Love in a mental hospital

Chapter 273 Up? Down?
It has been a long time since he left there, but Tang Ming still returns to the forest occasionally.

It was a deserted place with only a makeshift wooden shed. The only weapon for self-defense was an old-fashioned gun owned by a soldier, which he fired for each bullet he fired.

A bear attacked the camp and the soldiers shot and killed one. Just when everyone was saved and the soldiers were feeling proud, a rustling sound came from all directions like rain.

Five bears emerged from the woods.

Tang Ming no longer remembered what happened afterwards. He only remembered that he was climbing on the tree and the trunk was as cold as stone.

He only remembered the coldness of the snow falling on his face as the bear tried to climb and shake the tree.

The snow melted on his face, flowed down his neck and into his chest, and soon became indistinguishable from the sweat on his body.

While the bear was eating the carcass, he didn't even look down. He was looking up at the sky, wanting to escape, as that was the only way.

From then on, every rustling sound would frighten him and make him turn around and look back. His nerves were extremely tense. The shadows of bears were swaying everywhere, and bears were following him everywhere.

He looked up at the sky and climbed up with all his strength.

"Tang Ming!" The black dragon rushed forward, scattering all five bears like a bowling ball.

The bear at the beginning rushed towards Tang Ming.

Tang Ming just looked at the abyss and climbed down step by step, ignoring the danger around him.

Zhuang Jing raised her hand and pointed, and flames swooped down from her fingertips and covered the white bear like clothes.

"Roar!" The polar bear let out a shrill scream, and its body melted like snow.

The other five bears steadied themselves and charged again, their only target being Tang Ming.

The black dragon was busy and could only barely block it.

At one point, the bear's claws had already stretched out, trying to reach Tang Ming's body.

"There's no way to stand down there. I can't help him." Su Qing stared at the black dragon.

"Let me try!" He Qingyan leaped and actually jumped off the cliff.

Her [Monster·Floral God] does not have the ability to climb rocks, and if this is really a black dragon dream, once she falls into the abyss, she will most likely be mentally polluted and become suspicious in reality.

Chen Ke's heart was in a knot.

He Qingyan, however, looked pleased.

"Gu Ran!" she shouted loudly.

boom!
She landed steadily on the dragon's back.

"What are you doing making trouble for!" Gu Ran was already very busy, and he still had to come to pick her up.

He Qingyan snorted disdainfully.

Amidst the rumbling sound, a wall appeared behind her. The patterns on the wall swayed, and suddenly it broke free from the wall and turned into a red python with flesh and blood.

The snake has slender eyes and beautiful scales, without any ferocity. It looks like a beautiful snake or a gentle little god.

The black dragon suddenly turned over.

"Ah!" He Qingyan almost fell down, not to mention controlling the monster.

[Heart Wall] and [Monster·Flower God] all became vague in the blink of an eye.

"Mom, you go." Su Qing said.

Zhuang Jing smiled slightly: "Believe in Qingyan."

"Can you do it?"

"Can you do it?"

Gu Ran and He Qingyan blamed each other at the same time, and they were well aware of the psychology of "blame others as much as possible and never put psychological pressure on yourself."

Except for the bear that was still being melted by the flames, the other five bears would occasionally raise their front legs and walk on the blue ice cliff to avoid Gu Ran's pounce or suddenly attack Gu Ran.

Next, no matter how the Black Dragon turned, He Qingyan kept her mentality steady.

No, it's not just about stabilizing it.

The more dangerous it was, the more excited she seemed.

The [Monsters and Flower Gods] all became active, biting with their snake mouths or wrapping their bodies around it, as if the black dragon had an extra bloody tentacle.

With the cooperation of the two, all five polar bears were killed. The one that was burned by the flames turned into snow water and was evaporated completely.
The black dragon soared into the air and staggered to land on the platform.

The moment the black dragon turned into black smoke, Gu Ran, shivering with cold all over, had already walked out of the smoke.

"It's so cold!" His teeth were chattering.

"You're already so weak at the age of twenty!" On the contrary, He Qingyan had a rosy complexion.

Zhuang Jing smiled and called back the flame, and Gu Ran almost put his hands into the flames to warm them.

Su Qing and Chen Ke also understood why Gu Ran did not bring Tang Ming back immediately. If they waited any longer, he would probably be too cold to fly back.

"How is it?" He Qingyan showed off to Su Qing.

"Hypomania." Su Qing pointed out the main reason why He Qingyan was not afraid.

"Since the last time Gu Ran made me shy, my hypomania has been cured!"

"Who knows."

"Xiao Qingqing, you're not jealous, are you?" He Qingyan grinned as she examined Su Qing's expression. "I thought of jumping on Gu Ran's back, but you didn't - is this making you angry?"

"I just simply don't like you." Su Qing glanced at her, then looked at Gu Ran, and finally looked at Tang Ming on the blue ice cliff.

"Mr. Tang is still climbing down." Chen Ke kept watching.

"Wait until my body warms up, then rescue him." Gu Ran said.

Zhuang Jing smiled and said to Su Qing, Chen Ke and the others: "You have also seen that although Gu Ran's [Black Dragon Dream] is magical and the [Black Dragon] is also very powerful, it also needs help. You must work hard and cooperate with each other to cure diseases and save lives while exploring the essence of the [Black Dragon Dream]. "

"Yeah." Su Qing nodded.

Chen Ke took a deep breath and made up his mind to work hard.

However, they were indeed very happy in their hearts, even though Gu Ran was in a tough battle and was still as cold as a dog caught in the rain in winter.

"I have a way to quickly heat up." He Qingyan came behind Su Qing with an ambiguous smile on her face.

Su Qing knew what it was, and Chen Ke also reacted.

"You two," Su Qing said, "are out!"

"Why? This is about curing illnesses and saving lives!" He Qingyan was dissatisfied.

".And it happened in the past, and it was in a dream." Chen Ke also said, and she glanced at Zhuang Jing embarrassedly.

Zhuang Jing pretended not to hear.

She knew why Gu Ran was so cold.

After killing the white bear, we can get a glimpse into some of Tang Ming's psychological barriers. Although He Qingyan helped, it was Black Dragon who took action in the end.

Zhuang Jing used the [Bonfire] to kill one and also saw a few.

Tang Ming was not only afraid of bears, he had been forced into a desperate situation by one. Before he looked up at the sky, he had also witnessed one of his companions being eaten.

The companion was not dead. While being eaten by the hungry bear, he still reached out to him.

It would have been fine to just look at these scenes, but when the polar bear was killed and turned into melted snow, the memories inside came alive in Gu Ran and her hearts as if they had thawed.

Feel the same.

It was as if Su Qing was being eaten right in front of him.

Zhuang Jing has a strong ability to self-regulate and is not affected, but Gu Ran is young and loyal. He was able to endure the cold to deal with all five bears and fly back carrying He Qingyan. He has performed well enough.

Su Qing glanced at Gu Ran and saw that he had not yet recovered.

After a moment's hesitation, she walked forward.

"Gu Ran." She patted his shoulder from behind.

Gu Ran turned around, the coldness in his body was still at the level of "trying his best to hold it back and not shiver".

Su Qing reached out, took his hand, and looked at him.

A bonfire also ignited in Gu Ran's heart.

"What's this?" He Qingyan smiled and gently pushed Su Qing.

Gu Ran took the opportunity to hug Su Qing.

Chen Ke smiled and clapped softly.

Su Qing looked up and saw Zhuang Jing also looking at them with a smile. She wanted to leave, but finally buried her face shyly in Gu Ran's arms.

"Gu Ran, are you warm now?" He Qingyan asked with her hands folded, smiling as if she was admiring her own work.

"It's warm."

"Once you're warm, go and save people." Su Qing prepared to leave.

"But it's not warm enough to save people." Gu Ran hugged her back. Su Qing secretly pinched the playful Gu Ran.

Unfortunately, happy times are always short - perhaps happiness is precisely because they are short-lived, Gu Ran had to let Su Qing go.

"I'm going." said Gu Ran.

"Yeah." Su Qing nodded, "Be careful, there might be accidents."

"It should be gone." Gu Ran has now gotten rid of Tang Ming's psychological shadow and can calmly look at and analyze that memory.

"Just in case, I'll go with you!" He Qingyan was eager to try.

She herself didn't know whether she was angry with Su Qing, or wanted to continue to be with Gu Ran, or wanted to experience the excitement of riding a black dragon to fight again.

"No thanks, Aunt Jing, just come with me." Gu Ran said.

Of course, the person he trusted most was Zhuang Jing.

"Okay." Zhuang Jing smiled and nodded.

The black bird on Gu Ran's shoulder dispersed and turned into a cloud of mist that spread out. When the mist faded, Gu Ran disappeared, and a ferocious and majestic black dragon stood in its place.

Zhuang Jing got on the dragon's back.

The black dragon climbed two steps on the platform, then slid down smoothly like entering water and dived towards the abyss.

"Did you see that?" He Qingyan lowered her voice, "Aunt Jing was very skilled in riding on Gu Ran. It looked like she had done it more than once."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kick you down!" Su Qing said angrily.

"Hehe~" He Qingyan stopped talking.

But what she said had already entered Su Qing's heart.

Of course, she would not think about it that way, but she suspected that Gu Ran and her mother might have experienced the [Black Dragon Dream] alone.

This was also within her expectations. Given her mother's personality and her obsession with dreams, how could she let go of the [Black Dragon Dream]?

Chen Ke didn't think about these things.

What she was thinking was that she must build her own [heart wall] as soon as possible, tame her own [monster], and help Gu Ran.

In fact, helping Gu Ran was not the main reason.

She didn't want to be the extra one.

Chen Ke was not discouraged or disheartened. He only had motivation in his heart and the expectation that the two teams would work together to cure diseases and save lives in the future.

While he was thinking, the black dragon had already returned, carrying Zhuang Jing and holding Tang Mingfei.

With Tang Ming's current mental state, it is impossible for him to lie on the dragon's back by himself.

"Let's go." Black Dragon spoke, and Gu Ran's slightly low voice came out.

"Can you carry it?" He Qingyan was simply curious.

"How much do you weigh? I can carry you in real life without any problem!"

The black dragon carried them on its back, grabbed Tang Ming, and rushed into the sky.

Beyond the ice cliff is the swirling sea water.

"Let's go!" Zhuang Jing suddenly said in a deep voice.

Gu Ran didn't know what had happened, but he knew what Zhuang Jing said was correct, so he gathered his strength and tried his best.

After a while, everyone finally understood the reason - the vortex was closing.

The cause of the vortex is being taken away, and the vortex will naturally collapse, like a house without its main pillar.

"Hold on tight!" Gu Ran shouted.

The whirlpool collapsed, and streams of sea water splashed like bricks and stones from the wall, hitting people. It had no effect on the black dragon, but it did not affect the people on the dragon's back.

Lian Zhuang Jing herself only has an ordinary person's body.

"Extraordinary" is prohibited, even flying is not allowed.

[Monster Queen] reappears and protects everyone.

The vortex collapsed faster and faster, and the sea water collapsed from the top like a waterfall. The black dragon was knocked off balance and fell into the sea.

They were completely engulfed by the sea.

After falling into the sea, the black dragon became more agile and rushed towards the sea surface at an extremely fast speed.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle!" In the sea, only He Qingyan was still talking.

Chen Ke wanted to learn how to swim but hadn't learned yet. He closed his eyes tightly, held onto a dragon horn with both hands, and was carried afloat by the sea water.

The strong ocean current made her already weak breath-holding time even shorter.

Bang!
Finally, just before she was about to suffocate, the black dragon rushed out of the sea. Gu Ran did not bother to choose where to land and landed directly on the rooftop of the sanatorium building.

Before everyone had time to catch their breath, their vision went blurry.

In the sanatorium building, in the conference room, Gu Ran suddenly woke up and sat up, still having the illusion that his body was wrapped in sea water.

He picked up the phone and the screen was lifted up to wake up. The time was 2:36.

Just clicked into WeChat.

[He Qingyan: Have you seen "Inception"? We may still be in a dream now]

[Su Qing: Keep sleeping until you wake up]

[He Qingyan: It’s almost three o’clock, it’s time for me to get up]

[Chen Ke: It seems that this is really the Black Dragon Dream. Mr. Tang Ming can finally get rid of his psychological barriers]

[Gu Ran: Didn’t you choke to death? ]

[Su Qing: Sleep]

[Gu Ran: I’m serious. If the black dragon is injured in the dream, he will get sick in reality.]

【Chen Ke: I’m fine】

[Su Qing: Me neither]

In the single dormitory, He Qingyan wanted to say "I have it, come and save me", but after thinking about it, she replied "No".

"I'm becoming more and more boring." She sighed with a smile on her face.

In the conference room of the sanatorium building, Gu Ran was sending a private message to Zhuang Jing.

[Gu Ran: Aunt Jing, we are all fine. Are you okay? ]

[Zhuang Jing: Yes]

【Zhuang Jing: Take a rest. We can talk about everything after dawn.】

[Gu Ran: I’ll go check the room again]

[Zhuang Jing: (laughs)]

Gu Ran got out of bed, picked up the white clothes that fell on the ground when he got up in a hurry, dusted them off, and put them on carefully.

Just like in the dream.

As long as he puts on this suit, he has the responsibility to treat patients and the power that comes with responsibility.

Walking out of the ward, the hall was very quiet, completely different from the panic in the dream. Perhaps because of the rain and strong wind, the air seemed clear.

He passed by the nurses' station, and Wang Jiajia, who was yawning, immediately perked up.

Gu Ran didn't go in, but pointed in the direction of the ward. Wang Jiajia quickly stood up and took a half step out, then she remembered that she hadn't taken the nursing records.

Neither of them spoke. Gu Ran was in front, checking the conditions of the patients one by one through the glass, and Wang Jiajia followed behind.

Passing by the tug-of-war old man's room, Gu Ran looked at him for a while. He had his back to the door and was sleeping soundly.

Gu Ran smiled.

Wang Jiajia was puzzled. After Gu Ran left, she couldn't help but look into the ward, but she didn't see anything funny about Tang Ming's sleeping position.

Not hearing any footsteps, Gu Ran stopped.

A nurse must accompany the ward rounds.

"What are you laughing at?" Gu Ran asked softly to Wang Jiajia who was jogging over with a smile.

Wang Jiajia smiled and shook her head.

In the hospital corridor, Gu Ran was waiting for her in front wearing a white doctor's coat, while she was wearing a nurse's uniform. For some reason, this picture made her happy.

Gu Ran smiled and continued his rounds.

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"Private Diary": September 24, Thursday, late night, Jinghai
Tang Ming slept soundly.

(End of this chapter)