The day after the ambush in the City of Joy.
Wang Jixuan opened his eyes on a clean hospital bed, and a wisp of dark energy dissipated from his gaze.
The ceiling was unfamiliar, the smell was strange, but... hmm, the female doctor was familiar.
Wei Na?
She was sitting in a folding chair by the bed, wearing a white coat over a strapless top and tight jeans that showed off her athletic and sexy legs. Since she was asleep, she had let her guard down, and the healthy fat around her waist was not pulled in.
Wang Jixuan shook his head inwardly.
Even though he had taken a stroll around the lower city, he still found the women's fashion in this world quite baffling.
There was no softness or charm to it at all.
Wang Jixuan closed his eyes and pretended to doze off, feeling the changes in his body.
"Sigh, I actually used demonic techniques."
He sighed, feeling quite helpless inside.
This set of demonic techniques was meant for crossing tribulations. At the last moment, when he realized he couldn't hold on, he secretly used them, even though the effect was not very obvious.
Using demonic techniques was not without cost; it actually drained his own potential.
Although his internal energy had increased due to the impact of the demonic techniques, and his meridians had even expanded a bit, there were now slight flaws in his body.
Thinking back to the perfect foundation he had in his first life...
Forget it, a perfect foundation didn’t guarantee ascension.
At least now his Dao heart was stable.
And every time Wang Jixuan thought about how he charged in front of that sniper, sticking seven or eight explosive talismans on him before detonating them all, his heart felt relaxed and unburdened.
"They say using demonic techniques too much can make one bloodthirsty and cruel; I should be careful about that."
"As a proper Daoist cultivator, even though I haven't really done much heroics, I should avoid using demonic techniques again."
"Wei Na is here, which means I was brought back to the thirteenth floor after fainting from using demonic techniques."
Wang Jixuan raised an eyebrow slightly, just about to open his eyes and ask Wei Na how Zhou Team Leader and Lan the thug were doing, when there was a knock at the door.
He chose to continue pretending to sleep.
This was the treatment center on the thirteenth floor, capable of performing various ordinary surgeries. The room he was in was the only double room, and just a curtain away was Lan Yuzai, who was connected to a bunch of tubes.
Wei Na stretched and stood up, smoothing her stomach, and softly asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Zhou Zhengde."
"Wow, I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow."
Wei Na opened the hospital door, and Zhou Zhengde, sitting in a wheelchair, was pushed in by a middle-aged woman in a dark blue uniform.
Outside, the two soldiers in camouflage holding submachine guns quickly closed the door.
Zhou Zhengde glared and started cursing:
"Those bastards from the thirteenth institute! Trash! They won’t admit that it was their black fire gang that caused me trouble!
"These jerks even threatened me at the hearing, saying if they wanted to kill me, they could easily send a few psychics! They claimed that an E-level psychic could take out thirty armed men!
"That's just nonsense!
"Can psychics below C-level withstand sniper fire?"
Wei Na sighed, "Alright, stop complaining. You must have achieved something, right? Who is this lady?"
The middle-aged woman with gold-rimmed glasses smiled and extended her right hand:
"Hello, Miss Wei Na, I’m Ban Wenying, the assistant to the Minister of Internal Affairs.
"You can just call me by my name.
"The Minister asked me to personally bring Team Leader Zhou back. His assistant was sacrificed in this battle, and we are looking for an outstanding warrior for him."
"Hello," Wei Na said somewhat shyly, shaking hands with the middle-aged lady, "Please send my regards to Aunt Zhou."
"You’re too polite. The Minister actually appreciates your abilities and character very much. She respects your choices in sexual culture and deeply regrets that the two of you cannot form a family."
Ban Wenying lightly blinked, pinching Wei Na's palm, then became serious:
"Regarding the black fire gang, the Minister hopes you two won’t get involved any further.
"There are some processes that need to be handled, and in about two months, the Silver Party, Hellfire, Filin Bullhead, and Wanlijin gangs will form a coalition to clean up the black fire gang on the forty-ninth floor.
"At that time, we will dispatch no less than nine hundred fortress cleanup troops to cooperate with the gang coalition.
"The black fire gang is about to disappear; several ministers have reached a consensus, but we still need to calm the situation externally. Our opposing factions also need time to find a replacement for the black fire gang."
Wei Na nodded immediately, "Thank you."
"For these two months, Team Leader Zhou will be on paid leave. I hope you two can get along well."
Ban Wenying glanced at the bed where "Mu Liang" lay and smiled, "Is this the mysterious psychic that Team Leader Zhou requested to have all records deleted?"
"You added too many adjectives; he’s my friend," Zhou Zhengde said. "Sister Ban, you know his value."
"Of course, he’s a psychic outside the control of the thirteenth institute. We must understand the principles of his existence."
Ban Wenying said gently:
"I have a lot of work to do, so I’ll head back now.
"We have already dispatched a cleanup team here; the thirteenth floor is temporarily safe... Actually, Zhengde, you don’t have to train in the middle city."
"No," Zhou Zhengde said, pouting, "I need to dull my edge here first to avoid being out of place with the environment."
"The Minister clearly said that out of anger... Alright, I’ll take my leave now. Miss Wei Na, let’s grab a drink together when you have time."
Ban Wenying winked and lightly bit her red lip before leaving.
Once she was gone, Wei Na couldn’t help but raise her hand to her forehead.
She mumbled, "I’m open-minded, but I’m not into bisexual options. This lady..."
"Sigh," Zhou Zhengde sighed and slumped in his wheelchair, "Meetings are exhausting, but at least it’s sorted out. Yesterday's battle has been classified at the highest level, and thankfully, very few people witnessed it... You know, Wei Na, my views have been overturned."
Wei Na went to pour him warm water.
"What do you mean overturned?"
"Mu Liang, the rotten fish, so many things."
Zhou Zhengde rubbed his forehead, looking at the pretending-to-sleep Wang Jixuan, and murmured:
"I told you before, but I can’t help it... He suddenly burst out with speed faster than a mechanical leopard! He could dodge sniper bullets from the front; what does that mean?
"C-level psychic? Or is he a body enhancement type?
"You know, he directly blew off that sniper's head, the whole head, like I was using an anti-material sniper rifle to shoot a glass cup, shattering it to pieces!
"I scanned his paper; preliminary analysis shows it’s ordinary paper contaminated with blade beast blood, with a faint energy response, and his body scan... is he really just an ordinary person?"
Wei Na said, "Stronger than an ordinary person, but he’s not a psychic. His muscle fibers seem a bit different."
"Has he evolved?"
Zhou Zhengde exaggeratedly gestured with his hands:
"A human evolution individual?"
"There's no conclusion yet," Wei Na laughed, "You said it yourself, no in-depth checks; we can only use the instruments we have."
"In-depth checks require very precise instruments, and the data they generate might fall into the hands of the thirteenth institute."
Zhou Zhengde pondered for a moment:
"Even more surprising is the rotten fish. This guy is a bloodsucker, but he actually played some role.
"Although this role wasn’t crucial.
"This makes me rethink whether my previous approach to dealing with thugs was too direct. They can actually come together to create a sense of belonging, serving workers and farmers to atone for their sins.
"I’ll try these things later."
Wei Na couldn’t help but raise her hand to her forehead: "You really are a qualified security captain."
"We must contribute to improving the fortress ecosystem."
Zhou Zhengde pondered:
"When will Lan Yuzai wake up?"
Wei Na replied, "It might take a few days. Mu Liang's wounds have already started healing, and his healing speed is astonishing. It seems he has some energy in him that we can’t identify... The rotten fish is in much worse shape; he’s done for, completely done for."
"When he wakes up, I’ll have a good chat with him."
Zhou Zhengde thought for a moment:
"The black fire gang can only last for another two months. Although I’m not happy about it, this is what the ministers decided, and there’s not much we can do.
"I don’t know if Mu Liang can accept it; I must sincerely thank him for saving me and give him a substantial token of gratitude.
"Also, I understand their style. The core figures of the black fire gang have close ties with some upper city officials, and they might very well be reborn under a different name, sacrificing some peripheral organizations to give us an explanation.
"To ensure they don’t dare to trouble us again, I will demand that the boss of the black fire gang must die."
"Alright," Wei Na thought for a moment, "As long as they don’t come looking for us again, that’s good enough... Let’s talk about a thank-you gift for Mu Liang."
Zhou Zhengde asked, "What do you think would be suitable for him?"
Wei Na replied, "Legal gun rights, enough quotas, and a beautiful woman who is sexy, open-minded, experienced, and won’t cling to him afterwards."
Zhou Zhengde's forehead was covered in dark lines: "That last one is your own business! Don’t talk to me about this! I’m officially in a relationship, even though we secretly broke up... But the first two can still be considered. I’ll give him the title of logistics chief of the security team... This is my first time abusing my power."
"Do you need me to praise you as a good leader in front of him?"
"No need, thank you, please don’t."
Zhou Zhengde recalled Mu Liang's gaze.
Calm, indifferent, yet with a sense of detachment.
"I should focus on becoming friends with him first."
Zhou Zhengde sighed lightly:
"To be honest, I don’t know how to interact with him now... We must show him enough respect; I always feel he has great potential."
Hearing all this, Wang Jixuan almost laughed out loud.
Just give him time and enough spiritual energy;
He would return to his peak.
But...
Wang Jixuan kept pondering.
Ministers, Zhou Zhengde, cleanup troops, gang coalition.
"I didn’t expect Zhou Zhengde to be a powerful figure; it seems his mother is a person of high authority who has already sentenced the black fire gang to death."
"The core figures of the black fire gang might be reborn under a different name? That’s a bit too dark."
"In my previous life, I left many regrets, always having ideas but never acting on them, focusing solely on cultivation, only to be rejected by the Dao in the end."
"I can’t let that happen again."
He seemed to see a welcoming pine tree in front of him, with a white-clad old Daoist standing beneath it, sighing softly.
"I hope you can break through the limits and ascend to become an immortal."
"I will, Master."
Wang Jixuan was about to lie down and enter meditation when he suddenly heard the sound of flowing water nearby.
Wei Na came over with a basin, having taken off her white coat and put on a pair of wired music headphones worth twelve shares, ready to wash Wang Jixuan’s back, legs, and other non-private areas, and check his wounds.
She was a licensed physician, a precious professional in the fortress, and such care was actually rare.
But clearly, Wei Na was very willing to provide proper medical care for this young man.
Wang Jixuan:...
This seductress better not touch him!
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