"Thank you for these days," Ye Shikai said with a smile to the woman behind him as he picked up a simple set of luggage.
"If you want to thank someone, thank that old man Dugu. If it weren’t for his repeated protection, I wouldn’t have been willing to treat you," the woman coldly said as she rolled her eyes.
"No matter what, thank you anyway." After so many days of treatment, Ye Shikai deeply felt his body’s improvement and even gained an extra two weeks to find the person who had used the poisonous insect on him.
"It’s surprising that not only is the Worm Sect skilled in worm techniques, but its medical skills are also superb."
"Ha ha, kid, actually, these medicines were given to me by Dugu. To suppress the worms inside your body, both worm skills and medical skills are indispensable."
"Hmm, thanks anyway." Ye Shikai was somewhat surprised to realize that Dugu Tianke had helped him so much. It was said that the Divine Doctor’s treatment depends on fate, and now Ye Shikai wondered if he might be a noble person in his life.
"Stinky boy, you’ve been freeloading here for so many days, hurry up and get back," the woman complained.
"Yes, yes, you are the female Sect Leader of the Worm Sect, busy with numerous tasks, thank you very much." Ye Shikai smiled helplessly. No matter the identity, once a woman becomes unreasonable, it’s all nonsense; weren’t all those days spent chopping wood and carrying water for nothing?
"By the way, can you tell me your name now?" Ye Shikai paused, his smile fading as he asked softly.
"What, Wuyan?" Ye Shikai was initially stunned, then curious, "Is this... your name?"
"Yes." The woman nodded. Ye Shikai was curious, never expecting someone to have that name. Wuyan, not speaking, or having nothing to say, this did not match the woman’s temperament. From their days together, Ye Shikai found her to be an extremely talkative chatterbox.
"Okay, Wuyan, I’ll be leaving then." Ye Shikai nodded and showed a friendly smile.
"Wait." Just as Ye Shikai turned to leave, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Is there something else?" Ye Shikai asked curiously.
"Let me give you a few words that might help you." Wuyan hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"In matters of hesitation, think thrice before acting; in matters of feelings, when it’s time to cut off, just cut off."
Ye Shikai was initially stunned, then nodded. He understood Wuyan’s meaning. The Single Love Poisonous Insect is actually a "human-caused disaster", and moreover, a disaster caused by emotions. Because of this, Ye Shikai had roughly guessed who the caster of the worm was. This return to Yanjing, rather than saying he’s going to remove the "Single Love Poisonous Insect", it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he’s handling emotional accidents.
When Ye Shikai came out, Ghost immediately sent someone to pick him up, but what made Ye Shikai curious this time was that Ji Qian didn’t come over, and her presence was nowhere to be found in the entire camp.
"Where is the Moon God?"
"Lord Moon God... She returned a few days ago, asking us to wait here," Ghost said somewhat awkwardly, not knowing how to explain the situation.
"What, she left." Ye Shikai was somewhat shocked, "Did something happen at the Moon God Temple?"
"That... I’m not sure, she left in a hurry and didn’t leave anything behind," Ghost continued.
"Well, I’ll ask her myself some other day," Ye Shikai said helplessly, shaking his head as the words spoken by Wuyan earlier echoed in his ears.
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With Ye Shikai’s return, the Netherworld Palace’s base in Yanjing finally seemed to have regained some "vitality". Indeed, during the time Short-nosed Crocodile was healing from serious injuries, relying solely on Wild Wolf and Jeddon was indeed struggling, as Ailina, although in Tianya Group’s public relations department, was arranged by Ye Shikai for the close protection of Su Qingyu’s safety and thus generally did not participate in the base’s operations.
"Sir." Jeddon bowed respectfully, Ye Shikai glanced around at the somewhat sparse base, feeling a bit melancholic. But now it was fine, the others back from Yun City would just replenish the Hidden Guard’s ranks.
"Sir, not only did Lord Moon God leave, she also withdrew all the Moon Guards," Jeddon reported to Ye Shikai at this time.
"What, what exactly is going on," Ye Shikai sensed something was amiss. The Moon Guards were elite experts from the Moon God Temple, some of whom were stationed at the Netherworld Palace’s base. If it wasn’t something major, why would the Moon Guards be withdrawn?
"Never mind, I’ll ask her myself," Ye Shikai shook his head and walked into the office, directly dialing Ji Qian’s number.
"Hello." The call connected after three seconds.
"You’re out." Before Ye Shikai could speak, Ji Qian’s cold voice came through the phone.
"Yes, I just left the Worm Sect," Ye Shikai responded calmly.
"Not bad, the treatment was very effective, but I still need to find the person who cast the worm to completely remove the worm," Ye Shikai continued.
"Do... do you need me to come back and help you?"
"No need, I can handle it," Ye Shikai smiled faintly, as if discussing a simple matter.
"Then... take care of your health."
Ye Shikai hung up the phone, from beginning to end, he hadn’t asked why Ji Qian left without saying goodbye. Perhaps, after hearing her tone on the phone, he had already understood why.
Just now, Ji Qian had nearly cried out, her nasal voice thick and her crying tone heavy. In Ye Shikai’s memory, every time Ji Qian cried, it was for him. What about this time...
Ye Shikai lit a cigarette and slowly took a draw. The nicotine stimulated his brain, suddenly clarifying his thoughts. What exactly had happened outside during these days at the Worm Sect was unknown to anyone, but Ye Shikai had already guessed it; Wuyan, who always came punctually to treat him with acupuncture, had uncharacteristically arrived half an hour late.
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Half an hour later, Ye Shikai’s mood also recovered, just as Wuyan had said, sometimes, one shouldn’t dwell on things too much.
"Dingling ling." At that moment, a telephone ringtone went off, Ye Shikai took out his phone, seeing the caller ID, a bad premonition surged in his heart.
"Damn Ye Shikai, where the hell have you been?" A roaring voice came through the phone, Ye Shikai could feel the anger of the person on the other end even through the screen.
That’s right, it was the furious cop, Zhang Ting.
"You damn fool, you promised to help me, and now your phone has been off for days. You deceitful liar."
"Alright, alright, Madame, I really had an emergency," Ye Shikai quickly explained, "I was out healing these past few days."