Li Xuan nervously swallowed.
Last time he helped Ankang Princess absorb the cold energy in her body, he almost lost his life.
But now his strength has improved, his physical toughness and the Qi and Blood Power in his body have advanced further, so he shouldn't be as miserable as last time.
Moreover, after each absorption of the cold energy, the Ice-Cold Breath in his body will undergo a recovery process from nothing to something, becoming more pure.
Theoretically speaking, it should be easier for Li Xuan to help Ankang Princess absorb the cold energy each time.
However, the cold energy in Ankang Princess's body will also surge under certain circumstances.
This makes the process full of uncertainty.
"The last time the cold energy surged was when the little girl had cultivated the Tiger Form Ten Styles to perfection."
"I only practiced the Swimming Fish Style with her once last time, so it's definitely not perfect yet."
Thinking about these things, Li Xuan was actually a little uneasy.
After all, Ankang Princess only practiced the Tiger Form Ten Styles three times to reach perfection, which also left Li Xuan with no confidence.
He immediately shook his head and comforted himself:
"It won't be that outrageous, don't scare yourself."
Li Xuan collected himself and then took Ankang Princess to practice the movements of the Swimming Fish Style.
The movements of the Swimming Fish Style are even fewer than the Tiger Form Ten Styles, but the difficulty of the movements is relatively high.
But for the current Ankang Princess, it's not too difficult.
Her physique is now infinitely close to that of an ordinary person, just slightly weaker.
Considering her initial poor physical strength where she was out of breath even when walking on the ground, this is already a quite outrageous improvement.
The little girl did every movement seriously, even if it was difficult, she would grit her teeth and persevere.
Because she knew that after sleeping for a while, her body might become healthier.
Those who haven't experienced it won't understand how precious the health that many people take for granted is.
Ankang Princess seriously completed the six movements of the Swimming Fish Style, and was so tired that she broke out in a sweat.
She was breathing heavily, and with effort, she covered herself with the quilt, still having the strength to speak.
"Li Xuan, the movements of this Swimming Fish Style are fewer, why is it even more tiring?"
Li Xuan stepped forward and rubbed Ankang Princess's cheek with his head.
"It's good that you're tired, I was afraid you wouldn't be."
He lightly kissed Ankang Princess's forehead again, then Drill into the quilt and lay comfortably on Ankang Princess's stomach.
Ankang Princess was used to it by now, she reached out and hugged Li Xuan's body, enduring the drowsiness, and murmured:
"Li Xuan, will you wake up with me?"
"I'm scared when you're not by my side..."
Li Xuan was startled, and his eyes, which had already closed, opened again.
Ankang Princess anxiously held her eyelids open, quietly waiting for a response, until she heard a soft "Meow" from the quilt, then she fell asleep peacefully, with a relieved smile on her lips.
"Sigh, this girl."
Li Xuan sighed and closed his eyes again.
He felt the cold energy starting to enter his body, but his heart felt warm.
"I understand, I won't hide alone anymore."
...
When Ankang Princess opened her eyes again, she subconsciously hugged herself, but felt empty.
Her heart also felt empty, and worry and grievance filled that void.
"Li Xuan..."
Ankang Princess called out in a low voice, but then felt a warmth on her face.
That familiar touch instantly dispelled the worry and grievance in Ankang Princess's heart, leaving only full joy.
She turned her head and saw Li Xuan lying against her shoulder, his eyes full of fatigue and confusion.
It seemed that Li Xuan had just been woken up by Ankang Princess's call and instinctively licked her while he was still not fully awake.
"Hehe, Li Xuan, you were here."
"I thought you ran off somewhere."
Ankang Princess secretly wiped her eyes, snorted and spoke through her nose, acting spoiled, and held onto Li Xuan without letting go.
Li Xuan was still very tired, he vaguely perfunctorily responded with a couple of meows and closed his eyes to sleep again.
He didn't encounter any danger today, he just felt very tired.
Li Xuan felt as if his body was scalded, constantly heating up while his whole body ached, as if countless ants were hitting him with their little fists.
His head was also bubbling and boiling into a paste, and his consciousness was unclear.
"I'm clearly absorbing cold energy, so why am I having a fever?"
"Could it be a cold?"
Li Xuan thought vaguely, and his consciousness continued to disconnect.
Ankang Princess held him for a while and soon realized that the cat in her arms was exceptionally hot today.
"Li Xuan, what's wrong?"
"Are you uncomfortable?"
"Yu'er, Yu'er..."
"Come quickly!"
Ankang Princess's initial joy gradually turned into worry.
She tucked Li Xuan's body into the quilt, tucked it in, and hurried out to find Yu'er for help to see what was wrong with Li Xuan.
In her anxiety, even Ankang Princess herself didn't realize how fast she ran out.
For her, who used to be as slow as a turtle, this was undoubtedly an evolution into a rabbit.
...
Li Xuan had a dream, it seemed he dreamed of the time before he opened his eyes to see this world.
At that time, he just needed to close his eyes and keep sucking, and he could feel incredibly full.
His tongue and mouth repeated the actions from that time, and warm, delicious liquid would flow from his mouth directly into his body, making him feel more comfortable.
"Hmm?"
"It doesn't seem like a dream..."
Li Xuan vaguely opened his eyes, and what came into view were the worried faces of Ankang Princess and Yu'er.
"Great, Li Xuan is awake."
"Yu'er, your method really works."
Ankang Princess cheered.
"Huh? What method?"
Li Xuan became curious, and the next moment he felt some foreign object in his mouth.
He subconsciously licked it again, but the texture greatly disappointed him.
"Hard, long and thin, bad review!"
He had already licked out what it was.
A chopstick.
Yu'er was dripping hot water into Li Xuan's mouth through this chopstick.
Seeing Li Xuan wake up, Yu'er put the chopstick away, patted her chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that you're awake."
She then explained to Ankang Princess: "When I was little and felt dizzy or had a fever, my mother would feed me hot water like this."
"The old people in the village used to say that no matter what illness it was, drinking more hot water would make it better."
Ankang Princess listened with bright eyes and carefully remembered it.
"Is that so?"
"Hot water actually has such benefits."
Yu'er quickly added: "Your Highness, there's no need to remember it so seriously."
"These are folk remedies from poor families, and can only deal with minor illnesses."
"Your Highness is of noble birth, you can't just drink hot water."
"And now there are also many medicines in Jingyang Palace, if you get sick, you can also ask Chief Zhao to help invite an Imperial Physician."
"If Your Highness feels uncomfortable anywhere in the future, you must not just drink hot water, you must tell Yu'er."
Yu'er was afraid that Ankang Princess would take this as some kind of miraculous medicine secret recipe and wouldn't tell her if she got sick in the future, so she reminded her again and again.
"I see, Ankang understands."
Ankang Princess nodded, indicating that she had remembered it.
They both looked at Li Xuan on the bed, still a little worried.
"Li Xuan, are you okay?"
"You were very hot just now, did you catch a cold?"
Li Xuan struggled out of the quilt and then moved around a bit.
He was indeed a little uncomfortable before, but now he seemed to be much better.
After Li Xuan stood up, he took a deep breath and felt that the world was different.
As he breathed, he seemed to feel every cell in his body cheering along.
That feeling of comfort, from head to toe, from inside out, everywhere, almost made him groan out loud uncontrollably.
"What's wrong with me?"
Li Xuan looked at his paws, looking a little confused.
Then he carefully sensed it again and immediately noticed the difference.
Between every piece of flesh and blood on his body, there was a flow of abundant Qi and Blood Power, like substantial liquid.
This Qi and Blood Power nourished his flesh and blood every moment, keeping them in the best state.
Li Xuan moved his body and felt as if his body was filled with lubricant, moving smoothly without any stiffness, extremely fluid.
The transmission of power also had only a negligible loss.
Li Xuan felt as if his body was a machine tuned to its optimal state.
"Could this be the Eighth Grade, the Qiangshen Realm!"
Li Xuan's heart stirred, and he thought of this possibility.
He couldn't wait to jump off the bed and head towards the courtyard.
"Li Xuan, slow down."
Ankang Princess and Yu'er exclaimed and chased after him.
But by the time they came out, they saw shadows all over the courtyard.
That was Li Xuan's figure moving at high speed.
At this time, he was exerting his full speed, and every time he used objects to borrow force and turn, he was holding nothing back.
But the power that used to shatter floor tiles was now firmly locked within his body, without a single bit of excess dissipation.
With the same power, Li Xuan could now use it more efficiently.
If he had one hundred points of power before, but for various reasons, he could only exert ninety points.
And now that he had broken through to the Qiangshen Realm, he could utilize these one hundred points of power more reasonably, exerting an effect of one hundred and twenty points.
"Qiangshen Realm, this is the power of the Qiangshen Realm!"
Li Xuan became more and more excited and couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a long roar, expressing his feelings.
"Meow!"
Ankang Princess and Yu'er were both stunned, scared that their cat was seriously ill, and became even more worried.
"This is worse than lying down with a fever!"
But as Li Xuan's mood gradually calmed down, he stopped moving and pounced into Ankang Princess's arms.
He meowed and wriggled around, happily frolicking.
Ankang Princess quickly hugged him and repeatedly asked: "Li Xuan, Li Xuan, are you okay?"
"Is there anything uncomfortable, tell me quickly?"
Li Xuan tilted his head.
"I'm so happy, can't you feel it?"
Li Xuan immediately hugged Ankang Princess's neck and kept rubbing his head against her, almost rubbing his forehead bald.
After a while like this, Ankang Princess and Yu'er gradually relaxed.
They looked at each other.
"It doesn't seem like he's sick, just very happy."
Ankang Princess said uncertainly.
Yu'er silently hid the chopsticks in her hand behind her back and nodded:
"It seems so, but to be safe, let's observe him for a couple more days."
Li Xuan at this time didn't even care what the two girls were saying, he just had a heart full of joy with nowhere to vent.
"Damn it, I finally broke through."
"How long has this broken Eighth Grade been holding me back!"
"Awesome, so awesome!"
Li Xuan recalled the pain of strengthening his body during this period, and the joy in his heart at this moment was indescribable.