The High Healer arrived at the room in a great hurry. He was an old merman with a very long white beard and many glowing crystals on his robes. He did not say a word as he began to check Xing Luoye's body.
He placed his hands over Xing Luoye's chest. A soft green light began to shine from his palms. He closed his eyes and looked very focused. Everyone in the room stood very still, afraid to make even a tiny sound.
After a few minutes, the green light faded away. The High Healer opened his eyes and let out a long breath. He looked at the black blood on the floor and then back at the patient on the bed.
"The danger has passed," the High Healer said in a calm, gravelly voice. "His body was just fighting the last of the poison. That black blood was the core of the King Scorpion's venom leaving his body."
Yue Yue felt like she could finally breathe again. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "Is he really okay now? Is his life no longer in danger?" she asked with a shaky voice.
