Chapter 65: Music by the Pool of Azure Reflections
Word Number：388
Author：闲穿径竹
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Release Time：2025-06-27
Qian Yu’s body trembled uncontrollably. Her voice, barely more than a whisper, quivered in the air: “I’m cold… so cold…” Deeply anxious, and moved by a quiet pity, Liu Chengyuan unfastened his outer robe without a word and draped it gently over her shoulders. Qian Yu let out a faint sigh. “Dear Liu, my heart aches so… I fear I can no longer remain by your side. And yet, more than anything, I wish I could—day and night, always. I do not want to be parted from you.” Liu Chengyuan’s eyes brimmed with unshed tears. His voice, thick with emotion, caught in his throat. “Did I not say just now? So long as you are by my side, I will protect you—whatever the cost. Rest easy, Qian Yu. Even if I must travel to the ends of the earth, I will find a healer to save you.” At once, he pressed his left palm to the Tao Point at the nape of her neck, sending a steady stream of inner energy into her failing body in the hope of preserving her weakening pulse. Yet he knew all too well—if the flow of energy ceased for even an hour or two, her breath would falter, and death would surely follow. Liu Chengyuan carried Qian Yu back to camp, her fragile form cradled against his chest. Without delay, he summoned both the military physician and a healer from the Manichaean sect, imploring them to draw the poison from her blood. The two men examined her with grave expressions, fingers pressed gently to her wrist. After a long silence, the army physician lowered his gaze and spoke in a subdued tone. “Young Master… it would be wise to make your peace and begin preparations. The poison in Miss Qian runs deep. I fear no medicine under heaven will avail her now.” The Manichaean healer, too, shook his head and sighed. “All remedies for poison are but variations on the same theme—induced purging, draughts of liquorice root, or green bean broth. But the venom she suffers from is no ordinary toxin. Were it not for your formidable skill, Master Liu—had your inner strength not been preserving her breath and pulse—she would have perished already.” He paused, then added with quiet solemnity, “You ha
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