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Chapter 1084 - 1056: Decisive Action

Chapter 1084: Chapter 1056: Decisive Action

"That’s how it is." Li Chen looked at An Cheng, appearing a bit helpless.

Indeed, he had no choice but to come here. In terms of Gu art, he was not familiar with it at all and had never encountered such advanced techniques before, making him truly powerless against it.

In his view, professional matters should indeed be solved by professionals.

"A symbiotic Gu that absorbs human life to achieve symbiosis?" Upon hearing Li Chen’s narration, An Cheng’s eyebrows furrowed.

"In fact, we have such Gu too. But it’s a bit different from what you described." An Cheng said.

"Different?"

"Yes." An Cheng nodded, "Gu art can also be considered a completely different form of medical art, which you should know. But after so many years of development, Gu art has undergone rapid changes, leading to many new uses, and some have even treated it as a means to kill enemies."

"The symbiotic Gu we have here is used for life extension."

After pausing, An Cheng explained, "Gu insects also possess intelligence, especially when faced with survival dilemmas."

"Generally, when a person is about to die, their life force rapidly dissipates. At this moment, if a symbiotic Gu is implanted, the Gu insect senses the host’s life loss and desperately tries to stop it because if the host dies, it will too. Thus, it forcibly keeps the host’s life using a special method, preventing the loss of life force."

An Cheng held up a finger, "However, this life extension can only be used once. Moreover, there are limits to the symbiotic Gu. No matter how strong it is, it can only extend the host’s life by a day at most."

"The kind of symbiotic Gu you mentioned, which extracts life from healthy hosts, is entirely different. It seems to aim at killing the host instead..." An Cheng stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"Well, let me take a look first." Shaking his head, An Cheng pointed to the room beside them.

In there, Zhang Jing was already peacefully asleep.

After such a long journey with Li Chen, she was indeed quite exhausted.

Although her body had been revitalized considerably through Li Chen’s adjustments, her underlying physical issues hadn’t been completely resolved, and after walking such a long mountain trail, she was definitely very tired.

"Thank you for your trouble." Li Chen nodded.

"Don’t mention trouble with me." An Cheng waved his hands with a bitter smile, "If the old folks like the elders in the village found out, they’d surely scold me again."

Li Chen shook his head, watching An Cheng enter the room, and then turned his head.

"You go do your own thing. I allow you to move freely." Li Chen said to Fan Bayin, who was behind him.

"Move freely?" Fan Bayin was startled, then saw An Xiu walking over from not far away, and his face couldn’t help but show a knowing expression.

"Work hard." He teased Li Chen with a wink and then turned around and left.

But for him, being able to regain some ground after being humiliated many times by Li Chen was incredibly exciting.

"Li Chen... Big Brother." Taking steps to approach Li Chen’s side, An Xiu called with a flushed face.

"Ah! Yes!" For some reason, upon hearing An Xiu’s voice, Li Chen seemed somewhat slow to react.

"Is there anything?" Li Chen asked.

"Well... actually, there’s not really anything, just wanted to come over and see you." An Xiu said softly, her eyes appearing somewhat evasive.

"See me?" Li Chen suddenly recalled Fan Bayin’s words before leaving, and his expression became somewhat odd.

"Brother Li Chen, have you been doing well during this time?" After a pause, An Xiu took the initiative to ask.

"Well, it’s alright." After hesitating for a moment, Li Chen answered a bit perfunctorily.

However, only he knew the meaning of ’alright.’

After leaving Miao Village, troubles had never left him, and each enemy was stronger than the last. To deal with these continuous problems, Li Chen had truly gone all out during this time.

Saying he’s not tired would be a lie.

Yet now, he was an Earth-level expert, finally having a certain ability to protect those around him, which brought him great joy.

As An Xiu opened the topic, the two began chatting slowly.

Since An Cheng was inside checking Zhang Jing’s Gu poison, Li Chen and An Xiu found a place to sit down.

"Actually, being a martial artist isn’t so great," Li Chen said with a bitter smile, shaking his head, "Although we often appear omnipotent, glamorous even, I’d much prefer my past life."

"Past life?" An Xiu asked in confusion.

"Of course." Li Chen nodded, "I wasn’t born a martial artist, initially, I was just a regular person..."

Saying that, Li Chen suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Because even when he wasn’t a martial artist, his life wasn’t that of an ordinary person.

For him, the truly peaceful, seemingly ordinary life was during that brief time when he returned to Huaxia and lived with Lin Yi and the others.

"Didn’t realize so much time has passed." Li Chen suddenly felt a tinge of emotion.

Both unexpectedly fell into silence.

But in the long silence, An Xiu seemed to be constantly struggling internally.

Finally, An Xiu mustered up the courage to look at Li Chen.

"Li Chen, Big Brother! Actually... actually... I like you!"

Upon finishing, An Xiu bowed her head, her face already red like an apple.

It was her first time confessing to a man, and the man before her was also the first she ever liked.

Yet, after waiting for a long while, she found Li Chen seemingly unresponsive.

Looking up, she saw Li Chen’s expression had stiffened.

"I..." Li Chen was equally surprised by An Xiu’s sudden confession. After a moment’s silence, he spoke, "An Xiu, I’m sorry, I... I’m already married."

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, An Xiu’s face instantly turned pale.

Although Li Chen hadn’t explicitly rejected her, the meaning in his words was unmistakably clear.

He... couldn’t accept her.

Nodding, An Xiu stood up silently, then quickly ran off into the distance.

Li Chen could see that the girl was holding back tears as she left.

But he didn’t move, because he knew that some things, if not decisively cut off, would only lead to chaos. He truly did not want to hurt such a good girl any further.

"What happened? Did something occur?" At this moment, An Cheng happened to come out from inside and heard the recent commotion, looking at Li Chen with a face full of doubt.

"Uh..."