Chapter 19: Dragon and Tiger Pill (Middle)

  Mount Zhongnan, a place that has been revered by scholars and poets since ancient times, is also the dwelling place of countless hermits. On an unnamed mountain peak, in a thatched cottage, an old man with a refined and elegant demeanor was holding a tortoise shell, reciting incantations with great concentration. A sweet fragrance surrounded his body, making him seem like a god from another world. After a while, the old man finished his incantation and threw the tortoise shell to the ground, but unexpectedly it shattered into pieces. The old man was shocked, then he calculated with his fingers again, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The old man fell silent, only shaking his head and gazing westward without speaking.

  Longhu Mountain, the ancestral home of Taoism, is said to be one of the thirty-six blessed places in legend. On top of a certain mountain, a Taoist priest with a long white robe and hair and beard all white was meditating in silence. At around ten o'clock at night, the Taoist priest suddenly had an epiphany, and immediately began to practice his secret techniques, preparing to wander through the void. Just as his spirit left his body, a thunderbolt exploded in the sky, causing the Taoist priest to bleed from his ears. The Taoist priest was shocked, but he couldn't care about anything else, and suddenly jumped up, rushing down the mountain. In just three or two strides, he had already reached the foot of the mountain.

  Lingyin Temple, in an ordinary monk's quarters, a bald-headed monk was reciting sutras. As he reached the deepest part of his meditation, the Buddhist beads in his hand suddenly shattered, and the Buddha image behind him radiated a brilliant light. The bald-headed monk remained silent, only to tidy up his clothes after a moment, open the door, and drift away.

  Shennong Village, Lingkong Mountain, in a small village nestled in the mountains, several elderly men were engaged in a fierce game of Go. Suddenly, a brilliant light burst forth from the ancestral hall in the village, with one beam shooting straight up into the sky. The old men first stared in shock, then threw down their Go pieces and rushed wildly towards the village.

  At a certain moment, among the cultivators of the world, there seemed to be a faint sense of heavenly will in the depths of the unknown, but it was obscure and unclear. Those who tried to delve deeper felt that their powers were insufficient, and if they forced themselves to break through, they would suffer injuries - some spat blood and had their hearts shaken, while others died under the heavens' condemnation, leaving no corpses behind. Several days later, rumors of the appearance of the heavenly will spread throughout the Jianghu, and countless reclusive sages emerged into the world.

  ……….

  Zhongyue Songshan, Wolong Peak, in the mountain cave, I stood silently facing Lan sister who had swallowed the expired elixir. At this moment, there was no language that could express the sorrow and anger in my heart. My thirst for power had driven me mad, without it, I couldn't protect anything.

  "Why do you look like you've lost your last relative? I just want to taste the ancient immortal elixir, you're not stingy about it, are you?" Seeing my sorrowful face, Lan sister was in a great mood and teased me.

  "Lan sister, that Dan medicine has been around for over a thousand years and is completely unknown, ancient Dan medicines were often made with heavy metals, if you want to die, even if you want to die, don't...". I couldn't continue speaking, at this point if she still didn't understand the meaning behind my sarcastic remarks from the beginning, then I would be the one who's going to die.

  "What's wrong? Afraid that if it gets out, people will say you monopolized the treasure and killed me? Hmph, you don't even think about your own abilities." Lan sister said with some disdain and a cold hum, but soon she felt something was off. After a heavy sigh, she continued: "Lin Hao, although I haven't been with you for long, I know that you are inherently kind-hearted. Encountering this situation is also a bit of bad luck on your part, but it's not necessarily a bad opportunity. Now that you have inherited the legacy and obtained the treasure sword, it's not impossible to make a comeback. Last night, I didn't leave the secret room according to Li Huaguang's intentions, but instead took you out through the tunnel. Apart from repaying your debt of gratitude, it was also my intention to escape Li Huaguang's control. Unfortunately..."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Lan's eyes dimmed again, and after a few seconds, she said "Actually, I'm beyond saving. After you fainted last night, I had a fierce battle with that woman wearing a veil. I wasn't her match; she was a master of ancient martial arts, not only had her martial skills reached the peak, but she had also entered the stage of internal energy. Do you know what internal energy is? It's the inner power within one's body. She injured me severely, damaging my internal organs, and her internal energy has been destroying my vitality ever since. These medicines are useless; death for me is just a matter of sooner or later. So I hope you won't leave this mountain. Just stay here and cultivate until you've finished all the food. You can even bury me here after I die. This place is a blessed land, haha... who would have thought that Li Lan would receive such treatment?

  "No, don't say that, I won't let you die, is it internal energy? I just don't believe no one can cure you, whoever it is, I must cure you." I roughly interrupted Lan's words, tears streaming down my face. A man has tears but doesn't easily shed them, only when the time of sorrow arrives. Lan's words, like a last testament, almost drove me mad, rushing to her side and pulling her up to leave.

  But Lan sister didn't budge, her arm shook and I couldn't grasp her hand. "Don't bother, internal injuries need a skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor to treat, how many skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctors are there now? And can you even go out? Once you go out, how many people will be waiting for you? So, so... Ah, ah, it's not right, my stomach hurts so much, like it's on fire. Lin Hao, quickly, bring me water, I want to drink water."

  Lan sister was talking and suddenly her face changed greatly, covering her stomach and shouting loudly. I looked down and saw that Lan sister's whole body was bright red, especially her face, which was no different from a cooked lobster. Especially now that she was covering her stomach, it was really not much different from a shrimp, directly stunning me into stupidity.

  "Ah, ah, Lin Hao, what are you still standing there for? Water, I want water!" Lan Jie suddenly shouted at me, and after finishing, she couldn't wait to pounce on me, snatching the water from my backpack and drinking it. However, as soon as the water went down, there was no effect at all, but instead felt like adding fuel to the fire. Lan Jie's eyes were even redder and more frightening.

  "Ah, ah, water, give me water, no, Lin Hao, hurry, hurry and kill me, I can't take it anymore, it's so painful, I'm being burned by fire, I'm being burned by fire!" Lan Jie rolled around on the ground in pain, first asking for water, then wanting to commit suicide, and after just a few seconds, she started hallucinating again, finally fixing her gaze on the handgun at my waist.

  "No, Lan Jie" The gaze that seemed to devour me like a beast startled me awake. Just as she was about to pounce on me again, I dodged out of the way, letting her attack air. Suicide is absolutely not allowed.

  "Bang" Lan sister got up again and pounced on me, unable to grab the gun she punched me in the body, knocking me down, then she herself was writhing in agony on the ground.

  "Lan sister, I don't want you to die, I absolutely don't want you to die" I muttered loudly, and went to pick up the climbing rope. I didn't know how much pain Lan sister was in now, nor did I know why she wanted to do this, but suicide, I wouldn't allow it.

  Lan sister saw me wanting to tie her up with a rope, suddenly went crazy and wanted to run away, but was caught by me in just three or two steps. However, she started struggling desperately again, "Lin Hao, kill me quickly, I'm so miserable, I'm so hot, I'm being burned by fire, ah ah!" Lan sister's continuous pleading made me almost shed tears.

  "No, Lan sister, just bear with it, once you get through the effect of the medicine, it'll be fine. It's that Dan medicine, the Dan medicine is playing tricks on us." I shouted at Lan sister, and when she had an outburst, I thought of that muddy pellet-like Dan medicine. Why, why didn't I throw it away earlier?

  "I couldn't bear it, kill me, okay? You won't kill me, I'll kill you, I want to kill you." I disagreed with her suicidal thoughts, and Lan's gaze at me changed from pleading to hatred. She raised her fist to attack me, but she was in no condition to do so now. Her usual combat skills were nowhere to be seen, and she pounced on me with her fists turned into claws, scratching and biting me like those women on TV who lose their temper.

  It's terrifying when a woman goes crazy, but I have to face it now. Lan sister's biting and scratching only managed to tie the climbing rope around her body, but after ten whole minutes, I finally tied her up.

  "Lan sister, calm down, calm down, you must hold on, just a little while longer, it'll be fine." Although I was already exhausted, I continued to comfort Lan sister, but she didn't appreciate it at all. Instead, she glared at me with resentment, wailing and struggling constantly, the climbing rope that tied us together was being pulled taut, making creaking sounds as if it would snap at any moment.

  "Calm down, calm down, take a deep breath, Lan Jie, take a deep breath." I kept comforting Lan Jie, but suddenly a light ball burst out in my mind, followed by a Taoist scripture called "Jing Xin Zhou" appearing in my brain.

  "We're saved, Lan sister, we're saved! Quickly calm your mind and focus on your heart..." I loudly recited the contents of the calming incantation. After hearing it, Lan sister's eyes also lit up, I knew she had taken it in and perhaps she started doing what I said.

  But we both underestimated the effect of the medicine, ten minutes later, Lan sister collapsed again, her eyes became fierce and scattered, with a "bang" sound, the climbing rope that could bear several hundred kilograms broke, and Lan sister pounced on me like a wolf.

  "Bang" was my first reaction, I threw the pistol and Tianling sword far away. "Ouch", Lan sister bit down on me this time, and what she bit was my lips (ouch ouch, brother's first kiss).

  “Pfft” My lips were bitten open, and fresh blood sprayed into Lan's mouth. But strangely, the blood seemed to suppress Lan's demonic nature. In that instant, Lan seemed to regain a bit of sanity. However, in the next moment, she went mad again, biting even harder, and stuck her tongue into my mouth.

  "Wo wo" Now it's my turn to struggle, but at this time Lan sister has become incredibly strong, I couldn't even struggle free, and Lan sister unconsciously used a judo lock technique, tightly locking me in place, I couldn't move at all.

  "Rip" in the midst of shock, my clothes were torn open. "Ooh" with physical contact, I felt a fiery heat, but Lan Jie felt a chill, this chill made Lan Jie feel refreshed and let out a coquettish sigh, and ten seconds later, my clothes became rags.

  "Waaaah" No, Lan sister no, I wailed in my heart. This situation is something that no man can bear, but I had not a bit of strength to resist, and could only watch as I was stripped bare.

  "Just as I was about to struggle desperately, a hot flow emerged from my mouth. It wasn't saliva or blood, but a kind of energy that surged through my throat, dan tian, and limbs, reaching my brain and finally the wheel-eye in my palm. Wherever it went, there was a tingling sensation, a pleasure that made me unable to help myself. In this pleasure, I slowly lost consciousness, leaving only two almost naked bodies rolling around."