Ye Qianning's expression turned grave. If the Gu worm inside him had been raised on blood, it would be extremely troublesome. Even surgically extracting it from his eyeball would be incredibly dangerous.
Under the piercing light, the crimson hue in the depths of his eyes receded, returning to its original color.
"Do your eyes experience unbearable pain every so often?" she asked, putting the Luminous Pearl away.
Sang Zhi closed his eyes. After a few moments of silence, he replied, "It doesn't hurt."
The pain in his eyes was nowhere near as bone-deep as the ache in his heart.
Pain—only agonizing pain could prove that he was still alive.
Only pain would ensure he never forgot...!
Ye Qianning didn't ask further. She took out a pill and placed it in his mouth. Over the past ten years, his eye condition had severely deteriorated; she had to figure out the nature of the Gu worm as quickly as possible.
