Since all these rules and superstitions are outdated, what's wrong with me indulging in some me

"Yes, I believe you." Lu Changsheng nodded. "It doesn't matter now. Come with me and leave this place, leave this city."

This was the quickest way Lu Changsheng could think of to help Zhang Ping, and it was also thanks to a reminder from Zhang Ping's elderly neighbor.

She couldn't stay in this city any longer. Here, Zhang Ping would only doubt herself more and be sent to the hospital ward again and again.

Only by leaving this city can Zhang Ping receive genuine psychological support, thereby accepting "it" and receiving effective treatment.

Of course, this method is a last resort, but as long as he can pass the level quickly, Lu Changsheng will not insist on a perfect pass.

"good......."

Just as Zhang Ping was about to stand up, she suddenly swayed and fell to the ground.

Lu Changsheng was startled and quickly helped her up, only to find that Zhang Ping had fallen into a coma.

Just then—

The ward door was suddenly pushed open.

Three men in white coats walked in, the one in the lead being a middle-aged doctor wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

He glanced at Lu Changsheng, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"GM-087, entering the inpatient ward without permission is against regulations."

Lu Changsheng was startled and slowly stood up, his face showing no fear whatsoever.

"I just came to visit my patient, what did you do to her?"

"It's nothing much, just helping Ms. Zhang by implanting something small in her body."

Lu Changsheng was taken aback, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

"A visit?" The bespectacled doctor adjusted his glasses, his gaze sweeping over Lu Changsheng's head. "You've brought a high-level emotional entity to visit?"

Lu Changsheng felt a chill run down his spine. Sure enough, they had been watching him for a long time.

"Make way. Ms. Zhang's treatment is over, and I need to take her home."

"Finish?"

The bespectacled man shook his head slightly.

"No, quite the opposite, Dr. Lu, Ms. Zhang's treatment has only just entered its most critical stage."

His gaze swept over the empty space above Lu Changsheng's head, and a faint, almost cold smile curved his lips. "Especially this 'special visitor' you brought."

Lu Changsheng's heart skipped a beat. The other party really did know of Qingzhi's existence!

"I don't know what you're talking about."

His voice was cold and hard, and his right hand quietly reached into his pocket, where the remaining two talismans had already appeared.

"Don't know?" The bespectacled man chuckled and gestured with his hand.

The two researchers to his left stepped forward simultaneously and opened the silver metal box in their hands with a "click".

Inside the box were not instruments, but more than ten sealed transparent test tubes, each containing a dark red, viscous liquid that resembled blood or lava. Under the light, the liquid shimmered with an eerie glow, with a faint light flowing within it.

"This is 'Emotional Developer Type-7'."

The bespectacled man spoke as calmly as if he were introducing a common medicine.

"Made from highly purified and activated negative emotional energy essence, mixed with various mental guidance ingredients. It has a very strong effect on manifesting, locating, and initially binding free-floating, especially highly active, emotional entities."

His gaze returned to the top of Lu Changsheng's head:

"We have detected abnormal energy fluctuations, Dr. Lu, please cooperate."

Before the words were even finished, the two researchers had already swiftly taken out three test tubes and skillfully removed the sealing plugs.

Lu Changsheng's pupils contracted, and he tried to dodge backward, but he was too slow.

Three researchers raised their hands simultaneously—

The dark red liquid was not splashed at Lu Changsheng, but rather in a precise fan shape, splashed onto the seemingly empty area above Lu Changsheng's head!

The liquid did not disperse into mist in the air; instead, it seemed to be drawn together and gathered by an invisible force.

"laugh--!"

A piercing, sharp sound, like boiling oil being poured onto ice.

The moment the dark red liquid touched the surface above Lu Changsheng's head, the air violently distorted and boiled!

A blurry outline of a girl was forcibly "drawn" from her hidden state!

It's Aokiji!

She was sitting on top of Lu Changsheng's head, her translucent spirit body firmly attached to and entwined by dark red liquid.

The liquid, like a living thing, rapidly spread and tightened around her, transforming her from an illusory shadow into a clear, tangible entity—

Her long, crimson hair and red eyes were contrasted with her pale face, which was now covered with dark red, spiderweb-like veins. Her limbs and waist were tightly bound by a viscous, blood-red solution, which continued to writhe and contract.

"The restraint effect has met expectations."

A researcher quickly assessed the situation, his tone flat: "The energy fluctuations are intense, but they have been initially suppressed."

"Very good." The bespectacled man nodded, his gaze fixed on the struggling Aokiji, a researcher's fervor flashing in his eyes. "Such a solidified, stable, and highly active emotional individual is unprecedented. Prepare for containment."

however--

"Giggle giggle..."

A crisp, even somewhat joyful laugh came from the bound spirit.

The bespectacled man and the researchers were stunned.

Aokiji, whose face was stained with spiderweb-like dark red veins by the "emotional developer," showed no pain. Instead, he raised an extremely bright, even exaggerated smile.

Her originally bloodshot eyes were now surprisingly bright, and she slapped Lu Changsheng across the face.

Lu Changsheng felt as if a heavy bag was placed on his head, and then he was slapped by the little ancestor on his head.

"Lu Changsheng—"

She drew out the last syllable, her voice filled with the joy of reunion.

"Finally we meet! This lousy dungeon has been driving me crazy!"

Before she finished speaking, the dark red veins around her body suddenly burst forth with dazzling red light! Those "emotional developers" not only failed to suppress her, but instead, like ignited fuel, were frantically devoured and assimilated by her own energy!

"What?!" the bespectacled man exclaimed in shock. "Impossible! This is specifically designed to target emotional entities—"

Before he could finish speaking, Aokiji had already moved.

No, it should be said that she was never truly "bound" at all.

"You think you can trap me with this little thing?" Aokiji scoffed. "You really think I'm just an ordinary emotional entity?"

Aokiji's right hand made a fist in the air—

An ancient peach wood sword, entirely black yet adorned with dark red lightning patterns, appeared out of thin air in her hand!

As soon as the sword appeared, it emitted a deep hum, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

Aokiji gently jumped down from under Lu Changsheng's head, its red eyes shining. With a light touch of its toes, its small figure shot out like a firecracker.

A standard slash, without any other fancy moves, just a beautiful slash.

"boom--!!!"

Aokiji's peach wood sword sliced ​​through the air, its tip radiating a violent yang energy. The sword slashed directly across the neck of the nearest researcher, and following the force of the sword, Aokiji did not retract the sword but instead pierced through the body of the researcher next to him.

"puff--!"

One sword—

The two researchers didn't even have time to scream before their bodies went limp and they collapsed to the ground, lifeless.