Once the chaos had subsided, Jiang Ze hurried to find Elder Qian.
"How is Meng Zhiyuan doing now?!"
Elder Qian sighed, his brow deeply furrowed.
"His vital signs had stabilized, but for some reason, Zhiyuan's condition keeps fluctuating while he's unconscious. It's as though something is aggravating him. At the moment, he's still not truly out of danger..."
Jiang Ze bit his lip so hard that blood seemed to seep out.
He frantically called out to the system in his mind.
If his Exchange Interface were still available, as long as he could exchange for an elixir, he would surely be able to save the man.
But things had not gone as he wished. Every sign pointed to the system's true objective.
It wanted Meng Zhiyuan dead.
There was no way it would appear again at such a critical moment.
"There has to be a way..."
He leaned against the wall, his brow tightly knitted, his mind racing through every possible way to keep the man alive.
Just then, Mu Shaoxuan arrived with Chu Chen. Sensing that something was wrong, he asked in confusion.
"What happened? I only went out to buy some fruit. What happened while I was gone?"
Meng Zhiyuan had been fine when he left. He had supposedly been out of mortal danger, which was why Mu Shaoxuan had felt safe leaving.
Jiang Ze looked terrible. His delicate little face was now utterly haggard.
Remembering what Meng Zhiyuan had told him before the car accident, Mu Shaoxuan sighed.
"Xiao Ze, you haven't eaten in two days. I bought some fruit, so have a little to tide you over! Zhiyuan wouldn't want you doing this to yourself..."
Jiang Ze abruptly looked up, a spark seeming to return to his eyes.
"Fruit...!"
Mu Shaoxuan was startled by his reaction.