C218 Go to the Study Room

In the village, Jing Bao lay on the bed, barely conscious, listening to the chirping of insects outside the window.

In the city, Lu Huaiqi stumbled into the Jing Mansion, his mind elsewhere. He tripped over the threshold, and if Mann hadn't been quick to catch him, he would have fallen.

Lu Huaiqi pushed Mann away, trying to move, but his legs felt impossibly heavy