bookcurios Chapter 165: Energy Exhaustion
Chapter 165: Energy Exhaustion
Pei Zhanzhou walked into the room quietly, but did not try to restrain his breath.
At this time in the past, Jiang Wansang would have noticed his arrival, but now, until he walked to the bed, the person on the bed was still sleeping soundly.
Pei Zhanzhou frowned, lit a candle to brighten the room a little, then quickened his pace towards the bed.
He didn't bring the candle close, for fear of disturbing the person sleeping on the bed, but martial artists have good eyesight, and this little light was enough for him to see the surrounding situation clearly.
So as soon as he walked to the bed, he saw Jiang Wansang's slightly pale face and a pair of tightly furrowed eyebrows.
Pei Zhanzhou felt a sudden pang in his heart and quickly reached out to touch her forehead.
It wasn't hot, and even a little cool.
Jiang Wansang, who has always been very vigilant, seemed to have noticed something only at this time. He frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at the worried face of the person in front of him, Jiang Wansang was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Pei Zhanzhou?"
Her voice was a little weak, with a hint of moaning, which was very different from her usual bright and outgoing image, making Pei Zhanzhou feel as if something was gently teasing his heart.
He didn't even notice that his voice had softened. "What's wrong with you?"
Jiang Wansang shook her head and closed her eyes again. "It's a headache... I'll be fine after a rest."
She turned over slightly and muttered subconsciously: "Stop making trouble..."
Before she could even finish her words, her breathing became even.
It was the first time that Pei Zhanzhou saw her so vulnerable. He thought that she was supposed to do those tasks tonight, but now she suddenly ran back and looked obviously abnormal.
Could it be that he was injured?
Pei Zhanzhou's heart skipped a beat and he quickly lifted the quilt covering Jiang Wansang to check if she was injured.
Perhaps because he was afraid of disturbing Jiang Wansang, he moved very gently and did not do anything excessive.
Pei Zhanzhou didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he confirmed that Jiang Wansang was fine, but when he saw her furrowed brow, his heart tightened again.
After thinking for a while, he reached out to cover Jiang Wansang with the quilt, turned sideways and sat on the edge of the bed, and gently placed his bony fingers on her temple.
He gently made circles with his fingertips, massaging again and again.
Jiang Wansang, who always couldn't sleep when someone was around, was sleeping very soundly at this moment, and his originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
An unknown amount of time had passed, but when Jiang Wansang finally woke up from her dream, exhausted, she opened her eyes to see Pei Zhanzhou's sleeping face leaning against the head of the bed.
Feeling his hands on both sides of her forehead, Jiang Wansang suddenly thought of the vague sense of relief she had felt on her forehead last night.
As smart as she was, she guessed something at once and her heart beat faster unconsciously.
This guy had clearly been suddenly distant and cold towards me before, so why was he now...
Perhaps it was because she stared at him for too long, or because he sensed her suddenly disordered breathing, but Pei Zhanzhou, who had been asleep, slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, their eyes met, and they were both stunned, even holding their breath unconsciously.
Pei Zhanzhou was the first to react, as if he had no idea what he was thinking. He quickly looked away and stood up from the head of the bed.
But he forgot that he had been sitting in the same position all night, and his legs were numb. After he stood up, he staggered and almost fell.
Seeing his figure sway, Jiang Wansang subconsciously raised her hand to catch it, and Pei Zhanzhou also subconsciously raised his hand to support him.
The two held hands, and the warm touch from their palms made both of them stunned.
Having been together for so long, the two had physical contact before, but for some reason, this time they both felt a little awkward.
Almost at the same time, the two withdrew their hands and the atmosphere seemed to become a little awkward.
Pei Zhanzhou rubbed his numb legs and took the lead in breaking the atmosphere. "I noticed something was wrong with you last night. Are you okay?"
Jiang Wansang shook her head and followed his words, "It's nothing, it's just... my internal energy is depleted, and I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll be fine after a night's rest."
She couldn't say it was a sequelae of exhausting her supernatural powers.
Although she told Jiang Yi and the others that she had special abilities, she did so only after ensuring that these people were loyal to her and could be controlled by her.
If someone really betrays her, she has plenty of ways to prevent them from ever telling the secret.
But Peizhanzhou is different.
He is not someone she can easily control, and this person is smart and suspicious. Once he realizes that she has such a supernatural ability, he might follow the clues to find out that she is not the original owner.
After knowing each other for so long, she still understands Pei Zhanzhou's personality.
Perhaps he could accept a soul from another world calmly, but with his proud nature, if he knew he was just a character in someone else's work, born to serve as a foil to the protagonist, and everything he experienced was just a stepping stone to become Su Huanyu, the child of destiny...
One's life is like a joke. For someone like Pei Zhanzhou, I don't know how painful it must be.
So Jiang Wansang changed his supernatural power into internal strength and explained it in terms that the other party could understand, but Pei Zhanzhou frowned slightly.
It was not like he had never experienced the depletion of internal energy before. Moreover, even after knowing each other for so long, he had never felt the existence of internal energy in Jiang Wansang, so what she said was definitely not true.
She was on guard against him...
The aura around Pei Zhanzhou suddenly became a little low, and his expression became tense.
Jiang Wansang seemed to sense something and was about to look up when a sudden bustling noise was heard outside the door.
She then remembered that according to the original plan, it was time for everyone to complete their mission and return.
She quickly got up, changed her clothes, and walked past Pei Zhanzhou nervously.
She was really afraid that Pei Zhanzhou would continue to ask questions...
When Jiang Wansang opened the door, he saw that the yard was indeed full of people. Except for Jiang San and Jiang Jiu who were following Shen Qiuyun, everyone was there.
Everyone's face was filled with excitement and joy, and they didn't look like they had been running around all night without sleep.
"Boss, we completed the mission!"
Everyone stepped forward excitedly. Although they were filled with blood and coldness, their scorching eyes seemed to burn everything to ashes.
Jiang Wansang was also infected by their emotions. She originally planned to let them take a break, but she simply asked them to report on last night's mission.
Because they were pressed for time and the intelligence provided by Pei Zhanzhou was very detailed, they went straight to the mission target every time. In addition, they had special abilities, so they did not alarm anyone in the process and naturally did not get injured.
Jiang Wansang listened patiently to their reports, collected all the tasks, and handed them all to Jiang Si. "Go in person when the tasks are handed over. You must get all the bounties and make a name for yourself."
She deliberately created such a big momentum, and whether Jiang Si can make good use of it is also a test of her ability.
But it is definitely not possible for Jiang Si to go alone, so Jiang Wansang specially sent Jiang Yi and Jiang Wu to go with him in case any special circumstances occur in places like the black market.
Jiang Si was very excited, his hands trembling slightly as he held the wooden sign. "Boss, if we want to establish a sect, what should we call it?"