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Chapter 78: Chapter 66: The Ancient Epoch, Dark Turmoil… Time to Take Medicine
Chapter 78 -66: The Ancient Epoch, Dark Turmoil… Time to Take Medicine
After finishing their round, Zhou Yuan, Chen Guangxi, and another high school student patient were taken back to their respective wards.
After putting down their luggage, the three were taken to the psychology department for an initial understanding of their conditions.
It wasn’t until the afternoon free time that they were led by the medical staff to the playground for some fresh air.
Mingche Heart and Mind Psychiatric Hospital was very large, with three buildings, each having fifteen floors. Two of the buildings were connected to each other, while the third stood alone.
The hospital currently housed nearly three hundred patients, equipped with over ten professional doctors, more than one hundred forty medical staff, and over twenty well-trained security guards.
Although the fees were expensive, the services were indeed comprehensive, and the buildings and facilities were frequently maintained, looking as good as new.
The size of the playground was comparable to a university playground, allowing for football games, with a few fenced-in activity areas on the side where patients played basketball and badminton.
Zhou Yuan found Chen Guangxi sitting in a wheelchair and whispered, “This place gives me a strange feeling I can’t describe.”
Chen Guangxi murmured in agreement, “I feel it too. I didn’t have this feeling last night when I arrived, but now I do. This place is definitely abnormal.
Tonight, we should explore the psychiatric hospital… Damn, just thinking about it is exciting.”
“Wouldn’t it be easy for you to destroy this place? What’s the excitement about?”
“Do you understand the atmosphere? Exploring a psychiatric hospital in the dead of night, the terrifying and eerie atmosphere is off the charts.” Chen Guangxi was a thrill-seeking dragon.
“I find it quite creepy. Also, they do room checks at night, how are we going to fool the nurses?” Zhou Yuan asked.
“With magic, of course, deceiving them will be a piece of cake.”
Chen Guangxi suddenly shifted the topic to something strange, “I always end up traversing to a bizarre cultivation world…”
Because someone had arrived.
It was the high school student who had been admitted with them today.
“Hello, I’m Yan Sheng.”
Yan Sheng was a high schooler and still looked somewhat immature, but at this moment, he carried himself with an air of maturity, his gaze exuding a regal aura, like the Great Emperor overseeing the heavens and the earth.
“I’m Chen Huowang.”
Chen Guangxi paused, then suddenly widened her eyes, “The Great… Emperor? This aura belongs to the Great Emperor alone… Who are you? Who exactly are you?”
“Hmm?” Yan Sheng was slightly taken aback, frowning, “How could you tell?”
“I once read the ancient sages’ descriptions of the Great Emperor in old texts. This undeniable aura only belongs to a Great Emperor who dominates the heavens and the earth!” Chen Guangxi exclaimed.
“I didn’t expect that even in a mere psychiatric hospital, there would be someone who could see through my identity. It seems the world must have turned chaotic by now.” Yan Sheng clasped his hands behind his back, his brows furrowing with a hint of concern.
But then, confidence gleamed in his eyes: “Heh, but so what? Since I could become an emperor once, I can naturally ascend again. The peerless geniuses of this golden era are nothing but bones beneath my feet!”
“May I dare ask… which Great Emperor are you?” Chen Guangxi asked cautiously.
“I am the Immortal Heaven Emperor.”
Yan Sheng’s eyes filled with nostalgia, “In the ancient epoch, during the dark chaos that buried everything, later generations called it the Emperor Fallen Epoch. I fought history’s greatest foes in the river of time, depleting my essence, wounding my Dao foundation, and was forced to recuperate in the cycle of reincarnation.
You and I seem to be fated; once I become an emperor again, I will take you with me to ascend to the Immortal Realm.”
“Thank you, Great Emperor, thank you, Great Emperor!” Chen Guangxi was extremely excited.
“I… I’m called Li Hongzhong…” Zhou Yuan awkwardly offered up a fake name. Are you not afraid of genuinely driving this guy mad?
Besides, this guy seems really delusional, he should probably take his meds soon.
“Hmm.” Yan Sheng nodded, then looked at Chen Guangxi and asked, “You mentioned earlier that you traverse to a bizarre cultivation world?”
“Yes, where grotesque things run rampant, demons wreak havoc, even gods and buddhas turn into unspeakable monstrosities…” Chen Guangxi shivered, showing signs of fear.
“Damn, the dark chaos of those days hasn’t ended even now? So it seems that the grotesque race ultimately won, and all heavens and myriads of worlds may have already been corrupted…” Yan Sheng closed his eyes, heaving a deep sigh.
Seriously, how are you two even making this up together!
Zhou Yuan felt countless quips stuck in his throat.
“I need to practice, strive to return to the Emperor Realm, and suppress the dark chaos. It was fate that brought us together today; if you ever need any help, just ask, and I’ll certainly assist.” Yan Sheng cupped his hands and turned to leave.
“Sister, if you really drive him mad, it would be a major sin.” Zhou Yuan muttered softly.
“True, I’ll stop messing with him.” Chen Guangxi whispered, “Go mingle with the other patients and find out more about this place.”
“Alright.”
Zhou Yuan approached a group of patients playing Go. The Eyes of Identification instantly flashed a lot of information.
One piece of information caught his attention.
[Dong Jie, known as the Chess Demon, was sent to the psychiatric hospital after his Dao Heart shattered. He has been here for ten years and is very familiar with the hospital’s various rules. He also knows all kinds of gossip and insider information.]
“Hey, new guy, want to play a game with me? I’m Dong Jie, known as the Chess Demon, a ten-time champion. There’s no game of chess I can’t play!”
The white-haired, white-bearded old man who had just won the Go match smiled at him.
[An event has been detected, generating a task…]
[Task Name: Alpha Dog Defeats the Ten-Time Champion]
[Task Objective: Defeat the Ten-Time Champion 10 times 0/10]
[Task Reward: Experience Points * 50]
Zhou Yuan had an idea and smiled as he sat down, “Alright, I’ll play a game with you, old sir.”
A few minutes later.
“You’ll be defeated by my theme of ‘Harmony Under Heaven!'” Zhou Yuan exclaimed as he placed a piece.
“Impossible!”
Dong Jie stared incredulously at the board, unable to believe he lost in the psychiatric hospital where he had never been defeated before!
“So strong, truly strong, just like the dog I challenged back then… no, even stronger than that dog!”
Sweat dripped from Dong Jie’s forehead.
“One more game!”
A few minutes later.
“Lost again…” Dong Jie wiped the large beads of sweat from his forehead, looking at the indifferent Zhou Yuan across the board, feeling a tinge of fear in his heart.
“Another game!”
“…”
“Another game!”
“…”
“I refuse to accept this, another game!!”
After losing six games in a row, Dong Jie trembled and said, “No more Go, let’s play chess.”
A few minutes later.
“No more chess, let’s play checkers.”
A few more minutes passed.
“No more checkers, let’s play Ludo.”
“…”
“Enough, enough!” Dong Jie was drenched in sweat. He suspected Zhou Yuan was cheating but had no proof.
“Don’t be like that, Mr. Dong. Aren’t you known as the Chess Demon? How can you give up so easily? One more game, come on.”
Unable to tolerate the taunting, Dong Jie said, “Fine, I’ll play another game with you, but this time, we’re playing Auto Chess!”
He pulled out a phone from his pocket.
He appeared confident, knowing that Auto Chess couldn’t be cheated, and had an element of luck. As a Transcendent Master rank expert, he didn’t believe he could lose again!
“You’re quite up-to-date, huh.” Zhou Yuan glanced at the other patients, “Can someone lend me a phone?”
“Use mine.” A buzz-cut youngster pulled out his phone and opened the game, “I have Mr. Dong’s friend ID; you can invite him directly.”
“Wow, Mr. Dong, you’re a Transcendent Master. Impressive.”
“Enough talk, whoever wins the game takes the prize!”
Over thirty minutes later.
“Wahoo, winner, winner, chicken dinner.”
[Task Alpha Dog Defeats the Ten-Time Champion Complete]
[Task Reward: Experience Points * 50]
[Experience Points: 670/900]
“Sigh…” Dong Jie sighed in resignation, “Genius, truly a genius. If you participated in competitions, you’d definitely become a world-renowned chess player.”
“Mr. Dong, you overpraise me. It’s all thanks to the voice in my head that’s been guiding me.” Zhou Yuan maintained his persona, remembering he was a split personality patient.
“Oh?” Dong Jie’s gaze turned strange, “Then your condition is quite serious.”
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“Yes, exactly, that’s why I’m here for treatment. I’ll probably stay here for a while. I’ll need to rely on your guidance, Mr. Dong.”
Zhou Yuan paused, then casually asked, “By the way, are there any important rules in this hospital that we should be aware of?”
“Hmm…” Dong Jie stroked his beard, “You’ve asked the right person, follow me.”
He got up and led Zhou Yuan to a quiet place.
After checking left and right to make sure no one was eavesdropping, Dong Jie solemnly warned, “There are quite a few important rules in this hospital, but there are some you must absolutely remember and never break, or very terrible things will happen.”
Zhou Yuan’s expression became serious, “Tell me.”
