Chapter 1305
Because the actions were too intense
Luo Fei shook his head, scattering a cloud of dust. He coughed violently a few times, then took a long, greedy breath of fresh air, his face contorted in an expression more painful than tears.
"Damn it... we finally dug it open... any later and I would have either been crushed to death or suffocated!"
His voice was terribly hoarse, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Luo Fei!"
Chen Xuanran could no longer control herself, and tears streamed down her face. She broke through the cordon and rushed down the rubble slope, throwing herself at him and hugging him tightly, as if he would disappear if she let go.
Her shoulders were shaking violently, and she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Wu Peixiong, Zhou Xiaobei, Wang Feifei, Chen Fan and others also gathered around. Looking at Luo Fei, who was in a sorry state but was indeed alive, they were all so excited that their eyes turned red and their fists clenched.
"Fei-ge! You're fucking... fucking awesome!"
Wu Peixiong's voice choked with emotion as he patted Luo Fei's shoulder heavily.
"I knew it! I knew you were tough, Fei-ge!"
Zhou Xiaobei was so excited that he was incoherent.
Luo Fei was a little out of breath from Chen Xuanran's grip, and patted her back with a wry smile.
"Gently, gently, the bones are about to break..."
Then he remembered something and bowed his head in greeting.
"Don't worry about me, there's another survivor down there, hurry and save him!"
Only then did everyone notice that where Luo Fei had been curled up, there was a girl in a hospital gown, unconscious, whom he was tightly protecting—it was Guo Mengyun!
With everyone working together, they carefully lifted Guo Mengyun out of the crater in the rubble and placed her on a stretcher. The 120 emergency doctor immediately stepped forward to examine her, and soon looked up with a look of surprise on his face.
"He has vital signs! Although they are very weak, he's still alive! Quick, get him to the hospital for emergency treatment!"
The stretcher was quickly carried away and taken to the waiting ambulance. Watching the ambulance drive away, Luo Fei's tense nerves finally seemed to relax, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Only then did Chen Xuanran calm down a little, but he still held Luo Fei's arm tightly, looked him up and down, and asked worriedly.
"How are you? Are you injured? You need to go to the hospital immediately for a full checkup!"
Luo Fei waved his hand, his face showing an extremely tired and somewhat embarrassed expression.
"We can talk about the check-up later. Right now... I'm starving, and..."
He paused, clutched his stomach, and his expression contorted.
"...I can't hold it in any longer!"
After saying that, to everyone's astonishment, he ran directly to a relatively intact broken wall about four or five meters away and began to unbuckle his belt without any hesitation.
Hey! You!
Chen Xuanran was taken aback by his unexpected move, and his face instantly turned bright red.
Forensic pathologist Yuan Bingyan let out a soft "Ah!" and immediately turned around, her ears turning bright red.
Fortunately, the reporters at the scene had already been cleared out, and there were no live broadcast equipment pointed at them; otherwise, Director Luo of the National Security Bureau would have completely ruined his image.
Accompanied by the clear sound of water rushing against the rubble, Luo Fei's voice came from behind the broken wall, carrying a sense of relief.
"I almost couldn't hold it in... If there hadn't been a girl underneath me, I would have just done it right there... I'd been holding it in for days, my bladder was about to burst..."
These candid remarks elicited chuckles of sympathy from all the male team members present, while the female staff members blushed and felt extremely embarrassed.
After a while, Luo Fei fastened his pants and walked back looking refreshed. Apart from being covered in dirt and slightly tired, he didn't seem to have done anything serious.
He saw that Yuan Bingyan was still facing away from them and couldn't help but tease her.
"Forensic Doctor Yuan, you didn't peek, did you?"
Yuan Bingyan stiffened, lowered her head even further, and didn't dare to turn around. Her neck was flushed pink.
Chen Xuanran rolled her eyes at Luo Fei and pinched his arm hard.
"You're so unreliable! You just barely escaped death and you're already spouting nonsense!"
Luo Fei grimaced and rubbed his arm, then said seriously.
"Food is essential for life; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal. I'm really hungry. Let's find a place to eat and talk."
Soon, hot meals were brought in to the tent set up at the nearby temporary command post.
Luo Fei wolfed down the three-person lunchbox in a flash, then let out a satisfied burp and began to recount his final experiences underground.
He described in detail how he saw through Gong Xiaorui's grand illusion of a fairy ascending to heaven and ten thousand swords being unleashed, pointing out that it was all the result of high-purity demonic herb toxins acting on the mind.
Then it goes on to describe how he rushed onto the altar, interrupting her crucial ritual to extract Guo Mengyun's soul, and how Gong Xiaorui, after her plan was completely thwarted, frantically detonated the pre-set explosives in an attempt to perish together with Guo Mengyun.
"So, the one who truly pursues immortality and cultivation is not Xie Junshan, but that Gong Xiaorui?"
Chen Fan, digesting this astonishing fact, asked in a deep voice.
Luo Fei nodded, his eyes sharp.
"That's right.
Xie Junshan is more like an executor chosen by her, possessing the ability and resources.
Gong Xiaorui, or rather, the soul belonging to Wang Taozhen hidden within her, is the source of all this.
Five hundred years of obsession, for the sake of so-called ascension, treating human life as worthless.
He gave a cold laugh.
"Even if such a 'celestial being' were to actually become one, he would still be nothing more than a demon."
The crowd listened with sighs of dismay, both shocked by the conspiracy spanning hundreds of years and heartbroken for the innocent lives lost.
"What about Gong Xiaorui? Was she buried there too?"
Wu Peixiong asked.
Luo Fei finished the last bite of rice and wiped his mouth.
“In that situation, the landslide came too fast. I could only protect Guo Mengyun as much as I could. I didn’t have time to care about that crazy woman.”
His tone was flat, with a hint of indifference.
Zhou Xiaobei adjusted his glasses and analyzed.
According to Fei Ge's statement and previous speculations, Gong Xiaorui is the reincarnation of Wang Taozhen.
Now that her physical body has been destroyed and her plan has failed, could it be that... she's gone to find a new incarnation? Waiting for the next opportunity?
This conjecture seemed to lower the temperature inside the tent by several degrees. The thought of a soul hidden in the shadows of history, constantly reincarnating, and obsessed with evil cultivation methods was enough to send chills down one's spine.
Luo Fei put down the tissue, his expression turning serious as he looked at Chen Xuanran. "This matter hasn't reached my grandmother, has it?"
Chen Xuanran quickly shook his head.
"Don't worry, Director Lei personally issued the gag order, the news is very tightly controlled, and even your family doesn't know."
Just then, Chen Xuanran, who had been sitting quietly next to Luo Fei, suddenly covered her mouth without warning, her expression turning strange. Then she abruptly stood up, didn't say a word, and rushed out of the tent.
The tent fell silent for a moment.
Wang Feifei blinked, watching Chen Xuanran's disappearing figure, and subconsciously murmured.
"Sister Xuanran, what's wrong? Does the greasy smell make you uncomfortable?"
As if he had suddenly thought of something, his eyes widened abruptly, and an exaggerated expression of excitement and gossip appeared on his face. He lowered his voice and almost exclaimed.
"Holy crap! My sister-in-law... she's not pregnant, is she?!"
Wang Feifei's groundbreaking guess made the tent fall silent instantly.
Everyone's gaze, including Luo Fei, who had just escaped death and whose mind was still a bit fuzzy from the rubble, was fixed on the tent entrance where Chen Xuanran had just rushed out, their faces filled with immense astonishment and disbelief.
After a few seconds of deathly silence, Wu Peixiong was the first to react, slapping his thigh and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Holy crap! Really?! Fei-ge! You're going to be a dad?!"
Zhou Xiaobei pushed up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses gleaming with excitement and calculation.
"From a physiological and temporal probability perspective, this is entirely possible! Congratulations, Brother Fei! Congratulations, Sister Xuanran!"
Chen Fan also showed a rare smile and patted Luo Fei, who was still a little dazed, on the shoulder.
"This is great news, Luo Fei."
Even the usually aloof Yuan Bingyan nodded slightly and said softly.
"Congratulations."
Luo Fei felt as if he had been buried again, his ears were ringing, and his heart felt as if it had been clenched by an invisible hand and then suddenly released. A surge of ecstatic joy erupted like lava, instantly washing away all his fatigue and the disorientation of surviving a disaster.
He jumped up so suddenly that he knocked over the chair behind him without even noticing.
"A shock!"
He let out a low growl and charged out of the tent like a lithe leopard.
Outside the tent, Chen Xuanran was leaning against a makeshift lamppost, his back slightly bent, his face pale and his breathing a little rapid.
Before she could fully recover, she was tightly wrapped in a powerful embrace filled with the scent of dust.
"Xuanran! Is it true? Is what that kid Wang Feifei said true?"
Luo Fei's voice was filled with unprecedented excitement and trembling. He gripped her shoulders tightly with both hands, his eyes shining brightly as he stared intently at her.
Chen Xuanran was taken aback by his sudden action, and then two blushes appeared on her face, spreading all the way to her ears.
She lowered her eyelashes shyly, not daring to look at Luo Fei's burning gaze, and nodded gently, giving a barely audible "hmm".
That soft hum was like heavenly music!
"Hahaha! I'm going to be a dad! I, Luo Fei, am going to be a dad!"
Luo Fei could no longer contain his joy. He suddenly picked up Chen Xuanran and spun her around several times, completely disregarding his own filth and her possible discomfort.
He laughed excitedly, and then without saying a word, he lowered his head and kissed Chen Xuanran's slightly parted lips, which were filled with surprise.
"Well…"
Caught off guard, Chen Xuanran's eyes widened instantly, but he quickly softened under Luo Fei's domineering and passionate breath, his arms instinctively wrapping around Luo Fei's neck, responding to the kiss filled with the joy of surviving a calamity and the meaning of life's continuation.
Inside the tent, Wang Feifei, Wu Peixiong, and others were peering out the doorway, watching with great interest, grinning foolishly.
Zhou Xiaobei quietly tugged at Wang Feifei's sleeve, lowered his voice, and spoke in a volume that only the two of them could hear.
"Hey, Fatty, have you thought about this...? That Gong Xiaorui, her soul was either scattered or her physical body was destroyed... What if she could be reincarnated...? Could it be..."
Wang Feifei's smile froze instantly. A chill ran up his tailbone to the top of his head, making him shiver and his voice change.
"Holy crap! Zhou Xiaobei, don't scare me! You mean... she... she might be reincarnated as..."
He didn't dare say what he was going to say, but the two looked at each other and saw the same horror in each other's eyes.
If that old monster who has lived for five hundred years sets his sights on Fei Ge and Xuan Ran's unborn child... that scene is too beautiful for them to bear.
At the same time, Kyoto received the news that Luo Fei had been successfully rescued and was safe and sound.
After receiving the call, Lei Wanting's tense face finally broke into a relieved smile. He let out a long sigh and said to his secretary beside him.
"Tell them to let that kid rest well and get a medical check-up. The case isn't urgent."
The message was reported up the chain of command, eventually reaching Grand Secretary Wei.
The old man, who had seen many storms, nodded with a rare relaxed expression after confirming that Luo Fei was indeed only a little weak and disheveled and was not seriously injured.
"It's good that everyone is alright. Let the supervisory team handle the mess in Haizhu City and investigate it thoroughly!"
Inside the First People's Hospital of Haizhu City, Guo Mengyun, who had been in a coma, finally regained consciousness after emergency treatment.
The toxins from the magic herb in her body were not completely eliminated; trace amounts remained, but they were no longer enough to affect her mind.
She stared blankly at the white ceiling and the IV bottle, her eyes unfocused, as if she had just taken a nap, and murmured to herself.
"Am I...am I still in the hospital? Where's Xiaorui?"
She had no recollection of being taken to an underground dojo and nearly having her soul extracted; her memories seemed to be stuck in her hospital room.
With the official arrival of the highest-level supervisory team, the officialdom of Haizhu City has experienced an unprecedented upheaval.
The investigation revealed that the irregular approval of the Hequan Mountain Villa plot, the so-called "relocation" of Feixian Temple, and the extraordinary privileges enjoyed by the Lunhui Group in many local projects were all linked to a complex chain of interests.
Amidst the tense atmosphere, several officials, knowing they could not escape punishment, attempted to flee with the embezzled funds. However, the supervisory team had already laid a trap and apprehended them all just before they boarded the smuggling boat or crossed the border.
Several high-ranking officials in Haizhu City were swiftly placed under investigation. All assets and accounts of the Reincarnation Group were frozen, pending further liquidation.
The culprit, Xie Junshan, was transferred to a heavily guarded location, and his case, with its extensive files, entered into a lengthy judicial process.
Luo Fei and the special task force stayed in the area for a few more days, partly to cooperate with the follow-up investigation and to allow Luo Fei to recover, and partly to wait for Guo Mengyun's condition to stabilize.
During the rescue, the team finally dug out Gong Xiaorui's already cold body from the deepest part of the rubble.
Her once pretty face still bore the madness and resentment of the moment the plan failed.
Luo Fei did not tell Guo Mengyun the shocking speculation that Gong Xiaorui might be the reincarnation of the female Taoist priest Wang Taozhen from five hundred years ago.
In his view, Guo Mengyun was merely an innocent victim caught in the crossfire, and the less she knew, the better for her future life. (End of Chapter)