An Abnormal State

"That's what happened!"

Ren Yisheng told them most of what had happened, leaving the professors sighing.

In some Lineages, if one child wasn't raised well, there would be another to make up the numbers, allowing them to use their advantage in numbers to select the best.

But Ren Yisheng had only one son and one daughter, and he poured every resource into raising his children.

Beneath his courteous exterior, Ren Yisheng clearly concealed a great deal of urgency. His demands of his heirs were exceedingly strict, even harsh.

For the children of the Ren Household, every step of Ren Wuyang and Ren Anran's cultivation and social experience had been arranged by Ren Yisheng.

Every detail of their lives had been mapped out.

The Ren Wuyang before them was undoubtedly the bitter fruit of that harsh education.

"Taking two Origin-Nurturing Pills in a single day..."

"Can he still be saved?"

Of everyone, Zhang Xuezhou was the most familiar with Hongku's cultivation path, and he was likewise the one who knew the most about the pills.

Hearing Zhang Xuezhou speak hesitantly, Ren Yisheng couldn't help asking urgently.

He looked at his delirious son, who was retching and suffering from diarrhea, and a trace of regret welled up in his heart for no apparent reason.

But Ren Yisheng had no choice but to urge his children onward. In a place as important as the Western Capital, anyone who failed to grow into a towering tree would inevitably have their nutrients sucked away by other dodder vines. Not only would they lose their power in the Western Capital, they might even lose their lives.

Whether it was disputes over interests or groups banding together, one needed enough strength to take part in either.

Ren Wuyang was undoubtedly not qualified at present.

What was more,