At that moment, Liu Hai and Zhao Yang had already started grappling with each other. To Zhang Nu, they looked no different from squabbling children. This wasn’t the time for such meaningless nonsense, especially with Ling Xi lying unconscious on the bed.
If Lin Xiao came back and saw them , he would never forgive the two of them.
“Enough! Both of you, stop it already. Do you even realize what situation we’re in right now? Ling Xi is still lying on that bed, and you’re brawling like fools?”
Hearing Zhang Nu’s sharp words, Liu Hai and Zhao Yang finally pulled apart.
Ling Xi remained motionless on the bed, while Lin Xiao had gone to fetch doctors for her. Whether he would succeed or not, none of them knew.
Just as they were thinking this, Lin Xiao suddenly reappeared, bringing with him two YaoGuai.
Zhao Yang and Liu Hai were both stunned, staring as if they couldn’t believe Lin Xiao had just materialized out of thin air.
“Lin Xiao, y-you… this is—” Lin Xiao immediately shoved the two YaoGuai toward Ling Xi’s bedside.
They were the ones who had always accompanied Ling Xi. But when Lin Xiao arrived earlier, the sheer pressure rolling off him had been so oppressive that they hadn’t dared act out—leaving them still trembling even now. They didn’t even dare look directly at the figure lying on the bed, and they certainly hadn’t expected it to be Ling Xi herself.
“Well? Hurry up and treat her!”
The two YaoGuai had originally wanted to push back against Lin Xiao, but Zhang Nu’s words stopped them.
“Please, we really must trouble you. Ling Xi was suddenly forced back into her original form. We already infused her with ten years of spiritual energy, but she hasn’t woken up. We don’t know what to do anymore.”
Hearing this, the YaoGuai grew tense and immediately began examining Ling Xi. Her constitution was unique: either one poured in hundreds of years of spiritual energy at once, or not at all. Sporadic infusions were useless.
They had never told Zhang Nu and the others this, because they had never expected them to actually give Ling Xi their energy so readily. No one could know what their true intentions were toward Ling Xi.
“Why is Ling Xi ? What exactly did you do to her? You said you would take care of her—this is your idea of care?”
None of the group knew how to answer.
Lin Xiao’s eyes burned scarlet as he fixed on the unconscious Ling Xi. “I won’t say it again—get over here and heal her. If anything happens to her, I will never forgive you.”
The YaoGuai sneered in disbelief. To them, Lin Xiao’s threat was laughable.
“Are you dreaming? You dare to threaten us? We entrusted Ling Xi to you, but look at her now—forced back into her original form. Shouldn’t you be explaining yourselves first?”
Zhang Nu knew they were right. Even if they hadn’t caused this, they could hardly wash their hands of it.
“This is our fault. Just…please, look at her and see what’s wrong. We’ll apologize, we’ll explain later. Right now, the only thing that matters is saving Ling Xi. Whatever the cost, we’ll do it.”
At those words, the YaoGuai’s expressions softened slightly. At least these humans knew what was most important. If they had chosen to argue instead, the YaoGuai would never have let them off.
“Of course, we’ll save Ling Xi. But once she’s well again, I’ll be taking her away. You humans can’t care for her properly. She’s a YaoGuai, after all—different from you.” ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
Lin Xiao’s aura darkened even further at those words, a suffocating pressure building around him.
Seeing this, Zhang Nu quickly pulled him aside. If Lin Xiao kept acting this way, he would never earn the YaoGuais’ trust. Even if Ling Xi chose him someday, Lin Xiao still had a long road ahead.
“Lin Xiao, calm down. Don’t keep seeing everything in the worst light. You can’t carry the whole burden alone. The fact that they came means Ling Xi holds great importance to them. That’s not something to ignore.”