On the Ark.

Swire, seeing the fruit basket less than a meter away, immediately jumped out of bed: "You idiot! Are you trying to kill me?!"

Chen didn't even look at Swire, and said indifferently, "Although I can't completely control Chixiao, I can still make it avoid you."

"you!"

Hoshiguma held Swire down and shook his head at her.

Chen looked at Lin Ye, or rather, at the area around Lin Ye.

In the few short seconds that Chen drew his sword, there were no fewer than eight cuts in the room, but the closest one was more than two meters away from Lin Ye.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, realizing what was happening.

Chi Xiao refused to attack Lin Ye.

In fact, she had already noticed this when she drew her sword, so she consciously guided Chixiao's attack towards Lin Ye, but...

Chen put his hands behind his back.

Fresh blood slowly seeped from between his fingers.

Chapter 179 A Favor from Longmen

The contrast between Lin Ye and Chen Bajian's reactions shocked Swire and Hoshiguma.

Hoshiguma lowered the shield she had just raised, her eyes still filled with disbelief. Swire, on the other hand, disregarded her role as a patient, quickly pulled out the IV drip, got off the bed, and then her roar echoed in the room.

"Fuck your mother, you damn dragon, you cut up all my shoes!"

No one responded to her.

With no other option, Swire walked barefoot to Lin Ye's side and asked, "How did you do that? And what the hell is this sword?"

“This is Chixiao,” Chen said coldly, “not Guijian.”

"Say what you will, but what I'm more concerned about is, when you drew your sword just now, was the effect your ability had, or the sword's ability?" Swire asked Chen the crucial question.

This was also what Lin Ye was concerned about. After all, when Chi Xiao was in his hands, he had clearly pulled it out halfway, yet nothing happened. But in Chen's hands, it turned into a weapon that attacked indiscriminately, even though Chen hadn't completely pulled Chi Xiao out. Could this be the so-called sword energy? This was far too fantastical.

Chen was silent for a moment before replying, "This is the power of Chixiao itself."

"Is there really such a sinister power?" Swire was still not quite convinced.

Chen glanced at Swire and decided not to bother with her anymore.

Hoshiguma also walked over and looked at Lin Ye: "Since this is the inherent power of the Crimson Sky Sword, why couldn't Doctor Lin unleash it? Of course, I'm more curious about how you pulled it out, Doctor Lin. To be honest, I also tried to pull out this sword, but I couldn't succeed. It was as if it was being sucked in by a huge suction force. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't pull it out. Could it be that you are stronger than me, Doctor Lin?"

Although Lin Ye was reluctant to admit that he was weaker than a woman, in this world, racial advantages were indeed more important than gender advantages. Moreover, Hoshiguma was taller than him and was wielding a massive shield that looked quite heavy, so Lin Ye was somewhat aware of his own limitations: "No, no, no, my strength is definitely no match for yours."

"How did you do that?" Hoshiguma asked curiously. "Do you have any special talent?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment and said, "I actually do."

"Oh?"

"Well, Officer Chen actually knows that too." Lin Ye scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "I have a natural affinity for animals."

"...Huh?" Hoshiguma thought Lin Ye was joking. "Is this considered a special talent?"

Swire looked at Lin Ye with some curiosity and asked, "What kind of affability?"

"I don't need anesthesia when I spay female cats," Lin Ye began, giving an example.

Shi Huai-ya: "..."

Lin Ye thought Swire didn't believe him, so he added, "Really, I'm not lying to you. I used to be a veterinarian in Chernobog, and a lot of people there know me."

Swire took a deep breath. She suspected that Lin Ye was being indecent, but she had no evidence: "But you clearly told me before that you were a psychiatrist on Rhodes Island."

"Yes, I'm a psychologist now, but I used to be a veterinarian."

"...Why do you speak so matter-of-factly?"

“Because it’s true,” Lin Ye said. “Do you think I’m lying to you?”

At this moment, Chen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again: "Alright, let's call it a day."

That's it?

"Yes, the statement has been taken, right?" Chen looked at Hoshiguma.

"Huh?" Hoshiguma then remembered that she was here to give a statement, and quickly returned to her previous spot, picked up her notebook, and said, "It's already done."

“Then let’s go,” Chen said. “We’ve already taken up a lot of Dr. Lin Ye’s time today, I’ll take him home.”

"What are you talking about?" Swire glared at Chen. "You're just leaving like that?"

Chen said calmly, "Otherwise what?"

“The whole story isn’t clear yet,” Swire said. “We still don’t know anything about you, the swordsman…”

"What did you say?"

"Sorry, I misspoke. What I meant was, why does your sword react to other people but not to you, its master, or rather, why is it unwilling to accept you as its master?"

"You're overthinking things." Chen turned around and left the room first. "Besides, this is my sword, it has nothing to do with you."

"Hey, you! You're just running away because you can't win an argument?!" Swire grinned angrily. "Let Lin Ye try again! Hey! You damn dragon, come back here!"

Chen did not return.

Hoshiguma held down the furious Swire: "Alright, Swire, that's enough."

"What? What do you mean by 'that's enough'? It's like I'm the one bullying her," Swire said. "I'm the patient, you be the judge. She pulled out a sword and chopped up my ECG monitor, cut up my fruit basket, and chopped my slippers in half! Now she hasn't even apologized and just ran away, acting like I'm the one bullying her."

Hoshiguma sighed, "You two are like oil and water, neither of you can say anything to the other."

Lin Ye looked at Swire with some curiosity: "Why did you say the ECG monitor is yours? Isn't it hospital property?"

“This hospital is owned by my family,” Swire said matter-of-factly.

Lin Ye remained silent for a moment, then turned and left.

"Hey, why are you leaving too? One by one, you're abandoning me, a patient!" Swire was furious. "You stop right there."

Lin Ye stopped.

"Turn around!"

Lin Ye could only slowly turn around, and then saw Swire toss him a sliced ​​apple.

"That good-for-nothing dragon is really more trouble than he's worth." Swire crossed her arms and pouted. "Here's some fruit for you, make do with it."

"Uh." Lin Ye was still a little surprised. "Thank you."

“There’s no need to thank me, you saved my life,” Swire said. “Do you remember what I told you last night?”

"what?"

“You saved me, and I will repay you. I will help you with anything you want within my power.” Swire turned around and waved her hand. “I’m not some nobody. I will definitely repay your life-saving grace. Think about what you want. I’m going to sleep. Don’t bother me.”

Seeing Lin Ye's surprise, Hoshiguma smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"That's just the kind of person Swire is, even though she has a bit of a spoiled princess attitude."

"Who's throwing a tantrum like a spoiled princess?!" Swire snapped again. "And don't let that good-for-nothing dragon drive my car again!"

……

Swire ultimately failed to get her wish, and Chen still drove her sports car to take Lin Ye back to the building.

Throughout the journey, Chen remained silent with a tense expression, which made Lin Ye hesitant to speak, given Chen's overwhelming presence. Furthermore, before leaving the hospital, Hoshiguma gave Lin Ye some words of advice.

"Old Chen values ​​that sword very much. She has worked very hard to get the sword to accept her. So what happened today may have affected her. You should know her temper. I hope you can be understanding. I'll treat you to a meal next time you come to Longmen."

So, after receiving a favor from Swire, he also received a meal from Hoshiguma.

When the sports car stopped in front of the building, Lin Ye thanked him and was about to get out of the car when Chen called him back. He turned around and found that Chen was handing Chi Xiao to him.

"Could you please try again?" Chen said.

"This..." Lin Ye hesitated. Pulling out Chi Xiao again would be like stabbing Chen Yi in the back again. "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"Consider it my request," Chen said in a low voice. "Please try again."

Since things had come to this point, Lin Ye couldn't refuse, so he nodded, reached out, and grasped the hilt of Chi Xiao's sword.

Just like the first time, Lin Ye drew Chi Xiao without any difficulty, the dark red sword blade seemingly merging into the setting sun.

Chen looked at Chixiao, his eyes filled with an unreadable expression.

Lin Ye pushed the sword back.

Chen was silent for a moment, then said softly, "It likes you more than me."

"Uh, maybe?" Lin Ye didn't know what to say when a sword caught his eye.

"That's all for now. Thank you for today." Chen put away Chixiao. "I might need your help again in the future regarding this sword."

"If I can help."

"Yes, you should know my phone number, right?"

"know."

"That's good. If you encounter any problems in Longmen in the future, just call me," Chen said. "As long as it's within my power and doesn't violate the law."

Lin Ye was very surprised.

"That's fine then." Chen stepped on the gas, and the sports car quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

Chapter 180 Seven Cats

Back in his room, Lin Ye was still pondering Chi Xiao's matter when ACE's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

“I also said that if you don’t come back soon, I’m going to call you to ask how things are going.”

Lin Ye looked up and saw ACE sitting by the window, holding a book. It's said that most people in Terra enjoy reading. The internet in Terra is far less developed than in Lin Ye's previous life; cell phones are basically only used for making calls and sending text messages.

"Why?" Lin Ye asked.

"After what happened last night, didn't you really feel anything at all?" ACE closed the book. "Right now, everyone in Lungmen is on edge. Because of last night's events, the Lungmen citizens' resentment towards the infected has reached its peak. I heard they're making a scene in front of the city hall, demanding that all the infected be expelled from Lungmen."

Lin Ye was somewhat surprised: "Is it that serious already?"