"Zhao Gongzi, wake up."
At the sudden sound of Chen Miao's voice, Zhao Gongzi immediately snapped out of his half-asleep state.
"What is it, San Shui? Did something happen to Shen Xi?"
Zhao Gongzi looked at Chen Miao anxiously.
Chen Miao merely looked back at him without saying a word.
"Say something! Don't tell me... don't tell me..."
Zhao Gongzi's face suddenly paled. He involuntarily stumbled back a few steps, then bumped into a warm embrace.
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhao Gongzi whipped his head around to look at the familiar figure behind him, delight spilling from his eyes.
"Shen Xi! When did you get back?"
Throwing his arms around Shen Xi, Zhao Gongzi asked with a face full of delight.
"A while ago. I saw you were asleep, so I went to take a shower."
"I wasn't asleep. I was just resting my eyes."
Shen Xi smiled fondly. "Right, you were just resting your eyes."
Beside them, Chen Miao shook his head helplessly and left the room. The two of them probably needed some time to talk in private.
He made his way down to the shop on the first floor and found somewhere to sit.
Because of Shen Xi's situation, the anime merchandise shop had not opened for business. As Chen Miao looked at the oddly shaped costumes and props inside, his thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.
He had to admit that helping Shen Xi complete this Blood Gate World mission had also brought him quite a few unexpected gains.
The most important discovery was that the world beyond the Blood Gate seemed to share some startling similarities with the Mortal World.
If only the place names were similar, Chen Miao would not have thought much of it.
But its yin cultivation methods and information about