You are my person now (Seeking follow-up reads)

After Zhu Zhuqing was rushed back to the Shrek quarters, her condition deteriorated rapidly.

The "Healing Hand" Soul Master summoned by Yu Xiaogang examined her, his expression turning ghastly as he shook his head repeatedly.

"It's no use... The ribs aren't just broken; the one near her heart has suffered a comminuted fracture, and the fragments are pressing against the meridians near her heart pulse! Furthermore, because she used drugs to forcibly stimulate her potential, the backlash has worsened her injuries significantly! She is suffering from severe internal hemorrhaging, her soul power is in chaos, and she has fallen into a deep coma... This old man... this old man is powerless to help!" The healer's words were like ice water, extinguishing the last shred of hope held by the Shrek group.

"How could it come to this?!" Dai Mubai's eyes turned blood-red as he grabbed the healer by the collar.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale, his body swaying as he struggled to remain standing. It was he who had made the decision to use the drugs...

Ning Rongrong watched Zhu Zhuqing on the bed, whose breath was growing weaker and whose face was devoid of color, and tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably.

With a sudden grit of her teeth, she turned and ran outside.

"Rongrong, where are you going?" Oscar asked hurriedly.

"To find Lin Yi! Only he can save Zhuqing now!" Ning Rongrong shouted without looking back, her voice laced with tears and desperation.

She recalled Lin Yi's precise bone-setting techniques and his unfathomable healing abilities, especially his fifth soul skill that could restore soul power and injuries for an entire group! This was their only hope!

Ning Rongrong sprinted all the way to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy grounds, ignoring the guards as she charged straight to find Lin Yi.

"Lin Yi! Please, save Zhuqing! She... she's dying!" Ning Rongrong pleaded, her voice choked with sobs; at this moment, she cared nothing for her status as a sect young lady or their past grievances.

Lin Yi looked at the tear-streaked, panicked Ning Rongrong and furrowed his brows slightly.

His Spirit Detection had already vaguely sensed that Zhuqing's condition was dire, but he hadn't expected it to deteriorate this quickly.

"What is her current status?" Lin Yi asked in a deep voice.

Ning Rongrong quickly repeated what the healer had said.

After hearing the description, Lin Yi's gaze sharpened. A comminuted fracture pressing against the heart pulse?

This had indeed reached a life-threatening stage! Ordinary healing Soul Masters would never dare, nor be able, to handle such delicate and dangerous injuries.

"Bring her here." Lin Yi made a swift decision. "I have all the necessary equipment here, and it is much quieter. Remember, move her gently; there must be no more jolting!"

Ning Rongrong felt as if she had received an imperial decree and immediately ran back to deliver the message.

The Shrek group was in total disarray; although they were loath to beg Lin Yi for help, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree for the sake of saving Zhuqing's life, carefully transferring the unconscious girl to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy grounds.

Inside Lin Yi's room, Zhuqing was laid flat on the bed, her breathing so faint it was almost imperceptible.

Lin Yi's spiritual power swept carefully over her injuries, and his expression grew grave. The situation was even worse than he had imagined; the bone fragments were not only pressing on her meridians but had even pierced tiny blood vessels, causing continuous internal bleeding.

"How is it? Lin Yi, can she be saved?" Ning Rongrong asked nervously, while Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others held their breath.

Lin Yi withdrew his spiritual power and cast a cold gaze over the Shrek group, lingering for a moment on Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, a look that sent a chill through both of them.

"She can be saved." Lin Yi uttered these two words, causing the group to relax, but his next sentence made their hearts sink to the bottom of the abyss. "Her injuries are too severe; her meridians are severed, the bone fragments have pierced her lungs, and her soul power is congested. Even if I forcibly heal her, she will be a cripple whose soul power will never advance again."

"What?" Dai Mubai looked as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Unless," Lin Yi changed his tone, "I use my soul power and spiritual power to comb through her blocked meridians inch by inch, reassembling, fixing, and regenerating the shattered bones. This process is extremely taxing on the mind and requires a top-tier healing martial soul to assist from the side, providing continuous nourishment."

He looked at the Shrek group, his tone cold and resolute: "I can save her and ensure she recovers as if nothing happened. However, from this moment on, Zhuqing will have no further connection with your Shrek Academy! She will be someone I, Lin Yi, have saved!"

"Don't even think about it!" Dai Mubai roared, "You are taking advantage of a crisis!"

Tang San also clenched his fists, his eyes cold: "Lin Yi, don't go too far!"

"Too far?" Lin Yi sneered. "I warned you that she could not fight. It was you who made the wrong choices time and time again—for the sake of soul bones and fame—disregarding her life and death, forcing her into this desperate situation! Now, either agree to my terms, and I will do my best to save her, or I will have Chief Meng kick you out."

Ignoring the anger and struggle of the Shrek group, he spoke directly to Meng Shenji, who was guarding outside: "Chief Meng, please have them leave. I need an absolutely quiet environment to treat her. Also, have Ye Lingling come to assist me."

As a Soul Douluo, Meng Shenji released his aura and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please leave. Do not hinder Teacher Lin Yi from saving your classmate."

Faced with absolute power and the reality that Zhuqing was on the brink of death, all the anger and resentment of the Shrek group turned into helplessness.

Yu Xiaogang's face was extremely ugly.

Dai Mubai stared fixedly at Lin Yi, finally letting out a low, beast-like growl before punching the wall and turning to rush out.

Tang San took one last deep look at the unconscious Zhuqing on the bed, then at Lin Yi, his expression complex to the extreme, before he was finally pulled away by Flender and Liu Erlong.

The room finally fell silent.

Lin Yi said to the arriving Ye Lingling: "Lingling, follow my instructions later. Use your Nine Heart Begonia continuously to nourish her heart pulse and injuries, and stabilize her life force."

"Yes, Team Leader." Ye Lingling nodded solemnly.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, adjusting his state to its peak. He first released his fifth soul skill, Pure Lotus Bloom, and a gentle yet vast life energy enveloped Zhuqing, stabilizing her rapidly worsening injuries and keeping her last breath from fading.

Then, he extended his hands, hovering one over the injury on Zhuqing's chest, and released his Spirit Detection.

The pure soul power of the Snow Lotus, mixed with immense spiritual power, acted like the finest scalpel and guide wire, cautiously probing into her severely damaged meridians and bones.

His other hand pressed against her back, using his own soul power to protect her heart meridian.

This was an extremely delicate and mentally exhausting process.

He needed to precisely locate every bone fragment, return it to its position, and temporarily secure it with soul power;

He needed to comb through the pierced and blocked meridians, guiding the stagnant soul power to flow once more;

He also had to constantly monitor the healing energy of the Nine Heart Begonia, ensuring it did not conflict with his own soul power and instead cooperated perfectly.

Sweat soon soaked Lin Yi's bangs, and his face turned slightly pale.

Ye Lingling was equally focused, the light of the Nine Heart Begonia steadily showering upon Zhu Zhuqing, repairing those minute wounds and replenishing her vitality.

Time ticked away, leaving only the faint hum of flowing soul power and the heavy breathing of the two in the room.

Two hours felt as long as two years.

When Lin Yi returned the final tiny bone shard to its place, guided the healing energy of the Nine Heart Begonia to envelop and nourish it, and cleared the last segment of blocked meridian, he let out a long sigh, his body swaying slightly as he nearly collapsed from exhaustion.

On the bed, the face of Zhu Zhuqing, which had been as pale as paper, finally regained a hint of color, and her weak but steady breathing returned.

Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly, arduously opened her eyes.

Her vision was blurry at first, then gradually focused.

The first thing she saw was the face inches from her own—sharp-featured, weary, with beads of sweat on his forehead, yet those eyes remained deep and calm.

It was Lin Yi.

Memories flooded back like a tide: the heavy blows on the arena, the heart-wrenching pain, the endless darkness...

And then, this warm and powerful force, pulling her back bit by bit from the cold abyss...

She looked at Lin Yi, her expression incredibly complex, filled with the bewilderment of one who had survived a brush with death.

Lin Yi watched her wake and spoke calmly, "You're awake. Remember, from this day forward, your life is mine to give.

You are my person now."