Tang felt a shiver up his spine as he let out a shaky breath, his cold heavy breathing. Pigsy was right along side the scholar as MK helped him walk. The scholar stumbled but the boy helped him balance, he weakly chuckled.
“Just hang in there, Mr. Tang. We’re almost there.” MK said as he smiled softly, noticing the scholar limp which made him insanely worried. He shook his head as they made his way inside the Demon Bull Mansion. MK sighed in relief as Red Son sighed in annoyance, motioning for them to follow. He took them to where Mei stole their sports car as he sighed.
“Wait here, you peasants. I’ll get my mother.” Red Son scoffed and left the room, Tang let out a cold breath as he fell over. MK panicked and looked over at him in a panic.
Pigsy rushed over, “Tang!”
The scholar hugged himself slowly as he could barely move, his teeth shivered as MK wrapped his coat around the male’s body. He hoped it would work, it had too. Sandy had made some tea for Tang as well. They did their best to comfort him.
Moments later, Princess Iron Fan entered the room and looked at Red Son, “So noodle-boy’s friend is freezing to the brink of death because of the Lady Bone Demon?”
She watched her son nod as she sighed, walking over towards Tang who was shaking. She crouched down to his height and squinted her eyes, her expression was blank as she sighed.
“I’m afraid there’s nothing we could do.”
“What!?” MK and Pigsy said in sync. Mei stared in disbelief as she noticed the scholar wasn’t moving, but he was breathing slowly. She looked at Sandy who noticed as well, his expression saddening. MK shook his head, “No, there has to be a way! We traveled here for no reason!?”
“We can’t melt the ice inside his blood system, it already traveled through his veins.” Red Son explained as he rolled his eyes, “He isn’t going to make it.”
Pigsy glared at the two as MK’s breathing hitched, he looked at the scholar and immediately hugged him. He didn’t want his friend to go. He didn’t want him to leave. Mei and Sandy joined in the hug, Pigsy was pissed before looking over at them.
“Are we really going to let their words get into our heads? They could be lying!”
“Ho, rich coming from you!” Red Son yelled in anger as Princess Iron Fan shushed him, causing him to groan in annoyance and cross his arms. The cook glared at the two once more before looking at the group, they were saddened by the fact Tang was freezing. He knew the scholar wanted his last moments with them. He must’ve known he wasn’t going to survive. He sat down with the group and hugged Tang, he shut his eyes tightly.
The scholar gave a soft smile, letting out a shaky cold breath, “I-I’m sorry, I really— I really do wish I— wish I could stay.”
“Don’t apologize, Mr. Tang.” Mei muttered out and gave a small smile, holding back tears. Sandy nodded in agreement as Tang let out a soft laugh. He closed his eyes as his hitched breathing died down, he tightly held MK’s coat before he loosened his grip unintentionally.
Pigsy felt his heartbeat die down as he tightly hugged him, signaling he was gone. Sandy hugged everyone else as they cried, they couldn’t believe it.