Zhong Cai drew the sharp fingernail he had deliberately kept long across the pad of his finger. A drop of blood immediately welled up.
The blood stained the Mind-Clearing Talisman, and it spontaneously caught fire, startling Xiang Shang.
Holding the talisman between two fingers, Zhong Cai flicked his wrist, sending a ball of flame toward Li Zi.
The flame burned out before it reached Li Zi.
Strangely, the talisman left no ashes after burning.
While Xiang Shang was still watching Zhong Cai, Chen Miao had already noticed the faintly glowing Mind-Clearing Pendant.
It was not the Mind-Clearing Pendant itself that glowed, but the thin, mistlike aura enveloping it.
Xiang Shang soon noticed this too. His eyes widened, and he held his breath.
This was the second time he had witnessed something so miraculous. The first had been the shattered Peachwood Talisman.
Xiang Shang wanted to ask something, but he feared interrupting the master's ritual, so he could only turn his gaze toward Chen Miao.
But Chen Miao was also watching the jade pendant.
Just then, Xiang Shang suddenly heard Li Zi murmuring.
Forgetting everything else, he immediately leaned over Li Zi's hospital bed.
"Li Zi, Li Zi, how are you feeling?"
As Xiang Shang spoke anxiously, the confusion in Li Zi's eyes gradually gave way to clarity.
"I... what happened to me? Why am I here?"
Looking at the strangers around her, Li Zi instinctively grabbed Xiang Shang's hand.
"Xiang Shang, what happened to me?"
Seeing Li Zi like this, Xiang Shang's face lit up with wild joy.
"You're fine. It's okay, Li Zi. You were in a car accident, but you're okay now!"
His words seemed to stir Li Zi's memories, and fear soon crept across her face.
"Xiang Shang, I... I had a dream. I dreamed about Sun