Before Ning Chen could make sense of any of it, something even more startling happened.

The Heavenly Yang Pendant at the neck of the Ning Chen on the ground began to give off a green light. The light spread until it covered his whole body.

Without thinking, Ning Chen stepped closer, and his hand reached for the pendant on its own.

The moment his fingers touched it, the green light ran up his arm and swallowed him whole.

Before he could pull his hand back, a tearing pain ripped through his head.

The pain was so violent that he grunted, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out cold.

When Ning Chen opened his eyes again, the smell of disinfectant filled his nose.

He looked around. He was in a hospital.

And he was standing outside an operating room.

His gaze went to the sign above the door... three big red characters: IN SURGERY.

Ning Chen was baffled. How had he ended up here?

He remembered being in the jungle.

But before he could think it through, he heard hurried footsteps.

He turned his head, and his eyes went wide. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Two old men in military uniform were coming toward him, and behind them came two young women so beautiful they took his breath away.

All four were hurrying, their brows knitted tight.

When they reached him, Ning Chen still hadn't recovered. He stared dumbly at one of the old men.

But the old man didn't seem to see him. He was staring anxiously at the operating room.

Ning Chen's mouth opened. He could hardly get the words out. "O-Old General Chen... you, you're alive?"

No wonder Ning Chen was shocked. The old man was Old General Chen, who had died long ago.

But Old General Chen gave no sign he'd heard. It was as if Ning Chen wasn't there.

And the other old man, the slightly younger one, was the Xuan Emperor.

As for the two women, one was Xiao Yanxi and the other was Huai'an.

All four had their eyes fixed on…