Gu Da Miao: So this is what you are afraid of

The first family found was Cui Haiming, who was attacked by the nightmare beast at the same time as Shen Shenzhi.

When Gu Wenye first heard the name, he felt it sounded familiar. It was not until he saw the person that he suddenly remembered who Cui Haiming was.

Cui Haiming was once one of his subordinates, but Cui Haiming did not stay with him for too long at first. In the first battle after he took over the integration of the army and the Seventh Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Cui Haiming retired after the battle because of the serious injuries he suffered in the war and lost an arm.

Cui Haiming's eyes lit up when he saw Gu Wenye, and he excitedly welcomed him in, "General Gu? Why are you here? Who is this?"

"This is my partner, Mr. Qiu Yanping." Gu Wenye first introduced Qiu Yanping to his former subordinates.

Qiu Yanping looked into Cui Haiming's eyes. Three faint gray Liujia lines were already visible in his eyes, indicating that this nightmare beast had been haunting Cui Haiming for at least three months. Once the six strands of the Liujia line were formed, Cui Haiming would be in imminent danger.

Gu Wenye said, "Mrs. Jiang said that you haven't been feeling well recently. The brothers in the team wanted to come over to see you, but too many people would disturb you, so I came alone. My partner happens to know some rare medical skills, so I thought of bringing him along to see you."

Jiang Tai was in the same batch of soldiers as Cui Haiming and had a very good relationship with Cui Haiming. Jiang Tai would sometimes invite Cui Haiming to join the brothers in the military for dinner. However, Gu Wenye rarely attended, so his impression of Cui Haiming was not as deep as that of others.

Cui Haiming didn't find it too strange that Gu Wenye used Jiang Tai as an excuse. He nodded, smiled and said, "Haha, Jiang Tai always makes a fuss. I don't know how he talked to everyone and even surprised General Gu." He poured hot tea while talking, "Maybe I fell asleep while chatting at his house last time, and this guy exaggerated it and made it a joke. General Gu, don't listen to him."

Cui Haiming said indifferently that he had indeed been in a much worse mental state in the past month, but he felt that he was far from needing anyone to visit him.

"It's better to make a fuss than to be careless." Gu Wenye said. He shook his head slightly and patted Cui Haiming's shoulder in disapproval. Cui Haiming's body stiffened. One of his arms was removed that year, and the reason was indeed largely related to his carelessness back then.

Qiu Yanping was observing the expressions of the two men from the side, and when he saw Cui Haiming's face change, he guessed what was going on. He glanced at Gu Wenye. General Gu was very straightforward in his words. Has he really never been surrounded in an alley and beaten with a sack?

If it was anyone else who was given this warning about exposing scars, Cui Haiming would probably have to teach that person a lesson, but now the target was Gu Wenye, and Cui Haiming could only nod vigorously with respect on his face.

He remembered how much rights Gu Wenye had fought for him and how much help he had given him after he had to retire due to a serious injury.

The kindness of adding icing on the cake is far less grateful than the help of timely assistance. Even though this was just a piece of cake for the news industry, it was indeed a great help to Cui Haiming who was in trouble at that time.

"General Gu is right. I will go see a doctor some other day." Cui Haiming said. He accepted all of Gu Wenye's suggestions without missing a word.

"No need to do it another day." Qiu Yanping suddenly said. Cui Haiming then turned his attention back to the man who had not spoken a word since he entered the room.

Speaking of which, Cui Haiming was a little surprised that General Gu actually found a same-sex partner. But think about it, for a man as strong and powerful as General Gu to have a man standing next to him, there is actually not much incongruity. Nowadays, technology is so advanced that an artificial uterus can be created. Anyone who wants a child can create one by himself.

"Have you been feeling sleepy for no reason lately? Have you been unable to control your sleeping patterns, always falling asleep and waking up suddenly without control? Have nightmares as soon as you fall asleep?" Qiu Yanping asked a lot of questions in a row, and Cui Haiming was stunned.

He responded in detail and was somewhat surprised that the other party knew so much.

"How did you tell?" Cui Haiming couldn't help but ask in confusion. He nodded and said, "It's just like what you said. Especially in the past month, this situation has happened more frequently. Is there something missing in my body that needs to be replenished?" Cui Haiming said as he took out a bag of health products for replenishing qi and blood and kidney deficiency from the drawer under the coffee table in front of him. "I've been taking these recently. Do you think they're of no use?"

Qiu Yanping took a quick look and saw something like Shenbao tablets, blahblabla... He had no idea what the ingredients were in these health products. Qiu Yanping was only familiar with the herbal prescriptions prescribed by doctors in the past. How could he be sure whether these health products were really useful for the body?

He coughed lightly, waved his hand and said, "Your illness has nothing to do with these health products. Just lie down on the bed and I'll give you two injections and you'll be fine." As he spoke, he spread out his bag of gold needles and thread. A row of shiny gold needles of different lengths made people dizzy.

Cui Haiming's face turned pale when he saw the densely packed needles. He swallowed and looked at Gu Wenye for help, "General Gu? This..." Is your wife kidding me? QAQ

Gu Wenye looked at Cui Haiming with a serious face, and Cui Haiming swallowed.

Seeing that the other party had not moved his buttocks, Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows and said, "You can get the injection here, but I think it's better to get the injection while lying on the bed."

Cui Haiming: “…”

Out of unconditional trust in the journalism industry, Cui Haiming lay motionless on the bed with a head full of gold needles, sleeping very soundly.

When Qiu Yanping was about to force out the Nightmare Beast again, Gu Wenye suddenly stopped him from moving. He looked into Qiu Yanping's eyes and whispered, "No matter what you see, remember that it is not real. I am by your side."

Qiu Yanping smiled and responded, "The Nightmare Beast caught me off guard and I was distracted for a moment. Before that, I had never thought that there was anything in the world that I would be afraid of. Now that I am mentally prepared, I will not let it succeed."

"Well. It's better to be careful." Gu Wenye said.

The familiar scene reappeared. Gu Wenye still remembered the first time he saw such black smoke coming out of people's mouths. He was shocked and frightened in his heart, but now, he felt a sense of familiarity as if it was commonplace. He watched the black smoke slowly take shape, and his nerves tensed up.

Under the suppression of the yellow talisman, the nightmare beast hidden in the black smoke gradually took shape. Gu Wenye subconsciously held his breath. From the angle where he was standing now, he could clearly see the nightmare beast gradually beginning to change. He couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in as he waited for the thing that Qiu Yanping was truly afraid of in his heart.

The news industry saw itself.

His chest was wounded by some unknown sharp weapon, and large amounts of blood had almost dyed his upper body half bloody. He could even hear his own voice coming from the nightmare beast's mouth.

"No, don't..." Gu Wenye heard the nightmare beast say this.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Qiu Yanping, and a flash of panic flashed in Qiu Yanping's eyes.

"Mr. Qiu!"

Qiu Yanping suppressed his fear, and then, Gu Wenye was shocked to find that the appearance of the nightmare beast had begun to change again.

When the black smoke wrapped up the nightmare beast again and then dispersed, Gu Wenye stared blankly at the "brand new" nightmare beast, his mouth slightly wide open in amazement.

A stripper with heavy makeup on suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

Gu Wenye looked at the nightmare beast in front of him with mixed feelings. The beast looked exactly like himself. This appearance might scare children.

Qiu Yanping dealt with the ridiculous-looking nightmare beast in a quick and decisive manner.

He looked at Gu Wenye and coughed lightly. He felt that he needed to explain. He said, "I imagined it carefully later. General Gu's appearance is indeed quite scary."

Gu Wenye: "...This kind of scaring is different from the fear that the nightmare beast requires, right?"

"The Nightmare Beast changes accordingly to human emotions. As long as you can simulate fear, it is not difficult to deceive the Nightmare Beast. The Nightmare Beast attacks humans unexpectedly, and when humans are unprepared, their inner fear is magnified, making it difficult for them to resist. But with preparation, this is no longer their advantage," said Qiu Yanping.

Gu Wenye looked at Qiu Yanping with a smile on his face. He said, "...I have to say, it was quite a thrill to suddenly see myself as a stripper."

"We can try other versions next time. General Gu, is there any costume you want to try?" Qiu Yanping grinned at Gu Wenye with ill intention.

News Industry: "..."

He raised his eyebrows and did not respond to Qiu Yanping's words. Instead, he said, "I didn't expect that what Mr. Qiu was really afraid of was me in that state. Does this mean that what Mr. Qiu fears most in his heart is losing me?" He smiled slightly. Qiu Yanping rolled his eyes. General Gu was so straightforward that he wanted to put a sack on him and beat him up.

Gu Wenye saw that Qiu Yanping's ears were red, and he changed the subject sympathetically, saying, "Actually, I'm more curious about what kind of weapon could have caused that kind of injury. It looks very special."

"General Gu is really curious." Qiu Yanping snorted and said, he pulled out the several golden needles stuck in Cui Haiming's head and put them into the sewing bag.

"That weapon has disappeared for a long time. I occasionally saw it in an ancient book. I remembered it because its style was so impressive. I didn't expect that this memory would be used by the nightmare beast. I don't remember what it is called. I can't answer you if you ask me." He shrugged his shoulders, glanced at Cui Haiming who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and said, "It's done. Leave a note and let's go."