CHAPTER 309: CHAPTER 309: YOU CAME TOO QUICKLY!

"It’s the White Frost Sword!"

Li Tianxing exclaimed, "Retreat!"

He shouted and swiftly vanished into the darkness.

Seeing this, the killers scattered in all directions.

Those who couldn’t dodge in time were eliminated by the flying sword lights.

"Pfft—"

Shen Qinglan felt a sharp pain in her chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The warm energy coursing through her limbs rapidly withdrew, finally gathering back into her Dantian.

Shen Qinglan’s body weakened, and she half-knelt on the ground!

"Qinglan!"

"Miss Shen!"

The voices of Duan Yunfei and Xuan Ming reached her.

Before she could respond, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

"I’m sorry! I’m late!"

Duan Yunfei held her tightly, his voice filled with fear and trembling.

"You came too fast!" Shen Qinglan gasped, fighting the pain, "If you’d been later, I might have been able to kill Li Tianxing!"

"At a time like this, you’re still joking!" Duan Yunfei felt both pained and amused.

Shen Qinglan smiled within his arms, "Can you take me back first? I’m a bit cold!"

"I’ll take you back immediately!" Duan Yunfei lifted her up.

"Qinglan, are you alright?"

Lan Ruo approached with a group, her voice anxious.

"I’m fine!" Shen Qinglan whispered, "What about the others?"

Lan Ruo replied, "They’ve all gone after the enemies!"

Duan Yunfei said, "Miss Lan, I’ll take Qinglan back to check her injuries; the rest is up to your Medicine Sect!"

"Alright!" Lan Ruo nodded, "Qinglan, take good care of yourself; I’ll visit you later!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Qinglan weakly responded and allowed Duan Yunfei to take her away from the scene.

So cold!

Shen Qinglan felt increasingly cold, her eyelids growing heavier, as the night blurred into a void, finally losing consciousness.

When she awoke again, it was daylight, and the sunlight streamed through the paper window, bringing with it the faint and gentle fragrance of wisteria flowers.

"Awake?"

A deep voice came from the side, and Shen Qinglan focused to see Duan Yunfei entering with items.

Before he reached her, the smell of medicinal herbs was already wafting in the room.

"What... happened to me?" she asked, bewildered.

"Last night you lost too much blood and were poisoned, which caused you to faint!"

Duan Yunfei looked at her with the medicinal bowl for a long time, finally sighing lightly, "Foolish girl, why did you go alone?"

The memories of last night gradually returned to her mind, and Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but smile, "I thought there was only one person."

"Do you know you almost scared me to death?" Duan Yunfei freed a hand to flick her forehead, "If it hadn’t been for Elder Mu being there last night, what would I have done?"

Noticing the tremor in his voice, Shen Qinglan hastily whispered her apology, "It won’t happen again!"

"There won’t be a next time!" Duan Yunfei said, "Once was almost too much for me; I can’t handle it again."

He continued, "From now on, I’ll have to watch over you every night!"

Shen Qinglan turned to look at him and asked, "How did you find that place?"

She had been led there by Li Tianxing, but how did Duan Yunfei and the others know?

Duan Yunfei placed the medicine bowl aside, helped her sit up against the headboard, then picked up the bowl again and said, "When I learned Li Tianxing was coming, I discussed with the Medicine Sect, setting Yongning Manor and Medicine Sect people to guard outside the town."