Chapter 107: Bravely Pressing Forward

“Awake! Ye Dong is awake!” Xiaobao cried tears of joy, tightly grasping Dachun’s hand. “Damn it, you scared me to death!”

“Brother Dong, can you see us?” Dachun gently tapped Ye Dong’s cheek in the hospital room.

“Yes, I can see,” Ye Dong forced a bitter smile. “Thankfully, Guangqi’s eyes aren’t blind, or I’d be in deep trouble!”

He used those unfamiliar eyes to look around, then slowly walked to the bathroom and stared at the stranger reflected in the mirror.

“Guangqi!” Ye Dong shook his head at the reflection. “Guangqi! I’ve become Guangqi! I’ve become Guangqi!”

With a loud smash, the mirror shattered beneath his fist.

Startled, Dachun hurried to the bathroom and pulled Ye Dong out, scolding him loudly, “Are you crazy? Don’t you care about your hand!?”

“Let him be. I’d have a hard time accepting this fact too,” Chen Yao murmured. “Let him take a moment to calm down.”

Tears welled in Ye Dong’s eyes. Ignoring the blood dripping from his fist, he looked into the broken mirror at the fragmented reflection of himself and finally couldn’t help but shout, “Damn it! Damn it!”

Everyone present exchanged helpless glances. All they felt was heartache and sorrow.

Suddenly, Ye Dong seemed to remember something. He flipped over, stripped off his shirt and revealed a terrifying sight on his back.

“What is that?!” Xiaobao stared in shock at the blood-red plum blossom pattern etched on Ye Dong’s back.

“What?!” Chen Yao was stunned by the strange phenomenon. “How did Guangqi’s body grow such a plum blossom?”

“That plum blossom nearly killed me twice,” Ye Dong bitterly smiled. “It’s the Bone Plum Blossom curse placed on Guangqi by Huang Wuchang. It feeds on human essence and energy. Huang Wuchang can accelerate its growth at any time to control Guangqi’s every move.”

Zi Long cursed, “That Huang Wuchang is truly malicious, using such vile sorcery to threaten his own subordinates!”

Everyone looked to Chen Yao. Judging by the plum blossom’s luxuriant growth, only he seemed capable of handling it.

“Master, do you have a way to remove this?” Ye Dong smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid this thing will act up at a critical moment. My vision is already starting to synchronize with Guangqi’s. There’s not much time left.”

“I’ll give it a try,” Chen Yao nodded. He pressed the Sanmei True Fire onto the plum blossom, cautiously testing its growth.

Everyone furrowed their brows. Seeing the plum blossom so fully grown, they all understood the gravity of the situation. As expected, Chen Yao shook his head. “I can feel the roots have already reached Guangqi’s internal organs, the meridians have merged with the roots. It looks like…”

Though Chen Yao didn’t finish his sentence, everyone understood: the body Ye Dong was using was in constant danger of death.

“No wonder the pain was so intense—it’s connected to the heart,” Ye Dong smiled faintly. Putting his shirt back on, he said to Chen Yao, “Master, don’t worry. Didn’t you say I’m a person blessed with great fortune? I will overcome this.”

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