Chapter 17 Misfortune Seeks the Unfortunate
Under Liu Haoyu’s gaze, the doctor, dressed in a white coat, pulled out a delicate scalpel from his pocket.
The dim light in the room shone on the sharp scalpel, reflecting a cold glint that illuminated the doctor’s excited face on the blade.
“The human body is truly marvelous…”
With a maniacal laugh, Gu Mingyuan skillfully cut open the maid’s chest cavity with the scalpel and extracted her heart.
Perhaps due to the life-sustaining formation taking effect, the bloody heart in his hand was still twitching slightly.
“Perfect, absolutely perfect…”
Gu Mingyuan, like a madman, constantly recorded data, completely oblivious to the bloodstains splattered all over his white coat.
“As long as the research continues, the living sacrifices who undergo the seal can maintain long-term vitality.”
“This means this formation might be able to grant eternal life, no… it definitely can grant eternal life!”
As he spoke, Gu Mingyuan continued to carve incantations onto the corpse.
Even though the maid was long dead, her body still twitched as if she were alive.
The scene was extremely brutal, making even Liu Haoyu feel nauseous.
“Her body is still alive,” the voice of the Black Book appeared by Liu Haoyu’s ear. “However, her soul has been stripped away, just like Qin Liu’s soul departure back then.”
“But with her body in this state, with the medical means of this era, this person is clearly beyond saving.”
Liu Haoyu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
Then, he prepared to draw all the incantations before him onto the Black Book.
The Black Book could not be seen by others, so Liu Haoyu’s actions would naturally not be discovered.
The incantations on the corpse were quite complex, but with the help of the Black Book, Liu Haoyu did not spend too much time.
After finishing, he took some ointment and left.
Seeing that Liu Haoyu only had ointment in his hand, the Black Book, thinking he had forgotten, reminded him.
“Aren’t you taking bandages?”
“I can probably tear up some clothes to make do when I get back.”
Liu Haoyu remained quite vigilant. After all, it would be difficult to explain why a bandage suddenly appeared on Xiao Qin Liu’s head for no reason.
Not to mention, Gu Qianyang would be back soon. That old fox was extremely cunning. If he discovered anything, it would be troublesome.
Before long, Liu Haoyu returned to Xiao Qin Liu’s room with the ointment.
Upon entering the room, he heard faint breathing sounds from the bed and instinctively lowered his footsteps.
He walked to the bedside and gazed at Xiao Qin Liu, who was already asleep.
No matter how many times he looked, Liu Haoyu had to admit that Xiao Qin Liu’s appearance was indeed very cute.
However, her sickly pale skin inevitably made one feel a bit of pity.
“Sigh…”
Liu Haoyu sighed.
The current Xiao Qin Liu looked only about ten years old, which meant she might have to endure a long period of suffering in the future.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but reach out and gently stroke Xiao Qin Liu’s head.
Perhaps sensing someone touching her head, Xiao Qin Liu softly mumbled something, but her voice was too blurred for Liu Haoyu to hear clearly.
He could only see her head nuzzling against his hand, like a stray puppy that had been adopted.
“Sleep well.”
Liu Haoyu withdrew his hand and then applied the ointment little by little to the wound on Xiao Qin Liu’s forehead.
The cool sensation caused the little loli to frown slightly, her expression showing a hint of pain, but as the ointment took effect, her frowns began to relax.
“Mmm…”
Liu Haoyu gently rubbed, causing Xiao Qin Liu to let out an unconscious hum, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.
A slender little hand reached out from under the covers, and in her daze, she grasped Liu Haoyu’s clothes.
“Don’t go…”
She murmured unclearly. Despite her mature personality, she now appeared as helpless as a child.
No… she was a child after all.
“Stay with me…”
Listening to Xiao Qin Liu’s sleepy muttering, Liu Haoyu’s heart was suddenly gripped.
For some reason, at this moment, he felt a sense of emotion welling up within him.
“The rope is easily broken at its weak points, and misfortune always seeks the unfortunate…”
If it weren’t for this “Night Walker’s” seal, perhaps Xiao Qin Liu wouldn’t have had to suffer this kind of torment.
But… if it weren’t for the Night Walker’s sealing ritual, he probably wouldn’t have met Qin Liu.
This is truly…
With complex emotions, Liu Haoyu showed a wry smile.
“Sleep well.”
Liu Haoyu took Xiao Qin Liu’s outstretched hand and softly responded.
“I’m right here.”
Just like when he took care of the seriously ill elder Qin Liu, the man then sat down on the stool by the bedside.
After the storm, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, and moonlight, shining through the broken window, fell onto the bed, illuminating Xiao Qin Liu’s sleeping face.
It was then that Liu Haoyu noticed a few books lying on her pillow.
These were the books he had brought to Xiao Qin Liu from the basement, and they clearly showed signs of being read.
The Black Book’s voice sounded in Liu Haoyu’s ear.
“It seems like this little one flipped through some books while you were getting medicine?”
“With her own talent, she might be able to thoroughly understand these books in no time.”
The Black Book also felt a bit emotional at this moment.
The “Guide” who was later feared by many was now merely a helpless, unfortunate child with no strength to fight back.
“I now understand why you were completely unharmed when you encountered the Guide back then.”
“It turns out you were building up goodwill at this time.”
“Shhh…”
Although the Black Book’s voice was unlikely to be heard by the sleeping Xiao Qin Liu, Liu Haoyu still asked it to quiet down.
The night was still long, so let her sleep peacefully.
Besides… it seemed like she hadn’t had a peaceful sleep in a long time.
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Time moved to the next day, and the morning sunlight streamed into the room.
Xiao Qin Liu groggily opened her eyes.
She had slept soundly and deeply last night.
It was like a lost traveler in a blizzard entering a warm room with a bonfire, the flames making her feel warm and cozy.
It’s just…
Why does it feel so heavy?
Xiao Qin Liu looked down with curiosity.
Then she saw Liu Haoyu sleeping soundly on top of her.
The feeling of his sleeping face, separated by a thin blanket, was transmitted to her.
Even more damningly…
Why was she holding his hand!?
Xiao Qin Liu’s face instantly turned flushed.
At this moment, her mind was a mess, and her entire body stiffened like a piece of wood.
She carefully tried to withdraw her hand, but with just that slight movement, Liu Haoyu woke up.
“Ah…”
The man also seemed to have not fully woken up. He rubbed his eyes.
He seemed a little confused about what he was resting his head on.
Then, in his daze, he lifted the covers and peeked inside.
Oh… so it was bare, fair legs.
Wait… Whose legs?
“Per… pervert!!”
As Liu Haoyu stood there with a head full of question marks, a foot extended from under the covers kicked him awake.
