Past Events

The next morning.

Luo Di, lying in the hospital bed, was holding a novel titled "Exorcism." Even as his thoughts became completely absorbed, his tongue would still unconsciously click. He didn't mind this after-effect habit; instead, he treated it as a kind of "trophy."

During a break in his reading, Luo Di glanced through the window in his hospital room door and saw quite a few people heading towards the room next door.

The previously quiet corridor had become lively. Besides nurses and doctors, there were several foreigners with blond hair whose physiques far surpassed ordinary people.

Anna must have woken up in the room next door, but Luo Di had no intention of joining the commotion. He picked up the novel beside his pillow again.

Time slipped away between the lines of text.

Knock knock~ A knock on the door pulled Luo Di back from the story to reality.

"Please come in."

A massive body blocked the doorway, so much so that his head couldn't be seen, even though the door was two meters high.

As the person bent down to squeeze into the room, the first thing that caught Luo Di's eye was an oversized custom-made suit restraining his body. Above the collar was a shaved head, with a rough and wild face.

The sheer pressure from his physique and facial features made Luo Di instinctively shift his body to the side.

Following him, a slightly plump middle-aged woman, over 1.8 meters tall, and a young man about 2 meters tall, covered in tattoos with a golden buzz cut, also entered the room.

Anna, who had just woken up, was walking between this group.

She seemed to have recovered quite well, with only a shallow burn mark on her face, which could likely be repaired with laser surgery later.

Anna, walking into the room, waved to Luo Di.

But the bald man at the front came to the bedside, blocking all visibility.

He placed his palms, capable of crushing a head, on his chest and bowed his head.

"Sergei Ivanovich. Thank you for saving my daughter. If you have any difficulties in Jupiter City in the future, you can come to us for help."

A business card written in Russian was placed on the bedside table.

Luo Di merely nodded slightly, offering no response.

The bald man continued to gaze at the relatively short East Asian youth before him.

"Anna said your body is very good, and it seems to be true. If only you could grow a bit taller. Perhaps your nutrition isn't quite enough.

You're welcome to join our family's barbecue parties anytime you're free. Humans need to eat more meat to grow tall and strong."

"Thank you."

At this moment, Anna, standing behind them, interjected into their conversation. "Dad! Didn't the doctor say my condition is very good? Besides, the hospital service is excellent, and I don't need anyone to take care of me.

You don't need to be here~ Go back and deal with your family matters quickly."

Sergei was about to refuse but was glared at fiercely by the middle-aged woman, who then pulled him away. "Anna, then we'll head home first. We'll come to pick you up when you're discharged in a couple of days."

"Got it, Mom."

As the family members successively left the room, the tattooed young man walking last deliberately glanced at Luo Di on the bed, then looked at his sister, before closing the door.

After her family left, Anna let out a sigh of relief and sat on the chair beside the hospital bed.

"I hope I didn't scare you? My family might look fierce, but they're actually quite nice."

"No."

Luo Di didn't mind. He had felt their goodwill from the moment they entered the room.

Anna clenched her fist on her thigh, about to deliver the prepared words of thanks, when unexpectedly, he spoke first.

"Did you go to Hell too?"

"Hell? Are you talking about the possession?

When we jointly dealt with the jiangshi, I accidentally glimpsed the tongue demon in the woods, and then it burrowed into my mouth and possessed me.

My consciousness fell into Hell at that moment, fixed to a cross, awaiting death."

Luo Di nodded. It seemed the situation after possession was the same for everyone. "Did you see any symbols?"

"No, my eyes were corroded after less than a second. I only caught a blurry glimpse of Hell's landscape, no symbols.

I thought everything would end like that. Just as my body was almost desiccated, I suddenly felt something soft and moist enter my mouth.

When I woke up again, I had already been sent to the hospital.

Luo Di, you..."

Just as Anna was about to ask about the specific details of how the possession was lifted, Luo Di interrupted with another question: "What did that demon look like?"

"Hmm~ Let me think... It was like a dried corpse, drained of moisture, covered in scorch marks and riddled with holes.

Its head seemed to have two different forms.

Sometimes it looked like a single tongue connected to its neck, flailing freely in the air.

Other times, it was a normal human face, but its eye sockets, nostrils, and ears were all filled with tongues.

Ugh~ Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable.

Oh right, they told me that you were the one who came up with the breakthrough method in the end, and that you voluntarily transferred the demon inside me to yourself. How did you do it?"

"The demon liked a unique scent on me, so it willingly transferred over. Using the other party's need to transfer, I contacted the outside world in coordination with Gao Yuxuan."

"Oh~ is that so..." Anna didn't think much of it. "To be able to come up with a solution in that situation, no wonder Wenwen often mentions you in private.

After all, with Wenwen's personality, she rarely truly praises her peers.

After the IV drip finishes, let's go see Wenwen in her room. It's my fault she got seriously injured, and her studies might be delayed because of it."

"A few days' delay shouldn't be a problem, right? This practical training will be very helpful for future college admissions."

Anna rested her chin on one hand, seemingly recalling an unpleasant memory. "It's hard to say. Wenwen's family is very strict about her studies... Ever since something happened to Wenwen over a year ago, she hasn't gone out with me like she used to. We only meet up at most on weekends."

"Over a year ago?"

Luo Di also remembered something. He recalled that Wu Wen transferred to their class in the second semester of their first year of high school. She quickly replaced the previous class monitor with her excellent overall qualities.

Anna explained, "Yeah, we were supposed to go to the same high school, Jupiter City's best, First High School.

Although Wenwen was at the top of her class in middle school, she wasn't as outstanding when placed among the monsters and geniuses at First High. Perhaps due to immense family pressure, her grades continuously declined.

Later, during the physical fitness test near the end of the semester, she got into an argument with someone over a trivial matter and injured them, forcing her to withdraw from school."

"Injured someone?"

Although Luo Di rarely interacted with the class monitor, based on his daily impressions, the class monitor always had a smile for everyone and spoke very gently. He couldn't imagine the class monitor getting into a conflict with anyone.

Anna also sighed, "It's for the best. After transferring to your school, Wenwen seems to have returned to her old self. With her abilities and the proof from this special practical training, Wenwen will definitely be able to rank in the top hundred in the city next year, and it might even be better for her than staying at First High.

Once she recovers, the four of us should have a good get-together.

It was really not easy to survive this time... Thank you especially. We're good friends now. Just like my dad says, if you ever have trouble in Jupiter City, just come to our family anytime."

However, Anna's hard-earned "thank you" received no response. Luo Di was staring blankly at the hospital room door, seemingly lost in thought.

Anna clenched her fist and gently tapped his arm.

"Hey~ What are you thinking about?"

Luo Di was slightly startled and replied softly, "Friends."

"Of course! Remember to keep in touch. Even though we're not at the same school, we can still hang out on weekends or holidays occasionally."

Unexpectedly, Luo Di's train of thought veered off to another matter.

"By the way, do you have that habit?"

"What habit? Why are you talking so strangely?" Anna was confused by the question. She even reached out to touch Luo Di's forehead, suspecting he might have a fever.

"This habit."

Click~

When the clicking tongue sound came from Luo Di's mouth, Anna instantly jumped up from her seat, startled. She stood at attention, her heart rate skyrocketing, and her body could faintly feel that terrifying, hellish heat.

She quickly realized that Luo Di had woken up before her and must have undergone comprehensive testing. If there were any problems, he would have been quarantined long ago.

"Luo Di, you're trying to scare me to death! Can you give me a heads-up before making that sound?"

Luo Di calmly replied, "I sometimes flick my tongue unconsciously now. It's probably a side effect of possession. Don't you have it?"

"No... definitely not! I have a strong stress reaction to that sound, let alone making it myself."

"That's strange. You were possessed for longer than I was. Could it be that because I was the last one possessed, I developed this habit? Or perhaps I don't resist the sound myself?"

Anna looked at Luo Di with a disgusted expression and quickly moved away from the bedside. "I'm not staying with you anymore, it's too creepy~ I'm going back to my room. I'll come find you later!"