"Cough cough cough..." Shang Xun Zi lay sprawled on Heng Zhou's deck, coughing without pause. He had choked on a great deal of water, his entire body drenched.
Beside him, Xia Xun Zi had already fallen unconscious. His injuries were severe, and his condition was extremely grim.
Rank 8 Gu Immortal Qing Ye walked over, calmly looking at Shang Xun Zi. "The other two immortal friends were swept away by the River of Time. We truly could not find them."
Shang Xun Zi sucked in several ragged breaths, barely managing to stand. He glanced at Xia Xun Zi, his face pale as he said, "Those two have already died in battle. That demon Fang Yuan is truly formidable! How is the search and rescue for Jing Gu Pavilion's remnants going?"
The Four Seasons Children were blood siblings and deeply bound by affection. Yet at this moment, Shang Xun Zi was more concerned about Jing Gu Pavilion. He paid no heed to the dying Xia Xun Zi, nor did he show any grief or fury.
Qing Ye smiled faintly. "The most crucial Immortal Gu were undamaged. They have all been gathered."
"That is good!" Shang Xun Zi let out a breath of turbid air, and his expression eased considerably.
Qing Ye nodded. "I have already prepared a quiet chamber for you."
Shang Xun Zi said, "Many thanks. I will go perform the ritual and revive my younger brother and sister."
As it turned out, the Four Seasons Children were siblings born from the same womb, sharing the closest bloodline. They had cultivated an exquisite killer move. So long as any one of the three survived after the others died, that one could activate the killer move and swiftly revive the other three.
That was precisely why Shang Xun Zi had not