Placing her body on the bed, with her blood dyeing the white embroidered bedsheet red, she pushed the strands of hair lingering on her face then she tapped Huo Mei's cheek with her bloodied hand and her tears smeared on Huo Mei's face to wake her up but she still didn't show any sign of regaining her consciousness.

"Huo Mei, you really have to wake up, if you die like this, what am I supposed to tell Huo Lian, you promised that we are going to welcome my sister back to the sect one day...Please don't go," Huo Ying pleaded while crying aloud not caring that Huo Qiang is also in the room. ​​

"I will get the blood revival pill from the sect madam, In the meantime...I trust that you know what to do" He paused for a while to see if she will stop crying and start getting Huo Mei treated but Huo Ying still hugged her body tightly and brushed the strand of hair that kept falling on her face while her tears flooded Huo Mei's cheeks.

"Huo Ying!" Huo Qiang called out aloud to remind her that they might truly lose Huo Mei if she doesn't start doing what she is supposed to do, Huo Ying slowly laid Huo Mei's head on the pillow then she stood up from the bed where she sat with Huo Mei on her laps.

"Alright...make sure you return soon" Huo Ying answered, she wiped the tears on her face with her hand while Huo Qiang gave her an affirmative nod before dashing out of the room, Huo Ying returned to the bedside, then she pulled the robe Huo Mei was wearing up to her shoulder, staring closely at the wound, she doubted that Huo Mei would be able to make it, she couldn't tell if the sword had penetrated her heart since she wasn't an expert like Huo Mei and Huo Lian and she has never truly paid attention to the practice but she was sure that the wound is surely fatal enough to make her lose her life.

She removed her robe and tore it into two, she pressed one piece on the wound to stop it from bleeding then she dipped her hand into the chest pocket of her undergarment, she brought out a small jade bottle then she removed the cover with her mouth and poured it on the wound, after making sure that the powder has spread around the wound, she used the other piece of her robe to bandage the wound then she pulled Huo Mei's robe over her shoulder and loosely tied her robe back in place.

She frantically dropped the bottle on the ground, she raised her hands to feel her pulse, she realized that she was already losing her as her pulse was already too weak, Huo Ying bit her lips helplessly, she just couldn't think of what next to do when every minute counts in saving her.

She sat on the bed and pulled Huo Mei's body up then she raised her hand into the air and drew an arc in the air before bringing them close together with one hand over the other then she reversed them and brought her hands back before pushing them forward on Huo Mei's back.

She channelled her internal force into Huo Mei's body while she bit her lips hard, her mind was just blank at the moment, she wondered if she was doing the right thing or not, she looked towards the door in hopes that Huo Qiang would walk through the door with the only medicine that can resuscitate Huo Mei before she dies.

Seeing that Huo Mei wasn't regaining her consciousness after thirty minutes of transferring her inner power, she increased her internal force and directed it into her body again, she had already tried her best to hold back her tears but it just wouldn't stop falling, seeing someone who has always been a friend and a sister to her even though she found her nagging annoying sometimes sitting in front of her unconsciously and just a step away from the gates of hell, she couldn't stop herself from crying.

She looked towards the direction of the door again in hopes of seeing Huo Qiang but she still couldn't see any sign of him entering the door at the moment, she had just recuperated from her previous illness so she still hasn't fully regained her full internal force, transferring her internal force to Huo Mei is something that might bring her back to the previous illness but she didn't care.

"Huo Mei.....Please....wake up...I beg you" Huo Ying mumbled with her tears falling uncontrollably while she waved her hand back and forth again before placing it on her back, she couldn't stop the feeling of guilt growing inside her...

"Young mistress...I will always be there for you...whenever you need me" Huo Mei said with her hand caressing Huo Ying's hands and a gentle look in her eyes

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"I will always be your sister whenever you need one, don't worry," that same gentle and caring voice said to her in a reassuring tone that comforted her almost immediately.

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"Don't cry....the day you decide to fight for your sister, I will fight by your side,"

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"even if I wasn't a guardian, I will gladly lay down my life for you," she spoke softly into her ears with her arms wrapped around her in a tight hug and her hand caressing her hair, while Huo Ying tears dropped on her back.

All these memories of Huo Mei flowed through her mind as she increased the internal force she channelled into her body in a desperate to save her, she shook her head continuously while she prayed in her mind that Huo Mei would just open her eyes.

"Please...Huo Mei...open your eyes please," Huo Ying repeatedly pleaded, then she raised the volume of her cry louder than it was before to the point that anyone outside the quarter would be able to hear her.

Creek!!

She turned towards the door immediately and her eyes glowing with hope, she smiled as soon as she saw Huo Qiang walk through the door, she scanned both of his hands and seeing that he wasn't holding anything, she frowned slightly then she considered that he might have kept the bottle in his sleeve or in his robe, he walked into the room with an apologetic look on his face that made her slowly get rid of the hopeful look on her face and her eyes narrowing.

"Where is it?" Huo Ying inquired softly

"I am sorry..."

"Why are you telling me that, you just need to hand it over to me?" Huo Ying yelled

"I am sorry, we didn't bring it with us while leaving the sect, I searched everywhere but it is nowhere to be found, unless I return to the sect....." Huo Qian answered softly with the regret in his voice echoing in her ears.

"Return to the sect.....she would die before you even get to the sect!" Huo Ying yelled again

"I...." at this point, he didn't know what to say anymore, it wasn't his fault that Huo Mei is in that condition but he still felt helpless and guilty.

Her shoulders dropped at his speechlessness, she has been channelling her internal force into her body for over an hour now and her face was already drowned in sweat, causing her baby hair to sleek down on her forehead, making her look even more pretty than she has always looked but he wasn't in the mood to notice this.

The disappointed look on her face felt like a stab to his chest but knowing that he couldn't do anything to help Huo Mei made him feel much worse, he looked downwards to avert her eyes but he couldn't resist the temptation to look at this sorrowful eyes of hers, she slowed down the channelling and put her Qi at rest then she slowly stood up from the bed.

Her sweat-drenched white undergarment made her look really sorrowful pitiful as she walked towards him.

"Are you telling me that she is going to die?" Huo Ying asked with her eyes widened

But Huo Qiang just stared blankly into her sorrowful eyes, he regretted giving her hopes by mentioning the blood revival pill, the pill was made by Huo Mei's mother along with the blueprint of the vitality sect to thank the sect leader for saving her, apart from the vitality sect which has only two pills, they only have one blood revival pill but no one has ever used it so they can't be sure that it actually works.

He went into the sect madam quarter to tell her about what had happened but she wasn't in, he searched what was left in her room but he couldn't find it, he was about to look for her in other areas of the sect when he realized that she had stopped carrying the pill around with her years back and she placed it in the treasure room of the flame sect, that was when he returned...

"It is all my fault....all my fault," Huo Ying broke down and started sobbing, she balled her hand into a fist and pounded her chest in guilt.

"It wasn't your fault, Huo Mei sacrificed herself for you not to see you breaking down like this, we can still do something to save her until the sect madam arrives, she will surely hear the news if she is still within the premises," Huo Qiang said in an attempt to comfort her knowing full well that his words would never help in consoling unless Huo Mei wakes up...

"Huo...Huo Ying....." a voice mumbled behind her, she straightened her body at the sound of the voice, swallowing her saliva with her fist still on her chest, she looked up to glance at Huo Qiang to confirm that he had heard what she just heard.

His eyes no longer showed the sadness and regret it showed when he entered the room, it seemed more like....surprise, she hurriedly turned her back to see if the voice is truly from Huo Mei, she opened her mouth wide agape seeing Huo Mei's eyes slightly opened and her lips struggling to open, she hurriedly moved closer to the bed and knelt down beside the bed, she held her hand and squeezed it tightly in excitement and mixed feelings.

"Huo Mei...Huo Mei" Huo Ying pronounced to hear her voice once again.

"I...I am really happy to see that you are alright" Huo Mei mumbled, Huo Ying lips spread into a smile upon hearing her voice again, she would never have imagined that she would still be able to wake up without the blood revival pill despite the fatality of the stab.

Huo Qiang who was also surprised quickly moved to the bed, standing behind Huo Ying, he smiled broadly, seeing those eyes open again, Huo Mei has always been the most supportive and caring of them all and she has never failed to take note of what they liked and they didn't like.

"You are really awake...." Huo Ying and Huo Qiang said in unison then she raised her head to glance at him while he looked down at her at the realization that they just synced, Huo Mei watched the prolonged eye contact between them then they three of them chuckled happily, while Huo Ying sniffed her nose to return the tears that were about to fall back into her eyes.

"The both of you...."

"You really scared me, I thought you were going to die!" Huo Ying yelled after interjecting Huo Mei with a smile on her face, then she heaved a sigh of relief.

"I can't die so easily, there are still many things that we have to do together," Huo Mei replied with a chuckle then she squeezed Huo Ying hand.

"You are such a fool, why would you take the stab for me?"

"Do you really need me to say it, I have said it so many times now, no matter what, I will willingly sacrifice my life for you," Huo Mei replied weakly.

"Fool..."

"That reminds me, did you...." Huo Mei hesitated

"Yes, that bitch kept speaking against Huo Lan, I tried my best to withhold my anger but I couldn't take it for long and I ended up endangering your life because of it, I am really sorry," Huo Ying said with an apologetic look in her eyes.

"You don't need to be sorry, I trust you, you wouldn't have given in if you could handle it, it is just that she might have seen your eyes since she was too close to you," Huo Mei said in a concerned tone.

"I had almost forgotten that, I am definitely sure that she saw your eyes, Huo Ying" Huo Qiang added.

"She...she did, but no one will believe her even if she says anything, so we don't have to be concerned," Huo Ying reassured confidently.

"If you are confident then there is no problem," Huo Mei said then she suddenly winced making the both of them alert.

"What's wrong?"

"I think I need to sleep...." Huo Mei mumbled then she slowly closed her eyes, Huo Ying called her name repeatedly to wake her up but she still didn't open her eyes.

"Huo Qiang, what's wrong with her...is she?" Huo Ying asked with a terrified look on her face.

"She is just asleep, you don't need to worry" Huo Qiang answered, in response to her obvious question, Huo Ying heaved a sigh of relief then she laid Huo Mei's hand on the bed and tried to stand up but her legs trembled halfway, making her almost drop to the ground but Huo Qiang quickly held her hand and pulled her up, with both of her hands landing on his chest.

She raised her head to look at his face then their eyes met, she fluttered her lashes nervously while swallowing her saliva as her eyes fell on his adam's apple, she has always been close to him since they were little kids but she hasn't been this close up to his face for as long as she can remember.

She shifted her eyes left and right, still swallowing her saliva.

"Huo Ying...." he called softly