Chapter 36: There’s a Traitor!
No matter how long and unbearable the night is, dawn will always arrive as scheduled.
Watching, a hint of purple-red appears on the horizon, gradually brightening, as if in the next moment, the morning sun will rise at the end of the horizon.
“Chirp!”
Lu Yibei clenched his small fists and gazed expressionlessly into the distance, as if a flame called hope was churning in his eyes.
Now’s the time!
After waiting an entire night, this is the moment to witness a miracle!
“Creak——!”
The door to the rooftop of the hospital’s outpatient building was suddenly pushed open by someone, followed by a weak complaining voice.
“Honestly, I couldn’t rest a single night. Every time I close my eyes, I see that white-haired head, I’m about to go crazy.”
The doctor, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, was mumbling to himself while fiddling with the cigarette and lighter in his pocket as he walked onto the rooftop. Then he saw on the rooftop, the silhouette of a n*ked girl with her arms wide open, as if embracing the air.
Her long hair, as smooth as silk, swayed in the morning breeze, and as the girl slowly turned to face him, her hair gradually turned fiery red.
On that expressionless face, a pair of dark red eyes seemed to flicker with flames, cold, gloomy, and harboring a hidden killing intent.
“Why… is there someone here!?”
This, this is too embarrassing to be seen! Lu Yibei thought, it isn’t even fully bright yet, coming to such a remote place, isn’t he afraid of encountering an urban legend?
Well, it seems he has encountered one now.
A sound, ethereal like a fairy’s whisper, rang in his ears, tinged with impatience. The doctor’s body gradually stiffened, his mind buzzing.
Look… he saw it! The embodiment of the red-haired urban legend! He’s going to be killed!
“Thud——!”
The lighter slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a soft sound, as if it triggered something, the girl suddenly turned around and charged towards him.
“No, no! Don’t come here——!”
The doctor shouted frantically, but the girl seemed to be completely unaware.
Lu Yibei thought, “……” No, he couldn’t let him keep this up, it would attract more people and that would be troublesome!
The girl was getting closer, and in the next moment, under a terrifying heatwave, the doctor’s mind instantly short-circuited, the adverse reactions of a heat stroke began to occur in his body, followed by a haze before his eyes, his consciousness sank into a void.
The sun climbed over the horizon, brilliant golden red light pouring over the girl’s back.
Bathing in sunlight, she ran wildly, her fair skin glowing, and a molten light flowed through her veins. Then pale thick smoke obscured her body, under the smoke, the figure’s outline gradually became tall and imposing.
“Whoosh——!”
When Lu Yibei stopped beside the doctor, he had completely fainted, lying on the ground, occasionally twitching.
It really works! It’s back! Lu Yibei looked at his familiar hands, unable to contain his excitement, but then he thought of the fainted doctor beside him.
There was no time to confirm his own condition, Lu Yibei suppressed his excitement, looked expressionlessly at the doctor, and upon clearly seeing the doctor’s face, a wave of guilt surged in his heart.
This… seems to be the doctor from the corridor?
What a coincidence!
d*mn, I hope I don’t scare him into some problem!
In his thoughts, Lu Yibei suddenly noticed that he was still completely n*de, and gradually a wicked idea rose in his heart, his gaze slowly drifting to the doctor beside him.
Look, here’s a doctor who’s suffered a heatstroke, why don’t we…
Cough, cough! As the saying goes, you can’t fleece one sheep too much, but if you can only fleece once, then let’s just fleece him bald!
Lu Yibei thought unethically, and then, acting unethically, he stripped the doctor of his clothes, leaving only his undergarments and lab coat.
After putting on the doctor’s clothes, Lu Yibei hurriedly left.
The fainted doctor lay on the ground like an abandoned doll.
One minute later.
Footsteps echoed from the hallway behind, followed by a pair of hands reaching from the shadows, gently placing a stack of cool, damp tissues on the doctor’s burning forehead. In the shadows, Lu Yibei looked at the unconscious doctor and sighed lightly.
……
Leaving the outpatient building, making his way through the garden path in the morning, the closer he got to the inpatient building, the more nervous and uneasy Lu Yibei became.
If he regained his original appearance but still couldn’t enter the inpatient building, what then?
He didn’t know if the little maid had woken up, if she woke up and found he was missing, would she report to Jiang Li with embellishments?
Disappearing inexplicably from the ward, coupled with what happened last night, even he felt like he was a prime suspect!
Lost in thought, Lu Yibei stopped in front of the inpatient building.
“Whoosh——!”
After hesitating for a moment, he took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward, raising his hand to reach out, testing the boundaries of that invisible barrier with his fingertips.
His body moved forward stiffly, as he watched his fingertips draw closer to the inpatient building, Lu Yibei could feel his heart racing faster and his hand starting to tremble uncontrollably.
Just as Lu Yibei felt he was nearly at the distance where he had collided with the invisible barrier last night, a slightly anxious exclamation suddenly came from behind him.
“Hey, hey! Be careful, I’ll help you, I’ll help you!”
Accompanied by a woman’s exclamation, someone rushed up from behind, grabbing Lu Yibei’s hand and aiding, or rather forcibly guiding him forward.
Seeing how close they were getting to the inpatient building, Lu Yibei’s pupils slightly constricted, inwardly exclaiming, “Not good.”
A soft and elastic sensation came from his back, Lu Yibei froze for a moment, turned his head, and saw a tall, sturdy nurse who was muscular like a little bull—big sister nurse.
Lu Yibei, “？？？” Why is there such…… a nurse? Would she scare the kids in pediatrics?
“You patients with hemiplegia! How many times have I told you, don’t run around alone, don’t run around alone, why do you never listen? What if you hurt yourself?” the nurse complained.
Lu Yibei, “……” I’m just trembling from anxiety, not from a stroke!
“Actually, I…” Lu Yibei opened his mouth, just wanting to explain, when he suddenly realized he was already standing in the hall of the inpatient building, momentarily stunned.
Did I… come in? Has that restriction been lifted, or after regaining my original appearance, it doesn’t affect me anymore?
Lu Yibei pondered in confusion, and by the time he came to his senses again, the nurse had already sent him to the elevator.
“Neurology inpatient department, right?” the nurse pointed to the floor buttons in the elevator.
“……” Lu Yibei didn’t know how to answer for a moment, just nodded and replied, “Yeah!”
I absolutely cannot let her know I’m not a patient! Otherwise, if she thinks I’m deceiving her, I might get beaten to d*ath! Lu Yibei thought while glancing at the large palm resting on his shoulder.
……
After parting from that burly nurse, Lu Yibei wandered through the inpatient building several times before finally finding his ward.
Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly heard voices from inside the room, his steps froze, and he quickly pressed himself against the door.
“You mean, you fell asleep, and when you woke up, he was gone?” Jiang Li said coldly.
“Yes, I’m so sorry, miss,” the little maid said weakly, “I don’t know why, but I was inexplicably so sleepy last night, and then… miss, could he be in some danger?”
“Hey——!” Jiang Li sighed helplessly, “Don’t worry, I’ve already sealed this building with a sealing playing card. Besides ordinary people and the Siye Society members, other urban legends and spiritual ability users can’t get in.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yibei’s breath hitched, and his heart jolted. Other urban legends and spiritual ability users can’t get in.
I was taken away without my awareness, and the little maid didn’t notice at all; this is something ordinary people find hard to accomplish…
Hiss——! Could it be a member of the Siye Society?
So, that means there’s a traitor among the Siye Society!?
“Let’s go search for him; he’s injured. If he left on his own, he shouldn’t have gone far.”
Jiang Li’s voice interrupted Lu Yibei’s thoughts, and upon hearing it, his expression changed slightly.
Injured? Oh no, my wound is already…
Lu Yibei thought, his right hand instinctively touching his abdomen, then grit his teeth and turned to run.
As he proceeded, passing by a medication cart parked at the door of a ward, he paused for a moment, seizing the opportunity while the nurse was distracted speaking with the patient inside, he swiftly grabbed a pair of scissors and a roll of gauze, then ran away.
A few minutes later.
In the furthest corner of the proctology department’s bathroom, a series of groans echoed intermittently.
“Ugh… ugh… ah…”
An oblivious patient stood at the bathroom door, listening to the strained groans coming from the innermost stall, seemingly resisting pain, and instinctively revealing sympathy for his own condition.
How severe must this hemorrhoids be to scream like that?
This is terrifying! To hell with conservative treatment; I’d rather get it cut off as soon as possible!
……
Moments later.
Lu Yibei, pale-faced and sweating profusely, leaned against the wall as he moved slowly, recalling how he had almost recklessly returned to the ward, and couldn’t help but feel a wave of panic.
Perhaps because he had temporarily regained his male form and successfully entered the inpatient building, he was too excited and forgot he was an injured patient, with a wound that nearly severed his appendix.
If he recklessly returned to the ward and was discovered by someone from the Siye Society, with only a faint pink scar left from his injury, there’s no way he could hide it smoothly.
Such a deep wound, a normal person could not recover overnight!
“d*mn! It really hurts!” Lu Yibei cursed under his breath.
Just a few minutes ago, in the bathroom stall, he had built up a lot of determination before he mustered the courage to “self-harm.”
What was that saying again? As a man, one must be tough on oneself!
Fortunately, after returning to his original form, his body’s resilience wasn’t as high as he imagined. After several attempts, he finally managed to open a cut in his abdomen.
But…
The pain during the entire process did not lessen because his skin was tougher than normal; rather, it was because the scissors couldn’t cut through his skin quickly that he endured several times more agony.
At the moment bl**d began to surge out, he nearly fainted from the pain!
Stabbing himself? If this happens a few more times, I might really break down!
As Lu Yibei was lost in thought, the voice of the little maid suddenly rang in his ears.
“Finally found you, why did you come here without a sound?”
Lu Yibei looked up at the little maid, businesslike, “Morning exercise! Although I’m a shut-in, I have always had a habit of morning exercises.”
“You’ve been so severely injured, and you’re morning exercising the next day?” The little maid examined Lu Yibei suspiciously.
“Um…” Lu Yibei nodded and expressionlessly replied, “I just wanted to give it a try, but I ended up pulling my wound and the pain became unbearable, so I came back.”
As he spoke, he undid the buttons on his shirt, revealing the gauze wrapped around his abdomen, a hint of bl**d seeping through the fabric.
The little maid silently looked at Lu Yibei, as if trying to discern something about him. After a moment, not detecting any hint of lies, she rolled her eyes.
“I realize you not only talk too much trash, but your brain also has issues! Who thinks about morning exercises the day after getting such serious injuries? Is your head filled with muscles?”
Just by looking, it’s hard to tell if he’s hiding something; it’s better to let the miss decide. The little maid thought.
Seeing that the little maid had temporarily dropped her suspicions about him, Lu Yibei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
(It can’t go on like this! I can’t operate anymore! The detailed plot I’ve worked out is almost written down, and I’m worried that adding more will lead to a collapse of the plot! So, I’m preparing to cross-dress to apologize! Let’s see what everyone says! If everyone agrees, I’ll go buy a pineapple bun later!)
