Heard Everything

Having left behind the endless mountains and treacherous waters, Yu Xing found that even this clinic room, with its elegant, subdued colors, had a touch of homely warmth.

He read the system prompt twice, carefully, then sat up in bed. While checking his physical condition, he used a hair tie to pull his hair back into a ponytail.

That was right: his powers and offerings had been unsealed.

His head hurt a little, though, as if he'd just woken from a long dream that had taken too much out of him...

As he pondered, Zhao Mou pushed open the door and came around from behind the white curtain. "I heard you moving. You're awake?"

"Mm," Yu Xing replied lazily.

It was worth noting that there was no need to role-play in this "real world." He was still a bodyguard by trade, but he no longer had to stay in character every moment.

He picked up his riding crop and short saber to inspect them. Both felt a little worn, but nowhere near as battered as they'd been after the battle in the Ye River.

It was almost as if... they hadn't gone through that ordeal with him.

"You're up fairly early. Ren Yi and the Sea Demon are both resting here at my clinic, sleeping like the dead." Zhao Mou chuckled. "Everyone else is scattered around town. Song Xue sent an NPC over with a letter. She said her family took A Jiu and Zhao Ruru in as Dog God Clan traitors. They're resting there for now."

"...What time is it?" Yu Xing glanced out at the bright sunshine.

"It's the morning of the first day since we left that world. Don't worry, you haven't missed much." Zhao Mou smiled at him.

Zhao Mou was still dressed as a physician,