Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

It was an ordinary night.

Shen Mingchao leaned back in a chair on the balcony, feeling the gentle evening breeze, and looked up at the moon rising above the treetops.

It was exceptionally quiet all around.

After an unknown amount of time, a faint noise came from the side.

A person sat down in the seat on the left.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shen Mingyue asked her this question.

She opened her mouth, but only a silent stream of air escaped; no sound came out.

Seeing Shen Mingchao hesitate, Shen Mingyue added with concern, "Chaochao, I've noticed you've been spacing out a lot lately. Is something bothering you?"

When the night is quiet and still, it's the perfect time for a deep talk.

Shen Mingchao took a deep breath; she was indeed feeling suffocated.

"Mingyue, I'm not sure if it was a dream, but the dream was bizarre and very real. In the dream, I fell into a bronze door and saw Zhang Qilin..."

The person he confessed to was Shen Mingyue.

Shen Mingchao no longer had any reservations or secrets; she described everything completely.

Including those scenes that are too embarrassing to talk about.

Even after saying that, Shen Mingchao was still a little uneasy.

Not many people would believe such a thing; they would probably think she has a vivid imagination and is obsessed with reading novels.

So, she smoothed things over at the end: "This is a novel I came across by chance. What do you think? The plot is pretty imaginative, isn't it?"

She didn't expect Shen Mingyue to believe her; she was already grateful to have such an opportunity to confide in her.

I checked the time: 22:06.

"It's getting late, Mingyue, it's time to sleep."

Shen Mingchao stood up with a sigh of relief, but before he could open the balcony door, he suddenly heard Shen Mingyue ask in return:

"That's not a dream, and it's not a novel, right?"

She suddenly turned around.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, and his voice trembled: "You believe what I'm saying?"

"certainly."

"I know you would never lie to me."

Shen Mingyue smiled gently, then said something that shocked Shen Mingchao even more:

"Chaochao, I've actually known about all of these things you've mentioned."

"What?!"

Shen Mingchao's eyes widened, unable to believe what he had just heard, and he was no longer sleepy at all.

"You've always known?"

"Then...then why not earlier..."

"Because we didn't want to be separated from you so soon." Shen Mingyue lowered her head, a look of guilt on her face. "This hard-won reunion, I just wanted to prolong it a little longer."

"But now the time has come."

Seeing Shen Mingyue's downcast expression, Shen Mingchao had a bad feeling. Although she already had an answer in her mind, she still hurriedly asked, "Wait, what does 'time' mean?"

Shen Mingyue did not answer the question directly.

Instead, he got up, grabbed her wrist, and led her to the flower stand on the balcony.

Not knowing what Shen Mingyue meant, Shen Mingchao still followed her gaze.

It was a three-tiered flower stand, filled with all sorts of green plants and flowers, all carefully selected and purchased by the two of them.

It's summer now, and most of the flowers are in bloom, in all sorts of colors, making it look very dreamy.

Shen Mingyue touched the petals of the orchid with her fingertips and said, seemingly out of context, "Chaochao, look, for a flower to bloom beautifully, it needs to absorb enough nutrients."

Shen Mingchao was completely confused.

She glanced at the pale pink orchid, then shifted her gaze to Shen Mingyue's face, her eyes filled with confusion.

"The same applies."

Everything in the world needs nutrients to survive. You are no exception, and neither are we.

"But you're a little more special."

At this point, Shen Mingyue suddenly turned her head to meet Shen Mingchao's gaze, and said, word by word:

"Your nourishment comes from people."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mingchao frowned.

She didn't think Shen Mingyue was talking nonsense.

Just as Shen Mingyue knew she wouldn't lie to her, she was also certain that Shen Mingyue would never lie to her.

only……

"That sounds a little scary," she said truthfully.

The nutrients are people? This reminded her of Wang Zhi.

She didn't want to become some kind of cannibalistic monster; she was a normal person and didn't have any of those morbid or bizarre fetishes.

Fortunately, Shen Mingyue spoke up in time, stopping her increasingly perverse thoughts.

Shen Mingyue smiled helplessly and ruffled Shen Mingchao's hair: "Don't overthink it."

"What I mean is, the energy they carry is the nourishment you need."

"Them?" Shen Mingchao was even more surprised.

"Yes, it's the ones you're thinking of."

Shen Mingyue let out a long sigh, and her whole demeanor became visibly serious.

"Chaochao, I know you have many questions."

"What I can tell you is that the Blind Tomb holds all the answers you seek. But there will certainly be many obstacles on the road to finding the truth, so you need to become stronger."

"And to become stronger, one needs the nourishment of nutrients."

As the conversation progressed, Shen Mingchao realized that Shen Mingyue was pointing her in the right direction.

She was somewhat agitated.

I am no longer a headless fly that has stumbled into the world of Daomu Biji and is rushing around aimlessly.

"Yueyue, I understand. If I go to the Blind Tomb and find the truth, will I be able to go home for good?"

Shen Mingyue smiled, reached out and pulled Shen Mingchao into her arms, whispering her final words of advice in his ear.

"Chao Chao, even if we're separated for now, we'll always be your strongest support."

"Please don't feel guilty; confidently and boldly accept the gifts of fate!"

"You deserve all the good things in this world, and you deserve them all."

"The road ahead is long, but we'll be waiting for you in the near future..."

Shen Mingyue's voice grew softer and softer.

Shen Mingchao's vision became increasingly blurry. She tried her best to open her eyes and take another look at her family, but her heavy eyelids were too much for her, and in the end she completely lost consciousness.

-

The world of Daomu Biji.

The person who had been in a coma in the hospital for half a month has finally shown signs of waking up.

The fact that Shen Mingchao was in a coma for so long was something no one had expected.

They initially thought it was because the medical facilities in the small county were inadequate.

So they quickly transferred Shen Mingchao to a hospital in the provincial capital and summoned many more authoritative doctors.

However, most doctors concluded that the patient was perfectly healthy and they didn't know why he was unconscious.

At this point, some people offered suggestions privately.

If science doesn't work, try metaphysics. Have them find a master to perform a ritual.

Skillful.

One of them was indeed a feng shui master.

After Qi Qiu finished casting the divination, she told them that Shen Mingchao had gone to see her family and was out of danger.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he hurriedly asked Shen Mingchao when he would wake up.

Qi Qiu shook his head, saying he wasn't sure.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats again.

Despite their worries, all they could do was wait.

Fortunately, by divine intervention, Shen Mingchao woke up without warning one day half a month later.

Before the people in the ward could rush forward in surprise, they all stopped in their tracks the next second.

The girl's condition was strange.

She sat on the hospital bed, her face expressionless, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on them.

It is extremely oppressive.

It was like spotting delicious prey.