Before her eyes, there was an icy jade cold bed that occupied most of the room.
Zhao Shuning didn't notice it at first because there were many ice blocks on the bed. She thought it was a place to store ice and clothes, so she didn't pay much attention. If you didn't look closely, you would never find that there was a body hidden under the clothes.
Zhao Shuning looked up further. What she saw was not Gu Hanxun's cold - as - ice face, but a face that had lost all color, with even the flesh gone and deeply sunken features. He was emaciated and in a sorry state. Words like these couldn't even fully describe his haggard appearance at this moment.
"Did I, did I scare you?"
In this haggard figure, what attracted the most attention was the ice flower slowly growing on Gu Hanxun's bark - like hand. Now, the flower had formed buds, and it was only a matter of time before it bloomed.
"Gu Hanxun—"
In that instant, Zhao Shuning seemed to understand everything.
"Gu Hanxun, why are you so stupid?"
Gu Hanxun said, "This is what I owe you, Ningning. I owe you too much, and I also owe Aunt too much. Aunt is no longer here. Now, this is the only thing I can do for her and for you."
"Gu Hanxun, why do you have to do this? You shouldn't have hidden it from me. Did you, did you discover the secret of the Frost Frost Flower when we went to the An family that day? Why didn't you tell me? Gu Hanxun, the method you chose is really extremely stupid. Do you know that?"
Gu Hanxun's voice was hoarse. But at this moment, there finally appeared a sincere smile on his face. Because at this moment, Ningning was worried about him. At this moment, there was only him on her face.
"Yes, you're so smart. You must have known."
Zhao Shuning quickly picked up the book beside Gu Hanxun and read it fast.
"Gu Hanxun, don't worry. I won't let you die. I will definitely find a way to save you."
Gu Hanxun smiled. However, he didn't stop Zhao Shuning. One reason was that he was already out of strength. The other reason was that seeing Zhao Shuning so worried about him, his heart was filled with happiness. Although Gu Hanxun knew that Zhao Shuning was so worried only because she never liked to owe others favors.
The book flipped quickly in Zhao Shuning's hands. But even when she reached the last page, she still found nothing. It only said how to cultivate the Frost Frost Flower, but it didn't say whether the host body could survive in the end. However, taking Gu Qingqing as an example, it was likely that Gu Hanxun had already thought of the result. The book said that cultivating the Frost Frost Flower would take at least three months at the fastest. The Frost Frost Flower liked the shade and was afraid of light. The colder the place, the more vigorously it would grow.
"Did you do all this? Gu Hanxun, you're the king of Cangwu. For a Frost Frost Flower, you did this. Are you worthy of the people of the world?"
Zhao Shuning's voice was a bit trembling. She didn't know. She didn't know what kind of position she held in Gu Hanxun's heart. Gu Hanxun had worked so hard to sit on this throne, but now, for a Frost Frost Flower, he was willing to sacrifice himself. Zhao Shuning couldn't understand and didn't dare to think about how much weight she held in Gu Hanxun's heart.
"Ningning, do you know? I'm so scared. I'm not afraid of the icy jade cold bed that pierces to the bone, nor the boundless darkness, and I'm not even afraid of death. What's there to be afraid of in death? I'm just afraid that you'll be impatient, afraid that I can't cultivate a three - month Frost Frost Flower in one month. So, I had to take a gamble. I made the environment colder, I didn't go out, I didn't expose myself to the sun, and I froze my own body. Look, I've made it. The Frost Frost Flower is about to bloom."
Zhao Shuning's expression at this moment was no longer just grief and indignation. Almost at this moment, she let go of all the things about Gu Hanxun using her before.
"Gu Hanxun—"
"Ningning, it's so good to see you worried about me."
There was a smile on Gu Hanxun's face. But Zhao Shuning said, "Gu Hanxun, you're really so stupid. The world of Cangwu was what you dreamed of. Now that you've reached this position, instead of bringing blessings to the people, you've done such a stupid thing."
"I thought this was what I dreamed of. But when I really had it, when you left disappointed, I realized that I didn't want to bring blessings to the people. I just wanted to have you alone, and that would be enough."
There was still light in Gu Hanxun's eyes. Zhao Shuning's eye sockets were also a bit bloodshot. Why was she doing this? She wanted to save Xia Qingyan, but she didn't want to sacrifice someone else's life to save Xia Qingyan. Even though Gu Hanxun had used her before, she didn't want to owe Gu Hanxun such a big favor.
"Gu Hanxun, you won't die, and you're not allowed to die. I won't owe you such a big favor. When will I be able to pay it back?"
After Zhao Shuning said this, she supported Gu Hanxun's head with one hand and gently lifted his withered right hand with the other.
"What, what are you doing?"
Zhao Shuning smiled gently.
"It's just using one's body to nourish the flower. Gu Hanxun, if you can do it, I can too."
"Ningning! You're crazy!"
Gu Hanxun guessed what Zhao Shuning was going to do. He wanted to struggle and resist, but at this moment, he didn't even have the strength to get up, let alone resist. He could only watch helplessly as Zhao Shuning tried hard to gather her spiritual power. Then, concentrating all her attention, a huge fiery red bird suddenly emerged from behind her and hovered above her head. The phoenix spread its wings and soared through the sky. Zhao Shuning's primordial spirit slowly separated from her body.
"When did you, when did you advance to a ninth - rank alchemist?"
A ninth - rank alchemist had a very special skill, which was to transfer the foreign factors in the other person's body to their own. Moreover, the Frost Frost Flower liked the spiritual power of women very much. With it as nourishment, it would surely grow better.
"Ningning, just consider it my plea. Don't do it."
Zhao Shuning smiled gently, "Gu Hanxun, I'm not you. Even if the Frost Frost Flower is on me, I won't die immediately. I've said that I won't owe you. If you put such a big favor on me and I don't pay it back, I'll feel uneasy for the rest of my life."
Gu Hanxun's breath gradually became steady. His body also began to regain its color slowly. Zhao Shuning's body was changing at a visible speed. The Frost Frost Flower slowly moved to her hand. But when the icy power of the Frost Frost Flower attacked Zhao Shuning's brow, it was repelled by a more powerful force. Zhao Shuning suddenly opened her eyes and suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. And at this moment, the Frost Frost Flower bloomed.