"What earth-shattering thing had Monkey Brother done to be injured this badly?" A sweep of his divine sense made Ye Zhen's expression turn incomparably grave.
"Brother Ye, it's a long story..."
After briefly taking his pulse, Ye Zhen cut Zhu Hong off and asked in a deep voice, "Who treated Monkey Brother's injuries?"
"Me." Zhu Hong looked astonished.
"Monkey Brother is a pure fire-attributed spirit body, yet you used Earth Spirit Energy to treat him. Among the Five Elements, earth may not overcome fire, but earth can insult fire.
"Monkey Brother's injuries had already endangered his life. Now, it can be said that he stands on the line between life and death." Ye Zhen's face was grave.
Zhu Hong was alarmed. "Brother Ye, don't scare me! When Monkey Brother reached me, he handed me a jade slip and said only two words—'Run quickly'—before passing out.
"I had no other choice, so I tried to treat his wounds. The spirit energy in my body is mixed and impure, but the only kind I could use for healing was Earth Spirit Energy."
"Don't panic. Let me take another look."
Frowning, Ye Zhen sent exceptionally pure spirit energy coursing through Arm-Connecting Fire Monkey King Sun Ba's body. After only a few breaths, he had grasped Sun Ba's internal injuries completely.
Yet Ye Zhen's brows drew together even more tightly.
"Monkey Brother was injured by a Dao Realm expert—and one at the peak of the Dao Realm..."
This discovery gave Ye Zhen a great shock.
But he had no mind to investigate that. Sun Ba's injuries were simply too troublesome.
"Monkey Brother?"
Hu Qingtong, who was bringing dishes up from the kitchen, cried out when she saw Arm-Connecting Fire Monkey King Sun Ba unconscious on the floor.
Without waiting for Zhu Hong to say