After a long conversation with Professor Guo Yixiang, during which he casually pointed out aspects of brain nerve structure and pharmacological responses, Lin Yao dumped all his work in Shanghai onto Professor Guo and rushed to Nanjing overnight.
Lin Yao, who was traveling at night, did not call a car. He wanted to thoroughly investigate the geographical features of the Yangtze River Delta region. Of course, this task was to be completed by Xiao Cao, who would also collect some of the unique medicinal properties of this area to enrich the reserves.
The distance from Shanghai to Nanjing is about 300 kilometers. If Xiaocao and Lin Yao travel at their combined speed, they can reach the destination in just over an hour. However, Lin Yao no longer accepts this method of travel. He had already suffered enough in the mountains and forests of Jiangxi and Hunan, so he naturally would not enjoy such treatment again. Moreover, Xiaocao's investigation and absorption of the medicinal energy that occasionally appeared in the mountains and forests also took a lot of time. Therefore, it was not until six o'clock in the morning of the next day that the outline of Nanjing could be vaguely seen.
"Yaoyao, something's not right here!"
Xiao Cao's tone was very serious, and she immediately stopped dragging him. Lin Yao also stopped in his tracks instantly and looked around in surprise.
Although the observation by sight was almost meaningless thanks to Xiaocao's exploration and his own perception, Lin Yao still couldn't control this instinctive reaction, because Xiaocao rarely spoke in such a serious tone, so it must be something big.
"What? I didn't notice anything unusual."
After a long silence, Lin Yaocai couldn't help but ask his question.
“Something’s not right. I can feel it. Didn’t you notice?” Xiaocao persisted in her judgment, her tone still very serious.
"No, how about we walk a little further in? Is it towards Nanjing?"
"Okay, let's go. It's already daylight. You should hitch a ride so that other people don't see monsters."
Xiao Cao suddenly relaxed. "This feeling is strange, but it doesn't seem to be directed at us. Let's go take a look first. I feel there is a lot of evil energy and a strong death aura in that direction. Hmm, it's what you call resentment."
Lin Yao remained silent. He didn't speak about things he didn't understand, lest he influence Xiao Cao's judgment. Although he trusted Xiao Cao a lot, the childishness she sometimes displayed made him hesitant to try things recklessly. After all, children don't easily stick to their opinions, and he worried that Xiao Cao might miss something because of his influence.
After paying ten yuan, Lin Yao hitched a ride on a morning delivery bus into Nanjing. Sitting in the passenger seat, he felt a cool breeze blowing gently, but was also quite nervous.
"Yaoyao, it's getting worse!"
Little Grass exclaimed, "This malevolent aura is intense, but the deathly aura feels the same as before, faint and elusive."
"Ah~~" Lin Yao still didn't feel anything, and turned to look at the driver, "Master, has anything unusual happened in Nanjing recently? For example, something involving a large number of people, or people dying?"
"Young man, things have been peaceful lately, nothing's happened. The security in Nanjing is quite good. I can tell you're from out of town, so don't worry, you won't have any problems here, as long as you don't cause trouble."
"That's strange, why is there such a strong sense of resentment?"
Lin Yao inadvertently voiced his thoughts, because Xiao Cao's tone was more serious than ever before, and remained so, which made him very worried. While he was worried about the uncertain future, he was even more worried about whether Xiao Cao would do something unusual. After all, Chi You's thigh was not so easy to digest. Xiao Cao said that the thigh was still in the cloud at the root of her body, and it was very difficult and very slow to digest.
"resentment?"
The driver laughed and said, "We Nanjing people are living better and better lives, so where would we get any resentment? Unless it was the Japanese devils who did bad things decades ago, there would be no resentment. But it's been decades, so it's unlikely to have lasted until now."
“Young man, you don’t know anything about feng shui, do you? A few years ago, my cousin met a traveling feng shui master who said that the resentment in Nanjing had not been completely dispelled. We ordinary people don’t understand these things, we only know that life is getting better and better and life is becoming more and more comfortable.”
Japanese? What a sin!
Lin Yao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and quickly asked Xiao Cao, "Xiao Cao, what form are the malevolent and resentful auras you sense? Why can't I sense them? How large is the range?"
"Everywhere I look."
Xiao Cao answered succinctly, "The area I can probe is all that the evil energy is distributed very evenly. After careful investigation, it feels as if it is collectively emitted by the entire city's population. The resentment is not very evenly distributed, and it is more obvious in some places."
Ah~~
Lin Yao couldn't help but blurt it out again, but the sound wasn't very loud, so the driver glanced at him in surprise and then stopped.
"This...this resentment..."
“I think the driver was right. It must be the resentment left over from the Nanjing Massacre decades ago. It has been lingering for a long time and has already taken shape.”
Xiao Cao picked up where Lin Yao left off, her tone somewhat sinister, "Yao Yao, the malevolent aura is probably emanating from the hearts of Nanjing people towards the Japanese devils. It has become an instinctive habit, so Nanjing people are constantly emitting this malevolent aura, which envelops the entire city."
Lin Yao remained silent, thinking that Xiao Cao's judgment was correct. If this kind of malevolent energy and resentment were not directed at him personally, even a Heavenly-level expert would find it difficult to sense. But Xiao Cao was different. She had fused with "Ming Jin" and had Chi You's thigh in her body, so she already possessed some witch abilities, or rather, witch instincts, making it easy for her to sense such a massive amount of malevolent energy and resentment.
"Yaoyao, I haven't praised you before. I supported your decision to exclude Japanese patients when you were planning to treat foreign patients. Now I'm praising you because these two auras are so powerful and unsettling."
I don't want praise!
Lin Yao thought to himself, without using his mind, "I would rather this tragedy had never happened, I would rather Nanjing City were free of evil spirits and resentment. Those innocent people, how pitiful they are..."
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Lin Yao and Xiao Cao came from Shanghai. They traveled almost in a straight line, only slightly adjusting their route when they encountered mountain forests rich in medicinal energy, thus entering Nanjing from the east.
"Yaoyao, I've found the source of the evil energy."
Xiao Cao suddenly exclaimed loudly, waking Lin Yao from his silence, "Also, I discovered something strange, there's no resentment in that area."
"Where? What?"