Back in the corridor, Jiang Cheng opened the door to the ward.
Chu Xueying sat quietly inside, and when she saw Jiang Cheng appear, a smile appeared on her face.
Jiang Cheng walked into the room and heard Chu Xueying ask, "How long do I have?"
Finally, the two of them discussed this topic.
Jiang Cheng said in a deep voice, "If we calculate it based on seven full days, you will be completely infected by the ashes of Guixu by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
Chu Xueying smiled lightly and said, "There's enough time."
Jiang Cheng looked at the other party in confusion.
Chu Xueying looked out the window and said, "I have always had a wish, which is to see the dawn in the city. I like the feeling that in the darkest moment, a ray of light suddenly illuminates the world. Maybe it's I became lazy in my hometown. I have seen the dawn in many cities outside, but I have never seen it here. I thought that if I insist on staying up tonight, I might be able to wait until the dawn arrives. "
Jiang Cheng felt sour in his heart and said, "I'll wait with you."
A warm smile appeared on Chu Xueying's face.
The two just hugged each other and looked at the sky outside the window.
The sky gradually darkened and night finally fell.
Everything goes quiet.
Ren Zhifei walked carefully and finally came to a door. He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door.
"Please come in." An old voice sounded from inside the door.
Ren Zhifei pushed open the door and entered, saluting, "I've seen the leader of a tribe who was born in a foreign land."
Gu Shaoxi said calmly, "Although I am older than you, our identities are equal. Leader of the foreigners in the camp, please sit down."
Ren Zhifei saw that there were three sofas in the office, and Gu Shaoxi was sitting on one of them. Ren Zhifei walked to the nearest sofa and sat down.
Gu Shaoxi stared into the darkness for a long time, and then said quietly, "There is only one last person left."
While talking, Gu Shaoxi looked at the empty sofa intentionally or unintentionally.
Ren Zhifei nodded and said, "He won't show up until tonight."
"Then, let us wait patiently." Gu Shaoxi said, "After all, the darkness before dawn is always extremely long."
…
In a dream.
The surroundings were hazy, as if everything existed, but also as if nothing was real.
Jiang Cheng stood in this haze. He knew clearly at this moment that he was dreaming.
He was also curious because he hadn't had a dream for a long time.
Maybe it was because I was too tired and now I finally relaxed my mind, so I had the dream.
Jiang Cheng thought so.
"I promised to wait for the dawn with Xue before, so I can't just fall asleep like this."
Jiang Cheng said to himself, trying to wake himself up.
But the moment he had this idea, the scene around him suddenly changed!
Jiang Cheng found that he was standing in an empty and dark square, with three tall stone pillars covering the three corners. On the stone pillars, the images of the ancient god Guixu and Mithra were respectively carved, while on the third pillar, there was a human woman carved.
"This is the square in the ruins!" Jiang Cheng recalled it and said doubtfully, "Why did I dream about this?"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the sky, and Jiang Cheng saw the surroundings light up. Overhead, a cloudy sky gradually appeared.
Thunder could be heard in the distance, and Jiang Cheng's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. He felt that something terrible was approaching here.
The blood-red heavy rain suddenly fell, and the strong smell of sea gradually spread in the air. Jiang Cheng saw that just above the western sky, the terrifying image of the God of Guixu appeared, and it continued to grow!
"He's approaching here!" Jiang Cheng became alert, but then he heard a deafening thunder god rang out from the east.
Following the sound, the image of the ancient god Mithras also appeared in the air, and was also rapidly approaching in the direction of Jiangcheng.
Jiang Cheng was horrified. He mobilized his mind and tried to escape from the dream.
However, his efforts were of no avail, and the dream continued to play out.
The two ancient god figures ignored Jiang Cheng's existence and started a fierce battle with each other. In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, and all imaginable disasters kept appearing in the dream.
Knowing that the images of the two ancient gods were not directed at him, Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, Jiang Cheng suddenly heard a sharp cry. The voice was sharp and miserable, as if he was undergoing endless torture.
"It's Xue's voice!" Jiang Cheng looked up and found Chu Xueying's figure floating in the air with a painful look on her face. Her position was exactly in the center of the images of the two ancient gods!
Jiang Cheng shouted, completely forgetting that this was a dream, and rushed towards Chu Xueying desperately.
Just when he was about to catch the opponent, the two ancient god figures launched the most ferocious attacks at the same time, and Chu Xueying, who was at the core of the battlefield, was instantly wiped out.
Seeing his lover disappear, Jiang Cheng cried out in despair.
"No!"
Amidst the shouting, Jiang Cheng suddenly woke up.
He exclaimed and gasped, constantly comforting himself, "This is just a dream."
After regaining consciousness, although the sky outside was still dark, there was already a glimmer of light in the eastern sky.
Jiang Cheng quickly turned his head and said, "Xue, look..."
The words stopped suddenly, and Jiang Cheng found that there was no one around him.
Chu Xueying disappeared.
Jiang Cheng frantically searched the ward, but only found a fairy binding rope that fell on the ground.
"Xue has untied the fairy rope?" Jiang Cheng murmured, the uneasy feeling in his heart getting stronger.
Footsteps sounded in the corridor, Jiang Cheng rushed out the door quickly, only to see Shao Fang.
Regardless of the other party's frightened expression, Jiang Cheng grabbed Shao Fang's shoulders and asked loudly, "Where did the snow go?"
"Let go!" Shao Fang's tone was cold.
Jiang Cheng realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly let go and backed away, saying, "I'm sorry, I was impulsive."
Shao Fang said, "Are you looking for Chu Xueying?"
Jiang Cheng became excited again, "Do you know where she is?"
Shao Fang was noncommittal and just said, "The dean...that is, the patriarch of our Born Stranger family wants to see you. Only when you meet him will you know what happened?"
Jiang Cheng was anxious and rushed towards the dean's office without saying a word.
The door to the dean's office opened, revealing Jiang Cheng.
"Where is Chu Xueying?" Jiang Cheng asked loudly.
Gu Shaoxi said slowly, "Please sit down."
Jiang Cheng scanned the field and found that Ren Zhifei was also present. He asked in confusion, "Do you know something?"
Ren Zhifei's eyes flickered and he finally said, "Please sit down."
Jiang Cheng suppressed the restlessness in his heart and sat down on the last empty sofa.
Gu Shaoxi sighed quietly, "Finally, our three clan leaders have gathered together."
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but ask, "What does the gathering of the three clan heads have to do with Chu Xueying's disappearance?"
Gu Shaoxi said, "Chu Xueying did not disappear, but went to complete her mission."
"What mission?" Jiang Cheng asked again.
Gu Shaoxi pointed to the open space between the three sofas and said, "See for yourself."
Jiang Cheng looked towards the open space and found that the floor suddenly cracked. The chasm opened and a crescent-shaped object on a metal stand rose from it.