Bai Wuhen hurriedly supported his sister, carefully examining her injuries, his eyes full of heartache: "Sister, don't speak. Let me help heal your wounds first."
He took out a jade vial and poured out two pills that were fragrant and brimming with spiritual energy. He fed one to Bai Qingxue and crushed the other, sprinkling it on several of her more severe wounds. The pills were extremely effective—Bai Qingxue immediately felt a warm current spread through her limbs and body, stabilizing her injuries as her spiritual energy began to slowly recover.
"Wuhen, why are you here? And how..." Bai Qingxue couldn't help but ask.
"It's a long story." Bai Wuhen quickly explained while tending to his sister's wounds. "I received a secret transmission talisman left by the family remnants, learned you might be in danger somewhere in the direction of Stonia, and came searching. Two days ago, I sensed the faint fluctuations of you using a secret transmission technique and sped up. Just now, from a hundred li away, I detected violent spiritual energy fluctuations and familiar cold energy here, along with the aura of that Yu family villain's thunder techniques. Knowing you were in danger, I rushed here at full speed using my sword control technique."
He paused, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly. "That sword strike just now... I comprehended it during my two years of closed cultivation. It was my first time using it in actual combat. Fortunately, I didn't embarrass you, Sister."
Bai Qingxue looked at her brother who clearly possessed terrifying power yet still acted like a boy who depended on his sister when in front of her. Her heart was both comforted and complicated.
She knew her brother must have encountered opportunities beyond ordinary imagination to possess such astonishing sword dao cultivation at such a young age.
At this moment, Little Snow also came over, affectionately rubbing against Bai Wuhen's leg.
Bai Wuhen smiled and patted its head: "Little Snow, thank you for protecting Sister."
"Wuhen, Aunt Bai Wei and the others..." Bai Qingxue remembered the earlier battle and anxiously looked toward the sky.
Bai Wuhen's expression turned serious: "Don't worry, Sister. When I arrived, I rescued the three trapped clan members along the way. Though Aunt Bai Wei's injuries are severe, her life isn't in danger. I've given them pills and had them rest at the base of a cliff over there." He pointed toward a location at the swamp's edge.
Only then did Bai Qingxue completely relax, a great weight lifting from her heart.
"Sister, we shouldn't stay here long." Bai Wuhen said solemnly. "Though I scared off that Yu Chenzi, the Zixiao Yu Family definitely won't let this go. They may have even stronger experts on their way, like that 'Seventh Elder' Yuxia mentioned. We must leave immediately and find an absolutely safe place for you to properly heal."
Bai Qingxue nodded and stood with her brother's support. She gazed toward Stonia, her expression complicated.
Dustin's jade pendant was still warm against her chest, but now that she had her brother as a powerful ally and was temporarily safe, it seemed unnecessary to involve that mysterious Young Master Dustin.
"Wuhen, let's go meet up with Aunt Bai Wei and the others first." Bai Qingxue suppressed the thoughts in her mind. The most important thing now was to recover as quickly as possible and prepare for the Yu family's coming frenzied retaliation.
Bai Wuhen nodded and made a guiding gesture. That ice crystal longsword appeared once more, transforming into a gentle, wide brilliant blue sword light that carried Bai Qingxue and Little Snow.
He himself traveled by controlling his qi, staying close beside his sister.
The siblings transformed into two streaks of light, flying toward the swamp's edge where Bai Wei and the others waited, quickly disappearing into the dense poisonous miasma and chaotic magnetic disturbance.
Black Wind Swamp returned to its gloomy silence. Only the lingering traces of icy sword intent and scorched earth from the recent battle testified that a brief yet shocking confrontation—one that would shake many who learned of it—had occurred here.
A brilliantly talented young sword immortal was now accompanying his sister, stepping into these increasingly turbulent undercurrents.
Far away, Yu Chenzi collapsed in some wilderness in utter disgrace, coughing up several more mouthfuls of blood. His face was ashen, and in his eyes, beyond the venom, there was now deep fear and lingering dread.
With trembling hands, he took out a higher-grade transmission jade talisman and ground out his message through clenched teeth: "Seventh Elder! Bai Qingxue has powerful backup! It's her younger brother, approximately sixteen or seventeen years old, with terrifyingly supreme sword dao cultivation. He seems to have mastered an extremely profound frost sword technique and can freeze my natal magical treasure despite the realm difference! I... I was heavily wounded and couldn't match him! Request the family dispatch stronger experts immediately! These two must be killed and 'that object' recovered!"
After sending the message, Yu Chenzi collapsed to the ground, staring at the overcast sky. In his heart remained only endless hatred and a chill he was unwilling to acknowledge even to himself.
The Bai family... had actually produced such a monster!
The storm, because of this suddenly emerged young sword immortal, had become even more unpredictable and fierce.
– Marinien
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