After the Cold King and his consort finished examining the Empress Dowager, they left the Palace of Longevity.
Upon hearing that General Leng Jinyu's army and the army brought by Lin Zhenfan were fighting at the city gate with heavy casualties, Leng Ruoli felt worried for Leng Jinyu. She and Jun Mohan prepared to rush to the city gate.
As they passed through the streets of the capital, they witnessed the desolate scene. The citizens of the capital, having learned of the attack on the capital, had already hidden themselves. The once prosperous and bustling capital now had its shops closed, and its streets and alleys were sparsely populated.
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan arrived at the city gate tower. Taking a breath of air, they smelled the nauseating scent of blood. Looking down, they saw dead bodies strewn across the ground, blood flowing like a river, and eyes that were red from killing, filled with hatred on their ferocious faces. The battle was indeed fierce…
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan stood at a high vantage point. Their sharp gazes swept across the entire battlefield but they did not see Leng Jinyu's figure, nor did they see the dwarfish Huoying.
Therefore, Leng Ruoli casually grabbed a soldier guarding the city gate and asked urgently, "Have you seen General Leng?"
"Consort, General Leng and a little dwarf have gone into the forest."
The young soldier pointed towards the forest outside the city. As soon as he finished speaking, the Cold King and his consort used their qinggong to fly down from the city wall and headed straight for the forest.
At this time, Leng Jinyu and Huoying were fighting fiercely in the forest. Although Leng Jinyu was not seriously injured, he had sustained several wounds.
Huoying attacked him ferociously, destroying the surrounding trees and bushes, leaving them in disarray. Many trees were dead or broken, with almost none remaining intact. However, Huoying herself was unharmed, indicating that her martial prowess far surpassed Leng Jinyu's.
"General Leng, your daughter and son-in-law have entered the palace to help that old emperor. If no one comes to your aid today, I will absolutely not let you leave this forest alive, hehe…"
Huoying stopped her attack on Leng Jinyu and stood on a treetop dozens of meters away, facing him. Her baby-fat face smiled innocently. Although her words were harsh, her voice was soft and pleasant.
"Heh! Even if I, Leng Jinyu, cannot defeat you, a villain, today, I will still cut off your wings."
Leng Jinyu also stood on a treetop at a relative height, looking at her with deep, cold eyes, tinged with caution.
With that, he chose to attack proactively, raising his hand to gather inner energy and inject it into his sharp long spear, thrusting it at Huoying.
Seeing this, Huoying raised both hands, bringing them together. Her palms spun gently, forming a lotus shape, and instantly she unleashed a ball of thick smoke as black as ink, which transformed into a black snake that tightly coiled around Leng Jinyu's spear.
In this way, Leng Jinyu gritted his teeth, holding the spear with both hands, and remained in a stalemate with the black snake created by Huoying in mid-air for a long time, neither side gaining the upper hand.
Just then, a mischievous thought suddenly occurred to Huoying. She freed one hand, casually plucked a leaf from a nearby tree, and flicked it gently towards Leng Jinyu. The leaf flew towards him like an incredibly sharp blade.
Leng Jinyu's vision was blocked by the black snake created by Huoying. By the time he noticed the leaf, it was already close to his face. He had to quickly lean back, successfully avoiding the leaf that seemed to be enchanted.
However, Leng Jinyu's hand holding the spear was touched by the black snake formed from Huoying's black smoke. Instantly, his hand was burned, a scorching pain piercing his nerves. Because Huoying successfully distracted him, Leng Jinyu was forced to retreat repeatedly.
It was at this moment that the Cold King and his consort arrived. Jun Mohan immediately drew the soft sword at his waist, injected it with inner energy, and attacked Huoying.
Leng Ruoli quickly flew to catch her father, first glancing at his hand, which had been injured by Huoying's black mist.
"Father, your hand is poisoned."
"Lier, don't worry about me. Hurry and remind the King that the black mist Huoying created is poisonous!"
"Father, the King and I have both fought Huoying. He already knows Huoying's methods. You don't need to worry about him."
With that, Leng Ruoli helped Leng Jinyu descend steadily to the ground. Leng Ruoli immediately examined her father's hand.
The back of his hand had already turned black and red, and it was even swelling at a visible rate. Blisters seemed to be bubbling like freshly boiled water.
Leng Ruoli felt the painful blisters on Leng Jinyu's hand, but she did not see any sign of pain on his face.
"Father, your hand must hurt a lot?" Leng Ruoli asked with concern.
"It's nothing, Lier. This is just a minor injury. It's not a big deal for your father." Leng Jinyu quickly comforted his precious daughter.
"Father, have you forgotten that Lier is a doctor? You can't fool me. I'll help you sit on that rock over there, and I'll treat your hand right away."
Saying that, Leng Ruoli took Leng Jinyu's wrist and led him to a large rock about fifty meters away to sit down.
Then, Leng Ruoli immediately took out a detoxification pill and a healing pill from her sleeve pocket and gave them to Leng Jinyu to ingest. She then took out a surgical knife, disinfectant, anti-inflammatory medicine, anesthetic, disposable gloves, and other medical supplies.
Leng Ruoli began to treat the blisters on Leng Jinyu's hand. Her movements were swift and precise. She chose to give Leng Jinyu local anesthesia and disinfection. After the anesthetic took effect, she used the surgical knife to cut open his blisters and squeeze out the pus… Finally, she disinfected the back of Leng Jinyu's hand again, applied anti-inflammatory medicine, and bandaged it. It did not take long to finish treating his hand.
"Father, Lier has bandaged your hand. But before your hand is completely healed, try to use it as little as possible. You must remember this! You must remember this!" Leng Ruoli earnestly reminded Leng Jinyu.
Upon hearing this, Leng Jinyu smiled.
"Alright, Father is not that old yet. I've remembered your words. Lier, you should go and help the King. The martial arts Huoying practices are very strange. Don't let her hurt the King."
"Father, the King's martial arts are not weak. You don't need to worry about him. Let them fight."
"You, why aren't you concerned about your own husband at all? Father told you to go and help. If you don't, Father will be angry."
As Leng Jinyu spoke, he suddenly turned his head away, feigning anger.
"Alright, Father, don't be angry. Lier will go and help him right away."
With that, Leng Ruoli pouted helplessly and turned to walk towards the battlefield between Jun Mohan and Huoying.
Looking up, she saw a scene of a flood dragon and a black snake battling in mid-air.