Chapter 18 Good News

Coming down from Nanshan Mountain, I didn't go straight back to the hotel to rest. So many things had happened in the underground palace, I felt I should first go to the hospital and say hello to Uncle Mei and Jiang Yongguang.

Especially after seeing Little Mei-jie in the Crystal Palace, it was a very important discovery, and I had to quickly tell Uncle Mei the good news.

Hu Wazi thought so too, and he accompanied me to the hospital, along with Xiao Liang.

When we arrived at the hospital, Uncle Mei had just finished dinner and was lying in bed, half-asleep. Hearing our voices, he immediately sat up in bed.

"Rongsheng, Hu Wazi, Xiao Liang, why are you here?"

I said we had just crawled out from underground.

Hearing my tone, Uncle Mei guessed that we had good news. He quickly took my hand and kept asking, "Is there any news about that white-clothed fairy? Have you found anything?"

I excitedly said, "Uncle, more than that, more than just news about the white-clothed fairy, we found Little Mei-jie!"

"Y-you said what?!"

Hearing this, Uncle Mei's rough hands trembled with excitement. He quickly asked, "Where's An'an? Did you rescue An'an? Where is An'an now?"

I quickly comforted Uncle Mei and said, "Uncle, don't get excited. We found Little Mei-jie, but we haven't been able to rescue her yet, but don't worry, we will definitely be able to rescue Little Mei-jie."

Uncle Mei nodded, and kept asking me to tell him the details of finding Little Mei-jie.

I sat on the edge of the bed and told him everything I had seen and heard in the underground palace. Uncle Mei listened carefully, his body trembling.

When he finally heard that Little Mei-jie had appeared in the Crystal Palace, he said even more excitedly, "Rongsheng, Hu Wazi, you must rescue An'an, you must rescue An'an..."

After saying that, he regretted it and said, "It's all my fault for getting into this damn car accident, otherwise I would have gone to rescue An'an myself. Alas, it's been so long, I really don't know how much suffering An'an has endured..."

I patted Uncle Mei on the shoulder and said, "Uncle, don't worry, with Hu Wazi and me here, we will definitely be able to rescue Little Mei-jie safely. By the way, Liu Huangshu, the one who hired the dump truck to hit us, is also dead. He deserved to die. He was possessed by evil in the ancient tomb, shot twice by Lao Wei, fell into the underground river, and finally bled to death. He died miserably, so don't worry."

After hearing about Liu Huangshu's fate, Uncle Mei didn't seem to care much. He shook his head and said, "I don't care how Liu Huangshu died, as long as An'an can be brought back safely, that's better than anything else..."

Speaking of this, Uncle Mei's eyes were a little wet.

Seeing Uncle Mei's true feelings, I felt very uncomfortable. After all, Little Mei-jie had been missing for several months now, and we had also sent Aunt Mei away during this time.

But after rescuing Little Mei-jie, the real cause of Aunt Mei's death will definitely come to light.

At that time, it will be an explanation to her spirit in heaven.

After explaining these details to Uncle Mei, we left the hospital and went back to rest.

On the way back, Hu Wazi took Xiao Liang and me to a local restaurant for a big meal. I don't know if it was because we found Little Mei-jie, or because we killed Liu Huangshu for revenge, but we had a particularly good appetite today.

Hu Wazi was happy and ordered six bottles of beer. He and I drank three bottles each.

Hu Wazi wanted Xiao Liang to have a drink too, but Xiao Liang is a girl after all and doesn't like to drink, so we didn't force her.

After eating and drinking our fill, we went back to the hotel together. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when we returned.

As soon as I entered the door, I was so sleepy that I wanted to take off my clothes and go straight to sleep, but Xiao Liang insisted on dragging me to take a shower, saying that I was covered in dirt from rolling around in the ancient tomb and smelled bad, and that I had to be hygienic.

I recalled that the smell on my body probably came mainly from swimming in the pool of stagnant water in the tomb chamber. The water in that pool really smelled bad.

After all, Xiao Liang and I were sharing a room, and it would be a little uncivilized if I didn't take a shower, so I had to endure my sleepiness and take a shower first, and then throw the dirty clothes into the sink to soak.

After taking a shower, I changed into a new set of clothes and went to bed.

Xiao Liang waited for me to finish washing before going in to wash. I listened to the sound of running water in the bathroom and fell asleep before long.

That night I had many dreams. I dreamed of the days when Little Mei-jie and I worked together in the restaurant, and I also dreamed of Little Mei-jie buying me candied haws, lollipops, and potato chips to eat.

Later, I dreamed that I went to the Crystal Palace and saw Little Mei-jie, but there were many tomb guards in the Crystal Palace who looked like mummies. They held spears and halberds, blocking me from taking Little Mei-jie away, so I fought them with my diving knife, and in the end, I fought until the world was in chaos...

In short, I slept very tired that night, and I was constantly dreaming. After who knows how long, I finally woke up slowly.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I suddenly realized that something was wrong. The sun was already high in the sky, making the entire hotel room bright.

I quickly got up and glanced at the time, and saw that it was already half past eleven!

It was already noon!

Looking back, I saw Xiao Liang lying on her bed, sleeping soundly.

I quickly shouted to her, "Xiao Liang! Xiao Liang! Wake up, it's half past eleven!"

Hearing this, Xiao Liang woke up rubbing her big eyes. She didn't believe it and muttered to me, "Don't joke around, Chen Rongsheng, how could it be half past eleven..."

"If you don't believe me, look for yourself! The sun is already shining on your butt!" I said speechlessly.

As a result, Xiao Liang picked up her phone and took a look, "Ah!" she exclaimed and sat up, shocked and said, "It's really half past eleven! I'm done for, I actually slept in."

I was originally in a hurry to go to Nanshan to find the Immortal Cave and rescue Little Mei-jie, but I didn't expect that when I opened my eyes, it was already noon.

I said dejectedly, "This is bad, it's really a waste of time. Xiao Liang, why didn't you set an alarm?"

Xiao Liang rolled her eyes at me while putting on her clothes and said, "You still have the nerve to blame me! If I hadn't helped you wash those dirty clothes of yours last night, I wouldn't have slept in. I washed your clothes until after two o'clock last night, okay!"

I got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and then I saw that the clothes and pants I had taken off last night and thrown in the sink had been washed and hung up to dry.

I didn't expect Xiao Liang to be quite virtuous, and she even helped me wash my clothes after taking a shower.

I suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and quickly said in a low voice, "Thanks, Xiao Liang, I was going to soak them in the basin and wash them myself, why did you wash them, it's too much trouble."

Xiao Liang said speechlessly, "They were too smelly, if I didn't wash them, I would have had to smell them all night, and I wouldn't have been able to sleep. By the way, hurry up and call Lao Wei and ask, maybe they've already gone to Nanshan to look for the Immortal Cave."