Looking at the powerful sword that had blood from Frost. This was the exact sword that left a deep wound on Frost’s back!
“Wuu…wuu…”
Frost rested in the corner of the wall. Struggling to support her own weight, she sat up. She stared at me blankly and said, “Did we… kill him?”
I nodded. Raising the sword, I replied. “He’s dead. Now the entire Soul Devourer City is ours!”
Frost smiled. “Oh. Wonderful… simply wonderful…”
“What now?”
“Order all the Unsullied troops to defend the city. Don’t allow any outsiders to enter. Any trespassers would be killed! Let’s go back now and give the sword to King Luo Lin. He will be the one to decide the fate of this Soul Devourer City.”
“Yes!”
……
I put the longsword away and put Ba Lin’s Sword into my bag. I walked over and assisted Frost by holding her shoulder. She still had fresh blood on her arm and she was weak and frail. Perhaps a drawback from using the ancient technique, was that Frost would be severely weakened. Her entire body leaned into my embrace. When I reached to catch her waist, I felt a warm and moist sensation. The cut on her back is too deep! The blood is flowing like a river.
I hurriedly took out some Lv 10 health potions and spread it on top of the wound. Desperately I said, “Frost, we need to stop the bleeding. If not you’ll lose too much blood…”
Frost faintly smiled and shook her head. “No, it’s no use. There was a curse on Ba Lin’s sword. It’s a curse cast onto the soul and so my injury can’t be healed by normal medicine.”
I started to panic. “Then… now what?”
“Bring me to…” Frost’s face leaned into my shoulder as she weakly said, “Bring me to Greenleaf Spring. The spring water, along with some medicinal herbs that are found there would be able to stop it…”
“Okay!”
I lifted Frost and carried her in a princess hold. Then with my beautiful teacher in my arms, I raised my head and shouted at the Unsullied troops. “You guys wait here. Unless there’s someone using the power of the sword to command you, don’t act carelessly. Protect the city and kill all trespassers!”
“Yes, my lord! ” responded the Unsullied.
……
Carrying Frost, I hurried out of Soul Devourer City with my Flaming Tiger God closely following us. For now, he’s our vanguard, clearing out all the monsters in our way. Frost was unconscious. I couldn’t dash like I normally would.
Greenleaf Spring was at the border of Ba Huang Forest and didn’t even take 20 minutes to reach. Upon arriving, the water from the spring was crystal clear, flowing toward the canyon in a distance.
“Wu…”
Letting her down, Frost slowly awakened. Her pale face looked at the forest around Greenleaf spring. “Don’t help me wash my wounds just yet. Search around for… a kind of medicinal herb…”
“How does it look like? What is it called?”
“Seven-Leafed Grass. Each has 7 leaves on it and on each leaf has 7 veins. If crushed, it will emit a pungent smell. There’s certainly some in this place. I’ve treated my wounds here once before.”
“Alright…… ”
Carrying Frost, I excavated the surrounding bushes for the herb. Almost immediately, I found a Seven-Leafed Grass. It was sitting peacefully in front of the bushes. I asked Frost. “Is this the one?”
“Yes! Pull out the roots as well…”
“Ok!”
I unsheathed my Emperor Qin’s Sword to gently dig out the plant. A Seven-Leafed grass appeared in my hand along with its roots. I dug out another dozen or so. This should be enough. After that, I carried Frost to the spring again and set her onto a giant green stone at the side of the water. She let out a soft sigh as she sat down. I wasn’t sure if her face was pale because of the fatigue or from the pain of her wound.
Nevertheless, I crushed all the the Seven-Leafed Grass until it turned to paste. A strong acrid smell emanated through the air.
Frost slowly said, “Help me unequip my armor…”