Red as Blood (Continued)

"Sorry to have worried everyone, the matter has been resolved..."

Shu stood up, looked at the tense crowd in front of him, and took a deep breath.

"I have suppressed the Daemon, so everyone can rest assured for now."

"The Celestial Master Corps will continue to examine the remaining traces in the surrounding area. The rest of you should go and inform everyone that the alarm is off..."

Shu spoke slowly, announcing the outcome in the calmest tone.

She deliberately concealed Maria's battle, instead taking all the blame upon herself.

This is both a protection of Maria and a way to hide Maria.

After all, what Maria did was far too shocking, and who knows what kind of trouble it might cause Maria if word got out.

It would be easier to attribute it to oneself first.

After hearing this, everyone hesitated for a few moments.

But not long after, he did as she said.

It's clear that, at least in this area, millet enjoys considerable prestige...

After smiling at Maria again, Shu, with a worried expression, gradually left the place.

Maria gazed at the other's frail body, her eyes slightly lowered.

"It can't hold on any longer..."

She squatted down again, and in her hand, she grabbed a handful of black soil.

After carefully sensing the hidden veins within, he lowered his eyes slightly.

The power of Daemon has infiltrated every corner of the underground.

It's like a chronic illness.

It's simply impossible to cure completely!

"There isn't enough time..."

Millet's physical reaction was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

Although everyone knows that Shu always experiences a brief period of physical discomfort after the appearance of Daemon, this time the discomfort seems to have lasted a bit longer.

Even more surprisingly, the Daoist priests thought that the millet was sick...

The Great Beast... is it sick?

Even Shu himself found these two completely unrelated statements somewhat amusing.

But the fact is, her health did indeed deteriorate significantly.

There was even a brief moment when he almost lost consciousness.

This is a result that would almost scare the sister-obsessed person to death.

Fortunately, in the following days, Maria took over the care of the millet.

This allowed her health to gradually improve.

But...

Maria's face grew paler day by day...

"How are you?"

Another day passed, and after receiving simple care from Maria, Shu lay in bed looking at Maria with slight worry.

Although Maria's skin was always fair, this time, Maria's skin is a different kind of white.

A kind of... strange paleness...

"Certainly."

Maria's voice remained calm and composed as always; in fact, she was somewhat puzzled as to why the other person would ask such a question.

"Um..."

Shu hesitated for a moment.

But the two hadn't been talking for long when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Elder sister?"

At the doorway, Ji's voice was somewhat subtle.

"What happened to your grades?"

Shu Wei stood up slightly and responded.

But she soon realized why the other person was in a strange mood.

"Hey, long time no see!"

The door was suddenly flung open, and a dashing woman in a blue dress barged in.

She walked in without any hesitation, carrying a gourd of wine. When she saw Maria in the room, she didn't stare blankly like Ji and Shu. Instead, she chuckled twice and sat down on the edge of Maria's bed.

"I heard you were having health problems, and since I happened to be nearby, I thought I'd come and visit you."

"How are you? Are you feeling better now?"

The woman smiled slightly, her bright eyes showing no embarrassment. Instead, she readily sat down next to Maria, leaning against her and showing concern for Shu.

Such a nonchalant attitude caused a subtle exchange between the two people in the room.

Fortunately, Shu quickly came to her senses.

"Thank you for your concern, elder sister. I'm feeling much better now..."

Shu said a couple of words and sniffed the air.

Upon smelling the strong aroma of alcohol, he suddenly frowned.

"Big sister, how much did you drink this time?"

Well~

Upon hearing Shu's question, the woman addressed as "Big Sister" awkwardly glanced away, somewhat avoiding eye contact.

Although in terms of social status, he was older than Shu, in reality, everyone in the Sui Family knew that on the men's side, the eldest brother was the true eldest brother, while on the women's side... Shu was the true eldest sister...

After muttering something under his breath, he turned away angrily.

"No... I didn't drink much."

"Just a little bit..."

"Really?"

Shu clearly didn't believe it. He frowned and suddenly spoke.

"Big sister."

"Waaah..."

"Hand over the gourd..."

"Gurgle..."

Shu seemed to have made up her mind, and the woman in blue couldn't go against her wishes. She could only turn her head slightly and reluctantly hand over the wine gourd while struggling with her thoughts.

However, she still hesitated during the handover process.

"How about... Sister Shu, you spare me this time?"

She still tried to bargain.

She can go without food, but she absolutely cannot go without alcohol!

Little sister, you're going to kill me!

"No! Big sister, you can't keep drinking!"

Shu's words were very serious, and after struggling a few times, he could not resist and could only shake his head helplessly, handing the wine gourd to the other party.

After all, Shu was a patient, and she didn't dare let the patient move around too much.

After taking the gourd and shaking it a few times, Shu was helpless.

The gourd is full...

This indicates that the other party had at least emptied the gourd of wine once before arriving.

"Sister, I'm not trying to be mean, but your health is the most important thing."

Even though she was the one lying in bed, Shu started giving advice to the blue woman, which Maria found rather strange.

But clearly, others are familiar with this.

After muttering a couple of things, the blue woman didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned her head and looked curiously at Maria beside her.

"You are...?"

When she first entered, she immediately spotted the stranger in the room.

Compared to Shu and the others, she didn't feel that inexplicable sense of familiarity, but a thought suddenly occurred to her.

This guy... probably doesn't like drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor).

"It's an old friend of mine... just like you, big sister, who came to see me."

Upon hearing the woman inquire about Maria's identity, for some reason, Shu suddenly took the initiative to speak up and explain Maria.

For some reason, she wasn't very willing to let too many people know Maria's identity...

"Old friend?"

The woman didn't seem to have many ulterior motives; after a few moments of doubt, she chuckled softly.

"Nice to meet you... I am the third daughter of the Sui Family, and also the eldest daughter of the Sui Family, Ling."

"Maria."

Maria nodded slightly, as if to greet the other party.

By this time, everyone had pretty much met.

Shu was also somewhat curious.

"Speaking of which... how did you get here, eldest sister?"

It's important to understand that although the Sui Family has made considerable contributions to the Yan, and many within the Yan believe that supervision over them could be appropriately relaxed, most people are still worried that their gathering together would be detrimental to the Yan.

Normally, it is necessary to report when two members of the Sui Family meet, and Yan has never allowed more than five Sui Family to meet.

This has resulted in the fact that, although the Sui Family has existed for hundreds of years, they have never had a complete family gathering.

Most of the time, it's just a few people meeting up briefly.

Now, the Great Wilderness City already has her and Ji.

So, where did that order come from?

Logically speaking, even if they were only separated by a city wall, they shouldn't have met, right?

Well~

A sly smile crept across his lips.

She waved her hand, and a well-dressed young man walked in through the doorway.

He was dressed in the uniform of the Dali Temple. Although young, he looked mature. When facing Ling, he looked somewhat indignant, but seeing the other party's smirking appearance, he could only lower his head helplessly.

"This junior, Zuo Xing, greets everyone."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his manner very proper and upright.

Maria, however, noticed the other person's surname...

"Left..."

She blinked.