The operating room fell silent. No one dared to move, everyone watching with complicated expressions as the two figures held each other.
Leigh Miles cautiously approached Aurora Sinclair.
’The last ti Senior Sister lost control, Master had to use brute force, knocking her out just to get the situation under control. But now, Morgan had managed to calm her down with just a few words. It was unbelievable.’
"Beta Morgan... set my bone," Alvin Morgan suddenly said. Beta Morgan and Leigh Miles rushed forward. They carefully tried to pull Aurora Sinclair away, but she was incredibly strong, clinging tightly to Alvin Morgan’s waist.
"Don’t touch her..." Alvin Morgan said through the pain, cradling her head with one hand.
Beta Morgan frowned, forced to find another solution.
In the end, they were both lifted onto a dical bed together.
Alvin Morgan held Aurora Sinclair with one arm, the usual calm gone from his eyes.
Her body was deathly cold. The wounds covering her had already torn open again, and she was bleeding profusely.
’Hearing about it is nothing compared to the shock of seeing it firsthand.’
’A Super Soldier created by Project A... once they lose control, they beco a completely mindless killer...’
"Sir, let examine you." After setting Alvin Morgan’s fracture, Beta Morgan looked at him with concern.
’Even though Sir always wears special Armor, the brunt of Aurora Sinclair’s Power had struck him when she first lost control.’
"We’ll check it at Sunstone." Alvin Morgan glanced at him and suddenly added, "Beta Morgan, she is Aurora Sinclair..."
Beta Morgan froze. He gave his sir a complicated look before finally nodding.
***
At that mont, atop Sunstone, a figure shot down from the summit like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, making a beeline for Ronan Warner’s courtyard.
"Warner, get up! The stars are in flux! I fear a great change is upon us..."
But a shoe ca flying out of the house. "Change my ass! Piss off and go to sleep—"
Master Aerion gazed at the starry sky, his expression grave. ’Mars lingers near Antares. A truly terrible on.’
A sense of foreboding washed over him.
「High in the sky.」
The person in Alvin Morgan’s arms finally moved a finger.
"Aurora..."
Her star-like eyes finally fluttered open, filled with a dazed confusion. Her pupils had returned to their black color. After a mont of looking at him, she said softly, "Morgan... you’re hurt..."
She looked at the splint on Alvin Morgan’s arm, and the mory of hurting him instantly flashed through her mind. A wave of guilt washed over her.
Alvin Morgan coughed lightly. He looked her seriously in the eye, a small smile touching his lips. "As long as you’re okay..."
Aurora Sinclair’s eyes were filled with guilt. In a muffled voice, she said, "Morgan, I couldn’t control myself."
"But you did get it under control..."
Aurora Sinclair noticed their position and her cheeks flushed, but she didn’t have the strength to pull away.
"I’ll get soone..." Seeming to sense her embarrassnt, Alvin Morgan pushed himself up, pulling aside the curtain that enclosed them and coughing twice.
Beta Morgan, who was standing guard outside, snapped his eyes open and imdiately turned. "Sir..."
He was startled to see that Aurora Sinclair was also awake. "Aurora, you’re awake! Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Senior Sister..." The opposite curtain was pulled aside, and Leigh Miles ran over.
Aurora Sinclair felt her cheeks burn. She buried her face in Alvin Morgan’s chest, not daring to look at Leigh.
"You have no strength left?" Leigh Miles took her wrist and gravely checked her pulse. ’How were her nerves suppressed?’ she wondered. ’This state is just like the exhaustion after an outburst.’
Leigh Miles carefully helped Aurora Sinclair sit up, moving her away from Alvin Morgan, and then began performing acupuncture.
On the other side, Beta Morgan could finally examine Alvin Morgan. As soon as he lifted his shirt, he saw that the Armor his sir always wore underneath had been shattered into pieces.
’This was forged from rare tals! It can withstand a full-power blow from a Basic Martial King!’
"Sir, your ridians are damaged," Beta Morgan said, his voice laced with fury. ’Sir’s talent for Martial Arts was already poor, and now his ridians are damaged. His journey in Martial Arts is probably over for good.’
Hearing this, Aurora Sinclair was overwheld with guilt. "Morgan..."
"It’s nothing." Alvin Morgan smiled at Aurora Sinclair, then shot a pointed glance at Beta Morgan.
Beta Morgan imdiately lowered his head, not daring to say another word.
***
The helicopter landed just outside Sunstone Town, where several black cars were already waiting.
It was still a short drive from there to the foot of Sunstone.
By the ti the cars reached the foot of Sunstone, Master Aerion had already been waiting there for a long ti.
Dressed in his Daoist robes, he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, exuding the transcendent aura of a master.
His expression was not its usual amiable self; instead, it was stern, his gaze fixed on one of the cars.
Leigh Miles quickly scrambled out of the car and ran over in tears, tugging at his robes. "Master... please, you have to save Sinclair!"
But Master Aerion didn’t move. His gaze remained fixed on the black car until Dean Morgan erged, carrying Aurora Sinclair on his back.
In a cold voice, he asked, "Dawn Miles, do you admit your wrongdoing?"
Alvin Morgan’s expression instantly darkened. "She’s injured..."
"Morgan..." Aurora Sinclair called out, and Alvin Morgan fell silent.
Aurora Sinclair looked respectfully at Master Aerion and replied, "Master, I admit my fault."
"And what was your fault?"
"I should not have interfered in the affairs of the Great Families. I should not have kept an outsider by my side. I should not have revealed my junior brother’s identity. I should not have..." Her voice trailed off, and she didn’t dare to continue.
"Should not have what?"
Master Aerion’s gaze swept pointedly over Alvin Morgan.
Aurora Sinclair’s gaze flickered. She lowered her head, her lips moving silently. "Should not have..."
"After your dicinal bath, go to the mountain stream for penitent ditation—" Master Aerion shot her an exasperated glare, then turned and headed up the mountain.
***
On Sunstone.
Ronan Warner yawned as he looked at the group of injured people at his door. "I’m busy—" he replied grumpily.
"Apothecary Warner, I’ve morized the entire pharmacopoeia you gave ! I’m begging you, please save Sinclair!"
Ronan Warner was surprised that Leigh Miles had actually morized the pharmacopoeia. He gave her an indifferent look. "Recite The Mystic Character Chapter."
"I’ll recite it in a minute! Can’t you save her first? Sinclair is dying..."
Ronan Warner glanced at the woman on the stretcher. "Who is she to you? Is she more important than your Senior Sister?"
"No..." Leigh Miles bit her lip. She glanced at Aurora Sinclair and mumbled, "She’s Tiger’s mother."
Aurora Sinclair’s eyes flew wide. "Leigh..."
"Senior Sister, I lied to you. I’ve known for a long ti that Tiger isn’t my real brother..." Leigh Miles whispered, her eyes turning red.
She had just been deceiving herself, unwilling to accept the fact that she was an orphan.
Master Aerion glanced at the woman on the stretcher, then at his naive young disciple. Suddenly, he shot his palm out toward the person on the stretcher.
"Master—" Leigh Miles scread.
His hand stopped an inch from the crown of Indie Lowell’s head. His palm shifted, and two fingers ca to rest between her eyebrows.
After a mont, he spoke. "Her ridians are completely destroyed. She’s hanging on by a single thread. It will be extrely difficult to save her."
As soon as Ronan Warner heard this, his eyes lit up with interest. He strolled over with his hands behind his back and took her pulse.
After a mont, his eyes glead with a restless excitent. "Bring her inside..."
"The woman’s practically dead. If you take this on and fail to cure her, you’ll ruin Sunstone’s reputation," Master Aerion said, deliberately trying to get a rise out of him.
Ronan Warner glared at him. "Your reverse psychology is useless on . If I say I’ll take her, I’ll cure her. And since your disciple brought her here, the dical fees can be put on the Radiant Void Sect’s tab."
Master Aerion flew into a rage at his words. "I never agreed to treat her..."
"Take it up with your disciple."
Master Aerion glanced at Leigh Miles, who was shrinking back with her head down. He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and stord back to his own courtyard.
"Master..."
"After this is over, you will join your Senior Sister at the mountain stream."
Leigh Miles’s face turned pale. She lowered her head and quietly assented.
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