Chu Jin brought Lady Su back to her room and helped stabilize her Five Elements Qi.
She studied her mother's pale, frail face, then lowered her eyes and tucked away her emotions, turning her thoughts to their conversation.
The Wuxiang Snake had originally been hidden inside Sheng Zui. Now that Sheng Zui was on the verge of death, the Wuxiang Snake had been transferred, but they still didn't know whose body it had gone into.
If they couldn't summon the Wuxiang Snake back, letting it roam free would pose an unstable, lethal threat to Lady Su.
They had to find the person possessed by the Wuxiang Snake.
Only after Lady Su's condition had stabilized did Chu Jin rise and say to Achun, who was keeping watch outside, "Tell me as soon as she wakes up."
Achun nodded.
Chu Jin sent someone to summon the Golden Long Snake back. She also had them pass a message to Nian Qiuyan, asking her to investigate where Sheng Zui had been and who had been around him when he was on the verge of death.
After arranging matters concerning Xuan Kui, Chu Jin returned to Lady Su's room and stayed by her side until she woke.
Lady Su opened her eyes. In her somewhat bewildered gaze, she saw the white-clad figure with her back to her. For a moment, she felt as if she had returned to Mount Luo Peak all those years ago.
Back then, she had kept watch beside Qingkui, waiting for the little girl to wake from her deep sleep.
Before she knew it, time had flown by. The child who once barely reached her knees had grown so tall.
"You're awake?" Chu Jin noticed the movement and turned around. "How are you feeling?"
"Much better." Lady Su propped herself up