Chapter 1438: Chapter 1437: Life and Death Alliance
When Chu Qianli woke up, her whole body was in pain.
A very peculiar pain, not like an injury, more like countless things crawling and gnawing within her blood vessels!
Even her bones ached.
"How are you? Are you awake?"
Not far away, a man was sitting on the ground in a meditative position.
Chu Qianli struggled to open her eyes, finally managing to see his figure clearly.
Lan Fan!
But why did he look so dispirited? That face, frighteningly pale, as if he had just been through a life-and-death ordeal!
Chu Qianli tried to get up, but just a slight struggle made her fall back down.
Her whole body was powerless.
"What... did you do to me?" She realized something was wrong with her body.
This pain throughout her meridians and even bones didn’t resemble any illness she knew.
Nor was it the feeling of being poisoned.
What on earth had her body gone through?
Lan Fan had been meditating with closed eyes; now he slowly opened them, looking at her.
His lips were cracked and pale, and his face was bloodless.
Yet he seemed to be in a pretty good mood at the moment.
Chu Qianli was somewhat surprised.
Clearly now, with his reputation in ruins and having lost everything, why did he seem not angry at all?
She thought Lan Fan would tear her apart the moment he saw her.
But he didn’t?
"Did you cast a curse on me?" She didn’t understand Lan Family’s secret techniques, so she could only guess.
Lan Fan smiled at her, the smile seeming somewhat fragile due to his pale weakness.
"Curse? I despise those insects; why would I cast a curse on you?"
"Then what exactly did you do to me?" Her body really felt uncomfortable, so painful!
Yet it wasn’t the kind of pain she couldn’t completely endure.
Endurable, but just particularly uncomfortable.
"Ha, don’t panic; soon you’ll feel better, soon it won’t be uncomfortable anymore."
Lan Fan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and continued his meditation.
Chu Qianli understood; he wasn’t unwilling to tell her but was too weak himself right now.
He needed to meditate until he felt better before he could speak to her.
Chu Qianli forced herself to sit up, closing her eyes and meditating too.
But she hadn’t cleared the poison, and now, not knowing what her body had undergone, her Dantian’s energy couldn’t condense at all.
Meditation only slightly calmed her breath, but couldn’t quickly restore her physical strength.
Lan Fan, on the other hand, seemed to be recovering rapidly.
His face gradually regained a rosy hue, even his cracked lips began to recover some moisture.
When Chu Qianli opened her eyes again to look at him, the vitality in his brow was starting to restore.
After an unknown amount of time, Lan Fan finally opened his eyes again.
This time, his spirit and energy were significantly better than before.
"Now, can you tell me exactly what tricks you played on me?" Chu Qianli asked calmly.
Lan Fan looked at her, suddenly, his lips curled into a shallow smile.
"You really are different, little girl, with your body feeling so uncomfortable, yet you can remain composed."
A different girl likely would’ve been scared to death, right?
Truly worthy of being the chosen one!
"Have you ever heard of a technique called Life and Death Alliance within the Lan Family’s secret arts?"
Chu Qianli hadn’t heard of it, but upon hearing it, her heart sank abruptly.
She seemed to have guessed something!
"So, Mr. Lan considers me worthy and formed an alliance with me?"
