243 - Recollections of the Tenth Peak (6)

243 - Recollections of the Tenth Peak (6)

The moment Ye Mo opened his heavy eyelids, he was immediately greeted by the face of a lanky teenager with a cold face. It was his young nephew, Ye Hua. Despite his expressionless appearance, one could notice that his eyes were red-rimmed.

Ye Mo tried to sit up, but he realized that his body ached in ways it never did before. It was as if all the muscles and bones in his body had been torn and broken repeatedly, and then mended each time, only to be torn and broken again. Checking his body, it seemed like he was no longer suffering from any major injuries, but every bit of energy within his body was gone. His meridians were empty and brittle, and it seemed it would need to be carefully nourished before they could be used.

“Uncle!” the boy called out with obvious relief i