Spatial ripples stirred as Qin Jishi crashed to the ground.
"Cough, cough!"
"Cough, cough!"
Blood poured violently from his mouth, his face pale without the slightest trace of color.
Not a trace of color at all!!
The most conspicuous wound was on his chest, where the flesh was mangled and drenched in blood.
Qin Jishi lay on the ground. Even with his powerful willpower, pain still showed on his face, and his condition was extremely dire.
Likewise!!
That had been the moment Qin Jishi came closest to death.
If the Chaos Bead had not protected its master of its own accord and drawn him into its space—
Hmph!
He would likely have been reduced to ashes by now!!
Even so, Qin Jishi's injuries had reached an utterly terrible state.
"Ji... Jishi..."
"..."
At that moment, Su Qi froze, her gaze turning toward him.
"Jishi? It... it really is you..."
"You!"
"Do you know how terrified you made me just now?"
"..."
Overwhelmed with joy, Su Qi burst into tears, her face like pear blossoms in the rain!!
In that instant just now, she had truly thought she would never see him again.
"Jishi, do you know how worried you made me?"
"..."
Coming back to herself, Su Qi rushed forward and pounded him fiercely.
"Cough... cough, cough..."
"Don't!"
"I'm dying... I'm dying!"
"..."
Qin Jishi could not withstand any further torment in his current state.
Had the Chaos Bead not protected its master on its own, his life would have been left here for good.
"Hmph, that was nothing."
"..."
Su Qi shot him a glare. "You brought this upon yourself."
Naturally, Qin Jishi knew what she meant by that.
"Cough, cough, how... how could I have known Brother Chu would take it seriously?"
"Before!"
"Before, I was merely teasing