Light Fortress-Chapter 67 - 65 Visitors
67: Chapter 65: Visitors
67 -65: Visitors
“Sixteen is the most beautiful age; you still have a bright future ahead of you.”
Sister Xiao Xin gently comforted, “When you go back, rest well…
Don’t think too much; giving up your life for him is not worth it.”
Gu Shen remembered this girl; her name was Qu Shui, a name as pleasant as she was, a quiet and delicate young girl.
However, her wrists were covered with scars of varying depths and ferocity.
“Hmm…”
Qu Shui shrank back, covering her forearm with her sleeve, and murmured softly, “Doctor Zhou…
if things don’t improve…
can I come back again?”
“Of course,” Zhou Yexin smiled.
Receiving this response, Qu Shui smiled softly.
Gu Shen noticed that the girl was still curled up, her expression pale, her hands holding a cup of hot water, and she did not get up.
“What’s wrong, are you uncomfortable?”
“It’s not that…
it’s just getting late…”
Qu Shui’s voice trailed off, becoming fainter, and she dared not look up, “Walking alone at night…
it’s a bit scary…”
“Do you need me to escort you?” Gu Shen offered.
Qu Shui did not respond, her head hanging even lower.
“I’ll take care of it.”
Zhou Yexin put on her coat and instructed, “Xiao Gu, there shouldn’t be any more visitors today…
That’s it for today.
You can clean up and close the door later.”
Gu Shen nodded, smiled, and said, “Okay.
Sister Xiao Xin, be careful on the road.”
After watching the two of them leave.
Gu Shen squinted his eyes.
He leaned against the wall, reached out to touch his forehead, and as he pushed the door…
it seemed like a thread of intense heat ignited at his brow. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Every time he performed Jingzhe Breathing, it was like this, so Gu Shen had gotten used to it.
But this heat was different from before.
“Is it because it sensed an Extraordinary Aura…”
This time, the heat at his brow seemed to carry a warning.
Following the instinctive intuition in his heart, Gu Shen walked around the room checking for anything unusual, but found nothing.
Finally, he stood in front of the mirror, and the face reflected back startled him.
When alone, a fine thread of flame appeared at his brow.
It was slowly burning, flickering,
as if it had a life of its own!
Identical to the “Chi Huo” that he had summoned during the Extraordinary Trial in the deep water area…
Gu Shen carefully touched the flame at his brow, feeling the warmth on his fingertips and in his heart, his lips involuntarily curling into a smile.
Too bad Chu Ling didn’t witness this scene.
Could this be…
that he had successfully condensed the Extraordinary Power?
“Phew…
This thread of Chi Huo seems to have its own consciousness.
Did it just try to come out?”
Gu Shen thought curiously, not feeling any different after successfully summoning the Chi Huo.
It didn’t seem like a type of Extraordinary Power that provided support.
Moreover, he hadn’t reached the level of opening a domain…
This thread of light was merely present at his forehead, more like a thin layer of small armor, and very small at that.
“Extinguish.”
With a thought, he uttered softly.
The Chi Huo immediately dissipated.
“Appear.”
With another thought, the Chi Huo reappeared, condensing into a gentle, clear flame.
After repeating this several times, Gu Shen had mastered the trick and could use the Chi Huo at will.
“From what I see…
this thread of Chi Huo is still very weak.
It seems I can only use the most basic abilities of the Spiritual type.”
“Like…
hypnosis.”
Gu Shen muttered, “And it’s just the most basic type; it’s hard to hypnotize Transcendents, but hypnotizing ordinary people…
should be no problem.”
According to his feelings, the intensity of the Extraordinary Power emitted by the current wisp of Chi Huo was almost equivalent to that of Sister Xiao Xin’s pocket watch.
“Very good… This indicates that I’m heading in the right direction, the arduous cultivation these days has finally borne fruit.” As Gu Shen looked at his own handsome face flickering in the firelight reflected in the mirror, he couldn’t help but smile, “Moreover, I’ve mastered the Chi Huo faster than I had anticipated.”
Originally, the plan was to evoke Chi Huo within a month, which would count as a success.
Now it’s only the ninth day.
Gu Shen extinguished the flame between his eyebrows, feeling much happier, he tidied up the clinic, preparing to leave.
Just at that moment.
“Knock, knock, knock—”
A very gentle knocking sound came from outside the door.
The clock’s hands pointed to eight forty-five.
Usually at this time… there were no visitors anymore, unless it was a special appointment.
Gu Shen looked through the peephole and saw a woman dressed in luxurious clothes.
She was dressed very elegantly, in Da Du after the onset of autumn the temperature dropped significantly, yet she wore a very thin sea-blue cheongsam as inner wear.
To fend off the cold, she draped a mink coat over her shoulders and cradled an exquisite handbag in the crook of her arm.
She was clearly an upper-class lady.
Before the second knock could occur, Gu Shen opened the door.
“Who are you?”
The lady furrowed her brows slightly, speaking softly, “I heard that the doctor here for sleep-talking is very skilled… but it was supposed to be a lady…”
“I am the new…” Gu Shen thought for a moment, then smiled, “assistant.
My surname is Gu, you can call me Dr.
Xiao Gu.”
Assistant?
A bit too young, still a teenager.
“Dr.
Xiao Gu…”
The lady sized up Gu Shen, and after seeing his clear eyes, for some reason, she felt a trace of trust emerging in her heart and quietly asked, “Is an assistant doctor… a real doctor as well?”
Gu Shen nodded earnestly, “An assistant doctor… is of course a doctor.”
After he opened the door, he observed the lady once more.
It was evident that she was economically well-off, dressed in a relaxed manner, her makeup was intricate, yet despite the makeup, one could still see the exhaustion on her face, her eye sockets faintly dark.
“It’s like this… I guess your clinic is responsible for psychological consultations for the youth…”
The lady sighed wearily, speaking very slowly, as if in fragmented musings, “But I really can’t… I’ve sought help from many people these past days… they were all helpless…”
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…
you might not have understood…”
She pressed her forehead, her voice somewhat breaking.
“I don’t even know… why I’m telling you all this…”
These words were disjointed.
Incomprehensible to others.
But Gu Shen remained calm, listened quietly until she had nothing more to say, then he slowly stated, “It’s a sleep problem, right.”
At these words.
The lady’s weary eyes suddenly flashed with astonishment.
“You haven’t rested well for days, have you?
Three days, or perhaps four.”
Gu Shen glanced at her, then averted his gaze.
He stepped aside, leaving the path clear and calmly said, “Doctor Zhou has already gone off duty.
Now only I am left.
If you think you can still last through the night, the clinic opens at nine in the morning.
But if you feel you can’t hold out anymore, and don’t mind that I am just an assistant doctor… perhaps you’ll have a good night’s sleep tonight.”
After saying this, he waited for her response.
When Gu Shen pinpointedly spoke out about the sleep issue, the lady’s emotions stirred dramatically.
“Thank you… thank you…”
At that moment, her voice trembled, like a drowning person clutching at the last straw.
Actually, there are many precious things in this world that go uncherished.
Only those who have lost, understand how luxurious it is to have something.
For instance, sleep.
