Chapter 60: Healing and Sense of Security

"Has Ji-ge and the others not returned yet?"

At the writing desk, Chen Lingxue looked towards the group and asked.

The sky had already darkened, and seeing that Ji Chang and Huang Mang hadn't returned yet, Chen Lingxue felt a bit worried.

Originally, she thought Ji Chang and Huang Mang hadn't come back because they were looking for Zhou Jun and the others in the courtyard. However, when Zhou Jun returned with Dong Xuan and Zheng Haiyu, Chen Lingxue learned that Ji Chang and Huang Mang hadn't gone to find them.

It had been quite some time since Zhou Jun and the others returned, but even now, with the sky completely dark, Ji Chang and Huang Mang were still nowhere to be seen.

"I just searched around, and it seems Ji-ge and Mang-ge aren't in the house!"

Wang Lingling frowned slightly, voicing her concerns.

"Should I go look again?"

Zhou Jun suggested upon seeing this.

"Listen, what's that sound!"

Just as the group was about to discuss whether they should search for Ji Chang and Huang Mang again, Zheng Haiyu suddenly exclaimed in fear.

Boom rumble!

Boom rumble!

As Zheng Haiyu's voice fell, a series of dull booming sounds echoed.

"This is... this is the sound of my grandfather's house gate opening and closing! The hinge of that gate always makes such a piercing sound!"

Just as everyone's faces showed shock, Zhou Jun suddenly furrowed his brows and said.

"Someone's opening the door!"

Hearing Zhou Jun's words, Chen Lingxue was startled!

As if realizing something, she suddenly shouted, "Everyone, quickly hide and prepare for battle at any moment!"

Just as Chen Lingxue led the others to prepare, a massive figure suddenly descended onto the writing desk with a loud crash.

When Chen Lingxue and the others hidden within the house saw the colossal silhouette, every one of them showed expressions of shock.

The giant figure turned out to be a cat, and it was heading straight in their direction.

Especially now that Ji Chang and Huang Mang were both absent, a sense of panic swept through Chen Lingxue's heart for a moment.

If it were just a mouse that came, she could handle it, but now, this was a cat much larger than any mouse she had encountered!

As Chen Lingxue pondered how to deal with this, Zhou Jun suddenly stepped forward, "Squad Leader, you lead everyone away, I'll hold off this cat!"

"Xiao Junzi, I'm with you!"

Just as Zhou Jun was about to walk towards the door, Zheng Haiyu followed closely behind.

"We're going too..."

Just as Wang Lingling and Dong Xuan were about to say in unison, they suddenly saw Zheng Haiyu, who had just walked out, return with a delighted expression.

"Quick, quick! Everyone come out! Ji-ge and Huang Mang are back, they came down from the cat!"

While saying this, Zheng Haiyu danced around, gesturing excitedly.

"What! Ji-ge and Huang Mang are back!"

Chen Lingxue suddenly looked up in shock.

Then, she quickly turned her gaze towards the door.

Wang Lingling and Dong Xuan were also quite surprised as they looked through the window at the cat's leg that towered like a pillar. It wasn't until they saw Ji Chang and Huang Mang leaning against the leg of the cat that they finally realized.

...

"Leader, the condition of this cat is still quite dire. We need your Green Mist!"

After a short while, Ji Chang returned to the writing desk and looked at Chen Lingxue beside him, saying,

At this moment, Huang Mang was busy directing everyone to carry the leaves they had brought back along the way, as well as a small tomato on the back of a wolf spider.

Just a while ago, Ji Chang and Huang Mang had informed everyone about what happened in the bathroom and kitchen.

As a result, they understood the reason why Ji Chang and Huang Mang had come back from so far away.

But looking at the cat lying on the ground, everyone was still extremely shocked.

...

"Can Green Mist heal the cat's injuries?"

Chen Lingxue asked with a hint of doubt.

In her view, the cat didn't seem to have any external injuries. Moreover, according to what Ji Chang had said earlier, the cat's current state was a result of eating chocolate, which didn't fall into the category of physical injuries or even mental exhaustion. So, for a moment, Chen Lingxue wasn't entirely sure.

She was afraid that acting recklessly might harm Ji Chang's spirit beast.

"It should work. Give it a try, it's okay!"

Ji Chang sensed Chen Lingxue's concern and smiled lightly, saying, "Just do it confidently!"

"Alright."

Chen Lingxue rubbed her palms together and nodded firmly at Ji Chang.

Then, she placed her hands on the cat's paw, and green water droplets spread from her palms to the cat's body.

After a few minutes, Chen Lingxue's breathing became somewhat rapid.

At this moment, the green mist had covered almost half of the cat's body.

"Ji-ge, how is it? Is it effective?"

Chen Lingxue turned slightly and asked Ji Chang who was standing beside her.

"Yes, the cat's aura is gradually recovering!"

Sensing the overall state of the cat at the moment, Ji Chang nodded.

"That's great!"

With a positive response, Chen Lingxue bit her lip lightly. Without holding back anymore, she continued channeling her spirit power, converting it into green water droplets, spreading them further over the cat's body!

Time passed second by second.

When the spirit power in Chen Lingxue's body was almost entirely depleted, she finally stopped her movements.

At this point, Chen Lingxue was drenched in sweat, beads of sweat the size of 'beans' clung to the tips of her hair, and her complexion was incredibly pale.

However, as Chen Lingxue looked at the lively and active cat in front of her, a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"Leader, thank you so much!"

Ji Chang walked up and handed the rice cake that Dong Xuan had just made to Chen Lingxue. He continued, "Thanks to you, Leader, otherwise, we wouldn't have known how to deal with the cat's situation!"

Regarding the cat's condition, Ji Chang originally didn't have a good solution.

But after seeing Chen Lingxue, he had a sudden idea.

And it turned out to be effective.

Moreover, Ji Chang thought that with Chen Lingxue's current level of spirit power, if she wanted to fully heal the cat, she would need to treat it several times at the very least. He didn't expect that one treatment would be enough to completely heal it.

"Ji-ge, don't tease me. I should be the one thanking you the most. Our team has survived up till now thanks to your efforts!"

Chen Lingxue wiped her sweat with embarrassment as she nibbled on the rice cake.

Exhaustion from the depletion of her spirit power made her feel dizzy and light-headed.

If Ji Chang wasn't here at this moment, she would have wanted to lie flat on the ground...

Speaking of gratitude, Chen Lingxue thought back to the two moments of panic she experienced: when she was shrunk and encountered the ants and when she saw the cat.

In total, she had panicked only twice.

The first time was when she shrank and saw the ants, but later she found out that the ants were Ji Chang's.

The second time was when she saw the cat earlier.

She understood that both times she panicked were because Ji Chang wasn't by her side.

On the contrary, when Ji Chang was with her, whether she encountered grasshoppers, birds, swallows, or... she didn't feel any panic at all.

She understood that as long as Ji Chang was around, she felt an absolute sense of security!