"That depends on what the Zeng Household does next," I said indifferently, then immediately contacted Jimo Guangru and Kunpeng, telling them to return.
After Jimo Guangru retraced his route and saw that we had reached an agreement, he still looked rather displeased. Zeng Wenya, however, was much more crafty and slippery than him. He clasped his hands, bowed his head, and launched into a round of apologies and explanations. Though his words were riddled with loopholes and his false warmth at being reunited with an old friend was plain to see, the heads of both households at least displayed their uniquely smooth ways of handling matters. They repeatedly brought up the things that had gone well and kept utterly silent about anything unpleasant, and the two households quickly became close again.
Jimo Ying could not stand watching this scene. Naturally, she was unwilling to say another word to Zeng Zixian. Even though she was barely breathing, her eyes remained vicious and utterly unyielding.
After comforting her for a few words, I had Zeng Zixian take advantage of his awakened state and try to infuse the power of life into her body. However, because the acquired connection point had been stolen, even the power of life could not halt the petrification; at most, it could delay it slightly. His efforts achieved less than half the result for twice the work. Watching Zeng Zixian struggle for so long and gain so little, I could not help taking a few jabs at him. In the end, I had to infuse her with rainbow aura myself, temporarily delaying the moment when she would be completely petrified.
Zeng Zixian knew that he truly was no good at this. He hung his head dejectedly as he watched me successfully suppress the spread of the petrification.
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