Chapter 221

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During these past seven days, Ye Wushuang indeed had not awakened. However, he had been ceaselessly striving to regain control over his body. In just a few more days, he would have surely opened his eyes.

Yet, despite his unconscious state, he was acutely aware of everything happening around him. The conversation that had just taken place in the room was as clear to him as if he had been listening with his own ears.

He did not know who Mu Qiqi was, but he was certain of one thing: he could not swallow that Heart-Protecting Pill.

The Heart-Protecting Pill, a second-rank spiritual pill, was primarily designed to mend the physical injuries of warriors, especially those with severe damage to their flesh, blood, and meridians, like Ye Wushuang’s. His body was in tatters, his life force hanging by a thread.

However, his injuries extended beyond the physical. His soul, too, had been wounded. The Heart-Protecting Pill would indeed repair his physical injuries to the fullest extent, but its potent effects would also pour into his soul.

For a warrior at the Physical Training stage, the soul was already exceedingly fragile. With his body battered and his soul already injured, it was even more vulnerable.

If he swallowed the pill now, the best-case scenario was that he would wake up, only to be hit by a wave of dizziness and disordered energy, rendering him unable to recover for days. The worst-case scenario was far more dire: his soul could shatter under the onslaught of the pill’s power, leading to certain death.

Was Mu Qiqi truly a pill master? How could she not know this? She hadn’t even checked if his soul was injured!

Yet, at this very moment, Mu Qiqi was already placing the pill on Ye Wushuang’s lips.

Ye Wushuang wanted to stop her, to scream and thrash about, but he was utterly immobilized.

Until…

The moment the pill touched his lips, it began to dissolve, slipping into his mouth and flowing into his body, coursing through his veins and arteries.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Wushuang felt his body being nourished by the pill’s power, a sensation of unparalleled comfort washing over him.

But this feeling was short-lived. A portion of the pill’s effects surged directly into his mind.

And then, a terrifying force came pouring in.

Ye Wushuang felt his soul on the verge of shattering.

It was over.

Even if he didn’t die, he would be ruined.

However, just as Ye Wushuang was resigned to his fate, the Ninefold Spirit-Taming Tower in his mind suddenly emitted a faint blue light, enveloping and protecting his soul, shielding it from the pill’s effects.

Seeing this, Ye Wushuang’s heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally settled.

The people in the room, seeing that Ye Wushuang had swallowed the Heart-Protecting Pill without any apparent issues, were left wondering what would happen next.

Mu Qiqi spoke up, “This one Heart-Protecting Pill may not be enough to restore Ye Wushuang. He might need three or four. Let’s wait half an hour and give him another one. Perhaps then…”

“No!”

A sudden, high-pitched, and urgent voice rang out, startling everyone in the room.

“Shuang’er!”

“He’s awake!”

At that moment, all eyes were on the bed, and everyone was stunned.

He was awake!

Mu Qiqi, the second-rank spiritual alchemist from the Qingyun Pavilion in the capital, was truly remarkable. A single pill had brought Ye Wushuang back to consciousness.

Mu Qiqi, who had been speaking, looked at Ye Wushuang, who had suddenly sat up on the bed. Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and she was left speechless.

It couldn’t be!

One Heart-Protecting Pill couldn’t possibly wake Ye Wushuang.

Mu Qiqi stepped forward and felt Ye Wushuang’s pulse again.

“How… how did you wake up?” she asked, utterly baffled.

Ye Wushuang looked at the young girl in front of him and said with a wry smile, “If I didn’t wake up, you would have killed me.”

The entire room fell into a stunned silence.