26. Night 26 Death
In the hospital filled with thick disinfectant, Lu Xi held the physical examination report and his fingers trembled a few times when he saw the content.
"Have you heard of the QT-Z07 potion?"
In Yuan's prison, the madman's words echoed in his ears, "I've coated my weapons with a drug that destroys human functions. Anyone I injure will slowly die."
The QT-Z07 drug was actually a failed product developed by Lu's company. It was originally intended to be used to speed up wound healing, but something went wrong during the experiment. The finished product not only did not help the wound, but also caused cell death throughout the human body. Therefore, all the failed products were destroyed at the time.
The QT-Z07 drug will not cause immediate death, but it will gradually destroy the body's functions like paraquat, or it can be said that it is milder than paraquat. At least Lu Xi is still alive and well now.
However, her medical report is not optimistic...
Lu Xi is not afraid of death. Every time she completes a mission in a world, she leaves by "dying". She has become indifferent to death, because her death is just a matter of living in a new place.
She was worried about her mission.
Also, that little mermaid...
"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling——" the cell phone rang.
"Hello." She picked up the phone.
"Lu Xi, are you still in the hospital?" It was Yuan Mu's voice.
"You knew I was in the hospital?"
"Don't go, wait for me to come over." He said and hung up the phone.
Lu Xi didn't leave. She sat on a chair in the corner of the hospital, staring at the examination report in her hand, thinking about what to do next.
This time, she was really in desperate situation.
Until the inspection report was taken away.
Looking up, it was Yuan Mu. He seemed to be in a hurry to come over. The collar of his coat was crooked and one side was tucked inside his clothes.
"Why is this happening?" He couldn't believe it.
This report is really terrible.
Lu Xi also wanted to know why this happened. He thought the last mission would go very smoothly, but it turned out like this.
"I've studied QT-Z07 before. I'll find a way to save you. I'm sure I can save you. Don't worry..."
Yuan Mu comforted Lu Xi, but his eyes were red.
Because there is no cure for QT-Z07.
Lu Xi stood up and helped him pull out his collar and straighten it.
"I'll go back first." She took back the physical examination report.
Lu Xi returned to Lu's in a daze. She was wondering whether she should tell them about this, as well as the mother of this body.
She went to a hospital run by the demon clan. Since Yuan Mu knew that she was going there for a check-up, it must mean that he had someone inside.
If she didn't say anything, perhaps he could help her keep it secret, but the leak of QT-Z07 was a big deal, and she should tell him.
But now, she needs some time.
Not long after Lu Xi returned to Lu's, Asent came back. He saw Lu Xi sitting under a big tree, her skin so white that it was almost transparent.
Before long, she had become even whiter than he was, like a mysterious elf witch who would vanish in the blink of an eye.
"Ms. Lu Xi." He called out hurriedly.
"Well, you're back?" She turned around with a smile on her face, patted her skirt and stood up, "Are you tired? I'll make you something delicious."
Lu Xi pushed him into the house and went straight into the kitchen.
Lu Xi cooked a few dishes that he had never eaten before. The little mermaid ate them all with great enthusiasm. After coaxing him to sleep, Lu Xi looked out the window.
Just now, she didn't taste anything.
A few days ago, she couldn't taste anything and thought it was because her body was not well yet, but now she knows that her sense of taste has decreased.
Next, her sense of touch and vision will gradually disappear. When all senses disappear, she will die.
This day came very quickly.
A week later, in the morning, Lu Xi tripped and fell when getting out of bed. Her ankle hurt so much that the maid ran into the room upon hearing the noise.
"Ms. Lu Xi, are you okay?"
"It's okay, just help me open the curtains."
"Swish——" was the sound of the curtains being drawn open. However, the light in the room was still dim and she still couldn't see anything clearly.
"...Ms. Lu Xi?" Arsente rubbed his eyes and sat up. When he found that she had fallen, he anxiously asked someone to help her up.
Lu Xi sprained her ankle. When the doctor applied medicine on her, she lowered her head silently, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Miss Lu Xi, does it hurt?" asked the little mermaid.
She felt a cool sensation on her ankle. "Huh... huh... blow on it and it won't hurt." He had been injured before and she had blown on it for him.
Lu Xi tried hard to see his face clearly, but she could only see a very dark outline. Lu Xi knew that she could not stay.
After the mermaid went to class, she called Xiaomei.
"Please ask someone to come over for me."
Yuan Mu took Lu Xi away. After she settled down, she called Lu Muru and told her about her physical condition.
"I will send someone to investigate the drug leak. I didn't expect that the Lu family would have a lackey. But don't tell that mermaid cub about your situation." Lu Muru's first words were not out of concern for her.
Lu Muru looked at her, and she became more and more confused about her granddaughter. She didn't seem to be afraid at all when such a thing happened.
"I'll tell him you abandoned him."
Lu Xi showed a mocking expression on his face, "Whatever you say."
Lu Xi was hospitalized. On the first day of her hospitalization, she received a call from the mermaid, "Ms. Lu Xi, where are you?"
"Ms. Lu Xi, they said you wouldn't come back. I wanted to find you. They were lying to me, weren't they?"
Lu Xi was silent for a long time and took a deep breath. She knew that once she said the next words, it would be difficult to take them back.
but……
If she leaves this world soon.
Maybe it would be better to be cruel to him now.
"Ascent, I'm sorry."
Lu Xi spoke slowly, but the other side suddenly became quiet, followed by a heartbreaking roar, "No, no, sorry——"
"Ms. Lu Xi, you were lying to me, right?" His voice choked, and she knew that he must be crying.
Lu Xi's words really hurt him.
"I'm hanging up." After she said this, she hung up the phone and turned off her cell phone. She was afraid that if she said another word, she would soften her heart.
She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time.
A week after Lu Xi was admitted to the hospital, her physical function suddenly became very poor, and she declined completely like she was falling off a cliff. She could no longer walk, needed someone to help her eat, and had basically lost all five senses.
Only her ears could be heard with the help of hearing aids. Occasionally, she could hear Yuan Mu talking in her ear.
"I will save you, Lu Xi. I won't let you die."
Lu Xi felt someone holding her hand. Her hand was numb and she couldn't move. This slight touch would probably disappear soon.
When she was still able to speak, she told Yuan Mu not to tell her mother because she didn't know how to comfort that woman.
Anyway, the other party’s real daughter is long gone.
Although, she would probably know sooner or later.
Three nights later, Lu Xi was rushed to the emergency room due to cardiac arrest. She felt as if she was really going to die.
"Awakening the intelligent brain, awakening successfully..."
"Loading progress, 10%... 67%... 100%..."
"Loading successfully! Lu Xi, we meet again."
"Am I dead?" Lu Xi looked around. She saw many stars floating around her. She felt like she was flying in the universe.
"You're not dead. Your mission progress has reached an irreversible point, so the emergency awakening function of the intelligent brain has been activated," a mechanical voice said. "Congratulations! Due to your excellent performance, the system has awarded you a chance to feign death. You can retain your body in this world, but the mission will be suspended during this period. You can only continue the mission until someone rescues you."
Lu Xi: ...
"Are you sure I won't be buried?"
"Even if it's buried, the body won't rot."
Lu Xi: ...
It doesn't sound like something worth being happy about. Is it possible that someone would dig up her body and bring her back to life?
"But there is one thing I must tell you. If your body is preserved for a hundred years and no one revives you, the mission will fail."
One hundred years is long enough.
However, the speed of time in the mission is different from the speed of time in the world she is in. It may be that only a few days have passed since she returned.
"So, do you want to activate the reward?"
A long "beep" sound came from her ears, and Lu Xi knew that she could not escape the life-threatening QT-Z07. The horn of death sounded.
"Okay, I'm going to open it."
No matter what, she wanted to try.
…
The news of Lu Xi's accident spread throughout the Lu family. This was all thanks to Lu Yuan's talkativeness, as she was overheard talking in the yard.
And this person also includes Lu Man.
She was shocked to hear the news, because Lu Muru told her that Lu Xi had just passed away, not critically ill.
Lu Man returned to the mermaid's yard and looked at his dispirited appearance, lonely and like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
These days, Lu Man was sent to take care of him.
Of course, there is also Longyue. Longyue has the same appearance as his mother, but now, this seems to not work for him.
Compared to Lu Xi, Long Yue is nothing.
"Are you thinking about Lu Xi?" He walked over to her while Long Yue was away.
"I don't miss her, I don't want her..." When Lu Xi was mentioned, his tears fell like pearls falling to the ground. Asent didn't want to cry, but he still remembered that she said she didn't want him anymore.
The tears of the mermaid are so worthless at this moment.
"If you don't want to, why are you crying?"
"I didn't cry." He wiped his red eyes stubbornly.
"Would you like to see her?" she said. "I can take you there."
Arsenal froze, his head jerking up.
Lu Man drove the car and quietly took the little mermaid out of Lu's company. She had thought about the consequences of doing so, which was not her usual style.
Once upon a time, she was so willful.
Perhaps it was because, although she always obeyed orders, deep down, she felt that Lu's style was too cold-blooded. She found that she actually envied Lu Xi, who always had the courage to do all kinds of things.
Arsente sat in the car nervously. His heart beat faster as he was about to meet Lu Xi. He couldn't help but feel happy and nervous.
Afraid that she would drive him away, afraid that she would ask him to go back, afraid that she would say those words again, afraid that she didn't want him anymore.
But, he still wanted to see her very much...
"Why are we going to the hospital?" After parking the car, Asent was stunned at the hospital entrance. "Aren't we going to see Miss Lu Xi?"
Lu Man took a deep breath and said, "Lu Xi is in the hospital."
This was the first time Asent knew about this.
Lu Man took him to the front desk to inquire about the ward where Lu Xi was staying.
However, just as they found the ward, they were told that Lu Xi had been rushed to the emergency room for emergency treatment due to cardiac arrest.
This news came like a bolt from the blue.
"Why... we need to rescue her, what happened to Miss Lu Xi, what happened to her, I want to see her, I want to see her..." The little mermaid was trembling all over, her face was paler than ever, and her voice was trembling violently.
Lu Man pushed the little mermaid and found the door of the emergency room where Lu Xi was, and saw a man sitting on a bench with his head down waiting.
He heard footsteps and looked up. Lu Man recognized Yuan Mu.
Yuan Mu had also seen Lu Man. She had taken the cub to the hospital for treatment.
"Where is Miss Lu Xi...where is she?"
Arsente asked first, looking at Yuan Mu with hostility. Arsente remembered him and he had always disliked this doctor.
Yuan Mu was a little surprised by their arrival, because Lu Xi said that her situation was not public, but considering how clingy the little mermaid was, it was not unexpected to find out that something had happened to her.
"She's in there." Yuan Mu said in a hoarse voice. He looked towards the emergency room. In order to find a way to save Lu Xi, he hadn't slept for many days. His face was full of fatigue and his eyes were full of red bloodshot.
Just then, the door to the emergency room opened.
Yuan Mu hurriedly stood up and asked the doctor. The doctor shook his head heavily. This action made his body suddenly weak. He staggered and fell on the bench. The adult man's eyes instantly turned red.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Xi was pushed out.
"Ms. Lu Xi?" Arsente turned his head happily.
But soon, his smile faded.
Lu Xi was covered with a white cloth, lying quietly on the small bed. Even though Arsenal didn't know the situation, he couldn't feel her breathing or hear her heartbeat, just like the tribesmen who had died.
Those tribesmen never woke up again.
"Wait a minute, go downstairs to handle the formalities." The doctor informed Yuan Mu of the subsequent matters, comforted him with a few words and left.
The nurse was pushing the bed past Assente when she was grabbed and she was frightened by his fierce eyes.
"Please let go," the nurse said.
Asent's eyes were dazed and he stared at the glaring white cloth. He murmured, "Is Miss Lu Xi asleep? Help me wake her up."
"The patient is dead," the nurse said.
"No, she's not dead..." His body shook violently.
He pulled aside the white cloth and looked at the "sleeping" Lu Xi.
"Ms. Lu Xi, I'm here to see you."
He shook her body gently, but how could a dead person respond? He was stunned for a moment when he touched her cold skin.
Lu Xi's body temperature will never be this cold.
And her skin was whiter than ever, even whiter than the last time he saw her. Could it be that she was sick at that time?
He suddenly felt annoyed and wondered why he hadn't noticed it.
"Miss Lu Xi, are you cold?" He covered her with the uncovered white cloth, leaving only her little head exposed. "Are you still cold like this? Tell me, and I can ask someone to add a blanket for you."
Arsenal spoke to her softly, as if afraid to scare her, and behaved more politely than ever before.
As long as he behaved well, she would not ignore him.
Lu Man couldn't bear to watch it, so he walked over and said, "Let's go."
She tried to push him off the crib, but he seemed to be provoked and held on tightly to the iron bed, "No, I won't leave."
"Miss Lu Xi, please wake up..." he begged, "I am Asent, I am here to find you, please wake up..."
"Asente...she's dead." Lu Man said reluctantly.
Lu Man regretted that she shouldn't have brought him here.
Lu Man originally thought she could catch up and meet Asente, but if she had known that all she would see was a corpse, she would not have come.
Why did it take her so long to find out about this? If she had come earlier, perhaps she could have seen her one last time...
"She's not dead, she's not dead." He roared, "I want Miss Lu Xi to take me back. She'll take me back when she wakes up."
"Asent, Lu Xi is dead." Lu Man said angrily.
"Please calm down, the patient has passed away." The nurse also spoke to comfort her. She had seen this kind of scene many times and understood it, but the fact that the patient had passed away could not be changed. She tried to pull his hand away, but he suddenly broke free, climbed onto the cot, pinched Lu Xi's arms and shook her desperately.
"Ms. Lu Xi, I'm not angry anymore. It doesn't matter if you don't want me, as long as I want you, wake up soon, okay..."
Pearls fell from her eye sockets and hit her face, but she felt no pain and would not wake up to blame him.
"Open your eyes quickly, open your eyes and look at me."
After that, she could no longer talk to him.
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