Chapter 409: Chapter 409 - 401: Treatment

Bi Yu was shaking all over with anger, his face filled with reluctance and hatred.

The Sky King gave him a meaningful look, "The deed is done, and the facts have occurred. Tian Lin has received the punishment he deserves. You, don’t do anything foolish anymore."

There was nothing more the father and son could say, they could only swallow their resentment, biting down and keeping it inside.

Bi Yu said with restraint, "Ling’er is severely injured and needs to recuperate. Locking him up in prison like this, isn’t that torturing him to death? He brought this upon himself, I and he both accept it! But can the punishment wait until he has recovered?"

The Sky King sighed deeply and said no more, instructing his men to call the best doctor in the city, and left with the severely injured Tian Lin.

The Great Elder felt sad upon seeing the Eldest Prince now disabled; his highness was truly wise for a lifetime yet confused for a moment.

Now, he was utterly reduced to a cripple, destined to lose his qualification as an heir.

One can only hope, maybe he could have another child in the future, there might still be a chance...

The group came hastily, and left just as hastily.

"Ah Xiao, your wound—" Shen Tang quickly stepped forward, but before she could finish, she was pulled fiercely into the man’s arms.

Lu Xiao’s arms tightened like iron clamps, with a force so strong it seemed he wanted to crush her, merge her into his bones and blood.

He had lived so many years, never had he been so out of control as at this moment.

"Tangtang, you scared me to death..." His voice was hoarse and muffled, his chin heavily resting on the top of her head, his chest heaving violently, even his fingertips were trembling slightly, with a hint of restrained loss of control.

Shen Tang was slightly stunned.

She had never seen Lu Xiao like this—the man who was always calm and self-controlled, now clinging to her as if a drowning person grasping onto a piece of driftwood.

Feeling a soft warmth in her heart, she reached out to hug his lean waist, burying her head in his embrace, and deliberately said in a lighthearted tone, "What’s there to be afraid of? Don’t forget I have a Space Ability. That scrawny chicken thought it could kill me? Even after eight hundred years of cultivation, it still wouldn’t be enough!"

Lu Xiao couldn’t help but let out a low, muffled laugh upon hearing the noble Eldest Prince of the Roc Clan being referred to as a scrawny chicken by her.

He released her, touching her face, sighing with relief at having her back, "Luckily you’re okay."

He didn’t finish his sentence.

Shen Tang felt a change in the man’s entire aura, becoming more powerful and robust, but not like Xue Yinzhou’s chillingly sinister, aggressive killing intent; rather, it was encompassing, strong, and gentle like a vast sea, making people feel secure, not fearful.

After her initial shock, she was overjoyed, "Ah Xiao, did you break through to the Tenth Rank?"

Lu Xiao nodded slightly, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips, "The trial succeeded. Ironically, if not for Tian Lin and their surprise attack, I might have been stuck in the Trial Ground for a long time." He paused, "This time, it was truly a blessing in disguise."

"Pah pah pah!" Shen Tang stamped her foot in frustration, "I would rather you broke through steadily. You have no idea, seeing you covered in blood, my heart nearly shattered. If I hadn’t arrived in time, they might have tortured you to death..."

As she spoke, her voice trembled a little.

Lu Xiao’s gaze softened, and he asked gently, "How did the Female Master know I was in danger? Besides, the Trial Ground is heavily guarded. It must’ve taken a lot of effort for you to get in."

Shen Tang couldn’t exactly reveal the system; her beautiful eyes darted around, and she placed his hand over her heart, smiling charmingly, "Do you believe in a heart connection? I dreamt last night of an indescribable ache in my chest and figured you must be in trouble, so I hurried over to help you!"

Lu Xiao chuckled softly, gently caressing the back of her hand with his thumb, "I believe."

Shen Tang blushed and withdrew her hand, "Ahem, let’s skip the nonsense. Let me treat your wounds. You don’t know how much it hurt me to see you covered in injuries from that group."

That pain was real—an ache right in the heart.

Lu Xiao nodded obediently, quietly allowing her to tend to him as if those shocking wounds weren’t even his.

At this moment, in his eyes, there was only the anxious female before him, making his heart swell with an indescribable tenderness.

Lu Xiao was bare-chested, revealing large, well-defined muscles, his physique excellently proportioned; his upper clothing had been torn to shreds in the battle, and the lower pants were ripped into several strips, but at least they covered the private areas.

The battle uniform he wore was specially made for Beastmen, facilitating quick transformations between beast and human forms on the battlefield, with exceptionally high flexibility. Being torn like this spoke volumes about how intense the battle had been.

His chest was a bloody mess, covered in black-red bloodstains, making the wounds hard to discern.