The countdown has reached zero.
return.
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Countdown 168:00:00.
It's still in a guesthouse in Nanchi Town.
Outside the guesthouse were mountaineers from all over the world who had been startled by the explosion, while in front of him were Shindai Yunluo and Yangyang.
Qing Chen coughed violently as soon as he returned, vomiting blood again.
At this point, the damage to his internal organs was still very serious.
Yangyang quickly poured Qingchen a cup of hot water: "What happened? I was just about to ask you that. We agreed to meet at the wilderness settlement, where did you go?"
Qing Chen took a sip of water and said, "I was originally going to the wilderness settlement, but when I woke up I was surrounded by the Chen Group Army. Chen Yu was also in the army. They drove more than 1,300 refugees to Forbidden Land No. 008. We fought with Chen Yu there. We were seriously injured and escaped. We are safe for now."
Kamishiro Yunra frowned and said, "Will there be another battle? I can't get there from the north."
Qing Chen suddenly looked at Shen Dai Yunluo with a half-smile: "Are you concerned about me?"
Kamishiro Unra raised an eyebrow: "I just think there's a chance to grab attention."
He never expected that Qing Chen would use his own methods against him.
Kamishiro Yunluo said, "Not bad, you actually survived a near-death experience at the hands of a demigod."
Qing Chen shook his head: "Chen Yu's strength is terrifying, he has already reached the peak of demigod. The four of us A-levels couldn't do anything about one of his paintings, and in the end, we were all seriously injured before we could barely destroy one of his paintings."
Kamishiro Yunluo nodded and said, "I knew it when I was attacked by him. This demigod has the blessing of the Purple Orchid Star and has become the youngest demigod. We can't afford to provoke him now. If I collect all the eyes for Hyakume-ki and I also advance to demigod level, having twelve demigod shikigami, I might be able to defeat him."
“It’s not that bad,” Qingchen shook his head. “He lost a lot of his paintings. Now he probably only has a few paintings left to protect himself. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to come back alive. I support you in challenging him once you’ve collected all the eyes. He’s not that scary.”
Kamishiro Unra laughed and said, "Are you trying to trick me into taking the fall? Don't you have any conscience!"
Qing Chen forced a smile: "I'll go with you."
Kamishiro Yunluo's lips curled slightly: "That's more like it."
Yangyang pouted: "You two, that's enough, I'm still here."
Kamdai Yunluo: "..."
Yangyang, who was checking Qingchen's injuries, said, "Your life force field is weakened by 80%. Chen Yu is such a jerk. You're so badly injured. Why don't we leave first? Let's not stay here and become targets for the Kingdom, the Future, and the Deer Island."
Qing Chen fell silent; in fact, this was his biggest crisis at the moment.
The demigods of the inner world are eyeing him covetously, and three conglomerates in the outer world want to kill him.
He said, "No, Mr. Zheng and I have a new plan. I have to keep the Kingdom and the Future here... Wait a minute, I have something else to take care of."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the room, heading towards Mr. Liu's room.
He hadn't had time to deal with the matter of Mr. Liu and his wife poisoning his Rhodiola rosea when he last returned.
In fact, these two were Kashima spies who had been under surveillance by Ni Ergou. Boss Liu's company had been secretly providing domestic funds to the Kashima spy organization.
So when the two of them suddenly signed up to join the mountaineering team, Zheng Yuandong told Qingchen about it.
It was because these two saw the ice patterns of the Reverse Breathing Technique on Qing Chen's face that the suicide squad from Kashima and the Kingdom decided to test him.
Qingchen used the power ring to open the door, only to find that President Liu's wife had turned to dust and was scattered all over the floor. President Liu was on the floor, crying as he gathered the scattered ashes together.
He said calmly, "So, of the two of you, only one is a Time Traveler."
The fact that Qing Chen was not poisoned by Rhodiola rosea means that the couple's identities had already been exposed.
During the seven days of their journey, since Kashima knew they had lost their usefulness, he no longer gave Qingchen the opportunity to interrogate those in the know, and the other party directly killed President Liu's wife.
While crying, Mr. Liu said, "I told her not to come, not to come, but she said someone in the other world was threatening her life, and she would die if she didn't come. She's never killed anyone, so why would she come here! She said there's a conglomerate called Kashima that wants to kill you, and not just her, but many other people are planning to kill you!"
Qing Chen asked calmly, "I thought your relationship wasn't very deep, and you weren't very harmonious before, so why are you crying so sadly now?"
Mr. Liu knelt weakly on the ground: "I married her before I started my business. At that time, we lived in a small rented room in Shenzhen. We didn't even have a place to take a shower. I was too poor back then. I couldn't afford to treat her to a nice meal when we got married. We just ate a beef hot pot on the roadside. I apologized to her, but she said it was okay... Even if we have many conflicts now, we can never forget that relationship."
Mr. Liu continued, "From the moment she transmigrated, we were both controlled by someone. We lived in constant fear and couldn't sleep well..."
As he spoke, Mr. Liu pulled a pistol from under his pillow, pointed it at his chin, and pulled the trigger.
With a bang.
Mr. Liu was stunned. The bullet had already left the barrel, but it did not pierce his head. Instead, it slammed into the wall next to him along with the pistol!
The moment he pulled the trigger, Qing Chen activated Wuju, and the huge magnetic field caused the pistol and bullet to fly out of his hand together, as if they were stuck to the wall.
As he withdrew the boundless magnetic field, the gun fell to the ground.
Qing Chen calmly asked, "Why did you commit suicide?"
Mr. Liu said in a daze, "My wife said that if she dies after she returns, I should also commit suicide so that you won't have a chance to interrogate me, otherwise our son will be assassinated."
Qingchen shook his head: "Don't worry, the people who went to hunt down the spies in Kashima should have surrounded them by now. They don't have time to kill your son. From now on, you should obediently follow me and continue climbing the mountain. I still have many things to ask you. Don't try to escape. If you escape, I will find out, and then it won't be as simple as death. If anyone asks, just say that your wife was sent to Kathmandu due to altitude sickness."
As he spoke, Qingchen returned to his room. Shendai Yunluo exclaimed, "Wonderful! Your ability is becoming more and more controlled. You can even save people after pulling the trigger."
Qing Chen sighed, "What kind of mess is this? By the way, does your God Era still have spies within its borders? Give me the list, and I'll take them all out."
Kamishiro Yunra laughed: "Do you think I'm an idiot?"
Qingchen endured the pain and slowly lay down on the bed. After taking a few deep breaths, he said, "People say that the three great joys of middle age are getting promoted, making money, and losing one's wife. I never expected that this guy surnamed Liu would have such a deep relationship with his wife."
Shindai Yunluo said with a smile, "As the saying goes, poverty tests women, and wealth tests men. Most people in the world cannot withstand these two tests, which is why the divorce rate of successful men is as high as 95%."
Qing Chen looked at Shen Dai Yunluo and asked thoughtfully, "Aren't you going back to sleep?"
With a smile, Shen Dai Yunluo sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate: "You have suffered such serious injuries. As one of the protectors, of course I have to protect you here! Don't worry, I won't make a sound."
Yangyang rolled her eyes.
Chapter 732, Demigod, Qing Chen!
Five o'clock in the morning.
Qingchen woke up from a chaotic nightmare. In his dream, he had witnessed a fierce battle in which members of the Daytime Association and the Parents' Association were killed one after another. He himself was suffering from lung cancer and did not have much time left.
When Qingchen woke up, he saw Yangyang lying by his bedside, trying to hold his hand; it was soft and moist.
Qingchen has a fever of 39 degrees Celsius.
This was the first time he had fallen ill since becoming a superhuman, which shows how much trauma he suffered in the battle with Chen Yu.
His spirit and body had both plummeted to their lowest point, and he was no longer able to fight.
Yangyang looked up and said, "You're awake. I'll pour you some hot water. Drink it and then go back to sleep."
Qingchen's gaze passed over her and stared blankly at Shendai Yunluo.
At this moment, this young nobleman somehow acquired a genuine leather recliner, and he was lying on it wearing a bathrobe.
The Bone Woman set her longsword aside and was using a delicate, pure gold file to trim the nails of Shindai Unra.
The woman emerged from the well and began trimming and shaving Jindai Yunluo's eyebrows and face. She then produced white foam, applied it evenly to her master's chin, and shaved it clean little by little with a razor. Finally, she placed a hot towel on her master's face and began massaging her head...
The Hyakume-ki is massaging its master's thighs.
The shikigami are all incredibly busy.
Qingchen was still very sleepy, but this scene immediately woke him up. The room was full of ghosts!
"When did this start?" Qing Chen pointed at Shen Dai Yunluo.
Yangyang shrugged.
Kamishiro Unra removed the towel from her face and said comfortably, "It seems you are really badly injured. You didn't even notice such a loud noise. Now is probably the best time to kill you."
Qing Chen said, "Don't talk about that. I'm asking you... is this how shikigami are used?"
Kamishiro Unra laughed, “Otherwise, how would we use them? In the Minamoto era, shikigami were servants of the Onmyoji. Why do you think the 'nekomata' only catches mice and doesn't participate in battles? That's because its purpose is to help its master clean up the mice in the courtyard. What do zashiki-warashi do? They help their master warm their futons. What is the Dojoji bell for? Of course, it was used to tell time in that era.”
Qingchen raised an eyebrow.
Kamishiro Unra continued, "The ancestor of the Genji clan was a lazy and stingy man. He couldn't bear to hire servants to look after his mansion, so he captured more than a hundred demons and monsters to help him. It saved him money and trouble. Servants would even try to cheat him on the cost of vegetables, but demons and monsters wouldn't. Moreover, he discovered that once demons and monsters were given names, they were absolutely loyal, which was much better than humans."
For a moment, Qing Chen didn't even know if this could be considered a secret.
You might say it isn't, but most people don't know that.
You call it a secret, yet it's presented so casually.
At this moment, Shindai Yunluo suddenly asked, "I want to know if that little girl, Jinguji Maki, has started her training. If she has, is she able to summon shikigami? And... does she summon more shikigami than we Onmyoji?"
Qing Chen's heart skipped a beat: "Why are you asking this? She's still very young."
Shendai Yunlu shook her head: "She should have been a member of the royal family in the north, but now she is living among the common people. If possible, I will bring her back when the power of the Shendai changes one day."
"Don't even think about it," Yangyang said. "This is Qingchen and my daughter. She can only grow up by our side."
In an instant, both Shendai Yunluo and Qingchen fell silent.
At this moment, Hyakume gently and meticulously helped Kamishiro Unra put on her shoes and socks, and even used her tall body as a 'curtain' to block Qingchen and Yangyang's view, allowing Kamishiro Unra to change into her windbreaker.
Kamishiro Yunra smiled at her and said, "Thank you, you should take a rest."
As he spoke, all the shikigami returned to his natal divine bridge.
Yangyang muttered, "They didn't even offer us a full-service massage. How stingy."
Qing Chen: "..."
Kamishiro Unra asked, "What are your plans for today? Will you continue climbing?"
“Yes,” Qingchen nodded, “I’ll leave the next few days to you all until I’m fully recovered.”
“No problem!” said Kamishiro Yunra, “but there has to be a condition.”
"What are the conditions?" Qingchen asked warily, "If you say you want to take Maki away, don't even think about it, I'll tear your house down."
"Don't worry, it's just a bunch of trivial things in life."
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