What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

Even my stitched left arm is now greedily devouring this vitality.

I felt so comfortable I almost wanted to sigh out loud.

In this ultimate warmth and comfort, my consciousness felt as if it were lying on a soft cloud bed, slowly sinking down.

Finally, he fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.

……

tick tock...tick tock...

The rhythmic sounds of electronic instruments rang in my ears.

My sense of smell returned to work before my sight, and a mild disinfectant smell was the first thing to enter my nostrils.

I slowly opened my eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is the snow-white ceiling and an incandescent light emitting a soft glow.

I blinked, adjusted my eyes to the light, and then slightly turned my stiff neck.

This is a spacious single hospital room, simply furnished, with various medical monitoring instruments that I don't know the names of placed on the bedside table.

I tried clenching my fist.

Although my body still felt somewhat heavy, as if I had slept for a long time without moving, I did not experience the excruciating pain I had expected.

On the contrary, I can feel a tremendous vitality and power lurking within my limbs and bones.

That wasn't a dream.

That dragon soul truly left me with its last wisp of remnant soul power.

I let out a long breath, stared at the ceiling for a while, and prepared to sit up.

"Creak—"

The door to the ward was pushed open from the outside.

I turned my head and met a pair of slightly tired but unusually bright eyes.

The person who arrived was Lu Yan.

She pushed the door open very gently, and when she saw me leaning against the headboard with my eyes open, she was clearly stunned for a moment.

"woke up?"

Her voice remained as cool and aloof as ever, but I could hear the relief that was deliberately suppressed beneath her calm exterior.

"Yes, I just woke up."

I forced a gentle smile, my voice a little hoarse from not speaking for so long.

"This bed is so soft, it feels like my bones are going to rust."

Lu Yan didn't reply immediately. She turned around, closed the door, and quickly walked to the bedside.

She first carefully examined the various data on the medical instruments by the bedside, and only after confirming that her heart rate and blood pressure were stable did her tense shoulders finally relax.

Then, she walked to the window and casually pulled open half of the curtain.

The early summer sunlight shone through the glass into the ward, dispelling the faint smell of disinfectant in the air.

Outside the window is a quiet green belt, and you can faintly hear a few clear birdsongs.

This tranquil atmosphere, brimming with the warmth of everyday life, seems like a world apart from the dark and bloody battle raging beneath the City God Temple.

"You still have the mind to worry about whether the bed is soft or not?"

Lu Yan turned around, pulled up a chair, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Do you know that you've been lying in the hospital for ten whole days?"

"Ten days?"

I was somewhat surprised.

In that pure white space, I completely lost my sense of time.

I thought I had just taken a nap, but I didn't realize that more than a week had actually passed.

"Yes, ten days."

Lu Yan sighed, a hint of lingering fear flashing in her eyes.

"That night, when Director Lei brought you out of the underground cave, you were almost covered in blood."

His rain jacket was ripped to shreds, and his body was covered in deep, bone-revealing wounds; he could barely breathe.

The bureau's medical team worked through the night to save him. The attending physician said that for an ordinary person, such injuries would have killed them long ago.

Fortunately, your energy and blood circulation are far superior to ordinary people, and you managed to pull through.

I looked down at my palm.

In truth, I know in my heart that if it weren't for that dragon soul bestowing upon me its last wisp of remnant soul power before dissipating,

Given the backlash from activating the Fiend Cloak for an extended period, coupled with those fatal external injuries, I absolutely could not have recovered so quickly.

Now, not only are there no hidden injuries left in my body, but the dormant vitality has also given my physical body and my malevolent energy a qualitative leap.

But I didn't reveal the matter of the Dragon Soul. This kind of secret, involving the earth's veins and the Nine Provinces Cauldrons, is too far-fetched; the fewer people who know about it, the better.

"I'm tough, but the King of Hell thinks I have too much malevolent energy and won't take me in."

I chuckled softly and changed the subject.

"By the way, how are Li Qing and Boss Jin doing?"

"Boss Jin is fine. He has been staying at Tingyuxuan to oversee things from the rear. He has been helping the bureau with a lot of peripheral cleanup work these past few days."

"As for Li Qing..."

Lu Yan paused for a moment.

He's alright too.

I only found out later that the guy had actually set up such a huge inverted yin-yang evil-repelling formation outside the City God Temple all by himself.

The backlash from such a massive reversal of Yin energy was far beyond what someone of his level could withstand.

Upon hearing this, my heart sank.

Li Qing may seem carefree at times, but when it comes to risking his life, he's more willing to go all out than anyone else.

"Has he been seriously injured?" I asked.

"no."

Lu Yan shook her head, a hint of relief flashing in her eyes.

"He's lucky to be alive."

Just when he was about to give up, he was replaced by the leader of Maoshan Sect who arrived in time.

With the help of that old immortal who protected his heart meridian, he was only exhausted and suffered some strain on his meridians.

She was discharged from the hospital after only three days, all lively and energetic. I bet she's holed up in Tingyuxuan playing games right now.

Hearing that Li Qing was alright, the weight that had been hanging over my heart finally lifted.

However, the person Lu Yan mentioned made me secretly alarmed.

The leader of the Maoshan sect?

The legendary Taoist master, who was said to be elusive and rarely seen, actually came to Jiangcheng in person.

It seems the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is really serious this time, and has brought out all the big shots they can.

"Where's Team Leader Lei?"

As if remembering something, I looked at Lu Yan and asked.

"He forced back the high-ranking guardian of the cauldron with a single sword strike at the City God Temple. What happened after that?"

When Lei Zhenshan was mentioned, Lu Yan's expression became somewhat serious.

"Director Lei left Jiangcheng the next day."

She looked at me and relayed the words to me, word by word.

"When he left, he didn't say much, he just asked me to pass on a message to you."

"What did you say?"

He said the agreement between you is still valid.

I leaned against the soft pillows and squinted my eyes slightly.

The Pact of Killing Pills.

After learning that my parents had worked for the Ninth Division, Lei Zhenshan made an agreement with me.

He will tell me the truth about my parents' whereabouts once I break through to the Sha Dan realm.

He left these words before he left, clearly indicating that he had seen through my state of mind at that time.

"I see."

I nodded, my tone remaining calm and even, without any emotional fluctuation.

Looking at my calm demeanor, Lu Yan seemed somewhat helpless, but more so, she felt a sense of relief after getting used to it.

She knows my personality. Except when facing enemies, I show a sharp and decisive killing ability. No matter what happens, I always remain calm and composed.