Hong Shaofeng saw that after two consecutive punches, not only was Ye Xiao unharmed, the deathly pallor on his face had actually vanished. What was going on?

Hong Shaofeng stood at the villa entrance, no longer daring to approach and attack Ye Xiao!

"Heh, Hong Shaofeng my good son, if you've got the guts, come at me and let's see just how strong you really are!" Ye Xiao, seeing Hong Shaofeng had suddenly stopped fighting, grew anxious. He actually hoped that Hong Shaofeng would hit him a few more times so that he could recover more of his Inner Power True Qi, and thus, he immediately taunted him!

Hong Shaofeng was even more stunned. This Ye Xiao wasn't afraid at all, and, on the contrary, seemed to want to be hit by him. Hong Shaofeng was no fool—quite the opposite, in fact; he was extremely clever. Seeing that his attack greatly benefitted Ye Xiao, Hong Shaofeng stood his ground and advanced no further!

Seeing that Hong Shaofeng hadn't continued to approach him, Ye Xiao immediately hastened the transfer of Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan's body, because he had noticed that just as his Inner Strength was about to run out, the poison that had been receding in Zhou Yuyan's body had surged, turning her already easing complexion back to a deathly pallor. However, as Ye Xiao once again infused a significant amount of Nine Yang True Qi, Zhou Yuyan's complexion began to improve!

Ye Xiao wasn't familiar with Ice Palm, but the cold poison in his own body had been easily neutralized as his Nine Yang True Qi reserves increased. However, the poison within Zhou Yuyan's body kept surging back. Whenever Ye Xiao's flow of Nine Yang True Qi slackened, the poison immediately crept up!

"Could it be that because the Nine Yang True Qi is mine, once I cut off the infusion, the Nine Yang True Qi remaining in Zhou Yuyan's body becomes Unowned True Qi? Since the reserves of this Unowned True Qi do not continuously increase, they are extinguished by the poison, naturally disappearing quickly?" Ye Xiao pondered this in his mind but was greatly shocked by his conclusion because if that was the case, Zhou Yuyan was truly in danger!

Since Zhou Yuyan was not a Martial Artist, she had no Inner Strength True Qi of her own, and besides, even if she did, what Inner Strength True Qi could compare to Nine Yang True Qi?

Ye Xiao dared not relax in the slightest and rapidly infused Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan, yet despite this, her body continued to tremble uncontrollably!

Ling Shuya knelt beside them, holding Zhou Yuyan's body, wishing to provide her warmth. But Zhou Yuyan's body was as cold as that of a deceased person, leaving Ling Shuya no choice but to bear the cold and hold Zhou Yuyan. That was all Ling Shuya could do for her at the moment!

Hong Shaofeng was also a Martial Artist of some talent and thus could see what Ye Xiao was doing. He had clearly witnessed Hu Zhihan's attack on Zhou Yuyan.

"Want to save her?" Hong Shaofeng looked at Ye Xiao with cold eyes and angrily declared, "I'll let you die together!"

Hong Shaofeng produced a silver dagger from somewhere, its entire body radiating a chilling gleam. Then, with a fierce throw, he launched the dagger like lightning directly at Zhou Yuyan!

The dagger shot out, fast as lightning!

However, just as the dagger was leaving his hand, a 'clang' sounded. The dagger was struck by a hard object, shifted direction sharply, and buried itself ten centimeters deep in the villa's wall!

Hong Shaofeng was shocked to see the sudden change in direction of his dagger and turned to see a young man, about his age, charging towards him with incredible speed, using a hand skill that crackled with purple lightning aimed straight for Hong Shaofeng's face!

Hong Shaofeng shuddered in fright and instinctively retreated quickly. He managed to evade the blow in time, but the person who struck him did not pursue and instead darted towards Ye Xiao!

"Yuyan!" The youth was none other than Zhou Hao, who had just returned on foot.

Zhou Hao had planned to buy more side dishes that evening to enjoy another big drink with Ye Xiao. To his surprise, as he neared the villa, he found someone standing by the entrance, dagger in hand, with Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya sitting by the door!

Since Zhou Yuyan was lying down, Zhou Hao had failed to notice his sister's presence at first. Now, seeing her, he was terrified, as her complexion looked like green oil paint, completely lifeless.

"Zhou Hao, go fight him first, then we'll talk!" Ling Shuya shouted to Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao, upon hearing Ling Shuya's words, immediately assumed that Hong Shaofeng had inflicted such harm on his sister and flew into a rage. However, just as he was about to turn, a sudden gust of cold wind struck!

"Crap," Zhou Hao murmured, quickly performing Wind Shadow Steps. Yet even then, the assailant was too quick. It was impossible for Zhou Hao to avoid the attack entirely and, given his sister was directly ahead, he had no choice but to steadfastly bear Hong Shaofeng's punch!

Zhou Hao was slammed directly against the villa wall by Hong Shaofeng's fist, but at the same moment, Ye Xiao swung a fist and struck Hong Shaofeng, who was close at hand!

Hong Shaofeng flew like a kite without a string, crashing to the ground, spurting out a mouthful of fresh blood!

Had Ye Xiao been at his peak, Hong Shaofeng might've been dead. However, Ye Xiao's punch only had two or three-tenths of its usual power; aiming for a kill with one hit was impossible. So although Hong Shaofeng was sent flying and spat blood, he had only sustained a certain degree of internal injury!

Zhou Hao was sent flying with a punch, spitting out fresh blood as well, but at this moment, it was as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He stood up from the ground, and like lightning, he rushed straight toward Hong Shaofeng!

Zhou Hao and Hong Shaofeng were equally matched in strength, both at the peak of Yellow Rank, and as sons of prominent families, the inner strength they cultivated was naturally extraordinary as well!

Both men had blood on their lips!

At this time, the sky had already darkened considerably. The two men, like two dark shadows, fought at an extremely fast pace. In the blink of an eye, more than ten rounds had passed, but neither was able to gain the upper hand!

Boom!

A clap of thunder sounded in the sky; clearly, it was the prelude to rain, a frequent occurrence in the summer season!

However, after that thunderclap ended, it wasn't long before a torrential downpour came crashing down!

Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya helped Zhou Yuyan onto the sofa in the living room. Ye Xiao continued to infuse Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan, but regrettably, the cold poison in her body was persistently recurring, making it extremely difficult to suppress it completely!

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye!

At this moment, Ye Xiao finally understood why his Nine Yang True Qi flowed unnoticed during battle. It was all because during combat, the Nine Yang Divine Skill automatically converted the received attacks into Nine Yang True Qi for Ye Xiao's use. However, Ye Xiao wasn't fighting now, and the recovery of the Nine Yang True Qi was not fast, especially since Ye Xiao was transferring a large amount of Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan's body. This was causing his reserves of Nine Yang True Qi to rapidly deplete, making Ye Xiao's complexion increasingly pale!

Just then, the villa's door was opened, and Zhou Hao rapidly dashed inside!

Zhou Hao was completely drenched, his face covered with many purplish bruises from the battle with Hong Shaofeng, and there were still traces of blood at the corners of his mouth!

After running into the villa, Zhou Hao immediately came to Zhou Yuyan's side. Thanks to Ye Xiao's generous infusion of Nine Yang True Qi, Zhou Yuyan's complexion was no longer so terrible, but her skin still had a pale blue hue, indicating a lack of vitality!

"Boss, how is Yuyan doing?" Zhou Hao looked up at Ye Xiao but saw that Ye Xiao's face was extremely unwell!

Ye Xiao said to Zhou Hao, "I can only use True Qi to temporarily suppress the cold poison in Yuyan's body. Once I stop infusing True Qi, the True Qi in Yuyan's body will immediately rebound. I can't say how fast it will be, but it definitely won't be slow."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao was surprised. After all, since those words came from Ye Xiao's mouth, they were most likely true, and Ye Xiao might even be understating the issue!

"What... what can we do now, Boss?" Zhou Hao looked at his sister.

"Where did that person go just now?" Ye Xiao asked Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao replied, "He fled with injuries. I wanted to pursue him, but I was worried about Yuyan."

"Let him go, we'll kill him next time!" Ye Xiao said, his gaze becoming vacant as he started to collapse onto Zhou Hao!

"Boss!"

"Ye Xiao!"

Both Zhou Hao and Ling Shuya were shocked!

However, Ye Xiao didn't faint outright. Instead, feeling a sudden dizziness, Ye Xiao was helped by Zhou Hao, then coughed lightly, saying, "I'm fine, I'm fine. It's probably because I've used up too much True Qi. Turn on the heater!"

"What?" Zhou Hao and Ling Shuya were very puzzled by Ye Xiao's words. Why turn on the heater now?

Seeing the two of them at a loss, Ye Xiao explained, "Stop dawdling. Yuyan needs warmth right now. If possible, I really wish I could roast her over a fire!"

That's when Zhou Hao and Ling Shuya finally understood Ye Xiao's intent. They hurriedly moved everything in the villa that could provide heat to Zhou Yuyan's side. Three or four high-power electric heaters were aimed at Zhou Yuyan and turned on simultaneously. It didn't take long for the surrounding temperature to rise. However, Zhou Yuyan lying in the middle of the heaters continued to shiver, while Ye Xiao took the opportunity to sit cross-legged and began to cultivate the Nine Yang Divine Skill rapidly, hoping to quickly improve his Inner Power True Qi.

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