After leaving Ouyang Xinuo's room, Ye Tiancheng took about three minutes to calm down. He, who never smoked, hastily found someone and asked for a cigarette.
He put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it with trembling hands, and after a long while, finally calmed down. Otherwise, he had felt disgusted by Ouyang Xinuo and couldn't help but want to kill him, but he couldn't make a move. That feeling was too unbearable, driving him to a state of mental breakdown.
The胖子 (Pangzi) was already worried about Ye Tiancheng's state, so he had been watching him silently. If he couldn't see him for a while, he would find someone. He was as watchful as a child.
When the胖子 (Pangzi) came looking, he saw everything from afar. He happened to see Ye Tiancheng smoking and immediately ran over, taking the cigarette from Ye Tiancheng's hand and putting it in his own mouth.
"Brother Ye, smoking is bad for your health. You've been smoking a bit too frequently lately, and I'm afraid you'll develop this bad habit. Give this cigarette to your brother."
After taking two puffs, the胖子 (Pangzi) also found it very uncomfortable and coughed several times, feeling as if he were about to cough up his lungs.
"Alright,胖子 (Pangzi), you don't smoke either, so don't force yourself. We are both people who can't adapt to disgusting things, just like dealing with Ouyang Xinuo. If this continues, we'll eventually be driven to mental breakdown by this bastard."
Ye Tiancheng was talking about this matter on the surface, but he was actually referring to something else. The胖子 (Pangzi) understood. Faced with such a helpless choice, the胖子 (Pangzi) could only try his best to persuade Ye Tiancheng not to overthink it. It was useless and meaningless to burden himself with more thoughts at this time.
"Don't think too much, the wicked will eventually be punished."
However, the胖子 (Pangzi) had underestimated Ouyang Xinuo. Not long after, about half a day later, someone suddenly discovered a dried corpse of a nurse in the bathroom.
The entire body was blackened, like a desiccated corpse that had been drained of its essence, looking very terrifying. The cleaning lady let out a piercing scream and fainted from fright, which then attracted many people to come and see.
After seeing the nurse's corpse, everyone recognized who it was from the name tag on her chest, and quickly called the police. The entire hospital was then sealed off by the police.
The sound of police sirens wailed outside. Even if Ye Tiancheng wanted to avoid it, he couldn't. There was a problem that needed to be faced, so he immediately went to examine the body.
The crime scene had been cordoned off and was surrounded so tightly that no one could get in to see. However, Ye Tiancheng didn't need to get too close. Through a wisp of his true energy, he immediately investigated.
As expected, a very dense black aura lingered around the corpse. This only proved one thing: the person's death was related to Ouyang Xinuo.
At that moment, a surge of anger rushed to his head, feeling as if it had shot up from the soles of his feet, making it impossible to control. At that time, Ye Tiancheng had only one thought: he wanted to kill.
He wanted to deal with Ouyang Xinuo, this heartless murderer, who would do anything, even attack a defenseless little nurse. Such a person deserved to die.
Ye Tiancheng even felt disgusted. He rushed to the toilet and gagged a few times, but ultimately nothing came out.
He couldn't waste any more time. Ye Tiancheng quickly ran over and looked at Ouyang Xinuo, who was lying on the hospital bed leisurely eating grapes. He directly grabbed the man by his collar and pulled him up from the bed.
"Ouyang Xinuo, I thought you would be a little more restrained, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless, not even sparing a young girl. Do you have any humanity at all?"
"What is humanity? I'm not quite sure, and you don't need to come here and tell me."
"Why? That girl was only 21 years old. Her life was just beginning. A child who graduated from nursing school and was nurtured by her parents for so many years, only to be killed by you now. Don't you feel at all that what you've done is utterly wicked? You'll be struck by lightning for this."
Ouyang Xinuo unhurriedly pulled away Ye Tiancheng's hand, then lay back down on the soft bed and continued eating the grapes that the nurse had washed for him. This was the last service the nurse had provided for Ouyang Xinuo before being killed.
"The grapes are so sweet."
Ye Tiancheng sent a surge of true energy, but it was blocked by Ouyang Xinuo's black aura, perfectly absorbed. It gave Ye Tiancheng no chance to gain the upper hand.
"Mr. Ye, anger harms the body. We are old acquaintances, after all. Although you don't feel close to me, I consider you a friend. I hope you can stop being angry and we can talk calmly. You'd better not make a move. If you make me unhappy, I won't be in the mood to communicate with you."
Ye Tiancheng suddenly realized that after draining the little nurse, Ouyang Xinuo's abilities had greatly increased, and he was no longer the same person as before. It seemed that the little nurse had provided him with a lot of energy, giving him a feeling of being different from before.
"You've noticed it too, haven't you?" Ouyang Xinuo stopped eating grapes and put them down. He then spoke to Ye Tiancheng seriously. "My body has improved a lot. This kind of recuperation method is the best for me. Ordinary recuperation methods are too slow. Draining the spiritual energy of a young girl and slowly torturing her to death with black energy can greatly enhance my abilities. Look, my health is getting better and better, and Liu Lanying is definitely living more comfortably. These are all complementary. I'm not just thinking for myself. You should also think more about your good friend and don't be so selfish. Constantly stopping me is not good for Liu Lanying."
Ouyang Xinuo, that despicable insect, was extremely insidious and malicious. At this moment, he was pushing all the blame onto Liu Lanying. Such a person deserved to die. And he was still speaking so arrogantly. Ye Tiancheng wished he could perish with him right now.
But he couldn't. Liu Lanying's life was linked to Ouyang Xinuo. Ye Tiancheng couldn't be reckless. His teeth were grinding, ready to strike at any moment, but he ultimately held back. He couldn't make that decision. Another little nurse had already died, and he couldn't sacrifice any more people.
"I won't let you continue to do such wicked things."
At this point, Ye Tiancheng finally understood why Ouyang Xinuo, instead of living in his own villa or resort, insisted on staying in the hospital. It was because there were many young lives here, and Ouyang Xinuo wanted to take this opportunity to go on a killing spree. Ye Tiancheng finally understood everything, but it was too late; a painful price had already been paid.
"Don't worry, I'm not a serial killer. I just felt unwell, so I had to absorb the young girl's essence. Now I feel great, I can eat anything, and there's no need to kill anyone anymore. I don't want to anger you either. I was forced to do it, so please understand me a little."
As he spoke, Ouyang Xinuo also patted Ye Tiancheng on the shoulder, as if they were allies. This added to Ye Tiancheng's guilt.
"Take your dirty hands off me. I will never be on the same path as you. You will bear this sin yourself, and don't think you can escape. Everything has its cycle. Who can escape the heavens?"
Ouyang Xinuo's face showed endless mockery at Ye Tiancheng's words.
"You are quite interesting, talking to me with all these principles, but in the end, you still can't stop me."
Seeing Ye Tiancheng's expression turn extremely grim, Ouyang Xinuo added, "Don't be so serious. I know you must be very annoyed with me. I was just making a joke, you don't need to take it seriously."
Ye Tiancheng really couldn't stay here any longer. He warned Ouyang Xinuo that if he continued to do such wicked things, Ye Tiancheng would no longer hold back, even if it meant a fight to the death. He would never let him go.
Ouyang Xinuo outwardly agreed, but Ye Tiancheng knew he wouldn't be quiet. Such people had many schemes and tricks. On the surface, he would definitely not give Ye Tiancheng any prior notice.
After leaving Ouyang Xinuo, Ye Tiancheng didn't see anyone. He locked himself in a room, feeling somewhat reclusive, not wanting anyone to see him.
Ye Tiancheng was too frustrated, not knowing what to do. In the end, he simply pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep.
The hospital was in chaos. With such an incident occurring, although the police had intervened, they were no longer accepting new patients besides the old ones. Everyone was in a state of panic, with all sorts of rumors circulating. There were always miscellaneous voices from outside.
Ye Tiancheng's window was not tightly closed, and as a cultivator, his hearing was naturally more sensitive than others. He could hear a lot of gossip.
"Did you hear? It's said to be a vampire-like monster. Because its blood was drained, the whole body appeared as a black, desiccated corpse. It's too terrifying. Hospitals are already places with heavy yin energy, and now there are really demons and ghosts here. What should we do? We are all young girls. They say these creatures target young girls. Now the hospital is sealed off and we're not allowed to leave. Isn't this just trying to scare us to death!"
"So many SWAT officers have arrived, they will definitely protect us. Don't worry. With so many big, strong men protecting us, do you really think those monsters will come out and drain our blood?"
The voice of the girl who answered was trembling, clearly not as confident as her words suggested. She was obviously trying to put on a brave face.
"I'm so scared. My head is killing me. Every time I think of the tragic state of that corpse, I naturally associate myself with it. It's too terrifying. Even if I die, I don't want to die so ugly..."
The two girls chattered as they passed under Ye Tiancheng's window. Ye Tiancheng heard some of it in his semi-conscious state, but he wasn't fully awake.
Ye Tiancheng wasn't that greedy for sleep. Perhaps he was intentionally trying to escape all of this, which was why he slept so deeply.
He slept for three to four hours. When he woke up, he could still hear the chaotic sounds outside. Ye Tiancheng quickly went to check and found that the胖子 (Pangzi) and Liu Lanying were outside.
Liu Lanying's eyes were swollen from crying. The胖子 (Pangzi) quickly went to comfort her and learned that the deceased nurse had some connection with Liu Lanying, and Liu Lanying had also accidentally seen the corpse. The shock had been too great for her. The胖子 (Pangzi) had brought Liu Lanying out because he was afraid that staying in the room would make her more depressed, so they were out to relax and take a stroll.
"Brother Ye, I'm really not good at comforting women. Why don't you accompany Miss Liu for a walk and talk? She's in a terrible mood."