Chapter 170

"Thump!" "Hiss!" Losing her support, Jian Xin collapsed to the ground, her legs trembling uncontrollably. Part of it was physical exhaustion and muscle soreness, but the rest was sheer terror. She had overestimated her own abilities; if not for that sudden burst of Cyan Fire, she might very well have died! "Flutter!" Jian Xin reached out, and a ball of Cyan Fire suddenly leaped out, dancing and flickering on her palm. From the tip of the flame, wisps of cyan smoke drifted outward, forming a faint protective barrier around her. "You sure took your time getting full! You almost got me killed," Jian Xin grumbled. With her other hand, she reached into the pile of charred ash and fished out the black crystal dropped by the double-headed snake. Then, as if remembering something, she bolted upright. "Right, that little fellow!" She suddenly recalled that the Little Beast had vanished after swallowing so many stones. At the time, she was in no position to check on it, and now she had no idea where it was! "Little fellow! Little fellow!" Jian Xin hurried to her feet, but her legs gave out and she tumbled right back down. Frenziedly grabbing a handful of elixirs, she crammed them into her mouth, used her sword as a crutch to finally stand, and began a slow walk back the way she came, shouting for the Little Beast at the top of her lungs, using her Spiritual Power as a medium.