A Consequence of Opposing the Heroine’s Halo (GL) - Chapter 30

Bai Tong’s injuries were extremely severe, and since Liu Sanye’s “Berserk” state couldn’t last long, Liu Sanye quickly left the scene with Bai Tong in her arms after finishing her verbal lashing.

Bai Tong was in a semi-conscious state; her spiritual energy was so overextended that she was completely unable to release her divine sense to check her surroundings. However, she could vaguely perceive that Liu Sanye had won.

She knew clearly that Liu Sanye had only recently “Drawn Qi into the Body” and was merely at the early stage of Qi Refining—how could she have won? The only way was to rely on her Top-tier Heavenly Spiritual Root to forcibly raise her cultivation through a Berserk state.

The side effects of doing so were severe. A person’s spiritual veins are naturally fragile, and after operating under such a heavy load, the entire body would suffer from agonizing spasms and tremors. For the first time, the always steadfast Bai Tong wavered. Perhaps she should have conceded; she shouldn’t have pushed herself and dragged Liu Sanye into this mess.

Bai Tong’s small hand tightly gripped the corner of Liu Sanye’s clothes as she muttered a muffled “I’m sorry.”

Liu Sanye was curious. “Why are you saying sorry to me?”

She squinted her eyes slightly with a smile. “Actually, just a ‘thank you’ is enough. You haven’t done anything wrong to me.”

“You forced a breakthrough in cultivation for me,” Bai Tong stated, exposing the truth Liu Sanye had been trying to hide.

After saying this, Bai Tong’s entire body trembled as if she were trying her hardest to restrain herself. She fell into a state of intense self-reproach.

Liu Sanye could feel Bai Tong’s guilt. Feeling a bit flustered and unsure how to comfort her, she simply burst into laughter. She began to describe how “awesome” she had been just now with great animation: “Let me tell you, not only did I beat Ma Shi into a pig’s head, but I also gave Guan Rong a piece of my mind and ‘slapped’ everyone’s faces at the scene. It was absolutely satisfying!”

After speaking, Liu Sanye looked at the Bai Tong in her arms with some trepidation. “Actually, I was also doing it to make myself look good. After venting all that anger, I feel great. Besides, forcing a cultivation boost is no big deal—it’s just a little bit of pain afterward.”

The subtext was: I’m fine, and it has nothing to do with you, so don’t blame yourself.

But Bai Tong was clever; how could she not know that Liu Sanye was clumsily trying to comfort her? She closed her eyes and pressed her head against Liu Sanye’s chest, saying in a low tone, “Thank you.”

Thank you for going to such lengths to comfort me, and thank you even more for risking your life to save me.

Bai Tong’s injuries were indeed critical. Large areas of her skin were scraped, her internal organs were displaced, and her bones were broken—a mortal would have died long ago. After carrying Bai Tong back to the small courtyard, Liu Sanye used her spiritual energy to nourish Bai Tong’s wounds. Liu Sanye hadn’t learned any healing arts, but she was a Wood-root cultivator after all, and Wood-Spirit power possesses a certain degree of life-restoring magic.

Because it wasn’t a formal healing spell, Liu Sanye consumed a vast amount of Wood-Spirit energy with very little effect. Cold sweat dripped as she gritted her teeth. “I should have learned a few healing spells earlier.”

You only regret having few skills when it’s time to use them!

Bai Tong’s face was deathly pale. She struggled to raise her hand to grab the corner of Liu Sanye’s clothes. “Sanye, don’t worry about me for now. Quickly deactivate the Berserk state, or the aftermath will be even more painful.”

Liu Sanye shook her head repeatedly. “It’s fine. Let me finish treating your injuries first. It’ll be done soon.”

Ignoring Bai Tong’s warnings, she continued to draw in the spiritual qi of heaven and earth. Although a Top-tier Heavenly Spiritual Root was strong, it couldn’t withstand such reckless usage. Before long, Liu Sanye began to struggle. The dense, needle-like pain in her spiritual veins returned, and her vision went black—she almost gave up.

But when she looked up and saw Bai Tong’s blood-soaked back, she gritted her teeth and persisted. She thought to herself: If those wounds leave scars, it’ll be so ugly. Bai Tong would definitely be sad later.

Knowing she couldn’t stop Liu Sanye, Bai Tong tried to find another way. She said anxiously, “We can seek Elder Xun’s help. You don’t have to heal me yourself.”

At the mention of that “unreliable” Xun Qiu, Liu Sanye shook her head. “Elder Xun would definitely say that we can solve this ourselves.”

Bai Tong replied, “She won’t. It’s a tradition; for every Outer Sect Grand Competition, Green Wood Peak sends people to heal the injured.”

Liu Sanye suddenly perked up. “That’s a thing?”

Then she remembered the original plot. A year later during the competition, Bai Tong won first place but was heavily injured. To help her recover faster, Xun Qiu asked Green Wood Peak to send someone—and by chance, that person was the Second Male Lead, Jun Yining’s older brother, Jun Yiqing!

Normally, a cultivator of Jun Yiqing’s level wouldn’t come to the outer sect, but he happened to have business with Xun Qiu that day and acted as a volunteer. The gentle Second Male Lead, Jun Yiqing, was impressed by the heroine’s fortitude when treating her—seeing how she didn’t cry or fuss despite her heavy injuries. His favorability soared, leading to a “love at second sight” situation…

However, the heroine is only twelve right now! That pervert!

Even though the match had happened early, Bai Tong was someone with a “Protagonist Aura.” There was no guarantee that the person coming wouldn’t be Jun Yiqing. Therefore, even if Liu Sanye had to risk her life, she couldn’t let Xun Qiu call someone from Green Wood Peak!

Besides, she had to disrupt the heroine’s harem and steal her luck to go home!

With pressure came motivation. Liu Sanye suddenly felt her energy return. She increased the spiritual power to heal Bai Tong, saying calmly, “No need for their help. I can do it!”

Bai Tong was so worried she was sweating. “Then you can deactivate the Berserk state first. Heal me after you’ve rested.”

Liu Sanye shook her head. “No, no. Once I deactivate it, I won’t have any strength for at least a month. How would I heal you then? You’d be in pain for an entire month.”

Bai Tong replied quickly, “It’s fine. I’m not afraid of pain.”

She was already numb to pain anyway; there could be no moment more painful than the day her clan was slaughtered.

Liu Sanye looked at Bai Tong’s wounds, her eyes filled with heartache. She instinctively blurted out: “You aren’t afraid of pain, but I’m afraid of you hurting. It hurts my heart.”

After Liu Sanye said this, Bai Tong froze. The warmth from the spiritual power entering her back spread out, feeling intensely hot. She felt her eyes grow dry, and her pale pupils seemed to shimmer with tears. An indescribable emotion surged in her heart. So there really is someone else in this world who treats me with the same sincerity as my father and mother did.

Bai Tong bit her lip hard, trying to keep the tears from falling. She was never one to be easily sentimental, but lately, she had been fragile and crying frequently. Ultimately, she was just a twelve-year-old girl, and all her previous actions had been a facade of strength.

Liu Sanye continued to heal Bai Tong for two full hours. The result of her extreme overextension was that once she deactivated the Berserk state, she collapsed onto the floor in a fetal position from the pain. The Berserk technique in the Wood-Devouring Sacred Scroll contained violent factors, somewhat similar to the explosive power of demonic cultivators. It was more powerful than common Berserk arts, but the side effects were also multiplied.

The spiritual qi drawn from heaven and earth was not her own. Once the state was deactivated and the technique’s guidance was gone, the qi ran rampant in her meridians. While not fatal, it was excruciatingly painful—and having used the external qi for so long, Liu Sanye’s suffering was even worse.

Liu Sanye knew it would hurt, but she didn’t expect it to hurt this much!

To prevent herself from biting her tongue, she stuffed a cloth into her mouth and rolled across the floor in agony. Her face was pale, drenched in cold sweat, and her body spasmed uncontrollably. It was no longer like needles; it was like ten thousand arrows through the heart, ten thousand ants eating her soul!

Because of the extreme pain, her fingers dug deep into the bluestone floor, leaving her fingertips a bloody mess with white bone visible. Paired with her blood-red eyes and distorted face, she looked like a Shura emerging from purgatory.

Bai Tong’s injuries weren’t healed yet, and she shouldn’t have been using spiritual power, but seeing Liu Sanye in such a state, she disregarded everything. She scrambled off the bed, used a Binding Spell on Liu Sanye, and pulled her into her arms. Crying, she whispered comfortingly, “Sanye doesn’t hurt, Sanye doesn’t hurt…”

As she spoke, she injected gentle Water-Spirit power into Liu Sanye’s body, attempting to suppress the rampaging qi. Unfortunately, it had little effect.

While the Water-Spirit power didn’t soothe the physical pain, it gave Liu Sanye great mental comfort. Like a wounded beast, she lay quietly in Bai Tong’s arms, letting out low whimpers.

Bai Tong stroked Liu Sanye’s hair over and over. Knowing she was in extreme distress, she had no choice but to open her Soul Tool and ask Xun Qiu for help.

Xun Qiu seemed to have expected it. As soon as the screen opened, she said with a smile before Bai Tong could speak, “Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’ve already notified Green Wood Peak. Since your injuries are serious, I specifically asked for someone a bit more skilled.”

Bai Tong shook her head anxiously. “It’s not me, it’s Sanye! Berserk aftermath, the situation is very serious!”

Xun Qiu checked Liu Sanye’s condition through the light screen. Seeing her blood-red eyes and chaotic qi—showing signs of potentially falling into the demonic path—Xun Qiu was so shocked she dropped the melon seeds she was holding.

She murmured, “It looks like I’ll have to call someone even more powerful…”