At those words, the entire room fell silent.
Everyone stared at Gu Qingnian as though he were a freak. Just listen to him! Listen! Was that something a human would say? He had nearly wiped out the guy's Spiritual Body, and a single sentence from him had put life back into those vacant eyes. Wasn't that terrifying enough?
"Are you... sure this won't cause problems?" Zhou Yi couldn't help asking. She was afraid Gu Qingnian might accidentally leave him an actual idiot.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao and the others stepped forward to dissuade him as well.
Gu Qingnian ignored them outright. A cold gleam flashed through his eyes, and his voice abruptly rose.
"Xie Huanyue, wake up! Or do you need the Divine Mill to wake you?"
Gu Qingnian's voice kept pouring into Xie Huanyue's mind. What little remained of his Sea of Consciousness trembled continuously, while the last scrap of his Spiritual Body initially shivered and darted about aimlessly.
Then, the moment he heard the words "Divine Mill," terror blazed from his eyes, and his scant remaining spiritual power awakened.
"I was wrong! Don't bring the Divine Mill here!"
In the outside world, terror suddenly appeared in Xie Huanyue's vacant eyes. He shouted, clutched his head with both hands, and huddled there, trembling.
The sudden shout startled the medical worker outside who had been contacting the higher-ups. They hurried in to check on him, only to find Xie Huanyue cowering beside the bed, trembling and mumbling something unintelligible.
Gu Qingnian stood calmly at the head of the bed, while Zhou Yi and the others watched the spectacle from the foot. The medical worker opened their mouth, but for a moment, they had no idea what to say.
With his hands in his pockets, Gu Qingnian walked toward the door