Chapter 1 Jiang Wan

Jiang Wan opened her eyes.

She felt as if she had lost all consciousness for a moment, and after waking up, an unprecedented sense of lightness emerged... accompanied by the flow of blood throughout her body, she seemed to have been reborn.

She was stunned for a full few minutes before memories, like those of a past life, flooded into her mind.

Having suffered from insomnia for too long, she came here with the last ray of hope.

And then... she fell asleep as she wished.

"Tss..."

She subconsciously rubbed her temples and sat up, but there was no soreness as she had expected. Her whole body felt warm, and all the fatigue and drowsiness had been swept away.

Jiang Wan murmured in disbelief, "How long... did I sleep?"

"An hour." A gentle, young voice sounded. "Here, water."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Your insomnia is cured. I hope you can have good dreams every day from now on."

Jiang Wan gratefully took the water. She had been tormented by insomnia for the past few days and was very tired. Although her mind was now refreshed, her physical condition was still a bit bad, her lips were dry, and her complexion was pale.

But these were minor problems that could be taken care of with a few days of rest.

"Doctor Gu... you're really... incredible."

When she first saw how young this assistant doctor was, she was a little worried, after all, she had traveled all over most of Da Du, and several experts had been helpless...

Now, she looked at Gu Shen with completely different eyes, not only with gratitude, but even more with admiration!

So young, yet so skilled.

"Oh, right... I haven't paid yet..."

Jiang Wan rummaged through her bag, took out a business card and a small stack of banknotes, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Doctor Gu, I don't know how much you charge here... Because I haven't rested for too long, I didn't prepare enough. I only have about three or four thousand in cash on me. If it's not enough, can I transfer the rest to you online?"

As expected of a rich woman, she was really generous... Gu Shen sighed silently in his heart, the economic strength of the people in the Da Du District was really good.

As far as he knew, Sister Xin's price in the clinic was around eight hundred per hour, which seemed very expensive to him. He wouldn't have such good business in Qing He.

"That much isn't necessary... This is enough."

Gu Shen smiled and only took half of the stack of banknotes.

He was now a true transcendent, and this time he not only performed hypnosis, but also cleared the mental toxins left behind by the sealed object... He might as well just charge a symbolic fee.

In fact, after becoming a transcendent, Gu Shen's desire for money was not as strong as before.

His biggest concerns, his grandmother and the orphanage, were both guaranteed by Cui Zhongcheng and the Zhao Group.

What Gu Shen valued more now... was the truth behind this insomnia incident.

He looked at the business card.

"...Jiang Wan."

Gu Shen remembered the name in his heart, and suddenly said, "Ms. Jiang, may I ask where you live?"

"I live on the southernmost side, near Nan Wan." Jiang Wan was stunned and said, "Is there a problem?"

Nan Wan was a famous wealthy area in Da Du, also a villa area, but it was remote, sparsely populated, and relatively quiet.

Li Pu, on the other hand, was located in the belly of Da Du, closer to the bustling area.

"Just asking."

Gu Shen smiled. He asked this question... actually to determine the source of this transcendent incident.

He always remembered what Cui Zhongcheng said on the plane.

If nothing unexpected happened, his every move as a Dream Weaver was under the surveillance of this young Master Cui.

If the source of this transcendent incident was near Li Pu Street, then he would have to be extra careful and take it seriously.

Gu Shen asked again, "Do you remember where you went on the first day of your insomnia?"

"I don't... remember clearly."

"My life is usually not very regular, and this isn't the first time I've had symptoms of insomnia, but it's never been this serious."

Jiang Wan held her forehead and thought for a long time, then suddenly said in surprise, "But the day before yesterday, I seemed to have attended a girlfriend's party..."

Speaking of this, her cheeks were a little red. "It's quite a coincidence, actually. Later, we went to the Qing Tao Bar near Jiang Tan, which isn't far from Li Pu Street. I drank a lot of wine at the time, hoping to use the alcohol to get a good night's sleep... But after the party broke up... I couldn't fall asleep no matter what..."

Qing Tao Bar... Gu Shen silently noted it down.

"Perhaps you've just been under a lot of pressure recently." He said with a relaxed smile, "Staying up late often isn't good for your health. It's getting late, Ms. Jiang, go back and get some rest."

"I've been... under too much pressure recently?" Jiang Wan's face was flushed, and she quickly picked up her bag and stood up, saying, "I won't bother you any longer... Thank you, Doctor Gu!"

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After returning home and feeding the cat, it was about eleven or twelve at night.

After simply sorting out his thoughts, Gu Shen decided to set off for Qing Tao Bar.

Da Du was completely different from Qing He. It was the most prosperous city in Jiang Nan, Eastern Continent.

Picking any spot at random with a dart on the Da Du map would land on prime real estate. Except for the suburbs, any piece of land was more prosperous than the core area of Qing He. Every night, countless bars along the Heng River in Da Du opened their doors to welcome guests, with neon lights flashing, a dazzling scene of revelry, and the tides of Jiang Tan rising and falling, reflecting two illusory and shimmering cities that never sleep, one above and one below.

"Handsome young man, come have some fun~"

"Want to follow each other?"

Gu Shen's features were clear and bright, and although he had a youthful air, he was not weak. This kind of appearance made it easy for people to like him, and coupled with the clean, youthful temperament he exuded, it was hard to make him look unpleasant no matter how he dressed.

Following the principle of keeping a low profile, he wore a baseball cap and black work clothes, only paying attention to walking with his head down, but along the way he still encountered several slender, long-legged girls who tried to strike up a conversation with him.

He refused them cleanly and decisively.

Putting aside Chu Ling... Gu Shen's mind was now filled with the case.

The only clue was at Qing Tao Bar. Three days had already passed since the incident, and it wouldn't be easy for him to find the source...

"Here."

Gu Shen looked up at the neon sign of Qing Tao Bar.

Originally, he had chosen to go out at this time because he was worried that he would be too early, there wouldn't be many customers in the bar, and he would be very conspicuous... Gu Shen silently lowered his hat, looked at the crowded dance floor in front of him, and thought that he was still too young.

With so many people, finding clues...

There was a way that might work, but his current mental strength might not be enough.

He could only... try it.

He let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and a faint wisp of blazing fire emerged between his eyebrows.

In a crowded corner.

A very soft whisper bloomed in the uproar.

"...Profiling!"

Along with this soft shout, the wisp of blazing fire suddenly jumped and burrowed towards his forehead, as if to merge into the skin and transform into an upright eye.

All the noise around Gu Shen disappeared, and the entire bar became silent. At this moment, his mental strength began to be consumed rapidly, probably dozens of times more than when he hypnotized Jiang Wan.

He raised his head, the swaying men and women were entangled in the dance floor in a state of ecstasy, like a group of demons dancing wildly. The dazzling atmosphere lights rendered everything around him like hell... yet it was quiet without a single sound. After the profiling ability was activated, the whole world became like the uninhabited zone ten thousand miles below the deep sea.

Gu Shen forcibly traced back a wisp of mental imprint from three days ago.

In the vision of the blazing fire, he saw a faint shadow, like a wild beast smelling blood... that shadow was looming, pointing to the bar area.