Zheng Dan couldn't hold herself back and gave Liu Ning’s breast a squeeze.
Wow! Mine aren’t that small either, but this woman is actually so impressive. Maybe only Manman can win against her.
The unconscious Liu Ning seemed to have sensed something. Maybe it was because of the pain of her injuries, or because of their movements, but she couldn't help but groan.
The two women shivered, their faces turning red.
“Look at this woman moan. No wonder Ah Zu was bewitched by her.” Zheng Dan scowled. She took a dab of ointment and threw it right onto the empress dowager's body.
Sang Qien was a bit dejected too. She was now wondering if maybe she was a bit too bashful when she was with Ah Zu, as she didn’t even dare to loudly speak her real feelings. And yet each time, the more she acted like that, the more Ah Zu seemed to go on the offensive, forcing her to speak up.
Maybe that’s what he likes?
...
The mood in the room was a bit heavy. The two of them silently applied the medicine and patched up her wounds. But as they saw just how many injuries Liu Ning had suffered, the two women’s hostility also gradually lessened.
“Just how many battles did she have to fight in order to receive so many injuries?” Sang Qien wondered worriedly.
“Exactly! She’s a grandmaster, you know? And yet she was still injured this badly. If it were the two of us, we might’ve already died eight hundred times over,” Zheng Dan said, starting to feel a bit of admiration.
If the rebel army dared to go against the empress dowager, they had definitely prepared a powerful cultivator of the same level, and they would even have needed a numbers advantage. Even after all of that, this woman had still been able to escape from a situation of inevitable death like that. As expected of one of Ah Zu’s women!
Hm? What is this mysterious sense of pride I’m suddenly feeling?
The two of them had already finished patching up her injuries, but they knew that the most important wound was still the one around her waist. Half of Liu Ning's body was already covered in a layer of ice, and that was most likely due to the effects of some sinister palm force.
The two women both used their ki. One of them took Liu Ning's hand, while the other sent ki into Liu Ning’s body. The two women’s aptitudes were genius-class among their peers to begin with. Furthermore, Zu An had used a secret method to clear up their meridians and even used spiritual medicines to improve their aptitude. The two of them had even secretly competed against each other, so their cultivation speeds had improved tremendously.
Roughly two hours later, they both broke out into a shiver. They let go of Liu Ning’s hand.
“I can’t do this anymore! It’s way too cold,” Zheng Dan hugged her arms and said in a shaking voice. The cold poison in Liu Ning's body was too strong, and the cultivation of the one who had used it was extremely high. Even though their own cultivation ranks weren’t low, they were still too young and had only had their aptitudes raised not too long ago. The difference was still too great.
“I can’t take it anymore either.” Sang Qien’s teeth were chattering. “But we’ve already helped her remove some of the cold poison, and we’ll help her dispel a bit each day. The rest will be up to her.”
“I guess you’re right. Hmph, how could a glorious grandmaster be so useless?” Zheng Dan muttered as she felt a cold wave surge through her body. She quickly spread her arms and hugged Sang Qien. “Qienqien, please stay with me. I feel so cold.”
“Me too,” Sang Qien said. She and Zheng Dan usually hugged each other when they slept together. They had still been pretty embarrassed at first, but now, they instinctively held each other tightly, borrowing each other for warmth.
The two of them thought of something. They took out the Yin Yang Swords Zu An had given them and pressed them together. They borrowed the yin and yang force to remove the cold from their bodies. An hour later, the two of them opened their eyes. They felt that a lot of the coldness had disappeared, and they no longer felt as if they were in a frozen cellar like before.
Just then, their internal energies flowed naturally between each other. On top of that, with the harmonizing of yin and yang energy, the way they looked at each other now was much more intimate. For some reason, a trace of redness appeared on their faces. They looked into each other's eyes, and they unknowingly moved their faces closer and closer.
Right when their lips were about to touch, Sang Hong suddenly knocked on the door and called out, “Qienqien, how are things looking down there?”
The two women felt as if they had been pricked by a needle. They instantly separated in alarm. Sang Qien replied in a bit of panic, “Noth... Nothing happened. We were helping the empress dowager with her injuries. Her other injuries are fine, but the cold poison inside her body is really strong.”
“You have to be careful too. Don’t force it!” Sang Hong hurriedly warned her.
“Okay,” Sang Qien replied quietly.
“I’ll wait for you guys outside,” Sang Hong said, his footsteps receding into the distance.
Only now did the two women look at each other again. They saw each other's necks become red. When they thought of what had just happened, they both looked at the Yin Yang Swords in their hands, then threw them away.
“What kind of stupid swords are these? They actually have such an effect,” Zheng Dan said angrily.
“Yeah, these swords are really weird.” Sang Qien’s face also reddened.
“That guy Ah Zu, really! Even the weapons he gave us are indecent just like him!” The two women quickly began to denounce Zu An.
...
Meanwhile, Bi Linglong was reading through the memorial to the emperor when she suddenly heard the activity in the palace. She couldn't help but frown, asking, “Momo, what happened outside?”
Rong Mo quickly ran in, saying, “There seems to be a fire by Cloud Dragon Gate. I wonder if there are assassins.”
“Assassins? What assassins would be that audacious?” Bi Linglong’s beautiful brows furrowed as she instructed, “Continue to look into it.”
“Understood!” Rong Mo quickly ran out.
Normally, even if there were assassins, Bi Linglong didn’t need to worry too much because of the strict security around her. But for some reason, she just felt a bit uneasy and could no longer continue her work. She got up and walked outside. As soon as she walked through the entrance and looked toward Cloud Dragon Palace, she felt some terrifying blast waves coming from another direction.
Bi Linglong looked in that direction and was horrified, murmuring, “That’s the direction of the empress dowager’s palace!”
Shockwaves that intense could only be from a battle at the grandmaster level. Sure enough, under the moonlight, she saw a dancing figure with long hair. She immediately realized who it was.
“Devil Sect Master Yun Jianyue!”
The impression Yun Jianyue had left her with back when she invaded the palace was too deep. Unfortunately, Zhao Han was no longer in the palace to stop her. Furthermore, Zu An wasn’t in the palace either.
Even though Bi Linglong normally always argued with the empress dowager, if the honorable empress dowager was assassinated by the Devil Sect Master, the entire empire would lose too much dignity. She picked up her weapon and said, “Men, send messages to the palace armies to strictly defend their stations. Furthermore, send some people to assist the empress dowager’s palace!”
“Understood!” Her subordinates quickly ran out to pass on the message. However, as soon as they reached the exit, they quickly backed up step by step.