Sha Wujing was still somewhat worried. If anything happened to Zhu Bajie, there would be no end of trouble.
That was why Sha Wujing felt so distressed.
Now Sha Wujing had no idea what to do. He could only remain where he was, unable to go anywhere.
However, the current situation placed considerable pressure on Sha Wujing.
With one less person absorbing the power of the Pills, the pressure Xue'er had to endure was naturally much greater.
Moreover, Xue'er's face had grown several shades paler than before, and the pain etched across it had intensified.
Seeing Xue'er's reaction, Sha Wujing felt deeply uneasy.
Soon, he cast aside his earlier thoughts and focused all his attention on the power within Xue'er's body.
The power of the Pills had already split into many parts, constantly circulating through his meridians.
Sha Wujing could only absorb this power at a certain speed. If he absorbed it too quickly, the power would run wild even more violently.
That would multiply the damage to Xue'er several times over—far beyond what her current body could withstand.
Not long afterward,
Sha Wujing discovered that Xue'er's main meridians had still not been affected at all.
"Strange. Logically, after Zhu Bajie left, Xue'er should be under tremendous pressure. Yet somehow, nothing seems to have gone wrong."
Sha Wujing was puzzled and gradually fell into deep thought. Then he carefully examined the power that had appeared in the meridians affected by the Pills.
"This power is indeed much denser than before."
After discovering this, delight appeared on Sha Wujing's face. The problem he had feared had ultimately not appeared.
At that moment, Sha Wujing finally let out a long sigh of relief.
He had originally thought that after Zhu Bajie left, the pressure on him would become immense.
More importantly, Xue'er