When Lin Feng woke, seven days had already passed.
He opened his eyes to a ring of familiar faces. Dong Xuan, Lin Man, Ding Yun, Fire Dragon, Azure Water Golden Toad, Xuan Ming, and Lin Chen were all gathered around his bed, their eyes filled with worry. Dong Xuan's eyes were red and swollen; she had clearly shed plenty of tears these past few days. Lin Man had fallen asleep right beside the bed, tear tracks still lingering at the corners of her eyes.
"My husband's awake!" Dong Xuan noticed first. She clasped his hand in delighted surprise, her voice trembling.
Lin Man jolted awake and threw herself into his arms. "Brother, you scared us to death! Do you know how long you were unconscious? Seven days! Seven whole days! We thought you'd never wake up!"
Lin Feng smiled and tried to speak, only to find his throat so dry it felt scorched, as though fire had swept through it. Dong Xuan hurriedly brought him a bowl of Spirit Spring water. He took it and drained it in one gulp. Only after the soothing liquid flowed down his throat did he feel a little better.
"How long was I unconscious?" he asked, his voice still somewhat hoarse.
"Seven days," Ding Yun said from beside the bed. "Your wife's tears never stopped all that time."
Dong Xuan blushed.
Lin Feng held her hand, warmth welling up in his heart. He knew she must have spent those days terrified for him, unable to eat or sleep in peace.
He closed his eyes and examined his condition from within.
His condition was somewhat better than he had expected. The Chaos Pearl was slowly circulating, releasing Chaos qi to mend his damaged meridians and internal organs. Most of the meridians that had ruptured during