A chu shuddered in horror. Listening to all their talk. He never thought that the book he was writing. To be targeted by those two people. In fact, the book would be used by both of them. To rule the martial world.
While listening to their conversation. There was one thing that made A chu feel surprised. It seems like their voices. Sounded very familiar. A chu tried to move his body closer. So that the voices of the two people could be heard more clearly.
"Who are these two people?" thought A chu.
Suddenly the person standing at the other end spoke,
"It will soon be morning. Let us get out of this room immediately. I don't want this child to know that all this time. We've been watching his work almost every night."
"Yes, let us leave immediately," replied the other person. This person was right next to A chu's bed. This was the first time A chu could hear the person voice clearly. A woman's voice.
Before leaving. The woman spoke another sentence,
"Poor child."
After a while. A chu didn't hear the voices of the two people anymore. It seemed like the two people had already left. They left without making a sound at all. How horrible the two men's martial arts were.
The morning light had begun to shine around the Yuan residence.
There was a ray of light that entered A chu's room. It came in through a crack in the window. A chu was still lying on his bed. But he wasn't sleeping. More precisely, A chu couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about what had just happened in his room.
"Who are they? Who is that woman? I seem to have heard her voice somewhere," A chu thought.
But due to fatigue and lack of sleep. A chu found it difficult to think clearly. Besides, the pain in his stomach was still there.
Before he knew it, noon had come. After defecating and draining his bowels. A chu went to eat with his Uncle and Aunt. After the meal he also decided to go visit Yuan Ting. It had been a long time since he had seen Yuan Ting. He really wanted to know how Yuan Ting was doing.
A chu arrived at the dining room. His uncle and aunt was there.
"Good afternoon A chu," Qiao Lian greeted kindly. Qiao Lian's face already looked fresher than before.
"Good afternoon Auntie. Good afternoon Uncle. I wish you all good health," A chu replied cheerfully.
"Ah. Thank you, A chu. Come and sit down," Yuan Tan said.
"Thank you Uncle," said A chu. He took a seat in front of his uncle and aunt.
Yuan Tan then led a prayer in the dining room. He said,
"Before we eat. Let us pray for our health and for Yuan Ting's recovery."
After everyone prayed. Yuan Tan invited everyone to eat.
Since the incident that happened to Yuan Ting. The atmosphere in the dining room seemed less crowded. Usually A chu and Yuan Ting were busy talking about their experiences. Then occasionally Yuan Tan or Qiao Lian would chime in.
But now it was quiet. Because now everyone was more often immersed in their own thoughts. After eating, A chu was about to go to Yuan Ting's room. But Uncle Yuan held him back.
"A chu, what's the hurry? Where are you going?" asked Yuan Tan.
"I'm going to Yuan Ting's room. To visit her and see how she's doing. It's been a while since I've seen Yuan Ting," A chu replied politely.
Hearing A chu's answer. Yuan Tan's face seemed to change slightly. Yuan Tan looked at his wife and then said to A chu,
"I'm so sorry A chu. It looks like you won't be able to see Yuan Ting today. Right now, thephysician is taking care of her. It looks like they can't be disturbed."
"Okay, Uncle, if that's the case. Now I'd better go back to my room," A Chu said a little disappointed. A chu bowed before Yuan Tan and his wife. "Uncle, Auntie, please excuse me."
After A Chu said goodbye to his uncle and aunt. He turned around and started walking to the exit listlessly.
Seeing A chu's attitude like that. Qiao Lian then said,
"I'm so sorry A chu. When Yuan Ting's condition has improved. I will inform you immediately. So that you can meet her soon." Qiao Lian sighed. Then continued her words,
"Oh Yuan Ting... Poor child."
A chu suddenly stopped his steps. He looked very surprised. Her aunt's last words. seemed to be ringing in his head. It felt so familiar and so memorized.
A chu closed his eyes. He tried to remember. Suddenly he remembered something.
"Isn't that voice the voice of the mysterious person, who sneaked into my room?" thought A chu. The voice of the mysterious woman who stood beside him last night. Now he heard that voice again.
A chu spontaneously turned around, and looked towards the back. His uncle and aunt were still sitting at the dining table. They were both looking at A chu.
"What's wrong A chu? Is there something you left behind?" Yuan Tan asked, looking at A chu in astonishment.
A chu looked at Yuan Tan, then at Qiao Lian. Both of their faces looked confused. A chu tried to smile at his Uncle and Aunt.
"Ha ha ha, it's nothing Uncle. I just feel a little sore in my back. Maybe it's because I've been sitting a lot," A chu replied trying to look reasonable.
It seemed that both his Uncle and Aunt hadn't picked up on A chu's change in demeanor either.
"That's A chu," Qiao Lian said with a smile.
"A chu try to rest. You don't need to write today," Yuan Tan said with a worried face. "Or should I ask the doctor who took care of Yuan Ting to check on you?"
"Thanks uncle. No need to bother ha ha," A chu replied with a smile. "I'll rest for a while. Then continue my work. Because the sooner I finish the book, the better. Now I'll excuse myself."
A chu turned around again and walked out of the room.
Yuan Tan and Qiao Lian only smiled as A Chu left.
*****
Arriving at the room. A chu immediately lay down on the bed. All sorts of thoughts were raging inside his head.
"Is it true that the mysterious woman is Aunt Yuan? Then the other person is Uncle?"
A chu shook his head. "No way," he exclaimed, "They're really good to me. In fact, they often say I'm like their own son. Could it all be an act?"
The more he thought about it. A chu's head became increasingly dizzy. He suddenly remembered something,
"Then Yuan Ting, what exactly happened to her? Why can't I meet her? Is her condition really that bad? Then is it true that everything happened because she practiced the moves I taught her?"
Then A chu tried to recall the conversation of the two mysterious people.
"Ah right, they said that almost every night. They sneak into this room. But why have I never felt their presence before Yesterday's incident was a coincidence. It was because my stomach hurt so much that I had to wake up in the middle of the night," A chu thought.
"I usually sleep very well until morning. But is it normal? I always sleep well, but for some reason every time I wake up, my head feels dizzy."
Finally A chu decided to investigate everything to the light.
"If they come every night. Of course they will come again tonight. I must investigate who they really are. Therefore tonight I will pretend to be asleep," said A chu. But to be able to do all that A chu would definitely be exhausted.
"In that case. Now I have to rest first. So that tonight I can stay awake. I didn't sleep well last night anyway," A chu said finally.
That afternoon. A chu slept very soundly. He only woke up in the afternoon. As soon as he woke up. A chu immediately resumed his work. That is writing the book as usual. His heart was still filled with so many questions.
In the evening, A chu ate a meal with his Uncle and Aunt. During the meal, A chu did not talk much. He only spoke as needed. He always tried to act naturally so that his Uncle and Aunt would not suspect him.
After returning to his room. A chu looked very tense. Because tonight, He would try to investigate. Who exactly were the two mysterious people who often sneaked into his room.
No matter what happens. A chu must stay calm. He must do everything as usual. So as not to arouse their suspicion. Because it could be that right now, they are watching A chu's movements. They waited until A chu went to bed.
The night was getting late. A chu took a deep breath. He tried to calm his feelings. A chu tried to be unconcerned and continued his writing. Especially now that the book has entered the final part.
Unnoticed time is hard approaching midnight.
A chu pretended to yawn widely. then he began to turn off the lighting. Then hurried up to his bed.
A chu lay down and pretended to be asleep. But he kept his ears and eyes wide open. A chu tried to catch every oddity that might happen in his room.
A chu waited and waited.
Sure enough. Suddenly, a sound came from the window of his room. The sound was very weak and happened very quickly.
It was the sound of someone punching a hole in his window. A chu immediately focused his attention on the window. Sure enough, there was a hole at the end of the window.
Then from the hole, a black funnel entered. The funnel was very small and very difficult to see by the naked eye. Especially in the dark like this. A chu couldn't see it either.
Suddenly, a soft purplish-white smoke came out of the end of the funnel. A chu could see the smoke. Although it was only a glimpse. Before the smoke dispersed and merged with the surrounding air.
"What is that smoke? Is it an anesthetic?" thought A chu.