Su Yi lay in a wooden chair, unable to move.
When Xue Feng's fist came crashing down, he merely watched quietly, his gaze as still as a pond without ripples.
"Stop!"
Abruptly, a figure appeared out of nowhere. With a sweep of his palm, he sent Xue Feng flying.
Thud!
Xue Feng landed more than ten yards away, battered and covered in dust.
"Clan Elder, why is it you?"
Xue Feng raised his head and saw that the one who had stopped him was none other than Grass Creek Village's Clan Elder, Li Changqing.
Li Changqing pointed outside the courtyard, his expression blank. "Get out! Come see me again when you know your mistake!"
Xue Feng's expression shifted unpredictably. He wanted to explain himself, but when he met Li Changqing's sharp, terrifying gaze, panic seized his heart. He did not dare hesitate any longer, scrambling to his feet and hurrying away.
Before leaving, he still cast Su Yi a venomous glare.
"My apologies for letting Your Excellency witness such a spectacle."
Li Changqing sighed, then turned toward Su Yi and cupped his hands in apology.
Su Yi asked only, "How is Ling Er?"
A month had passed. Although his injuries had not improved in the slightest, he could at least speak normally now.
Li Changqing's brows immediately furrowed, and worry filled his face. "Very badly. Today, she entered Demon Crow Mountain to gather herbs and stumbled into a forbidden area. She was wounded by a terrifying Snake Demon, and snake venom has invaded her body. Her vitality is steadily draining away."
"If this continues, Ling Er's vitality will be exhausted within three days, and she will depart this world."
After hearing this, Su Yi instead relaxed. "There is no poison in this world that cannot be neutralized."
Li Changqing's eyes