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Chapter 627 - 278: A Must-Read for Real Men...

Inside the hospital room, the outside was already a deep ink color.

The Arctic night came early and thoroughly, with no moon, only the unrelenting wind and snow howling in the darkness.

The soft wall lamp in the room was the only light source.

Fang Qingyu still sat on the chair beside the bed, eyes closed in meditation.

Suddenly, there was a very slight movement from the hospital bed, the rustling sound of fabric.

Fang Qingyu instantly opened his eyes.

His gaze accurately directed at the hospital bed.

Jiang Wei had woken up.

She slowly opened her eyes, those ruby-like pupils appearing somewhat hazy under the light, carrying the confusion of just waking up.

She seemed somewhat unaccustomed to her body’s "new state".

First, she blinked somewhat sluggishly, then her gaze fell on her hand resting outside the quilt.

It was a girl’s hand, fair, slender, with distinct joints, carrying the sheen of youth.

No longer the small, plump hands from her memory.

Jiang Wei’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

Her pupils slightly enlarged, as if unable to comprehend the scene before her.

Instinctively, she moved her fingers, and then slightly flexed and extended her arm, the movement between carrying a sense of unfamiliar strangeness, as if confirming whether this body truly belonged to her.

Fang Qingyu immediately stood up, walked to the bedside, leaned down, his voice extremely light: "Awake? How do you feel now?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Wei raised her head somewhat bewilderedly to look at Fang Qingyu.

On that stunningly beautiful face with a slight divine detachment, there was only confusion at this moment.

Jiang Wei did not immediately respond.

Her gaze still somewhat unfocused.

As if her thoughts were still immersed in the shock of her body’s enormous change.

Seeing this, Fang Qingyu reached out to gently raise the back of the hospital bed, letting her sit up halfway, making her more comfortable.

"You’ve been in a coma for several days."

Fang Qingyu pulled over a chair to sit down, his gaze calmly watching her, "Do you still remember what happened last?"

Jiang Wei was trying hard to recall, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her voice carrying the hoarseness of just waking up and a hint of uncertainty: "In... in the passage... I saw you... then very tired... fell asleep?"

Her memory seemed to stop at the moment of exhaustion-induced coma.

"Mm."

Fang Qingyu nodded, beginning to recount, "You severely overexerted, went into a coma. Later, there was an exit, and it was Wei Banmeng who carried you out. When you came out, you were already far beyond the Great Wall Defense Line, and encountered pursuit from the Destiny Ghost Army, fortunately, Commander Qin Wu and reinforcements arrived in time..."

He succinctly recounted the escape from the Gluttonous Stomach, the peril on the icefield, and the rescue.

And finally, the slaying of Jiang Taixuan before the Cold Boulder Shrine.

When he mentioned Jiang Taixuan being vanquished and the dust settling in Glazed Light City, Jiang Wei’s eyes visibly brightened.

"... Family Head Jiang Ying has returned to Glazed Light City, handling the aftermath, and Jiang Chengyue and the others are safe and sound."

Fang Qingyu added in conclusion.

Jiang Wei seemed to digest this information, her gaze slowly becoming clearer.

Then, as if remembering something, she hesitantly asked: "Then... why have I... become like this?"

She looked down at her body once more.

Then raised her hand to gently touch her cheek, the tactile sensation real yet unfamiliar.

Fang Qingyu paused for a moment, deciding not to reveal the matter of duality.

He only spoke of what happened afterward: "During your coma, the Drought Fiend appeared."

"The Drought Fiend?!"

Jiang Wei’s eyes grew even more confused.

Weren’t they fighting against Jiang Taixuan, how did the Drought Fiend become involved?

"Yes."

Fang Qingyu pointed to her forehead, "After you were rescued, the Drought Fiend suddenly appeared, and then... with one finger, pressed here."

Fang Qingyu’s finger pointed lightly at Jiang Wei’s smooth brow.

"Pressed... pressed once?"

Jiang Wei instinctively raised her hand to cover her forehead.

Her eyes flickered intensely...

Fang Qingyu did not say more, currently, having just woken up, it’s better to let Jiang Wei rest a little more.

"The specific reason is still being investigated."

Fang Qingyu’s tone steady, carrying a soothing power, "The doctor has examined you, your body is very healthy, without any hidden dangers, your power seems fully restored, perhaps even stronger. Though for now, you are still not accustomed to this new body."

At this moment, the door of the hospital room was gently knocked, then slowly opened.

Wei Banmeng, along with Chu Kuanglan appeared at the doorway.

They were evidently also paying close attention to the happenings here.

"Xiaojiang!"

Wei Banmeng was the first to walk in quickly, his cool face carrying genuine joy and concern, "You’ve finally woken up!"

Chu Kuanglan’s loud voice followed suit: "Wow! Xiaojiang... no, now it’s Sister Jiang? How are you feeling?"

Looking at them, Jiang Wei’s gaze, before familiar faces, somewhat lost its prior confusion, but the clarity belonging to a maiden and the faint divinity emerging from her face, along with her suddenly taller stature, invisibly created a delicate boundary among familiar people.

Though Wei Banmeng and the others showed concern.

At this time, they felt a bit unsure how to naturally approach and speak like before.

After all, the little girl they knew had now transformed into a graceful, uniquely charming young woman.

"I... I’m fine now."

Seeing their somewhat reserved demeanor, Jiang Wei seemed to sense that nuanced feeling of unfamiliarity. She gently pressed her lips together, her mouth struggling to curl up into a curve, revealing a slightly clumsy but sincere smile, "Thank you all."

"Good to hear! Good to hear!"

Chu Kuanglan scratched his head, chuckling, trying to break the bit of awkwardness, "This change is just too sudden, it left me a bit stunned for a moment."