Hong Hai'er, gravely wounded, received excellent treatment... His internal injuries were beyond help, but his external wounds had been dealt with—before he was sent before Heavenly King Nan.
Light spilled through the shattered Sky Courtyard's stained-glass windows.
Heavenly King Nan sat at the edge of the stage, amusement filling her eyes.
"Master, I've brought him." Miss Xiangxiang lowered her gaze respectfully.
After the chip had been removed from her mind, she was no longer material for the Blood Saintess's reconstruction... Her past memories had also blurred with the chip's departure, as though she had been reborn.
The figure sitting on that stage was everything she had seen at the instant of her rebirth...
"Very well. Withdraw first and do something else." Heavenly King Nan waved her away.
Miss Xiangxiang obediently turned to leave... Heavenly King Nan narrowed her eyes. Xiangxiang had become exceptionally pure. Given more time, even for her sake, she would probably abandon her life and soul without hesitation, wouldn't she?
Xiangxiang, Hong Hai, Hong Hai'er... There were more and more choices available.
But which one would satisfy the BOSS the most?
Her thoughts returned.
"You look pretty good. How long can you maintain this?" Heavenly King Nan asked Hong Hai'er abruptly, fiddling with a discarded syringe that had already been used.
Hong Hai'er's eyes narrowed, then his brow relaxed. He shrugged. "This injection is hard to obtain, and repeated use causes resistance... This is the last one. It won't last long—at most, a few more hours?"
"Only a few hours left, and you look like a defeated dog. Is that enough time for you to turn things around?" Heavenly King Nan chuckled.
"Don't I still have you to rely on, Teacher?" Hong Hai'er smiled. "Surely you wouldn't watch your favorite student die with regrets?"
"Favorite?"
Hong