Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

That night, Leng San entered Chen Xi's mental world again, because he had promised her that he would take time to come in and keep her company every day.

A solitary lamp, as weak as a firefly or a flickering candle, casts its dim yellow light over a small area. Beyond the light lies endless darkness, and all sorts of terrifying and bizarre roars rise and fall, making one feel uneasy and restless.

Staying in such a place for too long can cause anything from mild neurasthenia to serious insanity. Every time Chenxi closes her eyes to sleep, she automatically enters this mental world. You can imagine how difficult it must have been for her to live to the age of eight or nine! She can only choose to isolate herself and block out all these sounds.

However, this may also be the reason why Chenxi's mental strength is stronger than Leng San's. Being able to withstand such an environment for eight or nine years and live to the age of eight or nine, anyone would have developed a mental strength far exceeding that of their peers.

However, in this strange spiritual world, Dawn is undoubtedly weak and lonely. Although she has the protection of Lonely Lamp and the companionship of Seedling, Lonely Lamp and Seedling ultimately cannot speak. Now that Leng San has come to keep her company, the little girl has obviously become much more cheerful. Although she still cannot speak, her body language is much richer than before.

Under the dim light, Leng San was meditating cross-legged, having entered a state of complete absorption in the world, while Chen Xi sat obediently beside him, hugging a pillow.

Despite the howling and wailing in the darkness outside, the little girl was perfectly at ease. Before Leng San arrived, sleeping was torture for her, but now she could sleep peacefully in her mental world.

Having someone to accompany you when you feel lonely and helpless is undoubtedly a blessing. Why do children cling to their parents? Because parents provide a sense of security. Of course, this doesn't mean that Chenxi considers Leng San her parents, but Leng San is undoubtedly the person who provides her with that sense of security.

Chenxi sat next to Leng San for a while, yawned, and was about to put down her pillow to sleep when a look of fear suddenly appeared in her eyes, as if she had seen something terrifying in the darkness outside the light. She subconsciously squeezed closer to Leng San.

Leng San immediately sensed something, ended his cultivation, and saw that Chen Xi seemed to have a look of fear in her eyes. He followed her gaze and his heart skipped a beat.

In the endless darkness outside the light, something seemed to be spinning and tumbling, constantly changing shape, sometimes turning into a giant beast, sometimes into a human form, for several seconds before returning to calm.

"Chenxi, do you know what that is?" Leng San asked curiously.

Chenxi shook his head, seemingly unaware of what it was either. Leng San fell silent, wondering how many secrets this strange spiritual world still held.

At this moment, in the real world, the hyena's prosthetic eye was scanning from the east wing to the main room, vaguely seeing a boy sitting cross-legged, with an eight or nine-year-old girl lying on the bed next to him.

Just as the hyena was about to zoom in for a closer look, the image transmitted to its brain by the prosthetic eye suddenly became static, and it felt a sharp pain in its head.

"Ouch!" The hyena groaned in pain and hurriedly took out the fake eye. After a while, it put it back in, but the screen was still full of static.

"Strange, could it be broken?" The hyena muttered under its breath as it removed its fake eye again.

It turns out that the hyena's prosthetic eye is a high-tech product left over from before the nuclear war. It has a brain-computer interface that can connect with the patient's optic nerve, thereby helping blind patients regain their sight.

This was originally a great technology that would benefit mankind, but in the hands of profit-driven capitalists, this prosthetic eye was given another function—X-ray vision.

Like X-rays used in security systems, which can penetrate obstacles, this fake eye is significantly more powerful, with stronger X-ray vision capabilities. It can also use AI algorithms to complete the image, satisfying some people's voyeuristic tendencies.

At this moment, the hyena's prosthetic eye suddenly malfunctioned. It was unclear whether it was broken or interfered with by some special force, but the image transmitted back was all static.

The hyena tried several times, but the prosthetic eye failed to return to normal, so it had to give up trying to spy on the hyena.

However, just as the hyena was about to put away the prosthetic eye and leave, the door of the "courtyard" suddenly opened, and Leng San walked out, staring at the prosthetic eye in his hand, and coldly asked, "What are you doing?"

The hyena felt a chill run down its spine, put the fake eye back in its pocket, and said nonchalantly, "Just passing by. What's wrong? Do you own this camp? Nobody else can walk here!" With that, it walked straight away.

Leng San frowned. He recognized the one-eyed man as one of the bald men. His sneaky appearance at his doorstep suggested ill intentions, and the bald man was likely the same one who had escaped from the last operation.

At this moment, Chenxi also came out, looking at Leng San questioningly. The latter shook his head and smiled, "It's alright, let's go inside!"

Leng San led Chen Xi back into the house, told her to go back to the main room to sleep first, and then went to the west wing to check on Ye Wenrou's condition.

Ye Wenrou was still unconscious, but her breathing was steady and her chest rose and fell slightly, so it seemed that there should be no major problems. Leng San gently unwrapped the bandages and checked the wound on Ye Wenrou's lower abdomen. She probably felt pain and groaned softly in her sleep, her delicate eyebrows furrowing involuntarily.

Ye Wenrou has a very delicate appearance, with eyebrows like distant mountains shrouded in mist, and very soft facial features. She gives people a gentle feeling, making people feel close to her involuntarily. However, when she opens her eyes, she is a fiery little firecracker, even a playboy like Zhou Chen would stay away from her.

Leng San withdrew his gaze from Ye Wenrou's face and landed on the wound on her lower abdomen. He noticed that there was still a lot of blood seeping out of the wound. It seemed that the wound was too big, and Ye Wenrou's self-healing ability was not able to keep up. It would probably take at least ten days to half a month to heal.

So, Leng San silently used his spiritual power to treat Ye Wenrou again, then re-bandaged her before leaving the west wing.

After leaving the west wing, Leng San opened the door to the east wing and inspected the crops again. In the wasteland world, these things were extremely precious, but also extremely dangerous; if outsiders found out, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, when the one-eyed man appeared at the door, Leng San felt uneasy. That guy was clearly not a good person, and he had just ambushed Ye Wenrou and Fatty, yet he dared to chase them all the way to their camp. He was far too arrogant.

When others engage in double-crossing, they at least try to avoid it. If they can't kill the other party on the spot, they immediately run away and hide as far away as possible. It's rare to see someone chase another person to their camp after a failed double-cross. After all, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. If you go to someone else's territory, you might get killed in the process if you're not careful.

Therefore, Leng San felt that this group was probably not just trying to double-cross each other; they likely had other motives.