In a corner no one paid attention to, Hu Hanyi had long since taken his son to the hospital for treatment. Before Elder Wei's eating livestream had even ended, Hu Yunting was already lying in the best hospital room in all of River City, his body covered in tubes as he received treatment.
Yue Wen had struck him repeatedly with the Dragon Emperor Heaven-Opening Force, leaving several dents in his skull. His condition was so severe that even the experienced medical staff were shocked. His willpower was undeniably extraordinary: even in that state, he had gained sudden insight into the method of becoming one with his sword and nearly turned the tables on Yue Wen.
The moment he separated from the sword, he lost consciousness completely.
Hu Hanyi accompanied him to the hospital and sat beside his bed, his expression utterly grim.
Hu Yunting had returned from Famous Sword Middle School specifically to participate in the City Heroes' Battle. The original plan had been for him to make his name at the Ascendant Dragon Assembly, then inherit the family business once he had accumulated sufficient cultivation and prestige. By then, all of River City would hail him as king.
But now that grand plan had fallen apart at the very first step.
As a disciple of one of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Hu Yunting had actually failed to secure River City's slot... Had anyone said this a few months earlier, people would have laughed themselves silly. Not a single person would have believed it.
Yet after watching Yue Wen's performance over this period, the audience had actually accepted this reality without a hitch.
Only Hu Hanyi still could not accept it.
Had he known it would come to this, he would never have incited River City's higher-ups to attack