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Chapter 111. Zuo Siquan and Shen Ye

The first thing Jiang Jianxin did upon opening his eyes was to blink and calm himself down. Then, his gaze slid down from the hospital's white ceiling. He slowly raised one hand to prop up the blanket and looked inside.

Her body under the quilt was covered with patches of various metal wires, which were warmed by her body heat.

You can't see anything at all just by looking at it.

"Sage...?"

"You're awake!"

The patrolling, fantastical golden circle dissipated into specks of light, and the girl in the blue trench coat beside her opened her hazy eyes, looking with delight at the black-haired swordsman on the bed.

Jiang Jianxin opened her mouth, feeling the dryness and cracking of her lips, and said hoarsely:
"water……"

Zuo Siquan picked up the thermos on the bedside table, wanting to pour her some water.

However, after a few drips from the thermos, only a few drops of water were poured out and fell onto the bottom of the paper cup.

She said awkwardly:

"The thermos is empty. I'll go get you some water right away."

After saying that, she picked up the thermos and ran away.

After Zuo Siquan left, she was left alone in the room.

Jiang Jianxin took a deep breath and moved his arm along the clothes inch by inch to touch the Tangguang Sword.

After her consciousness was pulled into the virtual contamination zone, the Tangguang Sword transformed into a small paper sword and was hidden in the lapel of her clothes near her heart.

—This is the protective behavior of the natal sword. If someone attacks Jiang Jianxin while she is unconscious, the Tangguang sword will protect her heart and block the fatal attack.

Jiang Jianxin took out the Tangguang paper sword from his clothes and transformed it into its original longsword shape. Then he slowly drew out a sliver of its clear, cold blade.

"Om..."

The Tangguang Sword emitted a deep sword hum, and on its bright blade, the metal wires connecting her to her body transformed into black, writhing tentacles, moving as if trying to absorb the black energy from her body through the metal plates.

But this intention did not succeed, because a gentle green light flowed down from the Tangguang Sword, enveloping her warmly and preventing the black energy from invading.

Jiang Jianxin looked at the green light flowing down from the Tangguang Sword. The Sword Master's perception made her realize that this was not the power that belonged to her and Tangguang.

She remembered the diary in the Sword Intent Space that she had opened but hadn't had time to read yet.

If I'm not mistaken, this green light should be coming from the diary in the Sword Intent Space.

Jiang Jianxin was itching to take out the diary and read it, but then he heard hurried footsteps in the hallway.

The Tangguang Sword turned into a small piece of paper and shrank back into his clothes. At the door, Zuo Siquan jogged in from outside, carrying a thermos in his left hand and a mineral water bottle in his right.

"I'll pour you some water."

Zuo Siquan went to the bedside table, took an empty paper cup and poured half a cup of hot water for her, and then mixed half a cup of cold water with mineral water.

A cup of lukewarm water with a pleasant taste was thus created, and she sat up and fed some to Jiang Jianxin.

The sweet, warm water moistened her throat, and Jiang Jianxin felt her mouth become instantly moist. She coughed, and her voice was no longer dry.

"What time is it now?"

It's a little past eight in the morning.

Zuo Siquan glanced at the time and said, "You've been unconscious for a whole week."

Jiang Jianxin stared blankly at the hospital's white walls. Memories of what happened before she entered the contaminated area flooded her mind. She slowly asked:
"Where's the zombie horde...? Has the zombie horde receded?"

"They've all been refunded."

Zuo Siquan told her little by little about what had happened this week.

The zombie hordes at the various bases were completely defeated by the siege of the powerful talents. Dawn Base planned to hold a celebration banquet. When Cai Nianyun personally came to the Sword Master's residence to invite her, no one answered the door no matter how much she knocked.

After calling for help for a long time to no avail, and out of concern for Jiang Jianxin's condition, she asked Elder Yin next door for help to force open the villa door with water.

—As a result, Jiang Jianxin was found unconscious in the room.

Knowing that there had been instances of people impersonating relatives to lure others into virtual contaminated areas in recent days, the members of the United Front Work Department discussed the matter and unanimously concluded that Sword Master had also fallen victim to this scam.

Before they could even marvel at her unwavering strength and tender heart, the United Front Work Department first took Jian Zun to the hospital, connected her to medical equipment, maintained her vital signs, and awaited her awakening.

Upon hearing that Jiang Jianxin had fallen into a coma and been hospitalized, the daydreamer at Hope Base rushed back overnight and stayed in her hospital room to take care of her daily life.

During the few days that Jiang Jianxin was hospitalized, many people from the Dawn Base made a special trip to the hospital, carrying fruit baskets, under the guise of visiting him, hoping to pay their respects to this famous Sword Master.

After hearing about this, Yin Ju considered it more deeply. He felt that the residents inside the Dawn Base were a mixed bag, and if the person who came to visit harbored malicious intentions, the war faction would lose a giant.

So he used his authority as an elder to reserve the entire floor, prohibiting members below the rank of minister from going upstairs, leaving only Elder Zuo to oversee it.

Under such tight security, Zuo Siquan only encountered one arrogant thief during the few days he stayed behind.

The man, carrying a large knife, repeatedly sneaked upstairs under the cover of darkness, attempting to enter the ward, but was stopped each time by Zuo Siquan's illusionary golden ring.

Zuo Siquan fought the thief for several nights. The two were evenly matched, and the latter was unable to enter the ward.

In his anxiety, he revealed that he was actually Jiang Jianxin's friend, but Zuo Siquan did not believe him at all.

—Whose friends come to visit the house under the cover of darkness every time?
In Zuo Siquan's eyes, that person had become a liar who liked to harass others late at night, and was added to the Fantasy Gold Circle's kill list.

When Zuo Siquan mentioned this to Jiang Jianxin, he was also furious, gritting his teeth as he said:

"If I catch him outside the hospital, I'll make sure to use his blood as a sacrifice!"

After hearing her description, Jiang Jianxin already had a guess about the person's identity. She twitched her lips and said awkwardly:
"Um... is it possible that he really is my friend?"

Zuo Siquan opened his eyes wide and asked incredulously:

"What kind of friend visits a patient in the middle of the night? Sir, don't be fooled!"

Jiang Jianxin touched his nose and said:
"His ability is actually to control the night... If it weren't nighttime, he would have a hard time going upstairs silently."

"As for why he waited until the middle of the night... it's probably because you were guarding the house, and he wanted to spar with you—the deeper the night, the stronger he becomes, and in order to defeat you, he could only choose this time."

Zuo Siquan covered his mouth and exclaimed in surprise:

"So that's how it is. No wonder he was so persistent."

That man came to her room the very first night she was on duty there. He couldn't get into the room every night, but he came every single night.

They would retreat just before sunrise each time, then linger near the hospital again as night fell.

Zuo Siquan was puzzled at the time about his perseverance, but now she realized that she had wronged an innocent person.