Today, the Prince had vomited blood again.

Ever since that night, the Prince’s condition had truly been deteriorating with each passing day.

Especially from three days ago — he had been vomiting blood every night without fail.

The first time, he had not only vomited blood at night; the Elder Master had arrived just in time and channeled his energy to suppress the poison.

That night, they had barely managed to hold the Gu Poison in check.

But by last night, it was clear that even the Elder Master was beginning to feel the strain — the poison within the Prince’s body simply could not be suppressed.

Tonight, it was entirely beyond control.

The Prince was vomiting blood intermittently — each time, a great mouthful — and the sight of it was heartbreaking to every person who witnessed it.

When Emperor Ji pushed the room door open, Cold Moon and Yu Jingfeng rushed over immediately. “Old — Elder, how is the Young Master?”

Cold Moon hurried over to push his wheelchair, unable to help but ask urgently: “Adoptive Father, what is the Young Master’s condition exactly?”

He had refused to let anyone enter to see the Young Master, for fear of interfering with his channeling of energy. Now that he had finished, could they not go in and check on him?

She truly wanted to see the Young Master’s current state. Being left alone outside to let her imagination run wild — she was nearly going out of her mind with worry.

Emperor Ji’s complexion was extremely poor, owing to the energy he had just channeled to the person inside. Even now, his face remained pallid.

He shook his head. “He has stopped vomiting blood for the time being, but he will certainly start again before long. I will continue channeling energy for him later.”

Both Yu Jingfeng and Cold Moon knew that the Elder Master was nearly at his limit. If he could hold on, he absolutely would not have stopped.

“Adoptive Father, you have also vomited blood?” Cold Moon had sharp eyes, and noticed the bloodstains on his garments.

Emperor Ji waved his hand. “It is nothing. Push me out — do not disturb him.”

Though he said it was nothing, with his complexion this poor and so much anguish concealed between his brows — could the Elder Master truly be all right?

Cold Moon’s eyes reddened. She turned away and quietly wiped at her tears. “Adoptive Father, has it truly reached the point where nothing can be done?”

The distance from here to the Southern Wilderness was simply too great. Because the Elder Master had sustained injuries, they could not travel quickly either, and their journey had been further delayed.

Now the Elder Master was vomiting blood every night, and even the Elder Master himself was at a loss for what to do. What were they to do?

Was she to watch helplessly as the Young Master just… No! If anything happened to the Young Master, she would absolutely not go on living alone.

Even on the road to the underworld, she would attend upon the Young Master well, and never let him suffer even the slightest grievance.

“Cold Moon, attend upon the Elder and let him rest. I will go keep watch over the Young Master.” Yu Jingfeng drew a deep breath, took his leave of Emperor Ji, then turned and walked into the room.

Every movement was so gentle, fearful of disturbing the person resting inside.

But unexpectedly, the figure in white within the room was at that moment seated at the bedside, his face expressionless as he watched him enter.

“Your Highness!” Yu Jingfeng was alarmed, and hurried over in a panic, as though terrified he might slip off the bed at any moment.

Zhan Qingcheng raised his eyes and swept a faint glance over him. The look in his eyes was truly mild, yet it still brought Yu Jingfeng’s footsteps to a halt.

Yu Jingfeng was a little cautious, standing at a distance of fewer than five steps from him, and asked quietly: “Your Highness… how are you feeling?”

“What is that girl doing right now?” Despite being this gravely injured, that girl was carrying his seal token — it was impossible that she was sitting idle.

He had been unconscious for several days, completely unaware of everything happening outside. Now that he had awakened, the first thing he wanted was news of Miss Jiu’er. Yu Jingfeng exhaled, not daring to deceive him, and could only report truthfully: “Miss Jiu’er, carrying Your Highness’s seal token, had an unknown person impersonate Your Highness. She is now leading the fifty newly selected Longqi recruits in making haste toward Phoenix City.”