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“Gu Kai's intentions are unclear to us, but from the current situation, he should at least not harm us for now. As for the future... that’s hard to say. However, Gu Kai seems to be in direct opposition to Yang Master,” Death Apostle muttered to himself.
“Dealing with one Yang Master is already enough for us... If Gu Kai gets involved, we might find it even harder to cope...” I thought for a moment. There's an old saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend, right? Perhaps...
“Death Apostle, what do you think about this...” I continued, “Since we found Gu Kai's photo on Yang Master's territory, if they aren't allies, then they must be adversaries. This means that Yang Master has noticed Gu Kai's presence and has started investigating him. Can we find a way to shift Yang Master's focus onto Gu Kai, thereby buying us more time?”
Death Apostle pondered for a moment. “That’s not very realistic. After all, Gu Kai is quite unpredictable, and now we know he’s an immortal creature. Luring him into a trap is easier said than done. It would be even harder with Yang Master involved...”
Seeing that Death Apostle had dismissed my suggestion and lacking a better plan, I sighed and said, “Well then, let’s just take it one step at a time...” With that, I got up and returned to my room to sleep.
The night passed without incident. The next morning, I woke up early while Yao Long and Death Apostle were still asleep, and Hu Fang was nowhere to be seen. Concerned about Li Zhisheng, I decided to head out alone to the hospital.
On the way, I noticed some breakfast shops had already opened, so I picked up some food for myself. Upon arriving at the hospital, I coincidentally ran into the doctor doing his rounds.
“Up so early? It’s not even light yet...” he greeted me. To my surprise, he sighed and said, “I didn’t want to come this early either, but the new patient had another incident. There have been so many strange occurrences lately...”
Hearing that there had been another incident, I glanced at Li Zhisheng, who lay in bed shaking his head slightly. Then I looked over at the adjacent bed only to find it empty, with a small amount of bloodstains on the white sheets.
“What happened? Did that person commit suicide?” I asked in confusion.
The doctor was busy jotting something down in his notebook without looking up. “It wasn’t suicide; he was attacked. A few guys who looked like Migrant Workers came in during the night and assaulted the new patient. Those men have already been taken away by the police, and the new patient is downstairs getting stitches... He was stabbed several times; lucky for him he survived...”
“Alright, I've finished my business here; you can keep him company now. I’ll take my leave...” With that, the doctor turned and walked away.
After he left, I pulled up a chair and sat beside Li Zhisheng, handing him the breakfast I bought while asking, “What exactly happened? Why was he attacked? Didn’t you say that person had strong Yin Qi? I thought you meant there were ghosts around him.”
Li Zhisheng was eating while recounting, "Here's what happened. Last night, in the early hours, I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly heard the person in the bed next to me talking to himself. After being awakened by the noise, I listened closely and it seemed like he was saying things like 'I should die, I'm not human...' It felt like something was indeed attached to him, but since that thing didn't manifest directly, I couldn't see it clearly."
"Later, after he muttered for a while, he suddenly got up from the bed and walked alone to the corner of the room, repeatedly banging his head against the wall, harder each time..."
"At that moment, a commotion erupted outside. Several burly men burst in with machetes, and upon seeing the newcomer, they started attacking..." At this point, Li Zhisheng appeared quite puzzled.
"Although they looked fierce and struck with great force, it was as if they couldn't find their target. Almost everyone ended up wildly slashing at the bed, with only one person landing a hit."
"Then, just in time, a nurse on duty saw what was happening and immediately called the police. By the time the officers arrived, those burly men were already covered in blood. Upon witnessing this scene, the police wasted no time taking them down and promptly arrested them. Meanwhile, the newcomer only had a small cut on his arm. Isn't that strange..."
Li Zhisheng vividly finished his story, and I thought to myself, "What on earth is going on? This is so disjointed..."
Seeing my bewildered expression, Li Zhisheng chuckled, "Not understanding it? To be honest, even having witnessed it myself, I still can't make sense of what happened."
"Exactly! If that person's ghost wanted revenge, why didn't it choose a more straightforward method? And from what you've described, it seems like that ghost even protected him. What kind of situation is that?"
"Wait a minute; I never said there was a ghost protecting him," Li Zhisheng replied.
"Weren't those burly men acting like they couldn't find their target when they saw the newcomer? Isn't that influenced by a ghost?" I asked in confusion.
Having finished his breakfast, Li Zhisheng casually tossed the plastic bag into the trash can and said, "In fact, throughout this whole thing, I only sensed a very strong Yin Qi but didn't see any ghostly figure. It seems that this ghost didn't actually intervene."
Now I was even more confused. "Forget it; it's not our concern anyway. In this world full of wonders and oddities, it could just be some coincidences. As long as you're not hurt..." With that thought, I gave up trying to understand the matter further.
At that moment, I heard a faint melody from outside—the same tune that person had been humming earlier. The sound grew closer until it reached the door of the ward. A nurse pushed a wheelchair into the room; sitting in it was the newcomer patient, now with an additional bandage wrapped around his arm.
The nurse pushed him to the bedside and helped him onto the bed. At that moment, a startled scream came from the nurse beside them, "Ah!"
"What happened?!" I quickly turned to look, only to see the nurse retreating to the side, arms crossed, as if she had been violated.
The new patient sat at the edge of the bed, leering at the nurse and said, "It's just a touch, what's the big deal? Come here, I'll pay you. I have plenty of money..."
"It looks like he's just scum..." I muttered under my breath.
To my surprise, he heard me and turned around, glaring fiercely. "What did you say? Say it again!"
I thought to myself, "Since you heard me, I won't hide it anymore."
With that in mind, I casually replied, "I said you were scum just now. What's wrong? Do you have a problem?"
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