Chapter 54
Tang Ming's voice seemed to still linger in his ears, carrying with it a real warmth. Even though Tang An was awake, he still felt that his brother was standing beside him.
Memories came flooding back.
I remember now.
I remember everything.
Tang An's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly sat up from the cold ground.
The air was filled with a strangely sweet aroma, and he glanced towards the distance.
There were a few juicy red fruits scattered around the little fox. They had become completely ripe at some point. The plump skin cracked and the scarlet juice inside burst out, seeping into the rocks below.
Without any hesitation, Tang An quickly made a hand gesture with his fingertips, and a stream of icy spiritual energy flowed.
This was a little trick that I learned from the other party when Chi Ying was still alive.
As the cold air passed by, those strange fruits of unknown origin were instantly frozen. Then he grasped the air, and the ice crystals and fruits turned into powder in an instant and disappeared into thin air.
After processing the fruit, he immediately bent down to check on the condition of the man and the fox.
The little fox was sleeping soundly with his arms and legs spread out, even blowing a small bubble from the tip of his nose, and occasionally making a few babyish moans, obviously immersed in a sweet dream.
Tang An checked it carefully and confirmed that it was fine, so he stopped disturbing it and turned to Shen Qi.
Shen Qi had regained his human form without knowing when. His brows were knitted into a painful knot, his eyeballs rolled violently under his eyelids, and a suppressed groan came from his throat. A stream of blood of a strange color was flowing out from the corner of his mouth and meandering into his ear.
"Chen Qi?!" Tang An's heart tightened, and he called his name quickly, pinching the Concentration Technique in his hands, trying to invade his sea of consciousness and wake him up.
However, Shen Qi's body began to tremble violently, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and the sound of his heartbeat came through his pulse like a drum, one after another.
The situation is not good.
Tang An acted decisively, half-helped the man up, and patted his cheek gently: "Wake up! Chen Qi! That's all fake! Wake up!"
The clear clapping sounds and Tang An's anxious calls echoed in the silent cave.
Deep in the dream, Shen Qi was only one step away from reaching the weeping couple, but the sudden burning pain on his face made him stop.
Nightmare, transformed into Gu Ming, saw his plan fall short and instantly grew anxious. He had finally waited for three prey, but the first two had broken free, leaving only the last one, and he was about to capture it...
Nightmare immediately rushed forward, his expression distraught, his voice shrill: "Shen Qi!!"
Shen Qi's eyes were dazed for a moment.
Nightmare took the opportunity to grab his arm, and her tone suddenly became strange and lingering: "Actually... I have been fond of you for a long time."
The air was dead silent.
Shen Qi took back the steps he had taken without hesitation, and the confusion in his eyes was instantly dispelled, turning into cold clarity.
"You are not Gu Ming." He said in a firm voice, and with a wave of his hand, it was as if he was tearing apart a false painting, and the figure of Gu Ming in front of him twisted and fluctuated.
"I am Gu Ming... Xiao Qi..."
Nightmare was still making his final struggle, his voice becoming erratic, trying to grasp the deepest guilt in his heart.
"The day the village was massacred... why didn't you come to save us..."
"Chen Qi...Chen Qi..."
"I hate you... I hate you I hate you I hate you..."
The resentful voice came to an abrupt end, and with the last word "you", the entire dream completely collapsed and dissipated into nothingness.
Shen Qi stood still for a moment, and said something in a cold voice.
"You are so wrong. Gu Ming has a wife and children. He treats me like a close friend, not like any other person."
Inside the cave, Tang An discovered that Shen Qi's breathing was getting weaker.
He began to wonder if he had slapped the person too hard and sent him away.
The little fox had woken up by now. He stretched lazily, walked to Tang An's feet, rubbed his trouser legs affectionately, and made a coquettish moan.
Tang An looked down at the instigator, and said in a heavy tone: "If Shen Qi is really gone, we will both be responsible."
The little fox tilted its head and blinked its big innocent eyes: "Oh?"
Tang An sighed silently, and reached out to feel Shen Qi's breath again.
Very good, less air intake and more air output.
He stood up and paced back and forth anxiously, biting his fingernails.
What should I do?
Artificial respiration?
Heimlich maneuver?
Or do you need a defibrillator?
...Wait, a defibrillator?
Tang An was once again speechless at his own inappropriate association.
Just when he was scratching his head and almost collapsing, the little fox next to him suddenly stood up on its hind legs like a human, and uttered clear human language from its throat.
"Hello? Hello? Is Tang An there? Is Chen Qi there? Can you hear me?"
"Hello? Can you hear me?"
Tang An was shocked and said in disbelief, "Master He?!"
“It’s me, it’s me…”
"Wife!!!!"
There seemed to be a brief struggle over there. After a burst of noise, Chi Ying's anxious voice interrupted and drowned out everything else.
"How are you, honey? Are you okay? Are you hurt? Su Chengyue...
"Business is more important."
Another cold voice interrupted him impatiently, with unquestionable majesty.
It’s Gu An.
Even through an unknown communication method, Tang An subconsciously touched the goose bumps that suddenly appeared on his arm.
"I'm fine." He answered quickly, his tone sinking, "But Shen Qi..."
"What happened to Chen Qi?!" Gu An's voice became even colder.
Tang An glanced at Shen Qi, who was still unconscious on the ground, and explained concisely: "The situation is a bit like Inception."
Gu An's voice became increasingly murderous: "Who is chasing you?"
Just as Tang An was about to explain in detail, Bu Suanzi's voice came from the other side: "Master Xianjun, Brother Tang An means that they are trapped in a nightmare, right, Brother Tang An?"
Tang An nodded with relief: "Yes, we fell into a coma after smelling the fragrance of a fruit, and then we started having nightmares. I am awake now, but Shen Qi is still trapped inside."
Gu An grasped the key point: "What kind of fruit?"
Tang An tried to recall: "It was red, about the size of a plum, and smelled a bit like those cheap perfumes from the dollar store, so sweet that it was unbearable."
Gu An was silent for a few seconds, then said solemnly, "If external forces cannot awaken him, the only way is to let the spirit enter the body and break the nightmare from the inside."
Tang An was embarrassed: "I don't know how to do this."
Gu An sneered, "Then wait for death. You can't even handle a mere nightmare, you loser."
Tang An: “…”
If the other party could control his tone, which pretended to be calm and contemptuous but was actually full of anxiety, maybe he would believe it.
He Miao's voice sounded at the right time, trying to smooth things over: "Let's not worry about Chen Qi for now? Let's discuss how to get Tang An back first? First..."
"If Chen Qi really died here," Gu An interrupted him, "there is no way Tang An could return safely."
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Who was that person who just said "trash" and "wait to die"? !
He Miao was choked for a moment, then changed his words: "...Well, Lord Immortal is absolutely right. To get you back, we alone can't do it."
Tang An: "Then..."
Bu Suanzi spoke quickly, "To make a long story short, Su He is dead, and his soul is nowhere to be found. We suspect he used some kind of evil magic to force his way to your place, but he might have gotten into trouble and won't be able to come back!"
Tang An frowned.
Bu Suanzi continued, "Also, be careful of Su Chengyue. There's a high possibility that Su He has attempted to take over Su Chengyue's body or has already influenced her. After all, they are related in past lives, and their souls are much more closely connected than those of ordinary people."
Tang An's expression became completely solemn.
He recalled the previous details and said in a deep voice, "One thing I can be sure of is that Su Chengyue should still be Su Chengyue. He is very concerned about the condition of my body and has been trying every possible way to prolong its life with various spiritual medicines and secret methods."
Gu An snorted coldly at the side: "He still has some conscience."
Tang An bluntly said, "But the medicine used was Shen Qi's blood."
Gu An: “…”
Chi Ying's voice also squeezed in: "What a mess, is that kid's blood poisonous? Damn, my wife, I miss you so much..."
Tang An's heart softened, and he was about to respond when a heart-pounding conversation came from outside the cave, approaching from far away.
"...Are you sure they ran this way?"
"Your Excellency, I am blind, but my nose and ears are several times more sensitive than those of ordinary people. I cannot be wrong. They must be nearby. And please sense it, my Excellency, this place is full of spiritual energy and contains hidden caves. They are very likely hiding inside!"
It’s that blind man!!!
Tang An's face suddenly changed, and he no longer hesitated. He changed the magic formula in his hand and quickly shrunk the still unconscious Shen Qi and hid him in his sleeve. At the same time, he picked up the little fox who was still in a state of panic and retreated deeper into the cave like lightning.
"It's Su Chengyue! He's here!" Tang An lowered his voice to the still maintained contact, speaking very quickly. The situation was critical.
My brain was working rapidly, and countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
At the same time, the other end of the uninterrupted communication suddenly exploded, with four voices arguing in unison.
"Is Chen Qi capable of this? If not, I'll take over..."
"Let me go back!"
"Waaaaaaah what should I do? What should I do? Why did the villain not play by the rules and show up so quickly? Aaaaaah!"
"Master, don't panic! Calm down! Calm down! Let me think of a way! There must be a way..."
While everyone was in chaos over there, Tang An had already made a decision in a split second.
Relying on his memory, he followed the faint footprints and scent left by the little fox and quickly found the area with vines where the strange red fruits grew.
In light of the previous experience, Tang An had already used magic to temporarily block the three of them's sense of smell and part of their spiritual perception.
Almost at the same time he finished all this, a sharp sound of breaking through the air came from behind him.
Tang An turned around suddenly and saw Su Chengyue's figure appear at the entrance of the cave like a ghost, and the blind man who led the way was following him timidly.
"Master," Su Chengyue said with an impeccable and gentle smile on her face as she stepped closer. "You really made it easy for me to find you."
The blind man seemed to be extremely afraid of Su Chengyue. After pointing the way, he tried to move outward little by little, trying to escape.
Tang An clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, but tried to maintain composure on his face: "I know my time is running out, so I want to go out for a walk and see the world. Have I not told you before?"
He tried to buy time with words.
Su Chengyue smiled suddenly and took another step forward: "When did Master tell this to me? I must have been busy with my retreat and cultivation recently and neglected you. I actually let you wander around alone. It's my fault..."
Before he finished speaking, the blind man who was about to leave the cave suddenly let out a shrill scream.
Su Chengyue didn't even turn his head, but just raised his hand casually, and the blind man was caught by an invisible giant hand and was instantly taken back into the air.
The next second, blood splattered.
The blind man's body was torn into two pieces in mid-air by a terrifying force. The broken corpse fell heavily at Tang An's feet, and the warm blood almost splashed onto his clothes.
The smile on Su Chengyue's face was still gentle and warm, as if she had just casually swatted a fly to death.
He took another step forward, his voice soft but filled with chilling paranoia.
"Master, have you had enough fun? It's time to go back with your disciple."
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