Just as Leo Blaze turned to head back, he saw the albino girl shyly slip off a shoe and remove a gold anklet tied with a red string from her translucent white ankle. <br>He stared wide-eyed as he received it. Leo Blaze weighed the gold anklet in his palm. Although it was somewhat thin, it was gold, and he reckoned it could be worth quite a bit. <br>Satisfied, he tucked the items into his wide-sleeved robe and pointed at the white-haired girl, saying, "Listen up, from now on, the supply room is under her charge. Whatever she says goes." <br>Seeing everyone nod hesitantly, Leo Blaze grabbed the prepared Elixir ingredients and hurried to the Elixir room. <br>As he walked, he glanced at the others' waists, trying to spot another jade pendant. Unfortunately, he was disappointed to find none. <br>When Leo Blaze returned to the Elixir room, he saw the oppressive Elixir furnace slowly opening. <br>A few dark blue Elixirs, with a flick of Master Danyang's large sleeves, swiftly arranged themselves into his earthy-yellow gourd at his waist. <br>Seeing this, Leo Blaze's eyes burned with envy. This must be the Mystic Arts that Dark Moon mentioned. He wondered if he could find a way to learn it. "Earning money really limits my perspective. If I could bring this ability to reality, then..." <br>Leo Blaze bent down to place the Elixir materials in his hand, intending to stand aside, watching and listening, as he still understood nothing. It was best to observe more and listen more. <br>"Xuan Yang~" <br>"Another task? So soon? Am I really just a runner? I can't always be running errands. I need to find a way to get Bald Master to teach me the Mystic Arts." <br>Leo Blaze clasped his hands together and bowed to the calling Master Danyang. "Master, what are your orders?" <br>"Go, bring over the medicinal guide named Lily White from the supply room." <br>Leo Blaze's heart skipped a beat, and his right hand that was clasped in a bow reached into his sleeve to touch the red-stringed anklet. Lily White seemed to be that albino girl's name. <br>"Hmm~?" Master Danyang turned his head, noticing the new disciple's lack of response. <br>Leo Blaze instantly felt a pang of toothache. To be honest, he had just said he'd look out for her, and now he was going back to deliver her to her doom; it seemed really wrong. <br>"Didn't you hear what I said?" <br>Sensing Master Danyang's tone turning unfriendly, Leo Blaze sighed helplessly with his eyes closed. <br>When he reopened his eyes, he found himself back in the pristine hospital room. "What should I do?" <br>In the past, he would have followed orders without a second thought. But now, the other world might be real. If he really brought her over, it might actually lead to murder, something he couldn't reconcile with in his heart. <br>After the nurses released him, Leo Blaze bit his thumb nail, pacing back and forth in the room. "What to do, what to do?" <br>Before he could come up with a solution, the hospital room door opened from the outside, and Leo Blaze saw his attending doctor walk in. <br>He smiled bitterly immediately. Well, now both sides are blocked, and there's nowhere to run. <br>The doctor, looking exasperated, pointed a finger at him. "You, wait until the visiting family leaves, and we'll have a private chat." <br>"Visiting family?" <br>Before Leo Blaze could react, he saw his weary-looking mother, in a hurry, enter with oranges in her arms. <br>"I heard you got into a fight in the hospital? What happened to your head? Why is it bandaged like this? Does it hurt?" His mother rushed forward, examining him nervously. <br>"Mom, it doesn't hurt. I'm fine. Really, I'm fine. It's them who are in trouble." Leo Blaze hastily reassured her. <br>After calming her down for a while, Leo Blaze finally managed to prevent his mother from shedding tears. <br>In front of his closest kin, all other troubles had to be put aside for the moment. <br>"Don't worry, I'm doing great. My condition has improved, and I haven't missed out on my studies. I'll be able to take the college entrance exam once I'm discharged." Leo Blaze focused on delivering good news instead of bad. <br>"Don't try to hide anything, the doctor already told me. So, tell me, what exactly happened that day? Who started the fight?" <br>Leo Blaze explained to his mother in as gentle a tone as possible, but it didn't seem to ease her much. <br>"We're in the right, why pay any compensation? It's their fault, even if they're sick, it's the hospital's responsibility to care! Our family never bullies others, but we certainly won't let anyone bully us! If they have the guts, take us to court! Even in court, we have the upper hand!" An agitated Sun Xiaoqin banged the table with her fist, making a loud thudding sound. <br>Seeing the doctor awkwardly touching his nose, Leo Blaze continued to comfort her. "Mom, mom, don't get worked up. You've come all this way, just spend some time with me." <br>Suppressing her anger, Sun Xiaoqin bent down to retrieve the fruit from the bag. "Leave this to me. Here's your favorite grape milk. Eat up, you look so thin. Is the hospital food not good?" <br>"No, no, the hospital food is quite good." Leo Blaze ate while sitting beside his mother. <br>Listening to his mother's complaints and eating the sweet grapes, Leo Blaze found peace of mind. <br>He cherished this feeling. Ever since being hospitalized, he hadn't felt familial warmth for a long time. <br>Watching his mother, Leo Blaze almost opened his mouth to tell her everything that had happened to him, but he swallowed the words back down. <br>No, she's different from Anna Yang. If he told her, she'd only think his condition had worsened, and he couldn't let her worry more. He decided to wait until everything stabilized before telling her. <br>While the mother and son were chatting happily, the attending doctor's phone rang. "Mrs. Sun, the family of patient Liu has also arrived. Would you like to..." <br>"Son, stay calm, eat more. I'll buy you more once you finish." <br>Sun Xiaoqin, speaking to Leo Blaze kindly, turned on her heel like a rooster about to fight as she headed toward the door. <br>For some reason, watching her leave, Leo Blaze felt an overwhelming sense of security. <br>Though his mother was strong-willed, just being by her side made Leo Blaze feel safe. She was like a large umbrella shielding him from the wind and rain, and all his previous anxiety melted away. <br>"Heh, the hall will certainly get lively later," Leo Blaze thought as he popped another grape into his mouth, savoring its sweet juice. <br>Just as he thought this, Leo Blaze's body suddenly swayed, and everything around him started to change color again. "Oh no, my mother's visit made me forget to think about how to fool Bald Master. What now?" <br>When everything stabilized, Leo Blaze found himself back in the supply room, with Master Danyang standing nearby with an unfriendly expression. Surrounding him, the other medicinal guides had their heads bowed low. <br>With a flick of Master Danyang's filthy right hand, a mass of thick, writhing black stuff appeared in his palm, making sounds like a toad licking its eyeballs with each squirm. <br>"Hmm? Weren't we going to use Lily White to refine Elixirs? Is this a new chapter?" <br>After a brief hesitation, Leo Blaze asked, "Master, what is this?" <br>"Hmph, a good thing, a Dark Sentinel.")
