Jiang Tianhao had been settled in one of the guest rooms at Hidden Dragon Manor.
Half an hour later, an old man in a gray robe, sporting a long beard, pushed open the door and entered.
As he looked at Jiang Tianhao, who was still unconscious on the bed, a cold glint flashed through his eyes. "The Su Family has gone too far..."
Then he approached Jiang Tianhao's bedside, his hands shifting constantly through ritual gestures as he chanted, "Mystic source of heaven and earth, root of all vital energies. Through countless eons of cultivation, manifest my divine powers... let sins perish and blessings arise, let wounds heal to an infant's purity... obey with all haste!"
A speck of golden light appeared on his fingertip, which he pressed against the spot between Jiang Tianhao's eyebrows.
At once, a golden glow spread over Jiang Tianhao's body, and the scratches on him actually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Soon, every wound on his body had vanished. "Stay away from me... Ah!" he shouted, then abruptly opened his eyes.
He felt his face, then his body. Only after finding nothing wrong did he breathe a sigh of relief. Wiping away his cold sweat, he said, "So it was just a nightmare..."
Suddenly, he turned and noticed the old man nearby. Startled, he hurried out of bed and said respectfully, "Master Lu, what brings you here?"
"Hmph." The old man looked displeased. "You've truly disappointed me. Some brat of unknown origins played you like a fiddle. You've utterly disgraced the Jiang Family..."
Jiang Tianhao immediately looked ashamed. "Master Lu, I only fell for that brat's tricks because I let my guard down. It absolutely won't happen again..."
"Hmm." Only then did the old man's expression soften somewhat. He lowered his