Qiong were like the eyes of the gods, coldly watching over the world from the skies.
At this moment, from within the Eagle Peak Mountain, there were faint cries of agony. In the quiet of the night, these cries made one's hair stand on end, as if they were howling from hell.
If one followed the sound, they would realise it came from Li Chengfeng's wooden hut.
"Quick, the towel is torn!
Go get another one! "Yuehan was sweating profusely as she turned and yelled at Ouyang Nan.
Ouyang Nan was dumbfounded at being ordered around. 'Is she a maid or not?'
Was she really his junior sister?
No matter how unhappy he was, Ouyang Nan did as he was told. Beside him was a blockhead covered in bandages, Su You with his arm in a sling. Tianjun, who was not injured, was also sweating profusely as he had to take care of Xiaobao and Han Tianxing at the same time.
Li Chengfeng, Xiaobao and Han Tianxing were all tightly bound by tree branches and leaves, unable to move. All three of them struggled with all their might, howling like wild beasts. The endless, bone-deep itch was driving them crazy.
Li Chengfeng had already torn four towels. Ouyang Nan rushed back with a helpless expression. "There's no more towels!"
As he spoke, he looked down at his cultivator's robe. The long hem of his robe had been torn into a short skirt. His, Tianjun's, Su You's and blockhead's robes were all in tatters. Even so, Han Tianxing and Xiaobao still managed to tear the 'cloth strips' in their mouths every fifteen minutes.
They didn't dare to stuff a ball of cloth into their mouths, nor did they dare to twist it into strips of cloth to strangle their mouths so that they wouldn't be able to close their jaws. Because under the extreme itch, they would struggle with all their might, opening and closing their mouths and swallowing with their throats. It would be very easy for them to accidentally swallow a ball of cloth into their mouths, or the strangled strips of cloth would cause serious damage to their mouths.
Yuehan did not hesitate to break off a branch. With a swipe of her fingers, she wiped off all the leaves and bark on the branch. Then, she pinched Li Chengfeng's jaw joint and yelled, "Help!"
Ouyang Nan stepped forward and pinched Li Chengfeng's cheeks so that he could not shut his mouth. Yuehan quickly took out the torn towel from Li Chengfeng's mouth and stuffed a piece of wood into it.
But this time, Li Chengfeng was faster than the towel. Yuehan did not even have time to react to Xiaobao. Li Chengfeng's strong teeth bit through the wooden bar with a loud crack.
Yuehan turned back helplessly and stuffed another sturdier piece of wood in, then returned to take care of Xiaobao and Han Tianxing. The two of them spun around like a spinning top. Su You and Blockhead could not help but sigh as they watched.
Su You shook his head and said, "Who would've thought that the three junior brothers' trip to the Marrow Cleansing Pool would cause us to lose a layer of skin as well …"
As soon as he finished, Ouyang Nan turned to roar at him, "Bullsh * t!
The two of you have nothing better to do here. We are the ones who are really busy! "
Su You hurriedly smiled apologetically. "I want to help but … I'm injured, I can only watch from the sidelines …"
Tianjun wiped the sweat from his forehead and glared at him. "Then don't take it for granted!"
Blockhead looked aggrieved. "Senior Brothers, I didn't say anything!"
Ouyang Nan smirked. "Yes, but you didn't do anything either!"
Yuehan pounced in front of Han Tianxing. When she saw his pale face, he was obviously at his limit. She quickly tapped his chest with her finger and a green light flowed into his body.
Ouyang Nan was stunned for a moment. He looked at Yuehan in surprise, a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Yuehan could not care less now. After she used her illusion technique to make Han Tianxing fall into a temporary trance, his complexion visibly improved, slowly turning from green to white.
The intense pain would cause a person's nerves to tense up, causing the body to enter a state of stress and secrete large amounts of adrenaline. Once the adrenaline secretion reached an excessive level, the body would develop adrenaline poisoning. Continuous poisoning would cause the central nervous system to lose control, kidney function to rapidly deteriorate, heart paralysis, blood circulation stagnation and internal organ necrosis. If it was not treated in time, the continuous intense pain could indeed 'kill' a person.
Li Chengfeng and Xiaobao had been practicing martial arts since young, so they had a good foundation. That was why they could withstand it. Especially Li Chengfeng, who had been training since young, his body was far stronger than ordinary cultivators. Not to mention a scholar like Han Tianxing who could not carry anything since he was young.
That was why Han Tianxing was the one who faced the greatest risk throughout the entire process. Including Ouyang Nan and the rest, no one was optimistic that Han Tianxing would be able to withstand such a terrifying process.
However, Yuehan's illusion technique could temporarily numb Han Tianxing's muscles and nerves. It was like a person who was about to die from suffocation could take a breath of relief, a moment of respite from the brink of death.
But just like that, Han Tianxing was constantly on the brink of death, pacing left and right.
After a night of torment, not only did Yuehan, Ouyang Nan and Tianjun collapse from exhaustion, even Su You and Blockhead who were watching from the side could not take it anymore. Both of them sneaked off to the side to take a nap when the sun was about to rise.
Only Yuehan kept her eyes wide open, staring nervously at Li Chengfeng and the rest. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that their bodies were no longer reacting violently.
At this time, it was almost dawn. Yuehan had just relaxed, but suddenly, she was on high alert again. She turned her head to the side, and saw a small firefly flying in front of her, emitting a faint light.
When the little firefly saw that Yuehan had discovered it, it immediately turned around and flew out of the window. Yuehan quickly glanced at Ouyang Nan and Tianjun who were resting at the side. Her figure flashed and disappeared from the room.
After leaving the hut, Yuehan followed the little firefly all the way to a small forest on the side. After walking for about a mile, she saw the little firefly suddenly shatter into countless golden fluorescent lights and quickly disappear. Looking up ahead, she saw Grand Senior Sister floating in the air, her long hair fluttering in the wind and her body emitting a faint golden light. It was obvious that the Yang Spirit had come to see her.
When Grand Senior Sister saw Yuehan, she did not wait for her to speak before disappearing. When Yuehan heard this, her expression changed as if she was struck by lightning.