After waiting patiently, another five minutes passed before he realized it.
Suddenly, Liu Xinzhe's fingers twitched several times as he lay motionless on the ground. Then he slowly opened his eyes.
The instant his eyes opened, Liu Xinzhe saw a familiar face. He froze, thinking, I'm hallucinating now. It seems my poisoning has gotten worse.
The next second, a cry pierced his ears. "You're awake? That's wonderful!!!"
Seeing his good friend awaken, Li Kaiming grew agitated again and tightly clasped Liu Xinzhe's hand with both of his own.
Liu Xinzhe stared blankly at him, his face filled with disbelief. After three seconds, he opened his dry mouth and rasped, "Li Kaiming, what are you doing here?"
Li Kaiming's eyes reddened slightly. "What do you mean, what am I doing here? I've been worried about you ever since you disappeared, so I came looking for you."
Liu Xinzhe was rendered speechless. Then, both happy and worried, he said, "It's too dangerous for someone with your strength to come here. You shouldn't have come looking for me."
Li Kaiming picked up the water flask and unscrewed the cap. Carefully, he brought the water to Liu Xinzhe's lips. "Have some water first."
After Liu Xinzhe took a sip, his throat, which had felt as though it were burning, immediately felt much better.
Only then did he notice that there was another person nearby. The other party looked young, no more than twenty-something, and was watching him with a smile.
Liu Xinzhe asked, "Who is this?"
Li Kaiming hurriedly introduced him. "This is a friend I just met. His name is Lin Li. I owe it to him that I was able to find you this time..."
Lin Li smiled and greeted him.
After introducing themselves to each other, they got down to business.