However, with the Bìhǎi Cháoshēng Jué as his guide, these violent icy true qi unexpectedly became more obedient, surging bit by bit into the Jīarén Lèi which had been stretched to its limit. After feeling 'full and satisfied,' Rén Yuánhào finally stopped his frantic devouring.
"Now it's time to do the opposite."
...
The three women took turns keeping watch until dawn.
Yè Lán leaned by the window. The sky was still as if obscured by thick smoke, showing no signs of clearing. However, the streets had been cleaned up a lot after yesterday's sweeping, though many rooftops still bore traces of dirt and firework debris.
It was indeed a scene like the end of the world.
And just then, Rén Yuánhào, clutching his chest, slowly sat up from the sickbed.
"Yuánhào!"
"Shh." Rén Yuánhào raised his index finger, about to tell them not to wake the other two women. He suddenly noticed Yè Lán's face, which was swollen like a small hill. Her usually aloof demeanor was completely gone. His heart filled with both anger and pity.
"Bastard, I'll settle with this fellow named Mò sooner or later."
As Rén Yuánhào spoke, he immediately woke the other two women.
However, the reunion of the four should have been a joyous occasion. Instead, the atmosphere was so heavy it was suffocating. It wasn't until Rén Yuánhào rolled out of bed that the three women, like tigresses, pounced on him and pushed him back onto the bed.
But at this moment, the nurse who was performing the routine morning check happened to push open the door.
"Uh~ Did I come at the wrong time?" The nurse thought to herself, *Are these people all monsters? They were almost hemorrhaging yesterday, and today they're not only awake, but they might even be looking for a 'big battle' again?*
The nurse shook her head, trying to shake this strange thought from her mind.
"Uh, you're mistaken. We were just persuading him not to get out of bed~"
"Yes, yes, that's right, that's right."
"Nurse, please come in~"
The three women exchanged flustered glances. Only then did the nurse slowly enter the room with a thermometer and other items.
"Ladies, the patient's condition is not stable yet. Shouldn't you be a bit more reserved? Besides, it's already very abnormal for the patient to wake up this morning. If he can get out of bed, then all my years of medical knowledge have been learned in vain, haven't they?"
As she was speaking, Rén Yuánhào not only got out of bed but also walked to the table himself, drank a cup of water, dusted off his windbreaker, and prepared to change out of his patient gown.
"Uh~" The nurse rubbed her eyes and immediately saw the three women lifting Rén Yuánhào back onto the sickbed, as if nothing had happened.
—No, I must have been seeing things.
The nurse closed her eyes to calm herself, swallowed again, and slowly said, "Raise your hand, let me take your temperature."
Two of the women very cooperatively lifted Rén Yuánhào's hand upwards, held the thermometer in place, and saw off the somewhat dazed nurse as she left the room.
As soon as the nurse stepped out, she touched her forehead. She strongly suspected she had a fever and was hallucinating. Coincidentally, the attending physician, who was also very concerned about Rén Yuánhào's condition, was about to enter the room but was pulled aside by the nurse.
"What's wrong? You don't look well. Is the patient's condition not good?"
The nurse shook her head.
"Then what's going on? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Just as the doctor finished speaking, he saw the nurse nodding her head like a pecking chicken and then said in a trembling voice, "Doctor Zhou, I think I really saw a monster."
"Did it grow two heads, or three legs and four arms?"
The doctor assumed the young woman was joking and responded casually. Unexpectedly, the little nurse suddenly shook her head. "One head, two legs, two arms. You know this monster too, it's that injured patient surnamed Rén."
"How did he become a monster?" The doctor was puzzled, secretly delighted. He thought that his patient was about to become a major mutated monster in medical history. Perhaps once something was researched, his own path to the peak of life would truly begin!
But this dream was extinguished before it could even start, doused by the little nurse, no, with a bit of warmth still in it.
"With such severe injuries, Rén Yuánhào woke up this morning and got out of bed. He even seemed to want to be discharged immediately. Tell me, isn't that monstrous?"
The doctor was stunned for about two seconds, then immediately tried to push the little nurse who was blocking him, wanting to go and see if Rén Yuánhào was as the little nurse described. However, his actions were completely blocked by the little nurse, who dragged him to a deserted smoking area.
"Why do you keep pushing me? He's my patient, and I have the duty to perform routine checks for him. I~"
The doctor wanted to say more, but the little nurse sealed his mouth with her lips.
"Don't think that just because you kissed me, you can stop me from going in. I~"
The little nurse leaned forward again, grabbing the doctor's collar.
"What, what do you want? If you keep this up, I'll report you to the academician!"
"Go ahead and report me. Then I can openly take out our marriage certificate and surprise them."
...
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, the atmosphere had returned to silence.
Yáng Língxuě couldn't stand the awkward silence of the few of them staring at each other. She was the first to speak, "Looking at your bulging eyes, most of you are unwilling. Keep glaring, shall we?"
"Rén Yuánhào, what do you mean? With such severe injuries, you're planning to leave?" Shěn Lánnī's fiery red ponytail was as sharp as her gaze.
Yè Lán didn't speak, hiding herself in a dark corner, as if unwilling to let Rén Yuánhào see her face.
At this moment, Rén Yuánhào, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"Let's be honest, how long are you going to hide Brother Liú's matter from me? Will it be until my injuries are healed, or until Brother Liú's bones have rotted?"
The faces of the three women changed drastically. They had been questioning him moments ago, but now they were so silent they couldn't utter a word.
"Fine, if you don't want to say, I don't care. I've heard everything clearly anyway. I have my own plans now, and don't try to stop me."
Rén Yuánhào grabbed his clothes and rushed into the bathroom. In less than a minute, he stood at the door as if nothing had happened. He intended to slam the door shut and leave, but then he seemed to remember something. He turned back and handed something he held in his arms to Yè Lán.
"This is an even more obscure and difficult secret manual. You can practice it if you have nothing else to do. I'll handle my own matters."