Looking at Shang Yan lying quietly on the hospital bed, Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he arrived quickly, and the two were not separated for very long.
He couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
Even when they're asleep, they're still so troublesome, running off to a place thousands of miles away!
If he hadn't flown so fast, who knows what might have happened.
Zhou Ping gritted his teeth secretly, determined that no matter what he did in the future, he would never let Shang Yan out of his sight!
The ward door creaked open, and Whirlpool walked in carrying two food boxes. "Senior Sword Immortal, the captain told me to bring you food!"
"Okay, just put it on the table." Zhou Ping, who had been slightly lost in thought, nodded slowly.
"Then remember to eat, Sword Immortal Senior!" Whirlpool waved to Zhou Ping, then turned and walked towards the door.
Xinghen and his friends live next door, and he also needs to bring them food.
"I didn't expect that I would be in the hospital again so soon," Zhou Ping sighed helplessly.
Ring ring—
His phone rang; someone was calling him.
After turning on the phone, I found it was Han Han.
"Hello." After pressing the answer button, Zhou Ping got up and walked towards the stairwell outside.
Han Han's voice came through the phone, "Hello, Senior Sword Immortal, why did you leave so suddenly?"
"Um... I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll have to leave now," Zhou Ping explained. "The beast tide crisis has been resolved, and now I need to do what I need to do."
"Okay, Senior Sword Immortal, have a safe journey!" Han Han said a few more words to Zhou Ping before hanging up the phone.
Just as Zhou Ping turned off his phone and put it in his pocket, another call came in.
Ring ring—
Zhou Ping took out his phone again.
After seeing the name "Shang Qingqian" on the contact list, Zhou Ping hesitated for a moment before pressing the answer button.
"Hey, sister," Zhou Ping called out first.
After Shang Qingqian hummed in agreement on the other end of the phone, she asked with some confusion, "Where's Shang Yan? Isn't he with you?"
Strange, in the past, when I called Zhou Ping, Shang Yan was always the first to answer, so why is it that only Zhou Ping answered these past few times?
"He...he's sleeping," Zhou Ping pursed his lips. He couldn't lie, so he could only tell the truth.
Shang Qingqian: "Huh? What time is it now? Still sleeping!"
It is indeed very late now, around 6 pm.
Zhou Ping, somewhat nervous and at a loss, explained, "He was a little tired, so he slept a little longer..."
He should have kept quiet, because the moment he said that, Shang Qingqian on the other end of the phone started to misunderstand.
There was an eerie silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.
"Zhou Ping... I'm not trying to criticize you, but shouldn't you young people be more restrained?"
"I called you last month, but I couldn't get through to Shangyan, and now I can't get through to you either. I was worried something had happened..."
"So you've been here for the past few months after all?"
"Didn't you go out to work? You seem to be having a lot of free time?"
Zhou Ping:......
It seems that Shang Qingqian has misunderstood?
But now it seems there is no better solution than this. Zhou Ping remained silent for a while, which was taken as tacit agreement.
"Sister, I understand, I won't do it again," he said obediently. "We haven't been together for very long, sister, please don't tell Mom and Dad."
Seeing how well-behaved he was, Shang Qingqian clicked her tongue and didn't say anything more.
"Well, I'll keep it a secret from you and Shang Yan at home. You two have been out there for four or five months now, haven't you?"
“Yes, it seems we’ll have to stay outside for a while longer,” Zhou Ping nodded.
Hearing him say that, Shang Qingqian pressed on, "Are you two going back for the New Year? Are you very busy?"
"Probably," Zhou Ping gave an ambiguous answer.
In a couple of days, he will take Shang Yan to Olympus, and they will return from there in no more than two months.
After he finishes dealing with Olympus, he will try to break through the boundaries to find someone.
Zhou Ping wasn't sure how long it would take to break through the barrier.
But given the rate at which his strength is increasing, that day won't be too far off.
Shang Qingqian felt a little disappointed when she heard that the two of them might not be coming back for the New Year.
“Alright, alright, after all, it’s always tough to venture out into the world.” After saying that, she added, “Then this year, I’ll invite your uncle to our house for the New Year. Dad is looking forward to your third uncle coming.”
"Do you have enough money to spend while you're out and about? Expenses are always high. I'll send you some money."
"You can arrange things for the New Year, there's no need to send money, sister." Seeing that she was about to send him money again, Zhou Ping quickly refused, "Shang Yan and I didn't spend much, we don't need so much money."
Speaking of money transfers, ever since he and Shang Yan stopped making phone calls to their family, his mother, Shen Yu, has been transferring money to them via WeChat every month.
If he didn't accept, a video call would be sent his way, which scared Zhou Ping so much that he never dared not accept.
They were fine if they saw Shang Yan sleeping once or twice, but if they saw him sleeping too often, they would definitely worry.
After chatting with Shang Qingqian for a while, Shang Qingqian remarked, "My third uncle's local restaurant has been doing really well lately. By the way, quite a few people have been going there recently, saying they are friends of both of you."
"After they finished eating at their third uncle's local restaurant, they came to my sister's place and bought a lot of bread."
"Hmm," Zhou listened quietly.
He wondered who was taking care of the local restaurant and bakery business.
Shang Qingqian continued speaking to herself, "So just accept the money your sister gives you. My business is doing so well thanks to you and Yan Yan."
Zhou Ping, "..."
Seeing that Zhou Ping remained silent, Shang Qingqian said helplessly, "Don't forget to take good care of Yan Yan. Your sister is waiting for you to come home."
“Okay,” Zhou Ping replied.
Beep beep beep—
After the call was disconnected, Zhou Ping turned and walked into the ward.
019 flew behind him, and after seeing him move a stool and sit down, 019 sat on his shoulder.
The little white ball had been hesitant to speak for a while.
Zhou Ping poured himself a glass of warm water, took a sip to test the temperature, then pinched Shang Yan's chin and forced him to drink it.
After being stared at by 019 for a while, he turned his head and met its gaze with a bit of helplessness. "019, what do you want to say?"
I had been hesitant to speak before.
It seems like they'd be bottling it up if they didn't say it.
019 fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, she still said, "Look at the life essence at the end of your hair."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping looked at the ends of his hair.
The green life essence was smaller than before.
"It got smaller... What are you trying to say?"
019 was so anxious it jumped up and down. It stretched out its slender arm and slapped Zhou Ping's face. "Think about it, why can't Shang Yan leave your side?"
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