After finishing the call with the Elders' Court, Yang Hu walked up to Qin Qiu and comforted her in a soft voice, "Sister-in-law, the Elders' Court has received news. Yesterday's sword strike didn't claim Boss's life; he may be sowhere healing right now."
Qin Qiu nodded, breathing heavily as she fought to keep the tears welling in her eyes from falling.
That would be for the best, of course. But... could it also an that even though Chen Yang wasn't killed on the spot, he had already died in so corner of this city?
BRRRING.
The exceedingly silent atmosphere was shattered when Yang Hu's phone suddenly rang.
Hm? Seeing the call was from the Pill Dragon King, Yang Hu was stunned for a mont. Then, his entire body jolted. He quickly pressed the answer button, asking urgently, "Old coot, is my Boss with you?"
"Yes, co over quickly."
CLICK. Yang Hu hung up the phone and yelled to Qin Qiu, who was already looking over, "Sister-in-law, Boss is at the Pill Dragon King's place! We'll head over right now."
"Good, good!"
「Immortal Physician Pavilion.」
In one of the resting rooms, the Pill Dragon King held his smoking pipe, his face still etched with fatigue. He sighed, "I underestimated Chen Yang's injuries. In fact, he himself probably underestimated them severely."
"What do you an by that?" Yang Hu stared at the Pill Dragon King and demanded coldly.
"That was a strike from the saintly realm!" The Pill Dragon King shook his head, still shaken by the mory. "If it had been anyone else, they would have been long dead, but Chen Yang..."
"Sigh..." The Pill Dragon King heaved a long sigh. "Last night, he seed to be in good spirits, and I thought he had completely weathered the storm. Only now do I realize that his life force is still slipping away."
The implication was clear: if this continued, Chen Yang would still die.
At these words, Yang Hu panicked, his lips trembling. "Then... don't you have any other way? You're known as the dical Immortal! You must have a way, right?"
The Pill Dragon King shook his head helplessly. Although his dical skills were superb, he wasn't a Daluo Golden Immortal, able to resurrect the dead and grow flesh on bone.
THUMP. The tough-as-nails Yang Hu dropped to his knees, grasping the Pill Dragon King's hand and pleading, "Elder Dan, you must save my Boss! I'm begging you, you have to save him!"
Tears stread from Yang Hu's already bloodshot eyes. "Please, I'm begging you!" he cried, kowtowing repeatedly. "I'm begging you!"
"Begging is useless." The Pill Dragon King stepped aside, avoiding Yang Hu's kowtow. He shook his head. "Now, it's all up to him. If he can pull through, it will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes."
He didn't have the heart to utter the rest of the sentence.
If he can't pull through... this newly-appointed War God of the State will fall, signifying the end of an era.
Qin Qiu sat on the edge of the bed, tightly grasping Chen Yang's slightly cold hand. "You said you were stronger than I imagined. You've survived so many battles. You'll be fine this ti too, right?"
"Chen Yang..." The tears she had been desperately holding back finally burst forth, streaming down her face.
"I... I haven't even had the chance to love you properly yet." Qin Qiu bit her lip hard, her body trembling as she wept. "Do you rember last year? I called you useless and despised you, but you always stood by my side, shielding from everything."
"I know I was wrong, I really do. Now I want to make up for it. Please, give a chance, okay?"
Sobbing hysterically, Qin Qiu slowly bent down and laid her head on Chen Yang's chest. A faint smile touched her lips. "I know you really want to have children. We could have one."
"I was too embarrassed to tell you, but I've been thinking about this for a while... and... and I've even thought of their na."
"I also heard that you took a liking to a little girl at the Lingjin City orphanage, nad Shanshan, right?"
"When you wake up, let's go and adopt her, okay?"
「The golden crow set in the west, and the jade rabbit rose in the east.」
Day after day passed.
Qin Qiu sat by the bed without eating or drinking, recounting every detail of their lives from the day they t until now. And Chen Yang, like a man of few words, simply listened in silence, offering no response.
"Sister-in-law, go and get so rest," Yang Hu urged as he approached the bed, just as he did every day.
As always, Qin Qiu shook her head. "I'm fine."
"Sister-in-law, when the Boss wakes up and sees how haggard you look, he'll be heartbroken," Yang Hu pleaded, his eyes bloodshot.
Qin Qiu shook her head, remaining silent.
「Another three days passed.」
As dawn was just breaking, Qin Qiu had fallen asleep while leaning on the edge of the bed, a few crystalline teardrops still clinging to her long eyelashes.
Chen Yang's eyelids trembled and finally fluttered open.
The blurry ceiling gradually ca into focus. He felt as if he had just had a dream where he relived his entire life, especially the ti he had spent with Qin Qiu.
He turned his head. Seeing Qin Qiu with her ssy hair and pale face, Chen Yang felt a pang of heartache even as a smile touched his lips.
I made her worry.
Qin Qiu was a light sleeper and woke at the slightest movent. Seeing Chen Yang staring at her, she was stunned for a mont before flinging herself into his embrace, hugging him tightly without saying a word.
Chen Yang hugged her back, murmuring softly, "Honey, I made you worry."
Qin Qiu shook her head desperately.
Soon after, Yang Hu and the Pill Dragon King rushed over.
"Boss!" Yang Hu shouted, overjoyed and ecstatic.
"To survive even that... tsk, tsk..." the Pill Dragon King chuckled, then gave Chen Yang a thorough examination.
"How is he?"
"There aren't any aftereffects, right?"
Facing their two pairs of eager eyes, the Pill Dragon King said with a broad smile, "Fit as a fiddle! However, no strenuous exercise for a while."
Chen Yang wordlessly touched his nose.
「The next day.」
After breakfast, Yang Hu handed Chen Yang a file, speaking solemnly, "Boss, a group of foreign businessn has arrived in Lingjin City. It looks like they're after that dicine."
Ever since the dicine hit the market, it had been constantly sold out. Despite Qin Corporation continuously expanding its production lines and even outsourcing so of its capacity, it still couldn't et market demand. Such a lucrative scene naturally made countless people envious.
Previously, they were wary of the Qin Corporation because it had the backing of the Zhennan Prince, so no matter how much they coveted the dicine, no one dared to make a move. But now, everyone knew the Zhennan Prince had offended soone he shouldn't have. He'd been stripped of his title and knocked from his pedestal.
Unaware that Chen Yang had already been appointed War God of the State, it was only natural for those greedy capitalists to bare their ruthless fangs at the first opportunity.
After a brief summary, Yang Hu added, "Sister-in-law must have received the news too, but she has been by your side this entire ti, not leaving for a single mont."
"When is the Martial Association's tenth-anniversary celebration?" Chen Yang asked.
"In a week."
Chen Yang nodded. "Prepare. We're going to Lingjin City."
It seems another group of people needs to be taught a lesson.
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