Yuwen Junan lay face down on the pillow, his eyes tightly closed.
His originally raven-black long hair had been burned away completely, the skin of his scalp scorched to a ruin. The few remaining wisps of hair at his temples had been shaved off by the military doctor, and his entire head was smeared with a dark, murky ointment, making him look as though he had fallen into a mud puddle.
The Snake Fire had been spewed down from above and at an angle.
Chapter 16