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Divination text: When adversity reaches its peak, prosperity follows; facing death and then finding life; a gentleman in times of gain must consider the possibility of being in mortal peril before emerging alive.
Xiao Jie felt a sudden insight; this must have been a divination calculated by Chen Tianwen. Could that guy have foreseen his own death? That’s why he had prepared a backup plan.
He looked around carefully for a while and indeed saw a golden bell on the wall to one side.
Xiao Jie walked up to the bell and struck it forcefully.
The lingering sound did nothing.
Still, there was no change.
After three rings of the bell, Xiao Jie looked around, but everything remained unchanged. What happened to the secret realm that was supposed to open after three bell tolls?
He couldn’t help but feel a bit resentful in his heart. Chen Tianwen’s instructions were unclear. Where exactly was the Rejuvenation Pill hidden?
Suddenly, a yawn came from behind him. Xiao Jie’s hairs stood on end, and he spun around fiercely, but there was no one there.
However, something in the room had indeed changed; he heard a rustle of wind, and he could even smell the scent of fresh grass.
Blinking, he finally noticed the source of the problem—the elderly man in the painting on the wall had risen from the ground, and the sound of the wind and the scent of the grass were emanating from the painting.
Holy crap, what’s going on here?
Xiao Jie was both shocked and amazed, remaining on guard while observing the painting. It was an ancient landscape painting. He saw the old man in the painting walk over to a well, draw two buckets of water, and then water a big tree. The little figures in the ancient painting moved back and forth, creating the feel of an ink wash animation.
Soon the branches and leaves of the big tree began to grow lush, and even a peach blossom sprouted from the previously dead branches.
The old man continued to water the plant. The blossom bloomed and withered, followed by the growth of a peach. Unlike the black and white tones of the painting, the peach was pink and startlingly conspicuous against the ink wash background.
The branch bearing the peach grew longer and longer until it seemed to extend out of the painting. The peach itself dangled there, appearing as if it were within arm’s reach.
Xiao Jie took a step to the side with some uncertainty, and sure enough, it was no illusion—the branch really did extend out of the painting.
Holy smokes, what kind of trick is this?
Could it be the legendary Qimen Dunjia technique?
He understood then that this must be the secret realm that Chen Tianwen had mentioned.
He reached out and plucked the peach. The solid feel of it in his hand surprised him. When he looked up again, the painting was still the same, the tree still looked dead, and the old man was lying asleep under the tree with only the ink colors visible—there was no peach branch to be seen.
It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion. Xiao Jie touched the painting; it was just ordinary paper.
The only reality was the peach in his hand.
Wrong, when Xiao Jie looked down again, he realized the peach was also fake, clearly a plastic model with a seam in the middle. Upon prying it open, he found a golden elixir hidden inside.
This must be the so-called Rejuvenation Pill.
Xiao Jie shook his head in both amazement and speechlessness. Damn it, such convoluted tricks.
He turned and hurriedly descended the stairs, Xiao Wang had already finished the phone call.
"The cavalry is on its way."
"Let them handle the aftermath when they get here. We’re heading back to the hospital."
While updating Captain Lin over the phone, he drove straight to the hospital.
By the time the two of them returned to the hospital, the emergency room was again filled with people, but this time a different doctor was on duty.
"The patient is about to go."
"Prepare the adrenaline!"
"Let me try, I will perform Energy Healing on you."
"Get out of the way, why does everybody rush in here."
Captain Lin waited anxiously at the door, and quickly approached Xiao Jie when he saw him arrive.
Xiao Jie asked, "Did the expert from the province arrive?"
"Arrive my ass, the expert from the province was wiped out by the BOSS, and he’s wailing at home. The headquarters dispatched a special task force in case something happens. We’d be lucky not to cause trouble, let alone think about saving someone—where the heck did you run off to?"
"I went to get the lifesaving Immortal Pill. This is the backup plan Chen Tianwen had prepared; we must get him to take it quickly."
Captain Lin’s eyes brightened, "Then let’s not waste any more time."
As the two barged in, Master Niu was arguing with the doctor, one wanting to perform Energy Healing, the other about to administer adrenaline.
Seeing another person rush in, the doctor got angry, "What’s with the chaos? The patient is almost gone, and you’re still messing around."
Xiao Jie could understand why the doctor was so angry, but this wasn’t the time for explanations.
"If you can guarantee a cure, then go ahead; otherwise, please step aside."
Of course, the doctor dared not make a guarantee; he had never seen such a bizarre patient, nor such an odd group of people. Hearing this, he left the room indignantly.
Xiao Jie opened Chen Tianwen’s mouth and stuffed the elixir inside.
It was unclear what the elixir was made of as it didn’t require water, melting instantly upon entering the mouth.
With a gulp, the elixir was swallowed. After a moment, Chen Tianwen suddenly exhaled deeply.
The nearly imperceptible breathing instantly became smooth and steady.
"There’s a reaction, there’s a reaction!"
Master Niu felt emotional, "Master Chen is amazing, even knowing Alchemy. I have to ask him for a few pills later on."
An Ran also nodded hastily, "We’ve all suffered so much on his behalf, we can’t let him idle away anymore in the future."
Chen Tianwen stretched lazily and leisurely said, "Who will awaken from the great dream first... In life, I am well aware of myself! Ah, I slept so soundly. Huh, what are you all doing around here?"