Wei Ren's injuries were so severe because he had crippled his own cultivation before, and the loss of his power had dealt irreparable damage to his Five Elements Light Core.
The battle against Ji Shuyan in the outer city had only made things worse. Before he'd even recovered, Zhang Xiangyun and Gu Gan had joined forces to use him as their target.
Pei Daiqing's estimate was already on the early side. Without his treatment, Wei Ren might have lain there for another ten days or half a month before waking.
"Without his Five Elements Light Core, he'll be a cripple for the rest of his life," Pei Daiqing said as he wiped the droplets of water from Shen Tianxue's face. "He might even be devoured by a Phantom Beast Shadow and die."
"Then saving him was pointless." Shen Tianxue rolled her eyes.
"How can you say that? He's alive this long thanks to us, so it wasn't pointless." Pei Daiqing laughed. "Every extra day he lives earns us another day's worth of credit."
"Are you a Saint of Medicine?" Shen Tianxue asked, amused as she looked at him.
Pei Daiqing pondered for a moment, then shook his head to indicate he wasn't one. The two exchanged glances and suddenly burst out laughing. When Shen Tianxue smiled and lowered her head, Pei Daiqing leaned in and lightly kissed her lips.
Yu Sui looked away.
Now she believed that the two Sages were husband and wife.
The effort she'd split off to control souls hadn't affected her observation of the world before her.
She watched in silence for a long time.
Wu Huaiwei didn't rush her, either. She expected it to take three days for Yu Sui to understand the laws governing the power of this world.
As the sun sank in