Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 447: Escape from Despair

Chen Fan’s body plummeted swiftly toward the valley, already devoid of any signs of life vibing from him. His Golden Core inside also began to gradually dim, awaiting its complete cessation of life, after which he would officially depart from this world.

Although it is said in the Golden Core Realm that as long as one’s Lifebound Golden Core remains intact, there still lies a sliver of hope for survival, the endless mysteries contained within the black-robed man’s palm severed all connection between Chen Fan’s Golden Core and his body. After his life force was drained, his Lifebound Golden Core could not offer him the power to sustain his life.

Having not yet reached the Nascent Soul Realm, upon the death of his physical body, he would not be able to continue living in this world relying on his Lifebound Nascent Soul—this time, he was truly in an inescapable situation of certain death.

However, just a few seconds into his fall, a blazing red talisman appeared out of nowhere, ignited instantly, and golden-red flames engulfed him, enveloping Chen Fan’s body.

And as the flames scorched him, the vitality within Chen Fan’s body actually began to slowly resuscitate.

The Nirvana Talisman!

When a person is on the brink of death, the Nirvana Talisman would ignite on its own, granting the dying individual a chance at rebirth.

Before long, the talisman had burned away, and Chen Fan’s clothes were charred into nothingness, though his heartbeat and breath had restored.

But at the moment, he was still in a state of grave injury and unconscious, and he was still hundreds of meters from the ground. If he were to fall like this, he would still meet a splintered end.

Just then, An Lan, who had been plummeting alongside Chen Fan, was gradually drawing nearer to his body. She had been startled by the sudden burst of flames from Chen Fan, thinking he might have spontaneously combusted due to the high speed at which he was falling.

But then she thought that they were only a few hundred meters from the ground, such an event shouldn’t be possible, and she quickly realized that it could be some sort of self-defense mechanism belonging to Chen Fan.

Only when she saw a completely unclothed Chen Fan before her did she sigh in relief.

The jade bracelet left by the Nine Heavens Fairy indeed protected her, but she had not yet claimed it as her master by blood, so she had no knowledge of how to control the bracelet and could only move instinctively closer to Chen Fan.

When the fire erupted, it caused Chen Fan’s descent to slow, allowing An Lan the chance to approach him.

She struggled to get close to Chen Fan, gritted her teeth, and grabbed his arm, then pulled him in tight to embrace him firmly.

Feeling the warmth of Chen Fan’s body, she relaxed inside, reassured that the guy was still alive.

"If we survive this, does that mean we’re companions in adversity? You jerk, I’m risking my life for you; don’t I deserve a place in your heart?"

An Lan muttered to herself.

The two of them plummeted into the valley at a tremendous speed, striking the ground.

A loud boom erupted.

Thick dust billowed from the ground.

A large crater appeared on the surface.

Fortunately, the protective light shield emitted from the bracelet cushioned their fall, nullifying most of the impact force, for if they had plunged from such a height, even those of the Divine Realm would have smashed into a bloody pulp.

However, An Lan was still rendered unconscious by the residual impact.

Clasped in each other’s embrace, the two lay in the pit, sinking into stillness.

...

Three days later.

In a city near the mountain range.

On the outskirts, the place was filled with old houses awaiting demolition, considered the old quarter of the city.

The city, known as Jade River County, was named for its location at the foot of the Jade River Mountain Range.

Though remote, thanks to Huaxia’s rapid development, this small county had flourished with skyscrapers, malls, hospitals, schools, and more, making it a relatively obscure yet prosperous area. The people of the county have become rather well-off, mining the veins within the mountains.

But even the richest of places have their poor, and thus many still resided in the old quarter of Jade River County.

In a well-kept, but somewhat old courtyard.

An Lan awkwardly made a fire and stewed herbs. Due to her inexperience, streaks of black smeared her fair face, but her incomparable beauty shone through, even with smudges adding a unique charm.

After a while, the herbs were ready, and An Lan poured the medicinal soup into a bowl, waiting for it to cool before taking it into the adjacent room.

At that time, Chen Fan was lying in bed, dressed in the clothes of a worn middle-aged man. His face pale, his breath weak, and his eyes shut tight, he appeared to be in terrible condition.

An Lan sat by the bed with a bowl of medicine, feeding it to Chen Fan with a spoon.

Just as she poured the medicine from the spoon into Chen Fan’s mouth, he spat it out in a pained expression.

After several unsuccessful attempts to have Chen Fan drink any of the soup,

irritated, she placed the bowl on the side table, annoyed at the unconscious Chen Fan, clenching her fist as though she wanted to punch the guy a few times.

"It’s been two days, a full two days, and you can’t swallow a single drop of medicine. If this goes on, your body will completely break down, and the life we’ve barely managed to save will be lost. Why can’t you just cooperate a little?"

As she spoke, her eyes actually reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst into tears.

But in the end, she didn’t explode. Instead, she wiped away her tears and continued to pick up the medicine bowl, carefully trying to figure out how to feed Chen Fan the medicine without making him vomit.

Three days ago, she and Chen Fan had fallen into a valley and managed to survive thanks to a jade bracelet left by the Nine Heavens Fairy.

It wasn’t until the next morning that An Lan gradually regained consciousness, realizing that she and Chen Fan were lost in the wilderness.

At that moment, An Lan felt utterly hopeless. Being a frail girl alone in these desolate mountains was terrifying enough, but she also had to find a way to get Chen Fan out. Although his life had been saved, he was seriously injured and in critical condition. He needed to be treated as soon as possible, or he could be in mortal danger at any moment.

The more awkward part was that Chen Fan was not wearing any clothes, and in these mountains, An Lan had no idea where to find some clothes for him.

She collected two dark red beads and a small sword that had fallen nearby Chen Fan and then started trying to figure out exactly where they were and in which direction they should head to leave the mountains.

She searched around but didn’t dare to stray too far for fear of getting lost and unable to find Chen Fan again.

Fortunately, fortune favors the brave. While searching for a way out of the mountains, An Lan encountered a family gathering mushrooms. This kind family, residents of Jade River County, lived a simple life by selling wild mushrooms.

An Lan asked for their help, hoping they could assist her.

Not wanting to arouse suspicion, she lied, saying she and her husband went hiking but accidentally lost their way. They later fell from a cliff. She was lucky to be unharmed, but her husband was knocked unconscious from the fall and urgently needed medical care.

As soon as the family heard that someone was knocked unconscious, they immediately abandoned their work and followed An Lan to rescue the injured person.

They had no doubts about An Lan. One reason was that An Lan didn’t seem to be lying, and another was that she was so beautiful that it naturally made them more trusting.

When the family arrived at where Chen Fan was laid, they found him naked, his private parts only covered by leaves, and they all looked a bit perplexed.

They immediately suspected that Chen Fan and An Lan had gone to the mountains in search of thrills and had an accident.

Though they realized what happened, they didn’t confront the couple and instead quickly found some clothes for Chen Fan to wear and then hurriedly took him towards the foot of the mountain.

An Lan could tell that the family had misunderstood her relationship with Chen Fan and felt so embarrassed she wished she could crawl into a hole. But in such a situation, she couldn’t worry about being misunderstood – after all, even if she explained that Chen Fan’s clothes had burned off, no one would believe her.

After bringing Chen Fan down from the mountain, they immediately took him to the county hospital.

After some urgent medical care, they managed to stabilize his condition.

The doctors at the hospital said that Chen Fan seemed to have been hit in the chest by an object weighing thousands of pounds. His internal organs were all displaced, and under normal circumstances, this would be fatal. Yet, miraculously, he had survived, which seemed incomprehensible.

However, the medical resources in the county hospital were limited, and they were still unable to wake Chen Fan. The doctors even speculated that even if he was taken to a big-city hospital, the outcome wouldn’t be much different.

With no other options, they had to take Chen Fan back home.

When An Lan had fallen into the valley, her phone had disappeared somewhere, and now she was penniless. Without her assistant’s phone number memorized, she couldn’t contact anyone. The medical bills were even covered by the mushroom-picking family.

After they brought Chen Fan home, they found a well-known local Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner to treat him. The practitioner prescribed several medications, saying that if Chen Fan completed the course, there was a chance he could wake up, but the injuries on his body were so severe that even an Immortal would have trouble saving him.

An Lan felt quite hopeless, but she knew clearly that Chen Fan was no ordinary person – he had the means of an Immortal. Others might not survive such severe injuries, but she was sure Chen Fan could.

So she never gave up, persisted in brewing the medicine, and fed it to him. For now, the first step was to try to wake him up to know what to do next.

But over the past two days, she had tried countless times to feed Chen Fan the medicine. He must have been instinctively defending himself because he refused to swallow any of it, vomiting each time she tried. This was what had An Lan on the verge of losing her temper.

An Lan stared at Chen Fan, pleading desperately, "Big brother, please, just drink this medicine. If you don’t, I really don’t know what else to do."

Just then, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who looked like a high school student entered the room and asked An Lan, "Sister, is this guy still refusing to take his medicine?"

An Lan turned her head and nodded helplessly.

The girl’s name was Wang Yao, and she was the youngest daughter of the family.

Wang Yao said, "Sister, in my opinion, this kind of man isn’t worth your effort to save. For a bit of thrill, he dragged you to that place to do such shameful things. He clearly doesn’t care about your safety—it’s disgusting. It would be better if he just died."

After Wang Yao had seen Chen Fan naked, she naturally made some assumptions and immediately looked down on him, considering a man like Chen Fan to be unreliable.

It was only because she had taken a liking to An Lan that she didn’t immediately persuade her parents to throw Chen Fan out.

An Lan’s face turned red, and she said, "Wang Yao, don’t talk nonsense. It’s not what you think."

Wang Yao shrugged, "If it’s not what I think, then what is it? Sister, don’t think I don’t understand just because I’m still in school. I know as much as you do, if not more. This kind of man is just unreliable. Following him is not worth it at all."

An Lan helplessly shook her head, thinking to herself that even if she wanted to follow him, he wouldn’t be willing. She then fell silent.

Seeing An Lan become silent, Wang Yao suddenly smirked mischievously, "But for your sake, Sister, I won’t badmouth this guy anymore. Since he’s refusing to take his medicine now, I actually have an idea that could make him swallow it."