As she spoke, the girl's figure blurred like she was about to melt into the darkness.
'Who is she? ' Gu Jun was confused. 'Why would she be in Xie Yiman's mental world? Why would there be such a connection? '
Based on the information that she revealed … 'She is a livestreamer, but since she spent so much money on a skin allergy treatment, her income should be low. She is not a famous livestreamer.' 'This patient has been to the hospital, so where is she now? Is he one of the 156 patients in Phecda's database?
A thought flashed through his mind. 'No, we have always thought Xie Yiman is the first patient and the one with the most serious condition.
But what if that is not the case? Is this girl the real one? '
"Miss, I wish to help you!" Gu Jun said immediately, "I will try my best to help you."
"You cannot help me." The girl said. Her voice turned darker like a decaying autumn leaf. "There are too many problems that you cannot help me with …"
"But …" Gu Jun was about to say something when he felt a huge impact. It felt like the stone walls of an ancient castle were crumbling, like the howling of a demon from the abyss. He wanted to shout out loud, but he could only watch as the girl's figure disappeared into the darkness …
All of a sudden, the illusion ended, and the itch disappeared.
"Ah!" Gu Jun came back to his senses and sucked in a breath of cold air. Then, he gasped for air.
He saw Deng Ximei gasping for air beside him while Uncle Dan, Li Weiyuan, and the rest were still trying to wake Xie Yiman up. He looked at the patient and then at the readings. Her blood pressure and heart rate had risen, but it was not dangerous yet. He asked, "How is it?"
"You've been in a trance for five minutes." Uncle Dan reported, "The patient showed a drastic change in her hemodynamics, but it has calmed down now."
"I saw Xie Yiman …" Deng Ximei's footsteps were wobbly like she was exhausted. "She could not move. It was very itchy and painful. She could not hold on any longer. I helped her endure some of the itch … but there appeared to be someone else there. "
Gu Jun nodded. He did not see Xie Yiman, so did Deng Ximei not see the girl?
He suddenly had a thought. Could that girl be Deng Ximei?
In the depths of his heart, he didn't trust Deng Ximei 100% … How could that be possible? He had persecutory delusions.
At this time, Gu Jun missed Wu Shiyu again. He needed more confirmed information.
After a while, about 10 minutes later, Xie Yiman woke up. Because the muscle relaxant was still in effect, she could not move her limbs. The good news was that there were no involuntary movements of her muscles. The bad news was that her eyes were filled with pain, and her mouth was letting out faint whimpers.
Initially, after the patient was awakened, they could inject atropine and neostigmine to counteract the residual effects of the muscle relaxant to help the patient recover faster.
However, there were side effects to medicine. Xie Yiman had just experienced a drastic change in her hemodynamics, so Gu Jun did not dare to use the medicine carelessly. The patient's vital signs were still stable, so he did not want to move her. The dosage he used earlier was not high, so he wanted to let the medicine's effects wear off naturally. Therefore, he only had the nurse move the patient's limbs.
After a while, Xie Yiman slowly regained the ability to speak. Her whimpers grew louder. "Help … Help me … Let me out …"
"It's okay, it's okay now." Gu Jun consoled her. "You're awake now, it's okay now."
But no matter what he said, Xie Yiman did not respond. She kept mumbling gibberish, clearly still in a state of delirium.
Even normal patients could experience delirium after anesthesia. Therefore, Xie Yiman's AI could not recover. She had to wait for the medicine to wear off.
Gu Jun had the nurse help her scratch her face. It seemed to be effective. Xie Yiman's whimpers softened. She started to pant.
Uncle Dan and the rest sighed in relief. Looks like artificial coma was not an option. If not for Gu Jun and Gu Jun's mental connection, Xie Yiman might not even be alive now. The command central started to discuss this. 'Is this an isolated phenomenon? Or does it happen to all patients? ' The sample size of one patient was too small. They would need more patients to get the answer.
Since he could not get any more information from Xie Yiman, Gu Jun made a few decisions. He walked out of the room and used the walkie-talkie to communicate with the command central, "The first patient is someone else, a young girl, a small streamer. She's been to the hospital and was diagnosed with skin allergy. Please search for this patient immediately, she's very important! "
The command central moved immediately. They could not find a match among the 156 patients, this patient had not been discovered yet!
If she went to a normal hospital, a health center or a private clinic, it would not be that hard to find due to the patient's characteristics and time of consultation, but it would take time.
Gu Jun hoped that they could find her as soon as possible and that she would not be dead …
"Dirty-minded Yu, come over now, I need your help." He made another call. This was unexpected.
"Okay." Wu Shiyu's voice came from the phone. "Do you want me to bring you some food?"
"Bring me some barbecued pork." Gu Jun did not even need to think about it, "Bring me a few boxes, everyone needs to replenish their energy."
"Then I'll add a chicken drumstick for you." Wu Shiyu said.
Gu Jun called Dirty-minded Yu over. The food was just a bonus, Gu Jun had another plan in mind. He wanted to ask Deng Ximei about the spirit barrier. Dirty-minded Yu's synaesthesia could be used as a lie detector.
After that day, Deng Ximei had taught Gu Jun all the poems and portraits she knew but she still had not learned the spirit barrier technique.
This was because it was very difficult for her. Asking her to explain the theory behind it was equivalent to telling Gu Jun how she created a barrier for herself.
Phecda still had no idea about the spirit barrier. Gu Jun had a question. The Afterlife Cult should have known about Deng Ximei's commitment to Phecda but they still used the Conqueror Worm ritual. First it was the cursed video and now this strange illness. Was there no other way or did they have other plans?
He was leaning towards the latter but what was Deng Ximei's role in all of this?
Not long after, Wu Shiyu arrived with a team of spell and entertainment members. He brought some food with him.
Without further ado, Gu Jun called Deng Ximei to the side. Wu Shiyu draped his arm over her shoulders and hugged her like a koala. He winked at Gu Jun, "I'm ready, you can ask your questions now." 'Can't you be a little more discreet? Thankfully, synaesthesia does not require a mental connection so it should be fine.'
"Ah Mei, I'm wondering if the spirit barrier technique can be used on the patients?" He asked, "To help them resist the itch?"
"… That won't work." At the mention of this, Deng Ximei's calm face began to ripple. "Not everyone can use the Spirit Barrier. It requires some spiritual talent, and it takes a long time to build up. It will take at least a month … With the patient's current mental state, I don't think it will work."
Wu Shiyu, who was hugging her, gave Gu Jun a look. It was then that he understood Dirty-minded Yu's judgment that Deng Ximei was not lying.
Actually, he did not think Deng Ximei was faking it.
'Could it be that the Afterlife Cult has some information about the Conqueror Worm that even she doesn't know about? From the information obtained from the other Spirit Children …'
At that moment, Uncle Dan rushed over and said urgently, "Ah Jun, there are new symptoms on Xie Yiman's face!"
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