Wu Xu's genetic disease
After sorting out these things, Xueluo sorted out the snacks that were updated after upgrading to LV.5, such as drinks, cakes and biscuits, spicy strips and candies, and even traditional Chinese frozen foods such as dumplings, wontons, and buns, etc. There were almost more than a hundred kinds in total. These were the ones she had picked out from the ones after this update and had eaten. She thought they were pretty good.
In short, we filled a large truck with goods and then left the warehouse and prepared to return to the small supermarket.
Everyone knew that Xue Luo went to "purchase goods", so when she came back with the cart of snacks, the small supermarket was crowded with neighbors who came to watch the fun.
For a moment, Xueluo was a bit startled by their enthusiasm and didn't know how to greet them. Fortunately, Wu Xu, who was washing the car next door, came over to help her. Wu Xu's appearance, whether it was the neighbors or the new guests, all sensed a cold and awe-inspiring aura and became obedient.
"Everyone, I'm sorry. We'll reopen the store in the afternoon and we still need to tidy up later!" Xue Luo also took the opportunity to say.
Everyone dispersed quickly.
The white cat flicked its tail, nimbly moved through the crowd, and walked gracefully to her side. Its huge cat pupils were like sparkling blue crystals in the sunlight, and its eyes seemed to be saying, you are finally back.
Xueluo chuckled, remembering that after upgrading the warehouse just now, she discovered many new varieties of cat food, and of course she exchanged them all at once.
"Don't worry, I brought you a gift too."
Xueluo's malicious and mischievous smile naturally caught the white cat's attention.
Knowing what she had gone out for, it was of course not surprised at all.
A meow was considered as a response.
"Uncle Wu, I'm sorry to bother you again." Turning around, Xue Luo was still very polite to Wu Xu, the elder whom she trusted more.
"It's nothing." Wu Xu waited until everyone in the small supermarket had left before he finally looked at Xue Luo seriously. Even without using his mental strength to investigate, he noticed something different about her. Her whole spirit was radiant, and her former sunshine and youthfulness now had a touch of brilliance that shined through the gaps in the clouds.
"Uncle Wu...?"
Xue Luo was holding a bottle of Coke in her hand and wanted to pass it to Wu Xu. At this moment, seeing his eyes, which seemed a little cold at first glance but full of concern, she felt a little refreshed.
Wu Xu took the Coke from her hand and asked, "New bottle?"
"Yes, Uncle Wu, you try it...it might taste a little different." Xueluo said, and the white cat came over, with its furry little tail raised, and stood right between the two of them.
Hearing Xue Luo's words, her eyes fell on the bottle of Coke in Wu Xu's hand.
"Different..." Wu Xu took a look and knew what was going on. Sure enough, when he turned it on, he heard the usual sound of expanding gas being released, followed by dense black-brown bubbles.
He tilted his head back and took a sip. The taste... was still the unique taste of cola, but the mouthfeel was more delicate and better. Not to mention someone like him who was used to drinking it, even if it was his first time, he would be immediately attracted to it.
At the same time, not surprisingly, the additional status bar appeared again in front of me——
[Item: Coke
Additional status: Appetite +50, Fatigue -40, lasts for 30 minutes.
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It has twice the effect of a can of canned food!
So, just as he expected, Luo Luo not only upgraded his mental strength, but also his healing ability became stronger. Otherwise, the additional status on Coke would not have been doubled directly.
Wu Xu held a Coke in his hand and looked at Xue Luo, who was expecting his answer, and hesitated for a moment.
This kind of emotion rarely appears in people with his personality. Even the white cat who is familiar with him couldn't help but take a look.
"It's quite good, even better than before..." Wu Xu added, "Luoluo, congratulations."
really!
She knew that Uncle Wu was no ordinary person. Sure enough, T could also eat to the state. The smile on Xueluo's face became brighter and sweeter. "Uncle Wu, you... can see it too?"
Wu Xu nodded, "Xue Luo, you, you leveled up?"
Xueluo smiled and pursed her lips, "Yeah, but I still need to work harder."
Seeing her so sunny and positive, Wu Xu smiled, a rare smile on his face. "Don't worry, take your time."
He thought for a moment and then continued, "But we still need to be more careful."
Xueluo understood what he meant and nodded.
"Meow~" The white cat standing aside finally couldn't help it and made a seductive cry, it seemed that it also wanted to interrupt their conversation.
"What's wrong? You can't wait to see the gift I prepared, right?" Xue Luo always looks childish when facing the white cat, and now he couldn't help but say something.
White Cat: “…”
It curled its lips and said, "Although these cat foods are delicious, can you please save some face for me in front of acquaintances?" Of course, it only dared to think about this in its heart.
While Xue Luo was playing with the white cat, Wu Xu was watching from the side. At this moment, robot porters were coming in and out, carrying boxes in their hands, obviously with a lot of things.
He finished the Coke in his hand and thought about going to help, but he didn't have time to say it.
Suddenly, a feeling of tension came over me.
This feeling is not unfamiliar at all.
The sequelae from before have not recurred in the past few months. He has been eating instant noodles and other foods from Xue Luo for a long time, so he has been able to stick to himself for a longer time.
I never thought that it would relapse at this moment...
His brown pupils gradually turned red.
Although he was trying his best to control himself, he lowered his head, and his tightly clenched hands revealed hideous and rough blue veins, which looked extremely scary.
The white cat was the first to feel the tense atmosphere around him, and then he noticed Wu Xu's eyes that had turned red.
My heart skipped a beat.
He immediately realized that this was an outbreak of the genetic disease he had suffered in the past!
Xue Luo couldn't help but notice the white cat's movements, and soon she also noticed that something was wrong with Wu Xu's condition.
"Uncle Wu?"
Wu Xu held his forehead, trying his best to hide the redness in his eyes, "Don't worry, I'm fine!"
"Luoluo, I have something to do next door, I'm going back first!"
Without waiting for Xueluo to answer, he walked straight out, and walked so fast that Xueluo had no time to say anything.
But the red glint in his eyes just now still made Xueluo particularly concerned, "Uncle Wu, it seems... something is wrong..."
"It looks like a genetic disease." The white cat's hoarse voice sounded in her ears.
Xueluo was a little surprised that it would answer her. Turning around, she saw the cat's blue eyes were tightly focused. Now, Xueluo was also surprised. "You are worried about Uncle Wu too."
The white cat didn't answer.
Xueluo continued, "It's a genetic disease... It seems to be the same as mine..." She spoke the last sentence very softly, but who is Bai Mao? Naturally, he would not miss it. Knowing the whole story, he could not help but look at Xueluo.
At this time, Xue Luo was asking the system.
After all, a genetic potion worth 1.5 million points could even cure her terminal genetic disease, so it should be able to deal with Uncle Wu's problem as well.
But she has no points now, so she may have to wait for a while.
Xue Luo is still relatively optimistic. Money earned must be spent. Uncle Wu has helped her so much, it is time for her to help him.
But the system's cold voice brought her back to reality.
"Host, this potion is only for you to use. No one else can be cured by it."
Xueluo was very disappointed. "Then...is there any other way?"
System: "We've detected that you've awakened your healing ability. You can improve your healing ability... This system has just scanned his body. As long as your healing ability reaches level A, you can remove it."
"Really!" Xueluo was delighted for a moment, but then she remembered that she was only G-level now.
"But how long will that take..."
System: "Given your current condition, it may take six months to a year. Please work hard to run the Huaxia Supermarket and sell more Huaxia snacks. This will also help improve your mental strength and healing abilities!"
Although the white cat could not see or hear Xue Luo talking to the system, as a top fighter, it could naturally sense the mysterious presence in the air.
The young girl stood there without saying a word, but her expression changed a lot.
As long as we think about the possibility that the other party might be the "celestial maiden" in the legend, it doesn't seem strange at all that she can be associated with a mysterious and unknown existence.
It is very likely that she is connected to a higher-dimensional existence, higher than their universe.
As a former senior cadre of the alliance, it was well aware of this. Now it was observing Xue Luo silently. Just by looking at her changing expressions, it could be understood that she might have a way to solve Wu Xu's problem, but it was still a bit troublesome for her now.
But there is a way.
Or maybe...
It can also solve its own problems... However, sooner or later, it will have to return to its home planet. It knows too little about the legends and secrets of the "Goddess of Heaven". Perhaps it is time to take a look at those books that have been covered in dust for nearly a thousand years.
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Sure enough, after Xue Luo opened the shop in the afternoon, he discovered a fact that was almost exactly the same as what the system said.
As long as the customer buys snacks and eats them, she will directly receive a system reminder: [XXX is very satisfied with your snacks, +1 healing ability! ]
She didn't dare to ask whether the other party had benefited from the additional status.
She'd noticed it now. Those who could usually gain additional buffs from eating, like Uncle Wu, Gong Dongfeng, and Kong Que, all looked at her differently, with a kind of respect. This was the current alliance's courtesy towards healers. Meanwhile, those like Xie Xinghe, Uncle Wen, and Aunt Wen, who simply enjoyed the food from her small supermarket, would only praise her for her good taste and delicious food.
Xueluo felt a little annoyed when she thought about the past, "Is it possible... those looks at me in the past had so many meanings..."
Xue Luo's gaze also stayed on the online store fan group, where everyone was bragging about their stuff on a daily basis. Every time she clicked in, she would receive a lot of compliments.
When I thought about it, there were many people in this group who could enjoy the additional status, but because of what happened before, they all dived deep into the crowd, not daring to be regarded as "fun people", causing Huaxia Snack Shop to face the second crisis of closure.
Then I remembered what I had told them before, asking them to keep a low profile.
Xueluo's own face also turned red.
The white cat squatted on a high place, looking at her and talking to herself.
Xueluo noticed it and felt a little embarrassed. Now she knows it, but the habit of talking to herself is not something she can easily change.
"Why, what are you dissatisfied with?"
She was a little dissatisfied with the condescending attitude of the white cat, and she also noticed it. It immediately jumped and jumped directly to the ground in front of Xue Luo's frightened eyes!
"Snow White! Don't jump from that high!"
"Meow—" This sound seemed to be responding to her. What's so high about it! It landed lightly on the ground, its posture dignified, its snow-white fur gleaming in the sun, and its blue eyes looked at her proudly, but also with disapproval.
"You, you are really getting more and more naughty."
"Meow?" When has it ever been obedient? Don't use that word to describe it. The white cat tilted its head proudly, and with just one look, it could express such a complex meaning to Xueluo.
Xue Luo was sure that she had not misunderstood its meaning!
"You——" The more I thought about it, the angrier I became.
The man and the cat were "arguing" when suddenly the sound of an ambulance was heard outside the door, which scared them both.
"What's wrong?" Xue Luo and Bai Mao ran to the door in tacit understanding, and found that the ambulance was parked in the repair shop next door. When she thought of what happened a few days ago, her eyelids jumped and she immediately walked over.
"Xinghe! Uncle Wu..."
Xie Xinghe said hurriedly: "Luoluo, there's no time to tell you, I'll take Master to the hospital first!"
His face didn't look very good either. It seemed that he was frightened by what had just happened in the repair shop.
He got on the ambulance. Xue Luo wanted to go too, but Xie Xinghe stopped her with his eyes. As the ambulance drove away, the neighbors who were also concerned about what happened surrounded her.
"Luoluo, what's going on?"
"How could someone as strong as Xiao Wu suddenly collapse?"
"It's nothing serious!"
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The voices coming from all directions and the various questions asked were almost drowning out Xue Luo.
At this time, she finally understood why Xie Xinghe wanted to stay. It was just to explain to everyone. Otherwise, if Uncle Wu went to the hospital, it would probably be passed on by them, and when it reached the ears and mouths of other people, it would become a terminal illness.
Even the white cat was nearly overwhelmed by the throng of combative neighbors. Xueluo scooped it up into her arms, then, looking at the curious and concerned faces, explained, "Uncle Wu might be feeling unwell. It's been so hot lately, and he's been working outdoors... Car repairs are a very technical job, so he might be nervous!"
"Maybe it's hypoglycemia."
"Xinghe has gone with them too. It's not a big problem. He should be back soon."
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After sending these neighbors away, although her words just now convinced them, she was unable to convince herself.
"Bai Xue...you said Uncle Wu..."
"He will be fine." The white cat said in a firm tone, its eyes looking at her, but it seemed as if it was looking into the distance, passing through something and looking at something else.
It was its calm and firm words that eased Xueluo's heart.
In fact, Xue Luo, who was running a small supermarket in the afternoon, couldn't help but look forward to the outside from time to time, and occasionally check her own intelligent brain, all because she was looking forward to when Uncle Wu would come back and when Xie Xinghe would give her a definite news.
The white cat also saw what she was thinking and walked to her side. Compared with her anxiety, it was very calm.
Finally, when the sun was about to set and the sky was filled with dusky clouds, Xueluo received a message from Xie Xinghe: [Luoluo, are we ready to come back now?]
Xueluo quickly replied: [So soon? Not staying overnight?]
Xie Xinghe: [The doctor said it wasn't a serious problem, just an old one. He suggested staying overnight, but Master said he was fine and refused to be hospitalized no matter what... He was even scolding me for acting on my own!]
Xue Luo always felt that something was wrong.
But the genetic disease that Uncle Wu suffered from was not a simple problem. Although it was not as serious as her original terminal illness, it also had a great impact on the body. Otherwise, the system would not have said that she had to reach A-level healing ability before it could be solved.
Xueluo replied to Xie Xinghe: [Okay, be careful on the road. I'll prepare the meal! By the way, did the doctor tell me about any foods I should avoid?]
Xie Xinghe also told her everything.
Xueluo closed the window, feeling a little uneasy. She couldn't help but look at the white cat beside her and said, "Uncle Wu obviously has a genetic disease, but Xinghe said that the hospital's doctor said it was an old problem? Can't they see it?" It's impossible. Even the terminal illness she had could be seen, so it's impossible for them not to see a genetic disease like Uncle Wu's.
White Cat didn't expect her to ask such a sharp question, and she also asked the crux of the matter.
It thought for a moment before answering Xueluo, "Perhaps his genetic disease is different from that of ordinary people and is more recessive."
As a former comrade-in-arms, it certainly knew the cause of Wu Xu's genetic disease, but until the other party was unwilling to tell Xue Luo, it would of course keep the secret for him.
Xueluo didn't think too much about it: "This situation does exist..."
Xueluo wanted to ask something else.
"Aren't we going to welcome them? Aren't we going to the supermarket to buy groceries?" said the white cat.
She always felt that it seemed to be hiding something from her. After looking at it a few more times, Xueluo swallowed her doubts and decided to wait and see. "Let's go now. You can help me watch the store."
She was not polite at all.
Now, the white cat has become accustomed to it.
When Xue Luo came back from buying groceries, she happened to meet Wu Xu who got off the car with Xie Xinghe.
"Uncle Wu!" Xueluo's eyes lit up as she looked at Wu Xu, "Uncle Wu, you..."
Wu Xu frowned and took the vegetables, fruits and meat that were a bit heavy from her hand.
"No, Uncle Wu, I can do it myself."
"Uncle Wu, I'm not as fragile as you think."
Indeed, he looked no different from usual, with a somewhat fierce look in his eyes and eyebrows, but he was very gentle in front of Xueluo.
But Xueluo refused to let go, "That won't work, Uncle Wu, you just got out of the hospital!"
"Luoluo, let me bring it up. I'm going to give you a free meal today!" Xie Xinghe said with a smile. He seemed quite relaxed, which immediately relieved Xue Luo's nervous mood.
Xue Luo let him take the thing in her hand.
"Master, Bai Xue is here to pick us up!" Xie Xinghe glanced at the white cat on the steps and couldn't help but say happily.
The white cat stood on the steps and looked at the three of them. No one knew what emotion was written in its deep blue eyes, just like the night sky that was dyed half black.
A gust of wind came.
"The wind is blowing." Wu Xu said lightly. When he looked into its animal eyes, he felt a deep sense of familiarity.
"Let's go, let's go back!" Xueluo said with a smile, and couldn't help waving to the white cat: "Bai Xue, you've worked hard to look after the store."
As Wu Xu passed the steps, he happened to meet the white cat. The man and the cat stared at each other, and soon, the white cat turned around and nimbly walked back to the store. It was just like before. Luo Luo had raised the cat for several months, and he would see it tomorrow, but the white cat acted as if he was unfamiliar with it. Xie Xinghe, on the other hand, looked as if he was already accustomed to it.
The next day.
"Mr. Garland!" Xue Luo looked at the middle-aged man who walked in with a bit of surprise. Of course, ever since Uncle Wu introduced him to the store last time, Mr. Garland, who looked no ordinary man, although he seldom came here, often called to make purchases, and each time he purchased large quantities.
"Miss Xueluo, good afternoon." Garland said with a smile, taking off his hat. He still had a faint smell of disinfectant on him, as if he had just been somewhere. Garland saw Xueluo's confusion and nodded his chin towards the car repair shop next door. "Look, I just saw him."
Xueluo also knew that Mr. Jialan was Uncle Wu's friend, so she asked with concern, "Mr. Jialan, how is Uncle Wu doing now?"
"It's okay. At least they can still kick me out alive and well." Garland said humorously.
Xueluo couldn't help laughing: "Maybe Uncle Wu wants to be alone."
Garland: "He called me corny."
Xueluo coughed.
Even the white cat beside it snorted, with a sneer in its blue eyes.
"Ms. Xueluo, look—even your cat is laughing at me." Although she said so, Xueluo didn't seem unhappy at all. She walked to the counter and stood there, her eyes seemingly scanning the small supermarket. "I haven't been here for a long time. There are many more kinds of snacks in the store."
"Mr. Garland, do you want to go shopping?"
Garland was still quite interested, "Okay."
Xue Luo continued to handle the business in the online store, and also planned to exchange some snacks suitable for nourishing her mental strength from the system, and then go to see Uncle Wu.
Jia Lan was carrying a small basket, looking at the newly added snacks. As he picked, he said to Xue Luo, "Old Wu is a stubborn person. He always keeps things to himself and never speaks out loud."
Xueluo listened, and the white cat also listened with its ears pricked up.
"Mr. Garland, Uncle Wu..." Xueluo couldn't help but ask, "Does Uncle Wu have some genetic disease? In fact, a few days ago, his eyes suddenly turned red here, and he looked very abnormal... He fainted yesterday afternoon. If Xinghe hadn't been in the store, I... I really can't imagine..."
Just thinking about it makes me a little scared.
After listening to her words, Garland looked at the young girl in front of him and was sure that the expression of concern on her face could not be fake. He also felt that the care that Old Wu had shown over the years was not in vain.
"Ms. Xueluo, do you really want to know?" Garland asked back.
The lighthearted, teasing smile in his eyes was gone, and instead there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
The white cat could see that this old friend was going to speak frankly. It was silent for a moment, remembering the other party's identity, and then it quietly stayed in Xue Luo's identity, waiting for the development of the next event.
"Mr. Garland, may I know?" Xueluo nodded and asked. Having experienced so much, Xueluo could tell that Uncle Wu's identity was probably not simple. He was just hiding his identity in this place for a while because of some things. Needless to say, one only needed to look at his only friend who came here: Mr. Garland to know.
As for Mr. Garland, his demeanor at this moment did not seem like that of an ordinary person.
"Of course," Garland said.
"Actually, he and I are both from the military."
Xueluo was slightly surprised. Whether it was Mr. Garland or Uncle Wu, their temperaments did not make people think that they were from the Alliance Military. It was simply because one of them was too laid-back, and the other was... a little too fierce.
Of course, when they get serious, they still have a military temperament.
The more Xueluo thought about it, the more she felt that it was true. She looked at Garland. His straight figure and posture always looked like pine and bamboo, but he always loved to smile and had a lazy temperament, which made it difficult for people to associate him with that aspect.
"Why... doesn't it look like it?" Garland asked with amusement.
"Of course not...it's just my stereotype." Xue Luo scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Hahahaha." Garland casually put a hawthorn stalk into the basket in his hand and said, "Nothing. Well, you just asked about Old Wu's genetic disease, right?"
"Then I have to tell you a story." Garland walked to the counter, looked into Xueluo's eyes, and said.
This story is actually very ordinary according to the novels and TV dramas that Xue Luo had read in her previous life, but when you put yourself in the perspective of the parties involved, you will find it so thrilling.
Long ago, an officer was ordered to lead his soldiers to the border at the end of the starry sea. Unfortunately, their team encountered the then-aggressive Zerg Queen and its high-ranking Zerg soldiers. They were captured and taken back to the Zerg Nest. All of them possessed psychic powers, and the Zerg soldiers served them as delicacies to the Zerg Queen.
In the humid palace of the Worm Mother, the officer, bound in a thick cocoon, watched helplessly as the Worm Mother devoured a soldier every day. Thirty days later, he finally found an opportunity, injured the Worm Mother's vital points, and destroyed her nest. However, the silver liquid spit out by the enraged Worm Mother, a highly toxic ray, corroded his spiritual sea.
Even though he was rescued later, even the top healers could only suppress this kind of radiation. Occasionally, when he could not suppress it, the spiritual sea in his body would go berserk and a large amount of toxins would accumulate. It was very similar to a common genetic disease, but it was not that simple. It would only make the patient live a life worse than death.
In addition, he also developed a serious mental illness after watching his subordinates, who had once smiled and voiced in front of him, being eaten one by one by the insect mother.
Some people call it anorexia, but it is not simple anorexia. In fact, he can smell the aroma of food but cannot eat.
You can only stay healthy by relying on a variety of nutrient solutions.
Neither the military leaders nor the healers were able to purify him, and they suspected that the insect mother might have put a mental stamp on him.
Later, three or four years later, he retired.
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"Until now—it's been almost eight years." Garland said slowly.
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