Just moments before, his eyes had been burning, and his body had felt extremely uncomfortable. While absorbing the energy from the Spirit Jade, his head had suddenly grown heavy and his body had felt as if it were returning to his mother's embrace—it was blissfully comfortable.
Subconsciously, he knew something was wrong, but he couldn't stop himself from sinking into the feeling.
When he came to, he found himself bound by vines in a strange, dim, and exceptionally barren place.
Ren Qing had been struggling constantly, trying every method he could think of to break free. At one point, when Atro had tried to touch Su Yu, his consciousness had surfaced for a brief moment—that was when he had Earl Li knock him out.
After that, it was a blank until now.
The vines binding him suddenly vanished, and his muddled consciousness cleared completely.
Ren Qing's pupils dilated. Filled with terror, he asked in a shaky voice, "Did I... Did I hurt you just now?"
