“Master Li, Xiuran’s body…”
The leader of Heavenly Owl, Haitang, looked at the white-haired elderly man who was conducting an examination on the man .
“There isn’t any medical equipment here, so I’m unable to examine him in detail, but my preliminary calculation is that he probably only has a few months at most,” Master Li replied with a shake of his head and a sigh .
“This…” Haitang stared at Ji Xiuran, unable to imagine that this man was about to pass from this world .
“It’s fine . ” A placid smile spread across the man’s pale face . “I’ve gained enough already . ”
“Truthfully, you should know, Haitang, that Emperor Ji’s situation is considered a miracle already . ” Master Li shook his head .
“Back then, it was me who diagnosed Emperor Ji’s terminal illness and judged that he would only have two to three years left at most . The fact that Emperor Ji was able to prolong his life until today and survive relied entirely on unimaginable willpower . The price for this willpower was that he had to endure unimaginable pain every single day,” Master Li lamented .
“Heh, I didn’t expect you to have entered this place with Haitang, Master Li,” Ji Xiuran remarked .
“That day, Master Li was enjoying some tea with me, so he encountered this undeserved calamity . I feel rather apologetic . ” Haitang turned to Master Li .
“What are you saying, Haitang? Whether I’m captured or not would make no difference to me . How much longer can a bag of old bones like me possibly dwell on this earth? I’ll eventually turn into a skeleton, so I don’t mind,” Master Li responded .
“Master Li… Is Xiuran’s illness incurable?” Haitang asked with a frown .
Master Li was silent for a moment before shaking his head . “To Emperor Ji right now, every day might be painful, right?”
“It’s bearable . Don’t worry,” Ji Xiuran assured Haitang with a light chuckle .
“Emperor Ji, Haitang, I’m going to go out first to examine the conditions here . ”
After Master Li fixed Ji Xiuran’s clothing, he stood up and left the jail .
The jails here were tantamount to decorations . They weren’t locked, and you could enter and leave as you wish, serving as living quarters essentially . It was this entire island that was the true prison .
“Unimaginable willpower . Is it because of Worriless, Xiuran?”
After Master Li left, Haitang turned to this man, whose perpetual smile still hung on his face .
Even though he learned his time on this earth was limited and he needed to consume a large quantity of medicine every day and suffer from pain unimaginable to normal people, his face still wore that extremely infectious smile .
“Is it Worriless that’s allowed you to persevere until today? Is it because you couldn’t accept not finding her?” Haitang sighed .
Ji Xiuran grew silent .
“Why?” A long while later, Haitang looked at Ji Xiuran . “You should know Worriless better than me, no?”
“And?” Ji Xiuran asked .
“Back then, you were diagnosed with a terminal illness by Master Li… so you intentionally distanced yourself from Worriless . You loved her so much and considered her your life . Why didn’t you tell her the truth? Why did you hurt her so thoroughly and distance her from you?” Haitang said .
“Worriless…?” Ji Xiuran sank into thought between responding, “I merely consider her a younger sister . ”
“Younger sister?” Haitang shook her head . “Have you started fooling yourself too now?”
Ji Xiuran smiled faintly and fell into silence .
“You know you wouldn’t have much longer to live, so you intentionally alienated her and distanced her from yourself . Do you think I didn’t know? You were unwilling to hurt her, so you chose to suffer by yourself . And last time, you clashed with Lord Asura at the Shen Estate . ”
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