Her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow beneath her eyelids, like a fragile porcelain doll. The light of the array flowed around, as if striving to maintain her life force, flickering like a candle in the wind.
The man walked to the bedside, gazing at the girl's worsening, unchanged complexion, a hint of pain and helplessness flashing in his eyes, finally turning into a heavy sigh.
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Tianyuan Emperor City, the top floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall.
The environment here was far more elegant and luxurious than the floors below, with a broad view. Through the huge glazed windows, one could overlook the dazzling lights of more than half the city. A round table of rosewood displayed several exquisite spirit fruit snacks and a pot of aromatic spiritual tea.
Gu Sheng, Tantai Bingyu, Tantai Xueling, and Tantai Xuefei sat around the table, with Gu Yuanyuan and Qidiao Yaoyao sitting quietly at a slightly further lower position.
