43: Chapter 43 Hospital, Li Shuang Awakens

Inside a Hospital in Jianghai City, Lu Wen sat by the Hospital bed, looking with worry at her younger brother who had yet to wake up.

Several hours had passed since the incident, but her younger brother, Lu Zheng, still hadn't woken up, and even the doctors couldn't determine the cause.

"Your younger brother's condition is quite complex; his vital signs are completely normal, and his brain hasn't suffered any damage, but his consciousness hasn't returned. I suspect that his Mental Energy may have suffered some kind of damage."

"Regarding this issue, the Hospital doesn't have any good solutions for now; we can only have him hospitalized and wait to see."

These were the doctor's exact words, and Lu Wen could only follow the doctor's advice and arrange for her younger brother to be hospitalized. She hadn't told her parents about this yet, not knowing how to face them.

She herself had undergone an Awakening in mental-type abilities and possessed powerful Mental Energy. She had even tried to slowly permeate her Mental Energy into her younger brother's mind to see what exactly was causing him to remain unconscious.

However, she couldn't detect her younger brother's mental presence, which was completely different from the situation of a person in a normal coma.

"Lu Wen, I have already reported your younger brother's situation."

"The higher-ups intend to immediately dispatch an Evolver who specializes in mental treatment to see if they can wake your younger brother."

Bai Chengyan walked into the ward and said slowly, looking at the somewhat haggard Lu Wen.

"Thank you."

Lu Wen said. Bai Chengyan walked to Lu Wen's side and looked at Lu Zheng by the Hospital bed, feeling a bit of emotion; this kid's luck was really bad.

He was involved in the Blood-thirsty Rat incident, and now that this had happened, he had been dragged into this as well. If something else were to happen, he would suspect that this kid, Lu Zheng, was a Reincarnation of a jinx.

"Captain, she is awake."

A team member said softly. Lu Wen and Bai Chengyan knew that the 'she' being referred to was Teacher Li Shuang, so they stood up.

"Lu Wen, you stay here and keep your younger brother company. I can go over there myself."

"No need. The reason for Lu Zheng's coma is because of those two people. Perhaps from Teacher Li Shuang's own mouth, we can find out what exactly happened."

Bai Chengyan nodded, and immediately the two walked to Teacher Li Shuang's ward. Having just woken up, Teacher Li Shuang's mind was not yet fully clear. Looking at the pristine white surroundings, it took her a moment to react.

"Is this a Hospital?"

"I didn't die!"

Teacher Li Shuang said slowly. She then saw Lu Wen appear before her eyes and realized what was happening, her expression becoming somewhat agitated. It seemed she really hadn't died; otherwise, how could she be seeing Lu Wen?

"You are awake."

Lu Wen sat by the Hospital bed. Because she had just woken up, Teacher Li Shuang's body was somewhat weak, but she still managed to muster a bit of energy.

"Mm-hmm, thanks to you arriving in time, otherwise I would have been done for this time."

"By the way, is your younger brother Lu Zheng alright?"

Upon hearing Teacher Li Shuang's words, Lu Wen and Bai Chengyan exchanged glances, their expressions showing something unusual. Teacher Li Shuang noticed something was wrong and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"Actually, we didn't save you. When we arrived, those two people had already been killed, and you and Lu Zheng were lying on the ground."

"Now both of you are in the Hospital, but for some unknown reason, Lu Zheng's vital signs are completely normal, yet he has not woken up."

Bai Chengyan said slowly, and Teacher Li Shuang's eyes widened in disbelief.

"It wasn't you?"

"Then who made a move?"

"That is also the question we want to know. After you fell unconscious, who exactly made a move?"

Lu Wen said, then asked Teacher Li Shuang again.

"Teacher Li Shuang, what exactly happened when you entered the secret room, and who were those two people who died?"

"What kind of attack did my younger brother Lu Zheng suffer that he still hasn't woken up?"

Suppressing the confusion and shock in her heart, Teacher Li Shuang recalled everything before she fell unconscious and slowly recounted what had happened in the secret room.

After listening, Bai Chengyan and Lu Wen's expressions were grave.

"A cult!"

Lu Wen murmured. This news had to be reported; a ruthless cult hiding in Jianghai City must be plotting something major.

The person who died seemed to have a high status within the cult. Exchanging a glance with Bai Chengyan, Bai Chengyan knew the severity of this matter; he nodded, walked out of the ward, picked up the phone, and reported it.

"And then?"

"Then I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I saw you. As for The Mysterious Person you mentioned, I didn't even see a shadow."

Teacher Li Shuang said. Lu Wen was somewhat disappointed; although this intelligence was important, it was of no use regarding her younger brother's condition.

She still didn't know the reason for her younger brother's coma.

"By the way, did you find a divine statue?"

Teacher Li Shuang suddenly said. Lu Wen looked confused; a divine statue, what divine statue?

"I heard them say that the purpose of them capturing people was to let a divine statue consume them. After the divine statue consumes them, it can produce a type of liquid, and this liquid is very important to the people in the cult."

"Capturing your younger brother was likely for this as well, and in the end, they didn't even intend to let me go."

Upon hearing Teacher Li Shuang's words, Lu Wen shook her head. As for the divine statue they spoke of, they had searched the entire secret room and hadn't found it. However, regarding the liquid, Lu Wen thought of the exquisite small bottle, but the small bottle had already been handed over.

"That cult is the Holy Spirit Sect!"

Bai Chengyan, having finished the call, walked into the ward at this moment and said. While reporting the situation just now, the Chief Captain had already told him that the cult was the Holy Spirit Sect, and he also knew the reason for Lu Wen's younger brother's coma.

"That old man was a deacon of the Holy Spirit Sect, and he should have had a wooden statue in his hand."

"And that statue was the divine statue."

"In other places, our people have had multiple engagements with the Holy Spirit Sect, so we know a little about this."

Bai Chengyan then looked at Lu Wen.

"Your younger brother was deluded by that divine statue. As long as one meets the eyes of that divine statue, an unguarded person will be controlled and become a walking corpse."

"There is a solution: either have the person controlling the divine statue lift the control, or find an Evolver with powerful Mental Energy to erase that force in his mind."

"Now that the person controlling the statue is dead, as long as we find the divine statue, we can control it and make your younger brother wake up."

"Perhaps that divine statue is hidden in that secret room; I will go look again."

Bai Chengyan said, preparing to go back again, but was stopped by Lu Wen.

"That divine statue cannot be found."

"Hmm?"

"Do you remember that pile of wood shavings?"

"I remember... you mean..."

"Yes, how could a pile of wood shavings suddenly appear in the secret room? So that was the divine statue, destroyed by The Mysterious Person."

Lu Wen said slowly. She didn't blame The Mysterious Person; come to think of it, she would even be grateful for saving her younger brother and Teacher Li Shuang's lives.

But now that the divine statue had been damaged, only one solution remained; she could only pray that the mental Evolver coming from the higher-ups would be able to make her younger brother wake up.

All in all, this was a hope.

Teacher Li Shuang also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was a way, it was better than having no hope. Suddenly, Teacher Li Shuang felt she had forgotten something.

She couldn't quite remember; it seemed to be related to Lu Zheng.

Lu Wen and Bai Chengyan prepared to leave. With this kind of thing happening, as an older sister, she should be staying with her younger brother, but tonight there was another major event. As the team captain guarding the district, she could not be absent.

The army had already arrived.

The Anti-Rat Plan began implementation.

After the two left, Teacher Li Shuang's eyes showed some confusion, and she shook her head.

"I can't remember."

"I clearly remember that this matter was very important..."

"What is going on? What exactly have I forgotten..."