Chu Feng wasted no time and began setting up a barrier on the spot to drive the poison out of Dantian Xue.
But this poison was no ordinary thing. It was incredibly well-hidden — nestled right inside her Dantian.
Only someone like Chu Feng could have found it. If it had been any other Dragon Vein Spirit World Master, they would never have detected the poison at all.
Because the poison was hidden so well, it was extremely difficult to expel. Even for Chu Feng himself, it took a full day before he finally succeeded.
"This is the poison."
Chu Feng held up an object no larger than a speck of dust in front of the clan leader.
The clan leader had exceptional eyesight. Though the object was minuscule, he could tell at a glance that it was indeed a poison.
"The Dark Hall... the Dark Hall truly deserves to die." And after seeing the poison with his own eyes, Chu Feng saw a murderous intent surging through the clan leader's eyes like a raging tempest.
Chu Feng could completely understand that killing intent. Being deceived would have been one thing, but having the person they treasured most in the world harmed at the same time — that was something they could never tolerate.
"Mm—" Just then, a woman's voice suddenly rang out.
The moment that voice was heard, both Chu Feng and the clan leader shuddered, as though struck by lightning.
After all, apart from the two of them, the only woman here was the slumbering Dantian Xue.
She was awake. Dantian Xue, who had been asleep for so long, was awake.
The two looked carefully, and sure enough, Dantian Xue had not only opened her eyes — she was already sitting up and rubbing them gently.
And when she opened her eyes and saw Chu Feng, her small face was immediately filled with disappointment.
Dantian Xue's disappointment caught Chu Feng off guard, leaving him somewhat confused.
The Ice and Snow clan leader felt the same way. Neither of them understood why Dantian Xue would look disappointed. Seeing Chu Feng should have made her thrilled.
Just as Chu Feng and the clan leader were puzzling over this, Dantian Xue lowered her head and murmured, "So it's another dream."
A dream. So Dantian Xue had taken the scene before her as yet another dream — that was why she looked disappointed.
"It seems you really have been having quite a few dreams." Hearing this, Chu Feng walked over to the frozen snow bed and looked at Dantian Xue with a pang of heartache. "But this isn't a dream. Dantian Xue... it's me, Chu Feng. I've come to find you."
"Chu Feng?" At those words, Dantian Xue's head snapped up. She grabbed Chu Feng with both hands, and her eyes scanned him up and down, examining him with painstaking care.
After looking him over, she could confirm that the person before her was indeed Chu Feng. This was no dream — it absolutely was not a dream. A dream-version of Chu Feng could never feel this real.
"Chu Feng!!!"
Once she was certain he was truly here, Dantian Xue's eyes actually grew moist. This girl had always been strong, but this time, she broke down and cried.
Seeing Dantian Xue like this, Chu Feng felt his heart ache all over again. He realized that the poison must have had some kind of hallucinatory effect, and he could now be sure that even though Dantian Xue had been sleeping this entire time, she had not been having an easy time of it.
She must have been trapped in dreams the whole while. And Dantian Xue was far too clever — she had known they were dreams, yet she couldn't escape them. Just thinking about how painful that must have been...
At that thought, he couldn't help but pull Dantian Xue into his arms. He knew that right now, what she needed most was a warm embrace.