Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 31 Departure, the Far North

"Sister Nan, don't let your mind get confused. Just follow the guidance of the mental detection to clear your mind, and everything will be fine."

Huo Yuhao comforted Jiang Nannan, telling her to calm down. He explained that treating her mother would certainly be stressful, but for her mother's life, she had to maintain her best condition throughout the process.

Jiang's mother was wearing a white, close-fitting undershirt, but the fabric on the right side, around her heart, was partially pulled open and covered by Jiang Nannan's hand. Although her body was mature and charming, the skin exposed below her fair neck was an unhealthy, cold white.

"We can't delay any longer." Jiang Nannan took a deep breath, carefully held the object, and slowly mobilized her soul power.

Following the route on the detection map, soul power, guided by her, continuously flowed into the area where Jiang Nannan's palm touched...

Jiang Nannan meticulously controlled her soul power, allowing it to slowly travel through her mother's heart, breaking down the stagnant blood bit by bit and carefully clearing it away.

As time passed, Jiang's mother's breathing gradually became soft and steady, changing from weak and feeble.

"Nannan, Mom is feeling much better." Jiang's mother looked at Huo Yuhao, her eyes calm and gentle. "Yuhao, thank you."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "It's alright, Auntie. It didn't take much effort at all."

Seeing that her mother's condition had improved significantly, Jiang Nannan was overjoyed and focused even more intently on clearing the blockage.

After some time, the whole process went very smoothly. Jiang Nannan's mother's stagnant blood was completely broken down by her soul power.

Although large patches of skin on Jiang's mother's chest were still a bloodless, pale white, her breathing rate had returned to normal and was much smoother than before.

Jiang Nannan's expression relaxed slightly, but she was not completely at ease yet, because Huo Yuhao still needed to use his life force to help her mother's heart regain its vitality and completely solve the problem of heart failure.

Jiang Nannan then stood up, making room for Huo Yuhao, and smiled gently, "Yuhao, it's your turn. Don't be nervous."

Huo Yuhao smiled and gave her a reassuring look, then got up and went to the bedside. He gently placed his hand on the spot where Jiang Nannan had just covered, and infused it with a wisp of life energy.

Jiang Nannan, through Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection, saw the influx of this life force and couldn't help but hold her breath. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly; her mother's long-standing illness was finally about to be resolved.

With the infusion of pure life force, Jiang's mother's cheeks became rosy, and her skin changed from its previous pale white to an alluring tender white.

Soon, the blush on Jiang's mother's cheeks spread to her neck, and the feeling of recovering from a long illness made her body tremble slightly with comfort.

"Mom, you look much better." Jiang Nannan's eyes lit up with joy.

"Nannan, is it because you're almost recovered from your illness? I feel a little hot." Jiang's mother's face flushed slightly.

Jiang Nannan's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement as she nodded emphatically, "Yes, Mom, you'll be fully recovered soon."

Huo Yuhao could clearly feel that the originally cold touch of his palm gradually became smooth and warm, as if he were holding a hot water bottle because he was sweating a little.

He focused his attention on treatment, which prevented his mind from going astray.

Through his mental power, he controlled the life force, nourishing Jiang's mother's heart little by little.

at last.

The life force traveled along the previously cleared route.

Jiang's mother's heart regained its vitality, and a normal heartbeat resounded from her chest cavity. Blood flowed smoothly into her limbs and bones, and her beautiful and graceful body was no longer sickly pale, but instead showed skin as white as mutton fat jade.

Jiang's mother appeared to be quietly receiving treatment, her eyes slightly closed and her full lips gently biting.

However, due to the blood and qi response after the vital energy nourished the heart, her cheeks were flushed.

Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, wondering if it was because Jiang's mother's long-term failing heart had suddenly regained its vitality, leading to an excess of qi and blood due to the nourishment of life force...

No matter how calm she tried, she couldn't control the reaction of Jiang's mother caused by the "abundant life force," and her palm seemed to be pressed against something by a bulging mass.

"Auntie, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked with concern, withdrawing his hand.

Jiang's mother slowly opened her eyes, glanced at Huo Yuhao, and seeing that he did not show any strange expression, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and spoke softly.

"Yuhao is fine. Apart from feeling a little hot, he feels great. His chest doesn't feel tight anymore, and he can breathe easily."

"Yuhao, does that mean my mom is all better?" Jiang Nannan could no longer contain her joy, her eyes shining brightly.

"Hmm, there's nothing seriously wrong."

Huo Yuhao nodded, "Afterwards, we'll buy some nourishing medicines from the pharmacy to help her recover. We'll also massage the areas where her illness is most severe to promote blood circulation, and she'll gradually recover completely."

As he spoke, he took out two Soul Returning Pills from his storage ring, ate one himself, and gave one to Jiang Nannan. In fact, neither he nor Jiang Nannan had much soul power consumed; they were just mentally exhausted, after all, it was a matter of life and death.

Jiang Nannan walked to the bedside, her eyes glistening with tears: "Mom, you're cured, finally cured."

Jiang's mother slowly sat up from the bed, closed her clothes, looked at Jiang Nannan with gentle eyes, and stroked her hair again and again.

"Nannan, you've suffered so much for your mother all these years..."

Jiang Nannan shook her head, her eyes blurry, and said she wouldn't suffer. She turned to look at Huo Yuhao beside her and took out the palm-sized bag of gold soul coins.

"Yuhao, thank you, thank you for saving my mother. I will repay you when I save up some money."

"Forget about the compensation..." Huo Yuhao waved his hand, intending to refuse, but then he heard Jiang's mother gently call him to her side.

Jiang's mother gave Huo Yuhao a gentle hug. "Yuhao, thank you so much for saving me. Otherwise, I don't know how much longer I could have held on."

After curing Jiang's mother's illness, the three of them sat by the bed and chatted for a while until evening.

During this time, Jiang Nannan also learned that Huo Yuhao was an orphan who had cultivated to level 20 on his own and was preparing to obtain a soul ring, but currently had nowhere to stay.

This experience made the mother and daughter feel a bit more affection for Huo Yuhao.

Jiang Nannan held her small purse and said, "Yuhao, since you're unwilling to accept it, I'm planning to rent a house for us in Tiandou City."

"Then I plan to ask Shrek Academy for a six-month leave, and cultivate in Heaven Dou City while taking good care of my mother for six months, so that her body can recover to the same level as a normal person."

Upon hearing these words, Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment. Since Jiang Nannan no longer needed the Xuanwu Divine Pill from the Xuanming Sect, then with whom should Xu Sanshi perform the ritual? Surely he wouldn't have gone to the wrong place again this time.

To be honest, the outrageous ideas that person comes up with from time to time always result in some memorable actions.

Huo Yuhao stood up and said, "Sister Nannan, I'm going out to buy a few things to prepare for acquiring a soul ring."

He wants to buy a soul-guided snow sled, preferably the kind with a booster.

This way, when traveling to the far north, the time wasted on the journey can be greatly reduced.

Jiang Nannan readily agreed, "Yuhao, I'll go with you. We can also go to the pharmacy in Tiandou City to buy some medicine to help my mother recover."

"Okay, let's go take a look." Huo Yuhao nodded, and the two walked out of the hotel and onto the main street of Tiandou City.

Actually, the snow sled is more of an everyday soul tool, and Huo Yuhao wasn't sure if he could buy it in Tiandou City, but he still had to go and check.

If you can't buy one, buy a few pieces of metal and make one yourself to use.

It didn't take long for Huo Yuhao to find a shop with the words "Soul Tool Specialty Store" written on its signboard.

Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan entered the shop, which was quite well-organized. There were soul-guided ray guns, soul-guided cannons, and protective shields, all arranged on the shelves according to their levels. It looked quite professional.

A quick glance revealed that they were all low-level soul tools, with the highest level being only a level four soul tool. Of course, it's also possible that the boss had hidden some of his own.

Looking down from the shop's corridor, you can see a shop owner with his face covered by a book, leisurely lounging on a soul-guided chair.

Noticing Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan enter, the shopkeeper immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, what type of soul tool would you like to see?"

"Let me take a look myself first." Huo Yuhao looked at the nearest shelf by the door, where level one to three soul-guided ray guns were neatly arranged. These were clearly not what he needed.

A few minutes later, the boss noticed that Huo Yuhao didn't seem interested in either defensive or offensive soul tools, so he smiled and tentatively asked a question.

"Young man, you seem quite young. Are you looking for some life-related soul tools?"

"It's strange, since soul tools can be manufactured in a standardized way, soul masters rarely produce life-related soul tools. It can't be a technical problem."

Huo Yuhao replied, "Boss, do you have any here?"

"Yes, there are, but they're all little gadgets that nobody buys, so you might not need them."

The boss led Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan to the last shelf.

Huo Yuhao immediately spotted a long, smooth metal plate.

"The snow sled, propelled by a large amount of soul power, is as fast as the carriage, a unique mode of transportation on the continent, and is priced at ten gold soul coins."

"Goggles, made by using soul power to form a thin film on the lenses, which can protect against dust and provide a wide field of vision. Price: two silver soul coins."

Huo Yuhao asked, "Boss, what do you mean by 'comparable to the speed of a horse-drawn carriage'?"

The boss smiled awkwardly: "Because the core array inside this soul tool is not very effective; it's basically powered purely by soul power."

"If you want it, I'll sell it to you for half price, five gold soul coins." The shopkeeper took the snow sled off.

"I didn't earn a single metal soul coin. The raw material for this snow sled is a rare metal. It would cost several silver soul coins to sell it as a lump of metal."

Huo Yuhao nodded, saying that this meant he hadn't made any money.

Jiang Nannan couldn't stand it when she saw that someone wanted her and Yuhao to spend more money, so she immediately started a passionate bargaining session with the shop owner.

In the end, he bought the snow sled and goggles for one gold soul coin.

Watching Jiang Nannan outwit and outmaneuver the shopkeeper, Huo Yuhao gave her a thumbs up. From the original novel, it was clear that she had to haggle with Huo Gua even when buying grilled fish, showing her frugal (and perhaps a bit of a money-grubber) nature.

After the transaction was completed, Huo Yuhao put the snow sled into his storage ring.

The two then went to a pharmacy. Jiang Nannan bought some medicine to nourish her mother's body, while Huo Yuhao bought some medicinal herbs for refining the Soul-Returning Pill.

Back at the hotel, Huo Yuhao took out the medicine cauldron he had been rewarded with earlier, preparing to refine some Soul-Returning Pills.

Seeing the alchemy furnace appear, Jiang Nannan asked curiously, "Yuhao, did you refine all those pills using this?"

"No, the Soul Returning Pill you saw before was made using someone else's martial soul."

Seeing Jiang Nannan's puzzled expression, Huo Yuhao explained, "Her martial soul is a cauldron."

"Oh, oh." Jiang Nannan suddenly realized, and then gave the medicine she bought to her mother to take.

A few hours later, Huo Yuhao had refined nearly fifty Soul Returning Pills. Feeling that this was enough, he prepared to go to sleep, planning to set off for the far north the next day.

"Sister Nan, I'll go book another room."

Jiang Nannan saw Huo Yuhao walking towards the door and quickly called out to him, "Hey Yuhao, why do we need to book another room? Let's not waste money on this."

"This double bed is quite big; the three of us can definitely squeeze in and sleep comfortably."

Jiang's mother was also on the bed saying, "Yuhao, you're only eleven years old, you don't take up much space. Let's make do for one night, and Nannan will go to rent a place later."

Huo Yuhao ultimately couldn't refuse. After a quick wash, the group rested on the bed in the order of Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, and Jiang's mother.

That night, all three slept soundly.

The next morning, Jiang Nannan remembered the soul tool Huo Yuhao had bought the night before and asked curiously, "Yuhao, where are you planning to get soul rings by buying those things? I can help you."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and then didn't hide anything: "I'm planning to go to the far north."

Jiang Nannan was stunned for a moment. She wanted to say that the far north was very dangerous for them at their current level of cultivation, and they could lose their lives if they were not careful.

Although Huo Yuhao's tone sounded calm, it carried an undeniable firmness. Jiang Nannan knew she couldn't persuade him, so she didn't try.

…………

The outskirts of the far north.

At Jiang Nannan's request, Huo Yuhao put on a white down jacket, took out a snow sled from his storage ring, and put on goggles.

Huo Yuhao turned to look at Jiang Nannan, who had accompanied him all the way here: "Sister Nannan, that's enough. Go back and take care of Auntie. I'll just wander around the outskirts. If I can't find a suitable soul beast, I'll go back to Tiandou City."

"The shroud I'm wearing has very high defense. If you continue to stay with me, I'll have to protect you."

Jiang Nannan reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, glancing sideways as she asked, "Yuhao, when will you be back?"

Huo Yuhao thought about it. In the original story, Huo Gua used a whole month of vacation and was even late when he returned to Shrek Academy. The time he took was definitely much shorter than Huo Gua's.

"About twenty days, no more than a month."

Jiang Nannan felt that this was a long time, so she pursed her lips and didn't say anything. But remembering that Huo Yuhao had saved her mother's life, she said, "Yuhao, if you don't come back in twenty days, I'll come find you."

Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, then waved goodbye to Jiang Nannan.

An endless expanse of white snow filled the sky and earth; with a burst of speed, we rushed straight in.

The voice of Tianmeng Bingcan echoed in my mind: "Yuhao, let's go. Bingbing, wait for me, your brother will come back to save you."

"Yuhao, that girl seemed to be interested in you. I didn't realize you had some of my style back in the day."

"Back in the day, I was pursued by a cold and aloof woman who liked me all over the far north."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is very proud.

(End of this chapter)