"What? It's been cured?"
Nannan had yet to react, but Dongfang Quan could not help crying out in surprise.
Ignoring everything else, Dongfang Quan hurried to Nannan's side and helped her up. "Nannan, try it. Are you really all right?"
"Oh. Yes, Father!"
Nannan's reply came out in a stammer. She could hardly believe it. How could such a thing happen?
Yet the warmth inside her body was real, and the violent power had truly vanished. With a trembling hand, she caught a corner of the black cloth and pulled.
The cloth fell away, revealing eyes as black as ink. But her pupils were different sizes: she had Heavy Pupils.
Unlike the usual Heavy Pupils, with one circle nested inside another, hers seemed separate. One pupil was normal-sized, while the other was only a fifth as large.
As her eyes moved, they held a mysterious pull. Her Heavy Pupils seemed like whirlpools, ready to devour everything.
"Nannan, how is it?"
Dongfang Quan's face was tense as he asked. His grip on Nannan's hand tightened slightly.
"Father, I can see."
Nannan looked up at Dongfang Quan and smiled faintly. "I can see again, and my eyes don't sting like they did before."
"Good, good, good!"
At her answer, tears streamed down Dongfang Quan's face.
It took Dongfang Quan a full fifteen minutes to collect himself. He turned and bowed to Li Yun. "Thank you for helping us, my lord."
"Without you, my daughter's eyes—and even her life—would have been in danger."
Li Yun waved it off. "It's nothing. She's already the disciple I've chosen. This was hardly any trouble."
He turned his gaze to Nannan. "Your condition is unusual, though. Apart from me, almost no one in the Life Great World can teach you."
"Your bloodline, constitution, and abilities all revolve