Chapter 1537

Gu Hanyuan shifted the blame for standing her up onto Wu Xingyun, who was still in a deep sleep at the time.

He said with a face full of self-reproach:

"Madam, I have already done my best."

Seeing Luo Bing had been beaming with joy when she first saw Gu Hanyuan.

Upon hearing this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

The color drained from her pretty face, and her lips trembled as she blurted out:

"Fourth Brother, he..."

Gu Hanyuan sighed gloomily:

"Wen Tailai has been brought back to life, but..."

Hearing this, Seeing Luo Bing felt a weight lift from her heart; at least it wasn't the worst possible outcome.

She hurriedly pressed him:

"But what?"

Gu Hanyuan said with difficulty:

"Wen Tailai's injuries are too severe; his internal organs are shattered, his meridians are completely severed, his right arm is entirely useless, and he remains in a coma."

Wen Tailai's injuries were indeed very severe.

In the entire world, only a handful of divine physicians like Hu Qingniu or Ping Yizhi could save him.

Even they would be unable to resolve the issue of his completely severed meridians.

Wen Tailai's current state was equivalent to that of Song Qingshu, whose meridians were shattered by Zhang Sanfeng after the Lion-Slaying Assembly in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*.

For this kind of injury, Gu Hanyuan was the only person in the world capable of curing it.

Wen Tailai's original injuries had not been this severe.

Even Ao Bai could not have produced the effect Zhang Sanfeng did.

A normal person suffering injuries that would shatter all their meridians would have died long ago.

The injuries on Wen Tailai's body were ones Gu Hanyuan had deliberately inflicted upon him.

After all, if the injuries weren't severe enough, it would be hard to explain why he had spent the entire night working on them.

The suffering Wen Tailai endured was quite effective.

Seeing Luo Bing covered her small mouth, tears welling in the corners of her eyes, looking utterly devastated.

She knew Wen Tailai was severely injured.

But she hadn't expected it to be to this extent.

If she had brought Wen Tailai directly back to the Red Flower Society, they would likely have assumed he was beyond saving.

That Gu Hanyuan could actually bring Wen Tailai back to life was already a feat of heaven-defying ability.

At the very least, Seeing Luo Bing had never heard of anyone surviving such injuries.

She subconsciously looked at Gu Hanyuan's face and was immediately stunned.

She saw that Gu Hanyuan's complexion was slightly pale, his ink-black hair was soaked with sweat, his handsome face was covered in fine beads of perspiration, and his eyes were filled with undisguisable exhaustion.

Gu Hanyuan, who was as handsome as an immortal descended to the mortal world, had remained calm and composed even after the earth-shattering battle in the imperial palace.

Yet now, he was in such a disheveled state.

This showed just how great the toll of his night-long treatment had been.

Gu Hanyuan's age was just past the threshold of youth, and with the nourishment of spiritual energy, his face appeared even more youthful.

Usually, because of his overwhelming presence, few people paid attention to his actual age.

However, Gu Hanyuan's current state of exhaustion exposed just how young he truly was to Seeing Luo Bing.

Seeing Luo Bing had always been fond of children.

Even though her heart was still filled with worry for Wen Tailai, she still felt a deep sense of pity for Gu Hanyuan.

She couldn't help but take out a scented handkerchief from her bosom and subconsciously stepped forward to wipe the sweat from Gu Hanyuan's face.

"Young Master Gu, you have already done your best."

A hint of playful amusement flashed in Gu Hanyuan's deep eyes.

This state of exhaustion was naturally something he had faked.

The "Myriad Phenomena Yin-Yang Art" was peerless in controlling one's own body; such a small disguise was effortless.

Yet it had earned him Seeing Luo Bing's gentleness and pity.

Looking at Seeing Luo Bing's charming and alluring face from such close proximity made her even more stunning.

With a face like that, seducing a man was truly a sure thing.

To describe it in one word, she had a standard "mistress face."

In terms of pure beauty, she might not surpass Su Quan, but that alluring temperament was even greater.

And because Seeing Luo Bing appeared alluring on the outside but was loyal on the inside, this contrast brought an even greater temptation.

Seeing Luo Bing realized she had gone too far halfway through wiping Gu Hanyuan's sweat.

Her pretty face immediately flushed red.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, it was grasped and taken down by Gu Hanyuan.

Before she could panic,

Gu Hanyuan's apologetic voice sounded in her ear.

"I do not deserve such treatment from you, Madam."

Seeing Luo Bing was stunned, momentarily too distracted to mind that Gu Hanyuan was still holding her hand.

She asked suspiciously:

"What do you mean, Young Master Gu?"

Gu Hanyuan said with some difficulty:

"Wen Tailai's shattered internal organs have been mostly healed, so his life is certainly not in danger. It is just that his completely severed meridians are very difficult to deal with."

Hearing this, Seeing Luo Bing felt a slight relief and turned to comfort him:

"Young Master Gu, you have already done your best to save Fourth Brother; I do not blame you."

This was her sincere feeling; after all, just hearing about Wen Tailai's injuries was terrifying enough, and being able to survive was already a stroke of luck.

Gu Hanyuan hesitated for a long time before sighing gloomily:

"I lied to you earlier when I said I had done my best. I can actually cure Wen Tailai's severed meridians... it is just that the cost is very high."