Protoganist's Sidekick Fights Back

Bai Yunxi's condition grew increasingly alarming. Her once lustrous and voluminous hair, a symbol of her vitality, turned an eerie shade of white, and strands of it began to fall out in alarming clumps, landing on her bed like a stark reminder of the fate that had befallen her.

The soft, supple texture of her skin, which had once been a canvas for the beauty of her youth, transformed into a tapestry of wrinkles and age spots, painting a picture of a woman who had lived a lifetime in a matter of moments.

Her body, once robust and full of life, grew alarmingly frail and fragile, the very essence of her youth slipping away as if it were a river in a desert, leaving her visibly aged beyond recognition.

Su Kang's heart tightened with fear and frustration. He couldn't bear to see her suffer like this. His anger at himself and Fate grew, but he knew he needed to focus on finding a solution.

He turned to Fate once again, his tone pleading for an answer.

"What's happening to her?"

Fate's tone was filled with confusion as he studied the changes in Bai Yunxi's body.

"I don't know," he admitted.

"But it seems as if something is consuming her vitality at an alarming rate." He said again.

The two of them watched over Bai Yunxi throughout the night, their anxiety mounting with every passing moment.

As the first light of dawn pierced the horizon, Su Kang's eyes widened in shock. The rate of her ageing had accelerated dramatically.

Her once youthful body was now that of an old woman, her breathing shallow and weak. Her hairs have all fallen out of her head.

He can feel her life force is extremely weak. He is regretting that before giving Bai Yunxi anything from Fate, he should have checked it on himself.

Maybe those pills are ruined beyond repair, he thought in his heart.

"We can't wait any longer," Su Kang said, his voice strained.

"We need to do something!"

Fate was still looking at her destiny, and it was not sure about this. Fate decided to use its own powers of destiny to help her.

Fate will increase her destiny many times; in the worst-case scenario, it will use all of its destiny points to save her. After that, Fate will be sleeping for a long time.

Her body slowly started to emit green light. Soon the green light enveloped her; a sudden surge of power flowed into her body.

Her body started to float, and green light surrounded her like a cocoon.

The room was filled with the scent of life and vitality.

Her body started to shed her old skin, and blood started to drip from her body. Her mouth and eyes were full of bloodstains.

Su Kang can't sense anything inside the cocoon, but he can see her through its transparent surface. Her body is decomposing inside the cocoon.

Her skin has melted, and her muscles are being torn apart. Her bones are cracking and breaking every moment.

Su Kang's heart was filled with despair. He still has a faint hope that she will be fine. He asked the Fate,

"Fate, she is alive there, right?"

"Yes, her destiny has not yet disappeared. She is somehow still alive in there."

Su Kang breathed a sigh of relief. If Bai Yunxi is still alive, then the effects of the pill are.

The green light was akin to what they had witnessed when she had taken the pill before, but this time it was suffused with an inexplicable power.

"She is surrounded by strong Life energy. She will be fine. This is most likely the result of the spiritual pill." Fate said to assure Su Kang.

"Hmm. Let's observe her situation for now." Su Kang nodded.

Eventually, there was nothing left but her bones, which were also showing signs of crackling and snapping.

Bai Yunxi is feeling that she is inside a horrible dream. She can't see anything, nor hear anything. She wanted to speak, but her voice wouldn't come out.

She was feeling cold and weak. She didn't know what went wrong with her. It was only yesterday that she married Su Kang.

Now she is here in darkness. When she thought that everything might be fine in her life.

Months had dragged on since she had been stuck in this place. Initially, she had wanted to shed tears and shout for rescue, but she had quickly realised the futility of her efforts. The sheer helplessness of her situation had gradually chipped away at her sanity.

Her inability to do anything inside this darkness slowly broke her heart. She lost her sanity and mind after many months.

She could feel an unknown warmth inside her body in this cold place. That warmth always restored her sanity.

This cycle continued; she kept going insane, and she was cured again. Her willpower gradually got stronger in this process.

Finally, as the sun began to set and the room was bathed in the soft glow of evening light, the green cocoon started to show some changes.

Her bones had become almost invisible, leaving only a shimmering skull behind. Her skull began to glow with a vibrant, emerald lustre.

It was as if it was made of the purest jade, infused with the essence of life itself.

Su Kang held his breath, his eyes glued to the shimmering cocoon. It was as if something within it was pushing against the barriers.

Her skeletal form began to shift and morph, the light coalescing into new forms, weaving flesh and muscle around the bones.

The emerald glow grew more concentrated, and her bones started to reconstruct themselves. New cells formed at a rapid pace, connecting and growing into tissue.

The muscles grew taut and firm, stretching over her bones like a second skin, each fibre suffused with the vibrant emerald light.

As though it had never been gone, her hair grew back on her head. In sharp contrast to the white hair that had previously fallen out, it poured down in thick locks.

Her eyes grew brighter, the pupils expanding and contracting as if coming back to life. The emerald glow seeped into her sockets before they vanished.

Her once ordinary pupils transformed into a mesmerising pattern of swirling greens, hinting at the profound power that now resided within her.

Finally, the green light slowly disappeared into her body. Her body is filled with strength. Su Kang can feel that her physical body has broken through the second level of body cultivation.

Her qi cultivation has dropped to 5th level from the peak of the Qi refining realm. But her physical body and soul are in the second realm.

Su Kang immediately moved and checked her. Her body is fine, but her eyes are looking at him differently.

She is confused about this whole situation. She is trying to remember everything.

"Xi'er, are you okay? Do you feel anything uncomfortable?" He asked.

She didn't answer immediately, but soon her face showed fear. She immediately grabbed his hands tightly and started trembling.

Su Kang hugged her and covered her with silky bed sheets. She collected her thoughts after some time.

"What happened?" Her tone was filled with fear.

"Your body was being reconstructed because of the pill that you took before." He explained.

"My body was being reconstructed?" She was confused.

Then Bai Yunxi told him about her experience. She was trapped in some dark place; all her senses were blocked.

She didn't know how much time she spent in that darkness. She gradually lost her mind and will, then some warm energy will come and restore her condition.

Su Kang was feeling guilty for her situation. She was already somewhat timid, but after spending many months in such darkness, he is afraid that it will create a heart demon for her.

"Everything is fine now. Your consciousness was under the protection of the mysterious power of the pill." He tried to reassure her.

He told her everything that happened to her body. He said that she could not tolerate such a painful process if she was awake at that time.

"Let's go; we have to greet your mother. We haven't left the house for a whole day." He wanted to lighten her mood.

She nodded. She feels like she hasn't seen her mother for many months. She wanted to see lights after coming out of that nightmare.