Gu Hui had slept for five years.
But not to mention a mere five years—even fifty years might not have been enough for someone at his level to consolidate his foundation.
This time, however, the fluctuations in the dynasty's fortune around him woke him. His figure vanished from where he stood.
"What happened? Chong'er's meridians have all been shattered, and his heart meridian is damaged as well... I'm afraid he won't survive three hours." Gu Hui suddenly appeared in the Heart-Nourishing Hall.
"Father Emperor?"
"Your Majesty?"
"Imperial Brother!"
Xie Xuan, Xiao Chuhe, the Langya King, Marquis Lan Yue, and the others were all there.
At this moment, no one had the leisure to care about why Gu Hui had vanished back then.
"Father Emperor, Rage Sword Immortal died at Dantai Po's hands. Second Brother was severely injured while avenging Rage Sword Immortal!" Xiao Chuhe replied.
"Dantai Po?" Gu Hui frowned. "Damn it!"
"Imperial Brother, Dantai Po is already dead. His Majesty personally killed him, but the price was these grave injuries.
"As for why His Majesty could wield Heaven-Slaying and possess the strength of Half-Step Free Spirit, we do not know either. Perhaps only when His Majesty awakens will we learn the truth." Yue Li spoke.
"Father Emperor, Senior, is Second Brother truly beyond saving?"
Gu Hui shook his head. "A minor problem!"
With his medical skill, Xiao Chong's condition truly was only a minor problem.
"Stand guard for me!"
Without waiting for the others to react, he immediately circulated his power and began reconnecting Xiao Chong's meridians.
A vast force of life surged into Xiao Chong's body, reconnecting his meridians.
As Gu Hui reconnected them, he also opened up the restored meridians in passing.
While unconscious, Xiao Chong felt his extraordinary meridians and eight channels suddenly open under the