Chapter 2472: Chapter 2536: Success
"Elder...how is it inside?" Xu Yingying approached Elder Su and the others to ask.
Elder Su looked at Xu Yingying, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It’s still unclear; the situation inside remains unknown."
Even the elder doesn’t know? Xu Yingying was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is that... good or bad?"
Yao Lingfu spoke up, "So far, it’s good; there is no sense of danger unfolding!"
Does that mean Yifei is alright? Xu Yingying glanced gratefully at Yao Lingfu. This news was crucial to the group of waiting women outside for two hours; it allowed everyone’s mood to relax a lot, although as long as Li Yifei didn’t come out, worry would likely persist.
Yao Lingfu nodded, unsure as to why, but as long as Li Yifei was fine, that was better than anything.
Murong Yuanqing secretly rubbed his eyes, finally letting out a sigh of relief. They had been waiting for nearly two hours, and now it was certain that Li Yifei was likely unscathed, though Su Lio’s condition was still unknown, as was the success of this dual cultivation rescue.
Elder Su remained tense and worried; Li Yifei was safe, but what about his granddaughter?
Thus, four hours passed; it was already evening and turning cloudy, but Li Yifei was not worried about this anymore. The third force within him provided enough power to control dual cultivation, although this third power was also being consumed; however, the dual cultivation was far from over because Li Yifei encountered difficulties.
According to the method, Li Yifei needed to help Su Lio reconstruct her Dantian or switch to cultivating the Middle and Upper Dantian, but Su Lio’s body was peculiar, and Li Yifei didn’t know what to do. Yet he couldn’t stop now; stopping would cease Su Lio’s life instantly, and Li Yifei would also risk exploding from too much True Qi within, although this explosion was different from previously when he swallowed eight pills consecutively.
Can’t stop, absolutely can’t stop, but how to guide her to begin cultivation? Li Yifei knew the positions of the Middle and Upper Dantian and understood the acupoints, but her body had no meridians; all meridians were naturally severed, so how could True Qi operate?
If it couldn’t operate, how could she continue her cultivation? He definitely couldn’t forcefully inject filtered cold energy into Su Lio’s acupoints; she wouldn’t be able to endure that.
Li Yifei encountered a challenge; he wasn’t sure how to proceed, yet dual cultivation continued, with both their energies cyclically interacting.
"Everyone, I’ll stay here to watch; you should go back and rest," Murong Yuanqing stood up and told those around, as it was already late at night. People had been waiting since noon without eating or resting; these experts could handle it, but the women of the Li family were struggling. However, since Li Yifei hadn’t emerged, they didn’t want to leave.
"Elder, my husband..." Su Mengxin asked.
"It’s still unclear, but... staying here serves no purpose. I’ll watch here," Murong Yuanqing replied.
Elder Su said, "You go back; I’ll stay."
"Bah! What can you do? If I rely on you, my disciple would be dead." Murong Yuanqing cursed a bit, while Elder Su didn’t retaliate. Instead, he sat cross-legged, seemingly meditating, seemingly dozing off.
Murong Yuanqing found it disappointing, his urge for a fight unmet. With a couple of grunts, he also sat cross-legged, resembling Elder Su’s posture. The women of the Li family saw the two elders like this and felt somewhat relieved; the fact that they could argue suggested that Li Yifei and Su Lio inside seemed not too dangerous.
With a relaxed heart, the women also felt fatigue; they were not martial artists and rarely exercised. Standing since noon, how could they not feel tired?
However, as long as Li Yifei was fine, the women wouldn’t complain about standing for several hours, perhaps even days, without saying a word about fatigue.
"Mengxin, you should go back and rest; there’s no need to keep watch here. There’s still Jiang Ningxiang inside the house; if anything happens, she’ll call for help. Go back and have something to eat!" Yao Lingfu came to advise.
Su Mengxin nodded upon hearing this and said, "Thank you, Elder Yao, for taking care of us ...we’ll go prepare some food and bring it to you all later!"
"Alright, go ahead!" Yao Lingfu nodded.
Su Mengxin glanced at the house, clenched her teeth, and turned to leave, followed by the other women. However, Na Yi refused to leave; she felt a sudden stirring in her heart during the afternoon and quickly understood what had happened but didn’t speak up. After her sisters left, Na Yi stayed behind and approached Yao Lingfu to whisper, "Yao... Auntie, I have something to say."
"Na Yi, what is it?"
"I... felt it this afternoon, just when Yifei was most in danger; I sensed the Passion Worm... the worm seemed to have disappeared!" Na Yi said, but there was no pain on her face, only a kind of joy.
"You said the Passion Worm disappeared?" Yao Lingfu asked in surprise.
Na Yi nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, after that I couldn’t feel the existence of the Worm anymore, it seemed to be severed in an instant."
"Could it have saved Yifei?" Yao Lingfu clapped her hands and said, "That’s it, this Worm has Spiritual Intelligence, it’s symbiotic with Li Yifei, it couldn’t just watch him die, maybe it saved Yifei at the crucial moment!"
Na Yi nodded repeatedly with joy, "I wasn’t sure, so I came to ask aunt!"
"That’s most likely it. I can’t think of any other possibility." Yao Lingfu sighed and said, "Every drink and peck is destined. If so, the bond between you and Yifei was the cause, and now is the effect. Although there was hardship in between, it saved his life."
Na Yi bit her lip and said softly, "It’s nothing, actually I’m concerned about... without the Worm, Yifei won’t be tormented anymore, and I can lessen some of my guilt..."
"Silly girl, don’t you know your man doesn’t blame you anymore? And they’ve already considered you family!"
"I know, it’s just... I feel bad especially seeing Yifei suffer every time, I deeply regret it!" Na Yi said softly.
Yao Lingfu chuckled, "Everything is fate, it’s destined. He was meant to have this calamity, but now it’s over, and you can live normally."
"Yes, I understand, aunt... You should rest a while, I’m here to watch, I’ll inform you if there’s anything!"
"What do we need you for, go, get some rest. If nothing happens tonight, no need to come over. I don’t know how long Yifei will be cultivating, but it might not be short!" Yao Lingfu said.
Na Yi eventually left the place, still very worried.
"So, it’s because of the Worm... No wonder there was such a strange change, it seems fate indeed assists those who help themselves!" Yao Lingfu reflected, noticing the two old men sitting ten meters apart, ignoring each other. Yao Lingfu found a spot and waited for Li Yifei to finish cultivating.
The women finished eating and returned to wait, eventually sent away once again by Yao Lingfu.
Finally, on the third day, Li Yifei and Su Lio were still cultivating, while Jiang Ningxiang came out, her face pale, her chest stained with blood, looking weak. After the previous day, Jiang Ningxiang had also been cultivating nearby, and only woke up today. When she opened the door, everyone outside thought it was Li Yifei. However, seeing Jiang Ningxiang’s condition, the women quickly went up to assist, asking, "Ningxiang, what’s happened to you?"
Jiang Ningxiang shook her head weakly, "I’m fine, don’t worry about me. My husband should be fine too, he’s just still cultivating, don’t know when he’ll wake up."
Jiang Ningxiang didn’t know how long she had been cultivating, but worried people outside would be anxious, so she forced herself out to report, learning it had already been three days, she was also stunned, had it been so long already?
Yao Lingfu checked Jiang Ningxiang’s body and said, "Girl, your internal condition is terrible, what on earth happened to you all?"
Jiang Ningxiang sat down, catching her breath, recounting what had happened, but omitted feeding Li Yifei and giving him her blood. She only said she rushed to him when he was in danger and then fainted in confusion, not knowing what happened after.
Yao Lingfu and others nodded upon hearing but couldn’t determine what exactly happened, only attributing it to Li Yifei’s Worm.
Yao Lingfu took out several Pills, letting Jiang Ningxiang take them to help her heal. Jiang Ningxiang seemed to have gone through several battles, her body a mess, greatly depleted and with severe internal injuries. Yao Lingfu temporarily stabilized her injuries and had her taken to her room for further healing.
The women of the Li family, seeing Jiang Ningxiang in such a state, became worried about Li Yifei again. Although Jiang Ningxiang said Li Yifei was not in danger, they couldn’t go in to see him and continued waiting outside, splitting some women to take care of Jiang Ningxiang.
At least some news came, letting those outside know the inside situation, knowing both Li Yifei and Su Lio were still cultivating, it was only a matter of time before they finished, so people weren’t as anxious.
Including Elder Su, upon knowing his granddaughter was fine, surprisingly successful, he also breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Old man, if my disciple was hurt, I’d dismantle you!" Murong Yuanqing stood up, glaring at Elder Su.
Yao Lingfu rolled her eyes, thinking here it goes again. Finally, Elder Su responded, snorting, "Even if I gave you a hand, you wouldn’t beat me, you weren’t my match then, nor now."
"Bullshit, I was going easy on you, understand? Even though we’re both old now, my disciple could easily defeat you." Murong Yuanqing said loudly.
