Chapter 7

"Our Yutong has always been cold and not good at expressing herself, so I’ll speak for her."

"Little handsome Li, three days ago we all fell onto this bronze ship that was so big we couldn't find the direction. You lost a lot of blood and were in critical condition, urgently needing a blood transfusion. Only your senior brother and my good sister were willing to draw blood for you."

"But your senior brother’s blood type didn't match, so it all fell on her!" Qi Shanshan’s lips were rosy and crystal clear, and she always had a smile on her face, with a charming style.

Such a dazzling medical practitioner was a good medicine herself.

Li Youyi then learned that he had been in a coma for three days.

"Thank you, senior sister, thank you, Dr. Qi."

Li Youyi wanted to support his body to sit up, but besides the burning pain, his left arm had no other sensation. His right arm, which was receiving a blood transfusion, also couldn't exert much strength.

His injuries were even more serious than he had estimated.

Qi Shanshan said: "Better just lie down! The wound on your left arm almost completely tore the muscles, deep to the bone, and the bone has cracks. Although it was cleaned and stitched, almost all the medicine in the medical cabin was damaged, and there were few suitable ones that could be used. That you could temporarily carry it doesn't mean there won't be any follow-up problems."

"Rest well and drink some water."

Cai Yutong said little, handed over a bottle of water she had unscrewed, and walked out of the medical shed with Qi Shanshan.

The deck of the bronze ship was too vast, and the ship’s width alone reached five hundred meters. Because the fog was thick, one couldn't see the other end from this end.

Outside the medical shed, it was an eerie and hazy tomb forest, all shrouded in gloomy underworld mist, with a very creepy and terrifying ghost domain atmosphere.

Like a foggy winter morning.

The few grave mounds close at hand could still be seen clearly, seven or eight meters high, like small earth hills, not knowing what kind of creatures were buried.

In front of some graves, there were broken and old ghost flags, fluttering in the wind, with strange patterns.

Those steles were all very huge, weighing tens of thousands of pounds, with severe stone skin falling off, and the ancient characters carved on them were already blurred, and several old professors were researching and arguing underneath.

On the other side.

The hundred-meter-long research vessel lay on its side on the empty deck, broken into two pieces. Various steel structures, either extending or bending, were exposed at the broken place, forming passages into the cabin.

A large number of strong young research team members were rescuing materials inside, wanting to transfer everything that could be used out.

Shouting, the sound of material collisions, footsteps... intertwined in the fog.

Cai Yutong was not wearing thick cold-weather gear as before, but a leather windbreaker, with a knitted half-skirt inside, her chest and waist curves very smooth, and tight jeans showing the long, straight lines of her legs.

She didn't need exquisite or deliberate dressing, which already made many passing research team members peek frequently or look from afar.

There were also some gazes looking at Qi Shanshan. Her long, clean, jade-like legs under her doctor’s uniform were extremely eye-catching, and her beauty was only a notch lower than Cai Yutong’s.

"Do you feel the change?" Qi Shanshan looked at the underworld mist and dark clouds outside the side wall, whispering with a smile without leaving a trace.

Cai Yutong said: "What change?"

"You, your intelligence and wisdom are all used in academics!" Qi Shanshan’s expression was much more serious, and her voice was lower: "Didn't you notice that their eyes looking at us have become bolder and more aggressive compared to before?"

"Is there?"

Cai Yutong looked at the research team members, deck workers, and security team members who were busy.

Qi Shanshan was a bit lost: "Do you think we can still go back?"

"Earth... the macroscopic Earth?"

Cai Yutong thought for a moment: "We don't even know how we fell onto this bronze ship. Wanting to go back is afraid to be as difficult as ascending to heaven; the microscopic and macroscopic are two worlds themselves. You say, where is this bronze ship sailing? What kind of other shore will it take us to?"

The underworld mist was too thick to see the sea surface below the ship, but one could feel the bronze ship moving rapidly.

Qi Shanshan had no interest in discussing things she couldn't control with her, saying: "If we can't go back, do you think everyone will still be bound by law and morality like before?"

Cai Yutong was not stupid; on the contrary, she was extremely smart, just focused on doing things and not as thoughtful as Qi Shanshan.

Since she raised this question, Cai Yutong naturally calculated in her heart: "When human nature loses its constraints, civilization and morality will collapse, and former social identities will lose their meaning, replaced by barbarism, or rather... power, absolute power."

"Whoever has stronger power will definitely not be willing to be led or commanded, but will choose to resist and seize power, accompanied by bloodshed and violence."

"Now this bronze ship has become an independent little world."

Qi Shanshan added: "And it is a little world with scarce materials. If the bronze ship keeps sailing like this, it won't take too long before power changes and the dark side of human nature will be displayed bloodily. You and I are both weak, and we have the beauty that a chaotic world shouldn't have. If we don't plan in advance, the outcome will be very miserable."

Cai Yutong said: "Are you that afraid of being targeted?"

"It’s not that I’m afraid of being targeted, but that I clearly know that setting aside all knowledge and identity, I am just a weak woman. Why don't you have such a sense of crisis?"

Qi Shanshan corrected her, and added: "The one with the highest combat power on the ship is undoubtedly First Mate Zhao Meng."

Cai Yutong had a smile in her eyes: "Do you have ideas? Don't tell me you want to..."

Qi Shanshan shook her head before she could finish: "Zhao Meng has strong personal strength, is upright, and has the temperament of a leader, but his alertness to changes in the situation is too low. He is still busy rescuing materials from the research vessel."

"On the contrary, Second Mate Xie Tianshu, I have been observing secretly for the past three days; he has been contacting the security team members and is also very close to the young team members of the research team. This kind of high-family child understands power and human nature better and has more ambition."

Immediately after, Qi Shanshan said in a half-joking tone: "I see that Xie Tianshu’s cousin, Xie Jin, is very interested in you. How about we take one each, use our own means, distribute fairly, neither of us competes with the other, and take these two brothers down in advance?"

Cai Yutong knew Qi Shanshan was not alarmist, but she had no interest in the "planning in advance" she mentioned: "If the day when civilization and morality collapse really comes, why should I live in this human hell? Jumping off this side wall is not a difficult thing."

Qi Shanshan rolled her eyes: "I don't know you? You just took a fancy to the strong junior brother inside, right? I must solemnly remind you, don't be infatuated; in our current situation, handsome guys are useless."

"Besides... his situation is very bad. Even if the wound on his left arm heals, he definitely won't be able to lift heavy objects in the future, equivalent to half-crippled."

"In addition, most animal claws carry viruses, and the virus on that bear-like creature’s claws is probably even more powerful, posing a huge potential threat."

"So are you really sure, in the future when materials are scarce and turmoil may break out at any time, to choose such a burden?"

Cai Yutong stretched out her snow-white fingers and said very seriously: "First of all, I didn't choose anyone. Secondly, on the research vessel, if it weren't for him stepping forward to lure the bear-like creature away, I might have died long ago! One thing is one thing; what I owe, I will definitely pay back. Also, you’d better not keep saying the word 'burden'; if he hears it, how much psychological pressure will he have?"

Qi Shanshan laughed: "And you say you don't care; I’ve never seen you care so much about any man. What was that sentence popular in our school before? Senior sister is sentimental, junior brother is handsome, teach learning first then teach love... Okay, okay, I won't say it in the future... really don't consider the matter of planning in advance? Don't regret it!"

Cai Yutong ignored her and walked straight toward the kitchen shed built in the open air below the broken research vessel.

Li Youyi didn't find the Yellow Dragon Sword, and the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish that should have been hanging around his neck was nowhere to be found. His body was extremely weak, and he drank half a bottle of water before recovering some strength.

But a strong sense of hunger followed.

Cai Yutong walked in holding a bowl of steaming fish soup.

The fragrance instantly filled the tin medical shed.

Helping Li Youyi sit up, she said: "I know you’re hungry, so I grabbed a bowl for you in advance. Cherish such delicacies; the freezer is broken, refrigeration has failed, and meat and fish products are estimated to be edible for only these few days. The time that vegetables and fruits can be preserved will not be long either."

The reason she said the latter sentence was clearly influenced by what Qi Shanshan had said earlier, feeling worried about the future situation.

Li Youyi’s right arm was still receiving a blood transfusion, so he couldn't use his hands.

He could only be fed spoonful by spoonful by Cai Yutong.

It had to be said that Cai Yutong, who was not covered by cold-weather gear, was definitely a top-tier great beauty, with cold yet bright eyes, delicate and fair skin, and elegant lips. Looking at her through the wisps of white mist from the fish soup, she added a bit of hazy beauty.

No matter how bad the situation was, if there was such a senior sister taking care of him carefully, it must be a happy thing.

Li Youyi knew what kind of cold personality Cai Yutong had, so he was naturally very moved in his heart.

So he thanked her again.

Just at this time, Qi Shanshan and two students brought fish soup in to visit Professor Xu, who had broken both legs.

"It was your senior brother who begged me to take good care of you. Now that the injured are injured and the dead are dead, manpower is in short supply, and I can't be an idler, right?" Cai Yutong said this, really wanting to drop the fish soup and let Li Youyi drink it himself; she always felt that the three people passing by behind were looking at her with strange eyes.

At this moment, she and Li Youyi were somewhat ambiguous, easily causing misunderstandings.

Professor Xu was lying on the hospital bed next to Li Youyi, his eyes not as bright as before, and his emotions were unstable: "We definitely can't go back. Since the freezer is damaged, the food can only support us for half a month. No, in ten days, there will be a big mess. When all the food that needs refrigeration goes bad, there will definitely be a big mess... survival of the fittest... I have already seen that day... animals will return to their nature..."

Li Youyi heard the worries expressed by Cai Yutong and Professor Xu, and the delicious fish soup in his mouth gradually lost its taste. He wanted to walk out immediately to see what the situation outside was like.

Ten days.

The injury on his arm was definitely unable to recover.

Li Youyi drank all the fish soup with a heart full of doubts and confusion, his body gradually warmed up, and he had strength.

After Cai Yutong, Qi Shanshan, and the two graduate students left, he asked Professor Xu about the inside information of "Buddha Sarira" and "microscopic world."

After understanding the truth, he thought secretly: "The Buddha Sarira should be the fish eye that was lost and regained on the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish! Could it be that the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish activated the bronze ship, causing the entire research team to fall into the microscopic, thus embarking on this unknown journey?"

"Microscopic? Is it really the microscopic in the textbook?"

Li Youyi only felt that all this was too incredible, completely beyond cognition. Plus, he was seriously injured and had no sense of security, and his emotions were as unstable as Professor Xu next to him, gradually becoming anxious and uneasy.

"No, can't be like this."

"Even girls like senior sister and Dr. Qi can remain calm in the face of huge changes; is my state of mind not even as good as theirs? That would be too sorry for Master’s years of teaching."

"If the heart is chaotic, the spirit moves; if the intention is chaotic, the soul is lost."

The sentence that his master often hung on his lips rang in Li Youyi’s mind, and then, he took a deep breath and swallowed the Qi of heaven and earth according to the Jade Void Breathing Method.

On Earth, he performed the Jade Void Breathing Method for at least three hours every day for more than ten years without stopping.

Although he didn't cultivate any internal strength or true Qi.

But when breathing and exhaling, his heart and spirit could quickly calm down, and all distracting thoughts would disappear.

This was the reason why he could treat danger calmly and not be dominated by inner fear when facing danger. When facing the bear-like creature, he was actively performing the Jade Void Breathing Method to find that quiet state without distracting thoughts.

After breathing and exhaling on the hospital bed for about half an hour, Li Youyi calmed down completely and entered a mysterious and bizarre state of emptiness.

The center of his right foot suddenly became hot, as if it were burning.

Such a situation had never appeared before.

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