Chapter 1905: Cousin?

“Unbelievable! He’s using the Golden Sanctuary Acupuncture technique!” someone exclaimed, their voice filled with shock. “Isn’t that a secret skill reserved for the inner disciples of the Heavenly Medicine Valley? Only those who have made significant contributions or achieved outstanding results can study it. How could this young man possibly know it? Just who is he?”

Anling Yao jolted back to consciousness by a wave of searing, heart-wrenching pain. As he snapped open his swollen eyes, the first thing he saw was Xi Yue’s calm and graceful demeanor.

Blood and tears blurred his vision. With a raspy voice, he struggled to speak, “…the spot…I failed…I couldn’t reclaim it…”

Anling Yao was battered and on the brink of death, yet he was still fixated on securing a spot in the inner circle of Heavenly Medicine Valley. Xi Yue couldn’t help but feel exasperated.

No matter how important entering the inner circle might be, what good was the opportunity if it cost him his life? Had Anling Yao ever considered how devastated his father and grandfather would be if he died? Or how all of Anling Yan’s sacrifices would go to waste?

But seeing his face streaked with blood and tears, his breathing faint and fragile, the words of reproach remained unspoken. This person was her cousin, one of the few family members she had left in this world.

He might be weak, lacking in both intelligence and social skills, yet he possessed a pure, untainted heart. Xi Yue was willing to protect him for that alone.

Xi Yue sighed and was about to speak when Anling Yao interjected, “Xi Yue… I’m sorry… I want to repay your great kindness and want you to enter the Heavenly Medical Valley… With your abilities, if you could just get a spot, you’d certainly make it in… But I’m sorry. I’m so useless; I couldn’t even protect the spot I fought so hard to get… I’m so sorry…”

He trembled violently with the weight of his shame. Despite his efforts to hold it back, his chest shook with quiet sobs, filled with sadness and frustration he couldn’t put into words.

Blood and tears slowly pooled on the ground, soaking the hem of Xi Yue’s robe.

Yet, Xi Yue stood there in a daze, frozen in place, unable to gather her thoughts for a long moment.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Anling Yao kept his eyes tightly shut, his face filled with shame and regret, unable to face her. Yet Xi Yue found herself looking at him as if seeing this young man—this cousin—for the first time.

From the moment they met, the Anling Family had always been weak in her eyes, needing protection and help.

Xi Yue had long grown accustomed to being the one who gave, never expecting anything in return. But now, she realized that, unbeknownst to her, the Anling Family had never forgotten her kindness— even risking their lives to repay her.

For Xi Yue, the idea of entering Heavenly Medicine Valley was merely an idea she had casually mentioned to Anling Yao.

But Anling Yao had taken her words to heart, holding onto them deeply. He was even willing to risk his life and face Chen Jian in the Divine Arena, all to win back that spot.

Xi Yue exhaled slowly, releasing a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding. She gathered a touch of water spiritual energy in her palm and gently brushed it across Anling Yao’s face.

At that moment, the grime, blood, and tears on his face vanished. Under Xi Yue’s gentle touch, Anling Yao gradually felt his pain fade, his eyelids growing unbearably heavy.

A soft, almost ethereal voice drifted to his ears, impossible to distinguish as male or female. “Relax. It’s all right. When you wake up, everything will be fine. I’ll take you to Heavenly Medicine Valley someday—whether it’s the inner or outer sect. Trust me, my cousin.”

Cousin? Who was calling me that…? Anling Yao’s thoughts were hazy, as though he was hearing that gentle, melodic voice yet also hearing nothing at all. Then, unable to hold on any longer, he drifted into unconsciousness.

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