“I’m afraid!”

He answered without hesitation. “You sealed the whole mountain, so it must be dangerous. Of course, I will be afraid. Don’t you think so?”

Ronghua laughed.

When they arrived outside of the room of Xia Puyang, they saw people go in and out in a hurry. More and more tubs were carried out with blood inside.

“Oh, how bad his situation is? He has lost so much blood. Can he survive?”

Someone came out hurriedly. Ronghua walked over, but Rongnuan pulled her, “Huahua... Shall we just stay outside?”

Ronghua did not reply immediately. She thought for a while and agreed, and then they walked aside and sat down. However, she still felt it was not a good idea to sit here and do nothing!

Xia Pumo stood beside the bed. He looked worriedly at his brother lying there, but he could do nothing to help.

The Third Elder stood to his feet from the bed. Xia Pumo led him to a corner at once and asked, “Uncle, how are his wounds?”

The Third Elder shook his head and sighed, “The wound is so severe that his heart was also injured. I think... there is no cure.”

Xia Puyang had hurt his origin for protecting the imperial clan. Now, with a deadly attack on his heart, he might not be healed with the elixir. There was no available solution. Xia Pumo could not believe that, “How could that be possible?! Uncle, we must have other methods!”

Xia Pumo grabbed the Third Elder’s arms so tightly and wanted to see the hope in his eyes.

“Xia Pumo!”

The Third Elder wiped off Xia Pumo’s hands, “How would we give him up if we had the cure?”

He was right. The Third Elder also has an affectionate family relationship with his brother and would try his best to save his brother if he could.

Then, he recalled that he could ask Ronghua for help. When he was severely wounded the last time, the golden light came out from Murong Zhe’s body and healed him. Murong Zhe said that it was the payoff for being Ronghua’s contractual monster.

His golden light was so powerful even though he only got a little from Ronghua. Hence Ronghua’s golden light must be more powerful!

He rushed out at once. Before he went out of Xia Puyang’s yard, he heard Ronghua call his name.

“Mo, where are you going?”

Xia Pumo halted. When he turned back, he saw Ronghua and Rongnuan sitting on the swing, dangling.

Xia Pumo was relieved when he saw Ronghua was just there, “Ronghua, could you please do me a favor?”

Ronghua grasped the rope of the swing and dangled at ease, “Go ahead!”

“Please save my brother!”

Ronghua stood up, “Let’s go! I have been waiting for this.”

Rongnuan dragged her arm, “Huahua!”

Ronghua turned her head and showed him a smile to comfort him, “Don’t worry. Everything is fine.”

After that, Ronghua went into the room with Xia Pumo. Rongnuan watched and clenched his fists forcibly. The obedience and mildness in his eye disappeared. They were replaced with brutal and despotic emotions.

Rongnuan stood up and left.

Ronghua smelled the blood as soon as she got in. It seemed that Xia Puyang’s vitality was exhausted.

All the doctors in the imperial clan were standing there. The Third Elder stood beside the window, keeping transferring his spiritual power to protect Xia Puyang’s weak heart.

“Uncle, Ronghua is here!”

The Third Elder was busy with supporting Xia Puyang’s life and had no more attention for others.

Ronghua looked at Xia Pumo. Xia Pumo did not know what he should do. His uncle did not listen to him.

“Uncle, Ronghua could save my brother. Please let her try.”

The Third Elder still did not move.

Xia Pumo became impatient, “Uncle!”

“I can’t leave!” The Third Elder answered. Xia Pumo looked at his action and finally understood. Once his uncle moved his hand away, Xia Puyang might die. It became difficult to handle.

“Ronghua...”

Ronghua only waved her hand, “Everyone leaves here, except your uncle and you. You need to take your uncle’s turn.”

The Third Elder doubted, “You want me to get out as well? How could Xia Pumo alone have enough spiritual power to secure his brother’s heart?”

Ronghua asked back, “Are you questioning my credibility or Xia Pumo’s power? Do you think I would do bad to Xia Puyang?”

That was the question that had remained in the Third Elder’s mind for a long time. He had not trusted this woman so far. He could guess her style from what she had done. She did everything just depending on her own emotion. It was hard to predict what she would do the next second.

Xia Pumo came forth to convey his power to his brother and pacified his uncle, “It will be fine, uncle. Leave us here. My brother will be safe.”

Although the elder still had a suspicion in his heart, he dared not interfere too much on this, for it involved Xia Puyang’s life.

“Well, I will wait outside. Call when you need me.”

“All right.”

When the Third Elder moved his hand away from Xia Puyang, Xia Pumo could feel his power continuously running away from his body. His uncle looked worried.

Now, there were only three left in this room.

Xia Pumo tried his best to hang on, but he did not know how long he could maintain. Ronghua still stood there and did not take any actions.

As time passed, Xia Pumo felt harder to maintain, “Ronghua, could you... begin?”

It would soon beyond his control.

Ronghua only opened her golden pupils to glance at the black air around Xia Puyang.

“Your brother is in big trouble!”

Ronghua’s voice heard a little bit gloating, while Xia Pumo was anxious, “What? What trouble?”

Ronghua did not reply. She Walked towards them slowly and put a hand on Xia Puyang’s forehead. It was cold. She could not feel the warmth that a human should have. No wonder the Third Elder needed to keep supporting him with spiritual power. Otherwise, the man lying here was already dead before she arrived.

“Mo, I’ll heal your brother’s wounds first. You must hold on. Don’t stop, okay?”

“Yes!”

After giving instructions, Ronghua gathered the golden light in her hand and gently moved it to Xia Puyang’s body. As the golden light moving around, those wounds were healing and stopped bleeding.

Xia Pumo breathed a sigh of relief, “Ronghua, how is he now?”

Ronghua took back her golden light and looked serious, “Very bad. The attacker assaulting him intended to cripple him!”

Xia Pumo was surprised that it would be such a severe case, “Why? Isn’t it just a wound on his back? It’s already healed. How could it have other problems?”

Ronghua said, “He was hit below the belt, and his cultivation was affected. To make it plain, someone who just became a discipline of the imperial clan of Zither might even defeat him.”

Xia Pumo was shocked, “What?”

He could not accept the truth, “My brother has been the most talented person in the imperial clan of Zither over hundreds of years. How is it possible... What if he can’t use spiritual power in the future?”

Ronghua shook her head, “I don’t know. It will be a huge strike to him, but you can only tell him the truth. Actually, he will notice that he cannot use the power as soon as he wakes up.”

Xia Pumo became quiet, but he still remembered to send spiritual power to his brother. After a while, Xia Puyang held his hand. Xia Pumo sensed that and lifted his head, “Brother, do you wake up?”

Xia Puyang’s eyes blinked, “Yes.”

Ronghua gave Xia Pumo a hint, asking him to tell the fact. However, Xia Pumo felt it was so hard to say.

“Well... brother, I want to say that...”

“I know. I know everything.”

Xia Pumo was surprised, “What... What do you know?”

Xia Puyang was calm and placid, “I was not insensible from the beginning.”

Ronghua understood. He had never fallen asleep and heard all the conversations here, including their talk about... his spiritual power?

Ronghua fondled her jaw with one hand and asked, “What’s your plan now?”

Her golden pupils stared at the thinner blackness around him. Unexpectedly, Xia Puyang chuckled and said, “Your Grace, please obliterate the remaining spiritual power in my body!”

Xia Pumo’s face turned pale with fright, “Brother, why?”

Ronghua also asked, “Why? I won’t do this without a good reason.”

Xia Puyang’s head turned to one side. He looked at the girder above him, “Why not just be disabled now if I have to live like that?”

Xia Pumo opposed fiercely, “No, brother. The imperial clan still needs you. How could you give up yourself first?”

Hearing that, Xia Puyang laughed coldly. A drop of tear flew down from the corner of his eye, “The imperial clan of Zither is like a child that will never grow up. He always needs your care without blame and punishment. And you must do your best to protect him. When you do not have that ability, he will abandon you.”

Ronghua sneered, “What a sorrow! Even I feel sad for you.”

Xia Pumo persuaded, “Brother, you are the patriarch of the imperial clan of Zither, and this will never change. I believe that uncles and others would have some methods to solve your problem. We will help you. Okay?”

“It’s meaningless.” Xia Puyang closed his eyes and said in a low voice, “I was already tired of all these in recent years. However, I had to force myself to hold on for the imperial clan and dared not to have a day to rest. I was so afraid of destroying the imperial clan of Zither owing to my mistake. But, Mo, you’re my younger brother! I don’t want to hurt you.”

Xia Pumo held his hands, “I know, brother. I know. So please don’t give up now, okay?”

Xia Puyang smiled. He reached out his hand to touch him. “Mo, Murong Zhe is a good person. You’ll be safe with him. You finally meet a man than can take my place to take care of you, protect you, and keep you accompanied.”

Xia Pumo had lost control of tears in his eye, “Brother, please, I don’t want to lose you.”

Ronghua looked at him, “What are you crying for? Did I say that I have no solution?”

Seeing the hope, Xia Pumo wiped away his tears and turned to her immediately, “Ronghua, do you have any approach to help my brother?”

Ronghua sat down, “I have one, but it is dangerous and painful. Can your brother suffer this?”