Chapter 164
Wake up
Chapter 164 Wake up
The moment they left Fengmen Village, all three felt a sense of unreality.
Zhong Cai, in particular, had been trapped for nearly half a month and stepped out of Fengmen Village for the first time.
This gave him a feeling of being in another world.
Perhaps it was the excitement of leaving the village that made Qi Ning not utter a sound as he carried Chen Miao along the mountain path.
Even though Chen Miao had read the book and found no second epilogue, telling the two that they should be safe, they did not stop.
This left Chen Miao somewhat helpless.
It seems that once he left Fengmen Village, his influence returned to that of his younger brother.
Chen Miao originally wanted to see how much he had gained from the book this time, but he couldn't bear the strong aftereffects of the substitute corpse technique.
After all, he had withstood a blow from that half-finished flying zombie.
Although his body was repaired in the half-corpse state, what was bound to happen still happened after the substitution spell was dispelled.
Chen Miao couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on Qi Ning's back, the book she had been clutching falling to the ground.
Zhong Cai picked up the book.
He was very curious about Chen Miao's book because Chen Miao had opened it at crucial moments more than once.
But he had read it before; it was just an ordinary book.
He didn't understand why Chen Miao acted that way, but he didn't want to find out.
All he needed to know was that Chen Miao had saved him.
As he stuffed the book into Chen Miao's satchel, Zhong Cai recalled the skills Chen Miao had displayed in Fengmen Village.
"This young man has quite a few secrets."
Shaking his head, Zhong Cai followed Qi Ning's steps.
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When Chen Miao woke up again, it was already noon the next day.
The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the sunlight streaming in through the window.
Dust gives shape to sunlight.
Chen Miao stared blankly at the tranquil scene for a long time.
He only snapped out of his daze and looked over when he heard the noise at the door.
"Hmm? Little one, you're awake now."
Chen Miao recognized him; it was the old man who had previously taken several hundred yuan from him and told him about the customs of Fengmen Village.
"Sir, where is my friend?"
"One of them was outside, and the other left with the group that came in this morning."
Before the old man could finish speaking, Zhong Cai came in.
"Chen Miao, you're awake."
Zhong Cai took the kettle from the old man and poured Chen Miao a glass of water.
"how do you feel?"
Hearing Zhong Cai ask this, Chen Miao suddenly remembered that when he moved his body slightly, he felt a soreness in his back.
Compared to the soreness in my back, the muscle strain in my legs was bearable.
Chen Miao's grimacing expression made Zhong Cai chuckle.
"I checked, you're lucky, kid. You only have a big bruise on your back, no bones are broken."
Zhong Cai sighed.
He couldn't understand why Chen Miao, who had been hit so hard that the stone wall had a huge hole in it, only ended up with some bruises.
Even if a stone falls and hits you, it's impossible for you to only have bruises, right?
Is it really just a prop stone for a movie?
Aside from good luck, only Chen Miao himself probably knows the rest.
"Oh right, this is a spray medicine that Qi Ning had his colleague bring. I saw you were asleep, so I didn't use it on you. Now I'll spray it on you."
Seeing this, Chen Miao reluctantly exposed his back.
Just as Zhong Cai was about to lift his clothes, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the old man.
"Sir, would you mind leaving for a moment?"
The old man paused for a moment, then chuckled.
"She's not a virgin anymore, why is she avoiding me? Sigh!"
The old man shook his head and left.
Zhong Cai then lifted Chen Miao's clothes.
There was indeed a bruise on Chen Miao's back, but the shape of the bruise was somewhat creepy.
A clear, purplish-black, arm-shaped bruise appeared on Chen Miao's back, ending with a handprint with sharp fingertips.
If that old man saw this, he'd probably have nightmares.
Pfft! Pfft!
After spraying the mark, Zhong Cai put the clothes down.
"The Bureau's medicine should be quite effective. Feel it again later, but don't move for now."
Chen Miao responded, but didn't let Zhong Cai spray it on his legs. He couldn't very well let Zhong Cai take off his pants!
"By the way, Qi Ning's colleague is here?"
Chen Miao asked Zhong Cai with his back to him.
"Yes, they arrived two hours ago. Last night, while on the way, Qi Ning sent a message to the Administration Bureau, and their people arrived early this morning."
"After confirming some things, they went to Fengmen Village to check the situation."
"By the way, Qi Ning took your sword with him for self-defense."
Chen Miao didn't mind; he was concerned about other things.
"Among the people who came, were there any Class C investigators?"
"No."
"No? Aren't they afraid there might be something powerful in the village?"
Zhong Cai shook his head.
"They should have their own judgment, but with Qi Ning around, they will be careful. I estimate they will just take a look from afar and measure the concentration of Yin energy or something."
"I can't speak for others, but Qi Ning definitely won't go back in."
Zhong Cai's words brought Chen Miao a slight sense of relief.
As for the reason, it is naturally the two spirit tablets left in the village.
If the investigators are careless and take his memorial tablet back to study it, and then discover the scriptures underneath, that would be interesting.
"By the way, Chen Miao, where's Xiaobai?"
Chen Miao smiled and said, "Don't worry, when we came, I had Qi Ning put him in the bureau's childcare center."
Zhong Cai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"You've thought of everything very carefully."
After saying that, Zhong Cai added, "Thank you so much this time. If you hadn't come along, we might all have perished inside with Qi Ning all by ourselves."
Chen Miao smiled and turned around.
"Brother, don't say those things. You didn't refuse when I asked you for help before."
Zhong Cai was helpless.
“It’s different. That time it was just a minor incident, but this time it could be fatal.”
"I appreciate your kindness. If there's anything I can do in the future, I will definitely not refuse."
Chen Miao looked at Zhong Cai, nodded, and didn't say anything more about that matter. Instead, he asked another question.
"Brother, are kids like Xiaobai rare?"
Zhong Cai was taken aback, wondering why Chen Miao would ask this.
"Extremely rare!"
“I once met a fellow traveler with similar talent during my travels. He was only three to five years older than you at the time, but he had already entered the realm of the dead.”
"I originally thought that he was the first and last person with special talent I would ever meet in my life, but I never expected to meet Xiaobai later."
"So after meeting Xiaobai, I had the idea of taking him under my wing."
"After all, people like Xiaobai can only bring out their talents and solve the problems caused by their talents if they join our industry."
Hearing Zhong Cai say this, Chen Miao was somewhat puzzled.
Could it be that the flying zombie captured Xiaobai in order to take him as an apprentice?
It's unlikely. Chen Miao, however, believed the claim that they wanted to capture Xiaobai to refine pills.
But can a novice refine pills?
Chen Miao glanced at Zhong Cai and felt that asking this question would likely strain their relationship.
"You take a rest. I'll be right outside. Call me if you need anything."
As Chen Miao watched Zhong Cai leave, he suddenly remembered something.
After looking around, I finally noticed the bag that was placed not far from my head.
Chen Miao opened the bag and looked inside.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the book.
The book is still there.
He immediately pulled the book out of his bag, ready to see what he had gained this time.
If all goes well, this trip should be very fruitful, and many of our doubts should be answered.
With that thought in mind, Chen Miao opened the book.
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(End of this chapter)