When Ning Ke woke again, three days had passed.
He had regained his human form, and bandages covered his entire body, leaving only his face exposed.
The demonic aura was still ravaging his body, the pain drawing cold sweat from his forehead.
He looked around and found himself lying in a bamboo house. A window beside him offered a view of the lush green bamboo grove outside.
The room was neatly kept, and a kettle of water bubbled on the stove nearby.
A faint, soothing incense burned in an incense burner, easing his pain.
[Xiao Yuan, are you there?]
He called to the system in his mind.
[I'm here.]
[Can you tell me what happened after I passed out?] Ning Ke asked. [And where are Senior Jun, Sect Master Gao, and Wugou?]
[Host, the space Jun Mo tore open happened to be an entrance to Infinite Space. He sent all of you inside, then held off that mad god alone. After that...]
"Beautiful, you're finally awake!"
Xiao Yuan was interrupted by someone pushing the door open.
It was a man wrapped in bandages from head to toe, with only his eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth exposed.
The bandages around his head were a little loose, wrapped around a Daoist topknot secured with chopsticks. His exposed phoenix eyes gleamed with mischief.
He held up a palm-sized egg and waved it in front of Ning Ke as though seeking praise. "Beautiful, are you hungry? Let your big brother roast you an egg!"
Ning Ke was still stunned when he heard Xiao Yuan gasp. [Host, that Dragon Eggs is Jun Mo! Stop him before he roasts it!]
Startled, Ning Ke reached for the man's sleeve. In his urgency, he used a little too much force, and the demonic aura suddenly surged through him,