Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"Hey, Su Wanwan, should I bring cigarettes and alcohol or supplements, like Brain Gold, when I visit for the first time?"

"Is Brain Gold alright?" Su Wanxi's eyelids twitched twice, and then she heard Gu Cheng continue, "Deer antler and ginseng should be good too."

"Then let's have tea, and also buy some fruit."

Su Changqing lacked nothing; the key was his sincerity. Su Wanxi remembered that he liked to drink Biluochun tea the most. Although the aroma of that tea was not strong, it had a very distinctive smell.

"Biluochun...is a type of green tea..."

Su Wanxi nodded: "I know a shop with a good reputation. Ashan used to buy tea there often." It's strange, really. Her whole family loves tea, but Su Wanxi is a complete saccharin lover.

"Biluochun tea is divided into five grades. He doesn't drink the most expensive Grade 1; he prefers the slightly lower Grade 2..."

"A delicate and elegant fragrance, a rich and mellow taste, a refreshing and thirst-quenching flavor, and a lingering aftertaste..."

Gu Cheng didn't know anything about tea, so she mostly listened to her lover talk about it. Su Wanxi hugged her knees and spoke softly. Outside the window, the moon cascaded down, and the woman's long eyelashes were filled with silver light. Every inch of her skin radiated a jade-like luster. After a moment, she pursed her lips and put her feet under the covers.

Gu Cheng suddenly exclaimed, "Wanwan, you're so beautiful!"

The topic shifted so quickly that Su Wanxi didn't know how to respond. She turned to look at Gu Cheng, who was also looking at her with tender eyes.

The air grew quiet, so quiet that only breathing and heartbeats could be heard.

Gu Cheng added, "She's as beautiful as a fairy."

"..."

Countless emotions lay hidden beneath her clear, dark eyes. Su Wanxi stood up, her gaze slightly somber.

"When did you become so blunt..."

The woman lowered her head and kissed him lightly, lips to lips.

"Don't be so cunning next time."

......

After a while of intimacy, Gu Cheng unknowingly became sleepy, her eyes gradually narrowing into slits.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she heard a rustling sound coming from beside the bed. Turning her head, she saw that Su Wanxi was still awake, lying on her side looking at her phone, her pupils turning a deep blue in the light.

I glanced at the screen; it was 2:24 AM. It was already past midnight.

"Can't you sleep?"

The sudden female voice made Su Wanxi stop what she was doing, and her phone hit her chest with a thud. She had trouble sleeping in unfamiliar beds, and this was the first time she had slept on a mattress on the floor, so she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

"Hmm, not particularly sleepy."

Picking up her phone, she saw a pair of delicate, white feet. Gu Cheng shuffled her slippers a few times, yawned, and got out of bed.

"Phew, I should go to sleep even if I'm not sleepy. Staying up late is bad for my health."

Gu Cheng gently patted the woman's head and went into the bathroom. About two or three minutes later, Su Wanxi heard the faucet being turned on, followed by a slight sound of the door opening.

After taking care of her physical needs, Gu Cheng felt much less sleepy after her hands were chilled by the cold water. She thought about how Su Wanxi hadn't closed her eyes for almost two days, and if she didn't sleep soon, she would probably ascend to heaven.

So she opened the wardrobe and took out a new pillow.

"Su Wanwan, here you go. If you can't sleep, hug it and you'll fall asleep after a while."

Su Wanxi took the pillow and did as she was told, half believing and half doubting.

The pillow was soft, but it had a faint smell of disinfectant, which actually made Su Wanxi more awake.

"...It doesn't seem like that will work."

After a brief silence, Gu Cheng blushed and asked, "Then... you slept with me in your arms?" It smelled like her, so it must have been quite similar to her.

Su Wanxi pondered for a moment and then returned the new pillow to Gu Cheng.

"it is good."

That's exactly what she was waiting for.

Chapter 292, Section 298: The Price

Gu Cheng's recovery speed far exceeded the attending physician's expectations. Others who break their bones would have to stay in bed for at least ten days to half a month, and in more serious cases, it is not uncommon for them to stay for a year or two. However, this seemingly delicate little girl had her callus healed in just two days.

"Here I show that the bone at the fracture site is well-remodeled, but the ribs may be slightly less strong than before. Please be careful not to cause further damage."

As the doctor signed the consent form, he pushed the CT scan results to Gu Cheng. Su Wanxi took them without hesitation and asked softly, "So, can she be discharged?"

"That's possible..."

The pen suddenly stopped working, and the doctor shook his hand vigorously before adding, "However, I personally suggest that Ms. Gu stay in the hospital for observation for a while longer. Her recovery speed is too fast, and she may develop other complications."

It's not just fast, it's downright outrageous.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and Gu Cheng took the initiative to speak: "Then shall I stay for another half day?" Her lover was going to have rehabilitation therapy in the afternoon, and if she left the hospital early, she would just be lying in a different place. It would be better for her to stay in the hospital so that she could report to the doctor at any time.

Su Wanxi thought about it and realized that it made sense. Anyway, the formalities were completed, and she could come to pick them up that night.

"Then don't wander off. Stay at the hospital and wait for me." After a few gentle words of advice, the girl agreed.

After lunch, Su Wanxi stayed with the other person for a while, then got up, tidied her clothes, picked up her small handbag, and left the hospital. Gu Cheng woke up at exactly 2:30 pm.

"Ugh... I'm still sleepy..."

As it turns out, taking a nap for more than forty minutes only makes you more sleepy. Gu Cheng muttered, patting her face, and drank a few more sips of the warm water that Su Wanxi had poured for her.

Once she had fully cleared her mind, she changed into casual clothes, said goodbye, and left the ward.

"I'm practically rotting in bed from sleeping all the time."

Su Wanxi told her not to wander around, but that it shouldn't be a problem to stroll around the hospital. Gu Cheng fiddled with her hair to make sure the hair tie wasn't loose.

She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that the room was terribly stuffy and the sun was shining, and she felt uncomfortable if she didn't go out for a walk.

"Gu Chengyan, are you bored?"

"Fortunately."

The female voice in his mind was soft, faintly revealing a hint of fatigue. Gu Chengyan also felt unwell, as if something was pushing him forward.

Was it just her imagination...? She wasn't sure, so she didn't tell Gu Cheng.

......

As expected of a major hospital in Kyoto, it has a vast area. Gu Cheng wandered around for more than ten minutes before she finally finished touring the floor where she was staying.

"It feels much bigger than the Central Hospital."

Gu Cheng thought back to the time Song Shiyan took her for a medical check-up; she had been running around all day, but she wasn't as tired as she was from walking just a few steps now.

"Director Song was right back then..." Once you enter this line of work, getting injured is commonplace. Counting on my fingers, I've been hospitalized at least five times in the past two years.

"Fortunately, I have medical insurance."

Someone's petty bourgeois mentality resurfaced.

Glancing at the crowded elevator, Gu Cheng took the stairs to the next floor without thinking. Compared to the private ward, the eighth floor was a bit noisy, and there was a faint milky fragrance in the air in addition to the smell of disinfectant.

Gu Cheng slowed her pace. Her canvas shoes with rubber soles made almost no sound as she walked to a hospital room and heard faint crying coming from inside.

Before she could react, the door opened, and a young woman in pajamas walked out of the room carrying a baby.

The child seemed frightened, crying and fussing incessantly. The mother, however, was very patient, gently shaking her arm and whispering something. Gu Cheng couldn't hear clearly, but it was probably the baby's nickname.

"This floor seems to be all nurseries?"

The girl muttered to herself as she continued down the corridor. Besides the young woman from before, there were many elderly people watching the children. They were generally over fifty and dressed in simple casual clothes.

Do you like children too?

Suddenly, a hoarse female voice came from beside her. Gu Cheng turned around to find the source of the voice and saw an elderly woman of about sixty years old looking at her quietly.

The woman sat on a public bench against the wall, her eyes cloudy, her face full of wrinkles, wearing a green and red floral coat, her back high and arched like a mound, and on her feet a pair of old gray-black cloth shoes from Beijing.

"Are you calling me...?" Gu Cheng paused for a moment, and when no one responded for a long time, she replied softly.

"Yes, the child is very cute."

The girl silently added in her mind, "As long as it's not a bear."

The old woman chuckled dryly, her wrinkles furrowing. For some reason, Gu Cheng felt an unusual warmth towards her, as if she were an elder she had never met.

An illusion? Or... Gu Cheng's brown pupils suddenly contracted. She remembered where she had experienced this familiar feeling before—in that underground ruin, with Jiang Xuewei.

"You are..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old man's cloudy eyes suddenly rolled upwards, revealing a vertical, eerie green snake-like pupil underneath.

Why is Ying Qiuhuai here?

Gu Cheng's body trembled slightly, cold sweat soaking through her inner shirt, and she almost instinctively prepared to activate the electric current.

Ying Qiuhuai just smiled.

"Miss Gu, it seems that the first phase of the experiment has been completed."

P.S. Happy Labor Day everyone!

Section 299, Chapter 293: A Stage of Victory

"Your heart rate is over 120 beats per minute, short and rapid, your breathing is slow and long, and your neck and back muscles are tense. Miss Gu, you seem a little nervous."

Ying Qiuhuai sat up straight, her face, with its dense, spiderweb-like wrinkles, trembling slightly with the movement. She looked at Gu Cheng, who was wary, and her lips moved slightly: "I mean no harm."

Jormungandr, the Tail-Eating Serpent, a giant serpent entwined around the sails of an apocalypse ship, is a threat in itself. Gu Cheng touched the lining of her coat; the protective metal plate lay quietly in her pocket.

"You can't kill me."

Ying Qiuhuai pursed her lips, revealing deep brown age spots. She continued, "Even I cannot kill myself." She was the ouroboros, a symbol of self-destruction, both the beginning and the end.

"Please sit down. I know you have many questions, so I reserved a seat for you in advance."

The old woman picked up her mahogany cane and pointed with the base of the cane to the chair beside her.