Chapter 74: I'm worried about you, do you know where Anping is? ...
Chang Xile returned to Changleguan before dawn. When she woke up from the bed, Yang Guisi was taking a nap leaning on the table.
Yang Guisi woke up with a start when he heard Chang Xile's movements. He raised his hand to test her breath, then pinched her cheek and touched her hand. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and said, "She's alive."
Chang Xile found it funny: "Of course it's alive."
Seeing Chang Xile's playful behavior, Yang Guisi pushed her in anger and annoyance. Then, with lingering fear, she said, "You weren't even breathing! You were almost dead! I almost called 911."
Chang Xile scratched the back of his head sheepishly, nudged Yang Guisi's shoulder, and said affectionately, "Okay, okay, I won't scare you like that next time. Has my aunt ever been here?"
Yang Guisi looked at Chang Xile, his eyes slightly shifted: "She left just now."
"Left?" Chang Xile was a little surprised.
"Yes, she stopped me from calling the police and told me to just stay in the room and watch over you," Yang Guisi recounted. "Master... Master Kuxin really cares about you, but she really has something urgent to attend to, so she's leaving now. She said she'll be traveling for a while, and asked you to stop making such a mess of yourself."
Chang Xile let out a long, drawn-out "Ah!", unwilling to believe this fact. Xie Wuya had originally bet with her that Tang You definitely didn't know Chang Xile was the Living Impermanence. But now, it seemed like Tang You knew the truth.
As for Xie Wuya, no matter how Chang Xile asked, he refused to tell her why he knew Tang You. He just said "it's almost dawn" and pushed her out of the underworld with a palm. How unreasonable!
Chang Xile wanted to come back and ask his aunt for clarification, but she went out on her own without even saying goodbye. She was like a dragon that was hard to find.
Seeing Chang Xile's dazed look, Yang Guisi couldn't help but touch her body again to observe her carefully, and asked, "How about I go to the hospital with you after dawn? I'm still worried."
"I'm fine." Chang Xile shook her head. She threw back the quilt and got out of bed. "It's a rare opportunity to go up the mountain. I have to go find Shu Nian and see if he's grown taller!"
It's half past five in the morning, and Shunian should get up early to practice.
Yang Guisi wanted to grab Chang Xile, but the girl was too fast, so she had to catch up. Soon she caught up, because Chang Xile covered her lower abdomen with her hands after only a few steps, and her expression was a little painful.
"What's wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Yang Guisi asked.
Chang Xile grinned and said, "I was kicked by that black-hearted bastard Chen Moxin before. It hurts."
Yang Guisi supported her with concern and advised, "Who are you going to look for? You should go to bed and rest for a while. We will go down the mountain to see a doctor later."
"Looking for a book to read." Chang Xile waved his hand. "It hurts a little, but it won't stop me from walking. I'll just greet the people in the temple and leave."
However, when Chang Xile walked to the practice field which was usually crowded with people, there was no one in the square.
She uttered an "eh," wondering if Shunian had been lazy and not gotten up. She turned and walked towards Shunian's bedroom.
But when she opened the door, there was no one inside.
"What's going on..." Chang Xile walked in. Although the furnishings in the room were clearly visible, she still looked around to see if the child was hiding in a corner and slacking off.
But no. She reached out and wiped the thick dust off the desk, muttering, "How long has it been since anyone lived here...?"
"When has anyone been here?" Yang Guisi was becoming increasingly worried about Chang Xile's condition. "Xile, don't scare me."
"What are you talking about?" Chang Xile was frightened by what Yang Guisi said. He pointed his palm in front of his chest and said, "Shunian, you've grown so tall! You're the kid who brought us breakfast!"
Yang Guisi shook his head.
Chang Xile asked again, "Master Renxin, the one who brought you food but you threw the bowl away. And Master Xuanji, the one who treated you. Those Taoist nuns fighting crickets, and Master Nianci..."
Yang Guisi's expression gradually became solemn. She said, "I've only seen you and your aunt in this Taoist temple."
"I threw the bowl that day because I woke up in an unfamiliar place and saw a dark figure outside the door. Later, I saw you and your aunt open the door and come in." Yang Guisi checked with Chang Xile one by one. "You were the one who brought me breakfast. As for seeing a doctor...are you referring to when you asked me 'What happened that day I got lost?' You were the only one there then. As for the other people you mentioned, I haven't seen them either."
Chang Xile took a step back, unable to believe it.
Ever since Yang Guisi was found by the temple, she had been silent and taciturn, ignoring everyone who spoke to her. She would only occasionally respond when Chang Xile spoke to her. At the time, Chang Xile thought she had just been possessed by an evil spirit, so her bad mood and trance were normal.
But now it seems that it is a problem of constant joy?
Chang Xile felt goosebumps all over her body. She took out her cell phone and wanted to call Tang You to ask for clarification, but she only heard a cold mechanical female voice, followed by a busy tone.
Tang You turned off her phone.
Chang Xile met Yang Guisi's worried gaze, forced a smile, and asked, "Guisi, tell me, am I dreaming?"
After saying this, Chang Xile felt dizzy and fell into Yang Guisi's arms with a scream.
When Chang Xile woke up again, she was lying on a hospital bed. She had an IV drip stuck in the back of her hand, and there was no one else in the room.
After a while, Yang Guisi knocked on the door and entered the room. She saw Chang Xile had sat up and said in surprise, "Xile, you're awake?" Then she told the people outside the room, "She's awake."
Before Chang Xile could figure out the current situation, she saw Yang Guisi, a nurse behind her, and several people in police uniforms entering the ward one after another.
What a coincidence, this hospital is Blue Mountain Hospital, and the nurse is Xu Shiran, Nurse Xu, who used to take care of Chang Xile.
Several police officers came because of Chen Moxin's case. After asking Chang Xile about the details of the case, they also planned to ask Nurse Xu about Chang Xile's injuries.
"The last time you reported the case, was it also related to Chen Moxin?"
"Can you tell us what happened this time?"
"Do you think the recent rampant Love Loan incident is related to him?"
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After the questioning concluded, Nurse Xu said, "The patient needs to rest," and asked the police to leave. Before leaving, Nurse Xu removed Chang Xile's IV drip, which had already finished, and told her, "Rest well. You've been overworked these past few days, and your injuries have left you feeling very weak."
Chang Xile nodded, thinking, "That's right." Strange things had been happening one after another these days. She had to deal with Chen Moxin, the scum of the living world, after attending classes during the day, and had been to the underworld to send ghosts away for two consecutive nights. She hadn't had a rest in a long time.
She stretched out her hand and looked at her increasingly pale skin. She suddenly remembered Li Chuanliu's judgment that "you have too much Yin energy", and also remembered Wessel's warning that "if you always come into contact with the dead, your Yin energy will become heavier".
Chang Xile let out a long breath. She clenched her palms, her nails digging into them before she felt everything before her become real again. She turned her gaze to Yang Guisi, wanting to ask a question but not daring to.
It was Yang Guisi who broke the silence first. She said, "Although I don't know why you and I have different perceptions of Chang Le Guo, just because we both hold different opinions doesn't necessarily mean you're wrong. When Tang You comes back, let's ask her for clarification, okay?"
Chang Xile knew that the argument he had with Yang Guisi in Changleguan was not a dream.
She nodded, and saw the phone beside the bed suddenly ring. The caller ID showed "Zhong Timeng." Chang Xile leaned back on the bed and answered the call.
"Xi Le, I saw the video you sent me! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Zhong Timeng's voice was very anxious. "I called you as soon as I received the video, but you didn't answer. I was very worried about you."
"I'm fine." Chang Xile smiled, then realized that the person on the other end of the phone couldn't see him.
"I knew Chen Moxin was a bad guy, but I never thought he could be this bad!" Zhong Timeng gritted her teeth at the thought of the video she had seen. The video recorded by Chang Xile clearly captured Chen Moxin's every move in abusing the cat, and his language also showed that this behavior was not a one-time act. However, the last frame of the video suddenly ended abnormally after the screen went black, which made people worry about the safety of the person who filmed it. Zhong Timeng then asked which hospital and ward Chang Xile was in, saying that she wanted to visit him.
"I'm really fine, Senior Sister." Chang Xile said. She thought of the terrible day she and Anping had experienced together, closed her eyes, and said, "But I hope that with our utmost efforts, Chen Moxin will pay the price."
Zhong Timeng sighed heavily and said, "I will do my best."
Chang Xile put down her phone and lay back on the bed, feeling a wave of exhaustion. But after a while, she sat up like a spring and said to Yang Guisi in fear, "Should we go to class?"
Her GPA, her perfect attendance!
Yang Guisi looked at Chang Xile as if she had seen a ghost. She stood up and pushed Chang Xile back onto the bed without saying anything. "Of course I've asked for leave for you. Sister, I call you Sister. You're injured like this, so just rest well."
Yang Guisi checked the time, picked up her own bag and said, "But I do have to go to class."
She smiled and ruffled Chang Xile's hair, saying, "You've worked so hard. Leave the rest to us. Senior Sister Zhong Timeng and I will work together to keep this fire burning brightly."
Chang Xile watched Yang Guisi leave. She lay back in bed, wanting to continue sleeping, but after a while, she couldn't sleep anymore. She tried several different sleeping positions, but none felt right. Finally, she rolled over and buried her face in the pillow. She had been busy for so many days, and now that she had some free time, she didn't know what to do.
After a while, she suddenly felt a wetness on the tips of her fingers that were hanging by the bed. Startled, Chang Xile looked up and saw a little white cat licking her fingers under the bed.
"Anping, is that you, Anping?" Chang Xile sat up immediately. She bent down and carried the kitten to the bed. After taking a closer look, she greeted with some disappointment, "It's you... Your Majesty."
Although this cat also had snow-white fur, its eyes were black, completely different from Anping's lake blue. It was the kitten who had stolen Chang Xile's amulet at Lanshan Hospital last time—they called it "Your Majesty."
Chang Xile was lost in thought for a moment, then thought of something and became interested again. He asked, "Do you kittens keep in touch with each other? Do you know where Anping is?"
After asking this question, Chang Xile felt a little ridiculous. The world is so big, and there are so many cats in the mountain city. How could Your Majesty, a lonely cat who has lived in Lanshan Hospital for a long time, know the news about Anping?
His Majesty stared at her with his big innocent eyes and meowed a few times:
"He was very worried about you and asked me to come and take a look."
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