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Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Kiss of Revival

Lin Qing took the pill from his palm.

"This thing... looks like iron."

Chen Xuan remained silent. After all, it was a forged object; just by its appearance, it didn’t look edible.

"I’ve witnessed your capabilities during the eradication of the Evangelical Association’s outpost. You can emerge victorious overnight, and even if the Mutual Aid Association’s ace strike team were to handle this, they probably wouldn’t do any better. So if you were to force me to swallow the pill, I estimate I’d have no power to resist."

Lin Qing paused, her gaze fixed on Chen Xuan, "But you are willing to patiently explain all this. Because of that, I am willing to trust you."

After she finished speaking, she placed the pill directly in her mouth, gritted her teeth, and swallowed it—judging by her expression, swallowing it was not an easy task.

Chen Xuan didn’t expect her decision to be so swift, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

But that surprise quickly turned into shock!

He saw Lin Qing’s face contort in pain, her hands pressing against her head, with a deeply repressed groan escaping her lips.

"Hey, are you okay?" Honglian was also startled, hurriedly stepping forward to support her, "Is this normal?"

Chen Xuan had no answer. It was, after all, his first time forging destiny.

Before the two could understand the situation, Lin Qing had already gone limp and fainted into Honglian’s arms.

...

"Her breathing, pulse, and blood pressure are all stable, and blood tests show no abnormalities. It shouldn’t be a symptom-related result." After You Chi conducted a detailed examination of Lin Qing, he turned to Chen Xuan and said, "If an ability is causing the coma, I’m afraid you are the most knowledgeable person at Beitian Academy."

Chen Xuan nodded after a moment of silence, "Thank you."

After Lin Qing fainted, he immediately called for a special vehicle and sent her directly to Beitian Academy. Upon learning of this, Dean Sun called Yue Beifeng and You Chi over to handle Lin Qing’s treatment.

"You’re welcome, it’s what we should do," You Chi replied.

At this moment, Yue Beifeng also entered the ward, "The CT scan results are out, and no foreign objects were detected in her body. Mr. Chen, can you explain what exactly happened to her?"

No foreign objects detected... could the soul have already fused? Yet he had been scanning her with glasses all along and hadn’t detected any abilities in Lin Qing.

Chen Xuan shook his head wordlessly.

Forging a soul into destiny and then having someone swallow it was something he simply couldn’t explain to the people at Beitian Academy.

You Chi and Yue Beifeng exchanged a glance, not pressing further, "Rest assured, her body is in good health, and she might soon regain consciousness. We’ll also arrange for duty doctors to monitor her condition, so you and Miss Honglian don’t need to stay by the bedside all the time."

After the two left, Honglian approached him, placing her hand on his shoulder, "I think they’re right, whether you’re here or not makes no difference to Miss Lin. How about we get some lunch first?"

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

He thought that the long search would end here, but unexpectedly, an accident happened in the end.

"Please bring me a portion; I really have no appetite right now."

"Alright." Honglian patted his shoulder, "I’ll be back soon."

The ward door closed, leaving the room momentarily silent.

What’s not right? Chen Xuan paced back and forth with his brows furrowed. From Rodiya’s experience, she didn’t experience prolonged coma, just a brief dizzy spell at the scene.

Is it because clearing then replacing is simpler than fusion?

Or is Lin Qing’s situation more special?

After all, Lin Qing currently has no prosthetics, whereas the Future Warrior underwent comprehensive modifications, even Liu Shuyue bluntly remarked on their first meeting that her soul was "tattered."

Filling in those prosthetics was almost impossible— the future had changed, Jiang City couldn’t produce such advanced prosthetics, and he couldn’t proactively enter a world where the guest didn’t exist.

The N959 could possibly manufacture some substitutes, like Lin Qing’s arm, but still far from adequate.

"Beep—beep!"

While he was deep in thought, the monitoring equipment suddenly sounded an alarm.

Chen Xuan glanced at the large screen on the wall, noticing the blood oxygen reading disappeared.

The sensor clip head fell off?

He turned to look at the hospital bed, and instantly trembled all over! Lin Qing was already sitting up, unknown since when, and had unplugged the array of sensors attached to her body.

"You..." Before he could speak, she threw off the quilt and jumped out of bed.

She didn’t even put on shoes, walking barefoot up to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was startled by Lin Qing’s unusual response, with only one thought in mind: Things had gone wrong. This should not be Lin Qing’s move; could it be that she not only lost her memories of the Future Warrior but also failed to retain the new life’s memories?

Due to the overwhelming shock, even when the other party grabbed his collar, he didn’t move.

The next second, Lin Qing pulled him towards her, their lips completely pressed together.

In an instant, it felt as if electricity coursed through Chen Xuan’s brain.

On the night he decided to help Lin Qing tackle the Dimensional Limit Mechanism, she did the same.

But this time, her actions seemed even more unyielding.

Not only did she not allow him to pull away, but the duration also far exceeded just a second or two.

If they were simply a manager and customer, this action was certainly a bit inappropriate, but after experiencing so many events together, their relationship had far surpassed the bond maintained by the trade of abilities.

Thinking this, Chen Xuan calmly extended his hand, gently embracing Lin Qing from behind.

"Oh, I forgot to ask you about taste." The door banged open, and Honglian poked her head through, "What would you like to eat—hiss—!"

The rest was a sharp intake of breath.

"Ah... got caught, huh." Only then did Lin Qing release Chen Xuan, smiling as she looked at Honglian, "Hello, Miss Honglian, long time no see."

Her voice sounded completely natural, with not a hint of embarrassment from being caught.

Chen Xuan was different; he only felt his ears burning, his voice somewhat dry, "You came back... really quickly."

"Pfft." Lin Qing couldn’t help but laugh.

"Indeed, so should I leave now?" Honglian caught on, half-jokingly.

"Weren’t you going to eat? I’m actually hungry too, let’s go together," she offered proactively.

Chen Xuan felt something was off upon hearing this, freezing for a moment before realizing, "Wait—you were already awake earlier?"

Otherwise, how could she have overheard his conversation with Honglian?

"Yes." She blinked, "About ten minutes or so."

"Then you pretended to sleep? Do you know how worried I was!" Chen Xuan protested loudly.

"I knew, that’s why I wanted to savor it a bit longer," Lin Qing gave a mischievous smile, "Alright, isn’t this a happy ending for everyone? You shouldn’t mind those details. Plus, I have many questions for both of you—let’s talk over a meal later."

Without even using ability scanning, he knew that this was the Lin Qing he was familiar with.

His efforts had not been in vain.

She finally came back.

...

At Lin Qing’s suggestion, the three found a noodle shop at the foot of Lu Mountain, each ordering a bowl of Jiang City rice noodles.

Even if fully loaded with ingredients, it cost no more than twenty bucks, but in terms of taste, it was no less than any delicacy.

"Whew..." Lin Qing slurped a mouthful of rice noodles, exhaling a long breath, "In the Fireline Band, everything was fine except the food was unbearable—having a cup of instant noodles was a deluxe meal."

"Um... I’d like to ask first," Honglian couldn’t help but speak, "How do you feel... as you are now?"

"Feel? Hmm... probably like I’ve lived a very long time," she thought for a moment before replying.

"A long time?"

"Yes, I clearly remember both life experiences, though together they’re under fifty years—yet it feels like I’ve lived two or three hundred years... or even longer." Lin Qing shrugged, "Maybe it has to do with memory— for me, the two life experiences weren’t parallel, but consecutive. I first traveled from the future to the past, then from the past to the future, and eventually back to the past, which makes the whole journey seem especially prolonged."

The changed future didn’t simply vanish.

It was marked indelibly upon Lin Qing’s destiny.