"Miss Leng, forgive me."
Li Yang stood outside the energy shield. He saw fine threads of true qi gathering between his fingers. With a shake of his palm, these threads instantly entered Leng Shuangyue's body.
Leng Shuangyue's expression was one of pain. She felt as if worms were crawling within her, causing extreme discomfort.
She was furious, but having exhausted all her strength, she still couldn't break free.
"You beast, you dare to defile my purity! I will take your life." Leng Shuangyue roared coldly.
"Miss Leng, I am saving you. If I continue to indulge your use of Ice Cold True Qi, you will surely die on the spot."
After explaining, Li Yang continued to gather true qi to heal Leng Shuangyue.
After a few minutes of needling treatment, Leng Shuangyue's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Immediately after, she felt her entire body lose its strength. When Li Yang released his true qi and the surrounding energy shield vanished, she stumbled towards the ground.
Li Yang reacted swiftly, rushing to her side and catching her, supporting her as she fell onto his lap. He then pressed several acupoints on her chest, which gradually helped her regain consciousness.
"You, let go of me!"
Leng Shuangyue felt her body being manipulated and trembled as she demanded.
"Miss Leng, you don't need to be afraid. I won't harm you, nor will I take advantage of you. I just want to save you and then explain clearly. That divine lamp you mentioned, I truly haven't seen it, nor have I stolen it." Li Yang explained earnestly.
"I won't believe you. My brother made it very clear. You stole our divine lamp. It is the divine artifact that protects our Heavenly Domain from disaster. Return it to me, or I will fight you to the death."
Leng Shuangyue remained convinced that Li Yang was the thief who stole the divine lamp. Li Yang knew he couldn't explain it to her clearly in a short time, so he decided to temporarily abandon that plan and first use his true qi to cure the illness within her body.
After Li Yang infused five streams of true qi into her, he slowly withdrew his technique and weakly said to Leng Shuangyue, "The Heavenly Cold ailment in your body has now been removed by me. You can try to circulate your cultivation technique and see if your body still feels uncomfortable."
"You would help me cure my illness out of kindness? I won't believe your lies."
Leng Shuangyue quickly got up and put distance between herself and Li Yang. She looked back to see Li Yang meditating on the ground, his face extremely pale, as if covered in frost.
She couldn't help but feel confused. This beast was fine just a moment ago, how did he suddenly become so weak?
Could it be that the Ice Cold True Qi in my body caused a backlash against him, injuring him?
If that were the case, wouldn't this be the best time for me to take revenge?
With this thought, a murderous glint appeared on Leng Shuangyue's face. She gathered Ice Cold True Qi in her palm and immediately struck towards Li Yang.
Just as her palm was about to touch Li Yang, he suddenly said, "Even if you kill me, you won't get back the divine lamp you seek, because the divine lamp is not on me."
"What did you say?"
Leng Shuangyue stopped her palm in time. At this moment, she was surprised to find that her true qi seemed to be controllable at will, and her entire body felt no discomfort at all.
If this were in the past, the moment she activated the Ice Cold True Qi within her, it would cause her entire body to become cold and painful.
Could it be...
This beast has truly healed me?
She came back to her senses and looked at Li Yang doubtfully, asking, "Where did you hide the divine lamp? You beast have been injured by my Ice Cold True Qi. If you don't confess honestly, you will die a terrible death."
"Miss Leng, I was not injured by your true qi. Rather, to save you, I had to absorb all the pathogenic cold qi from your body into mine. I am currently neutralizing the cold qi poison within you."
"If you want to kill me, you can do so at any time. But before I die, I still want to advise you, the divine lamp was truly not stolen by me, and I have never been to the Heavenly Domain."
After speaking, Li Yang continued to close his eyes and slowly regulate his breathing.
Leng Shuangyue became somewhat hesitant. She felt that Li Yang wasn't lying. If the divine lamp were truly in his possession, and he wanted to prevent her from retrieving it, why would he risk his life, which was potentially harmful to him, to save her life?
"You, are you telling the truth?" Leng Shuangyue asked coldly after a moment of thought.
"That's right. I don't even know what the divine lamp looks like, so how could I have stolen it? Someone must be deliberately framing me and provoking hatred between me and the Heavenly Domain."
"If you kill me, you will fall into their trap. Therefore, Miss Leng, it is best to find the real culprit to retrieve the divine lamp." Li Yang continued to explain.
"This..."
Leng Shuangyue's delicate eyebrows furrowed. Her mind was in chaos, and she didn't know who to believe.
She had only heard from her brother that the divine lamp was stolen by Li Yang from Jiangcheng, but she had never actually seen Li Yang steal it. Moreover, even her brother had only seen a note left at the scene, which led him to believe it was Li Yang's doing.
As for Li Yang's appearance, even her brother had never seen it!
If it was indeed a frame-up, killing Li Yang now would truly be unfair to him.
"Boss, what happened here?"
Just as Leng Shuangyue was lost in thought, the door to the tea room was suddenly pushed open by security guards. Seeing the traces of a struggle inside and looking at Li Yang, who was sitting on the ground, they quickly ran over and surrounded him.
"Kid, you have great courage. I've seen you acting suspiciously for a long time. You dare to fight our Princess Leng. You deserve to die."
The leading security guard immediately drew his saber, pointed it at Li Yang's neck, and was about to strike.
"Stop!"
At the critical moment, Leng Shuangyue quickly commanded her subordinate. Then, looking at Li Yang's expressionless face, she waved her hand and said, "He didn't kill me. He just saved my life. You don't need to touch him. Stand down."
"What? Princess Leng, are you sure? This kid is of unknown origin. If he poses any threat to you, you will be in great danger."
"I said it's fine, and it will be fine. All of you, stand down."
Leng Shuangyue commanded coldly. Only then did they all sheathe their swords and walk out according to Leng Shuangyue's orders.
Subsequently, Leng Shuangyue saw Li Yang slowly open his eyes, and the frosty aura on his face gradually dissipated. She personally walked up to Li Yang, helped him up, and said, "Mr. Li, I believe your words. Please get up. I promise I won't make a move against you again."
"Thank you, Miss Leng."
Li Yang slowly sat on a stool. When he looked at Leng Shuangyue again, her eyes indeed no longer held any killing intent.
However, regarding what she had just said, Li Yang found it very suspicious.
After a brief moment of recovery, Li Yang continued to ask, "By the way, Miss Leng, you just said I stole the divine lamp. What exactly is going on with this matter? Why did you conclude that I stole the divine lamp?"