Go back in time a little bit.
Fu Xingchuan did not faint on the spot, he fell asleep normally last night. To be precise, among the five people trapped in the abandoned building, only Fu Xingchuan remained awake from beginning to end.
Otherwise, the dirty heart of the cage is likely to hit a space crack, an old scaffolding, a broken wire... In short, there is a 99% chance that it will get stuck indoors and will not flow out of the building smoothly with the evil force.
The rotten heart wrapped in dark red corpse cloth was quite conspicuous in the translucent torrent of evil power. Zhou Gong, the "First Evil Worker" whose job included servicing corpses, noticed this thing in less than five seconds.
Fu Xingchuan tried his best to remove the corpse cage. All nine groups plus Fu Tianyi fainted due to the strong evil power.
Minister Fu… no, Consultant Fu worked for nearly forty-eight hours, making sure that all reports and samples were completed before he fell into a deep sleep on the hospital bed.
He held the highly dangerous evil creature Huang Liang in his hand like a stress-relieving ball and refused to let go.
The next day, Li Nian arrived on time at six in the morning, and Fu Xingchuan, who had slept for most of the day, finally woke up slowly.
"Due to special circumstances, the participating teams will temporarily stay in the hospital for recuperation. Zhou Gong and Qiao Shang will also stay with them. The base built in the transition space is being cleaned up. It is 99% likely to be the internal base of the Sinking Society. We will be busy from now on."
"I didn't die in the accident. I guess that guy is a little disappointed." Fu Xingchuan finally let go of the Huangliang in his hand. The latter made a puff and slipped under the pillow.
"I was just thinking that he had the energy to seal himself and was even more capable of breaking free, but the result was still... Yin Ren is a very passionate person. Now I understand why the Fu family respected Zhong Yi so much back then."
"Yin Ren has sealed himself in the transition space. Please be careful when you explore." Fu Xingchuan turned his head and looked at the ceiling. "I announced to the outside world that I am dead."
He didn't answer directly.
"The great master Zhong Yi sealed the six evil spirits. I have my doubts about this historical event." Li Nianwen sat motionless on the chair, only slightly lowering his eyes. "Not to mention the possibility of one person subduing countless evil creatures, even if those evil creatures were here to help him, it's an exaggeration to say that they were bitten to death by ants."
Minister Fu tilted his head on the pillow and grimaced: "Why are you telling me this? I'm just an innocent consultant - I've been up all night for two days!"
Li Nian pretended not to notice this physical evil creature.
Fu Xingchuan chuckled bitterly and said, "Old Li, I guess you and I are thinking the same thing."
"The data and samples from the scene have also been collected. Based on current research, this incident will be very helpful to the research on 'Evil Spirits' and 'The Other Shore'."
Professor Li moved a stool, crossed his legs, and clasped his hands on his knees. He was neatly dressed, with a smooth chin, but his eyes were filled with deep fatigue.
Yin Ren's self-sealing may be a good result for everyone.
When he said the second half of the sentence, there was a little light in his eyes.
Professor Li did not look flustered.
"I know what you want to say - no matter what species Yin Ren is, he is no less dangerous than a fierce demon." Fu Xingchuan poked a finger at Huang Liang who was peeking his head out from the pillow, and it slipped back into the hole.
"Whether it was the reason why Huajisi did not keep any information about Zhong Yi, or why the Great Master was sealed for a thousand years, there is no record left. It is too risky to trust the character of an evil creature after only a few months of contact."
"Xiang Jiang, whom you promoted, is too 'capable'. There's nothing I can do about it." Li Nian sneered.
"Zhong Yi is definitely a very powerful evil creature. According to the records, his strength is at least on par with that of the evil spirits, or even stronger."
Professor Li: “…”
"The current development may not be a bad thing - the Sunken Club can already reach out to the transition space, and it is good to have one less 'unknown force' pulling energy away."
"Let's get down to business. You wouldn't be so bored as to ask me out to tease you."
Professor Li's icy gaze pierced over instantly.
Fu Xingchuan said softly.
"Yin Ren has sealed himself off now, and Zhong Cheng said he is dead, so the investigation can be put on hold. As for the comfort of his family, Zhong Cheng will arrange it himself..."
The time for sighing was over. Fu Xingchuan put on a serious look and planned to discuss important matters with Professor Li. He only felt his pillow shake violently, and something bounced out from under his pillow.
There was a loud noise.
The flying Huang Liang knocked down half of the door of Shi'an's special ward. Fu Xingchuan frowned, and just as he was about to perform a spell, his eyes froze.
Opposite the ruined door was a familiar face.
The "very affectionate" Yin Ren stood outside the door with a smile on his face, but the smile on his face was a little... no, very stiff. Huang Liang was clinging to Yin Ren's chest, calling softly.
Fu Xingchuan: “…”
He turned his head stiffly to look at Li Nian. Li Nian's eyes widened slightly, revealing a rare expression of surprise.
It's over, it's not an illusion.
The words of evil creatures really cannot be believed, Fu Xingchuan thought blankly. Yin Ren's skin was shiny and his hair was glossy, not to mention his self-sealing. He was in much better condition than before. Fu Xingchuan stood up seriously. He decided to find a serious enough expression in his mind to calm the situation. But this movement didn't matter. The angle changed, and he saw a familiar face behind Yin Ren.
Zhong Cheng stood behind Yin Ren with an expressionless face, his empty black eyes without any focus.
Fu Xingchuan lay down.
Ever since the appearance of the small god, this number one ghost general has been working non-stop for such a long time, but his spirit has never been as tired as it is now.
Forget it, let's just lie down and talk, since we can't beat him anyway, and we're too lazy to fool him. Fu Xingchuan even turned over slowly, leaving his back to Yin Ren outside the door.
Yin Ren: “…”
Finally, it was Li Nian who spoke up, but she asked Zhong Cheng, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhong Cheng glanced at Yin Ren, who remained expressionless and answered in a calm, AI-like tone, "I am a meat figurine made by Yin Ren to take care of the Zhong family's elders and let them spend their old age in peace."
After saying this, he saluted in a formal manner.
Yin Ren immediately put on the sad mode and said, "It's like this. Zhong Cheng's leaving was too sudden, and I wanted to rely on him for some comfort."
"You said this is a spiritual weapon?" Li Nian frowned, completely ignoring the deep sadness.
Professor Li waited for a long time but his partner didn't respond. Li Nian looked back and saw Fu Xingchuan firmly facing away from them, continuing to play dead.
Professor Li pinched him without hesitation.
Fu Xingchuan squirmed in the quilt for a while, then spoke quietly, "Meat figurines are the hardest to check. Of course, something made by a great master can be confused for the real thing. If we really want to check it according to the rules, we need to completely disassemble the meat figurines."
"Rules", do these two words still exist in this room now? Fu Xingchuan thought sadly.
Whether or not they would dismantle the meat figurine depended on Yin Ren. To be honest, Fu Xingchuan had no interest in the so-called meat figurine. Yin Ren had placed such a large nuclear warhead under their noses, so it was really unnecessary to worry about whether the nuclear warhead was poisoned.
"There's no need to tear it down." As expected, Yin Ren spoke quickly, "I can guarantee that as long as he is inside Zhi'an, I will always be with him and will not let him walk around alone."
Finally, Fu Xingchuan slowly sat up, his expression difficult to describe.
"You want to get back to An? I've already written your death report." Fu Xingchuan's face was full of melancholy. "It's not impossible, but at least you have to explain the situation first."
After living for more than 40 years, Fu Xingchuan suddenly felt that his life was too heavy, and he was afraid that he would have a lead tablet added to his tombstone after his death. The great master Zhong Yi was indeed a man of great affection and temperament, but his temperament was a bit too much, which made it difficult for people to judge.
For example, at this moment, Yin Ren subconsciously grabbed the meat figurine's hand and intertwined his fingers.
I don't know whether it's sad or creepy.
Under the abandoned building, there is the Sunken Sea Valley Branch.
Most of the bases in the transition space were destroyed, and the remaining small part was completely separated from the original space and hidden in the thousands of transition spaces. Unless Shian found a "Charon" who could skillfully break through the space, he would never be able to dig here.
Shi'an had a Charon named "Jiao Lian", but she had long been dead, so there was nothing to worry about.
The underground morgue was lost this time, and the Haigu branch suffered heavy losses. However, the members coming and going in the base did not look worried, but instead showed a subtle excitement -
"That Minister Shen sent back a signal!"
A group of people rushed to the ground, their faces flushed.
"Hurry up and inform Boss Wei that Minister Shen has replied... He said he would be back next week, but now he's coming back early!"
Their destination was the deepest point of the entire Sea Valley branch, a place that was almost level with the underground morgue.
Before the transitional space was split, with the underground morgue, the two sides were perfect inverted pyramid structures, connected into two sharp camel peaks. Now the underground morgue half is gone, and the only thing left is the "brain door".
The small group of people in white coats rushed underground. They passed through the endless corridors that were equally intricate and reached the deepest point.
There are no doors here, only empty and void darkness.
In the darkness, there stands a dark white "old-style city gate". It is about three meters high, with no walls on both sides and nothing behind it. It is only as thick as an adult's fist.
The team stopped cautiously ten steps away from the door.
At this distance, one can clearly see the cerebral sulci structure on the city gate—or rather, it is a real cerebral sulci. Hundreds of human brains are embedded in each other, and they glow lightly under the lighting.
The capillaries on their surface appear translucent black, with orange-like bumps and twists.
Covered by black blood vessels, hundreds of brains made gentle squeezing sounds, twitching and trembling all the time. Countless hoses are inserted into these brains, and they are tangled together like snakes, extending in the darkness, leading to machines placed in all directions.
The next moment, the door opened.
(End of this chapter)