Free Web NovelChapter 1536: Chapter 920: _3
Yang Xiao didn’t know how to describe this feeling, as if a piece of the space in front of him suddenly collapsed, and at the same time, a cold wind came rushing out from the breach.
Shao Changyin Ji reacted swiftly, immediately ordering unrelated personnel to evacuate. In just a dozen seconds, only a few people remained on the scene.
Apart from Shao Changyin Ji and several elders she led, the rest were rescue personnel, and of course, the only outsider, Yang Xiao.
At this moment, everyone present looked extremely grim, as they could all smell a strong scent of blood in the cold wind.
"Everyone, fall back!" Shao Changyin Ji shouted, simultaneously drawing a concealed soft sword from her waist and holding it before her, "They might all be backfired!"
These words instantly heightened the tension on the scene. Once an Angel Envoy is completely backfired, they become nothing more than puppets that only know how to kill. Elder Shouzhuo and Nalan Shuo are both Ghost-level Apostles, with Nalan Shuo being mid-level and Elder Shouzhuo at the peak of Ghost Level. If these two lose control, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Moreover, a completely out-of-control Apostle no longer has any chance of being healed; from a biological standpoint, the person is already dead, and it’s a ghost controlling the corpse.
Everyone waited tensely until a shadowy figure stumbled out from the collapsed space.
The next second, as soon as Yang Xiao saw the figure clearly, his pupils contracted abruptly, "Director!!"
Nalan Shuo came out from the breach, his face covered in blood, tightly holding Elder Shouzhuo in his arms. At this moment, Elder Shouzhuo was motionless, eyes closed tightly, and her face was covered with unpleasant brown spots.
Yang Xiao recognized them instantly as death spots, which do not appear on living people. Elder Shouzhuo... she was dead!
"Save her..." Nalan Shuo knelt on the ground, weakly calling out, "Quick... save her!"
Following this, Nalan Shuo collapsed to the ground, and Elder Shouzhuo’s body rolled away with him.
The scene descended into chaos at once, with the elders from the Yi Sect rushing to check on Elder Shouzhuo, while Yang Xiao hurried to Nalan Shuo’s side.
After a series of examinations, Yang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. His Director Nalan was fine, just exhausted of spiritual power, and not injured, with the blood on him all coming from Elder Shouzhuo. freewёbnoνel.com
Confirming the director was alright, Yang Xiao handed him over to the medical personnel and then went to check on Elder Shouzhuo’s condition, but her body had already been placed on a stretcher and carried away, leaving traces of blood on the ground.
However, the situation did not look optimistic. Based on the initial observations, the person was truly dead.
Even though Yang Xiao hoped the Yi Sect could save Elder Shouzhuo’s life, ultimately, the dead cannot be resurrected.
By evening, Director Nalan, lying in his hospital bed, slowly opened his eyes, with Yang Xiao accompanying him. The first thing Nalan Shuo did upon waking was to inquire about Elder Shouzhuo’s condition.
Knowing his director’s personality, Yang Xiao didn’t hide anything from him. He had learned earlier from the Yi Sect that the experts within had employed secret arts, expending great resources to pull Elder Shouzhuo back from the brink of the Ghost Gate. But it was merely to keep her final breath going, as she likely wouldn’t wake up, with slim chances of recovery.
Upon receiving this news, Nalan Shuo’s eyes turned red, choked and unable to speak for a long time.
After a while, Yang Xiao finally heard the whole story from Nalan Shuo. Initially, everything was proceeding smoothly during the treatment, with him and Elder Shouzhuo working well together. However, at the last moment, the magic artifact taken from the ancestor of Fushou Manor suddenly went out of control. To suppress the fierce ghost within the artifact, Elder Shouzhuo exhausted her spiritual power. Although she managed to suppress it in the end, she was backfired by her own space-type magical artifact, resulting in severe injuries.
If it hadn’t been for Elder Shouzhuo holding on with her last breath, both she and Nalan Shuo would have died within the "Spirit Cage." Without Elder Shouzhuo’s control, Nalan Shuo alone stood no chance of escaping the Spirit Cage.
"In any case, it was because of me that Elder Shouzhuo ended up like this. I owe her a life," Nalan Shuo said with reddened eyes, tears glistening at the corners.
"Director, I’ll inquire if Elder Shouzhuo has any descendants or relatives so we can compensate them as best as we can," Yang Xiao said emotionally.
Although saving Nalan Shuo was a transaction with the Yi Sect, Yang Xiao deeply appreciated Elder Shouzhuo’s gesture, as she fulfilled her promise.
According to Director Nalan, Elder Shouzhuo had a chance to "live" at the last moment, only if she was willing to give up saving Nalan Shuo.
But she didn’t, choosing instead to exchange her life for Nalan Shuo’s.
Even if the treatment hadn’t succeeded, Yang Xiao wouldn’t have blamed anyone, because the success rate of such matters is inherently low, and failure is the norm. The Yi Sect had clearly stated this from the beginning.
At this moment, the image of the Yi Sect loomed large in Yang Xiao’s mind. Elder Shouzhuo’s actions had truly honored her promise and taught Yang Xiao a profound lesson.
"Little Yang, arrange something for me... I want to see Elder Shouzhuo one more time," Nalan Shuo struggled to get up. He had no external injuries, just exhausted spiritual power, and would be fine after some rest.
After this ordeal, Nalan Shuo could feel that his physical condition had greatly improved compared to before, with the feeling of near backfiring completely gone.
According to his estimate, in his current state, he could live for another 5 to 6 years, as long as he didn’t engage in frequent combat.
