Xiao Li left without so much as looking at Ying Huanhuan. Only Lin Dong remained, gritting his teeth and enduring it all!
Zi Yan shook her head, sighed as she looked at Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan, then followed Xiao Li.
A stream of clear tears flowed down Ying Huanhuan's face as she hung against the wall. There was nothing she could do.
"Huan... huan..."
A faint, hoarse voice reached her. It was Lin Dong calling out to Ying Huanhuan.
Ying Huanhuan looked toward the sound. Astonishingly, Lin Dong raised his right hand and gave her a thumbs-up!
Lin Dong's bones had already been shattered, yet he could still lift his hand to show Ying Huanhuan that he was all right!
"You fool! Why are you pushing yourself so hard?" Ying Huanhuan cried.
Lin Dong forced out a strained smile. It was the most he could manage.
Seeing Lin Dong still smiling at her despite his condition, Ying Huanhuan felt the solid ice in her heart crack and shatter.
Meanwhile, behind the Purple Departure Pavilion, its former experts had all gathered. They had witnessed everything, but they could not come out and intervene. Their lives had all been granted anew by the Bright Emperor.
This truly was Lin Dong's own choice, and no one else could make it for him. They simply had not expected the Ice Master to awaken further because of him. Before long, she would awaken completely.
"Xiao Li, is it really true that with that pill, he'll soar into the heavens if he makes it through, but become a cripple if he doesn't?" Zi Yan asked.
Xiao Li shook his head. "Of course not. That mutated Rank 9 Golden Pill was infused with a little Origin Qi. It's not much worse than the Emperor Grade Crude