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I hadn't fully processed what was happening when my body fell into a cold embrace. Jun Chong reached out to touch my back, and I gasped in pain.
I had been biting my lip hard, afraid that if I loosened my grip, the pain would become unbearable.
"Damn it, I still came too late."
Jun Chong held me gently, carefully avoiding the injury on my back. When he saw me biting my lip, tears welling in my eyes as I looked at him, his gaze flickered. He then grasped my chin with his hand.
"Open your mouth; you're bleeding."
I shook my head vigorously. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I wouldn't be able to hold back my tears. I had managed to keep them at bay until now, and I didn't want to appear weak in front of him.
"Anxin, be obedient."
The taste of blood filled my mouth, and I realized I had bitten down too hard. As I tried to relax a bit, I suddenly noticed Jun Chong leaning closer. His soft lips brushed against mine, cool against my skin.
His agile tongue lightly licked the blood from my lips, sending a tingling sensation through me. Unable to resist, I loosened my grip just a little, and he seized the opportunity to pull me even closer, intensifying the closeness between us.
The kiss came unexpectedly, without any warning. In shock, tears streamed down my face as I stared at him, momentarily forgetting how to breathe.
"Why aren't you breathing?"
Jun Chong released me. The reprimand he had intended to give halted abruptly when he saw my tears. He reached out to wipe them away. "Why didn't you call for me loudly earlier?"
"Because even if I called for you, you wouldn't have come."
I lowered my head, ignoring the slight pain in his eyes. "Don't move; you're injured. Let me take care of it."
"No, I need to find Chitaki first, and then go to Molin. There are too many mysteries surrounding Little Scar—"
"Let Tao Wu handle it. You don't need to worry about anything, just come with me." Jun Chong stood up with me in his arms, his tone firm and commanding, as was his habit. "Tao Wu."
The girl in red appeared from the darkness. It had been a while since I last saw her, but she looked the same, though there was a bit more coldness in her eyes. Seeing Tao Wu's petite figure reminded me of her previous injuries, so I asked, "Tao Wu, are you feeling better?"
"Big sister, I'm all healed up. Thank you."
"As long as you're okay."
Jun Chong said, "You go help Molin."
"Yes." Tao Wu moved quickly; as soon as Jun Chong gave the order, she vanished into the night. Jun Chong looked at me as I gazed into the darkness and reassured me, "With Tao Wu around, everything will be fine."
"Mm."
Even though I still felt a bit uneasy after learning about Tao Wu's true identity, I knew she genuinely protected Jun Chong in Tianshan and even got injured for him. Despite being a child in appearance, I couldn't help but feel pity for her when I saw her serious demeanor.
"Worried about her?"
"At her age, she should be protected like Mumu, not fighting to protect others."
"Everyone has their own fate; what more can be said for ghosts?" Jun Chong leaped gracefully with me in his arms. "The world of ghosts is far more complicated than you think."
I remained silent as I leaned against Jun Chong. He took me to the county hospital. Since it was nighttime, he could easily appear before people using his powers.
There were hardly any patients in the emergency room at this hour. When the nurses saw Jun Chong carrying me in, one of them approached us immediately. "Is she injured?"
"She has severe abrasions on her back and needs immediate treatment."
"Alright, follow me."
At that moment, I found Jun Chong's face to be quite useful, as the nurse took care of the registration and payment for me. I just didn't know where Jun Chong got the money from.
The doctor cleaned the wound and exposed it, instructing me to apply medicine regularly so it would heal faster. But Jun Chong was worried about me and insisted that I stay in the hospital.
Of course, I refused. I was concerned that my family would panic if they found out I was missing, and there was also Molin. Little Scar had suddenly turned into a gray-eyed Zombie, which meant that the ancient tomb's Zombie had definitely appeared.
Molin had mentioned that the stronger a Zombie was, the more capable it became of turning humans into its own kind at will. Plus, someone had just been bitten by Little Scar. If that person turned into a level one Zombie and started biting others, the village would be in danger. So there was no way I was going to stay in the hospital.
But Jun Chong insisted that I stay. I held onto his hand, desperately wanting to go back. "I can just come in every day to change the dressing; there's really no need for hospitalization."
"Don't worry about the village; I'll take care of it. Right now, you're a patient, and patients need to rest properly."
"But—"
"No buts. If you say 'but' one more time, I'll erase your memory and we can talk about it after you've healed."
"…"
Because of the injury on my back, I could only sleep on my stomach. However, the bed here felt hard and uncomfortable. So Jun Chong let me lie on him as a cushion. Feeling his coolness against me was quite comforting.
"Jun Chong."
"Yes?"
"Jun Chong."
"Yes."
“Jun Chong.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I just wanted to call you and hear your response.”
“Go to sleep, I’m here.”
Jun Chong gently stroked my head, his deep voice slowly whispering in my ear.
After a long day of running around, fatigue gradually enveloped my consciousness, and I slowly fell asleep in Jun Chong's embrace. When I woke up the next day, as expected, he was already gone.
Breakfast was brought to me by a caring nurse. I thought he would return soon, so I decided to wait a little longer. If he didn’t come back in an hour, I would sneak away myself; after all, I was quite worried.
However, the hour passed and instead of him, it was my mother and grandfather who arrived.
As soon as my mother saw me, she burst into tears. Looking at the injuries on my body only made her more heartbroken. “Anxin, what happened? Why did you fall down the hillside? Does it hurt? Should we go to a bigger hospital? I talked to your dad; he’ll take leave right away and bring you home.”
The reason for my injuries that my mother mentioned was probably what Jun Chong had told her, but I didn’t expect her to actually believe it.
“Mom, I’m fine. It’s just a minor injury; young people heal quickly.”
In truth, I had already healed quite a bit. This morning when I got up to use the bathroom, I looked in the mirror and noticed that the wounds were healing steadily.
I knew this was due to the power of the Demon Fetus.
“Anxin, who was that man last night?”
My grandfather suddenly spoke up, his expression serious as he looked at me. I froze; my grandfather wasn’t as easy to fool as my mother. He could see through most lies at a glance, and his sharp gaze clearly held many questions at this moment.
“Dad, why are you asking that?” Mom suddenly turned to me with a smile and said, “Anxin, I also want to know who that man is. He came over last night, and I must say he’s much more handsome than that Molin kid. His behavior was very gentlemanly, and most importantly, I could tell his clothes were quite expensive. Now tell me, who is he?”
“…”
Mom’s gaze was too piercing, so I could only shrink back under the covers. Fortunately, Grandpa spoke up to save me. “Go get her something to eat. I’ll keep her company.”
Once Mom left, I knew there were some things I couldn’t hide from Grandpa, but as the saying goes, if the enemy doesn’t move, I won’t move either. So I stayed silent.
“Ah—” To my surprise, Grandpa let out a heavy sigh. “That Molin kid is fine; he just suffered a bit and is lying at home.”
Hearing that Molin was okay, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and peeked out to ask, “Why does that Fierce Uncle have it out for Molin?”
“You mean Yuan Bo? His behavior last night struck me as odd too. Although he can be hot-tempered and looks fierce sometimes, he wouldn’t target someone like that, especially a young person. The Li Couple knows that Molin is doing this for everyone’s safety; even Yang Shuo spoke up about it. But after all the commotion last night, Yuan Bo fainted, so I called the village chief to take Molin away. However, this morning when Yuan Bo woke up, he didn’t remember anything from last night.”
“So the chill I felt was because someone was controlling him from behind? What on earth? Could it be Lin Shan?”
I muttered softly to myself, only audible to my own ears. The reason I thought it might be a ghost controlling Yuan Bo was that I hadn’t heard of zombies being able to control people.
In my experience there, I hadn’t encountered any other ghosts except for Xiaoya, who flashed by in the woods. It seemed she was the one who hated us and was closing in on us.
But with her involvement in the zombie matter, I wondered if there was any connection between the two. I started to worry—what if Molin’s Shishu miscalculated? What if Lin Shan came here not because of some opposing force but for other reasons?
If it were the former situation, we could handle it; but if it were the latter… that would be troublesome.
A level three or higher zombie combined with a pure yin-pure yang Refine Ghost? Just thinking about it sent chills down my spine.
On our side, I didn’t know any spells; Molin was just a half-wit; Chitaki hated zombies—who knew if she disliked Refine Ghosts too? And then there was Jun Chong; he had lost a millennium of cultivation to save me—who knew how he would recover?
So it seemed like Tao Wu was our only hope, but she was just a child. Would she be able to bear all of this?
I pondered for a while, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt anxious about the future.
"What are you mumbling about?"
My grandfather interrupted my thoughts. I snapped back to reality and smiled, "Nothing!"
"Ah." He looked hesitant, finally saying, "You should rest well. I'll head back now and let your mom take care of you."
"It's fine, I'll go back with you."
"Nonsense." He pressed me back down onto the bed as I tried to get up. "What do you think you're doing? You don't need to worry about this; there are people who will handle it. Just focus on healing."
"People will handle it? Who? Molin? Chitaki?" I looked at him suspiciously.
"I'll have a good talk with the village chief and let him decide. If there really are zombies, then I'll have to rely on your friends. I'm also planning to call some old acquaintances to see if there are any skilled Taoists who can help, just in case."
"Aren't you scared, Grandpa?"
"Why should I be afraid? If we’re here, we might as well make ourselves comfortable," he said, patting my head affectionately. "You rest well; I'm leaving now."
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