Go back? There's no going back.

Could it be that... this is the legendary paradise?

This speculation appeared in Su Wei's mind for less than three seconds before he pushed it back into the ground.

Because he had noticed that there was still a needle stuck in his hand.

During the time he lost consciousness, an unknown liquid was continuously being injected into his body from the glass bottle on the iron rack beside the bed.

"So, this is... a hospital?"

"I...was saved?"

Su Wei blinked his lifeless eyes again and again, silently digesting this fact.

"I remember last night..."

The scene of the undead swinging the giant axe reappeared in his mind - for some reason, the giant axe did not hit him, but instead chopped down diagonally, brushing against his skin.

Afterwards, the surrounding land was shrouded in shadows, and an extremely huge white bone dragon crawled out of the shadows.

During this time, Su Wei's waist was suddenly entangled by a furry tail, and he was pulled away from his original position, narrowly avoiding the dragon's war trampling.

However, although he had run a long way, with a roar from the giant white bone dragon, Su Wei felt that all his strength was gone and his consciousness was interrupted.

Su Wei originally thought that all that was just his fantasy before he died, but now it seems that he was...really rescued at that time.

But, who is it?

Su Wei couldn't remember that in the past ten years or so, he had ever met any creature with a furry tail... No, wait?

The image of a white-haired woman who once sat on his bed and undressed flashed through his mind.

"Could it be that she...?"

Su Wei frowned, becoming more and more confused: "But if it was really her, why did she save me? Shouldn't she want to poke my eyes out?"

Su Wei tried hard to think about the lifesaver last night.

But gradually, his thoughts still drifted uncontrollably to another person who was present at the time.

The memories in my head flashed back again, finally settling on the strange woman in black robe last night.

Even though they look nothing like each other.

Even the voices were not similar.

On one side are ordinary older women, and on the other side are witches who are capable of destroying nations and have already reached the top of the food chain on this continent at a young age.

To others, there is no comparison between the two.

But...Su Wei doesn't think so.

In Su Wei's mind, the little tune that the witch hummed last night after she leisurely captured the bodyguard lady was still fresh in his memory.

The same.

It was clearly not a folk song from the country of Saran, nor was it a long-standing tune. At best, it was just a short piece of irregular humming. However, the tune of the witch was exactly the same as the little tune my mother often hummed.

Su Wei himself didn't have much musical talent, but he would never get this tune wrong.

He remembered it very clearly. Sixteen years ago, when he was thrown into the street by some kind-hearted person and was crying loudly in the cold evening breeze, it was his mother who was skipping by with a vegetable basket in her hand and found him.

When he was picked up from the ground, he was humming that song.

At that time, the warm embrace and cheerful tone of voice made Su Wei, who had been feeling very cold in his heart, feel at ease.

...So, although it is still unclear why the other party hid his identity and lived in the slums for eight years.

But, Jenny White is the Witch Eve.

The witch who was wanted by almost the entire continent and hated by the country was indeed the mother who had taken him in for eight years...

After thinking it all through and confirming it all again, Su Wei in the ward remained quiet and said nothing.

"……fine."

After a long time, a sudden chuckle escaped from Su Wei's mouth.

Last night, the happiest moment for Su Wei was probably when he realized that his mother was really still alive, and was even the witch who seemed to be living a much better life than he had expected.

However, what impressed him most was not this reunion.

What he remembered most clearly was not his mother's true appearance, but a casual remark she made.

I don't need any trash here.

At that moment, Su Wei realized for the first time how insignificant he was.

It was of no use at all during the whole process.

It didn't catch the other person's eye at all.

Even after being rescued and being taken away by his savior for a very long distance, he just heard a dragon's roar from afar and immediately lost his combat effectiveness and consciousness on the spot.

...too incompetent.

Too weak.

Until this moment, the other party's plain words, which he said after casually dealing with the bodyguard, were still echoing in Su Wei's mind.

…Yes.

Something useless.

Aren’t you talking about yourself now?

Su Wei suddenly wanted to laugh.

He also didn't know when he started to have the illusion that as long as he found his mother, he could be useful and help her?

…Last night, it was great not to be recognized.

Really, that’s great.

At least, in this way, the other party won't know that the little kid he had raised for eight years grew up to be a useless thing.

Rather than being recognized and stared at coldly by the other party, Su Wei would rather die quietly.

"So, she doesn't need me. My eight years of investigation and searching were just my wishful thinking..."

Muttering this, Su Wei raised his head again, staring blankly at the ceiling with his increasingly empty pupils.

Click, click...

Just then, a crisp sound of footsteps came from the corridor outside the ward, approaching from afar.

"Ah! Are you awake?"

A clear female voice sounded in Su Wei's ears. He turned around and saw a nurse in white sticking her head in from outside the door and their eyes met.

"Please wait a moment. I'll call the dean over right away."

Giving Su Wei a gentle smile, the nurse turned around and ran away quickly.

"..."

Being disturbed by the outside world, Su Wei's thoughts were slightly pulled out of the quagmire.

Recalling what the nurse had just said, he began to feel confused.

'Go and call the dean over?'

The only actual injury he suffered this time seemed to be the sound of a dragon's roar heard from a distance.

is it so serious?

Do we have to trouble the dean to do it himself?

Could it be that he suffered internal injuries?

Could it be that I will be intubated and have my limbs amputated later...

No... rather, where exactly is this place? Which hospital is this?

Could it be a shady hospital?

When Su Wei was a child, he read in the newspaper that some people in the royal city worked hard for half their lives, but accidentally got sick and went to a black-hearted hospital for cheap treatment. Instead, they went bankrupt due to the treatment and even owed a lot of debts.

Thinking of this, his numb thoughts returned to reality, and Su Wei silently looked around at the medical instruments of all sizes that were in operation.

He was not sure whether the gentle maid had bought him medical insurance every year during the eight years he had been in the princess's palace...

Now, my mother doesn't need me, and it's not my turn to repay the First Princess's kindness. Even last night, I owed a fox... no, I owed a fox fairy for saving my life.

These three measures have been taken at the same time. If he is hospitalized and goes bankrupt... Su Wei feels that his life is almost over.

...No, if you think about it carefully, although this result is not very decent, it seems not bad?

The high and mighty princess probably won't need my insignificant gratitude in this lifetime.

The adoptive mother who had been missing for eight years was living a much better life than he had imagined.

Su Wei suddenly realized that his life... had been complete.

The two most important people in the world are not something a small character like him should worry about.

In this way, even if I take a short break in the future, or even a longer break, it won’t make any difference, right?

Just as Su Wei was thinking about this absentmindedly, two hurried footsteps were heard from the corridor outside.

The next second, the half-closed door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.

Accompanied by a nurse, a middle-aged doctor wearing a white coat, a slightly bald head and thick glasses walked quickly into the room and came to Su Wei.

"Great, great, great, great, you finally woke up--!"

For some reason, this doctor, who had a "Vice President" tag on his chest and looked very reliable, smiled with a look of relief after seeing Su Wei.

"Um, are my injuries... serious?"

Looking at the other party's overly exaggerated reaction, Su Wei was stunned and asked in a calm tone.

"Hmm? No... it's not serious. You are essentially just suffering from the aftermath of a mental shock."

Seeing that the patient who had regained consciousness could still communicate normally, the middle-aged doctor breathed a sigh of relief again, with an even happier look on his face.

"What we are worried about is that... you are not a cultivator, your body and mind are very fragile, and you have been unconscious for much longer than we expected..."

As he said this, the middle-aged doctor pushed his glasses, as if he was saved, and showed Su Wei an approachable and friendly smile: "Do you still feel uncomfortable now?"

"No, except that I feel a little weak, I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

"Fatigue is normal. Anyone who suffers a mental shock will experience such symptoms in the short term..."

"…Is that so? That's fine then."

Facing the other party's particularly eager gaze, Su Wei also smiled gently.

He became more and more certain that he was admitted to some unscrupulous and irregular hospital.

After all, he was just a rat man born in the slums.

If there was no inside information, how could the vice president of a hospital be so caring to me?

"Can I ask which hospital this is?"

As the vice president and the nurse carefully examined him, Su Wei, whose expression remained calm, still asked this question.

"This is the Third Hospital of the Royal City."

Hearing this, the nurse who was recording the instrument data also gave Su Wei a gentle smile.

……Um?

The unexpected answer made Su Wei stunned.

Wangcheng Third Hospital. As far as I can remember, this hospital is the third-class hospital closest to the main gate in Wangcheng.

Although the fees are a bit high and medical disputes are said to be quite frequent, it is still a regular hospital with complete procedures.

...Ah?

Isn't this some strange hospital?

"Can I ask how I got here?"

Looking at the nurse, Su Wei scratched his head, a look of confusion appeared on his pale face: "Sorry, I was completely unconscious yesterday..."

"It's okay. Although the camera didn't capture that kind-hearted person, you were suddenly dropped off at the main entrance of the hospital in the early hours of last night."