Free Web NovelThe transition from light to dark at sunset was very fast; the sky gradually darkened at a visible pace.
Lu Yibei’s heart rate continued to accelerate, and his face turned pale.
“I’m going out for a walk!” Suppressing the increasingly intense discomfort, Lu Yibei coldly told Little Maid and was about to walk out of the ward.
Seeing this, Little Maid quickly stood up and blocked the door with her arms outstretched.
“Stop! Miss said you’re not allowed to go anywhere after dark!”
Watching Little Maid’s pouting face, a strong sense of resentment inexplicably rose in Lu Yibei’s heart, and faint whispers suddenly began to echo in his ears.
It was as if there was one person, and then as if there was a group of people; they were screaming hysterically, weeping in despair, and scolding with cold words.
“Shut up! Aren’t you annoying?!”
Lu Yibei suddenly shouted, not knowing if he was talking to the whispers in his ears, or to the Little Maid blocking his way, or both.
Little Maid had not expected Lu Yibei’s emotions to suddenly erupt; she was startled and instinctively shrank to the side, her tone of voice weakening a bit.
“Mr. Rabbit hasn’t been caught yet, it’s very dangerous for you to run around outside after dark. Even if you want to spout twisted logic and trash talk, I can’t let you go out.” Little Maid said, her eyes unexpectedly firm and persistent.
The discomfort in his chest grew stronger, and Lu Yibei took a deep breath to suppress it.
“I’m not some criminal you’re imprisoning, do I really have no freedom at all?”
“No, I just...”
Saying this, he took advantage of Little Maid’s momentary Stunned to push open the ward door and quickly walked out.
Perhaps startled by Lu Yibei’s sudden abnormal reaction, Little Maid momentarily forgot to chase after him.
With his back to Little Maid, Lu Yibei waved his hand and said impatiently, “I’ll just walk around within the hospital grounds! I’ll definitely be back before dark!”
Not a chance! If I turn back into how I was last night, I’m never coming back! Lu Yibei thought, quickening his steps.
Watching Lu Yibei’s departing back, Little Maid opened her mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Honestly, why did he suddenly get so angry? It’s all for his safety! Hmph! Ungrateful! He can just die outside for all I care!
Although she thought this, Little Maid turned around and sighed again, gently stroking the silver badge on her chest to send a message to Jiang Li.
“Miss, Lu Yibei said he wants to walk around the hospital. Should I follow him?”
With Little Maid’s abilities, as long as Lu Yibei was still not far from the hospital, she could easily catch up, which was why she didn’t rush to follow him when she saw him walk away.
Soon, the badge trembled slightly, and Little Maid gently stroked it with her fingertip; Jiang Li’s slightly cold voice then sounded in her ear.
“If it’s just near the hospital, let him be. He’s not our prisoner; he should be given this much freedom.”
Huh? Miss actually said something similar to that expressionless chatterbox? Little Maid pouted, looking full of jealousy.
As Little Maid was thinking, Jiang Li’s instructions sounded in her ear again, “Pay attention to the spiritual energy fluctuations in the surroundings.”
“Understood, Miss, I understand!” Little Maid replied.
...
As dusk approached, the last rays of the setting sun stained the corridor with a bloody hue. Grotesque lines constantly flew before his eyes, and the whispers in Lu Yibei’s ears gradually intensified. The originally empty corridor, at this moment, seemed to become crowded.
There seemed to be many people around him, invisible and untouchable, driving him mad with anxiety.
“Bang—!”
The familiar restroom, the familiar end stall. Lu Yibei heavily closed that familiar door.
Finally, the moment the stall closed, the whispers stopped, and a sudden silence fell over his ears. The intermittent dripping water only added a few touches of eeriness to this silence.
The sunlight slanted, sank, and disappeared. The sky completely darkened. The restroom lights had not yet turned on, and the entire stall plunged into a moment of darkness.
“Thump thump—thump thump thump—!”
His chest felt as if it were being violently struck by some ferocious beast. A bloody, cold sensation spread from his chest, and an indescribable sharp pain made Lu Yibei curl up, squatting down against the cold wall.
Something was about to come out of his body. This thought flashed through Lu Yibei’s mind, and immediately after, his eyes began to burn with pain.
His blood instantly seemed to ignite, golden-red light surged along his veins, every pore opened, continuously seeping sweat, and the sweat, the moment it seeped out onto his skin, evaporated into a wisp of white smoke.
A hot current rushed along his blood vessels directly into his heart, colliding with the cold aura brewing in his chest. His heart suddenly stopped for a moment, Lu Yibei’s body twitched, and he slumped weakly to the ground.
“Ugh—!” A painful groan uncontrollably squeezed out from between his teeth.
Cold and scorching heat chased, collided, and battled within his body.
Lu Yibei felt as if his body had transformed into an extremely unstable reaction furnace, about to violently explode at any moment, blowing him to smithereens.
“Bang—bang bang—!” Outside the window, playing cards flew, violently striking the window, accompanied by gusts of wind like vibrating wings.
Lu Yibei had no time to figure out what the sounds outside the window were. He could feel the coldness within him receding; that scorching power seemed to gain the upper hand, and his body temperature was rising at an alarming rate.
Immediately after, his consciousness began to blur, and he uncontrollably tilted forward. His hands and cheeks touched the stall panel, instantly emitting a soft “hiss!” sound, and a smell of burning plastic permeated the air.
It wasn’t changing, but melting! Feeling the changes in his body, Lu Yibei had this thought.
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As he thought, a sudden flash in his mind recalled the ancient, resonant murmuring he heard when he swallowed the witchs egg, and then, unconsciously, he repeated it aloud.
“There... there is Zhong Mountain. There is a woman dressed in green...”
Speaking with difficulty, each word pronounced exceptionally clearly, Lu Yibei could feel his voice gradually becoming high-pitched and childish, then slowly returning to normal. After that, the scorching heat within him, as if its fuel had run out, rapidly cooled down.
“Sizzle—!”
The restroom light flickered twice as if it had a loose connection, then the light stabilized, illuminating the entire restroom in a stark white.
It stopped? Lu Yibei weakly raised his hands, looking at the damp sweat on them.
Didn’t turn into a Weird tale?
But... Lu Yibei narrowed his eyes, his mood heavy.
If this kind of pain had to be endured every day, it would be too much to bear!
Moreover, there was still the unknown of what would happen during “those few days each month.”
“Sigh—!” Lu Yibei sighed, then leaned on the wall and stood up again.
Since I’m alive, life must go on, right?
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Walking out of the stall and looking out the window, the full moon was like a disc under the night sky, and silver-white light poured down like water. He suddenly felt a sense of rebirth.
...
Leaving the restroom, as soon as he stepped out, Lu Yibei saw a pale-faced patient with a look of horror. Judging from the patient’s ID tag on his chest, he seemed to be a patient from the anorectal department.
Looking at Lu Yibei, who seemed to have lost half his life, the patient swallowed hard and weakly said, “Little brother, are you... alright?”
“Huh?” Lu Yibei was stunned, his gaze somewhat wary, and he said expressionlessly, “Oh! I’m fine, I can handle it, I can handle it.”
Seeing this, the patient patted his shoulder and said earnestly, “Little brother, listen to your elder brother’s advice, just cut it! Long pain is worse than short pain!”
Cut it? Lu Yibei looked at the patient with a strange expression. Are you implying something? Why do I feel like you have a hidden meaning? Why should I cut it when I can temporarily keep it?!
“It was you during the day too, right? I recognized your voice.”
Daytime? Lu Yibei stared blankly at the patient. After seeing words like “hemorrhoids” written on the patient’s ID tag on his chest, he seemed to understand something.
“Uh... it’s fine! I’m a man! What’s a little pain like this? I can do it!”
Lu Yibei said calmly, straightening his back, and walked away with his head held high and chest out, leaving the patient with a towering figure, as if the pain he had just endured had never happened.
Watching Lu Yibei walk away, the patient silently gave him a thumbs up, “Damn... what a tough guy!”
However...
As soon as he turned a corner, Lu Yibei could no longer pretend. His body went limp, and he leaned against the wall, almost falling.
There are no true kings of pretense in this world; when enough people grit their teeth and endure, a king of pretense emerges.
...
Returning to the corridor where his ward was located, Lu Yibei saw Little Maid waiting fiercely at the door from afar.
As soon as he walked up, Little Maid, just as Lu Yibei had expected, complained indignantly.
“Where did you run off to? Why did it take you so long to come back? You didn’t even wear the badge Miss gave you! Do you know there was a strong spiritual energy fluctuation nearby just now?!”
Of course I know! It was almost even stronger! Lu Yibei muttered to himself. But what are spiritual energy fluctuations? Is it a special energy emitted during the transformation process?
It seems next time, when it’s almost dark, I’ll have to hide far away. I was lucky not to be discovered this time, but that doesn’t mean I can get away with it next time.
After a brief moment of thought, Lu Yibei said in a frightened tone, “I didn’t know! What happened? Am I in danger?”
“Now you know how to be scared?” Little Maid crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Lu Yibei, saying, “Let’s see if you dare to run around again!”
“I’m scared! I won’t run around! I won’t run around!” Lu Yibei said, waving his hands, “You must protect me! I don’t want to die!”
Little Maid rolled her eyes, “Hmph! You got lucky this time! That spiritual energy fluctuation only appeared for a few seconds and then disappeared. It didn’t seem to be aimed at you, otherwise you wouldn’t even know how you died!”
Little Maid scolded Lu Yibei, her mood far from as calm as she appeared. That spiritual energy fluctuation just now was too terrifying, beyond her comprehension.
“Yes, yes, yes, I’ve always been lucky.” Lu Yibei nodded in agreement. How else could he die? Probably by burning himself to death?
“Hmph! You stay in your room obediently! I’ll go patrol the vicinity and then inform Miss.” Little Maid said, turning to leave.
“Wait a minute!” Before Little Maid could walk far, Lu Yibei called out to her.
“What now?”
“Uh... can’t I really have a late-night snack? I’m hungry.”
“...”
“Bang—!”
Little Maid pursed her lips impatiently, was silent for a few seconds, then slammed the door and left.
“Sigh—!” Lu Yibei sighed. Just then, Little Maid’s voice floated from the corridor.
“Only instant noodles, don’t even think about anything else!”
Instant noodles it is! To survive a great disaster and still be able to live and eat a mouthful of instant noodles, that’s already pretty good! Lu Yibei thought.
(End of this volume)
