"Husband, it's all my fault for being so useless. I couldn't help you." Wan Ling looked sorrowful and anxious. "What would I do if something happened to you?"
"Senior Sister, let's not talk about that for now." Lei Dong chuckled and took out half of a dazzling, mysterious Heart of Chaos, its powerful aura radiating all around it. "Look. Do you know what this is?"
"The Heart of Chaos." Wan Ling's eyes lit up. "Husband, you're amazing."
"Half a Heart of Chaos probably won't be enough to help you reach the Sovereign Realm," Lei Dong said with a faint smile. "In a little while, I'll refine the half inside my body and combine them into a whole one for you. I believe that once you reach the Sovereign Realm, your old injuries and their underlying cause will be completely healed."
"No. This half is already enough to prolong my life." Wan Ling seemed to truly believe she was Ding Wanyan, and spoke with heartfelt sincerity. "I don't ask to reach the Sovereign Realm or anything like that. I only want everyone to be safe and sound. Besides, the other half has already merged with your life essence. Refining it out would cause you endless pain, and your strength would be greatly diminished."
Lei Dong froze, wondering if that bastard Azure Dragon Emperor had tried to drive a wedge between them with his dying breath. In truth, the Azure Dragon Emperor's dying taunts had affected him to some degree. It was impossible for them to have had no effect at all. So Lei Dong decided to be cautious once more, lest he really fall for Wan Ling's trick and end up doomed beyond redemption.
Unexpectedly, it seemed his suspicions were misplaced. If she were truly Wan Ling and not Wan Yan,