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"": "Luo Bin slowly opened his eyes.
Unlike his previous awakenings, when he always felt some physical discomfort, this time Luo Bin felt better than he ever had. It was as though his mind had been enlightened, leaving it extraordinarily lucid and clear.
"Wonderful, you're awake!" A clear voice rang out, filled with delighted surprise.
Only then did Luo Bin realize he was lying on a bed. The air was thick with the scent of incense and candles, and the room was dark.
Little by little, Luo Bin was growing accustomed to this gloom. Floating Tortoise Mountain was always this dark, never seeing the light of day.
Huang Ying sat on a chair beside the bed, beaming.
"Did I pass out?"
As soon as he spoke, Luo Bin realized he was asking a question he already knew the answer to.
Yet Huang Ying nodded and answered anyway. "Yes. You were perfectly fine, then suddenly collapsed. Fifth Grandpa said you must have been hurt. I checked you very carefully, but you had no injuries. Perhaps you were just completely exhausted."
Luo Bin's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Instinctively, he wanted to reach for the thing against his chest, but the instant the thought occurred to him, he stopped himself. He merely pressed a hand against his chest and abdomen and coughed.
He could feel it against his chest. It was still there.
Even in the worst case, if this grandfather and granddaughter had wanted to harm him, they could have done it last night.
Besides, Luo Bin himself had knocked on their door and brought danger to them. They simply didn't know it.
"I'll get you something to eat." Huang Ying rose and hurried out of the room.
She soon returned with a bowl of