Innate Lifespan, Misunderstandings, and Coincidences (Part Two)

"This..."

True Man Guangwei held his belt, leaned forward, and looked for a moment before letting out a sigh. "Judging by the divine light in this person's eyes, it is dazzling without brilliance, full without depth—it actually has the appearance of draining the pond to catch fish. This lifespan is I fear no more than twenty years."

Originally, Zhan Shuicheng had not taken it to heart, but upon hearing the number "twenty," she flipped over in one motion. "How can such a thing be?"

True Man Guangwei looked astonished. "Is it not?"

"Of course not!"

Seeing that Zhan Shuicheng was about to argue, Xin Yi coughed and explained first, "A few days ago, the Third Palace Mistress and I borrowed him to play chess, so I have some understanding of him. Although this person's Innate Vital Energy has suffered some loss, it feels like seventy or eighty years of lifespan should still be there."

"Oh? If there has been a change, it could only be from these past few days..." True Man Guangwei trusted the two's discernment, so he inevitably pondered.

Under the current situation, it forced one to think of the demon that had run amok yesterday. Before long, sunset clouds flickered within his eyes. "Could it be that the demon is harvesting others' Innate Vital Energy?"

Once this train of thought became clear, many joints fell into place. In truth, True Man Guangwei had indeed discovered that among those harassed by the demon, a portion had experienced a phenomenon of vital energy depletion. However, such a massive and fundamental depletion that touched the very roots, which could be called a cruel ravaging like the one in Jiu Yan's case, was the very first time he had seen it.

If this were indeed the case, it meant Jiu Yan