"Gasp..."
"Seriously, that was brutal!"
It took three whole days and nights of rest before Chen Fan could finally catch his breath. His back still hurt, though, and the pain had him grimacing. "I wonder which animal did this to me. Seriously..."
Bibi Dong, who was in Slaughter City, suddenly sneezed. Who's cursing me?
"Sect Master, it's time for your medicine."
Ling Yuan entered with a bowl of pitch-black medicinal soup. Seeing Chen Fan's grimacing face, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly as if she were holding back a laugh. "The elders specially picked this century-old ginseng for you. They said it would help you recover."
Chen Fan: "..."
"Just leave it there."
Chen Fan waved weakly.
Ling Yuan set the bowl on the bedside table, glanced at him, then silently left.
After taking care of him these past few days, she had more or less figured out what had happened. But she wasn't stupid; it was better to keep quiet and get on with things.
"Goddamn..."
Chen Fan downed the medicine in one gulp, then leaned back against the headboard and closed his eyes to rest, letting out a breath.
He had to admit, though Ling Yuan wasn't much of a talker, she was incredibly attentive when it came to looking after someone.
For three days, she had brought him tea and water, wiped him down, brewed medicine, and fed him. She'd done everything neatly and thoroughly, without a single thing to criticize.
She'd even personally supported him when he went to the bathroom, playing the part of a perfect wife.
Too bad.
Chen Fan didn't have anything on hand that he could give her.
"I've still got one Super Douluo Pill, two Douluo Pills, and two God-Bestowed Spirit Rings... Ling Yuan's only a level seventy-something Soul Saint. She's still a long way from level eighty, so none of these will work for her..."
"I'll think about it later!"
With a sigh, Chen Fan began to go over what had happened three days ago.
The beast tide.
The attack.
Being abducted.
Falling unconscious.
And then... waking up in the Seven Kill Sect.
Chen Fan had no memories of the time between passing out and waking up in the Seven Kill Sect. He couldn't even remember what had happened.
He did remember clearly that, before blacking out, he'd felt something pierce his back, and that was what had knocked him unconscious.
And then...
He looked down at himself.
His body had mostly recovered, but he remembered how weak he'd felt when he first woke up a few days ago. That feeling of being "completely drained" in particular...
"Could it be..."
Chen Fan's pupils shrank slightly as an absurd thought flashed through his mind.
But he quickly shook his head, driving it away.
Impossible.
How could that be?
He'd spent eighteen years in the Seven Kill Sect and barely ever left it. What enemies could he possibly have?
Even if he did have enemies, they wouldn't...
That had to be it, right?
"Wait!"
At that thought, Chen Fan suddenly realized something. He hurriedly closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his mind.
Sure enough.
The mechanical voice's notification still lay quietly in his mind, as if waiting for him to read it.
[The host has been detected as having a second biological child. The "Conception" reward has been issued: Targeted Martial Soul Evolver, Sword Type ×1] [Targeted Martial Soul Evolver, Sword Type ×1: Allows a Soul Master with a sword-type Martial Soul to evolve their Martial Soul without any conditions. The first use is guaranteed to succeed and is guaranteed to raise Soul Power Level. Any use after the first may fail, and the chance of failure increases with each use.] [This is a Conception reward. If the child cannot be born for any reason, the reward will be taken back. Otherwise, a "Birth" reward will be issued. Please take note!]