Chapter 14: As Long As You Remain Here Forever…

【Current instance: The Demon Named God】

【Player: Lu Ming】

【ID: 94968】

【Current identity: Ling Chang'an】

【Clue: medicine bottle, similar bite marks】

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After breakfast, Lu Ming was taken by Yang Xin to the town clinic.

"Today's follow‑up, to prevent a flu relapse," Yang Xin said.

Lu Ming didn't feel any bodily problem, and had no recollection of any flu at all.

It was very strange…

The clinic was sparse, and because there was no air‑conditioning, a fan whirred loudly, its noise annoying.

As soon as Lu Ming sat down, he found Dr. Lin's face very familiar.

A priest?

Dr. Lin asked Lu Ming to open his mouth and shone a flashlight on it.

"There's nothing wrong," Dr. Lin wrote in his report: "Just take some cold medicine… May the Island God bless you."

"Island God…" Lu Ming took the cold medicine, lifted his eyes: "Dr. Lin, I didn't understand what you said earlier."

"Which sentence? Explain it," Dr. Lin said.

"Hidden within, concealed in the heart, floating among beings, manifest in the mind." He had unintentionally noted that sentence in the church yesterday, and now it proved useful.

Dr. Lin's heavily wrinkled eyebrows slightly relaxed; being an older man, his smile was rather kind, especially as a doctor: "Do you know who that sentence refers to?"

"I know."

"Demon," Dr. Lin said. "The demon hides among the crowd, hidden in the heart."

He kept preaching…

Lu Ming, unfazed, continued: "You said killing the demon would make the monster disappear; excuse my rudeness, have you ever seen a monster?"

Dr. Lin seemed accustomed to such questions and said slowly: "A demon in the heart naturally becomes a monster; when the heart is full of demons, perhaps something triggers a full eruption, so they appear as monsters."

"Then, killing the demon?" Lu Ming's gaze hardened.

Dr. Lin whispered, "All you can do is pray for the Island God's redemption…"

It was close, though clues still lingered, but asking too much would inevitably raise suspicion.

"Understood."

Lu Ming glanced at Yang Xin sitting far away, took a piece of paper from his pocket that held a few pills: "Uncle Yang said the medicine's effect is obvious; may I ask what it treats?"

Dr. Lin was startled and said: "It's for treating pneumonia; just take it regularly, about twice a day is enough."

【Clue: Pneumonia medicine? (Doctor, who can verify it's genuine pneumonia medicine?)】

Lu Ming nodded and said thank you.

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On the way back, Lu Ming told Yang Xin about the noon events.

"What did Dr. Lin say?" Yang Xin looked at Lu Ming.

"He said there's nothing wrong."

"Then go back early; we agreed to take turns handling the sanitation."

"Alright."

After lunch, Lu Ming returned to his room and opened his phone to message Mo Yan.

【Afternoon Ability】

After sending the message, he lay on the bed, feeling the air‑conditioner's coolness, and set the phone aside.

Counting yesterday and today, there are fourteen pending matters in the world, only two have been measured, and no problems have appeared yet.

It should be…

Although the monster hasn't appeared yet, the island's leisurely routine should follow the organizer's style.

Moreover, those pills must have an issue; if they were just ordinary pneumonia medicine, the system would have given many more hints.

Then the bedside phone rang; it was a message from Mo Yan.

【Know Yilin Ka?】

Lu Ming frowned slightly; the unfamiliar name gave him no impression.

【Know.】

After a moment, the message arrived quickly: "Say first, then meet."

Baffling…

Lu Ming recalled the beginning: he woke up on the beach, then was taken home by Yang Xin…

【Know.】

After typing the three characters, Lu Ming let out a long sigh, feeling a slight headache.

Where did Yilin Ka appear from?

"Ding—ding—"

The phone rang, showing the note Liang Shu; Lu Ming answered.

"Run, Lu Ming!" Mo Yan's hurried voice came through the phone; before Lu Ming could speak, the line was cut.

"What… meaning?" The call‑ended screen flickered.

Lu Ming still wanted to fight back, when a knock sounded at the door.

"Chang'an Ge…" Yang Xin gently knocked, "Are you resting?"

Sensing the odd tone, Lu Ming didn't reply immediately.

"Are you sleeping?"

"I'm doing chores now."

"And I'm also looking for Liang Shu."

After a pause, Yang Xin's voice turned cold: "You still say you're willing to open the door?"

"Did something make you happy?"

"Open the door, okay?"

Yang Xin's voice sounded pleading.

Lu Ming grew more convinced and pulled a pistol straight from his system inventory.

After a while, Yang Xin's voice faded and the door lock began to turn.

"Click—"

With a crisp sound, the door opened from the outside.

Yang Xin peered in from outside, "Chang'an Ge?"

Lu Ming lay on the bed, his body moving and pausing with each even breath.

"Chang'an Ge, are you asleep?" Yang Xin approached, holding a bottle of spray‑like liquid.

Lu Ming reached for the pistol under the pillow, ready to fire the moment the other came any closer.

"Sss—"

Lu Ming suddenly smelled a pungent odor and, in an instant, felt his body seize up, unable to move.

Damned!

Lu Ming opened his eyes; Yang Xin's delicate face leapt into view, so close he could clearly feel the spray's breath on his cheek.

Yang Xin reached for the pillow and took the gun inside.

"Why?" she said with a grim expression, "Why would Chang'an Ge…?"

"Defend against whom? Defend?"

A faint glimmer of tears rose in Yang Xin's eyes, gathered, then streamed down her cheek.

"You actually hid the pills, even though you said they were dad's medicine, huh? So you trust me?"

Lu Ming felt cold sweat soak his back; he naturally doubted Yang Xin, but didn't expect her to act so quickly.

"It's okay, forgive… regardless of deceit or trust, it's all forgiven."

"Just forget everything that happened today, and be as before—eat together, wander the town together, stroll the beach together."

"Only… only took the medicine…"

Yang Xin slightly opened her mouth, extended her pink tongue, and placed two pills that were already melting onto it.

Lu Ming began to struggle, but his body was fully convulsed, unable to move.

Yang Xin lowered the gun, cupped Lu Ming's face, her complexion flushed, "Only forever…"

The midday sun made their two shadows merge; her tongue, bearing the pills, slipped them into Lu Ming's mouth, a warm lingering sensation, and only then did Yang Xin release her hand.

"Sleep a bit?"

The girl's voice faded away, her figure grew blurry, and finally everything fell into darkness.