Little Fishy's first reaction was one of worry.
After all, Fei's injuries looked extremely severe.
And he had only ended up in such a state because he'd been helping Chu Feng. If something were to happen to him— Little Fishy feared that Chu Feng would feel terrible about it.
As for Chu Feng, he appeared far more composed. Before he even drew close, he was already forming hand seals and launching a palm strike forward.
In an instant, a torrent of barrier power surged forth and landed on Fei's body.
It was a complete healing grand formation.
Clearly, Chu Feng had already set it up on the way over.
"Chu…"
At that moment, Fei finally noticed the arrival of Chu Feng and Little Fishy, but he was far too weak—he couldn't even manage to say Chu Feng's full name.
"Rest easy."
As he spoke, Chu Feng grabbed Fei's wrist. After a brief examination, he furrowed his brows.
Fei's injuries were far more serious than he had anticipated.
Based on Fei's symptoms, Chu Feng produced three medicinal pills and placed them in Fei's mouth.
But one of those pills was no healing medicine—it was a special formation.
Also something Chu Feng had prepared on the way here.
The moment the formation entered his body, Fei's pain did not lessen, but his entire body began convulsing violently.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng had already begun rearranging the formation.
"Big Brother, is there anything I can help with?" Little Fishy asked.
"Yu'er, I can handle this myself," Chu Feng said.
Fei, however, was staring intently at Chu Feng.
Seeming to read the confusion in Fei's eyes, Chu Feng spoke while continuing to set up the formation: "Among those stones I gave you, I also embedded a tracking mechanism. Within a certain range, I can sense your location."
"When Senior Long Mucheng told me what had happened—that you had already left, but I could feel you in a neighboring world—"
"I figured you were probably injured, just too stubborn to admit it, hiding away by yourself to cry in secret."
"Who would've guessed that was exactly the case," Chu Feng said with a chuckle.
"I—I—didn't—cry—"
Hearing this, Fei's face twisted as he struggled to explain, but his physical condition simply wouldn't allow him to form complete sentences.
"Of course you didn't."
"Don't be so stubborn next time."
"Your pride isn't worth more than your life."
Chu Feng chuckled again, then turned his gaze toward Little Fishy.
"Yu'er, move further back."
"And no matter what happens, do not come inside. Otherwise you'll disrupt the formation, and both Fei and I could lose our lives."
"Okay."
Little Fishy nodded obediently and retreated to a distance.
Chu Feng swept his sleeve, and an even more imposing formation materialized, shrouding both himself and Fei within its bounds.
Then Chu Feng shifted his hand seals.
"Nnrrghhh~~~"
In that moment, Fei's body actually began floating into the air. At the same time, searing crimson flames began pouring out of his mouth, his eyes, his ears, and his entire body.
Those flames were like a wild beast. The moment they appeared, they began launching attacks in every direction. Though the barrier power blocked them from escaping outward— That energy could still enter Chu Feng's body.
It was clear that within this space, apart from Fei, Chu Feng was their only available target.
But toward those flame-like crimson attacks, Chu Feng neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the energy to flood into his body unopposed.
Before long, Chu Feng's body appeared as though it were being burned from the inside.
His skin turned fiery red, and cracks began to appear across its surface.
"Big Brother!"
Seeing this scene, Little Fishy tensed with alarm and instinctively moved to rush forward.
But she stopped herself almost immediately.
She remembered what Chu Feng had said.
If Chu Feng had told her not to approach, then he must have his reasons.
In truth, even if Little Fishy had gone forward, she wouldn't have known how to help Chu Feng and Fei anyway.
But that very sense of powerlessness—of being unable to do anything—made her feel even worse.
Especially seeing Chu Feng in that state, it felt as though her heart were being twisted by a blade.
But just then, Chu Feng turned his head and looked back at Little Fishy.
There was no trace of pain on his face. Instead, he flashed a wide grin, his bright white teeth gleaming through the rising steam.