I stared quietly at the doorway, wondering who was coming.
I remember that when I fainted, Shi Jiu was by my side the whole time.
So I am lying here now, probably because Corpse Nine took me away.
The person who came in was my senior brother. When he saw me sit up, he quickly said, "Don't move. Your injuries are very serious. Don't make any big movements."
At this moment, Master and Mistress also came in: "Xiao Xi, how are your injuries? Tell your Uncle-Master if you feel uncomfortable anywhere."
My teacher's wife walked to the bedside, touched my face with her hand, and looked at me with concern.
Despite my condition, my master's wife and the others still treated me the same as before, and a sense of guilt spread from my heart.
"It hurts a little, but it's nothing."
"How can you be alright? You've been unconscious for over ten hours."
“We were really scared yesterday. We don’t know who it was, but they left you at the entrance of the Taoist temple, knocked on the door, and left.”
"Luckily, your master and I were home. It was Lingling who woke us up when she heard someone knocking on the door. We then got dressed and went out to check, and found you lying in front of the antique shop covered in blood."
"Your master and I were really scared at the time. We had your uncle give you some medicine before we took you to the association's hospital."
Listening to my master's wife's story, I roughly got the gist of it. Needless to say, it must have been Shi Jiu who brought me back to the antique shop. Considering my master and the others, he knocked on the door and left.
"Xiao Xi, what happened yesterday? What happened to you? How did you get so badly injured?"
"Do you remember who brought you back?" the master asked as he stepped forward.
I shook my head. Of course, I couldn't reveal the matter of Corpse Nine, otherwise I would inevitably be met with more suspicion.
"I encountered that Ghost King Yun Si yesterday and had a conflict with her." Upon hearing this, the master and the others exclaimed in unison, "What?"
"You said you encountered that Ghost King?"
What did she do to you?
I shook my head, feeling utterly weak, and lay back down.
"As you can see, I fought with Yun Si. Perhaps because Chairman Fang seriously injured her earlier, I managed to save my life."
The master frowned: "And then? How did you escape back?"
I told my master and the others everything that had happened, including how I had comprehended the Blazing Thunder Technique.
The master and the others were also very surprised after hearing this: "It's unbelievable. There may be a master helping us behind the scenes. But it's a blessing that we were spared from the Ghost King's clutches this time."
"When you encounter a vengeful ghost of the Ghost King level, even a talisman might not be able to escape from its grasp. You could say it's a blessing in disguise, at least you've learned a powerful technique."
"However, your master still has to tell you something. During this special period, you must pay attention to safety. You must never let your weapons out of your sight, otherwise you may not be so lucky next time."
Master is right. Even I was a little scared this time. If Shi Jiu hadn't arrived in time, I probably would have died under Yun Si's palm.
"Alright, Xiaoxi, you rest first. We'll go out now. If you need anything, just press the button by the bed and we'll come right away."
My master's wife gave me a few words of advice and then left with my master and the others. I imagine that a lot has happened in the association recently, especially with the Ghost Festival approaching. This is the last chance for the Taoist Association, and a rare war against evil in history is about to begin.
I lay on the bed, feeling utterly powerless, with a tearing pain emanating from my body from time to time.
"Sigh, life is so unpredictable. Just a few days ago I said I had hardly been injured, and now I'm lying in a hospital room."
He raised his chin, glanced at his ribs wrapped in bandages, and let out a long sigh.
Fortunately, my uncle-master's medical skills are superb, so there's no need to worry about any aftereffects.
But then I thought that Wu Shi might lie in this secluded ward for a long time, and tears involuntarily streamed down my face.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door of the hospital room.
I was slightly puzzled. My master and the others had just left and obviously couldn't come back. So who was the person who came in this time?
"Sister Xiaoxi, I've come to see you!"
I was overjoyed when I heard the sound.
"White Rabbit, what brings you here to see me?"
White Rabbit took a bag of fruit, walked to the bedside, sat down, stared at me, and looked me up and down, her brows gradually furrowing.
"What happened to you? How did you get so badly injured?"
"I was just thinking of coming to see you today when I heard that you were admitted to the hospital, so I rushed over to check on you."
I gave a wry smile: "So that's how it is. I wasn't very lucky this time. When I was taking a walk tonight, I ran into the Ghost King who had wiped out the association last time, and I ended up fighting him."
"If I hadn't been so lucky, I probably would have been done for yesterday, haha."
"How can you still laugh? This is too dangerous! The other party is the Ghost King! I have to avoid her if I encounter her!" White Rabbit rolled her eyes at me, but I knew she was worried about me.
I smiled with a hint of helplessness and said, "In that situation, I didn't bring anything with me. Besides, if I wanted to run away, the Ghost King would have to give me a chance."
"That's good. Although the injuries were quite severe, at least we managed to take down a Ghost King ahead of schedule, which can be considered as making a contribution in advance for the operation in a few days."
White Rabbit's eyes widened, her mouth gaped open, and she stood up abruptly: "(⊙o⊙) What? You said you defeated the Ghost King!"
"Wow, what kind of deity are you? The other party is the Ghost King! I'm really curious, how did you manage to do that?"
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