Chapter 193 : Chapter 193
Chapter 193. For the Sake of One Man, President Jiang Humbled Himself
The barren desert was being scorched by the merciless sun.
Yet Jiang Feng, crouching beside Chu Xingchen, could not feel even a trace of warmth. As he stared at Chu Xingchen’s skin gradually being eaten away by the poison, his vision blurred for reasons he himself could not understand.
Repay me, repay me...
He repeated the words soundlessly, his fists clenched tight. That man in black had clearly been aiming for him.
And here in East China, the only person with enough motive to kill him was Zhou Yu.
Only Zhou Yu would fear that he might expose the secret of how the Beast Tide had been unleashed and thus affect him.
But from beginning to end, all of this had been the result of his own actions. If he had not agreed to help Zhou Yu use the Beast Tide against Jiang Yichen, none of this would have happened.
I’m the one who harmed you.
Jiang Feng’s arm trembled as he grabbed the corner of Chu Xingchen’s clothes. His usually cold eyes were now filled with self-reproach.
“Repay me? Who said you were allowed to repay me? Without my permission, you are not allowed to repay anything!” He seized Chu Xingchen by the collar and roared.
The Fifth Military District group, having finally recovered from the shock of seeing Medusa crush the head of a Seventh-Realm assassin, hurried over and surrounded them.
When Instructor Ye saw that Chu Xingchen’s entire left arm had already been corroded by the poison, his brows furrowed. He checked his pulse, and his expression grew even graver.
“This isn’t ordinary poison. It’s Vein-Eroding Powder, and an improved version at that. The toxicity will rapidly corrode the meridians until, in the end, the whole body rots away.”
Hearing that, Jiang Feng grabbed hold of Instructor Ye. “What can save him? Hurry and save him!”
Instructor Ye tapped several points on Chu Xingchen’s chest. “Rescue is already on the way. The only thing I can do now is temporarily seal his meridians and slow the spread of the poison.”
“If the rescue arrives in time, he may still survive. But he may never be able to cultivate again.”
The moment those words were spoken, Jiang Feng collapsed to the ground, both hands trembling uncontrollably.
Never be able to cultivate again!
No! Chu Xingchen had once said that his dream was to become like the wandering heroes in novels, upholding justice and protecting the weak.
If he could not cultivate, how was that any different from killing him?
“Instructor Ye, I don’t care what it takes. I’m giving you three minutes to cure him!” Jiang Feng grabbed Instructor Ye with both hands, his face full of desperate urgency.
“...” Instructor Ye knew Jiang Feng was panicking. He was anxious as well, but there was truly nothing he could do.
Letting out a sigh, he suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Medusa, who was cleaning the blood from her body nearby.
“Perhaps she can do something.”
If she could kill a Seventh-Realm assassin so easily, then perhaps she had some means of giving Chu Xingchen emergency treatment.
Jiang Feng froze, then turned toward Medusa, hope blazing in his eyes.
He stumbled to his feet and half-crawled until he reached her. The elegance he normally carried was gone, replaced by a pitiful dishevelment.
“Woman, save him!”
Medusa frowned. “How dare you order me around? No one but my master may command me!”
“You...” Jiang Feng gritted his teeth, then glanced back at Chu Xingchen, who was hanging between life and death. His fists tightened.
Thud!
The sound of knees scraping against sand rang out, and Medusa, her arms folded across her chest, widened her eyes slightly.
Jiang Feng had dropped to his knees before her. Drops of water overflowed from his eyes and fell patter by patter onto the sand.
“I’m begging you... save him!”
Between Chu Xingchen and the pride of a domineering president, Jiang Feng chose the former.
Medusa stared at Jiang Feng for a moment. The mission her master had assigned her was already complete, so there was no need for her to stay.
But then she thought of the fact that these two were both her master’s companions. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped over to Chu Xingchen’s side.
Poison was child’s play to her.
Back when she had been cursed by Athena, she had already been a master of poison.
“Move aside!”
Instructor Ye immediately had everyone back away.
Medusa extended a pale finger and lightly touched the wound on Chu Xingchen’s left shoulder. A strange divine radiance glowed at her fingertip.
In the next instant, the blackened skin that had been corrupted by poison returned to normal at a visible speed.
All the poison seemed to be drawn out by some powerful suction, flowing from the wound in his left shoulder.
Seeing this, astonishment appeared in Instructor Ye’s eyes.
Even the best doctors in the military district could not handle Vein-Eroding Powder this easily.
Who exactly was this woman? And what kind of terrifying figure was the master she spoke of?
When Jiang Feng saw the deadly poison being expelled from Chu Xingchen’s body, he wept with joy, as if he himself were the one who had survived disaster.
“Do not celebrate too soon. His meridians are damaged. Without a divine treasure capable of repairing meridians, he will be no different from an ordinary person.”
Medusa spoke indifferently. “If you and he had not been connected to my master, I would never have intervened.”
“As for the rest, deal with it yourselves. I need to return and report to my master.”
With that, Medusa’s figure dissolved into pink mist and vanished into the boundless desert.
Jiang Feng remained kneeling on both knees.
Master? Jiang Yichen.
All my life, I envied you. I wanted to take away your position as heir.
But when I was at my most hopeless, you were the one who gave me hope.
A complicated look filled Jiang Feng’s eyes as he gazed into the distance and spoke slowly, “Thank you. I will give everyone an explanation for what happened to Chu Xingchen.”
A trace of resolve appeared in his eyes. He slowly rose to his feet and stared at the unconscious Chu Xingchen.
Man! Go on walking the path of justice in your heart. I cannot accompany you anymore.
Jiang Feng’s eyes gradually turned grim.
Zhou Yu, your good days are over!