Bab 790 – Hidupku Hanya Untukmu
Tang Xiu sangat percaya diri karena dia percaya bahwa vampir yang hidup jauh lebih menarik bagi Gui Jianchou daripada sisa lengan Demihuman.
Seperti yang dia duga, nada suara Gui Jianchou berubah sedikit lebih berat dan dia hampir menjawab tanpa ragu-ragu, “Katakan padaku tempatnya dan aku akan segera bergegas. Saya akan bergabung dengan penelitian Anda jika Anda mengatakan yang sebenarnya. ”
“Paradise Manor Shanghai. Aku akan menunggumu di sini, ‘kata Tang Xiu sambil tersenyum.
Saat dia menutup telepon, ekspresi ketakutan masih melekat di wajah cantik Shanjenna saat dia berkata dengan wajah panjang, “Apakah kamu baru saja mengundang orang lain, Tuan Tang? Mengapa? Dia… dia tidak akan melakukan hal yang sama seperti Mo tua berhati hitam ini dan mengambil darahku setiap hari, kan? ”
“Yah, dia mungkin akan melakukannya,” kata Tang Xiu sambil tersenyum.
Mendengarnya, suara Shanjenna segera meningkat beberapa oktaf, “AKU MENOLAK! Aku tidak ingin menjadi vampir pertama Bloodkin dalam sejarah yang meninggal setelah darahku diambil terlalu banyak! ”
Bloodkin menghisap darah orang lain untuk hidup, bukan sebaliknya.
Jika dia menjadi vampir pertama dalam sejarah yang meninggal karena darahnya diambil oleh orang lain, badai besar pasti akan mengguncang seluruh klan Bloodkin. Itu akan dicatat sebagai peristiwa memalukan dalam sejarah sejarah para vampir. Namanya pasti akan ada di sana dan ‘gelar’ seperti itu bukanlah sesuatu yang bisa dibanggakan.
“Tidak akan seburuk itu, kamu bisa mengistirahatkan kekhawatiranmu tentang itu!” Tang Xiu melambai dan berkata, “Ngomong-ngomong, maukah kamu kembali dan beristirahat, meskipun sekarang belum terlalu larut? Kamu bisa minum pil obat yang baru kuberikan dan lihat efeknya kan? ”
Shanjenna menatap kosong sebelum dia segera mengangguk, “Itu benar. Benar, saya akan makan dulu, Anda mengurus bisnis Anda. ”
Karena itu, dia berlari keluar dalam sekejap dan sosoknya langsung lenyap dari kamar.
Mo Yi datang dan bertanya dengan tatapan cemas, “Akankah pil obatmu memberikan efek yang baik untuk Shanjenna, Tang Xiu? Maksud saya, akan sangat merepotkan jika dia tidak puas dengan itu dan kemudian berhenti. Itu akan membuat semua upaya sebelumnya sia-sia. ”
“Bersantai! Saya jamin dia tidak akan berhenti, ”kata Tang Xiu dengan senyum percaya diri.
Mo Yi mengangguk dan terlihat lega, namun masih ragu-ragu karena dia bertanya dengan rasa ingin tahu, “Bisakah Anda memberi tahu saya sebelumnya tentang asal-usul praktisi medis China yang baru saja Anda undang ini? Bisakah dia bekerja sama dengan saya untuk melakukan eksperimen? ”
“Dia Tabib Suci Gui Jianchou,” jawab Tang Xiu perlahan.
Mo Yi looked vacant with a sudden shocked yet excited change in expression, as he then spoke with a shivering voice, “Y-you… you are able to invite Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou? Damn! He’s a miracle-working doctor who’s like a divine dragon whose tail and head are nearly impossible to catch! I’ve heard about his very resounding name and reputation for a long time!”
“Well, keep your excitement at reasonable levels, though.” Tang Xiu said, “Divine Doctor or not, he’s still a human. I hope his arrival will be helpful to you and that you can research what I need sooner.”
“Don’t worry! As long as there are any medicinal herbs that can substitute the substance I need, I’m certain I can research the stuff you want in the shortest time,” stressed Mo Yi with a heavy nod.
“Alright, then!” Tang Xiu nodded.
****
Time fleeted by and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
In a western-style building in the depths of Paradise Manor, Han Qingwu lied on the bed inside a spacious bedroom. Her eyelashes contracted a few times as her eyes slowly opened. As her sight recovered, two tears slowly slid down from her eyes. The glittering tears were unable to conceal the interweaving emotions of pain and remorse. Vaguely, the love that had been imprinted deep down in her bones and inscribed in her heart roamed inside as her innermost feelings.
‘Soul Returning Grass.’
Han Qingwu slowly sat up. Her vision was still obstructed with the vague tears as the name of the herb came to her mind. She once believed in the past and even firmly believed that it was absolutely necessary to take that Soul Returning Grass. Yet now, she began to hate this herb and she would never think about taking it again if possible.
It was a debt she had in her previous life—a debt she still had to pay in this current life.
The pain she felt inside was way too deep and painful, so much so that she was afraid that she would never be able to pay it off.
She got dressed and quietly walked to the door, coming out to watch the bright sunshine outside. Yet, she sighed deep inside before she continued walking outside to the woods and sat cross-legged quietly.
She still had internal injuries, but it wouldn’t be a problem for her now. She had just recovered the memory of her past life which brought about all kinds of mental states that allowed her to realize that her state of mind was no longer the same as her former self. She could recover from her injuries in several days as long as she willed it.
Yet, she opted not to as she was afraid Tang Xiu would be able to sense her true self now. She was afraid that he would find out that she had recovered her memory, and thus opted to keep her identity as only Han Qingwu, Tang Xiu’s class teacher.
“Hey? You have woken up?”
Not knowing how long she had spent, Ouyang Lulu appeared on the path to the woods. She was surprised to see Han Qingwu sitting cross-legged on a large bluestone and quickly approached her.
Han Qingwu opened her eyes. It was like she was reacquainted with Ouyang Lulu since she took some time to carefully observe her and then slowly said, “I’m really sorry. I have troubled you.”
Ouyang Lulu was one who was always fearless and was rather invulnerable to other’s pressuring aura, yet Han Qingwu, who observed her for a short while, gave her an uncomfortable, creepy feeling. She felt that the current Han Qingwu was as though replaced by someone else after she woke up—especially her eyes that felt like they were able to see through her.
“You… what happened to you?” Suppressing the urge to turn around and run away, Ouyang Lulu braced herself to ask.
Han Qingwu looked dull for a moment before her expression slightly changed. Using her left hand to lift the long hair in front of her forehead, her eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything gradually faded away while that particular aura also stopped releasing from her body. She seemed to have returned to the former Han Qingwu, as she shook her head and said, “I’m… fine, but I’m kind of having some internal injuries and feel unwell. Anyways, Lulu, did you save me after I got possessed by a mental demon?”
Ouyang Lulu’s heart lightened. She noticed Han Qingwu’s eyes, which previously seemed as if able to see through everything, seemed to have vanished. She immediately thought the sensation she felt a while ago was just an illusion, yet she still held on to that suspicion and observed Han Qingwu before she replied, “I don’t have such a great ability, you know. It was Tang Xiu. He hurried back from Jingmen Island; I don’t know what method he used to save you either. Anyways, are you hungry? You’ve been in a stupor for over seven days, so do you want me to tell someone to prepare some meals for you?”
Han Qingwu touched her belly and then nodded and said, “Now that you mention it, I’m really starving. Sorry for troubling you though.”
Ouyang Lulu rolled her eyes. “If you don’t feel hungry then something would be wrong with you! There’s no way normal people can go without eating and drinking for a week, can they? Alrighty, you still have internal injuries so just go back to your room and have some rest! I’ll tell someone to prepare the meal and send them to you.”
“Thank you,” said Han Qingwu gratefully.
A few minutes later, Tang Xiu received a call from Ouyang Lulu and hurried to the woods. When he saw Han Qingwu sitting cross-legged on a large bluestone, he suddenly frowned and came striding in front of her, carefully examining her face a few times, and then spoke, “You have woken up?”
“Mmm, and thank you. I heard from Lulu it was because of you.” Han Qingwu chuckled.
“No need to thank me, I just don’t want you to die young,” Tang Xiu waved and said, “By the way, you… can you tell me what happened to you that caused the emergence of your mental demon? Also, do you remember anything else after waking up from your stupor?”
“Um? What do you mean?” Han Qingwu replied quizzically.
“You don’t remember anything?” Tang Xiu frowned and said, “Like the scene fragments that appeared in your mind previously?”
“No?” Han Qingwu shook her head and said, “I just feel that I have some internal injuries and they are quite serious. It’s impossible for me to recover in a short time. Anyways, Tang Xiu, did something go wrong with my cultivation? How come my True Essence went out of control when I cultivated? It was like it went astray outside the cultivation circulation route outside my meridians?”
Tang Xiu menatapnya dalam-dalam sebelum dia menggelengkan kepalanya dan berkata, “Aku juga tidak jelas tentang itu. Bagaimanapun, sekarang setelah Anda bangun, tidak ada yang perlu saya lakukan di sini jadi bantu diri Anda sendiri. Saya masih perlu mengurus barang saya. ”
Han Qingwu diam-diam memperhatikan punggung Tang Xiu saat dia pergi. Cinta mendalam yang dia miliki terhadap pria ini sekarang bahkan lebih kuat dari sinar matahari yang cerah. Dia sebelumnya berpikir bahwa dia tidak akan pernah bisa bertemu Tang Xiu lagi, bahkan dalam semua kehidupan di mana dia bereinkarnasi. Tidak pernah dia berharap bahwa dia akan dilahirkan kembali, meskipun dalam kombinasi keadaan yang aneh, dan bertemu Tang Xiu yang masih hidup.
“Tolong tenangkan pikiranmu karena aku hanya akan menjalani hidupku untukmu selamanya.”
Bibir menggeliat beberapa kali, Han Qingwu berbisik dengan suara yang hanya bisa dia dengar.
****
Tang Xiu memang ada hubungannya dan akan meninggalkan Paradise Manor sebelum Ouyang Lulu memanggilnya. Dia merasa agak kecewa karena dia tidak bisa mendapatkan jawaban yang dia inginkan, tetapi dia tetap mengesampingkan kekhawatirannya dan mempersiapkan diri untuk menghadapi masalah berikut.
Tanggal untuk menjelajahi sisa-sisa bintang tiga di Selat Malaka semakin dekat, sedangkan pengguna kemampuan yang ditetapkan oleh negara juga telah tiba di Shanghai. Setelah Tang Xiu mengetahuinya, otoritas Tiongkok telah menugaskan total lima orang untuk mewakili negara dalam menjelajahi sisa-sisa bintang tiga ini. Selain kapten tim, tiga orang lainnya juga telah tiba.
Berdekatan dengan gang tua yang terletak di Distrik Jingning Shanghai, terdapat kompleks perumahan yang relatif terpencil. Jalan tua itu sendiri cukup terkenal karena satu toko anggur dan sepanci anggur tua.
Seperti kata pepatah umum, anggur yang harum tidak takut gang gelap.
Feng Wineshop didirikan beberapa dekade lalu. Pemiliknya telah berubah satu kali dan, meskipun era berubah dan standar hidup meningkat, itu masih ada dan masih merupakan toko anggur yang bagus dan bereputasi baik di mata banyak orang.
“Selamat datang.”
Seorang pemuda mendekat dan menyapa di pintu masuk kedai.
Tang Xiu mengangguk dan langsung melepaskan persepsinya setelah memasuki Feng Wineshop ini. Tak lama kemudian, dia menemukan orang yang dia ingin temui di pojok dekat jendela. Orang itu adalah… seorang pria paruh baya yang wajahnya memiliki janggut penuh dengan rambut acak-acakan tidak lebih baik dari sarang ayam. Pria itu sekarang menikmati anggurnya dan sedang menikmati sajian hidangan daging dan sayuran.
Zhu Long? tanya Tang Xiu. Dia samar-samar bisa merasakan sesuatu yang luar biasa dari pria paruh baya itu.
Zhu Long mendongak dan dengan santai memicingkan mata ke arah Tang Xiu dan menjawab dengan ringan, “Sekarang kita sudah di sini, mari kita minum dulu. Sisanya akan segera tiba dan saya akan bertindak sebagai kapten tim kali ini. Saya harap Anda akan mengikuti pesanan saya dengan ketat nanti. ”
“Saya tidak punya masalah dengan itu.”
Meskipun tidak tahu apa-apa tentang pengaturan yang dibuat oleh orang-orang di atas, Tang Xiu baik-baik saja dengan itu dan memutuskan untuk diam karena Zhu Long akan memimpin tim. Selain itu, dia telah mempersiapkan diri dan, jika tidak ada banyak bahaya di sisa-sisa bintang tiga, dia berencana meninggalkan tim untuk melakukan eksplorasi mendalam untuk menemukan beberapa harta karun sendiri.