"Levi, Levi, Levi, Levi… Levi!"
Qingque came to a sharp stop in front of Levi's door. Seeing that the door was locked, she skillfully found the key hidden in the flowerbed by the entrance.
Click!
The lock opened, and Qingque pushed the door open, peering inside.
No one was there.
"He really did act recklessly!"
Qingque was getting anxious.
On the table, Levi's jade token suddenly lit up.
Thinking it was a message he'd left for her, Qingque hurried over to check.
But it turned out to be an advertisement from a company.
[Penacony Dream Resort, Lowest Room Price Ever! 29,999 Credits for a Double Suite!]
"He spends all day paying attention to these kinds of things?!"
Still, it made sense for someone who was ill.
In the dreams of Penacony, there was only happiness and no pain, perfect for those suffering from sickness to experience life anew.
Not finding Levi in the house, Qingque's impatience grew.
She began rummaging through his belongings, trying to use this "metaphysical" method to improve the accuracy of her divination.
From the wardrobe, she pulled out a four-cornered item, placed it flat on the table, and began her divination.
"…Nothing? How can that be possible!"
Staring at the result, Qingque was shocked. She looked at the four-cornered object in front of her.
After a brief psychological struggle, she brought it up to her nose and sniffed.
Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!
"…Brand new. No wonder I got nothing out of it!"
Standing up to put it back, her foot accidentally knocked against something, producing a crisp sound.
Looking down, Qingque saw a hidden box tucked away by Levi.
Without hesitation, she pulled it out, set it on the table, and opened it.
Inside was something pure white. The moment she saw it, she recognized it as the item Levi had been wearing on his head that day.
Originally, Qingque planned to put it back, but then paused.
"This thing counts as one of Levi's personal items too, right? Maybe I can use it to borrow some metaphysical luck and divine his location!"
She said it and did it.
Using the lingering energy from the white item, Qingque began her new divination.
Soon, a result appeared.
Looking at it, Qingque's expression turned serious.
It was exactly the same as the location she had divined for Bailu.
Obviously, if her result was correct, Levi was now in the same place where Bailu had been kidnapped.
Which meant… Levi was in danger.
———
"From me it begins…"
"To me it returns…"
At the Sanctum Medicus's secret base, Levi stood, revealing his form as the Origin. He lightly tapped his toe against the ground.
From the point of contact, countless crystals spread outward, forming a flawless, glimmering area around his feet.
Levi's eyes swept over the interior of the base.
When he saw the Vidyadhara in the corner, already lifeless, his pupils trembled slightly.
His hands unconsciously clenched tight.
Sensing Levi's mood, the illusory blossoms drifting through the air around him slowly took form.
Each petal was razor-sharp, capable of easily piercing flesh and bone.
If Levi willed it, each of those flowers would instantly turn into a deadly weapon, slaughtering every last one of the Sanctum Medicus's heretics who had taken lives.
His gaze continued to move, finally resting on where Dan Shu and Phantylia stood.
There, he saw the one he was looking for.
Walking to Bailu's side and seeing that she was only unconscious, Levi finally relaxed his tense heart.
Elysia, watching the little dragon-horned, dragon-tailed girl in Levi's arms, looked curious.
To think that someone could make Levi show such a murderous expression, she had thought the missing person must have been family or someone deeply close to him.
Now, it seemed they were just good friends.
After all, the dragon horns and tail clearly showed Bailu wasn't human.
And since Levi didn't have those features, she could rule out "family."
As for a lover…
If he dared to say yes, she would immediately call the police.
———
Holding Bailu in his arms, Levi's tense expression softened now that he knew she was safe.
He raised his head to look at the remaining members of the Sanctum Medicus's secret sect he had restrained.
After seeing that their leaders, Dan Shu and Phantylia, had disappeared, and with this unfamiliar man appearing before them, they clearly realized they'd been abandoned.
Their bodies were paralyzed, only their eyes could move, staring desperately at Levi in silent pleading.
"I've received your pleas for mercy~"
Levi said casually, holding Bailu in one arm.
"But the fairy lady doesn't intend to let any who harm others walk away unpunished."
He glanced toward the corner where the surviving Vidyadhara lay, and flicked his fingers.
Countless blossoms turned into blades, gliding gently across the throats of the restrained Sanctum Medicus members.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Bodies hit the floor one after another.
Levi flicked his fingers again, and the bindings on the Vidyadhara who hadn't yet had their marrow extracted all dissolved at once.
After finishing everything, Levi smiled softly at the Vidyadhara who were still alive and thankful to be so, then leapt and vanished from the base.
———
[Outside]
After hearing Bailu's location from Fu Xuan, and under the Dragon Master's firm demand, Jing Yuan led the Cloud Knights while the Dragon Master led the Vidyadhara toward the Sanctum Medicus's secret base.
"General, with such strange phenomena, shouldn't we send someone to investigate?"
Yanqing looked up at the barrier enveloping the entire Luofu, countless illusory blossoms were falling slowly through the air.
"There's an order to things, and priorities to follow."
Jing Yuan smiled as he touched a flower by the roadside. Yanqing watched as the blossom he reached for deliberately shifted away out of his grasp.
"See that?" Jing Yuan asked.
Yanqing looked confused.
Jing Yuan explained, "These things are beautiful and harmless. Whoever created this barrier probably didn't intend to harm the Luofu."
After a pause, he added, "At least, not for now."
"I've long heard," a pleasant voice called from above, "that the Luofu has a general known as the Glutton."
As Jing Yuan looked up, Levi was already descending from the sky.
His crystalline, brilliant eyes locked onto Jing Yuan.
"Seeing you today, it seems the reputation is well-deserved!"
When the Dragon Master and the other Vidyadhara saw the peacefully sleeping Bailu in Levi's arms, their faces all lit up with joy.
Jing Yuan looked at the elegantly dressed young woman before him, and at Bailu, safe and sound in her arms, and a glint of understanding flashed through his eyes.
He ignored Levi's teasing use of his nickname, stepped forward, and smiled.
"This young lady must also be Brother Levi's friend, then?"
When Yuanli came forward, wanting to take Bailu from him, Levi didn't hand her over, instead, he passed Bailu directly to Jing Yuan, who had spoken to him.
Seeing this, the Dragon Master's expression darkened immediately.
Once Jing Yuan confirmed Bailu was unharmed, he didn't bother worrying about the Dragon Master's mood.
Smiling, he accepted her.
Levi brushed a lock of hair from his ear and said, "Brother Levi… You say that so affectionately, I'm getting jealous."
'You... you... you... what are you even saying?!'
Ignoring Elysia's protest, Levi continued to build up his own "character," saying softly, "Fate may part us, but it cannot sever our bond…"
Looking at the still-sleeping Bailu, he narrowed his eyes slightly. "Since I've completed what he entrusted me to do, I'll be taking my leave."
[Ding! Return to the world now?]
[Yes / No]
'Yes.'