Seven days had passed since the great battle at Dragon Mountain.
The recovery from the first six days of unconsciousness could not compare to the speed of healing on the seventh day after taking the Black Lotus Seed.
When I woke up, Master was no longer by my hospital bed.
Lying in bed was uncomfortable too, so I got out of bed on my own.
Perhaps because I had been poisoned by several different kinds of gu venom, I still felt a little lightheaded and unsteady on my feet.
Other than that, the rest of my body was doing fairly well.
My external injuries had basically healed. Fresh flesh had grown over the many scars where gu insects had corroded my body. Fortunately, no scars had been left behind...
After pacing around the room for a while, the ward door was pushed open.
Then I saw two young men walk in from outside. The moment they entered, I froze.
They were none other than my closest friends, Mao Jing and Zhang Yuchen.
"Mao Jing, Zhang Yuchen!"
I spoke in surprise. I had not expected them to come to Gui City.
Mao Jing and Zhang Yuchen saw me as soon as they entered.
Zhang Yuchen cried out even more excitedly:
"Ou Doudou, I told you Brother Jiang was blessed and tough. He'd be fine, right?"
Mao Jing smiled faintly as well.
"Looks like you're out of danger."
With that, the two of them walked straight over to me.
"What are you two doing here?"
I asked excitedly, never expecting to see them here.
Mao Jing still had that aloof expression.
"We came to see you."
Zhang Yuchen nodded repeatedly.
"Yeah! We came to see you. We only found out from Pan Ling last night that you were seriously injured and hospitalized.