To be honest, Ling Xiaoyi's condition was quite troublesome to treat.
Large swathes of roots had burrowed into her flesh, even attaching directly to her bones. Every attempt to remove those flowers was sheer torture.
—A true, bone-gnawing pain.
But because those flowers fed on Spiritual Energy and stamina, they couldn't simply be left alone.
After spending quite a while at it, with the anesthetics, painkillers, and Muscle Relaxants in the ward—as well as the brick—Bai Zhi finally managed to remove that rose.
It might have only been one flower, but its roots had tightly latched onto the bones throughout her entire arm, like a sealed spider web.
Bai Zhi had already been extremely careful, but the operation was still rather bloody. By the time it was finally over, the Campus Belle's entire arm was a mangled, bloody mess.
Dig out the flesh? Cut off the arm?
Unless the flowers' roots were dealt with first, the flowers themselves would never be harmed. The first few rounds might be manageable, but once the roots attached themselves all over the body, it would basically be beyond saving.
...So I really do have to resolve the condition first?
After wrapping her arm in bandages, Bai Zhi lowered his head to look at the hollow in his own hand, his expression thoughtful.
He vaguely had some ideas about how to deal with his own condition, but whether those ideas would work still needed to be tested.
And at that moment, without the brick above her head urging her on, Ling Xiaoyi finally woke up.
After lying on the bed in a daze for a moment, she quickly came to her senses, a blush immediately rising on her face... especially when she saw someone sitting right beside her.
But when she panicked and tried to