No man in the world could resist the touch of those hands. Zeng Mu's heart trembled too, and he hurriedly spoke to distract himself. "Rest assured, madam. I will do everything I can."
"May I examine his condition more closely?"
"Please do. What do you need?"
"Nothing. I only need to examine him alone, in peace."
At that, Madam Lin gave Sen Miao a meaningful look. Without a word, the two hurried out of the room and waited in the corridor.
After they left, Zeng Mu examined Ruan Fan again. Perhaps because the toxin had penetrated too deeply, he was hovering between consciousness and unconsciousness. He could not open his eyes or even eat, only barely purse his lips to take a little broth when fed. As a result, he would only grow thinner, while the poisoning worsened day by day.
Whoosh! Golden light bloomed over Zeng Mu's eyes, turning his pupils a brilliant gold.
With the energy aura of elemental power, Zeng Mu could see energies invisible to ordinary people. This was one of the peculiar abilities he had discovered only after spending years in the Willful Realm.
In Zeng Mu's eyes, Ruan Fan's body was now completely bare. His clothes and blankets became insubstantial, revealing his skin, muscles, meridians, bones, organs, intestines, and more. The substances that made up his body lay plainly before him. He could see every inch with perfect clarity, yet there seemed to be no end to its depths.
At that moment, Ruan Fan's body held no secrets from him. Yet his skin, muscles, meridians, bones, organs, intestines, and everything else were all their normal colors, with none of the toxin Zeng Mu had expected.
"Huh? Strange. Why can't I find anything wrong?" he muttered, looking deeper as he examined the marrow, blood vessels,