In the dining hall, various delicacies like noodles, boiled eggs, sweet soups and plenty of meat dishes were served to them, and the two of them savoured them with great relish.
'So delicious,'
They thought to themselves, and soon all the plates were wiped clean by them.
Seeing their voracious appetite, Zheng Ru had a pleased smile on their face as they asked the servants to bring more food.
Fifteen minutes later, the plates were all taken out by the servants, and only the three of them were present in the dining hall.
"Here's my marriage gift for the two of you," Zheng Ru said while taking a bottle wrapped in red ribbon out of his robe's pocket.
"This…"
"Father…"
Both Yi Chen and Feng Yu were at a loss for words when they saw the items inside that small bottle.
Golden Firmament Pills, the pills Elder Jing gave them for helping her that day.
All this while, they have been wondering what Zheng Ru was going to do with these pills, but never did they imagine that he was going to gift those pills to them.
"Father, your generosity is immense, but don't you think they are too valuable to be kept by us?" Yu Chen couldn't help but ask.
"No, to me the two of you are the most valuable thing in the world now, so if these pills are not that valuable," Zheng Ru responded with a loving gaze as he glanced at the two do them.
However, instead of an emotional smile, a frown appeared on Feng Yu's forehead the next moment as she said, "Even so, Father, why are you giving all the pills to us? Just give us a few and keep the rest with you. Moreover…"
Feng Yu paused briefly to recover her breath and continued with a serious expression, "Why haven't you still used the pill?! Isn't your body in an injured state? If you take a miraculous pill like this, then all your injuries will surely recover!"
There was a hint of pain and blame evident in Feng Yu's voice. She had been thinking that her father would make use of these pills to heal his injuries, so seeing him give them all away subtly angered her.
"Silly girl, those pills would be a waste on me. What if my injuries are healed thanks to taking it? What difference will it make…it's not that I can go back in time now,"
Zheng Ru sighed as a regretful expression momentarily formed on his face.
Seeing this, Feng Yu could only purse her lips.
Meanwhile, Yi Chen could only observe everything as an outsider while trying to understand what was going on with the words that had been exchanged.
'Looks like there are a lot of things I don't know about…' Yi Chen thought to himself while glancing towards Zheng Ru.
"Besides…" Zheng Ru took a deep breath and continued, "It's not me but you two who need this more. Didn't Elder Gu warn about an impending crisis…
While I don't know what it would be, these pills would surely make a huge difference. You could even exchange it with someone if it means doing away with that crisis,"
Hearing his words, a trace of concern appeared on Yi Chen's face.
It was the same with Feng Yu, but unwilling to give up, she still tried to persuade her father.
"Even if that's the case… wouldn't it have been of great help to us at that time if you're completely recovered and are as strong as you were before?" She raised a point which her father was unable to refuse.
"This…" Zheng Ru was clearly at a loss for words at this.
Whenever it was the topic of his wounds, Zheng Ru would get stirred emotionally, and this affected his rationality.
However, now that his daughter had indeed said something sensible, he decided to agree to her.
"Alright then, I'll be-"
The very next moment, a sudden gust of wind came from a particular point in the hall, making all three of them squint their eyes in confusion.
The moment it stopped, an expression of surprise and shock appeared on their faces.
"Elder Jing?!" Zheng Ru couldn't help but call out when he realised who the other person was.
Just when he was about to walk towards her and welcome her, the red orb that was held in her hand floated above her hand.
The fire inside the orb started dancing violently, and the very next moment, the orb shattered.
However, that was not the end.
The next second, the orb shattered, and the fire inside whizzed past the broken shards in breakneck speed before piercing Feng Yu's forehead the very next moment.
Even before Feng Yu's eyes could fully widen from surprise, her eyes went white, and she fell unconscious.
"Yu'er!" Yi Chen exclaimed in horror as he grabbed hold of her figure midway.
"Wake up! Can you hear me, Yu'er? Yu'er!" Yi Chen kept shaking her shoulders and patted her cheeks in an attempt to wake her up, but there seemed to be no response from her.
Zheng Ru, who had just witnessed all this happening from the side, roared in anger the very next moment.
"How dare you hurt my daughter?!"
His eyes have turned bloodshot shot and like a crazy person, he rushed towards Elder Jing.
'To think she was this close to me all along…'
Elder Jing thought with disbelief apparent in her eyes. She was completely taken aback by this discovery, so much so that she didn't even realise that Zheng Ru was approaching her from her side.
It was only when his fists were a few centimetres away from hitting her temples that Elder Jing became aware of this attack.
'What...'
Taken by surprise, her body reacted on its own as a strong Qi wave blasted Zheng Ru away, and the next moment, his body slammed into the wall.
Cough! Cough!
Zheng Ru coughed up a lot of blood while lying in a debris of broken walls. His head was bleeding profusely, and all his ribs were completely shattered. Just breathing had become tormenting. However, gritting in pain, he still managed to mutter while staring towards his daughter.
"Yu'er…"
The next moment, Zheng Yu lost his vision and fell unconscious.
"Father! No!" Yi Chen exclaimed in despair and anger when he saw Zheng Ru's state and roared towards Elder Jing in a guttural voice.
"Why! Why! Why! Why!
Why would someone as powerful as you harm them?! Just what have they ever done to you!"
Yi Chen glared hatefully towards her as Feng Yu's unconscious figure was still lying on his knees, and Zheng Ru's bloodied figure was a few meters ahead.
One was breathing while the other's state was unknown.