Chapter 71: Treating the Cat Demon
After conducting a thorough examination of the cat demon’s condition, Yun Jiao realized the situation was far worse than she had expected. There was a fist-sized hole in the cat demon’s chest—so deep that it nearly pierced through her entire original form. Though the wound had been treated with some kind of spell, it was only barely keeping her alive. Her inner core was missing, and even with the spell’s suppression, the spiritual energy within her body was leaking out like a breached dam, flooding away uncontrollably.
What made matters worse was that the spell on the wound was incompatible with her own spiritual energy. Although it somewhat prevented the leakage, it had also caused violent turbulence within her energy channels. The unstable spiritual energy rampaged through her body, straining her already fragile meridians to the breaking point. Even her soul seemed to be showing signs of instability.
“Who sealed her wound?” Yun Jiao’s brows furrowed slightly.
The little fox and Ji Chen exchanged a glance before hesitantly answering, “It was my father. He did it to stop the bleeding earlier…”
“This is nonsense!” Yun Jiao snapped, irritation flashing in her eyes. “The worst kind of case isn’t a severe one—it’s when the patient’s family interferes and makes it worse! Quickly, undo the spell on her wound.” As she spoke, she took out a set of silver needles, preparing her tools.
“But…” The little fox hesitated, glancing between the cat demon on the bed and Yun Jiao, her face filled with worry.
“Hurry up!” Yun Jiao urged impatiently. “If you want to save her, then do it now!”
Ji Chen gritted his teeth, inhaled deeply, and stepped forward. “I’ll do it.” He raised his hand and summoned his spiritual energy. In moments, the faint cyan demonic aura covering the cat demon’s wound vanished completely.
Almost immediately, the cat demon’s body twisted in agony. Yun Jiao quickly began inserting needles. Within moments, a glowing formation appeared over the black cat’s wound. The creature’s limbs, which had been curled tightly in pain, slowly began to relax. Her pained expression softened, and even her pitiful meowing quieted. It was as if she had finally regained some consciousness.