A way to save them both

The sleeping old man slowly opened his eyes while a sliver of haggardness and great exhaustion appeared on his face. As he woke up, his mind jerked. He could not help but trigger the descent of the Celestial Energy to become a Soul Refining stage cultivator, but the descent was immediately suppressed by the soft sounds of a veena.

"I thank the island mistress for saving my life. This old man is unable to repay the mistress's aid" The old man looked towards Lailah Alden dully. His voice was extremely weak as Michael could barely hear the words coming out of the old man's mouth. In his exhaustion and pain, he even failed to notice the baby dragon in Laila's hands.

"No problem. I'm helping you because I feel nothing but pity for you" Lailah Alden spoke indifferently before turning to Michael, "Make the best use of the time you have to ask what you need to ask. This melody will only temporarily suppress him, but it can't last very long."