However, Liu Ergou still couldn't control his body, so there was no way for him to wake up.
anwhile, the man who had been patiently waiting in the hospital corridor suddenly shot to his feet, his gaze fixed on Liu Ergou lying in the ICU. Before his very eyes, Liu Ergou's body was recovering at a visible rate. His paper-white complexion regained its healthy, rosy color in a matter of breaths. Simultaneously, the man felt a surge of True Qi erupt from within Liu Ergou's body. It was precisely this True Qi that was allowing him to recover.
Feeling this particular surge of energy, the man's eyes widened. He muttered to himself, "Xuanyuan True Qi?! No, how is that possible! How could Xuanyuan True Qi possibly appear here? The Internal Cultivation thods of the Xuanyuan Family are a closely guarded secret, never passed to outsiders! Besides, their thods are extrely difficult to practice; it's simply impossible for an outsider to learn them!"
The man paused, suddenly recalling a story from his childhood. He couldn't help but blurt out his thought.
Is that story true?!
His muttering caught Lu Shuangyue's attention. She got up from the floor, approached him, and asked, "I just heard you ntion the Xuanyuan Family? What's going on? Why are they involved?"
However, the man completely ignored her, continuing to sit there quietly, though his previously conflicted expression had been replaced by a deep frown. Seeing his unwillingness to speak, Lu Shuangyue didn't press the matter and simply sat back down.
Half an hour flew by.
Finally, Liu Ergou slowly opened his eyes, erging from his coma. Looking at the dazzling sunlight outside, he let out a long sigh of relief.
I'm not dead! This is fantastic.
But then a question popped into his mind.
Why did my Body Cultivation Technique suddenly accelerate? This is just too outrageous.
As Liu Ergou turned his head toward the window, he was shocked to see Ning Hua and a fit-looking man sitting there. The sight of them made him tense up instantly.
When the man saw Liu Ergou was awake, he stood up, pushed open the ICU door without hesitation, and walked inside. Liu Ergou was about to say sothing, but the man suddenly grabbed him by his clothes and started dragging him outside.
"Kid, don't talk yet," the man said, pulling him along. "I have questions for you! This isn't the place. Co with . We'll go sowhere we can talk properly, like your ho!"
Liu Ergou wanted to resist, but one look at the man's eyes told him he ant no harm, so he followed him out of the ICU.
Outside, Liu Ergou turned to Lu Shuangyue and Orange Bear. "I'm fine, but now's not the ti to talk. Let's go back to Shuangyue's place first. We can discuss everything there!"
Orange Bear and Lu Shuangyue weren't fools. They could see the man had business with Liu Ergou, so they said nothing more and obediently followed him as they left the hospital.
Ning Hua, however, remained behind. She knew there were still many things she needed to handle, the most important of which was processing Liu Ergou's discharge papers. After all, they were all law-abiding citizens.
After leaving the hospital, the group headed straight for Lu Shuangyue's ho.
Upon arriving, the man made himself comfortable as if he owned the place, unceremoniously plopping down in the main seat on the sofa. He then gestured to the other three. "Sit, sit wherever you like! Make yourselves at ho. No need to be polite!"
Hearing this, Liu Ergou couldn't help but roll his eyes dramatically.
This guy is unbelievable. How can soone be so shaless? This is Lu Shuangyue's ho, and he's acting like the host before she's even said a word.
However, knowing he was no match for the man, Liu Ergou could only swallow his retort and sit down on the sofa.
Looking at the man seated across from him, Liu Ergou asked, "I can tell you're the master of that crazy woman, Ning Hua, right?"
It was the first ti the man had ever heard soone call his disciple a "crazy woman," and it stunned him speechless for a few seconds. When he finally ca to his senses, he roared.
"Fuck! I saved your life just so you could call my disciple a crazy woman? Watch your damn mouth!
"Let tell you sothing. Now that you know about the Ancient Martial Sects, the Patrol Bureau can no longer classify you as an ordinary person. So if you don't start speaking respectfully, I won't hesitate to beat you to death!"
The man's threat left Liu Ergou dumbfounded.
This... this... What kind of wild play was that?
However, he quickly recovered. "So what? I don't know what this Patrol Bureau is, but as long as I insist I don't know anything, what can they do to ?"
The man scoffed disdainfully. "Drop those little sches of yours. More than half of those guys at the Patrol Bureau are Innate Grandmasters. You think you can lie to them? You'd have a better chance of figuring out how to stab to death right now!"
Although Liu Ergou didn't understand what an "Innate Grandmaster" was, he understood the man's point: lying was impossible. With that, Liu Ergou imdiately beca more subdued.
"Ahem, uh, Senior..." Liu Ergou hesitated before finally using the term. "And then... uh..." He trailed off, suddenly freezing. He didn't know what to say next and simply fell silent.
Seeing Liu Ergou's silence didn't anger the man. Instead, he said calmly, "I know you've got a lot of questions, kid, but hold them. It's not your turn to ask anything yet.
"Wait until I've finished asking my questions. Then you can ask yours."
Hearing this, Liu Ergou frowned.
In an instant, a terrifying thought struck him. The man wanted to know a secret he possessed. What if, after learning the secret, the man decided to kill him to silence him?
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead at the thought.
But the man seed to see right through him.
"What are you thinking about?" he said bluntly. "Cut the crap. I'm not low enough to kill soone just to silence them.
"Killing a rookie like you? I have more self-respect than that. I couldn't afford the loss of face!"
User Comments
0 comments from readers