At that moment, I suddenly realized, "Oh right, we still have this!"
But why didn't I think of that just now!
I kept thinking about it, but my mind was completely blank. If the girl hadn't reminded me, I probably would never have been able to think of it.
"Master, my sea marrow is right here! You gave it to me!"
Lei Jijian shouted, and then returned the sea marrow with a little red at the end to me.
At this moment, Yiyi pulled out a piece of sea marrow from somewhere.
The girl even took out the dew-covered branch that was in her pocket for the first time ever.
I looked at Boss He in mid-air and wanted to quickly tell the girl to retract the Dew Branch, but I didn't.
I stared at the two items, my mind racing.
We obtained this sea marrow from inside one of Mr. He's compartments, under his guidance.
The dew-covered branches, on the other hand, were brought in from outside.
Can they really be used together?
At this moment, I took out the remaining three sea marrows, but the heat that my fingertips felt as soon as they touched the surface of the sea marrow suddenly disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the originally crystal clear, bright, plump and thick sea marrow became somewhat shriveled, and the surface luster also became much duller!
It's like some of the energy has been drained!
"how so?"
My heart sank, and I looked at Yiyi with a puzzled expression.
At this moment, Lei Jijian also sensed something was wrong, and his voice was full of worry: "Master, the yang energy of this sea marrow has weakened a lot. The scorching energy we felt before is almost gone now. If this continues, I estimate that it will be almost the same as the aged sea marrow that Fatty Zhou showed us before!"
I suddenly understood.
It's been so long since that time with the boss!
It must have been at least a few months, right?
Naturally, the energy of this sea marrow will decrease.
Because it never belonged to us; it never came from the outside world!
When Zhou Pangzi was the boss, and we went to see him, this thing was probably already an extremely aged sea marrow!
To verify my hypothesis, I had Yiyi hold the dew-covered branch.
Carefully channeling the energy, the Dewdrop Branch, like before, still emitted a faint orange-yellow light, with very stable energy fluctuations and no sign of weakening.
I shared my conjecture with the girl and Lei Jijian, and they were speechless.
The disappointment in his eyes was hard to hide.
We really have no other choice.
I dared not look, but my eyelids still lifted slightly.
The young man was still struggling, but he was no match for the dark figures.
Exhausted and overwhelmed by the swarms of black insects, Xiao Zhang slipped and fell heavily backward to the ground.
Then, the shadowy figures moved swiftly, stuffing the contents into sacks. Several people then smoothly hoisted the sacks and quickly disappeared into the wasteland.
All that was left on the ground was a backpack and a cell phone.
At that moment, Yiyi and I just stood there, watching the place where the dark figure disappeared, our hearts filled with coldness.
Mr. He's wails in mid-air grew even louder.
At this moment, Mr. He, suspended in mid-air, was almost completely absorbed into the afterglow of the setting sun, but his voice could still be heard, tinged with guilt: "I shouldn't have let...you go..."
Just then, Zhang's phone, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly rang!
I went over to take a look, and this time there was indeed no tension or relaxation in the distance.
The words "Brother He" were displayed on the screen.
The phone rang for a long time before finally hanging up automatically.
The next thing that popped up was a text message that Xiao Zhang had edited but hadn't sent.
"Brother He, eat more sugar, it's good for your throat."
The screen went dark, completely dark.
My heart felt like it was being stabbed with a knife.
We watched him die, watched this passionate waiter fall from grace!
It wasn't getting lost, nor was it being killed; it was being kidnapped without any explanation!
We could do nothing but stand by as bystanders.
I reckon the last thing Xiao Zhang wanted to do was finish his last shift under the setting sun that day.
We stood in the wind for a long time, and there were no familiar buildings around. It was the first time I had ever seen the shallow eastern side.
It's not much more prosperous than the west side, but overall it does look more magnificent.
As the sun set, the sky changed from orange-red to deep purple, the light grew dimmer, and night was about to fall. When I looked up, I could no longer see Mr. He's figure; only a faint echo remained, drifting in the wind.
At this moment, I took the five sea marrows I had obtained earlier back into my hands, and the five elements on them seemed to have recovered a little.
I secretly pondered that the less impact we had on this matter, the more unique the sea marrow we brought would retain.
As I was pondering this, a sound that seemed to be both crying and laughing came from above my head.
The figure of Boss He, who had just vanished into thin air, slowly gazed at his face, which was faintly visible in the setting sun.
"I didn't want this either! I knew about Xiao Zhang's death a long time ago!"
It's this sweetness that's stayed with me my whole life!
I looked up and glared, my anger simmering inside.
"You old man! Didn't you say you were looking for Zhou Pang to stay at an inn?!"
"What hotel?! My surname is He!"
"Yes, you are Boss He, the old man with a wrinkled face who came to our door wanting to stay at the hotel for no reason!"
That old man, He, holding a farm tool!
Every time we see you, a white mist appears without our consent, and our memory also declines!
Did you use this white mist to give us a hint?
I felt like I was about to unleash all the anger I had been holding in.
We've been feeling a bit confused, and I suspect it's because of this white fog.
After saying this, Yiyi's eyes widened, while Boss He just smiled silently.
"You little rascal, you're quite the guesser!"
I can only tell you, yes and no.
Mr. He paused for a moment, his voice becoming even lower, and the sadness he had just felt seemed to have vanished instantly.
"That fishy-sweet smell wasn't from me..."
After I died, this smell followed me. It went wherever I went. The sweetness inside was the candy I loved to eat when I was alive, and it was also the last piece of candy that Xiao Zhang gave me.
After I died, my soul carried the scent of sugar mixed with yin energy, which turned into that fishy-sweet smell.
Mr. He stood there silently explaining, without showing any emotion.
Even so, I still think that fishy smell is very similar to the coffin he opened back then.
"sugar?"
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