Dawn stole in amid the crowing of roosters. Hu Xiaotian slowly opened his eyes. He had slept poorly the night before; whenever he closed his eyes, countless eerie blue eyes drifted through his mind, haunting him like a nightmare he could not shake. He had never expected the Soul-Seizing Art to be so powerful. Left with no alternative, he had sat in meditation, using the Bodhi No-Mind Zen Li Yuncong had taught him to gather his wandering thoughts and calm his mind. This profound and exquisite meditation method, secretly passed down by the Heavenly Dragon Temple, had indeed worked wonders.
His injured ribs no longer hurt either. The medicinal plaster Yan Nujiao had given him seemed remarkably effective. Hu Xiaotian carefully moved his arms and stepped outside, just in time to see Yan Nujiao emerge from the room next door. She smiled at him. "She's still sleeping. I believe she'll regain her senses once she wakes."
Seeing the exhaustion on her face, Hu Xiaotian guessed that Yan Nujiao had stayed awake all night. His voice filled with tender concern. "Thank you for all your hard work. Hurry back and get some rest."
Yan Nujiao nodded. Just then, Yan Boguang's voice rang out. "Move aside, move aside! I want to see my sister!" He had come looking for her, only to be blocked outside by Xiong Tianba. Xiong Tianba shook his fist at him. "Keep shouting like that and I'll beat you up!"
Hu Xiaotian stopped Xiong Tianba and told him to let Yan Boguang in. Two others had accompanied Yan Boguang, and one of them was actually Hu Jinniu. Seeing that his cousin had escaped Azure Cloud Manor unharmed brought Hu Xiaotian considerable relief. They shared the same blood, after all, and he did not want anything to happen to