As she was speaking, she had already found Bu Shendan and was about to eat it when Wen Zuo stopped her, saying, "What's her name? Check the information on the forum first."

“Bu Shendan.” Seeing Wen Zuo lower his head and fiddle with his phone, Mo Shuwan put down the pill she was holding. “It’s certain that the ‘universe’ we live in is facing a huge crisis, and the cause of this situation is the guy we encountered in the dark world last time. Their power is so special that there are not many people in the entire ‘universe’ who can resist it.”

Wen Zuo had already entered a post describing Bu Shendan, and while reading it, he said, "Those dark forces with powerful corrosive properties?" After saying that, he looked up and sized Mo Shuwan up and down, his face full of helplessness, "So the reason you've become like this is because you've acquired another dark arrow?"

"yes."

Thinking of the last scene she witnessed, Mo Shuwan sighed, "It was even more suffocating than I imagined. My life force was almost completely drained before I could subdue those rioting dark forces."

At that time, Mo Shuwan's situation was actually very critical. Later, the dark forces of the riot almost drained her dry. If she hadn't used the quality enhancement card she got from Zheng Shanhe in time, she probably would have been completely devoured by the dark forces.

Wen Zuo reached out and patted Mo Shuwan's head tenderly.

"How's your opinion?"

"It's edible, it's good stuff."

Mo Shuwan then threw the ginseng pill into her mouth. Under Wen Zuo's anxious gaze, she swallowed it without even chewing it. Fortunately, the ginseng pill took effect quickly, and her body visibly recovered. After she had fully recovered, before she could even observe whether there were any changes in her body, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

Mo Shuwan, her face buried in Wen Zuo's arms, smiled and raised her hand to comfort him by gently tugging at his hair.

Immersed in their own emotions, Wen Zuo and Mo Shuwan did not notice that the healing stone that had been hanging around her neck suddenly began to glow, and that light directly merged into Wen Zuo's body, which was right next to her.

Wen Zuo suddenly paused, looking at his palm with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?"

"I felt a little strange just now. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I could tell there was no malice involved."

Mo Shuwan was relieved. "That's good. I brought back a lot of things this time. You should be able to use them."

Watching Mo Shuwan take out bottle after bottle of mineral water, Wen Zuo looked on in surprise. He picked up a bottle and examined it closely before noticing something strange: the water inside was constantly bubbling. "This isn't water?"

"Well, I don't know exactly what it is, but it's a good thing. Hurry up and take a soak while there's still time before the competition starts." Thinking that she had been soaking for several days, Mo Shuwan became a little anxious. She quickly threw the mineral water bottle she had just taken out back into the storage space and grabbed Wen Zuo's hand to pull him to the bathroom.

Fortunately, the room had everything, including a bathtub. I filled the bathtub with the hot spring water I brought back. "I already soaked in it when I went up. This stuff is only effective once, so hurry up and get in."

Wen Zuo chuckled and pinched Mo Shuwan's nape before stepping into the bathtub. "I haven't said anything yet."

"No need to say anything, I have mind-reading abilities."

After Wen Zuo was fully submerged in the bathtub, Mo Shuwan stayed with him for a while before turning around and leaving.

She needs to get them all soaked in it quickly so they'll have a better chance of winning the competition.

When Liu Dongcheng opened the door, Chen Jiaxu, who was sitting in the room in a daze, suddenly trembled. His eyes instantly showed a look of fear. But before he could recover from the shock of the captain's arrival, he felt an itch on his forehead, as if something wanted to break through his skin.

Following Liu Dongcheng into the house, Mo Shuwan happened to see Chen Jiaxu suddenly jump onto the bed and bury himself under the covers. "Tsk tsk, you got so scared when you saw me?"

She had only meant to joke with Chen Jiaxu, but after saying it, she noticed that Chen Jiaxu, who was hiding under the covers, was trembling violently. She frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Dongcheng was also a little surprised by Chen Jiaxu's reaction. "He wasn't like this just now, but he was just spacing out."

Actually, apart from being a bit timid, Chen Jiaxu is quite optimistic as long as he doesn't encounter danger. Now that he heard him staring blankly, he immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly walked over and pulled the blanket off.

Chen Jiaxu trembled and covered his head, "Captain, I'm fine, I want to sleep."

"You call this nothing?" Mo Shuwan reached out to grab Chen Jiaxu's hand. Her strength was far beyond what Chen Jiaxu could resist, and she easily pulled away his hand, which was tightly protecting his head.

A pale black horn loomed prominently on Chen Jiaxu's forehead, and strangely enough, the horn was slowly growing larger.

Liu Dongcheng's heart sank as he approached the bedside. "They're exactly the same enemies we encountered in the dark world."

Perhaps because he had been discovered, Chen Jiaxu no longer concealed himself. He stared dejectedly at the ceiling, tears streaming down his face. He choked out, "Am I going to die? Now that I've become like this, I'm your enemy."

"Bullshit," Liu Dongcheng snorted.

"Tell me what happened first. Only if you explain it clearly can we help you solve the problem."

Perhaps because Mo Shuwan and Liu Dongcheng reacted too calmly and did not show any disgust towards him, Chen Jiaxu's emotions gradually stabilized, and the horns that had been growing rapidly slowly shrank back until his forehead returned to normal.

“Someone just approached me and said they wanted to make a deal with me. I thought that since this was the location of the Time Bus competition, no one would dare to lay a hand on me, so I went with them. But as soon as I got there, that person shoved something into my mouth and forced me to swallow it. He also said that if I got emotional, horns would grow on my forehead.”

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