When Lu Ling woke up, she found herself in the ward of the hospital in the depths.

The room was heated and air-conditioned, and the soft warm breeze was very comfortable on the weak body. Although the warm air can easily make people feel groggy, there is nothing wrong with a patient lying in a hospital bed.

She looked at the pale ceiling with some difficulty, and weakness gradually came up, and she felt a little nauseous with a tingling pain from her shoulder blades, but she didn't even have the strength to cough because of her weakness.

The smell of iodine wafted in the air, and above the head, dripping and falling, there was the regular ticking of instruments next to it.

She vaguely remembered that she was in a corner of the town before she came to the ward, and it seemed that she was fighting the demon she had been tracking for a long time, and then a man who called himself an insect master came out......

"You're awake. ”

Lu Ling turned her head slowly, only to find that Juli was sitting on a chair next to the hospital bed. She wore simple makeup as always, her hair pulled up, and although she tried to look as energetic as she could, the dark circles on her face that could not be concealed revealed her tired state. Lu Ling could see that Juli took time to visit her after work, which made her a little moved.

At this time, the orange is peeling the yellow and clear grapefruit.

"Sister Li......"

"Open your mouth. ”

Lu Ling hesitated for a moment, but still opened her mouth and bit the grapefruit flesh handed over, the sweet and astringent juice burst from the flesh and flowed down the corners of her mouth.

"It's a bitter ......"

She swallowed the "bitter" grapefruit flesh weakly, and said with a sad face that if she still had more strength, she would definitely tilt her head and spit out the juice from the flesh in her mouth into the trash.

"Well, I'm sorry, I forgot you don't like bitter tastes. ”

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"You were admitted to the hospital early this morning, and it's noon. ”

“...... Help me up. ”

"It's better to lie down, you need to rest more. ”

"Lying dizzy. ”

Juli knew Lu Ling's stubborn temper, so she didn't say anything more, and stretched out her arm to help the girl up, but the large movement still pulled Lu Ling's wound in the end, and the stinging sensation made the girl's whole face twist.

"Look, I'll just say. ”

Juli said reproachfully.

At this time, Lu Ling was wearing a thin shirt, although the air conditioning was warm, Juli was still afraid that she would be cold because of this, so she draped her coat on her body.

"Thank you. ”

"Talk less. ”

"It's okay......"

Juli glared at her helplessly.

"It really doesn't matter...... Let's talk about work. ”

After relieving, Lu Ling gradually recovered some of her spirits.

“...... I got my first call this morning from the hospital, saying that you were seriously injured and hospitalized -- I remember you told me yesterday that you had found that demon, right?

"'That man' appeared. ”

Even after recovering a little spirit, Lu Ling's voice was still weak.

"'That man'...... You mean, 'that guy'? So that's him?"

"It's not. When I was about to kill the parasite, 'that man' didn't directly deal with me, but stepped in to stop me from killing the demon. But it also hurt both me and the demons. ”

"Then he is also the indirect cause of your injury. ”

"Hmm. ”

"What kind of person is that?"

"Very tall, tightly wrapped, unable to see the face clearly. But...... I think he's a little familiar. ”

When Lu Ling thought of that person, she always felt that she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"Familiar?"

"I feel like I've seen him somewhere. ”

"What else did he say?"

"I call myself a 'worm master', but I've never heard anything about worm masters. ”

"Insect Master ......"

Juli thought about it and shook her head helplessly.

"Maybe it's a self-proclaimed name, or maybe it's a pseudonym, but it shouldn't be a very important thing. ”

"Did he do anything to you?"

“...... His methods are peculiar, and he seems to be able to dismantle spells. ”

"Disintegration spells, can you go into more detail?"

"I don't know much about the specifics...... I don't know why he didn't kill me. ”

"He's not going to put parasitic seeds on you, is he?"

Lu Ling's face suddenly turned a little pale.

"Smell me. ”

Juli leaned over and sniffed the girl's body, but she quickly pinched her nose.

"It stinks, the smell of demonic blood. ”

"Don't talk about these things and don't have them, tell me quickly......"

"Why do you always like to get yourself dirty? ”

"Alright, let's talk about it—"

Juli finally couldn't help but laugh slyly, and Lu Ling immediately understood that she must have been teased by the other party.

“...... You already knew I didn't have that smell on me. ”

"Of course. ”

Lu Ling protested with silence.

"I didn't expect you to react so much. ”

"Nobody wants to make that kind of confectionery. ”

"It's disgusting to think about. ”

“......”

Lu Ling continued to express her dissatisfaction with silence.

"Okay, don't be angry, let's move on to work. What does that demon look like?"

"I remember it had a pair of wings behind it. ”

"What about the others?"

"It's also very regenerative and its right arm quickly grew after Fei Lian cut off both of its arms...... However, the ability to regenerate is not unlimited, for example, the left arm did not grow back, and the right arm did not grow back after I cut it off again. I'm guessing that its regeneration ability should have some 'cooldown' time. ”

"This is indeed a rare ability, and it is indeed a parasitic species that eats a lot of food. ”

Juli found it a bit tricky.

"yes. ”

Lu Ling sighed, thinking about what happened a few hours ago.

"Before you continue to hunt it, you better rest well, or I won't be able to explain it to your father. ”

"I guess I won't be able to help you in the next few days. ”

There was a hint of apology in Lu Ling's tone.

"You've done enough. Juli was about to say something, when the phone rang. "I'm sorry. ”

She went out to answer a phone call and came back with wet hands, apparently on the way to the bathroom.

"I have to go, there are still some things to be taken care of in the bureau. ”

"Go ahead. ”

Lu Ling raised her hand weakly and waved.

"One last question for you, did he quarrel with you?"

"Do you mean Kiripaba?"

"Hmm. ”

"Why do you say that?"

Lu Ling didn't understand why she and Tong Ye were so good, why they were considered to be quarrelling.

"Then why didn't he follow you?"

"He's sick. ”

When Lu Ling said this, for some reason, her mood was a little low.

"What a timely illness. ”

Juli said with some emotion, but this made Lu Ling a little unhappy.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing—literally. ”

"Literally?"

"It was at the most critical moment that he fell ill. ”

Juli closed the door, and Lu Ling was the only one left in the small ward. She took the mobile phone on the bedtable and clicked on the message record, and the first one was a message from Kiritha.

- Are you hurt?

The second message came three minutes later.

- Do you want to help? Like bringing you food or something.

"No, I don't. ”

With a burst of warmth flowing in her heart, Lu Ling replied to the message briefly.

- I'm almost recovering, so just tell me if you need anything.

"I will. ”

"If there is a need. ”

She added one.

The saline drip was quickly finished, and the nurse came over to remove the tube and saline bag attached to the needle for her, then asked basic questions and turned around and left the room.

After a while, Lu Ling felt that the temperature in the room was a little high, and the warm air conditioner blew her face a little dry, and she regretted that she didn't ask her to help turn off the air conditioner when the nurse left. I also felt that I couldn't trouble people because of a little thing, although she was seriously injured, but as a hunter, her extraordinary physical fitness was still enough to support her to get off the bed and move to the door to turn off the air conditioner.

Just as she was about to go back to bed, the door on the side rang, Lu Ling thought it was a nurse, and she didn't think about opening the door.

The next moment, she saw an extremely tall figure standing outside.

Lu Ling was too late to react, the man stepped into the room, and when she stepped back, she stumbled and fell to the ground, and the feeling of the wound tearing made her gasp.

The visitor blocked the door, wearing sunglasses and a scarf, and he couldn't see what his facial features looked like.

"It's you!"

The man sneered, and gray smoke came out of his body. The chill was constantly creeping up from under her back, and Lu Ling felt her body tremble slightly.

"It's a surprise, the eldest lady of the Lu family. ”

The man closed the door tightly, turned the lock, and the door was locked.

“......”

Lu Ling pursed her lips, clearly feeling her body trembling.

"Don't be nervous, we're here to continue with you. ”

"Before......"

She remembered that in the early hours of the morning, the insect master really planned to talk to her about something, but unfortunately she decisively refused.

"You young people are always so impatient and impatient. ”

"I don't have anything to talk to you about. ”

She ran to the window and opened it, and the cold wind blew in, and the coolness quickly cleared her dizzy brain a little.

"Are you going to escape through the window? It's a good choice as an anemologist, but you have to think about it, with your current body, whether you can withstand the force of the wind is a question. Besides, there are ordinary people down there, and even if you do jump off and get away with it, you will be punished by your family for just causing a panic, right? And I remember that the 'committee' has extremely strict rules for this kind of thing, right?"

“......”

"Don't be nervous, I'm here mainly to talk to you about my proposal. You have to believe it, I came with full sincerity. ”

"Sincerity?"

Lu Ling sneered.

"I didn't kill you last night, and I called an ambulance for you, isn't that my sincerity? Otherwise, at this moment, I'm afraid you would have been lying in the morgue and becoming the coroner's toy." ”

“...... What you're saying is disgusting. ”

"I can make even more disgusting things happen if I want to. ”

Lu Ling was silent, she thought that there was no way back now anyway, such as listening to what the other party was going to say.

"We continue what we said yesterday. As I said yesterday, the child has reached the final stage of growth, and in about three days, it will enter the full maturity stage. ”

“......”

"With Miss Lu's physical fitness, this injury should be able to recover within five days. ”

“......”

"There is a deserted temple on the western outskirts of the town, and I think the location for the decisive battle is quite good. ”

Lu Ling was stunned and frowned.

"A decisive battle?"

"That's right, the decisive battle. ”

“...... Why?"

"I just want to know what the hell is going on with that kid. ”

"You're not afraid of the people I tell the police station?"

"I guess Miss Lu, you won't do that. ”

"Why. ”

"That kid can be said to be a good opponent after entering the maturity stage, I don't think Miss Lu should miss such a good opportunity, right?"

Lu Ling was stunned.

She loves to fight, and that exhilarating feeling makes her addicted to it.

However, how does the other party know this "preference"?

"What are you kidding, there's no way I'm going to let that monster devour the inhabitants of this place for five days. ”

"Don't worry, the child won't eat again for five days, he's eaten enough, and now all he has to do is digest the energy that has accumulated in his body. ”

Lu Ling looked at the insect master and said nothing.

"Why do you want to believe me, right, just rely on my 'sincerity'. ”

The insect master deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "sincerity", which contained many meanings, such as not killing the girl in the early hours of this morning, but sending her to the hospital, or still patiently talking about it with the girl at this moment, but it was more obvious that there was a hint of threat.

Lu Ling heard the vague meaning of his words, and a feeling of humiliation welled up in her heart, and her angry face became a little pale.

"Five days later, in the evening. It's okay at this time. ”

After the insect master finished speaking, he opened the door of the ward with satisfaction.

"If you can, please wash your neck too. ”

Lu Ling said stiffly in the back.

"I will, Miss......"

He walked out and slowly closed the door.

Click-

The door closed again, leaving only the sound of wind in the room.

Lu Ling's body against the wall slid to the ground, and found that the sweat had soaked her back, and the vibration when she landed on the ground touched the wound again, and she fainted again.