AT THE SAME TIME
MEI SHEN'S POINT OF VIEW:
The pestle slipped from my fingers, clattering onto the counter. I didn't even flinch. My hands were trembling too badly, my heart pounding too loudly. I was losing him.
"Jade leaves, seven petals… honey water… steady… keep steady-" I whispered under my breath, but my voice cracked halfway through.
I could hear him, no, Lianwei his laboured breaths from the next room. Every single shallow inhale made my chest tighten, as if his lungs were tethered to my own. If he stopped…
"System prompt: Warning. Subject Lianwei's vitals are critically unstable. Recommend administering Jade leaf tonic within 12 minutes to avoid organ failure."System warned.
