"...She isn't my wife."
"When I saw you two in the cabin, your hands were clenched tightly together. It took me ages to pull you apart. And she's not your wife?" Jinian gave Lin Qiye a suspicious look. "Don't tell me you're some kind of scumbag?"
Lin Qiye: ...
"How is she?" Jinian asked.
"Her vital signs are all normal, but she's remained unconscious. The exact cause is still unclear."
"She fell unconscious for no reason?"
Jinian walked over to Jialan's side, stretched out her hand, and gently placed it on Jialan's forehead.
She slowly closed her eyes, seemingly sensing something.
"What are you doing?" Lin Qiye asked doubtfully.
"Examining her." Jinian spoke calmly. "Those medical instruments alone can only reveal so much."
"You can examine her body just by placing a hand on her forehead? Is that one of your abilities too?"
"...Mm."
A moment later, Jinian withdrew her hand, her brows knitting slightly.
"What is it?"
"It's a little strange." Jinian spoke thoughtfully. "There is a mysterious energy inside her body. Its nature is already close to eternity, and it can protect her from external influences..."
"Immortality?" Lin Qiye blurted out.
"Probably. But now, that energy has shattered." Jinian turned to Lin Qiye. "Before this, did she suffer some kind of injury?"
Lin Qiye's mind swiftly recalled the immortal carriage that had been split apart by Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in Takama-ga-hara, as well as the immortal shield around him that had been cut apart a second time...
Jialan's immortality had shattered twice in an extremely short span of time.
"Yes."
"Then that explains it." Jinian nodded. "The immortality you speak of should be an alternative form of 'time stop.' But from the perspective of laws, this kind of stillness has already transcended the concept of 'time' and approaches 'eternity' infinitely