The blazing sun hung high, pouring down golden light. Wisps of cloud and mist curled around a vast mountain range, gilded by the sunlight into a sweep of gold.
Yet at that moment, the clouds high above the mountain peak suddenly churned. Space twisted slightly, and a black bronze door emerged as three figures fell from it at once.
Chen Fan was covered in blood as he plummeted from the sky. With a sweep of his long sleeve, Xiao Tianfang conjured a cloud that caught both him and Xiao Siqing.
The three finally descended slowly to the ground. Blood would not stop flowing from Chen Fan's mouth. His Great Dao had been utterly shattered, and he had forcibly used the Divine Silkworm Seal to pry open the black coffin, worsening his injuries upon injuries. Even after swallowing Pure Wood Essence, he still coughed up blood from time to time.
"Father, save Chen Fan!" Xiao Siqing cried anxiously at the sight.
She felt terribly guilty, believing all of this had happened because of her.
Xiao Tianfang merely sighed softly and shook his head. "The injury is to the Great Dao within him. Damage to one's origin can only be mended by oneself. Medicine is no longer of any use!"
Chen Fan took out another piece of Pure Wood Essence and placed it in his mouth. Closing his eyes, he sat in meditation and restored his meridians and external wounds one by one, temporarily easing the blood-coughing.
"Many thanks to City Lord Xiao for saving me!" He rose and clasped his hands to Xiao Tianfang in thanks.
"No need to thank me. I merely did what I should for my daughter," Xiao Tianfang said blandly. His eyes were clear, as though he had already forced down the love poison within him.
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