Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 2459 - 2523: Refusing to Accept There’s No Way

"If I could just personally take part once, I’d have no more regrets!" Su Lio said softly, eyes full of excitement."When you get better, I’ll take you there once. If that really doesn’t work, we’ll get a ship and do a voyage of our own," Li Yifei said.

"A voyage on a ship? Like them, sailing around the world on a sailboat?"

"A sailboat... isn’t very safe. After all, the conditions at sea are too complicated. But we can charter a cruise ship, mm, or even just buy one," Li Yifei said.

"Okay, then when I’m cured, and when you and the sisters have time, let’s set aside a few months and complete the voyage," Su Lio suggested.

"Deal, we’ll leave it at that for now," Li Yifei said.

"That’s wonderful." Su Lio said, "I’m starting to look forward to living a bit longer."

This silly girl. Li Yifei looked at her with tender affection, reached out to help smooth Su Lio’s slightly messy hair. She froze for a second and was about to dodge, but when she realized Li Yifei was just tidying her hair, she didn’t move away.

The two chatted for a while longer. Li Yifei’s True Qi kept supporting Su Lio’s body, suppressing the cold energy, so she slept very well that night.

When he woke up in the morning, Li Yifei moved his body a little. He’d slept quite well that night too, and it wasn’t like what Su Lio had said. Li Yifei’s True Qi entered Su Lio’s body, circulating slowly, nourishing her. All of this went on constantly; once he got used to it, it didn’t affect his rest.

It was just a bit awkward when he woke up. This girl Su Lio was snuggled in his arms through the quilt, their hands still clasped together. A man’s morning reaction forced Li Yifei to stick his butt backward, and later he simply got out of bed to move around.

Su Lio had gone to bed late and had woken several times in the night, so she still hadn’t woken up yet.

This girl had dreamed last night. Li Yifei could more or less guess the content. At first she dreamed of her parents, so the things she mumbled in her sleep were heart‑wrenching. Later the dream turned into the voyage that Li Yifei had talked about, and she muttered a lot of place names, saying some fragmented words.

Don’t worry. If we really can cure you, even if it’s only back to how you were before, I’ll take you there. Looking at the sleeping Su Lio on the bed, Li Yifei spoke in his heart.

Elder Su and Murong Yuanqing had been gone for two days and still hadn’t found that middle mysterious expert, so Murong Yuanqing stayed in the Capital City while Elder Su came back. The former continued to wait and send out messages, the latter, concerned about his granddaughter’s safety, hurried back to see her.

Just from the name you can tell how mysterious this middle mysterious expert is. If he doesn’t want to be found, then probably no one can find him. Elder Su and Murong Yuanqing came back empty‑handed. After the Li family learned the result, a shadow fell over everyone’s hearts. Another hope was cut off. What should they do next?

Su Lio’s body was getting worse day by day. Even though Li Yifei had done his utmost, even suppressing the cold energy twenty‑four hours a day without interruption, by today the cold energy in Su Lio’s body had already gone from erupting once every two hours to erupting about once an hour.

Hearing the news Elder Su brought back, Li Yifei lowered his head in silence. Su Mengxin had just been about to go over and comfort him when Li Yifei already raised his head, exhaled, lifted his brows a little, looked at everyone and said, "It’s okay. If we can’t find him, then we can’t. We’ll think of something else."

Elder Su nodded heavily and said, "Yes, there will be a way."

But where was that way? Even though Li Yifei refused to give up and couldn’t believe there was truly no solution, the reality was... there really was nothing they could do. Not just him—those elder grandmasters all had no way either. Sky Yin Absolute Vein was just that despairing and helpless. So the only thing he could do was go back to Su Lio’s room and not leave her side for twenty‑four hours, constantly channeling True Qi into her to suppress the cold.

Yao Lingfu urgently refined a batch of Pills for recovering True Qi. These Pills couldn’t restore True Qi the moment they were swallowed, but they could help recovery over a certain period of time, which was better than nothing.

Otherwise, constantly transmitting True Qi twenty‑four hours a day, even Li Yifei wouldn’t be able to take it, especially now that the Innate Vital Energy in his body had already been completely exhausted, with no reserves.

But he still had to save her, no matter how hard it was. Jiang Ningxiang’s True Qi was too weak and could only last a little while. Xu Shanshan was cultivating with Elder Qingqiu. Elder Su’s health was poor to begin with. As for the other seniors... only Murong Yuanqing and a few others had reached the Innate Realm. It was hard for Li Yifei to ask them to help him, and more importantly, things might not pass on Su Lio’s side either, since it required physical contact.

It was only because it was Li Yifei and Elder Su. If it were any other man, she wouldn’t be able to accept it.

So this has to be done by me, and only by me. No one else will do. Thinking of this, Li Yifei said, "Grandpa, I’ll go back and look after Ali first!"

"Alright..." Elder Su wanted to say something but stopped. He could deeply feel that determination in Li Yifei. Watching Li Yifei leave, Elder Su rubbed his face. Sighing was not a way to solve problems, especially when this problem had been troubling him for over twenty years. From the moment Su Lio was born, he knew a day like this would probably come. Elder Su had fought all his life, and although he had other children, when it came to Su Lio’s father, he felt a deep regret and guilt. Now that it fell upon Su Lio, he felt it even more. Could it be that he really couldn’t even protect his own family? Just like back then, when he couldn’t protect that lady hero...

At the dusk of his life, to have to lose a loved one again—he didn’t want that.

Back in the room, Li Yifei had just pushed open the door when he saw Su Lio staring at him with wide eyes. Li Yifei closed the door, walked in with a few quick steps, and asked with a smile, "How long have you been awake?"

"For a little while." Su Lio’s voice was hoarse. Her body was almost never free from pain now. Think about it: cold energy was constantly surging out in her body, and Li Yifei had to keep using External force to suppress that cold. The battlefield was her body itself, and when the True Qi retreated, the battlefield would be slowly gnawed away by the cold. That feeling of the body gradually freezing over, that pain, tormented Su Lio at every moment, making her already frail body even less able to bear it.

Looking at Su Lio’s little face, pale and bloodless—when she saw him, she was already trying her best to put on a relaxed expression, but Li Yifei knew she was in great pain. The instant he had pushed the door open, her brows had been knit together, her eyes dull and unfocused.

"Thirsty?" Li Yifei walked to the bedside and sat down in front of Su Lio. His hand, out of habit, reached out to hold Su Lio’s soft little hand. It was icy cold, as if there was no blood flowing in it. As his True Qi entered, Su Lio closed her eyes and took a deep breath, taking a long time before slowly exhaling. Li Yifei noticed she was gritting her teeth. The True Qi rotation moved through Su Lio’s body, clearing out the cold energy that had leaked out.

Even a Cultivator’s Dantian, cultivating day and night, could only hold a limited amount of True Qi. Once it was full, it wouldn’t increase anymore. Yet in Su Lio’s body, clearly she had never cultivated, but the cold energy seemed inexhaustible, endlessly pouring out...

Thinking of this, Li Yifei suddenly froze. His eyes shifted, and his mind began racing.

"What is it?" Su Lio noticed Li Yifei’s odd look and quickly asked.

Li Yifei subconsciously shook his head and said, "It’s nothing, I... just thought of something. Ali, maybe I’ve thought of a way to treat the Sky Yin Absolute Vein. Wait for me a bit. Once I suppress the cold, I’ll go ask the seniors!"

"Okay!" A trace of hope was kindled in Su Lio as well. After Li Yifei finished suppressing the cold energy, he hurriedly left.

When he reached where Elder Su and Yao Lingfu and the others were, Li Yifei explained his thoughts. Elder Su nodded after hearing him out, and the others all looked thoughtful. Li Yifei looked at everyone expectantly, when he heard Elder Su say, "I’ve thought of everything you just said before. Unfortunately, in the texts I’ve found, there’s no record on this aspect."

That one sentence from Elder Su made Li Yifei’s face stiffen. He’d been holding on to a sliver of hope, only to find that Elder Su had long considered these things and still, after so many years, had never found a way.

Some of the others nodded in agreement; some whispered among themselves: "There really doesn’t seem to be anything on this. What I know is the same."

"But Sky Yin Absolute Vein—just hearing it, it should also be a physique different from ordinary people, maybe even a superior Root Bone..."

Yao Lingfu frowned and said, "Perhaps this is a line of thinking, but in the texts we know, there are no Cultivational Techniques for this aspect..."

"Elder Yao, which Sect has the most complete preservation of texts, whether in the country or abroad? I feel that those ancient sages and Great Powers must have had ways, right? There would have been people with such a physique in ancient times too. How did those Great Powers deal with it..."

"Complete preservation of ancient texts?" everyone repeated one after another.

"I’m afraid not many. I don’t know what exactly happened back then, but everything left behind by our various Sects has no description of the Indescribable Realm at all, and at present there’s also no method for dealing with Sky Yin Absolute Vein!" Yao Lingfu said.

Li Yifei made a sound of acknowledgment, a bit absent-minded, when he heard Elder Su say, "Perhaps something happened during that period of time. Still, I must trouble all of you to go back and check whether your respective Sects have any Cultivational Techniques for Sky Yin Absolute Vein. If there are, I, Su, am willing to buy them at a high price, to pay anything at all."

"Elder Su, listen to you. We’ll go check right away, but there’s absolutely no need for you to pay anything."

Sky Yin Absolute Vein—these four words were like a Thousand Jins of weight, pressing on Li Yifei’s chest and making it hard for him to breathe. In front of Su Lio, Li Yifei always acted as if nothing was wrong. He was currently playing a mobile game, one where a big ball eats smaller balls, competing with other players. Su Lio watched very intently. Li Yifei had already won five rounds in a row, raising the level of her game account by one rank. If he won this round too, he could rank up again, which would unlock new items. So she kept cheering him on at his side.

The little girl liked it, so Li Yifei naturally wouldn’t refuse. Besides, she’d indeed been terribly bored these days. It was all thanks to Li Yifei staying with her, and the girls taking turns to come over during the day. Otherwise, Su Lio would probably have been bored out of her mind.

"Yes!" Su Lio let out a cheer as she watched Li Yifei grow her ball to the largest size. She couldn’t help celebrating, and her level had also gone up by one.