This scared Quinn Ye out of his wits.
"What's happening?"
Quinn quickly helped Bella Bai up and laid her on the bed.
He touched her face; it was extremely cold.
Like a block of ice.
Not only that, but with every breath she took, a chilling white mist emanated from her.
The temperature in the entire room began to drop sharply at this moment.
As if it had instantly turned into an ice cave.
Quinn turned pale with fright.
"What is this situation?"
He completely lost his composure.
It was his first time encountering such a thing, and he had no idea what to do.
He touched Bella's forehead again; it was as cold as ice.
If an ordinary person were like this, they would have been dead long ago.
But although Bella was chilled to the bone, she was still alive.
"No, if this continues, she will really die."
Quinn was extremely anxious.
"Lil' Two, turn on the heating! Maximum power!"
Quinn's house was even equipped with a heating system.
It was connected to the Smart Home System. Just a shout could activate it.
The heating started, and waves of warm air surged in.
The temperature in the room began to rise.
Quinn looked at Bella nervously. Fearing the heating wasn't enough, he quickly brought several hot water bottles and two thick quilts, piling them all on Bella.
After waiting for a while.
Quinn touched Bella's face again.
Although it was still very cold, it seemed slightly better than before.
Quinn relaxed a little.
"Could it be that the remaining poisonous worms in her body are reproducing?"
Quinn suddenly thought of this possibility.
Quinn had used Fire Cupping twice to remove many poisonous worms from Bella's body.
But there were still residues.
Perhaps the worms realized their numbers were decreasing, so they began to reproduce massively, causing Bella's current condition.
Bella's body couldn't handle so many worms at once, so she fell into a coma, and her body temperature dropped to freezing point.
"If only the System were here."
At this moment, Quinn missed that damn scamming System immensely.
But the next moment.
Quinn's eyes lit up.
Although the System was gone.
The knowledge taught by the System was still there.
Quinn had mastered all the medical knowledge.
"In this situation, according to medical practice, I must ensure her body temperature doesn't drop further while clearing out all the worms at once!"
Quinn frowned tightly.
Soon, he came up with a targeted plan.
Bella was a martial artist; her body was stronger than an ordinary person's.
And since the worms had been in her body for years, she had adapted to them to some extent.
Now that Quinn had taken timely measures to stabilize her temperature, he had bought himself precious time.
Quinn immediately fetched his medicine chest.
There were some common medicines inside, all prepared by Quinn himself.
Although they couldn't cure major diseases.
There was one medicine Quinn always kept ready.
Antibiotics!
This was good stuff.
Under the System's torture, Quinn had managed to extract it with great difficulty.
"Although I don't know exactly what kind of poisonous worms they are, antibiotics should work."
With this thought.
Quinn stuffed a white pill into Bella's mouth and made her swallow it.
Next was the waiting game.
If her body temperature gradually recovered, it meant the antibiotics were working.
If there was no improvement, he would have to think of another way.
Not long after, Bella's breathing became steady.
He immediately touched Bella's forehead.
It started to feel slightly warm.
Quinn felt relieved.
"Seems the medicine worked."
He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The maximum power heating was roasting him.
At this moment, Quinn was already shirtless.
Sweating all over.
A while later.
Bella slowly opened her eyes.
She looked up blankly, seeming not to know what had just happened to her.
"You're awake?"
Only when Quinn appeared in her line of sight did Bella react.
But seeing Quinn topless, she jumped in fright.
Then she looked at herself.
Although her clothes were still on.
She was lying in Quinn's bed.
And she was covered in sweat.
Extremely exhausted.
Bella looked helpless.
Could it be... that I was... done by him?
"Young Master Ye, you..."
Her face was flushed red, filled with anger and shame.
Quinn wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That was close. You almost died just now."
Bella froze.
Almost died?
Then, Quinn told Bella what had just happened.
After listening, Bella realized she had wrongly blamed Quinn.
It turned out he didn't do anything bad.
Instead, he saved her life.
Thinking of this, Bella felt ashamed.
He is a Hidden Expert. How could he have such dirty thoughts like ordinary men?
I was so wrong.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye, for saving my life!"
Bella thanked him sincerely.
Quinn waved his hand. "Saving one life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda. How could I watch you die?"
Saving one life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda?
This sentence stunned Bella.
Vaguely, Bella seemed to sense an indescribable Zen principle from these words.
"Young Master Ye..."
"Don't talk. Your body is weak. Lie down and rest properly."
Bella didn't speak again and lay down to rest.
Until dusk fell.
Bella got up and walked out.
"Young Master Ye, I should go back."
Quinn looked her up and down.
"Are you okay now?"
Bella nodded, gratitude on her face.
"I feel completely recovered."
Quinn thought to himself.
Could my antibiotics really be that miraculous?
"It's dark now. Wait until tomorrow to go down the mountain," Quinn said.
Bella shook her head. "I cannot stay overnight. The Sect has assigned me a task. If I delay for a night, I'm afraid I won't be able to report back in time."
"What is so urgent?"
Quinn asked curiously.
Bella didn't hide it. "Recently, some Evil Cultivators appeared within the Heavenly Martial Empire. These people specialize in kidnapping children and have already harmed many lives."
"Now the Three Great Sects and the Empire have begun to hunt down these Evil Cultivators. I am going to meet up with a few fellow disciples to investigate their tracks."
Quinn listened and agreed it wasn't a small matter.
"Then be careful."
Quinn urged.
Bella nodded and then went down the mountain into the night.
That very night, in the market below Cloud-Drifting Mountain, a strange shadow emerged in the darkness.
"Hehehe, there is actually a market here. Perfect for me to make a move."