Yes, Huo Yuhao was critically injured, and it was unknown whether he would fully recover.
“Alright, let"s work separately! Nannan, Xiao Xiao, follow Dong"er!” Bei Bei rubbed off his own tears and started giving out instructions. w.a.n.g Dong"er was also in bad shape right now. With Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao following her, they could help her at least.
w.a.n.g Dong"er didn"t reject his suggestion and didn"t rush off, either. She only carried Huo Yuhao and slowly walked over to the sh.o.r.e of the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion.
Jiang Nannan understood her intentions and quickly summoned a ferry. They made their way to Sea G.o.d"s Island, before heading into the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion.
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After returning to her room, w.a.n.g Dong"er started to get busy. She got a clean blanket for Huo Yuhao before inviting Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao to leave the room.
She was trembling slightly as she removed Huo Yuhao"s clothes and bandages. After that, she used clean water to wash his entire body before giving him clean clothing. She also re-bandaged his wounds. At this moment, she didn"t care about her own shyness anymore.
Finally, w.a.n.g Dong"er took the Yearning Heartbroken Gra.s.s from Huo Yuhao"s face and placed it beside his pillow.
Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei"er and a few elders from the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion quickly made their way over. Huo Yuhao"s injuries shocked all of them.
When they heard that Huo Yuhao had received these injuries for w.a.n.g Dong"er, they felt a little helpless. For love, he was willing to go to such an extent?...
“Where is this rascal Huo Yuhao?” Elder Xuan couldn"t help but curse.
w.a.n.g Dong"er stood up hurriedly and said respectfully, “Elder Xuan.”
Elder Xuan was furious as he walked into the room. He quickly came to the bedside and pressed his hand against Huo Yuhao"s mouth, sensing his condition.
He only lifted his hand after a while.
“He"s in a bad state.” Elder Xuan furrowed his brows and couldn"t help but curse, “This rascal, why didn"t he report something like this to the academy? Dong"er, who told him that you were injured? Let me take a look.”
As he spoke, he lifted his hand and pressed it against w.a.n.g Dong"er"s shoulder. After sensing for a brief moment, he revealed a weird look on his face. “There"s no injury, but there"s a weird force in your body. It doesn"t seem like soul power. However, my powers strangely can"t seem to capture it. If we are talking about an internal injury, this must be it.”
“Elder Zhuang, take a look at him.” As he spoke, Elder Xuan gestured to another elder. This elder was also a member of the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion. He cultivated a plant-type martial soul, and was skilled in healing.
Elder Zhuang came to the bedside and also pressed his hand against Huo Yuhao"s mouth. Soul rings started to rise from his feet. Two yellow, two purple and five black rings appeared. He was a t.i.tled Douluo!
Vibrant-looking green vines spread from his body and moved around Huo Yuhao. Very soon, his entire body was engulfed by the vines.
An intense life aura was released by the vines as Elder Zhuang"s soul rings lit up. The vines were also shining with different colors of light.
After a time, Elder Zhuang retracted the vines.
He gently shook his head and said, “He"s indeed in bad shape. His injuries were very serious. Most importantly, there"s a blazing heat in his body that doesn"t belong. It clashes with his Ultimate Ice. Apart from his own Ultimate Ice soul power, there"s also origin energy in his body. It"s all very messy. Under such a situation, the Ultimate Ice can"t expel the heat or neutralize it. Furthermore, his internal organs are also badly burned. Honestly speaking, he should have died from such serious injuries. However, there"s a force in his body sustaining his life. He must have eaten some herb that"s helping him recuperate. It"s just that the speed of recuperation is very slow due to the clash between ice and fire in his body.
Elder Xuan said, “What should we do then? Can you treat him?”
Elder Zhuang shook his head and answered, “No. My treatment is mainly carried out by pouring in life power. But his own life power isn"t weak, so there"s no need for that. In addition, we can"t just recklessly treat his injuries. If too much soul power is poured in, the unstable forces in his body might be released, and his life might be in danger. To him, the best treatment is to rest. He"ll wake up when the herb heals the injuries in his body, and he"ll also be able to control the circulation of his soul power when he wakes up. His injuries will also slowly recover then. It"s the same for his hands. It"s better for him to recover on his own.”
Elder Xuan asked, “Will he be able to make a full recovery?”
Elder Zhuang replied, “I can"t tell. It"s too messy. How could his body acc.u.mulate so much origin energy? While it"s good stuff, we can"t have too much of it. Not only is he gravely injured, he seems to have taken too many tonics. Whether or not he can make a full recovery will be up to him, but I"m sure his life isn"t in danger anymore.”
Elder Xuan sighed and commented, “This rascal is really worrying! Elder Zhuang, I"ll have to trouble you over the next few days.”
Elder Zhuang nodded and said, “Don"t worry, he"s the future pillar of our academy. I"ll help him recover no matter what. I"ll check on him twice a day from now. As his body"s condition changes, I"ll adjust my treatment accordingly.”
Elder Xuan sighed and nodded, “That would be great!”
Bei Bei and the rest rushed over at this moment. Bei Bei even brought some food for w.a.n.g Dong"er, a bowl of chicken soup. It was nutritious and easily digestible. As the eldest senior, Bei Bei had always been very meticulous.
w.a.n.g Dong"er didn"t stand on ceremony. Even though Huo Yuhao was critically injured now, she was in a good mood. It was just that her heart was also aching at the same time.
Whatever it was, Huo Yuhao was finally better. At least he was still alive. He did everything for her, which had landed him in this state! As w.a.n.g Dong"er thought of all this, her tears were filled with happiness even though her heart was still aching at his predicament.
Tough, she had to be tough. Although she was in pain, she didn"t continue crying. She drank the chicken soup to replenish her own energy. However, her eyes never left Huo Yuhao.
Elder Xuan left with the elders. Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao wanted to stay behind to help w.a.n.g Dong"er look after Huo Yuhao, but w.a.n.g Dong"er declined their offer. She told them that she could cope on her own.
Bei Bei was relieved after watching her consume an entire bowl of chicken soup and a plate of green vegetables. After all, they were all soul masters, and w.a.n.g Dong"er was even a Soul Emperor. Although she hadn"t been taking care of herself over the past few days, she would recover quickly as long as she was willing to eat and watch her body.
After her meal, w.a.n.g Dong"er"s complexion improved. She dragged a chair to the bedside and sat down cross-legged on it, entering deep meditation.
If she wanted to take care of Huo Yuhao and help him recover, she had to make sure she was fine herself first.
w.a.n.g Dong"er was also one of the best young soul masters at Shrek Academy right now. If she remained calm and composed, her abilities weren"t inferior to Huo Yuhao"s.
Over the past ten days, her internal ordeals and poor health had caused her to become much weaker. After spitting out blood earlier, she was extremely weak right now. After eating, she had to recuperate, too.
However, it wasn"t always the case that she could enter her deep meditative state at will.
After ten minutes, she re-opened her eyes. They were filled with tenderness and heartache.
She was unable to calm herself down enough to enter deep meditation. Once she shut her eyes, she thought of Huo Yuhao. Her ears were also echoing with w.a.n.g Qiu"er"s words.
When she recalled how Huo Yuhao drank the boiling water for her, tears would well up in her eyes. Yuhao, you are really silly. You are really silly!
She couldn"t tolerate her yearning for him. She removed her outer clothes and went over to the bed. She carefully avoided Huo Yuhao"s injured hands and laid down beside him. She felt his aura and shut her eyes.
It was very weird, but she felt much more peaceful as she rested her body against his. It was an unprecedented sense of tranquility. Huo Yuhao"s heartbeat was slightly weak. One had to listen carefully to tell that it was beating. w.a.n.g Dong"er"s tears started to dry up. A satisfied smile surfaced on her face.
She fell asleep just like that. Very soon, her breathing calmed down.
She didn"t see the Yearning Heartbroken Gra.s.s exuding a dim red light. The gentle red light engulfed their bodies, and its fragrance drifted away and entered their bodies as they inhaled it.
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Someone else was crying quietly as w.a.n.g Dong"er fell asleep in Huo Yuhao"s arms.
w.a.n.g Qiu"er stood in front of her room and looked at the sky outside, which was getting dark. Her tears started to fall again.
“It"s such a torment loving someone, especially when you know you can"t be with that person. Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuhao, would you have loved me like you love her if I had met you first? Why didn"t I meet you earlier? Heavens! Why do you have to play such a trick on me? Wasn"t w.a.n.g Dong"er a guy?”