The elderly physician's words struck Lu Chen like a bolt from the blue. Huo Yao had suffered severe trauma, lost an excessive amount of blood, and sustained heavy damage to her meridians; her condition was grim. Despite the physician's utmost efforts, Huo Yao remained unconscious, her breathing faint.
Staying faithfully by the bedside, Lu Chen looked at Huo Yao's paper-white face, his heart heavy with self-reproach and worry. He held her icy hand and silently prayed for her safety.
Yet the pressure of reality allowed Lu Chen little time for grief. He knew that Huo Yao's grievous injuries were entirely his fault. Had he uncovered the mysterious organization's plot sooner, had he been more cautious, perhaps none of this would have happened.
Chapter 54