Chapter 47: The Unconscious Li Yan

Li Yan frowned as he looked at the dagger, then tried to strengthen his defenses.

But to his surprise, even with reinforced protection, he still couldn’t force the dagger back. Instead, it drew closer and closer.

The gas within the dagger began to release gradually.

Li Yan’s protective shield grew unstable.

He struggled desperately to stabilize it, but the shield shattered nonetheless.

The gas from the dagger seeped into Li Yan’s body.

He collapsed in agony.

After falling, he lost consciousness.

It felt as if thousands of insects were crawling all over him.

Not long after Li Yan fainted, the sinister leader entered the hall.

Seeing Li Yan unconscious on the ground, he smiled coldly and said, “If only you hadn’t betrayed me. But since you chose to oppose me, I have no choice but to kill you.”

A portal then appeared before the sinister leader.

He awakened Li Yan’s body and dragged him through the portal.

They arrived at the dungeon.

The dungeon looked just as before, only now it was filled with many guards and stained with blood.

Everyone previously imprisoned there was already dead.

The sinister leader brought Li Yan to a cell door.

Inside were Li Yan’s parents.

They were badly wounded, bloodied with numerous injuries.

It seemed they had been imprisoned here long before Li Yan’s arrival and had endured inhumane torment.

Upon seeing Li Yan, his parents frowned and cried out to the sinister leader, “What have you done to him? Why is he unconscious?”

Li Yan’s condition was critical, his breathing growing rapid.

His parents grew even more worried.

The sinister leader sneered at their pleas, dismissing their words entirely.

He smiled and said, “Prepare to mourn your son. Even if he recovers, it won’t be easy. Not only him—you will die too.”

Hearing this, Li Yan’s parents felt as if their hearts were being ripped apart. How had he been fine moments ago, and now was like this?

Helpless, they repeatedly kowtowed to the sinister leader, begging for mercy.

But the sinister leader was ruthless. He said bluntly, “Here, your son is yours. Cherish your final moments together. Time is short.”

He opened the cell door and threw Li Yan inside.

Li Yan’s parents wanted to seize the chance to escape, but were repelled by the electric current running through the cell bars.

They had no way to flee at this moment.

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They quickly caught Li Yan.

The cell door slammed shut again.

They laid Li Yan on the ground.

Then, using a book, they began examining his wounds. Both of them knew some healing spells; otherwise, they couldn’t have survived this long.

However, they were only capable of healing, not attacking.

Strangely, although Li Wangxi detected that Li Yan was poisoned, he couldn’t identify the nature of the toxin.

He began searching Li Yan’s belongings carefully.

After a while, he found a dagger, a knife, and a large iron ball on Li Yan’s person.

Li Wangxi tried using his energy to examine these items to determine the source of the poison.

But he failed.

He simply couldn’t detect it.

Li Wangxi felt despair.

He turned to Wang Yanjing and said, “Hurry, I can’t figure it out. You try.”

Wang Yanjing didn’t hesitate and quickly began scanning Li Yan.

But her results were the same as Li Wangxi’s.

They exchanged worried glances, unsure of what to do next.

After thinking it over, they decided to try a desperate measure.

Doing something was better than doing nothing.

They combined their energy to create a healing light wave.

The light wave slowly approached Li Yan’s body.

But as soon as it touched him, it was immediately repelled.

Li Yan groaned in pain.

This was the first time Wang Yanjing and Li Wangxi had seen such a reaction, leaving them shocked.

They had never encountered anything like it before.

They began contemplating new solutions.

After careful thought, they concluded that if nothing else worked, they would resort to an ancient remedy.

They quickly prepared the necessary materials.

Then placed them all on Li Yan’s body.

Using their energy, they activated the device to exchange his blood.

If the poison was in the bloodstream, this method would be remarkably effective.

But after the blood exchange, Li Yan’s condition worsened.

Once calm, he suddenly lost control.

He tore off everything on his body.

Then ran to the wall, repeatedly banging his head against it.

Even as blood flowed from his wounds, Li Yan refused to stop.

Wang Yanjing and Li Wangxi frowned deeply upon seeing this, rushing to his side.

Each grabbed one of his arms, pulling him away from the wall to stop him from banging his head.

But Li Yan seemed possessed, relentlessly hitting his head.

Not only that, he kept murmuring apologies.

Wang Yanjing and Li Wangxi had no idea what had come over him.

They lightly tapped the back of his head.

Instantly, Li Yan grew silent.

Yet it was only momentary before he began muttering again, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to kill you. I really didn’t.”

Wang Yanjing and Li Wangxi were baffled.

But Li Yan appeared to be trapped in a nightmare.

They tried to use their energy to interfere with his dream, but failed.

Black energy continuously surged from Li Yan’s body.

Much of it seeped into Wang Yanjing and Li Wangxi’s bodies.

They began to feel unwell immediately.

Although uncomfortable, they endured.

They erected a protective barrier, hoping to isolate Li Yan.

But as soon as the barrier was established, a new crisis emerged.

Li Yan was indeed isolated, but their bodies began to react strangely.

They couldn’t stop itching.

Red bumps appeared all over, and within them, tiny red insects wriggled.

Glancing at Li Yan, they saw the same affliction upon him.

They knew exactly what it was.