The Healing Spirit Liquid tasted absolutely awful.
Chen Xi frowned as she swallowed the strange liquid. Its thick, slick texture and faint coolness made her feel like she had just drunk a cup of snot... uh, never mind.
Better not make the comparison quite so accurate. The Healing Spirit Liquid did indeed contain refined serum extracted from slimes.
Li Yao pursed his lips. Unless it was absolutely necessary...
He would never drink that stuff.
After Chen Xi finished it, she felt a warm current rush toward her injuries. The initial numbness quickly turned into an agonizing, aching pain... Chen Xi clutched her arm and sucked in a sharp breath! A thin sheen of cold sweat even appeared on her forehead.
After the initial pain, waves of tingling soreness spread through her limbs, making Chen Xi's legs go weak...
Li Yao pretended not to notice and turned to head upstairs. "Get some rest early after taking your medicine."
"Mm."
Chen Xi answered carefully, afraid she might accidentally make some strange sound.
Next door, at Midnight Bar.
Lu Xingshen sat somewhat forlornly in a booth, sipping a cocktail. Zhou Li returned from who knew where and hung the black umbrella in his hand on the umbrella stand by the bar's entrance. "Ol... Second Uncle, what's wrong? Why do you look so down?"
Old Man Lu glanced at Zhou Li. For once, he did not have Qi Qi take him back to his room, simply sitting there in sorrow.
Zhou Li leaned against the bar and pointed his chin toward Old Man Lu. "What's wrong with Second Uncle?"
Qi Qi shook her head.
She didn't know.
Before long, Zhao Shuisheng, Yingying Monster, and another young man and woman arrived at Midnight Bar.
Old Man Lu swept his gaze over them.
These people