"No! Young Master, the Master ordered me to stay and watch over you. If you get lost and something else happens to you, how can I explain it to him?"
Lu Qingyun stood her ground, even pressing the bodyguard alarm button on her wrist. The lights in the room suddenly turned on, and all the bodyguards outside rushed in, including Song Yanqing's third brother in this world, Song Hengzhe.
"Third Young Master, the young master wanted to go out, and I couldn't stop him, so I pressed the alarm button. I'm sorry to have disturbed you."
Lu Qingyun was surprised to find Song Hengzhe at the hospital. After a pause, she immediately explained the situation to him and why she had pressed the alarm button.
"I understand." Song Hengzhe waved his hand, signaling him to leave, then yawned slightly. Looking at the stubborn Song Yanqing in front of him, he frowned slightly, feeling a bit of a headache.
"Little brother, what's so important that it's making you suddenly go crazy at this hour? Has your wound stopped hurting?"
I want to go out.
Song Yanqing gave an irrelevant answer and turned to leave, but none of the bodyguards dared to make way for him, fearing that they would be hacked to pieces by Song Hengzhe later.
Give me a reason.
Song Hengzhe was too lazy to waste time with his disobedient younger brother. He had worked hard to pull him out of the sea and finally managed to save his life.
I never expected him to be so ungrateful, and even more so disobedient! It's infuriating! That stubborn little brother of mine deserves a beating!
" A-Jue hasn't replied to my messages, I'm going to go find him."
"...?!"
Song Yanqing's words left Song Hengzhe speechless and exasperated, his head filled with ellipses, question marks, and exclamation marks. He had never been so speechless and angry before.
"Are you out of your mind?! You're willing to risk your life to go find him if he doesn't reply to your messages?! How come I never realized you were this love-struck?"
"What kind of bewitching potion did that Shang Shujue give you?! You'll drive me crazy one day! You stay here and recover properly!"
Song Hengzhe grew angrier as he spoke. Who knows how terrified he was when he found Song Yanqing and saw the dark gunshot wound on the other's collarbone and his body covered in blood.
If he had been even a fraction of a second slower, this kid would have succumbed and sunk to the bottom of the sea, becoming a meal for marine predators!
It's all the old man's fault! How dare he assign that bastard Song Yi to his underlings to deal with? When he gets back, he'll definitely tell Mom!
"Do you know that if that bullet had been half an inch closer, you'd be dead! I spent time and money to pull you back from the brink of death!"
"You're not going anywhere! If you keep babbling on, I'll have someone tie him up and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks!"
"Shut up! If you talk back again, I'll have him tied up right now. You've known me since we were kids, you should know what I'm capable of."
When Song Hengzhe saw Song Yanqing open his mouth as if to say something, he immediately interrupted him, not giving him a chance to speak, and even directly threatened him. His threat was very powerful because he was really capable of doing such a thing.
Song Yanqing: "..." When you're in the Song Family, you have no choice but to bow your head.
In the end, Song Yanqing could do nothing but sit back on the hospital bed in frustration. After Song Hengzhe grumbled and scolded him as he re-treated his reopened wound, he was forced to lie back down on the bed.
After leaving the ward, Song Hengzhe took a deep breath, then pinched his temples and, with a slight headache, instructed Lu Qingyun, "If he still wants to leave tonight, don't stop him. A day of rest is enough for his body to recover."
Having taken the Body-Strengthening Pill produced by the system, Song Yanqing's physical recovery ability was twice as strong as that of a normal person.
The wound, which still looked rather gruesome after the surgery, had actually improved a lot when he changed the dressing just now.
By nightfall, he could run around the world without any danger to his life. Song Hengzhe felt tired and simply gave up.
This stubborn younger brother has been stubborn since he was a child. The more you try to stop him, the more disobedient he becomes. So you might as well just let him go. He'll find a suitable time to meet this man named Shang Shujue.
"Yes, Third Young Master, I understand."
Lu Qingyun was slightly surprised that Song Hengzhe agreed so quickly. She quickly recovered and responded to him. He nodded and said nothing more.
As for Shang Shujue, when it was 6:30, he suddenly felt his body burning hot, as if it were being roasted by fire, but he had no strength to struggle at all, and even opening his eyes was a luxury.
"Hmm..."
After the burning pain, it suddenly turned into a deep, bone-chilling agony. This intense pain made Shang Shujue abruptly open his eyes. His pupils trembled as he opened his mouth, but he couldn't utter a sound.
[Host! The Karmic Punishment has been determined. You will suffer from weakness and excruciating pain for seven days. You cannot endure it. Your Merit Points will be deducted! Otherwise, you will die from the pain!]
Upon receiving a warning from Shang Shujue's body, Nuomi instantly awoke from her meditative state and frantically Tuantuan around in the System Space. The entire lush area was in a state of panic, its wings flapping wildly.
His intention was to remind Shang Shujue, but the other party was already curled up in pain and couldn't hear anything. He didn't have the host's authority and had no way to deduct Merit Points.
"No! I can't let the host suffer like this! Yes! I can freeze time and bring the host and Song Yanqing into the System Space together!"
Nuomi circled the System Space three times before finally remembering this method. Without any hesitation, he took action, but unfortunately, he failed.
[WARNING! This punishment must be carried out by Shang Shujue. The system cannot cover it up, otherwise the punishment will be doubled, your host will die, and so will you!]
Nuomi stared at the red notification in front of her, seething with rage. "Damn it! You damn system, you're driving me crazy! Just you wait! When I get back, I'll scratch you to death!"
"Ouch--that hurts-- Nuomi! Luck Points..."
Shang Shujue seemed to have heard the warning as well. He gritted his teeth, suppressing the sound of pain, and suddenly remembered the Luck Points he had absorbed, so he reminded Nuomi.
[Host, your Luck Points is too low, I can't use it, sob sob... I'm sorry, I'll go find Song Yanqing and bring him to you!]
Nuomi left; he really went to find Song Yanqing.
"...", Shang Shujue was unable to respond. He was in excruciating pain all over his body, his chest heaving violently, and he was breathing in fresh air as if that could relieve the pain.
He was covered in sweat, as if he had been pulled out of the water; his pajamas were soaked through, and the bedding beneath him was completely drenched...
Damn! That really hurts... The price to become a god is definitely not something ordinary people can bear...
Damn, I'm never piling up all the gossip again... Gathering too much information at once is a big no-no! I really can't handle it... Damn, this is killing me...