Seventeenth Ward of the Li District.
The small courtyard where Xu Zhao had originally been in seclusion.
"Senior Brother, do you think Master will succeed on this trip?"
You Fuxing and the sallow-faced man had kept watch all night. Only after Xu Zhao left did the two begin to rest.
Yet neither of them could sleep.
Hearing You Fuxing's words, the sallow-faced man said proudly, "Nonsense! With Master's strength, and a divine weapon like the Heart Inquiry Hammer, who could possibly—"
Bang!
Before he could finish, the door was suddenly shoved open.
Xu Zhao staggered inside and collapsed to the floor.
The sallow-faced man stood with half his mouth open, the latter half of "stand against him" stuck in his throat.
"Bastard, what are you standing around for? Get the pills!"
Xu Zhao gritted his teeth and forced out the words.
The moment he finished speaking, his chest heaved, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wah."
Purple light flashed from his right hand, and the Heart Inquiry Hammer appeared from thin air. With a "thud," it fell to the ground, smashing a deep pit into the floor.
His injuries were so severe that he could not even store this Earthly Baleful Divine Weapon within his body!
Only then did the two men come back to their senses.
The sallow-faced man hurriedly scrambled to his feet and searched through the cabinet.
You Fuxing immediately helped Xu Zhao up and moved him toward the bed.
Before long, the sallow-faced man ran to the bedside with a large handful of pills, his face tense as he respectfully offered them to Xu Zhao.
Xu Zhao did not even look at them. He swallowed the entire handful in one gulp, then sat cross-legged and began regulating his breath.
"Guard me!"
"Yes!"