"Alright." Jiang Yichun replied with a stern face, but Bai Ruozhu felt as if he was trying a desperate treatment.

The two of them sat down to meditate in a spacious part of the courtyard, and Bai Ruozhu instructed Jianqi to have people guard the surroundings to prevent any disturbances.

Once everything was arranged, Mo Beishan raised his sword, channeling his Qi as he recited an incantation. He ran his fingers along the blade, the sharp edge cutting his finger. A few drops of blood dripped down, but they quickly vanished upon the sword as if the sword had devoured them.

"Relax and don't resist, otherwise I won't be able to draw back the evil energy," Mo Beishan said.

"Alright."

The entire process took about a quarter of an hour, with Bai Ruozhu watching the two without blinking. If it succeeded, Achun wouldn't have to suffer from the evil energy anymore.

Finally, Mo Beishan sheathed his sword and made a calming gesture. However, his face quickly showed disappointment, and he let out a small sigh.

"It didn't work?" Bai Ruozhu asked anxiously.

At this moment, Jiang Yichun opened his eyes and stood up from the ground, going over to hold her shoulder, saying, "It worked, it's just that not much was absorbed back. That's probably why he's a bit disappointed."

Bai Ruozhu showed a joyful expression, "Being able to absorb any is good. If each time is a little, we can do it several times. How much was absorbed?"

"Only about one-tenth," Mo Beishan shook his head, "Maybe next time will be better, or perhaps my skills aren't enough yet."

"How long will it take for you to recover your energy to let the Sword of Silence absorb the evil energy again?" Bai Ruozhu hurriedly asked.

Mo Beishan thought for a moment, "Within half a month at the fastest, or within a little over twenty days at the slowest."

Bai Ruozhu calculated that if there were no other methods, relying on Mo Beishan and the Sword of Silence to absorb the evil energy would clean it up within about half a year.

This result was better than she expected, at least there was a temporary solution.

"Thank you, stay for a meal." Jiang Yichun offered. Mo Beishan was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Was it so hard? It was the first time he got to have a meal at the Bai Family despite visiting several times. He hadn't even had a sip of tea before.

Mo Beishan had lunch at the Bai Family, where Bai Yihong was very hospitable, urging him to eat more. Mo Beishan didn't hold back, finding the Bai Family's food unusually delicious!

It wasn't that he, the young master of the Mo Family, hadn't seen the world, but the Bai Family's dishes were unique, with many styles not seen outside.

After the meal, Mo Beishan couldn't help but burp, leaving Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun to chuckle, making Mo Beishan's face turn red as he quickly got up to take his leave.

Suddenly, shouts came from outside, "It's the madam who has returned, ah, the master-in-law is seriously injured!"

Bai Ruozhu quickly realized they were referring to Jiao Ling and Fen Jiu. Her heart skipped a beat, and she rushed out of the room.

She saw Jiao Ling supporting Fen Jiu by one shoulder, quickly walking over. Fen Jiu's steps were unsteady, his face pale, with a heavy scent of blood, clearly seriously injured!

"Aunt, support him to the nearby side room!" Bai Ruozhu couldn't spare time for more questions, only thinking of saving him quickly, and checking on her aunt's condition.

Jiao Ling's eyes were red, "Ruozhu, you must save Fen Jiu, he got hurt saving me."

"I will do my utmost to save him." Bai Ruozhu said sincerely.

Jianqi immediately called for Bai Ruozhu's Medical Box, while Min Xiang and Min Ju, having experience, quickly instructed people to boil hot water and prepare cleaning and sterilizing equipment.

Once Fen Jiu was placed flat, Bai Ruozhu finally had the chance to check his injuries. He was wearing a coarse blue cloth garment, with his chest area entirely stained red.

The sight made her gasp; Fen Jiu's heart meridian was injured. If it wasn't for his strong inner strength and timely acupuncture to stop the bleeding, he wouldn't have made it here.

"How long has he been hurt?" Bai Ruozhu quickly asked.

"Six days. I sought doctors for treatment, but all said there was no hope. I could only keep transferring my inner strength to him and rushed back." Jiao Ling mentioned, her expression turned dark, "Ruozhu, I'm sorry, Wu Wanqing was taken by someone else."

Bai Ruozhu had already predicted this outcome. As she applied the silver needles continuously, she said without looking up, "Aunt, let's not talk about that now, the urgent matter is to heal uncle-in-law."

"Mhm." Jiao Ling uttered just a hum, then couldn't hold back her sobs.

Bai Ruozhu didn't dare to be careless, quickly calling Jiang Yichun to assist. Finally, she said decisively, "Aunt, you should wash up first. I need to use a very crucial needlework that cannot afford any distraction, even the slightest breath could affect its completion."

"Alright, alright, I'll be waiting outside, making sure no one disturbs." Jiao Ling, nervously, hurried out. Seeing her in such a state, Bai Ruozhu felt a deep sense of compassion.

"Achun, keep watch over the people outside. I need to take him to that place and see if the hot spring can help. Have someone bring over the medicinal bath barrel; we need to cover up a bit." Bai Ruozhu whispered to Jiang Yichun.

Jiang Yichun nodded, "I'll ensure outside is watched."

As Jiang Yichun backed out, Bai Ruozhu dared not delay, directly taking Fen Jiu into the Space.

She first took some water from the hot spring to wash away the blood from Fen Jiu's wound, also to observe the effect. As the hot spring water was applied, the bleeding gradually reduced.

Bai Ruozhu let out a sigh of relief; the heart meridian was unlike other places, and she wasn't certain she could save Fen Jiu. But with the help of the Spatial Hot Spring, she felt 60% confident.

She placed Fen Jiu into the hot spring, letting his chest wound slowly submerge in the water, then quickly lifting him up slightly, stitching the innermost layers to reduce bleeding.

Layer by layer, she stitched, until the spring water turned a pale pink. She checked Fen Jiu's pulse, finally feeling a significant relief, and pulled him out of the Space.

"Achun, is the medicine soup here?" Bai Ruozhu sounded thoroughly exhausted.

"It's being brought in." Jiang Yichun, using his inner strength, lifted the barrel containing the medicine soup into the room himself, then shut the door with a bang.

He approached and placed Fen Jiu into the medicine barrel, asking, "Is he saved?"

"He still needs to be monitored; his heart meridian was injured. Others might not survive even a quarter of an hour in the same condition." Bai Ruozhu wiped the sweat from her brow, "I'll go reassure aunt so she isn't in constant worry. You keep an eye on him, don't let him sink and choke on the water."

"Alright."

The door opened, and Jiao Ling sprang up, rushing over to ask Bai Ruozhu urgently, "Ruozhu, how is he? Can he be saved?"

"There is hope. For now, he's stable. I will find a medical sage to help me take turns using needles to guard his heart meridian; there should be hope." Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but hug Jiao Ling, "Aunt, uncle won't leave you alone; he definitely won't have anything happen."

Jiao Ling collapsed against Bai Ruozhu, sobbing loudly, having been too exhausted from enduring all this time. Now seeing hope, she was overtaken with emotion and heartache, only wanting to cry her heart out.

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