The practice of medicine is actually related to cultivation. After Xue Li's own cultivation has been improved, the use of medical magic has naturally become more handy.
The most obvious of these is the snow-melting technique.
The Snow Melting Technique itself can be seen in shape, so once the level of cultivation is improved, the changes will be particularly prominent.
As the lotus in Xueli's hand became more real and delicate, her whole aura changed as well, and she seemed to become stronger.
Shao Yin still looked at Xue Li with satisfaction, and said happily: "Look at you, your movements with magic have become smoother, and it seems easier. According to this, if you go out to help others heal their injuries, I won't have to watch over you from time to time, and I can rest assured."
"I'm still far from being as good as my aunt. I still have a lot to learn."
Xueli said modestly.
But even so, she was so flattered by her aunt's words that her tail raised up and shook it happily in the air.
Shao Yin was really amazed at Xue Li's progress. She treated Xue Li as both a teacher and a mother, and the feelings between them were quite different. Seeing Xue Li growing up day by day, she felt both proud and emotional, and couldn't help but touch Xue Li's head.
Xueli let her aunt touch her obediently, and her two white ears swayed as a result.
After Shao Yin had touched Xueli's body, she calmed down and began to teach her medical skills.
Xue Li lowered her head and listened attentively, asking questions from time to time.
The master and the disciple interacted with each other in a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
Two hours passed by without me noticing.
After Shao Yin finished giving instructions, Xue Li packed up the needle bag and medicine box, but did not move immediately.
Shao Yin saw that she seemed to have something in mind, paused, and looked at her with eyes ready to listen.
As expected, Xueli mustered up the courage to say, "Aunt, I have something to discuss with you."
"What?"
Shao Yin asked.
Xue Li said: "After the black fog incident is successfully resolved... or after I make sure everyone is safe, I want to go to the mortal world to look for the Xuanri Yan Fruit."
Shao Yin was stunned, and said in confusion: "Why do you suddenly have such an idea? Xuanri Yan Guo, didn't I say that I would find a way to find it for you?"
Xueli was actually a little hesitant when she said this. She had never left the fairyland since she was a child. Even when she went outside to listen to the snow wolf's talk, she only came back after a short while. Her concept of the outside world was all from what Aunt Shaoyin had heard. She always felt that the mortal world was like a hazy illusion, which existed in reality but could not be seen or touched.
As the Snow Wolf told her more and more recently, Xue Li gradually realized that the world outside the Little Fairyland was huge, much bigger than she had imagined. She was young, so it was hard not to be curious.
Xueli said, "I can't explain it clearly, but I have a feeling that I want to know what's going on outside. I know that my aunt will try her best to do what she promised me, but I don't want to just stay in the fairyland and wait for her to come back. If I go out and take a look, maybe I can get some new ideas."
Xue Li's words were a little vague, but Shao Yin was silent for a moment after hearing her words.
She looked at Xueli in front of her. The little fox and little girl in the past had now grown up into a graceful young lady.
Shao Yin was not surprised that this day would come sooner or later.
When she was little, Xueli didn't like her to leave the wonderland for too long. Every time she went out, Xueli would show her worry. When she tried to go out at first, even if she was only away for three or five days, Xueli would follow her reluctantly until she got to the entrance of the wonderland, and then wait for her at the entrance every day until she came back.
At that time, every time Shao Yin returned to the fairyland, she would see a little white ball lying at the entrance. The little fox was lying listlessly at first, but when it saw her coming back, it would immediately jump and jump happily.
Of course, Xueli will always be a child in her eyes. In fact, even now that she has grown into a young girl, Shaoyin still feels that she has not changed much. But watching Xueli grow up day by day, Shaoyin sometimes feels hesitant, wondering if she should try to let Xueli face a bigger world. But thinking of the unpredictable good and evil outside the fairyland, Shaoyin can't help but think that she should wait a little longer.
This wait has lasted until today.
Shao Yin looked at Xue Li's face, which seemed a little childish to her, and asked with pursed lips: "Have you thought it through? Do you really want to go out?"
Sydney actually hasn't made up her mind yet.
It is not an easy decision to leave the home where you have lived since childhood and go to a place you have never seen.
She was worried, and in front of her aunt, Xueli shook her head honestly: "... No, I haven't thought about it yet."
Shao Yin looked at Xue Li's face, which was tangled because of the difficulty in making a decision. She sighed softly, touched her head gently, and said in a soft tone: "It's okay, you take your time to think about it, and come and tell me anytime when you have thought it through, okay?"
"Um."
Shao Yin's kind and gentle tone gave Xue Li an indescribable sense of security. She nodded seriously, thought about it, and suddenly felt like acting coquettish. She went over and hugged her aunt's waist, burying her head in her chest.
Her aunt had a similar herbal scent to hers, and Xueli had always liked it.
Shao Yin gently smoothed Xueli's long hair.
…
However, at this moment, a figure in white appeared above the clouds in the sky outside the fairyland.
He was tall, handsome, and had a temperament like the bright moon in one's arms, but his eyes were extremely empty, and his aloofness was frightening.
His eyes moved slightly left and right for a moment in the cold gaze, as if he was taking in the scene here, and then a ball of black air gradually gathered in his hands.
He did find this place when he was looking for the snow wolf.
At first, he had planned to do as he had done in the past, to knock the man down from the cloud platform and then take him away to a place far away from the Ninth Heaven. However, he did not expect that when he chased the man down from the cloud platform, the Snow Wolf had already disappeared without a trace.
It is impossible for a person to disappear out of thin air. If something goes wrong, there must be a reason.
The man spent some time and tried various methods to investigate, and indeed he found an extremely hidden little fairyland here.
This small fairyland was well hidden and had a very deep protective barrier. With his cultivation, he could only let a small part of the black fog pass through the barrier and enter the fairyland. Although he could detect the environment of the fairyland, his strength in the fairyland was greatly reduced.
However, there are two star-controlling beasts in this fairyland, one of which is a nine-tailed fox. Just for this reason, he would never give up this place.
The moon was about to rise.
Today should be a full moon.
The man waved his sleeves, and the mist immediately sank down along with the clouds.
Wherever the black fog touched, the world was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and faint "crackling" sounds of lightning could be heard from the dark clouds.
The black fog fell into the air, groping in the air like a blind person. Soon, it finally found a crack, passed the most advantageous protection, and drilled in silently.
…
The rainstorm in the fairyland started suddenly at dusk.
When it happened, the little animals in the fairyland watched as the originally huge cloud was suddenly dyed black and turned into a dark cloud, with lightning in the cloud and the rumbling thunder constantly hitting people's eardrums.
Since everyone had prepared in advance, as soon as they saw the sky getting dark, the small animals scattered throughout the forest all rushed towards the cabin. The intelligent ones led the unintelligent ones, the big ones led the small ones. You could often see scenes like a cheetah carrying five or six rabbits chasing for their lives. All of them barely managed to return to the protection area set up by Xue Li and the others before the first lightning struck.
After returning to the cabin, everyone raised their heads and looked up at the terrifyingly gloomy black clouds and the flashing lightning in the sky.
The heavy rain came down with a loud bang.
Zi Lan and Xue Li were originally sitting face to face in the room. He was trying his best to teach Xue Li to speak the common fairy language, because she had not learned much and her speech was a bit babbling.
The moment the clouds turned black, Zi Lan, who was in the house, suddenly sensed the breath that he had noticed several times, and immediately stood up!
Xue Li's sense of smell was not as sensitive as Zi Lan's, but she also sensed something unusual from the sudden darkening of the sky outside the window.
The two of them ran out of the house together.
All kinds of animals are running in a panic towards the protection range of the magic, and the scene outside the house is like a large-scale migration scene.
The animals that have developed intelligence for a long time, such as white deer, rabbits, little monkeys, wild boars, etc., are desperately directing other animals to run to a safe place.
"Snow Li, what should we do?"
Everyone could see that the weather this time was worse than the last thunderstorm, at least the clouds were not so low and the sky was not so dark last time. The white deer and other animals were panicking, and when they saw Xueli coming, the white deer stamped its hooves and asked Xueli for help.
It happened in the blink of an eye. As soon as Bai Lu finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky!
boom!!
It was not known whether it was intentional or unintentional, but this time the fierce thunder obviously did not give them much chance to prepare, and it directly struck the barrier that Xue Li and the others had set up for the wooden house before!
The barrier that should have been transparent and invisible was hit by the powerful lightning and caused it to flicker and fluctuate!
The small animals on the ground immediately made a panicked noise and ran around everywhere. Those who could find shelter immediately went into the houses.
Xue Li has always been afraid of thunder, so she couldn't shrink at this time. Although she still stood straight, her body couldn't help but tremble for a moment.
However, before Xue Li finished shaking, and before she even realized it, the person next to her quickly held her against the chest.
Zi Lan covered her ears.
Zi Lan was still wearing his thick fur robe. Xue Li was buried in the soft fur on his chest. The skin on her face touched the soft fur. The surroundings seemed to become quiet all of a sudden.
Zi Lan leaned down gently and whispered in her ear: "Don't listen, don't be afraid."
Xue Li calmed down strangely. The Snow Wolf's voice seemed gentler than usual. She nodded unconsciously.
Zi Lan saw the girl in his arms gradually calm down, and he also slowly felt relieved. He liked Xueli, but he knew she was afraid of thunder, so he was worried.
But while they were talking, several more bolts of lightning struck down in succession, as if something was attracting this place, and all the lightning struck straight in this direction, hitting their barrier hard.
The three-layer barrier kept flickering under the heavy blow, and cracks soon appeared on the outermost layer.
Zi Lan said in a deep voice: "It's the stuff from before that's coming back."
Since their mother's death, the little tigers seemed to be very sensitive to thunder. While the others were running towards the wooden house and the new house that Aunt Shaoyin had built, only these two little tigers were trying desperately to get out. They rushed to the edge of the barrier together, crouched down, bared their teeth, and made a fierce attacking posture, letting out a childish but desperate growl from their throats, as if they still wanted to rush out of the barrier and fight to the death with the lightning and thunder.
Xue Li grabbed Zi Lan's fur coat and her mind went blank for a moment.
They knew very little about the black fog that Zi Lan talked about. In fact, Xue Li had never seen that thing before. She only heard Zi Lan talk about it. But just looking at the dark scene, Xue Li knew that the current situation was unusual.
The two little tigers have been very docile since they moved, and have never acted like this, as if they had met a blood feuding enemy.
After the wooden house was built into a barrier, raindrops could not enter the protected area, but they roared and screamed desperately at the rain outside the barrier, and their emotions were extremely excited.
Xueli sorted out her thoughts, forced herself to calm down, and said, "I'll go help my aunt and the little deer get the other animals back into the house!"
Zi Lan nodded, but his brows were still tense, like a taut string.
At this moment, another loud thunder fell, and with a violent "crack" sound, the outermost layer of the barrier shattered!
Xueli was stunned.
There are only two layers of barrier left.
They added three layers because they thought one layer might not be enough, but they didn't expect the first layer to break so quickly! It couldn't withstand a few thunderbolts at all.
The outermost layer was set up by Aunt Shao Yin. Although Aunt Shao Yin was a mortal, she tried her best to set up this magical protection. Xue Li watched her rest for several days after she finished setting it up.
The frown on Zi Lan's brows deepened.
He knew more about things outside this small fairyland and had a more accurate assessment of the strength of outsiders.
The opponent is very strong.
At that time, Zi Lan only saw a ball of black fog and couldn't judge too clearly, but now he can see clearly that the opponent is far more difficult than he imagined.
Although we still don't know what the other party is, judging from the power of these thunders, it is probably enough to withstand the continuous thunder strikes day and night for several days and nights.
In addition, it may be able to sneak into the Ninth Heaven silently and bypass the strict protection of this small fairyland. Its strength is unprecedentedly terrifying.
… If we just stay here and wait for death, all three layers of barriers will be shattered sooner or later.
Zi Lan was silent.
In a flash, Zi Lan made a decision.
At this time, Xueli said anxiously: "I'll go help Xiaolu and the others back to the house! Then I'll come back to replenish my magic! Big Snow Wolf, wait here for a while..."
Before Xue Li could finish her words, the big snow wolf grabbed her wrist.
Zi Lan said: "The innermost barrier was set up by me, it should be able to hold out for a while."
"Um?"
Xue Li didn't react for a moment.
Zi Lan continued calmly, "You should also return to the house with the others as soon as possible and stay with Fairy Shao Yin."
The air was silent for two moments.
Xue Li noticed something was wrong with his words and blurted out, "What about you?"
Zi Lan said, "I'll go out and take a look."
Zi Lan's words were calm and confident, but Xue Li felt a strong pang in her heart after hearing them.
Looking at the terrible downpour outside the barrier and the constant thunder, Xue Li knew that it must be very dangerous.
She said hastily, "I'll go with you! I'll bring some medicine, which should be able to help you—"
However, before Xue Li could finish her words, Zi Lan shook her head.
In fact, if his previous guess was correct, the people outside the heavy clouds were probably much stronger than him, even more so than he had imagined.
He had no way to protect Xueli, and it was too dangerous to take her out.
What's more, his plan was to try to find the opponent first. If he really couldn't beat him, he would lead the opponent away and try to give Xue Li time to escape.
In other words, he knew in his heart that there was a high possibility that he was going to die.
But of course I can't tell Sydney this.
Zi Lan said: "Your cultivation is not yet high, and it may affect me, so I can't take you with me. And you should stay in the fairyland, others need your protection and care."
He paused for a moment and then warned, "If the rain doesn't stop but gets lighter, you should take advantage of the lighter rain to immediately leave the wonderland and run eastward. Do you understand?"
The rain didn't stop, which meant that he failed to subdue the opponent, but as long as he could lead the opponent away, the rain would subside.
Xueli was confused, but still asked, "What about you?"
Zi Lan said, "I will be back to meet you guys in a moment."
Xueli asked again: "What if the rain stops?"
Zi Lan replied: "It means it's safe."
Zi Lan paused for a moment and repeated, "Have you remembered all of this? Don't forget it."
Xueli nodded.
She felt relieved, but looking at Zi Lan's expression, Xue Li always felt that something was wrong.
Xueli's eyes moved around, and suddenly she thought of something, and said quickly: "Oh, right! Wait a moment!"
Zi Lan was puzzled.
Xue Li hurriedly ran back into the house, then hurried back, stuffed a handful of grass into his mouth, then held her breath, concentrated her mind, gathered her spiritual energy, and then quickly pressed a few times on the acupoints on Zi Lan's chest, silently reciting the mantra in her heart, and injected the spiritual energy into his body.
Zi Lan suddenly felt a warm current flowing into her body.
Xue Li used magic on him.
Xue Li explained: "This magic is used to protect your body! I learned it from my aunt before, but I didn't have much chance to use it... As long as you have this magic, you can be invulnerable to swords and guns, and you can also resist the claws and teeth of wild beasts, and your body will not be so easily injured."
Xueli said it a little shyly.
This is the most effective magic in protecting the body among all the magic skills Xue Li has learned so far.
The medical immortals in the fairy world do not just cure diseases and heal injuries, they can do much more than ordinary doctors.
However, such an important magic technique would consume a lot of magic power. Xue Li was afraid of wasting too much time, so she performed it as quickly as possible, and she looked weak.
Zi Lan was startled when he heard Xue Li's words. He stretched out his hand and placed it on the acupuncture point on his chest. He could feel the warmth when Xue Li's spiritual energy flowed into his body.
He said, "Thank you."
Xue Li said worriedly, "You're welcome. You must be careful!"
Zi Lan looked at Xue Li's worried and uneasy expression, paused, and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch her face.
Xue Li's cheeks were very warm. Zi Lan always felt cold because of his cold. Warmth was a very desirable and luxurious feeling for him.
He looked at Xueli with longing, as if he wanted to keep her in his heart. After a while, Zi Lan said, "Then I'll go over."
Xue Li nodded at first, but then she couldn't help feeling uneasy.
The big snow wolf had already walked forward a few steps. Xue Li stood on tiptoe in worry and grabbed his hand and said, "Big Snow Wolf... Wuwu! You have to come back soon. If you don't come back for too long, I will go find you."
Zi Lan was stunned when he heard Xue Li address him.
Speaking of which, because Xianyu taught in a hurry, Xue Li still can't pronounce his name clearly until now.
Zi Lan knew that Xue Li didn't understand the danger of the black fog outside, and probably didn't know what his leaving meant. But he had admired Xue Li for a long time, and it would be such a pity if Xue Li didn't know his name until he left.
Zi Lan was about to leave, but when he thought of this, he turned back.
He closed his eyes, opened the divine realm, took out the female sword from his pair of swords, and stuffed it into Xue Li's hand.
When Xueli saw Zilan thrust his weapon at her, she was stunned and asked, "Why are you giving this to me?"
Zi Lan said, "For you."
His pair of swords consists of a female sword and a male sword. The word "heart" is engraved in jade on the female sword, and the word "guard" is engraved on the male sword.
The wolf tribe is loyal and has the habit of holding pairs of tokens of love. When the two swords are used by one person, it means "adhering to the original intention", but when two people hold them together, it means "being united in heart and staying together forever."
The Wolf King and the Wolf Queen took great pains to forge this pair of exquisite swords. The shape of a weapon is not what matters. The Wolf King and the Wolf Queen knew very well that he could not use such precious weapons every day, yet they specially made a pair of swords for him. In fact, they also wanted him to give one of the swords to his sweetheart in the future.
Xueli was still dizzy after getting the sword. She asked confusedly: "But you gave me the weapon, what will you use to fight?"
Zi Lan replied: "I will fight in my original form this time, so I don't need any weapons. You keep this sword, and I will put the other one in my divine realm, and I will never leave it for the rest of my life."
Before Xue Li understood what Zi Lan meant, the next moment, Zi Lan suddenly stuffed something into her mouth.
Xueli blinked.
What Zi Lan fed her was the last Tongyu Pill.
They can almost speak now, and the effect of the Tongyu Pill is no longer as great as it was at the beginning. Now is a very critical moment. Zi Lan is afraid that if he doesn't use it, he will never have the chance to use it again.
The Tongyu Pills melted in her mouth. Before Xueli could react, after a burst of slightly bitter-sweetness in her mouth, she felt her head buzzing and her ears seemed clearer than ever before.
Xue Li didn't know what was going on and looked at Zi Lan in surprise and confusion.
At this time, Zi Lan stared at her motionlessly, his back straight and his eyes focused. He cleared his throat and spoke clearly and solemnly: "I am the son of the Wolf King and Wolf Queen in the Ninth Heavenly Wolf Realm, my name is Zi Lan."
pause.
He said, “I adore you.”