Xiao Wu buried her head and cried for a while, then seemed to remember something. She immediately raised her head and looked around.
Da Ming's and Er Ming's enormous bodies came into view. A white flash of Instantaneous Teleportation shone around her, and she appeared beside the two battered beasts, trying to examine their signs of life.
Ah Yin came back to herself. Seeing Xiao Wu's expression, she knew what she was thinking, and her gentle voice rang out.
"Xiao Wu, don't panic. I've stabilized their life foundations for now. That giant ape will wake up in a little while."
"What about Da Ming?"
Xiao Wu leaped in front of Ah Yin, grabbed her hand, and asked urgently.
Sister Ah Yin had only mentioned Er Ming. An ominous feeling crept into Xiao Wu's heart.
"You mean that bull python?" Ah Yin asked.
Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes! Sister Ah Yin, tell me quickly. Tell me when Da Ming will wake up!"
Ah Yin looked at the anxious Xiao Wu with pity and slowly said, "He... may never wake up."
At those words, Xiao Wu froze. Bleak despair filled her adorable, porcelain-like face as she stammered in panic, "No, no, how could he never wake up? Sister Ah Yin, didn't you say you'd stabilized their life foundations? Er Ming will wake up soon, so why won't Da Ming? No, you have to save Da Ming. Please, I'm begging you, you have to save him. He's one of the only family members I have left..."
Ah Yin held her trembling little hands tightly, unsure how to comfort her. Words could not soothe the grief of a life slipping away.
Suddenly, pain crossed Ah Yin's face. Her own heart had begun to ache terribly.
*I'm not injured, so why does my heart