Chapter 50 Sandstorm Season 14-year-old Yan wakes up, Mingzhu thanks him. …
...Suiyan?
He woke up so quickly?
Jiang Runian reached out and brushed away the strands of hair in front of his forehead. Beads of sweat were still forming on his pale skin.
"You haven't recovered yet, what are you doing here?" She lowered her voice, "And the chip that enhances your ability has been removed, so how can you still use up mana to flash?"
"I don't know. Something called me in my dream, and I woke up."
Jiang Runian: “?”
The nerve damage is so severe that I can even hear hallucinations.
Sui Yan's pretty features wrinkled slightly, and he pressed his forehead against his temples: "In my dream, there was red, and a voice woke me up... I opened my eyes and found that you were not there, so I teleported here subconsciously."
Jiang Runian keenly captured the key words.
The red thing...is it a blood moon?
Is it the blood moon that is summoning Sui Yan, or is it the influence of the chip that still remains in his body?
There was no time to investigate further as A Tai groaned in pain from under him.
Bai Yexuan quickly protected her.
He swung his scabbard, cutting the distance between the two of them, looked at the uninvited guest Sui Yan, and asked solemnly: "Does this look like a good time to greet each other?"
Sui Yan instinctively touched the dagger.
He was not familiar with the man in front of him - to be precise, he was not familiar with anyone except Jiang Runian.
But his instinct told him that Bai Yexuan did not have good intentions towards him.
Sui Yan looked down and saw Bai Yexuan holding Jiang Ruinian's wrist, like a mother hen protecting her chicks. He met Bai Yexuan's cold gaze and asked, "What's the timing now?"
"You can't see?"
"My vision is 5.2, I just don't think there's any danger."
The Sky Sword was slightly unsheathed, reflecting a bit of cold light. Bai Yexuan said in a cold voice: "No matter when, it is my duty to protect her."
"She needs someone to fight alongside her." Sui Yan had a blank expression on his face, but a sarcastic tone uttered, "Ah, I forgot, you haven't fought alongside her yet."
Bai Yexuan: “……?”
Are young people so aggressive nowadays?
Jiang Runian was so focused on the half-dead A Tai that he had no idea what the two men were talking about.
She squatted down and stuffed a blood-activating pill into A-Tai's pocket, but his health bar remained unchanged. She checked A-Tai's status and saw a dozen red debuffs under his health bar, which was about to reach the bottom. One of them was "The God of Death's Hand", which reduced his health limit to 10 within 2 hours. This meant that no existing pills or treatments could restore his health.
The noise of this farce had already attracted a lot of attention, and the customers in the inn all looked out.
Wei Rui and the other man dragged Feng Yuechen over, but they could only get a helpless shake of the head.
Lu Wei bit her lip: "Is there no way at all? Although I don't want to get involved with him, after all, a life was lost outside Mingzhu Town. I can't explain to Xianzhi when I go back... There are still many herbs in the warehouse of Chizao Pills. Can you try again?"
Jiang Runian sighed, it was too late.
At this moment, Atai's bulging chest shook, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His lips moved as if he was saying something.
Feng Yuechen quickly lifted up his upper body, tore off a piece of clothing to stop the bleeding, and put his ear close to him: "What do you want to say? Don't be impatient, take your time."
A-Tai was barely breathing: "You are so stupid? You...you are actually...the richest man in Mingzhu Town...?"
Everyone: “…”
You are still thinking about these things when you are about to die?!
A Tai's eyes widened, his gaze moving back and forth between Jiang Runian and Lu Wei, the blood-colored crystal core still tightly clenched in his hand, and he died with an angry look on his face.
Okay.
Let him die unwillingly so that he will have the strength to reincarnate.
Lu Wei trembled all over: "What should I do? He's dead... Boss Jiang, will this affect Qingshan Inn?"
Jiang Runian was not worried at all.
Not to mention that so many people witnessed how A Tai died, even if she really did it, she wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it.
She has never been a good person. You have offended me, so you should pay me back double.
Jiang Runian patted Lu Wei's shoulder and comforted her in return: "It's okay, I will explain to Mayor Lin. Everyone go back to your rooms and rest. There will be no more noise tonight. Don't leave the protective shield, otherwise you will end up like A Tai."
After the powerful attack mode was activated, the monster tide around Qingshan Inn became clearer and clearer, and the speed of the monsters approaching became slower. The originally uneasy customers also calmed down, unable to hold back their eyelids, and fell asleep.
As long as the blood-red moon disappears from the horizon, the disaster will end.
In the staff dormitory, Feng Yuechen was taking Sui Yan's pulse in the room.
"Brother Sui Yan, your body is really..." Feng Yuechen couldn't think of an adjective for a while, so he could only give a thumbs up, "This is the first time I've seen someone recover so quickly. But don't exercise as vigorously as you did today, I think your waist doesn't seem to be in good condition."
Suiyan: "..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Runian stopped Feng Yuechen's hand from lifting his shirt and pushed him out of the room: "Second Brother, I have something to say to Sui Yan, you should go back to your room and rest first."
"But……"
"It's okay, it's just an old problem, don't worry about it."
"Junior Sister, I..."
"Okay, okay, we will listen to you and pay more attention."
With a bang, the door closed mercilessly in front of him.
"..." Feng Yuechen held onto the door frame, wanting to cry but unable to, "Junior Sister, but this is my room!"
The soundproofing of Qingshan Inn was too good, so Jiang Runian and Sui Yan could not hear his wailing.
Jiang Runian sat on the edge of the bed and pointed at his waist. Sui Yan turned over like a well-trained and obedient big dog.
Under the thin fabric, the bloody scar had gradually healed, with new tender flesh growing deep inside. However, after the pulling just now, the wound that had originally melted into one had once again seeped a little blood.
Jiang Runian took out a leaf of antiseptic and analgesic ointment, scooped up a dollop with his disinfected fingertips, and gently applied it to the wound, which felt crisp and numb.
A tickling sensation reached his brain directly. Sui Yan folded his hands and placed his chin under them, his slender fingers curled up unconsciously.
"It's almost healed." After putting on a piece of gauze, Jiang Ruonian patted his lower back, signaling that the dressing change was over. "You really have to be careful these few days. The wound has burst open. It will be troublesome if your waist is completely damaged."
Sui Yan nodded obediently: "Yeah, okay."
He tried to sit up with his upper body raised, but when he turned halfway he pulled the wound again. He closed his eyes tightly in pain and groaned.
The pain made him stop all his movements and maintain the posture of leaning on the bed. The hem of his clothes was still loosely lifted up to his waist, revealing the faintly visible mermaid line and beautiful and slender iliac crest.
Jiang Runian: “…”
I didn't expect that there was something interesting in the front.
"By the way," Jiang Ruinian took out a few blood-colored crystal cores from his bag, "Do you recognize this?"
Sui Yan stood up, holding the blood-colored crystal core and checking it back and forth: "The blood moon has only appeared once. Guangyao didn't have such a thing before, but it may not be the case after today."
"Guangyao will definitely start researching it, right?"
"Well, although it is a low-level crystal core, the Blood Moon Crystal Core is definitely more powerful than an ordinary crystal core."
"It's a pity that you have run away, otherwise I could have gotten some inside information." Jiang Runian felt a little regretful.
Sui Yan raised his eyes: "I can go back."
It seems like loyalty, but also like a test.
"No, I stole it for you with great difficulty."
Although letting Sui Yan go back would definitely be a good thing with more benefits than disadvantages, for some reason, she felt tormented when she thought about Sui Yan returning to that cage and having to live a miserable life again - this time he took out the chip without permission, which would definitely be even more painful.
Maybe, she regarded Sui Yan as a good teammate.
*
The next day, the little blue car parked steadily in Mingzhu Town.
Lin Xianzhi was waiting at the door early, her expression still calm and determined. After the people from Mingzhu Town got off the car, she hugged them one by one and said, "Welcome home safely."
Back at the City Hall, Lu Wei and Lu Rui's eyes were red as they told everyone about the thrilling accident. "This time, we are really grateful to Qingshan Inn, otherwise we would be two corpses now..."
Lin Xianzhi walked forward and bowed.
Jiang Runian waved his hand and also informed everyone of A Tai's death.
..." Lin Xianzhi was silent, "I know this has nothing to do with you. It is Mingzhu Town that has neglected the mental health of its residents."
Her face darkened for a moment.
For Mingzhu Town now, any reduction in personnel is a heavy blow no matter who it is.
Jiang Runian thought about it and asked Lin Xianzhi to dismiss his subordinates. The two of them were alone in the mayor's office.
She took out a crystal core with a faint blood-red glow and confessed honestly: "Atai died because of these things."
As Jiang Ruunian expected, when Lin Xianzhi saw the description of the item clearly, there was an obvious tremor in his eyes.
"I think you may know more about Guangyao than I do." Jiang Runian's voice was soft, but it was firm and resolute. "What a coincidence. I'm a little curious about it."
Lin Xianzhi looked up and saw that Jiang Runian's pretty little deer eyes seemed to have guessed her question.
The last time they met, Jiang Runian was still playing Tai Chi with them, making Xie Moyue run around in circles. No one could make her talk about things she didn't want to talk about in depth. Now that she took the initiative to bring it up, it meant that she already had an idea in her mind.
"I definitely don't believe that Mingzhu Town and Guangyao have any secret deals," Jiang Runian smiled slyly, "So...what made you cut off all crystal core transactions with Guangyao?"
From the ban on crystal core trading in Mingzhu Town, to the sudden proposal to cooperate with Qingshan Inn, to the choice of defense-oriented output, all of this points to a vague answer - Mingzhu Town once fought with Guangyao.
Lin Xianzhi: “…”
She opened her mouth, but stopped herself from speaking.
She knew that things had come to this point, and continuing to conceal it would only cause more trouble.
But……
Lin Xianzhi took a deep breath, his expression solemn: "When Infinite Tomorrow first came, I established the Mingzhu Tribe, and Guangyao contacted me at that time. They proposed a cooperation plan and were willing to provide Mingzhu Town with a large number of special weapons and equipment, regardless of any threats. And we only need to send a group of volunteers regularly, and they will be sent back after a natural disaster season."
...a year ago?
It turns out that Guangyao is an old organization that has existed since the server was launched?
Who is so smart that he can think of using alienated crystal cores as energy to build his own kingdom as soon as he enters the game?
Guangyao had invited Lin Xianzhi. If she had refused, the relationship between Guangyao and Mingzhu Town would be like that between the Dark Hunters and the Forest People, nothing new. But in fact, Mingzhu Town has grown so big under the influence of Guangyao...
Jiang Runian's eyebrows jumped: "You agreed?"
Lin Xianzhi swallowed hard, his eyes closed tightly, as if he was recalling something extremely painful.
"I know Guangyao is definitely not doing anything good, but we have just entered the end of the world, and we also need to become stronger..." Lin Xianzhi's face flashed a trace of disgust for himself, "Besides, the volunteers do come back safely every time."
At that time, Lin Xianzhi naively thought that this would be a win-win exchange.
Until recently, she and Xie Moyue witnessed with their own eyes that their former companions had their chips embedded in their bodies stimulated by alienated energy, completely lost themselves, and turned into machines that only knew how to kill.
The companions cut off their relatives' spines with their bare hands and dug out their bone marrow, with blood-red liquid oozing out from between their fingers.
That's horrible.
Lin Xianzhi suddenly realized that she shouldn't take risks with any of her companions.
After that, she issued a ban, cutting off all crystal core transactions.
Lin Xianzhi sighed: "But I know there are still many people who do this privately. Guangyao gave too much."
What's more, there are too many settlements in District 8.
If Mingzhu Town doesn't cooperate, there might be other Anzhu Town, Guangzhu Town, and Wild Boar Town. As long as someone cooperates, Guangyao can do whatever he wants in his research.
In this way, they became more and more unscrupulous, and the first knife, Guangyao, stabbed into the head of Mingzhu Town, which was closest to them.
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