As a result of the minor injuries they had sustained in the Cycle, the trio found themselves down with a high fever once they returned to the real world. This was already a far better outcome than Shen Nianzu's initial grim prediction, who had thought that he would end up in the ICU again, and that's why he did not complain when Assistant Qing Mo began to nag at him like a fussy mother.
"I've told you not to leave your windows open when you sleep, and see what happens?!" He took the thermometer from Shen Nianzu and read the temperature out loud, his tone bordering on incredulous, "It's thirty eight degrees Celsius. Thirty eight, Young Master!"
Shen Nianzu let out a dry cough as he buried his face into the pillow, mumbling, "I heard you just fine the first time. No need to repeat it again."
