"Ding... Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the combat ability. Your combat ability is now Level Seven."
Yu'er's voice echoed in his mind.
"You can use Driving, Boxing, Swordsmanship, Saber Arts, Ghost Taming, Daoism, Evasion, Tracking, Assassination, Covert Killing, Shooting;
High-altitude Walking, Otherworldly Flight, Fixed-point Teleportation, Eternal Will, Instantaneous Change;
Repairing Seen Objects, Telekinesis over All Things, and so on."
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the combat ability. Your combat ability is now Level Eight."
Yu'er's voice echoed in his mind.
"You can use Driving, Boxing, Swordsmanship, Saber Arts, Ghost Taming, Daoism, Evasion, Tracking, Assassination, Covert Killing, Shooting;
High-altitude Walking, Otherworldly Flight, Fixed-point Teleportation, Eternal Will, Instantaneous Change;
Repairing Seen Objects, Telekinesis over All Things, Instantaneous Self-Restoration, and so on."
"Ding... Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the combat ability. Your combat ability is now Level Nine."
Yu'er's voice echoed in his mind.
"You can use Driving, Boxing, Swordsmanship, Saber Arts, Ghost Taming, Daoism, Evasion, Tracking, Assassination, Covert Killing, Shooting;
High-altitude Walking, Otherworldly Flight, Fixed-point Teleportation, Eternal Will, Instantaneous Change;
Repairing Seen Objects, Telekinesis over All Things, Instantaneous Self-Restoration, Immortality, and so on."
"Immortality?" Guo Xuyang was shocked. He knew the ability would bring him surprises, but he never expected such a huge one.
Who wouldn't want to live long?
Since Emperor Qin Shi Huang, people have sought longevity, sending expeditions in search of the elixir of life, but to no avail.
Now, his ability could make him immortal. What was the point of striving anymore?
From today on, he could travel the world, visit every scenic spot on Earth, taste all the delicacies, and admire all the beautiful women.
Hmm, the goals seemed a bit low, only focused on eating, drinking, and having fun.
But with his current state, what else did he need to strive for?
He felt a sense of boredom.
"Hey, wake up, wake up. Why did you fall asleep again?"
Xiao Yun's voice sounded in his ear.
"Ah?" Guo Xuyang opened his eyes.
No, why was he still in the hospital?
He reached up and touched his head, which was wrapped in thick bandages.
"What happened to me?"
"What happened? What do you mean, what happened?
It's all because of your bad luck, saying 'only child.'
Now look, you were in a car accident, and you almost scared me to death."
Xiao Yun said indignantly.
"Did you forget everything after sleeping?"
"I, no, where are we now?"
"Are you saying you hit your head and went silly? Of course, we are in the hospital.
For the past few days, you've been eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating. I was really afraid you'd get fat as a pig.
And you were inexplicably giggling. I've had enough of you.
Why did I even think of bringing you out here?"
"Where's your best friend?"
"What best friend? What are you thinking about?"
"No, your best friend Chen Hailing? Weren't you with her these past two days?"
"Who is Chen Hailing? You're really making me angry.
I take care of the kids at home every day, and I still have to come here to take care of you.
Confess honestly, who is Chen Hailing?"
"Kids? Whose kids?" Guo Xuyang was truly bewildered.
No, this was not right. What was going on?
"I think you really hit your head and went silly. Of course, they're your children. Whose else would they be?
Do you want me to call the doctor for a check-up?
To see if you've really gone silly?"
"No, no need. Maybe I was dreaming. Uh, shall we go home?"
"Go home? With you looking like this, can you go home? You should stay for a couple more days."
Xiao Yun, without further ado, pushed him back onto the hospital bed.
"The doctor said you've been very sleepy these past few days. If you have the energy, you can go out for a stroll.
Yu'er has exams these two days, and I need to accompany her, so I can only come to see you at night.
The cafeteria downstairs has ready-made meals, so you can just go and get them yourself.
I've topped up your meal card. I'm heading back now."
As Xiao Yun spoke, she turned and walked away, her hips swaying.
Guo Xuyang looked at the empty ward and thought hard.
But he couldn't recall when he had married Xiao Yun, let alone had a child.
Yu'er? Did Xiao Yun just say Yu'er had exams?
Could it be such a coincidence?
"Yu'er, are you there?" Guo Xuyang murmured.
There was no response in his mind.
He looked up into the distance. Outside, the lights were bright, and the lights on the elevated highway flickered with the passing cars.
He focused his gaze on the wall. The wall was still the same wall, with no changes.
Guo Xuyang felt it was unbelievable. Had he really gone mad?
Were all those emeralds, gold, cars, and those women just dreams? They felt too real.
No. Something must have gone wrong!
He had never married Xiao Yun, let alone had a child named Yu'er.
It was true that he and Xiao Yun had gotten into a car accident on their way to the provincial capital from Maicheng.
But when did he marry Xiao Yun?
Wasn't this nonsensical?
However, the current reality was so. He didn't know where the problem had occurred.
Guo Xuyang carefully recalled what had happened earlier. His combat ability had reached its highest level.
Then he gained immortality and could live forever.
He had planned to travel the world and stop striving.
Stop striving?
No way! He just thought about not striving anymore, and he was sent here?
All his abilities were gone, and he was in the hospital.
Did he have to go back to selling houses at the real estate office?
Damn it, one thought sent him back to the Stone Age.
What kind of lousy system was this?
Guo Xuyang, who had been smug after gaining his abilities, now called it a lousy system once he lost them.
It was fine to come back.
But when did he marry Xiao Yun?
And have a child named Yu'er?
Heavens, Earth, why are you playing with me like this?
Guo Xuyang truly had tears but couldn't cry.
Yet, he had to face reality.
It was so late, would there still be people at the cafeteria? His stomach rumbled.
He hadn't eaten since he was with Xia Li last night.
Alas, he could only think about his past days, no point in wishing to go back.
The shy girl he liked could only be a dream now.
Guo Xuyang picked up a fast-food cup and took his meal card, then walked out of the room.
The corridor was dark, and no lights were on.
He felt a little scared, but his stomach was growling, so he braced himself and looked for the elevator.
There was no elevator here? No elevator?
What hospital nowadays doesn't have an elevator?
This hospital surprisingly had no elevator. Where exactly was this place?
He wanted to take out his phone to use as a flashlight, but he had no phone on him.
Could the system have malfunctioned and sent him to the wrong place?
He was still thinking about the system, but it had already disappeared.
He wasn't going to eat anymore. He decided to go back.
He couldn't find an elevator and wanted to return to his room, but he couldn't find his way back either.
He was truly scared.
This was definitely not normal.
Guo Xuyang decided to stand still. If he couldn't find his way, he wouldn't bother.
Since he was already immortal, he believed the system wouldn't disappear without reason.
Perhaps this was the system testing his willpower.
No matter what happened outside, he would ignore it.
Even if it rained knives, he would stand firm.
He just stood there quietly.