"Sect Master, there's no need to circulate your energy for us. Fortunately, we didn't use the forbidden art for too long. Our injuries are serious, but we can still recover with some time. Sect Master, it's wonderful that you're back!" Ran Chou said hastily.
Ran Chou could finally rest easy. Whether Huang Xiao had obtained the final secret or not, his return most likely meant good news. Even if it didn't, things couldn't be worse than they had just been.
Huang Xiao said nothing. Only after guiding his true qi through a full circuit of their meridians did he withdraw his energy.
With Huang Xiao's true qi helping them, their injuries quickly stabilized.
Huang Xiao's appearance caused a stir among both sides in the Imperial Palace.
Many of the Taixuan Sect's experts had never seen Huang Xiao in person, but nearly all had seen his portrait, so they naturally recognized him when he appeared.
Just as unease stirred in their hearts, they noticed quite a few people rapidly approaching from nearby.
"Deputy Sect Master Zhuge!" The Taixuan Sect experts naturally spotted Zhuge Zheng among them. What surprised them was that Zhuge Zheng had come with Sun Simiao and the others.
Moreover, when they saw the person Zhuge Zheng was carrying, every one of them was stunned.
They were all experts and could naturally sense that the person in Zhuge Zheng's arms no longer breathed. In other words, this was a dead man.
Yet this man was none other than their Sect Master, Wu Longfeng.
For a moment, they simply could not accept this reality. Their Sect Master was invincible. How could he possibly die?
But Huang Xiao, Sun Simiao, and the others returning safely was proof enough that their Sect Master was probably truly dead.
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