On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

The man on the ground didn't react at all, still lying half-dead and motionless.

Chen Qian didn't know what to say. After all, he had just seen this brother walking by himself. It was too coincidental that he lost consciousness at such a moment.

Chen Qian kicked his legs and urged, "I don't have the strength to move a grown man. Get up."

After an unknown amount of time, when Chen Qian was almost losing his patience and about to fall, the man moved his arm.

Chen Qian's eyebrows jumped as he watched the other party very slowly push himself up.

"coincidence."

"!"

Silence—a long silence.

Chen Qian pursed his pale and cracked lips, looking at the person who was half-sitting and half-lying on the ground with an indescribable look.

"What's wrong? Don't look at me like that." The man stood up unsteadily. He stood in front of Chen Qian and naturally raised his hand to gently wipe the scabbed wound on Chen Qian's face. His eyes were full of heartache. "It's a good thing you're back. Otherwise, what would you do alone?"

"Why did you come back?" Chen Qian said in a choked voice.

"Why else? Should I leave you here alone?" He wanted to curl the corners of his mouth to smile, but failed, leaving only bitterness and unbearable pain.

"Then what we are going to send out..."

"Don't worry, Chi Yuxing has taken it out." He took Chen Qian's hand nonchalantly, helped Chen Qian back to the cushion, and said soothingly: "He will take care of it and come to rescue us."

"But..." Chen Qian pursed his lips.

"Don't think too much. Instead of thinking about that, why don't you tell me how you got all these injuries."

Chen Qian's words were choked back, and he allowed the other party to gently place him on the cushion.

The daylight passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye the afternoon was over, leaving only dusk and food and water placed at the door.

After eating, it was almost dark.

The light was turned on, dimly illuminating an area.

Chen Qian curled up and occupied a corner of the cushion. The heat from the long-term contact was on his body, and the coldness in the air was gradually becoming more apparent on his body.

"Come closer." Chi Mu, who was lying opposite him, noticed that his body was shivering slightly. "It will be warmer this way."

Chen Qian remained noncommittal and said, "If we ask them if they have blankets, can they give them to us?"

"can you?"

"Why don't you try? There must be people who listen to what Young Master Chi says." Chen Qian's gaze fell lightly on Chi Mu's face, but without any focus.

"Are you kidding me? I'm still a young master even though I'm in this state." Chi Mu looked back at him with a faint smile.

"Who knows..." Chen Qian said vaguely without moving.

Topics are very strange things. They neither settle down as you wish nor change with the environment. If you are not careful, they will go to strange places.

Chi Mu readjusted his posture, then looked at Chen Qian seriously and said mysteriously, "Do you know where this place is?"

Chen Qian was a little confused, not understanding why he suddenly brought up this. He asked curiously, "Where? Isn't it a warehouse or something like that?"

“It’s a warehouse, but it’s not used for storage.”

"What is that for?"

"I've never been here, but I heard that traitors are executed here." Chi Mu's voice was low and the ending tone was slightly prolonged, as if he was deliberately creating an atmosphere. "Chi Yuxing mentioned it several times before. It is said that there are strange noises here at night."

"What?" Chen Qian was a little surprised. "There were... strange noises at night? What was that about?"

"Hmm..." Chi Mu said, looking as if he was thinking seriously, "Could it be those people who were executed? They stayed because they were unhappy."

"How is that possible? That must be a rumor." Chen Qian's body was a little stiff. He laughed it off and wanted to end the discussion quickly.

As the night deepened, Chi Mu felt sleepy and turned off the lights.

Chen Qian lay on the cushion, tossing and turning for a long time but couldn't fall asleep, so he had to look at the moon through the high window.

"Can't sleep?" Chi Mu suddenly asked.

Chen Qian was a little surprised that he was still awake, "Why aren't you asleep either?"

"I'm very sleepy, but I can't sleep." Chi Mu's eyes sparkled in the faint moonlight.

Chen Qian looked at the pair of shining eyes and thought quietly that Chi Mu didn't seem to be afraid of ghosts now. He didn't look nervous or embarrassed, and his breathing was steady.

Time can really change many things, and it can also push people to grow up, Chen Qian told himself.

So those who needed protection in the past can now remain calm even in the old warehouse after the ghost story, unlike before when they needed to hold hands all the time to confirm their sense of security.

Chen Qian turned over, turned away from the glowing eyes, and turned towards the empty and dark warehouse.

The warmth slid across my face, and halfway through it turned into cold in the cold air.

Chen Qian didn't know when he fell asleep. He only vaguely remembered that it was when the sky began to turn light, and when he woke up, it was already bright.

"Are you awake? It was probably too cold last night. I was worried you might catch a cold." Chi Mu noticed his movements and came over with concern.

Chen Qian took in Chi Mu's words slowly and sat up slowly.

A headache and dizziness were the first things Chen Qian felt after regaining consciousness.

He frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "No."

"You look worse than yesterday." Chi Mu didn't accept his perfunctory answer. He frowned with a heavy expression.

He reached out and touched Chen Qian's forehead, then compared it with his own forehead. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Chen Qian's temperature was normal.

"Your temperature is normal. Are you feeling unwell?"

Chen Qian didn't want to add to the tension for no reason, so he shook his head calmly, "Maybe it's because he's injured, it's okay."

"Does the wound still hurt? We don't have the conditions to treat it here. If it gets inflamed, it will be very difficult to treat."

"It's much better than yesterday. Don't worry too much." Chen Qian grinned and wanted to smile to comfort the other person, but as soon as he made an expression, he pulled the swollen wound on his face, so he had to give up.

He turned around and looked at the person who had just opened the door and put his breakfast in. "Let's eat something first. We'll have more energy after we're full."