Chapter 89: Your Disciple Won’t Let You Die!

Returning to the hotel.

Chen Huaian felt a bit more at ease when he found that no one had touched his belongings in the room. He didn't like others messing with his things, not even the police officers.

Ba Ji, hearing the commotion, peeked out from the corner. Upon seeing it was Chen Huaian, he quickly meowed and then sat in front of him, beginning to perform the classic cat-paw-licking routine.

The big green fish in the basin poked its head slightly out of the water, seemingly eavesdropping on the activity in the room.

Chen Huaian plugged in his phone to charge.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he began to sort through the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"The world has already started to become strange!"

Hearing Chen Huaian's muttering, Ba Ji's paw-licking abruptly stopped, and his eyes slowly widened in panic.

[Could it be... could it be that the big boss has already discovered it?!]

"Ever since returning from Tianmen Mountain, things haven't been right. That mutated wolf died under strange circumstances. Lin Lingling asked me a few weird questions, and today she almost died in front of me. Then I was taken to the police station and met a bearded man with significant authority who pretended to be an internet cafe owner and acted all mysterious..."

The threads in Chen Huaian's mind gradually connected, and his eyes grew brighter.

Meanwhile, Ba Ji's expression grew increasingly panicked.

Big boss.

Is he about to regain his memories?

Something seemed to obscure his vision, and the sky in the room darkened!

This... this is such a terrifying pressure!

It's like the heavens and earth have been swapped!

"Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers... X-Men! Hahaha!"

Ba Ji: "?"

What is the big boss talking about? I can't understand a word.

Ba Ji pulled the sock Chen Huaian had thrown on his face off and felt like things were back to normal, so he resumed his paw-licking performance.

"Lin Lingling, a schoolgirl carrying a long spear, appearing in the deep mountains—that's just not right! She was the one who killed that mutated wolf! And that bearded man is the strangest of all. He has the authority to command the police but clearly isn't part of the police system. He gave me an address that seems like a cover for some mysterious organization!"

"I've got it!" Chen Huaian smacked his fist into his palm.

"Lin Lingling and the bearded man are members of some secret organization. They discovered that I've been transformed into a superhuman by cancer cells, so they're actively reaching out to me. The bearded man spent 100,000 yuan to buy my talisman just to leave a deep impression on me! As for Lin Lingling... hmm..."

Chen Huaian stroked his chin, deep in thought.

He still hadn't figured out why Lin Lingling had appeared at his doorstep, covered in blood.

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it. Anyway, my identity as the Tumor Superhuman has been exposed, and they'll come back."

Adhering to the principle of "if you can't figure it out, just let it go and enjoy each day," Chen Huaian launched the electronic girlfriend game.

"Master, you've finally come!"

The moment Chen Huaian logged in, Li Qingran, who had been meditating cross-legged on a cushion, immediately opened her eyes, tilting her pretty face upward and smiling sweetly.

She could feel her master's warm gaze.

"Ah~ As expected, only my electronic girlfriend can heal my heart!" Chen Huaian looked at the slightly blushing, expectant, and joyful face of Li Qingran on the screen, feeling his heart filled with warmth and softness.

"Master, so much has happened while you were away!"

Li Qingran enthusiastically began counting on her fingers.

She started with the morning lecture.

She talked about how the Sword Pavilion's teachings were easy to understand, and how the elders and direct disciples didn't act superior. Except for the fierce competition for seats, everyone was generally friendly. She also mentioned the cunning Sect Master and how Senior Sister Yue Qianchi had awakened him.

Every time she talked about something interesting, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, and Master, these are all gifts from my senior brothers and sisters!"

Li Qingran showed Chen Huaian the pile of items on her bed, explaining the effects and uses of each one and who had given them to her.

[It seems you really like the Sword Pavilion.]

Chen Huaian felt relieved. Back at the Azure Cloud Sect, Li Qingran had been bullied so much, but here at the Sword Pavilion, her smiles were much more frequent.

"Of course, it's great here. Everyone is so kind to Qingran." Li Qingran sighed with gratitude. "As expected of the sect where Master once stayed. Even though I've only been here for a few days, it already feels like home."

Chen Huaian awkwardly scratched his nose.

This sect... he had never actually stayed there. It was all thanks to the Sword Pavilion's Sect Master feeding Li Qingran a bunch of nonsense.

"Oh, Master, I told the Sect Master today about your poisoning!" Li Qingran straightened her face, sitting properly at the table with a serious expression.

[Oh? What did he say?]

Chen Huaian was also intrigued.

He wanted to know how the Sword Pavilion's Sect Master would spin this.

"He took me to the ancestral hall to confirm your identity, and we found your memorial tablet there!"

Chen Huaian: "?"

"Didn't I join the Ten Thousand Swords Peak? The words on the stele were also written by you—'When the heavens collapse, only the sword remains!' Hehe, even though Master is thousands of miles away, Qingran still managed to choose your mountain gate!" Li Qingran couldn't maintain her serious expression anymore, breaking into a sweet smile.

She now felt that everything was arranged by fate.

She was her master's disciple.

And she had coincidentally joined her master's mountain gate.

This was destiny.

Chen Huaian: "???"

Wait, this... this isn't right.

They found my memorial tablet?

I even wrote something on the Ten Thousand Swords Peak stele?

So, according to the game's plot, am I really going to be revealed as some Supreme Elder of the Sword Pavilion in the future? Even in 2034, this plot is still ridiculously cliché!

"Master, the Sect Master asked which region you're in now and what level of cultivation you've reached, so he can arrange for someone to send you detoxification pills."

Hearing Li Qingran's words, Chen Huaian was stunned.

What region?

He's in Asia!

What's he supposed to do now?

Fortunately, a dialog box had already popped up in the game.

〈1〉I am not in the Cangyun Realm. I am trapped in a small pocket dimension.

〈2〉Actually, I'm not the Supreme Elder of the Sword Pavilion.

〈3〉Hehehe, it's useless. I'm about to die, having been possessed by a great demon. Hehe...

〈4〉Consume a communication talisman to freely respond.

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Chen Huaian paused for a moment, then imitated the tone of the game's dialog box and said:

"I am currently not in the Cangyun Realm but trapped in a sub-dimension. This place is filled with dangerous demon beasts, and you cannot come here. I appreciate the thought, so prepare some detoxification pills. Although they may not be of use, I can use my divine abilities to take them from your location as an anchor point!"

"Ah? Trapped in a sub-dimension filled with demon beasts..."

Li Qingran froze, her pretty face turning pale. She felt as if the air around her had solidified, a suffocating pressure pressing on her heart, causing a sharp pain.

So, Master is in such a dangerous environment.

So, Master has suffered so much.

I thought with the Sect Master's help, we could find Master, but...

Li Qingran frowned, the corners of her eyes burning.

Something warm and wet slid down her cheeks.

'Don't lose heart.'

'Master has already suffered so much. How can I let him worry about a useless disciple like me?'

Li Qingran took a deep breath, stubbornly tilting her face upward, forcing herself to stay strong. She squeezed out a warm smile and said, "Master, don't worry. Your disciple has already found a pill formula in the Scripture Pavilion that can cure any poison in the world. I will definitely refine the best detoxification pill for you!"

In her heart, she thought:

How helpless must Master be in a world full of demon beasts? It must be a place of eternal darkness, with Master surrounded by countless monsters, forced to fight day and night.

Perhaps the time Master spends talking to me is the only rest he gets each day, so brief.

That calm, warm voice must carry so much pain.

The more she thought about it, the more her heart ached, feeling suffocated.

Blinking, tears still fell down her cheeks despite her efforts.

She clenched her fists and said, word by word:

"Your disciple... won't let you die!"

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