It was at this time that Xu Hongyu, lying in Chen Mu's arms, gradually regained consciousness.
The opponent's objective targeted Chen Mu; they intentionally left him some room to maneuver, for if the erosion had been deep and irreversible, it would have had no effect on Chen Mu other than completely infuriating him, serving no other purpose.
Xu Hongyu had not been deeply eroded by the Demonic Qi, and once Chen Mu extracted it, she quickly regained consciousness.
"Husband, my lord? What just happened to me..."
The awakened Xu Hongyu was still a bit confused. Recalling the recent events, she quickly realized something and said, "Was someone poisoning me? Did you save me?"
She could sense that there were no abnormalities in her body now.
But for a moment, she felt all her negative emotions had nearly been triggered, plunging into a state of complete madness, violence, and almost utter irrationality, with her consciousness nearly gone—even now, she still felt lingering fear.
