Chapter Thirty-Four: Departed Soul

  But what can be done about the current situation? A hard confrontation? I don't have that kind of strength. Or should I try to outmaneuver them? That "person" doesn't seem like someone with a lot of patience either.

  Su Tong's mind quickly made a calculation, if the purpose of this "person" was really to take over Tang Ao's physical body and possess it, then the only possibility to make "him" not do so is to let "him" believe that Tang Ao is not the only or best choice at present.

  "Are... you looking for a substitute?" Su Tong's voice trembled as he tentatively asked.

  "What if it is? What if it isn't?" The person didn't answer but instead asked back.

  "If so, then consider me!" Su Tong said this sentence with almost all his courage, "His body is not suitable, he is the kind of person with a particularly strong willpower. If you possess his body, his willpower will definitely continue to struggle with you, which is not good for both of you. You won't want that either. I'm different, my eight characters are light, and I'll definitely be easily possessed. If you must choose someone to possess, then choose me, spare him, it's also beneficial for you."

  "Hmph!" The "person" let out a cold snort, with a hint of anger in his tone. "No matter how righteous you act now, at the end of the day, you're still a troublemaker. Do you know why he ended up like this? It's because he gave you the precious treasure that was supposed to protect the town! If it weren't for you, he wouldn't be in this state. Take a good look at yourself - not only does he lack yang energy, but he can't even get angry now. Who do you think would make the best choice if someone wanted to possess him? And who would listen to your nonsense here?"

  Su Tong felt as if a knife was stabbing her heart when she heard this, and tears almost burst out of her eyes. She knew that Tang Ao had risked entering the abandoned mansion to help her solve her problem, and she also knew that if she hadn't forgotten to return his protective charm, he might not have been left with nothing to defend himself. But now that things had come to this point, no matter how much she blamed herself or felt sorrowful, she couldn't turn back time and restore everything that had happened to its starting point, and start all over again.

  Right! The agate pendant! That agate eight trigrams pendant! Su Tong was in despair, but suddenly a light bulb went off in his head, and he remembered what that "person" had said earlier. If Tang Ao really became like this because he gave away the agate pendant that could calm the soul and protect the body, then maybe that agate eight trigrams pendant could also save Tang Ao's life at this critical moment! The only problem was that the pendant was now in that "person's" hands.

  In a flash of inspiration, Su Tong had made up her mind. She glanced secretly at the "person" and measured the distance in her heart. Then, with all her might, she burst out with unprecedented speed, pouncing on the "person". Although the "person" was illusory, the agate pendant in his hand was real. Su Tong snatched the pendant at lightning-fast speed and put it around Tang Ao's neck with the same speed. As soon as the pendant touched Tang Ao's body, its light intensified. Seeing this, Su Tong felt an overwhelming joy, but before she could rejoice, a force suddenly came from the front, sweeping her off her feet and sending her flying into the air. She crashed into the dome behind her, which was previously invisible, and fell heavily to the ground. Only when she hit the dome did she realize that it was not just an illusion, but something tangible, and the pain made her feel like her bones were cracking apart.

  As she struggled to get up, the mysterious figure was already close at hand. Su Tong raised her head and faced him directly for the first time, getting a clear look at his appearance. What she saw made her gasp in shock, as the man's features bore an uncanny resemblance to Tang Xiao's - about 60-70% similar. However, this person's facial lines were more stern and cold, with eyes that, although identical to Tang Xiao's, lacked any warmth or gentleness. His gaze was sharp as a sword, like an icy arrow that pierced through the air, radiating a chilling aura.

  Su Tong was originally only afraid and nervous, but after seeing the other's appearance clearly, she added a few more curious, why this mysterious soul would look so similar to Tang Ao? Is there some connection between them, or did this "person" undergo some changes in order to occupy Tang Ao's body?

  "Who are you?" Su Tong asked, pretending to be brave. She could feel that the half-transparent eyes of "that person" were staring straight at her, as if sizing her up and calculating something.

  "What should I do with you?" The "person" stared at Su Tong for a long time, then suddenly muttered to himself, as if talking to Su Tong, yet also seeming to be thinking out loud. "Should I throw you out to feed those hungry ghosts or take you out? What you said is true, someone with such a light eight characters and weak yang energy like yours would definitely be very welcome outside, but the problem is that once he wakes up, he won't let things go easily. Taking you out isn't impossible either, but trouble is still trouble after all, I'm afraid one day I'll regret my decision today."

  Su Tong swallowed hard, now it's clear that he was at the mercy of this person, and himself was just a helpless pawn. No matter what this person decided to do, he had no room for resistance. For now, he could only hope that Tang Ao would wake up soon, maybe he could protect himself a bit. After all, from this person's reaction, it seemed unlikely that he would harm Tang Ao. If Tang Ao woke up and protected him, who knows if this person would show some mercy. Or, he could only hope that this person would spare his life.

  Just as the "person" was pondering alone, the black air outside the dome suddenly became more turbulent and surged up, originally just flowing along the bottom edge of the dome. Now it's getting more and more violent, like a huge black wave, crashing against the top of the dome in waves. The color of the dome, which was already faintly visible, is becoming increasingly dull under the impact of the black air, as if it is on the verge of disappearing at any moment.

  That "person" also realized this, "he" furrowed his two thick and majestic eyebrows, glanced at Su Tong: "My barrier is probably about to collapse, can't help it, you're on your own."

  Su Tong saw what was meant by "seal" for the first time in her life, but before she could deepen her understanding, her body was once again lifted into the air by that "person". She didn't even have time to let out a scream before she flew towards the edge of the dome. This time, however, she didn't crash heavily into the wall like before, but instead passed through it and fell outside. In the instant her body exited the dome, Su Tong had an illusion - it felt as if she wasn't thrown out of the seal, but was suddenly tossed from a warm bathroom into icy skies and snow, making her feel like she was submerged in ice water, giving her a thorough chill. As soon as she landed on the ground, she was immediately pressed down by black fog that covered her head and face, without even having the chance to cry out for help or experience the fear of being abandoned. In an instant, she lost consciousness amidst the piercing cold.

  When she woke up again, the light around her had brightened and the biting chill was gone. Su Tong hurriedly sat up and found herself in a hospital ward, a six-bed room. A nurse had just finished changing the IV bottle for the patient in the opposite bed and was walking out with an empty bottle. Su Tong quickly got out of bed and opened her mouth to call out to the nurse: "Nurse, hello, who sent me to the hospital?"

  The nurse didn't know if she was too busy or the surroundings were too noisy, but she didn't hear Su Tong's call and walked out of the ward with an empty medicine bottle without looking back. Su Tong hurried to catch up with her. When she woke up in the hospital, she naturally felt relieved. Before she fainted, the mysterious soul threw herself out of the collapsing boundary to fend for herself, and she didn't know what happened afterwards. However, since she had left the abandoned house, there shouldn't be any danger. But what about Tang Hao? Su Tong was eager to know how he was doing and if he had also been sent to the hospital for treatment. And who would have sent her to the hospital? After all, the location of the abandoned house was very remote, and Su Tong hadn't seen a single person in the surrounding area during her two visits, let alone someone who would deliberately enter the abandoned house to find people.

  "Nurse, hello, I'd like to ask..." Su Tong caught up with her and said from behind, but before she could finish speaking, the nurse turned around without any reaction and entered the nurse station.

  "Nurse, hello. I'm a patient from the other ward. Can you tell me who sent me to the hospital? And were there any other patients brought in with me?" Su Tong saw that the nurse was ignoring her, so she had no choice but to ask the two other nurses sitting behind the nurse's station desk. To her surprise, they also ignored her and didn't respond.

  What kind of work attitude does this hospital have? Su Tong furrowed his brow, if he was being unreasonable and ignoring them, that would be one thing, but he had clearly been very measured and polite in his speech, not missing a single word, so why were these nurses treating him with such disregard? It really made one feel stifled.

  She stretched out her arm and waved it, hoping to catch the attention of those nurses, but they were all busy with their own tasks, not even one looked up to ask what was wrong. Su Tong couldn't very well go tap on someone's head to get their attention, so she had to think of another way and went to ask someone else.

  The hospital corridor was not crowded, and the hospitalized patients and their families usually stayed in the ward, rarely coming out to walk around. Su Teng walked along the corridor, carefully peeking into each room to see if Tang Hao had been sent to the hospital with him. When he was thrown out of the protective dome by the "mysterious person", Tang Hao was still unconscious, and Su Teng wondered what had happened to him afterwards. Had he been rescued? Was the "mysterious person" a friend or foe? These thoughts made Su Teng feel anxious, but on the other hand, since he had woken up in the well-lit hospital and could get out of bed to look for someone, it meant that his body was not seriously injured, so there was no need to worry.

  He walked to the middle of the corridor, looked over five or six wards, and didn't see Tang Ao's figure. This made Su Tong's heart even more nervous. If something really happened to Tang Ao, and he was implicated because of himself, then he would be the real culprit, just like what the "mysterious person" said, a troublemaker.

  Just as she was about to collapse from the pessimistic guesses in her mind, a person appeared before her. As soon as Su Tong saw him, she felt her heart beating faster, and an indescribable joy burst forth in her chest. The man was Tang Ao, whom she had been worried about for a long time. He looked slightly dispirited, with a tired expression, but apart from that, there were no visible signs of injury.

  "Tang Ao! You're okay! That's great!" Su Tong hurriedly went up to him, if not for considering that they were in a hospital, a public place, she almost forgot her shyness and was about to rush over to give Tang Ao a hug. Heaven knows how worried she was before, worried that he would be dragged down by her and suffer irreparable consequences.

  Tang Ao's gaze swept past Su Tong as if he hadn't seen her, nor heard her speaking to him. He walked straight past, only his face seeming to darken slightly in the instant they passed each other, and his footsteps quickening. Su Tong had a bad premonition, and involuntarily quickened her pace, following behind him back to the hospital room she had just left.

  The moment Táng ào Gāng walked into the hospital room, Sū Tóng, who was following behind him, caught sight of himself lying on the bed. Yes, after that strange dream in the hotel room earlier, this time she stood by and watched as another version of herself lay on the bed, eyes tightly shut, looking lifeless.

  Unlike last time, Su Tong had already roughly guessed in his heart that his current state was probably what people called "soul out of body".

  Just as she was stunned, a white shadow quickly rushed towards her physical body on the hospital bed. Su Tong was frightened and hurriedly shouted, rushing over to try to stop it, but it was too late. She could only watch as the white shadow rapidly entered her own body, while she herself was bounced back like hitting a wall the moment she touched her physical body.

  The "Su Tong" on the sickbed also let out a moan at the same time and opened his eyes.

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