Prajna had lived for nearly a hundred years and had seen everything. The more he experienced, the more his restless heart gradually returned to the tranquility of childhood: "We are all human. There's no such thing as selfishness. We all just want to live a better and more comfortable life."
Hua Wuxin also said: "That's the case now, but I believe that when something truly threatens the survival of the world occurs, these big families will shoulder their own responsibilities."
Prajna smiled. Was this what they were talking about over tea? It felt like the two of them, with their carefree natures, weren't qualified to comment on world affairs. "We're here to see a doctor, aren't we? And now, we've strayed off topic."
...Hong Yu had never been good at talking to unfamiliar people, especially the elderly. After escaping from Prajna, she had intended to return to the palace to see if there was anything she could do to help. Then, she would go to the military camp to check on the undead that had attacked them.
However, plans did not change quickly. Before leaving the hot spring villa, Hong Yu heard Tang Chen calling her name again and again, as if he was looking for her urgently for something.
"Red Edict, Red Edict."
Tang Chen heard from the maids that Hong Yu had not left yet, but he didn't know where she was. After thinking about it, he still had no idea where she would go, so he had to shout at the top of his voice without caring about his image.
But she was lucky. She had only called out twice before the neighbor could complain when Hong Yu actually appeared in front of her: "I'm right here. What's wrong? Why are you yelling?"
Tang Chen said excitedly: "I just thought of something and wanted to talk to you about it. Are you free now?"
Hong Yu looked at her, subconsciously took a step back, and said, "...No."
Tang Chen hurriedly explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Don't worry, I'm not gossiping with you this time, nor am I asking you to listen to my newly made bedtime story. I just suddenly had some strange ideas, and I urgently need someone to help me with advice or to dispel them."
When Hong Yu heard that she didn't have to listen to Tang Chen's boring bedtime stories, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay, tell me about it."
After getting Hong Yu's consent, Tang Chen pulled her towards the garden. These thoughts came to her mind last night after she couldn't sleep. "Well, I should have told you that Wang Ruo and I's hometown is different from Liang, Nanyue, and any other country here, right?"
Hong Yu still didn't quite understand what Tang Chen was talking about. She was afraid that she would find another way to tell her a bedtime story. "I told you, what's wrong? Did you meet someone from the same hometown again?"
Tang Chen said that apart from Shi Zairong, no new "poor fellows" have appeared yet: "That's not the case. I wonder if it's because the place we came from is different from here, many, many differences; that's why we suddenly age."
Hong Yu said this was even more terrifying than the stories Tang Chen liked to tell the children. "Do you think that when you reach Wang Ruo's age, you'll look like her? That's simply a fairy tale. You and Wang Ruo are no different from us, so don't overthink it. I think you have this idea because you've told those two children so many strange stories these days, which makes me wonder sometimes."
Tang Chen disagreed. Aren't the stories she made up good? They're not only suitable for children their age, but also educational. Crucially, they're very hypnotic, something Hong Yu had personally tested. "They're pure, good stories, absolutely additive-free and pollution-free. They're suitable for babies aged zero to three, and for lovely people like our Miss Hong Yu."
Hong Yu didn't want to hear such compliments, nor did she want to listen to her unfounded speculations. "Okay, if you really have nothing to do, you should first think about what to do if this old doctor can't help."
Tang Chen hurriedly said, "Don't ask me this question, it's beyond the scope. By the way, Yan Zhou said earlier that he had something to ask you. Did he contact you after you came back?"
Hong Yu nodded slightly. Wang Yanzhou had called her to the military camp in the middle of the night. She had thought her identity had been exposed or something. "I've looked for him. I've told him everything I know. It depends on whether he believes it or not."
"I don't know what kind of person Shi Zairong is, but I have a strong intuition that he wouldn't be evil enough to destroy the world. We are enemies now, simply because we have different positions."
Tang Chen saw Hong Yu listening intently. Furthermore, no one had listened to her talk during the days he'd been taking care of Wang Ruo at the Hot Spring Villa, so he became more and more excited. "So, fundamentally, I think that if this matter of the living dead really gets out of hand, maybe we could become allies or something. Of course, it's best if this united front thing doesn't happen."
Hong Yu is also very concerned about the living dead. "I heard from Qiu Liang that Wang Nianqing has already sent a lot of people out to find Huangfu Zhong's whereabouts. The black market is also helping. I'm afraid that all this effort will be in vain in the end."
Speaking of people who created such evil things as the Living Dead, Tang Chen couldn't help but have a suggestion: "Actually, I think, since Huangfu Zhong and the Life-giving Gu are both yours, can we ask the Huangfu family for help?"
Hong Yu said that if the Huangfu family knew about it now, firstly, her marriage might be canceled, and secondly, she had promised Huangfu Xiongxian to temporarily save Huangfu Zhong's life.
According to the Huangfu family's usual practice, if they knew that the Shengxi Gu was not left on the mountain, but was stolen and used to experiment on living people, they would definitely torture the person without saying a word, and then execute him to apologize to the world in order to put the matter to rest.
"After learning the Life-Resilience Gu was lost, the Huangfu family actively searched for it. My original intention was to save Huangfu Zhong's life. After all, whether this was his idea or not is still uncertain. Furthermore, when I escaped from the South Vietnamese military camp, I accidentally discovered that the person who stole the Gu with Huangfu Zhong and escaped was currently researching a solution to the Living Dead Crisis."
Tang Chen didn't know the relationship between Hong Yu and Shi Zairong, so he remained skeptical about what she said. "Alas, I don't know if what you saw was real, or if Nan Yue deliberately acted it out. I've been hiding something from you for a while, but I have to tell you now. Yan Zhou mentioned to me that if the living dead keep appearing, they might have to ask Young Master Yan to go to the Huangfu family to ask for help."
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