4 Xiao Ning'er

Nie Li also looked for Xiao Ning'er in training grounds. He knew from the novel that she trained here at night almost every day. There was also a matter of Daoyin technique. It wasn't a difficult technique to learn but it required a bit of skill in spirit force manipulation. In another word, a masseur must be at least an advanced Bronze rank Demon Spiritualist or Nie Li who had skills of far higher realms of cultivation.

Does she have such a person that could help her? He knows that she has some servants but they are ordinary people. Considering the situation in her family she could be completely isolated. Even her father couldn't protect her. It's no wonder that she idolized the first person to really help her.

There's no point in procrastinating decided Nie Li. He will act professionally as a doctor from Robert's world. He will heal the patient. If it's fated to happen it will happen. And he owes her anyway, after everything she had done for him in his previous life.

Or, he could modify the technique so she could learn it herself. She doesn't need to learn the entire technique. She just needs to draw out the cold blocking her meridians. It is not as complicated as drawing poison from someone's body through their meridians. It is most likely the Daoyin technique novel Nie Li used on Ye Zong when he was poisoned. So he decided to modify the technique to suit her, and write the instructions for it to give her later.

He had found her, but decided to approach only after they finish their hunting spree. He knew that nothing bad is going to happen to her in a couple of days remaining and he was also very busy.

He was sifting through Robert's memories to find new ways to make money and ideas for the future. He had some interesting ideas already, but he has to test them out first.

The creativity of the people there astounded him. They had so many ideas that if they had access to cultivation he couldn't imagine what heights they could have reached. Or maybe it was because they didn't have access to cultivation they have become so creative. Whatever the case he is going to exploit it. Maybe check some cultivation methods from other novels. They may really exist somewhere out there.

They hunted for a whole week and made 18 thousand spirit coins excluding the cost of crossbows and 2000 they have divided among themselves. The boys were tired. They haven't slept for a week. There were limits to their bodies. Even though they are much tougher than ordinary people they are still 13-year old kids. So when Nie Li told them that they will stop hunting and can rest they were relieved. They went straight to their dorms. But Nie Li had some things to do tonight.

After some shopping was done, he went directly to the clearing in the training grounds where Xiao Ning'er trained. She was there cultivating and hadn't noticed Nie Li's approach. He made a noise on purpose and she was alert in an instant.

"Who is there!?" Xiao Ning'er suddenly opened her eyes, and shouted, retrieving a short dagger. She warily looked at Nie Li. Her expression was chilling cold. Under the moonlight, she looked every part of her nickname "Ice queen".

"Hi," said Nie Li smiling, "I'm Nie Li".

Xiao Ning'er put down her dagger, but still kept her guard up as she looked at Nie Li and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Nie Li's smile widened as he said, "As if you don't know. You have been spying on us"

"What!? No," she sputtered "I was just curious who was killing all those Horned Sheep,"

'How could he have noticed?' She wondered. Truthfully Nie Li wouldn't have noticed her with his current cultivation level if he had not known about it beforehand.

Nie Li wanted to make a joke about her trying to steal their secret hunting technique but stopped himself. Damn his teenage hormones. Every pretty girl he sees he wants to flirt with. But it was not the time. He was on a serious business here.

"So you are cultivating" stated Nie Li looking at her and inspecting her from head to toe.

"Yes, and I will continue when you leave," she said rudely.

Nie Li didn't pay attention to her words and looked at her legs. She was barefoot and he could see her feet were red as if inflamed. He said exasperatedly, "You're cultivating yin cultivation technique at night, under the moonlight even though you're in pain?"

Xiao Ying'er was startled. She hadn't told anyone about the pain, enduring it alone. Not even her family knew about it. So how did Nie Li know about this? And the way he talked implied that her cultivation method was responsible for it. She had hoped when she reached the Bronze rank pain will pass she will be able to cultivate normally.

"Your legs must feel like they're on fire at night even when you're not cultivating" Nie Li continued.

"How did you know?" asked the stunned Xiao Ning'er.

Truly Nie Li was impressed. Even though he knew from the novel that she was ill with the Arctic Cold Disease, seeing her resolutely continuing to cultivate despite the hellish pain was humbling.

In his first life, he had been lackadaisical in his cultivation. Would he have been as unrelenting as her in her position? He knew the answer. He only reached the rank of 3 star Bronze fighter before the destruction of Glory City. Most of his achievements were due to luck or fate even in his later life.

In his previous life after she reached the Bronze rank, she had become seriously ill for two years and her cultivation regressed. But then she again cultivated from scratch despite being in constant pain. She reached 5 star Silver rank before running away to Black Devil Forest.

And she had suffered for years there. And when he met her next time she wore a mask and called herself Xiao Ning. Her face was disfigured and she bore scars from her suffering. He didn't recognize her but they traveled and lived together for some time. Then she too died.

Nie Li let out a breath as he returned from his reminiscing. He vowed in his heart that he will protect this girl no matter what. The fact that he waited so long before contacting her made him feel seriously guilty.

Xiao Ning'er looked at her classmate that was staring at her strangely as if remembering someone. She hoped he wouldn't try to get close like other boys. Before she could say anything he added, "Your body would feel extremely cold at night, and also there must be some bruises on your body that feels extremely painful. Also, they do not dissipate in time, on the contrary, expand"

"Yes" answered, once again stunned Xiao Ning'er "Do you know the cause of it?"

"Yes, it's called Arctic Cold Disease and it's treatable" answered Nie Li.

"Really?" asked Xiao Ning'er. Her hopes were raised, "How can it be treated?"

"There are books about the disease in the Holy Orchid Institute's library. You can look it up yourself. Treating method is easy as well" answered Nie Li and continued, "Medicine made from combining Golden Striped Grass with Imperial Sky Grass must be consumed daily, with your situation, for roughly a month or so. In the best-case scenario, ten days could be enough for you to fully recover from your illness. Also, the Daoyin technique can be used to massage the affected areas, to dissipate the bruises faster."

"Daoyin technique?" repeated Xiao Ning'er. She knitted her brows. She's a member of a noble family, but she had never heard of any Daoyin technique before.