Chapter 986 - 984: Finally Out
As expected, in just a matter of seconds, if it weren’t for Chen Tianlong having prepared a Powerful Qi Bomb with his left hand beforehand, they would have been doomed.
Chen Tianlong quickly repositioned Lin Wushuang in his arms, freeing up his left hand, and then he delivered a downward palm strike.
A Powerful Qi Bomb the size of a fist flew towards the water’s surface and exploded. Seizing the momentum of the explosion’s backlash, Chen Tianlong immediately activated his Qi Shield, and the two were propelled to the lakeside.
"Phew... we finally got out!" Chen Tianlong set Lin Wushuang down, still shaken.
After a brief adjustment, the two looked up at the sky. The air here was noticeably hot, and even with a lake nearby, it didn’t feel any cooler.
Chen Tianlong looked quite comical in his current state. Apart from being wrapped in Lin Wushuang’s jacket around his lower body, he was essentially bare from the waist up.
Lin Wushuang’s cheeks were flushed as she thought about her jacket wrapped around Chen Tianlong’s waist, feeling shy. Chen Tianlong also felt awkward; it was his first time being in such a situation.
"Wushuang, let’s go ahead and see if there’s anyone around. I really need to find some clothes." Chen Tianlong awkwardly smiled, then took Lin Wushuang’s hand and started walking forward.
"Okay." Lin Wushuang nodded.
Before long, they saw a grassy area with several tents in the distance, unsure of where they had arrived. But from these scenes, Chen Tianlong confirmed they were no longer in the Array and had returned to the borders of the Qilin Tribe.
Chen Tianlong’s guess was right; they were indeed at the outskirts of the Qilin Tribe, now to the east of the tribe, near East City.
The two approached a yurt, just as a woman in her thirties emerged. She was momentarily taken aback seeing Chen Tianlong and Lin Wushuang.
After all, Chen Tianlong stood there bare-chested, with a visibly feminine, slightly red jacket tied around his waist.
"Hello, what can I do for you two?"
Although the woman’s language wasn’t very standard, Chen Tianlong and Lin Wushuang roughly understood her.
"Auntie, so here’s the thing, could we buy a few old clothes from you? I’ll pay."
Chen Tianlong felt it inappropriate to simply ask for clothes without offering anything in return, and he didn’t know their family’s situation. If they were very poor, even old clothes wouldn’t be given away easily.
By saying to buy, Chen Tianlong didn’t mean he’d pay immediately — he had no money on him — but planned to arrange for someone to bring the payment afterwards.
The woman glanced at Chen Tianlong, then covered her mouth with a laugh, saying, "I understand, young man, follow me."
Chen Tianlong nodded, not too wary. After all, he felt no Qi fluctuations, indicating the woman was likely an ordinary person.
Indeed, there were no surprises. Inside the yurt, a man lay, seemingly ill, with a five or six-year-old girl sitting beside him, offering him a glass of water.
This scene instantly warmed Lin Wushuang’s heart.
"Young man, if you don’t mind, my husband has some clothes that aren’t old. He just can’t fit into them anymore since he’s gained some weight." The woman said somewhat apologetically.
"Haha, that’s fine, as long as there are clothes."
Chen Tianlong certainly didn’t mind; even used clothes were better than his bare state.
After taking the woman’s clothes, Chen Tianlong went to the designated area to change, while Lin Wushuang, moved by the little girl’s filial piety, asked, "Little sister, what’s wrong with your dad?"
The little girl looked up, her eyes blinking at Lin Wushuang’s gentle demeanor, and said, "Sister, my dad is sick. Yesterday, while herding sheep, he was hit by a fireball that fell from the mountain, and now he’s like this."
Hearing this, the little girl’s eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Lin Wushuang’s heart ached, and she enveloped the little girl in a hug. Though changing inside, Chen Tianlong could hear everything being said outside clearly.
When the little girl mentioned the mountain’s fireball, his brows furrowed.
This was clearly no ordinary fire, but the True Fire from the Fire Sea Extreme Land. Surviving it without dying on the spot was quite fortunate.
Once dressed, Chen Tianlong walked over. Just as he squatted down, the man had a fit of intense coughing. Suddenly, with a "splat," he spat out a mouthful of blood that was unusually yellow rather than red.
What was happening?
The woman’s face turned pale with fear. Originally, she’d thought her husband just had minor injuries, but now it seemed much worse, as if he might die soon.
"No good, his body is already occupied by Fire Poison. If the Fire Poison isn’t expelled soon, it could be life-threatening." Chen Tianlong warned urgently. After all, they had kindly given him clothes; he couldn’t just watch the man suffer.
"Ah? Then... what should I do?"
The woman was extremely flustered by Chen Tianlong’s words.
"Don’t worry. Do you have any needles here? Bring out all the needles for me to see, and then light an oil lamp." Without further explanation, Chen Tianlong gently moved the little girl aside and felt the man’s pulse.
"Yes, yes, I’ll prepare right away." The woman nodded hastily, and Lin Wushuang, having somewhat caught on, went to help.
A few minutes later, the woman returned with a dozen or so needles of various sizes.
Chen Tianlong glanced over them, took a relatively long embroidery needle, and heated it over the oil lamp, then adeptly pierced it into the man’s head, quickly followed by the second needle...
In just a short time, the man’s body was covered in needles. Chen Tianlong then had the woman support her husband as he began to work on the man’s back.
Initially, Chen Tianlong considered using the Li’s Acupuncture Technique, but then remembered the Fiery Flame Acupuncture Heart Method he had recently learned, specifically for countering Fire Attributes.
Conveniently, the man was afflicted with Fire Poison, so using the Fiery Flame Acupuncture Heart Method in conjunction with the Li’s Acupuncture Technique should yield optimal results. Before employing these Heart Methods, Chen Tianlong quickly circulated the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique, seamlessly merging the two Heart Methods.
Indeed, since Chen Tianlong’s Body Tempering, the fusion of Heart Methods occurred naturally. As long as the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique was in motion, other Heart Methods operated instinctively. In his jubilation, Chen Tianlong wasted no time and promptly applied the strategic blend of Li’s Acupuncture and Fiery Flame Acupuncture on the major meridians of the man’s back.
Within just two minutes, Chen Tianlong could feel the man’s Fire Poison rapidly concentrating in his back.
This was an excellent sign and marked the fastest he’d managed to control such a severe condition, taking only a few short minutes to regulate the Fire Poison.
However, this Fire Poison could not be expelled through the back. Chen Tianlong had to control it at the back, ensuring it was expelled through the man’s mouth.
Yet doing so posed a risk.