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Xiao Ling nodded slightly, a faint smile playing on his face. "Haha, I'll follow your instructions, Master Yao."
The two chatted for a moment longer before Xiao Ling spread his Dou Qi wings and flew towards the Nalan family residence.
A moment later, Xiao Ling transformed into a stream of brilliant green light, landing in front of the Nalan residence.
Upon seeing Xiao Ling, the guard stepped forward, bowed slightly, and then said respectfully, "Greetings, Master Xiao Ling. The old patriarch has already instructed me to be here to welcome you."
With that, he led Xiao Ling into the Nalan residence.
Xiao Ling nodded slightly in response and followed the guard at a leisurely pace.
Walking along the green gravel path, Xiao Ling's soul perception was slightly activated. In the surrounding darkness, he could see many hidden gazes. Under the eaves, numerous crossbows were already cocked, demonstrating the Nalan family's strict defenses.
"Haha, Master Xiao Ling, your presence here today truly brings honor to my humble abode!" A hearty laugh echoed before Nalan Su emerged from the luxurious hall at the end of the alley, approaching at a brisk pace.
"Patriarch Nalan, you're welcome."
Upon seeing Nalan Su, the guard bowed and departed. This must be deep within the Nalan family mansion, off-limits to ordinary people.
"Master Xiao Ling, please follow me. My father is in the inner room."
Following Nalan Su's footsteps, Xiao Ling entered a luxurious bedroom. Upon closer inspection, he saw Nalan Jie sitting cross-legged on the bed in the center.
Nalan Jie smiled upon seeing Xiao Ling arrive and said, "Next, I'll have to trouble you, Master Xiao Ling."
Nodding, Xiao Ling pointed at Nalan Jie's upper body. "Mr. Nalan, please take off your clothes first. I need to examine you thoroughly."
Nalan Jie immediately obeyed, removing his shirt and sitting cross-legged on the bed, shirtless.
Despite his vibrant appearance, Nalan Jie's frame was emaciated, his muscles atrophied to varying degrees. A faint gray-black gas could be seen beneath his skin, coursing through him like a living being.
Xiao Ling gazed at Nalan Jie's naked form and said slowly, "Mr. Nalan, I will use my spiritual perception to examine your internal state. Please do not resist."
Nalan Jie smiled. "Master Xiao Ling, please."
With a slight nod, Xiao Ling's mind moved, and his vast spiritual perception surged forth, penetrating Nalan Jie's skin and beginning to observe his inner state.
Through his spiritual perception, Xiao Ling could see a vast gray-black substance oozing through Nalan Jie's flesh, like a cancerous ulcer. This substance was extremely potent, not only corroding his flesh but also spreading through his bones and meridians.
Fortunately, Nalan Jie's pure fighting spirit suppressed it within his flesh, preventing it from advancing an inch. He simply couldn't expel them from his body, and the stalemate with Nalan Jie's fighting spirit had even caused some unusual changes.
Retracting his radiant soul perception, Xiao Ling nodded calmly, "It's not particularly serious right now. In a year or two, you might even be unable to leave your bed."
Perhaps due to the earlier timeline, in the original novel, when Xiao Yan came to remove the brand poison from Nalan Jie, he looked half-dead.
Hearing this, Nalan Jie was shocked, "This brand poison is truly terrifying."
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Shaking his head, Xiao Ling stopped dwelling on it and looked at Nalan Jie seriously. "Mr. Nalan, I will now control the strange fire to remove the poison from your body. Once the strange fire enters your body, Mr. Nalan's life and death will be in my hands. But rest assured, as an alchemist, my reputation is still high. If there is no problem, I will infuse the strange fire into you."
Nalan Jie laughed heartily and said casually, "Haha, if Master Xiao Ling wants to harm me, why bother with this? I still have great faith in Master Xiao Ling's character."
With a slight nod, Xiao Ling extended a finger, and a green flame leaped up. To minimize the pain to Nalan Jie, Xiao Ling used the less powerful Green Lotus Earth Core Fire.
His soul power slowly extended from his body, enveloping the green flame, striving to suppress its scorching heat, and then gently tapped Nalan Jie's back.
With a touch of his finger, the green flame puffed and penetrated Nalan Jie's body.
At this moment, Nalan Jie, sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly trembled.
Xiao Ling placed his finger on Nalan Jie's back, his eyes half-closed. His soul power controlled the cyan flame, which swiftly passed through several major meridians and gradually approached the bones within him that were covered in the poison.
His soul power gradually began to relax, and the cyan flame's temperature quietly climbed.
As the temperature rose, pain gradually emerged on Nalan Jie's face, which had been numb. His dry hands clenched tightly, and veins throbbed across his arms.
The cyan flame, enveloped by soul power, stopped rising when it reached a certain temperature. Once it was at the right temperature, Xiao Ling controlled the flame to cover a section of blackened bone.
"Ah!" Nalan Jie, whose eyes had been tightly closed on the bed, suddenly opened them, and a hoarse, dry cry of pain escaped him. "Master Xiao Ling... it really... hurts too much. My old bones can't handle this."
Seeing this, Nalan Su cast a worried look at Xiao Ling. "Master Xiao Ling, my father is safe, isn't he?"
Raising an eyebrow, Xiao Ling said nonchalantly, "This is strange fire. Of course it's painful. If you can't even bear this little bit of pain, there's no way to cure it. But don't worry, he won't die."
In the original novel, Xiao Yan took seven days to completely remove the burn poison from Nalan Jie's body. Even if the burn wasn't as severe now as it would be three years later, Xiao Ling didn't intend to waste time. He
gently activated his healing skill, and a stream of clear water flowed into Nalan Jie's body, healing the burnt bones.
For the next period of time, after Xiao Ling used the strange fire to remove the burn poison from a piece of bone, he would use his healing skill to treat Nalan Jie.
From this luxurious room, Nalan Jie's cries of pain could be heard from time to time, interspersed with a few soft moans of comfort. Xiao Ling had a helpless look on his face and could only speed up the burning speed of the strange fire. He couldn't burn to death anyway, so he might as well end it quickly.
"Master Xiao Ling, your unique recovery ability is really extraordinary." Nalan Jie, who was sweating profusely, said breathlessly.
Without answering this question, Xiao Ling replied indifferently: "Next, I will take back the strange fire. Now the branding poison in your body has been completely dispelled by me, and your body functions have been fully restored." As soon as
the voice fell, Xiao Ling moved his mind and took back the Qinglian Earth Core Fire in Nalan Jie's body.
Without waiting for Nalan Jie and Nalan Su beside him to speak, Xiao Ling walked out of the room, spread his fighting spirit wings, and flew towards the outside of the Nalan family.
(End of this chapter)