3:58 a.m.

Chen Qing was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes closed, and he looked as if he was asleep.

But his mood was not at all as asleep as he appeared.

Vigilance, excitement, anticipation, curiosity, fear...... All kinds of complex emotions were intertwined in his brain, making him more excited than ever at the moment.

After briefly thinking about the motives of the shadows, Chen Qing believed that the other party's intelligence level was definitely not too high.

Because it only took two coins, and it was captured by the surveillance.

At that time, Chen Qing was still asleep, completely unaware of everything. At that time, the shadow appeared and took the coin from Chen Qing's pocket.

If it had a sufficient level of intelligence, it should have been known that the result of this action would cause Chen Qing to become wary of its existence. So if you really want to take it, at least take a bunch, and you can't just take two.

And it was also filmed by the surveillance for a while, and the surveillance broke down after it appeared. This means that it is the nature of the surveillance that can be damaged, not the intention.

Otherwise, it should have destroyed the surveillance in the first place, instead of giving Chen Qing a chance to see the footage of it in action.

"So, it may be instinct that drives action." Chen Qing had such a thought flashing through his mind.

Just like animals, they rely on instinct to hunt and live.

If this can explain why Chen Qing entered the hospital not long ago, the shadow felt Chen Qing's coin.

Perhaps it sensed the smell of "prey" and was ready to come here to feed.

And in this regard, Chen Qing was very curious.

It was the first time he had seen a "living" transcendent being.

And the other party obviously doesn't think much about himself, even if he sleeps soundly, it's just "stealing" coins.

That's right, Chen Qing felt that the other party was clearly "stealing food".

It's like a dog at home rummaging through boxes and cabinets, eating when you find something, and running away if you can't find it.

So before Chen Qing's coins were eaten up, he was probably safe.

And this also gave Chen Qing an excellent condition.

One, the condition to be able to observe "living" transcendent beings up close!

"It's clear that there is something extraordinary in this world, so I need to be as special as possible about them. And now, a transcendent creature that is temporarily harmless is right in front of my eyes, and this opportunity is once in a lifetime! ”

Therefore, even if Chen Qing learned that there was an abnormality in this hospital, he did not flee immediately.

On the one hand, because he has coins that have been discovered by the shadow, even if he runs away, he may not be able to run away. On the other hand, it is because he is desperate to know the mechanism of this transcendent power.

Maybe that shadow is a kind of "taboo"!

And taboos are the foundation of one's future life.

Therefore, Chen Qing's eyes were closed tightly and he began to pretend to be asleep.

He waited patiently until four o'clock in the morning.

But he actually has some uncertainty in his heart.

After all, the other party may not come every day, it is possible that they have already "eaten" today, and they plan not to come later?

He can't stay in the hospital all the time, right?!

But fortunately, perhaps because Chen Qing's thoughts were too strong, so that they affected reality.

Maybe it's because the shadow hasn't eaten enough, and plans to feast on it again.

In short, when four o'clock in the morning came.

Chen Qing could clearly feel that the temperature of the ward he was in seemed to have risen a little!

It feels like a flame is not far from you, not burning you, but allowing you to touch the warmth of the flame.

…… Wait a minute.

Maybe not a feeling?

His eyes narrowed slightly, and through the dense eyelashes, Chen Qing saw the "scene" in front of him.

And this look almost made his face a little untense when he pretended to be asleep!

Because he finally saw what that so-called "twisted shadow" was.

It was clearly a beam of ...... dancing in the air Flame!

Directly in front of Chen Qing.

A slender, warm flame was burning slightly, floating on his pants.

Then, a few sporadic flames poked out of its body, and then reached into Chen Qing's pants pocket......

Two seconds later, two yellow gold coins were touched by the sporadic flames.

After touching the two coins, the speed of the flame was noticeably faster.

It's like it's ...... I am generally glad.

"The flames will ...... Glad? ”

Chen Qing was frightened by his unbelievable thoughts.

But he always felt that he could sense similar "emotions" from the flame.

This emotion is very primitive and not as complex as humans. To be happy is to be happy, to be sad is to be sad, to be afraid, that is, to be afraid.

But the idea that a flame can give people the impression that it has emotions is already outrageous!

And even more outrageous.

The flame shoved two gold coins into its body.

The next second.

Chen Qing keenly felt that the light on the flame's body seemed to have become a little brighter.

And that emotion in it has become stronger.

Does this mean that it "eats" the gold coins and then becomes stronger?!

Chen Qing, who looked at the scene in front of him, was shocked.

Is this a characteristic of a flame, or is it a transcendent property?

If it's the characteristic of the flame, it means that it has quite the potential to eat other transcendent forces to evolve, and it will mix well no matter where it is placed.

And if it's the latter......

So, is there a similar devouring relationship between taboos?

Between swallowing and being swallowed, there must be a flow of energy. So, what is the origin of the energy between the taboos?

All kinds of speculations lingered in Chen Qing's heart, making him more and more sober and not sleepy.

On the other side, the flames seemed to be full again.

It shook its body awkwardly twice, and then stopped on Chen Qing's pants pocket for a long time, as if it was still reluctant.

This feels more and more like an underfed puppy.

And at this very time.

"Jingle bells"!

A hurried phone rang from Chen Qing's pants pocket.

The moment the phone rang, the flame suddenly fell back several meters, as if it were a frightened dog, whimpering and hiding in the shadows.

This made Chen Qing a little speechless.

He had planned to leave the call so that he could continue to observe the flames.

But the person who made the call was quite persistent, and after one phone hung up, another one called.

The noisy ringing of bells echoed through the hospital room, tearing apart the otherwise quiet atmosphere.

Chen Qing felt that even if the flames remained here, it was estimated that they would not appear again.

So he could only sigh, get up, and pick up his phone.

"Hello?"

On the other side of the phone was Lu Mingcheng, a classmate who had eaten with Chen Qing before.

His voice was very rapid and seemed a little frightened.

Listening to the phone, Chen Qing's originally helpless face became more and more serious.

"You mean, the Xu Xiangyang we talked about at the table before who played with the girl's emotions and then evaporated from the world...... He sent you something? ”