Even hybrid monsters have their day

Chapter 132 Saved

But Hei Wuchang just smiled at him lightly, still with that playful look, showing no fear whatsoever. He pointed at Geng Miaowan and said, "I just ran into an acquaintance here and chatted for a bit."

"An acquaintance?" the man in white said coldly. "How come I didn't know you had any acquaintances here?" He clearly didn't believe him.

“Oh right, you don’t know her yet, let me introduce you,” he said, ignoring Geng Miaowan’s objections, he took her hand and led her to the white-clad man’s side. “Her name is Geng Miaowan, she’s a newcomer to Chujiang Palace, our new colleague.”

Then he said to Geng Miaowan, "See this guy with the stern face? He's Shen Zhize, the White Impermanence of the Underworld. Oh, right, I haven't formally introduced myself yet. I'm Yin Hao, the Black Impermanence."

Geng Miaowan stared at Shen Zhize, the White Impermanence, in astonishment, just as she had been when she learned that the handsome man in black was the Black Impermanence. Now, she was no longer surprised that the legendary figures of the underworld had another name, but rather that these two seemed so different from the legends.

Shouldn't the Black and White Impermanence wear tall hats, have wide-open eyes like hanged ghosts, stick out long tongues, and walk like zombies, hopping around?

The two figures in front of them were one black and one white, one active and one still, one hot and one cold. Most importantly, they were both very young and handsome. No one would associate them with the Black and White Impermanence if they were walking down the street.

Seeing her stunned expression, Black Impermanence chuckled again, put his arm around White Impermanence's shoulder, pressed his face close to hers, and winked. "So? Don't you think we look quite different from the legends? Haha..."

Although their appearances were somewhat different from what she had imagined, she wasn't a newcomer to the underworld, nor was it the first time she had encountered such a discrepancy between the people and their names. Therefore, Geng Miaowan accepted the reality in a short time.

She nodded to them, "Please take care of me in the future."

"Sure, sure," Yin Hao said, acting like they were good buddies.

However, Shen Zhize didn't even glance at her again, only saying to Yin Hao, "That's enough. I'm going to the next household now, you should hurry up too."

After saying that, he left, as if Geng Miaowan were invisible.

"Don't take it to heart, that's just how he is," Yin Hao comforted her after Shen Zhize left. Perhaps realizing that he still had many souls left to win back, he didn't linger any longer, said "goodbye" to her, and then took Yan Qiurong's hand and left.

After the Black and White Impermanence left, Geng Miaowan looked at Qiu Pi again and reached out to check his breath. He was still breathing, but very weakly. She was thinking about what Yin Hao had meant by what he had just said. He wouldn't have said something like that without reason; she felt he was trying to guide her on something.

But seeing Qiu Pi's breathing becoming weaker and weaker, she began to feel anxious.

"Luan Hao, is there any way you can save him?" He's the only person she can turn to for help now.

Luan Hao was very reluctant to save Qiu Pi. He believed that Qiu Pi's current state was entirely his own fault and no one else was to blame. He felt it was not worth Luan Hao wasting his brain cells to think of a solution.

But he couldn't bear to see Geng Miaowan looking sad. The thought that if Qiu Pi died, Geng Miaowan might hold a grudge against him forever made him feel extremely uneasy.

To save or not to save is a difficult question.

On the third night, Geng Miaowan, Xu Ruwen, Peng Yuxian, and Xiaobai, along with the animals, stayed by Qiu Pi's bedside.

Qiu Pi's face was still a little pale, but he was much better than yesterday, and his breathing was steady and strong. He no longer looked like he might die at any moment.

"Luan Hao, is your method really effective?" Seeing that Qiu Pi was still not awake, Geng Miaowan couldn't help but ask with some doubt.

"What do you mean?" Luan Hao's tone rose several octaves.

Sensing the dissatisfaction in his voice, Geng Miaowan quickly explained, "It's been three days, but Qiu Pi still hasn't woken up. I was just wondering if you might have made a mistake somewhere..."

"Are you doubting me, or my skills?" He was displeased upon hearing this. He had gone to great lengths to save that kid Qiu Pi, but this little girl was actually doubting his abilities.

"No." She denied it without thinking; she couldn't admit to either. But the faster she denied it, the more it revealed her guilty conscience.

Luan Hao wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the meaning behind her words and, somewhat sullen, stopped talking to her.

Over here, Peng Yuxian pulled Xu Ruwen aside and started talking about the two mysterious people who appeared last night. Xu Ruwen asked Geng Miaowan in his mind how he should talk about this kind of topic, but Geng Miaowan was preoccupied with Qiu Pi's affairs and had also had a falling out with Luan Hao, so she wasn't in the mood to give him any guidance. She just casually told him to talk about it however he wanted, as long as he didn't reveal anything about the underworld or their identities.

Little White, on the other hand, remained lying there sleeping, unchanged for all time.

Sometimes Geng Miaowan even felt that Xiaobai was not actually a dog, but its true identity was probably a pig, because it seized almost every spare moment to sleep.

Just as Geng Miaowan was wondering whether Xiaobai was a dog or a pig, Qiu Pi on the bed let out a muffled "Hmm..."

She leaned forward abruptly, shaking him, "Qiu Pi, Qiu Pi, are you awake?"

Shaking him like that, Qiu Pi let out another "Hmm..." followed by, "Stop shaking me, I'm dizzy..."

"You're not dead! You really aren't dead! Luan Hao didn't lie to me after all!" Geng Miaowan smiled happily, and in her excitement, she even blurted out Luan Hao's name. Fortunately, Qiu Pi, who had just returned from the brink of death, was in no mood to dwell on this.

Even now, she still doubts him. Luan Hao mentally despised her countless times, but she was unaware of it.

Qiu Pi opened his eyes and saw her relieved smile, which dimmed his gaze. But quickly, the dimness disappeared, leaving behind joy and understanding.

Qiu Pi reached out and pulled Geng Miaowan into his arms. Holding her close, he said, "Wan'er, I thought I would never see you again."

At this moment, Yi Hao felt that he should have just let him die that day. (To be continued.)