The next morning, Ye Fan slowly woke up. He felt a chill in the air, a testament to his body's extreme weakness. Looking down, he found Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess snuggled in his embrace. They were sleeping so soundly that he didn't have the heart to disturb them. Left with no choice, he continued to lie there. About an hour later, Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess woke with a start, only to find that Ye Fan had already been awake for some time.
"Ye Fan!" the two women exclaimed with concern. "Are you okay?"
Ye Fan was speechless. Do I look like I'm okay?
"It's nothing serious," he said. "My injuries are just too severe to travel. I need to rest and recuperate."
He was surprised he had awoken so quickly this time, and that his injuries hadn't worsened. Using Demonization typically required a long recovery period, so being only somewhat weak was completely unexpected.
