jīn sè suǒ liàn lián jiē zhe de wù tǐ ， bèi méng lóng de guāng huá suǒ lǒng zhào 。
金色锁链连接着的物体，被朦胧的光华所笼罩。
The object connected by a golden chain was shrouded in an ethereal glow, making it difficult to discern any details.
kàn bù qīng chǔ xì jié 。
看不清楚细节。
But this light clearly enveloped something massive. Judging from its size compared to the transmission technique's form, it seemed nearly as large as half of Xuanhuang territory!
dàn zhè guāng tuán què háo wú yí wèn de shì páng dà dà wù 。
但这光团却毫无疑问的是庞大大物。
Yet, Tranmission Technique dragged this giant object effortlessly, showing no strain on his face, which remained like a block of ice.
cóng tā gēn chuán fǎ de tǐ xíng duì bǐ lái kàn ， jī hū gēn xuán huáng jiè bàn zhōu zhī dì chà bu duō dà xiǎo le ！
从它跟传法的体型对比来看，几乎跟玄黄界半州之地差不多大小了！
With the enormous light ball hanging behind him, Tranmission Technique resembled an inverted comet, swiftly flying through endless dark space.
ér chuán fǎ tuō zhuāi zhe cǐ jù wù ， sì hū gēn běn méi yǒu rèn hé yā lì 。
而传法拖拽着此巨物，似乎根本没有任何压力。
After a moment, he completely vanished from sight.
liǎn shàng biǎo qíng méi yǒu rèn hé bō dòng ， wǎn rú wàn nián hán bīng 。
脸上表情没有任何波动，宛如万年寒冰。
...
shēn hòu tuō zhe jù dà de guāng tuán ， chuán fǎ yóu rú dào fēi de huì xīng 。
身后托着巨大的光团，传法犹如倒飞的彗星。
The Water Mirror technique's images ended here, but Han Zhong did not stop narrating. "What I just described was only one scene from my long captivity."
zài wú jìn hēi àn xū kōng zhōng kuài sù fēi guò 。
在无尽黑暗虚空中快速飞过。
"Actually, I've seen Tranmission Technique Senior many times," Han Zhong said, continuously casting the Water Mirror technique.
piàn kè zhī hòu ， jiù chè dǐ xiāo shī zài le shì yě zhī zhōng 。
片刻之后，就彻底消失在了视野之中。
Suddenly, a dozen light screens appeared before Li Fan, each showing similar yet subtly different scenes.
……
……
Tranmission Technique dragging a golden chain behind him, pulling a luminous ball.
shuǐ jìng shù de huà miàn zhì cǐ zhōng jié ， dàn shì hán zhōng què méi yǒu tíng xià jiǎng shù 。
水镜术的画面至此终结，但是韩忠却没有停下讲述。
The differences were in the size of the luminous balls.
“ gāng gāng wǒ suǒ miáo huì de ， zhǐ shì wǒ zài màn cháng bèi kùn suì yuè zhōng jiàn de qí zhōng yí mù 。”
“刚刚我所描绘的，只是我在漫长被困岁月中见的其中一幕。”
"These images are too alike."
“ wǒ qí shí bù zhǐ yī cì ， jiàn dào guò chuán fǎ tiān zūn tā lǎo rén jiā 。”
“我其实不止一次，见到过传法天尊他老人家。”
"To the point where I even doubt if it's just my despair-induced hallucination," Han Zhong said, looking at his own drawings with confusion.
hán zhōng shuō zhe ， jiē lián shī zhǎn shuǐ jìng shù 。
韩忠说着，接连施展水镜术。
Li Fan knew for certain that this was not some illusion. Tranmission Technique Senior could be imagined from the stone statue he had seen before.
yú shì zài lǐ fán miàn qián ， shà shí chū xiàn le shí jǐ miàn guāng mù 。
于是在李凡面前，霎时出现了十几面光幕。
But the golden chain behind him...
měi gè guāng mù shàng xiǎn shì de chǎng jǐng dōu shí fēn lèi sì ， què yòu yǐn yǐn yǒu suǒ bù tóng 。
每个光幕上显示的场景都十分类似，却又隐隐有所不同。
With Han Zhong's only Golden Core realm cultivation and experience, it would have been impossible to draw such a thing without seeing it with his own eyes!
dōu shì chuán fǎ yǐ jīn sè suǒ liàn ， tuō zhuāi shēn hòu de guāng tuán 。
都是传法以金色锁链，拖拽身后的光团。
Because Li Fan had also seen this golden chain. It was the one in Ji Yuzhen's memory of the Floating Starlight Great Array that could capture洞天s and small worlds.
bù tóng diǎn zé shì guāng tuán yǒu dà yǒu xiǎo 。
不同点则是光团有大有小。
Therefore, Li Fan made a reasonable guess: "Tranmission Technique is dragging another world behind him?"
“ zhè xiē huà miàn ， dōu tài xiàng le 。”
“这些画面，都太像了。”
"He left Xuanhuang to traverse the darkest star sea, searching for any remaining cultivation realms?"
“ yǐ zhì yú wǒ shèn zhì dōu huái yí ， shì bú shì wǒ yīn wèi jué wàng ， ér chǎn shēng le cuò jué 。”
“以致于我甚至都怀疑，是不是我因为绝望，而产生了错觉。”
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind. "What purpose does he have in doing this?"
hán zǒng tóng yàng kàn zhe zì jǐ huì zhì chū de chǎng jǐng ， miàn dài yí huò 。
韩总同样看着自己绘制出的场景，面带疑惑。
"Where are these cultivation realms now located?"
lǐ fán zé shì qīng chǔ ， zhè dìng rán bú huì shì shén me huàn jué 。
李凡则是清楚，这定然不会是什么幻觉。
Could it be...
chuán fǎ tiān zūn ， kě yǐ tōng guò zhī qián kàn guò de shí xiàng yì xiǎng 。
传法天尊，可以通过之前看过的石像臆想。
"Tranmission Technique is not satisfied with controlling Xuanhuang alone; he wants to devour more cultivation realms to advance further."
dàn chuán fǎ shēn hòu de nà jīn sè suǒ liàn ……
但传法身后的那金色锁链……
"To reach the True Immortal realm?!"
píng hán zhōng zhǐ yǒu jīn dān qī de xiū wèi yǔ jiàn wén ， rú guǒ bú shì qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn ， nà jiù jué duì bù kě néng píng kōng huì chū ！
凭韩忠只有金丹期的修为与见闻，如果不是亲眼所见，那就绝对不可能凭空绘出！
Combining recent information from Xuantian Sect, Li Fan deduced a seemingly logical conclusion.
yīn wèi zhè zhǒng suǒ liàn ， lǐ fán yě céng jiàn guò 。
因为这种锁链，李凡也曾见过。
Just as Li Fan remained silent and deep in thought, Han Zhong noticed his silence. Assuming Li Fan also believed it was an illusion due to long-term despair, he hesitated before adding: "Actually, besides Tranmission Technique Senior, I've seen another person."
zhèng shì xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng jī yǔ zhēn jì yì zhōng ， fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn de jīn sè suǒ liàn ！
正是玄天教法王姬予桢记忆中，浮渡星空大阵的金色锁链！
"I have never met this person. He appeared only once..."
fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn ， kě yòng zhè jīn sè suǒ liàn bǔ huò dòng tiān 、 xiǎo shì jiè 。
浮渡星空大阵，可用这金色锁链捕获洞天、小世界。
"This is why I believe what I saw might not be a hallucination," Han Zhong said, casting the Water Mirror technique again.
yīn cǐ zì rán ér rán de ， lǐ fán yǒu le hé lǐ de cāi cè 。
因此自然而然的，李凡有了合理的猜测。
The image that emerged left Li Fan in shock!
“ chuán fǎ shēn hòu tuō zhe de ， shì qí tā shì jiè ？”
“传法身后拖着的，是其他世界？”
For there flew through the void the one of Li Fan's psychological shadows: Heavenly Physician!
“ tā lí kāi xuán huáng ， chuān suō yú zhì àn xīng hǎi zhī zhōng ， jiù shì wèi le dào chù sōu jí shàng qiě cán cún de xiū xiān jiè ？”
“他离开玄黄，穿梭于至暗星海之中，就是为了到处搜集尚且残存的修仙界？”
He darted through the darkness with white, holy light surrounding him. Unlike Tranmission Technique using a golden chain to drag something behind him, he was just flying and stopping occasionally, seemingly calculating something.
shà shí jiān ， lǐ fán de nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn chū zhū duō niàn tou 。
霎时间，李凡的脑海中浮现出诸多念头。
After successfully determining his direction, he hurried off again.
“ zhè me zuò de mù dì shì wèi le shén me ？”
“这么做的目的是为了什么？”
"Can Heavenly Physician actually escape the pull of the Immortal Void?"
“ zhè xiē xiū xiān jiè rú jīn yòu wèi yú hé chù ？”
“这些修仙界如今又位于何处？”
"How is that possible?"
“ nán bù chéng ……”
“难不成……”
The moment Li Fan saw Heavenly Physician, this thought flashed through his mind. He was shocked but quickly glanced at Han Zhong, suspecting it might be a conspiracy against him.
“ chuán fǎ zhǎng kòng xuán huáng yī jiè hái bù gòu ， hái xiǎng tūn shì qí tā gèng duō de xiū xiān jiè ， yóu cǐ lái gèng jìn yí bù 。”
“传法掌控玄黄一界还不够，还想吞噬其他更多的修仙界，由此来更进一步。”
Though Heavenly Physician's true strength remained unknown, he had never underestimated him. Even now, with his invincibility in the Longevity Realm, Li Fan still did not dare to say he could easily defeat Heavenly Physician.
“ yóu cǐ tū pò dào zhēn xiān zhī jìng ？！”
“由此突破到真仙之境？！”
Heavenly Physician was extremely mysterious. He could issue tasks through the Heaven and Profound Mirror, but apart from the Cloud Water Scroll task, Li Fan had never found any trace of him in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance during his reincarnations.
jié hé zuì jìn sōu jí dào de xuán tiān jiào xìn xī ， yí gè kàn shì zuì hé lǐ de jié lùn bèi lǐ fán tuī dǎo ér chū 。
结合最近搜集到的玄天教信息，一个看似最合理的结论被李凡推导而出。
It seemed he belonged to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but not like ordinary cultivators. More like a guest official who rarely appeared.
zhèng dāng lǐ fán chén mò bù yǔ 、 àn zì sī suǒ de shí hòu 。
正当李凡沉默不语、暗自思索的时候。
Heavenly Physician's abilities were formidable as well. The "Observation, Smelling, Inquiry, and Pulse-taking" technique that could peek into a cultivator's heart was unique to Heavenly Physician. Li Fan had never seen it on any other cultivator, even after overestimating Heavenly Physician's true strength.
hán zhōng jiàn lǐ fán yì zhí bù shuō huà ， yǐ wéi tā yě shì rèn wéi zì jǐ zài cháng jiǔ de jué wàng zhōng chǎn shēng le huàn jué 。
韩忠见李凡一直不说话，以为他也是认为自己在长久的绝望中产生了幻觉。
But he did not expect Heavenly Physician to be able to defy the Immortal Void's pull like Tranmission Technique.
yú shì chóu chú le piàn kè ， yòu bǔ chōng shuō dào ：“ qí shí ， chú le chuán fǎ tiān zūn tā lǎo rén jiā zhī wài ， wǒ hái céng jiàn guò lìng wài yí gè rén 。”
于是踌躇了片刻，又补充说道：“其实，除了传法天尊他老人家之外，我还曾见过另外一个人。”
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“ nà rén wǒ cóng wèi jiàn guò 。 ér qiě zhǐ chū xiàn guò yī cì ……”
“那人我从未见过。而且只出现过一次……”
Leaving Xuanhuang and wandering in the darkest star sea!
“ zhè yě shì wǒ rèn wéi ， wǒ suǒ jiàn de yī qiè éi kě néng bìng bú shì wǒ de huàn jué de yuán yīn 。”
“这也是我认为，我所见的一切诶可能并不是我的幻觉的原因。”
"Actually being able to do something that even Longevity Realm experts cannot achieve..."
shuō zhe ， hán zhōng zài dù shī zhǎn shuǐ jìng shù 。
说着，韩忠再度施展水镜术。
"How could this be?"
ér qí shàng fú xiàn de huà miàn ， ràng lǐ fán xīn zhōng jù zhèn ！
而其上浮现的画面，让李凡心中剧震！
Li Fan was deeply shaken. But soon, he regained his composure. "No, this doesn't necessarily mean Heavenly Physician's strength surpasses the Longevity Realm."
yīn wèi zài xū kōng zhōng fēi chí zhe de ， hè rán shì lǐ fán de xīn lǐ yīn yǐng zhī yī 。
因为在虚空中飞驰着的，赫然是李凡的心理阴影之一。
"The Longevity Realm is strong but comes at a cost of being deeply bound to Xuanhuang."
tiān yī ！
天医！
"Unless like Tranmission Technique, achieving transcendence. Otherwise, they can never leave Xuanhuang for their entire lives—even without the Immortal Void."
tiān yī fēi dùn zài hēi àn zhōng ， zhōu shēn bái sè shèng jié guāng máng fú xiàn 。
天医飞遁在黑暗中，周身白色圣洁光芒浮现。
"This doesn't mean Longevity Realm cultivators cannot resist the Immortal Void's pull either."
bù gēn chuán fǎ yī yàng ， bèi hòu yòng jīn sè suǒ liàn tuō zhuāi zhe shén me 。
不跟传法一样，背后用金色锁链拖拽着什么。
Perhaps because Heavenly Physician was not a Longevity Realm cultivator, he might be able to leave Xuanhuang freely.
zhǐ shì fēi fēi tíng tíng ， qiā zhǐ sì hū zài tuī suàn zhe shén me 。
只是飞飞停停，掐指似乎在推算着什么。
...
chéng gōng biàn bié le fāng xiàng zhī hòu ， ér hòu yòu jí cōng cōng fēi qù 。
成功辨别了方向之后，而后又急匆匆飞去。
After slowly sorting through his thoughts, Li Fan's mindset gradually calmed down.
“ tiān yī jū rán yě néng bǎi tuō xiān xū de xī yǐn lì ？”
“天医居然也能摆脱仙墟的吸引力？”
But Han Zhong, who had been observing him closely, could not discern any change in Li Fan's expression or emotions.
“ zěn me kě néng ？”
“怎么可能？”
Li Fan's unchanged demeanor did not give away anything either.
zài kàn jiàn tiān yī de shùn jiān ， lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng jiù shì yǒng xiàn chū le zhè ge niàn tou 。
在看见天医的瞬间，李凡脑海中就是涌现出了这个念头。
Han Zhong continued with a touch of regret: "Apart from the scenes I just described, I haven't seen anything else."
zhèn jīng bù yǐ de tóng shí ， tā xùn sù piē le yǎn hán zhōng 。
震惊不已的同时，他迅速瞥了眼韩忠。
"I don't know how long I spent in that无形气泡. Most of my time was spent in absolute darkness."
shèn zhì kāi shǐ huái yí qǐ ， zhè shì bú shì hán zhōng biān zào de 、 zhēn duì tā de yīn móu 。
甚至开始怀疑起，这是不是韩忠编造的、针对他的阴谋。
"Even though I didn't go mad, I still admire myself for it."
tiān yī de zhēn zhèng shí lì suī rán wèi míng ， dàn zài lǐ fán xīn zhōng ， cóng lái méi yǒu gǎn xiǎo qù guò duì fāng 。
天医的真正实力虽然未明，但在李凡心中，从来没有敢小觑过对方。
"And I found that even inside the bubble, I showed no signs of aging."
nǎ pà xiàn zài tā kān chēng cháng shēng jìng xià bù bài ， yě bù gǎn shuō néng zài tiān yī shǒu zhōng tǎo de le hǎo 。
哪怕现在他堪称长生境下不败，也不敢说能在天医手中讨的了好。
"I had thought about ending it all if I were to suffer such confinement forever."
tiān yī de shēn fèn shén mì zhì jí 。
天医的身份神秘至极。
"But recently, something happened to the bubble," Han Zhong said with relief. "It kept vibrating and shrinking..."
néng tōng guò tiān xuán jìng fā bù rèn wù 。
能通过天玄镜发布任务。
"I thought I was doomed" he added. "But before the bubble completely collapsed, there was a bang, and I returned to Xuanhuang."
dàn chú le yún shuǐ tú lù nà ge rèn wù zhī wài ， lǐ fán zài lún huí zhōng de qí tā shí kè ， dōu méi yǒu néng zài wàn xiān méng zhōng zhǎo dào yǒu guān tā de zhū sī mǎ jì 。
但除了云水图箓那个任务之外，李凡在轮回中的其他时刻，都没有能在万仙盟中找到有关他的蛛丝马迹。
"When I saw that endless plain, I didn't know it was Jiuzhang Province until some Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators informed me."
fǎng fú tā suī rán yě shǔ yú wàn xiān méng ， dàn gēn pǔ tōng xiū shì de qíng kuàng bìng bù xiāng tóng 。
仿佛他虽然也属于万仙盟，但跟普通修士的情况并不相同。
Han Zhong recounted his extraordinary experience in full detail.
gèng xiàng shì dì sān mò yī yàng ， dān rèn lèi sì “ kè qīng ” de zhí wù yì bān ， píng shí gēn běn bú huì lòu miàn 。
更像是帝叁貘一样，担任类似“客卿”的职务一般，平时根本不会露面。
While Li Fan was still pondering, Han Zhong suddenly said with shock: "You are..."
ér tiān yī de néng lì yě shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。
而天医的能力也是非同小可。
But not to himself.
nà “ wàng wén wèn qiè ”， néng gòu kuī shì xiū shì nèi xīn de mì shù ， chú le tiān yī zhī wài ， lǐ fán hái méi cóng qí tā xiū shì shēn shàng jiàn dào guò 。
那“望闻问切”，能够窥视修士内心的秘术，除了天医之外，李凡还没从其他修士身上见到过。
Li Fan turned around, startled, and saw a figure silently appear in the room! It was...
dàn jí biàn yǐ jīng jǐn kě néng de gāo gū le tiān yī de zhēn zhèng xiū wèi ， lǐ fán yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， tiān yī jìng rán néng tóng chuán fǎ yī yàng 、 wú shì xiān xū de shù fù 。
但即便已经尽可能的高估了天医的真正修为，李凡也没有想到，天医竟然能同传法一样、无视仙墟的束缚。
Heavenly Physician!
lí kāi xuán huáng jiè ， zài zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng yóu lì ！
离开玄黄界，在至暗星海中游历！
(End of Chapter)
The object connected by a golden chain was shrouded in an ethereal glow, making it difficult to discern any details.
But this light clearly enveloped something massive. Judging from its size compared to the transmission technique's form, it seemed nearly as large as half of Xuanhuang territory!
Yet, Tranmission Technique dragged this giant object effortlessly, showing no strain on his face, which remained like a block of ice.
With the enormous light ball hanging behind him, Tranmission Technique resembled an inverted comet, swiftly flying through endless dark space.
After a moment, he completely vanished from sight.
...
The Water Mirror technique's images ended here, but Han Zhong did not stop narrating. "What I just described was only one scene from my long captivity."
"Actually, I've seen Tranmission Technique Senior many times," Han Zhong said, continuously casting the Water Mirror technique.
Suddenly, a dozen light screens appeared before Li Fan, each showing similar yet subtly different scenes.
Tranmission Technique dragging a golden chain behind him, pulling a luminous ball.
The differences were in the size of the luminous balls.
"These images are too alike."
"To the point where I even doubt if it's just my despair-induced hallucination," Han Zhong said, looking at his own drawings with confusion.
Li Fan knew for certain that this was not some illusion. Tranmission Technique Senior could be imagined from the stone statue he had seen before.
But the golden chain behind him...
With Han Zhong's only Golden Core realm cultivation and experience, it would have been impossible to draw such a thing without seeing it with his own eyes!
Because Li Fan had also seen this golden chain. It was the one in Ji Yuzhen's memory of the Floating Starlight Great Array that could capture洞天s and small worlds.
Therefore, Li Fan made a reasonable guess: "Tranmission Technique is dragging another world behind him?"
"He left Xuanhuang to traverse the darkest star sea, searching for any remaining cultivation realms?"
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind. "What purpose does he have in doing this?"
"Where are these cultivation realms now located?"
Could it be...
"Tranmission Technique is not satisfied with controlling Xuanhuang alone; he wants to devour more cultivation realms to advance further."
"To reach the True Immortal realm?!"
Combining recent information from Xuantian Sect, Li Fan deduced a seemingly logical conclusion.
Just as Li Fan remained silent and deep in thought, Han Zhong noticed his silence. Assuming Li Fan also believed it was an illusion due to long-term despair, he hesitated before adding: "Actually, besides Tranmission Technique Senior, I've seen another person."
"I have never met this person. He appeared only once..."
"This is why I believe what I saw might not be a hallucination," Han Zhong said, casting the Water Mirror technique again.
The image that emerged left Li Fan in shock!
For there flew through the void the one of Li Fan's psychological shadows: Heavenly Physician!
He darted through the darkness with white, holy light surrounding him. Unlike Tranmission Technique using a golden chain to drag something behind him, he was just flying and stopping occasionally, seemingly calculating something.
After successfully determining his direction, he hurried off again.
"Can Heavenly Physician actually escape the pull of the Immortal Void?"
"How is that possible?"
The moment Li Fan saw Heavenly Physician, this thought flashed through his mind. He was shocked but quickly glanced at Han Zhong, suspecting it might be a conspiracy against him.
Though Heavenly Physician's true strength remained unknown, he had never underestimated him. Even now, with his invincibility in the Longevity Realm, Li Fan still did not dare to say he could easily defeat Heavenly Physician.
Heavenly Physician was extremely mysterious. He could issue tasks through the Heaven and Profound Mirror, but apart from the Cloud Water Scroll task, Li Fan had never found any trace of him in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance during his reincarnations.
It seemed he belonged to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but not like ordinary cultivators. More like a guest official who rarely appeared.
Heavenly Physician's abilities were formidable as well. The "Observation, Smelling, Inquiry, and Pulse-taking" technique that could peek into a cultivator's heart was unique to Heavenly Physician. Li Fan had never seen it on any other cultivator, even after overestimating Heavenly Physician's true strength.
But he did not expect Heavenly Physician to be able to defy the Immortal Void's pull like Tranmission Technique.
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Leaving Xuanhuang and wandering in the darkest star sea!
"Actually being able to do something that even Longevity Realm experts cannot achieve..."
"How could this be?"
Li Fan was deeply shaken. But soon, he regained his composure. "No, this doesn't necessarily mean Heavenly Physician's strength surpasses the Longevity Realm."
"The Longevity Realm is strong but comes at a cost of being deeply bound to Xuanhuang."
"Unless like Tranmission Technique, achieving transcendence. Otherwise, they can never leave Xuanhuang for their entire lives—even without the Immortal Void."
"This doesn't mean Longevity Realm cultivators cannot resist the Immortal Void's pull either."
Perhaps because Heavenly Physician was not a Longevity Realm cultivator, he might be able to leave Xuanhuang freely.
...
After slowly sorting through his thoughts, Li Fan's mindset gradually calmed down.
But Han Zhong, who had been observing him closely, could not discern any change in Li Fan's expression or emotions.
Li Fan's unchanged demeanor did not give away anything either.
Han Zhong continued with a touch of regret: "Apart from the scenes I just described, I haven't seen anything else."
"I don't know how long I spent in that无形气泡. Most of my time was spent in absolute darkness."
"Even though I didn't go mad, I still admire myself for it."
"And I found that even inside the bubble, I showed no signs of aging."
"I had thought about ending it all if I were to suffer such confinement forever."
"But recently, something happened to the bubble," Han Zhong said with relief. "It kept vibrating and shrinking..."
"I thought I was doomed" he added. "But before the bubble completely collapsed, there was a bang, and I returned to Xuanhuang."
"When I saw that endless plain, I didn't know it was Jiuzhang Province until some Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators informed me."
Han Zhong recounted his extraordinary experience in full detail.
While Li Fan was still pondering, Han Zhong suddenly said with shock: "You are..."
But not to himself.
Li Fan turned around, startled, and saw a figure silently appear in the room! It was...
Heavenly Physician!
(End of Chapter)