"Zhang Hao, I know why now. I've forgiven you... but I still have to go..."
After Yunshang finished speaking, she gritted her teeth and was about to leave. But Zhang Hao grabbed her hand and pleaded, "Why? Since you've forgiven me, why do you still want to leave?"
Yunshang said bitterly, "What's done is done. Since we've broken ties, why bother staying entangled?"
Zhang Hao smiled wryly, naturally understanding that although Yunshang had forgiven him, she still harbored a lot of resentment.
"I understand, I was wrong..."
Just as Zhang Hao finished speaking, suddenly, he could no longer suppress the injuries on his body. The energy within him, which he had been suppressing, surged even more violently.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Zhang Hao vomited blood, and his body began to explode. Waves of surging energy exploded throughout his body. With each explosion, a gush of fresh blood emerged.
Zhang Hao had originally used secret techniques and Bloodline power when he was at his most vulnerable. If his body hadn't been so weak before, he might have been able to suppress these powers with his Physique. But at this moment, his body was extremely weak, making suppression impossible.
Zhang Hao's vision went black, and he collapsed.
"Zhang Hao... Zhang Hao... What's wrong?" Yunshang was startled and quickly stepped forward, holding Zhang Hao's falling body.
Ning Xue choked back a sob and said, "He pushed himself too hard. When he finally killed the Blood Prince, was it at the risk of shattering his own body?"
Yunshang was stunned.
Ning Xue looked at Yunshang with tears streaming down her face and said, "His last attempt to make you stay was his final effort. Why wouldn't you forgive him? He's also a man who has been hurt."
"I..." Yunshang's beautiful eyes looked a little dazed.
"Young Master... Young Master..."
Song Sitian and Qiu Yu were also helpless and lost. Song Sitian was crying uncontrollably.
"Boss, wake up!" Jin Bao pounced forward, hugging Zhang Hao's bloodied body and crying out frantically.
...
Just after everyone left, a White-bearded Old Man descended from the sky. Looking at the chaotic scene, he was moved and murmured, "I didn't expect even the Blood Prince to die. It seems the Qianlong Ranking is about to change."
After speaking, the Old Man flew away, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Tens of thousands of miles away, within a large mountain, in a blood-red palace, furious Killing Intent permeated the sky.
"Who killed my child? Who!"
A Blood-Hair Old Man's expression was ferocious as he roared in anger, causing the palace to tremble under his fury. The next second, he disappeared from the blood-red palace.
At the same time, as Zhang Hao's consciousness was blurred, he suddenly heard the System's prompt sound.
"Ding dong, the System has detected that the player's life signs are extremely weak and is initiating the autonomous protection program. This will consume most of the energy in the player's space."
This was a forced protection program that Zhang Hao was completely unaware of.
Ninghai City Zhang Family
Zhang Yaobang, Jin Bao, Ning Xue, Yunshang, Song Sitian, Qiu Yu, Gao Xinyu, and Zhang Jianfeng, who had just returned from the Demonic Beast Forest, were all anxiously waiting outside the room.
Zhang Yaobang had invited the most skilled Physician in Ninghai City. At this moment, they were all waiting outside the door.
Zhang Jianfeng was originally very excited when he learned that Boss had returned. He rushed back from the Demonic Beast Forest overnight, but he never expected to encounter this bad news. This made Zhang Jianfeng very conflicted and angry.
"Who is it? Who injured Boss? I will tear him into a thousand pieces!" Zhang Jianfeng's Killing Intent soared.
"Jin Bao, tell me, who was it?" Zhang Jianfeng grabbed Jin Bao's collar and asked furiously.
Jin Bao said, "Jianfeng, the one who injured Boss was the Blood Prince, ranked 300th on the Qianlong Ranking."
"What? The Blood Prince? I'll go right now..."
When Zhang Jianfeng heard it was the Blood Prince, ranked 300th on the Qianlong Ranking, he immediately wilted. Although he was filled with righteous indignation, he also knew that with his current strength, he couldn't even withstand a single blow from him.
"Hmph, don't worry. We'll wait until Boss wakes up and go seek revenge on that Blood Prince together." Zhang Jianfeng forced a smile, still looking unwilling.
"Don't worry, the Blood Prince has already died at Boss's hands. You don't need to take revenge," Jin Bao said, patting Zhang Jianfeng's shoulder.
"What? Boss killed the Blood Prince?" Zhang Jianfeng was greatly shocked.
Zhang Jianfeng was indeed very shocked. He naturally knew how powerful that Blood Prince was. He was a Half-Step Martial Ancestor Martial Warrior! Not to mention being unable to withstand a single blow from him, even a fart from him could probably kill him. Although he had cultivated for a year, Zhang Jianfeng had reached the Great Martial Master Realm. But the gap between him and the Blood Prince was like heaven and earth.
"It turns out the gap between me and Boss is getting bigger and bigger," Zhang Jianfeng said with a bitter smile.
Zhang Jianfeng had undergone life-and-death training this year to catch up to Boss's pace. Otherwise, with the difference in cultivation, even if Boss didn't say anything, they would gradually drift apart in the future.
"Creak!"
The Physician walked out of the room.
Everyone quickly stepped forward.
"Physician Tokukawa, how is my grandson?" Zhang Yaobang asked respectfully.
Although Zhang Yaobang held a significant position in Watt Country at the moment, he was still very respectful towards Physician Tokukawa, as his grandson's life was still in his hands. Moreover, Physician Tokukawa belonged to the Holy Medical Sect and held a transcendent status.
Physician Tokukawa sighed and said, "The situation is very bad. There are two very destructive energies in your grandson's body, which are clearly the aftereffects of using secret techniques. Originally, your grandson's Physique was very strong, and he would only need to rest and recuperate for a period after using them to recover. However, your grandson used these secret techniques when his body was extremely weak. Furthermore, it seems he used two secret techniques simultaneously, which further caused his body to be unable to bear the load."
"Ah! What should we do? Please use your miraculous hands, Physician Tokukawa!" Zhang Yaobang quickly said.
Physician Tokukawa waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the situation is not that bad yet. Originally, given your Young Master's condition, even I, or my ancestor, the Medical Saint reborn, would be useless. However, your grandson's situation is somewhat special. There seems to be a very special energy in his body protecting him. I used the unique Crane Form Nine Needles to guide that energy. If your grandson's condition doesn't worsen within twelve hours, he will have passed the danger period."
"Thank you, Physician Tokukawa... Thank you, Physician Tokukawa..." Zhang Yaobang quickly said.
Physician Tokukawa's face was a little pale. Clearly, using the Crane Form Nine Needles had also consumed a lot of his energy. He sighed and said, "A Physician's heart is like a parent's. If I can exert ten parts of strength, I will not exert nine. You just need to send one person to guard him; do not disturb the injured person's recovery."
"Thank you, Physician Tokukawa!" Zhang Yaobang bowed deeply.
Physician Tokukawa accepted the bow calmly, nodded, and drifted away.
