Li Longji woke on the morning two days later.
Thanks to Lu Changfeng's timely treatment and the nourishment of the Nine Dragon Stone's immense vital essence, he recovered faster than expected despite the tremendous damage to his core vitality. Apart from a lingering pallor and an unsteady aura, he was no longer in serious danger.
With tears nearly spilling from his eyes, Gao Lishi reported every detail of the upheavals within the forbidden grounds since Yuchenzi had ambushed and gravely wounded him.
When he heard that the mysterious remnant soul dwelling in the Water Cang Jade had manifested through his body, effortlessly slain Yuchenzi, and even bestowed the legacy of the "Sun-Moon Cosmos Sword" upon Lu Changfeng, Li Longji fell silent for a long time.
He understood what Yuchenzi had intended.
Someone else was clearly behind her-quite possibly the true owner of the "Essential Arts of Taiping"!
Having obtained Zhang Jue's work, that person might well have wanted to become a second Zhang Jue.
Deceived by that person, Yuchenzi would never have let the matter rest. She had made it sound so simple: hand over the treasure, and she would let them leave. In truth, to prevent word from leaking out, she was almost certain to turn on them once the treasure was hers!
Had Lu Changfeng not stalled for time and the remnant soul not intervened, the consequences would have been unimaginable...
His eyes held lingering fear and dawning understanding, along with the complicated emotions peculiar to a descendant of emperors.
That afternoon, he personally visited the guest courtyard where Lu Changfeng was staying, carrying a long brocade box.
A few late-blooming osmanthus trees still scented the courtyard.
Lu Changfeng sat on a stone stool with a book in his hands, looking relaxed and at ease.
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