"Master, why is Brother Ethan like this? When did he get hit with gu poison?" Serena Dream asked anxiously, her face full of worry.
"Ethan must have been poisoned with gu before your wedding. The one who did it was probably someone from the dark organization. Back then, Linfeng said if Freewind Palace ever encountered a problem we couldn't solve, to let him know—so this must be what he meant. Looks like you already knew Ethan was poisoned." The Freewind Palace Lord glanced at Evan Chu and spoke.
"That's right, but I thought the Palace Lord could resolve it, so I didn't pay much attention. At the time, I was also considering the Palace Lord's reputation, so I kept quiet. Besides, you might not have believed me then, and thought I was slandering him." Evan Chu replied.
"Linfeng, I won't waste words—can you save Ethan or not? Seeing him like this pains me deeply." said the Freewind Palace Lord.
Evan Chu nodded and walked over to Ethan Fenn, the Soaring Feather Young Lord. Even with his current soul sense, he might not be able to detect the problem; he'd need Luna's help too. So he asked Luna, "Sister Luna, is there any hope for Ethan?"
"Last time I used up too much soul power to restore you. Freewind Palace should have plenty of medicines that can restore soul power—ask the Palace Lord to fetch some. Once I've recovered, I'll tell you what to do." Luna said.
Evan Chu then stood up and said to the Palace Lord, "Palace Lord, Ethan's gu poison is indeed severe. I need some medicine that can restore soul power—please fetch some quickly. Time is short, and if we delay, he may not survive."
Evan Chu's grave warning made the Palace Lord's face change. Soul power-restoring medicines were extremely rare, but Freewind Palace was wealthy enough to have some. She didn't understand what soul power had to do with curing gu poison, but now wasn't the time for questions—she could only follow Evan's instructions.
"Wait here, I'll fetch some right away!" The Palace Lord turned and left. Serena Dream then asked, "Linfeng, are you really confident you can cure Ethan's gu poison? You know I owe him so much. Please, for my sake, do everything you can to save him—okay?"
Evan Chu glanced at Serena Dream and saw a mistiness in her eyes. He smiled and said, "I'll do my best, don't worry. Now, go fetch two bowls for me—I need them."
Serena Dream hurried off, while Evan Chu gave a bitter smile. "Looks like I'm about to bleed again. My blood is seriously precious—no telling how many delicacies I'd have to eat to recover it."
"Quit bragging, Linfeng. Freewind Palace owes you a huge favor this time—a little blood is nothing. But Ethan's child-gu is already extremely weak, so you have to be careful. Use Wood Element to revive its vitality first, then treat him; otherwise, you might kill the child-gu, and then Ethan will be beyond saving." Luna said.
"Aren't you supposed to be low on soul power? How do you know all this? Are you just pretending so I'll fetch you medicine? Luna, looks like you're getting sneaky!" Evan Chu joked.
"Get lost! You heartless jerk, I burned more than half my soul power for you and now you want to mock me? Just wait and see how you handle this treatment!" Luna snapped, clearly angry.
"Heh, I'm just messing around, sis—no need to get mad. You know how much you mean to me; my life wouldn't be complete without you." Evan Chu quickly said.
At that moment, Ethan Fenn, the Soaring Feather Young Lord, stirred and slowly opened his eyes. But when he saw Evan Chu in front of him, his gaze was full of disbelief, and he immediately started to freak out.
"Evan Chu, you came just to laugh at me, didn't you? For Serena Dream, I'm willing to suffer anything. I didn't expect you to get lucky and dodge this disaster—guess this is my fate. Now get out, I don't want to see you!" Ethan Fenn shouted angrily.
"Why don't you just say you want to kill me? Is it because you know you can't, so you finally get it? Ethan Fenn, you really brought this on yourself. You think you'll be happy with Serena Dream? The Gold Yin in her body is terrifying—I paid a heavy price for it. If it were you, you'd be dead already.
If you died, what would happen to Serena Dream? Is this how you show love? Now you're poisoned by gu and need the Palace Lord to inject Stellar Power into you every day just to keep the child-gu stable—don't you know how lucky you are?" Evan Chu said angrily, his face full of indignation.
"That's right, Ethan, stop being so stubborn. Some things you have to let go. You know your responsibilities—Freewind Palace still needs you to carry on its legacy. Right now, only Linfeng can cure your gu poison, so I hope you understand. A man can't fall apart over a woman." The Palace Lord appeared at the doorway and spoke.
"Master, I... I really can't let go of Serena Dream. My heart feels worse than death!" Ethan Fenn said. Tears actually appeared on his pale face—sometimes you don't cry until you're truly heartbroken.
"Ethan, how can you be so weak? I never loved you—I only loved Linfeng. From the first time I saw him, I fell for him, but because of our engagement I had to bury that love. I always saw you as a brother, and now that I'm Linfeng's woman, you should give up!" Serena Dream appeared at the doorway.
"Serena, why? We grew up together—we're childhood sweethearts. You've only just met Evan Chu, how could you love him at first sight? You must be lying, I don't believe it!" Ethan Fenn couldn't control his emotions.
"Why can't you understand? I have the Gold Yin Constitution, and Linfeng has the Pure Yang Constitution—it's fate. If I became your woman, you'd die on our wedding night. Do you want me to be a widow for life? Is this how you love me? If you really loved someone, you'd want her happiness, not selfishly possess her. If that's your idea of love, I truly look down on you!" Serena Dream said angrily, then set down the bowls and turned to leave.
"Serena Dream, Serena Dream!" Ethan Fenn tried to chase after her, but a wave of pain hit him and he collapsed, rolling on the floor and groaning in agony.
"Linfeng, here are the soul power-restoring medicines you asked for. Ethan's gu poison is flaring up again—please, do something quickly!" the Palace Lord urged.
"Leave him to me—it's not convenient for you to stay here. I'll do everything I can, you have my word, Palace Lord." Evan Chu said.
The Palace Lord wanted to stay and watch Evan Chu treat Ethan, but since he'd asked her to leave, she could only sigh and walk away... (To be continued tonight)