"Yes. I examined you roughly once a month."
"Did you notice any particular changes in my body?"
Qi Song thought for a moment, then nodded. "Actually, yes. When you were first brought here, your body was already ice-cold, and you weren't breathing. But Chu Luohen's expression was so terrifyingly cold that we still fed you a few pills. You didn't absorb them at all, though. After all, how could a dead person absorb pills...
"Someone wanted to put your body into a coffin then, but Chu Luohen stopped them.
"Strangely enough, after seven days, your withered body seemed to experience a final flicker of life, and vitality returned to it.
"Then I discovered that your pulse had started beating again, and your damaged heart had somehow healed itself."
Su Jiu smiled a little awkwardly. She had no way to explain to them that she wasn't human, so she could only answer everything with a smile.
Qi Song suspected nothing and continued, "Your pulse was very weak at first, but it grew stronger and stronger until it was no different from an ordinary person's.
"Besides that, I discovered that your meridians had widened considerably. While you slept, you began absorbing the spiritual qi around you on your own, almost as though you were regulating your breath in another way.
"After a month, I could basically confirm that you were fine. You simply wouldn't wake up, no matter what, and I had no idea why."
At this point, Qi Song sighed, seemingly lamenting his own helplessness.
After hearing his full account, Su Jiu understood. Qi Song probably hadn't seen the light orb inside her, nor had he sensed Little Gift fusing with her. Even the return of her vital signs had taken him completely by surprise.
Su Jiu considered it, but ultimately