# 1823
Chapter 1816: Patient An Qingyu
Seeing the figure of【Chaos】, An Qingyu first froze for a moment, then narrowed her eyes slightly, as if contemplating something.
"Get lost." Lin Qiye, now seeing【Chaos】, felt an instinctive irritation and spoke coldly.
"Don't be so fierce... It's rare to see a face other than that annoying nurse. Since we're going to be fellow patients, what's wrong with chatting a bit?"【Chaos】said without a care.
"I was saying,【Key to the Gate】..."
Before【Chaos】could finish, Lin Qiye gently raised his hand, and a terrifying gravitational force surged from the room behind【Chaos】, forcibly pulling his body back into the room.
Bang—!
With a dull thud, the door to Ward Five automatically locked itself, and【Chaos】was sealed inside the ward once more.
"What's wrong, what's wrong? Did that jinx come out again?"
Li Yifei rushed out of the kitchen at the sound, and when he saw An Qingyu in the courtyard, his hand jerked violently, and an ear of corn half-shucked onto the ground.
He stared blankly at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, his mouth uncontrollable as it fell open...
"Q-Qi... Seven Nights! H-he's..."
Even though so many years had passed, Li Yifei's psychological trauma toward An Qingyu had not diminished in the slightest. Add to that the subsequent news that she had betrayed Great Xia and become【Key to the Gate】, becoming now the greatest enemy of Great Xia, the shadow she had left in Li Yifei's heart had only grown...
After all, a single【Chaos】had nearly caused him and Lin Qiye to have mental breakdowns. Now another【Key to the Gate】, who was on the same level as one of the Three Pillars, had arrived... Who knew if this hospital could withstand two Pillar-level deities?
Li Yifei certainly didn't want the tragedy of years past to happen again.
"From today onward, he is the patient of Ward Six." Lin Qiye said to Li Yifei. "From now on, he's under your care."
An Qingyu silently regarded Li Yifei, those grey-tinged eyes deep and unfathomable. For some reason, upon seeing that gaze, Li Yifei couldn't help but shudder.
After a moment of hesitation, he gestured to Lin Qiye with a wink, signaling for him to step aside for a private word.
Lin Qiye followed him to one side.
"Seven Nights, are you sure having him here is alright?" Li Yifei asked cautiously.
"You mean in what sense?"
"He's... he's【Key to the Gate】! Can this hospital even hold him?"
"If【Chaos】can be held, why can't he? Besides, he hasn't fully become【Key to the Gate】yet." Lin Qiye glanced at An Qingyu, who was standing in the center of the courtyard beneath the large tree, calmly examining the patterns on its bark.
"Moreover... if even this place can't hold him, then there's nowhere in the world that could."
This Asylum of the Gods was a place that could imprison Supreme Gods. Even【Chaos】had been locked away in Ward Five. To call it the most secure prison under heaven was no exaggeration—it was also the only option for containing An Qingyu.
"Fine..." Li Yifei paused, worry creasing his brow. "He won't dissect me here, will he?"
"..."
Lin Qiye gave him a look. "Relax. To him, the Nanda Serpent Demon is no longer worth dissecting... You managed to keep【Chaos】under control. Can't you handle him?"
"No, it's not the same with him and【Chaos】... Alright, I'll give it a try." Li Yifei scratched his head.
"However, you don't need to be as strict with him as you are with【Chaos】. If he wants to take walks, drink tea, read books, whatever—just let him. Just don't let him do anything too excessive."
"What about medication? The same dosage as【Chaos】?"
Lin Qiye considered for a moment, his gaze flickering briefly toward An Qingyu before he said:
"He doesn't need to be medicated."
"Oh, alright."
After finishing his instructions to Li Yifei, Lin Qiye walked directly toward An Qingyu. The latter was此刻正抬着头，打量着那块悬浮在他头顶的面板:
"An Qingyu治疗进度：93%"
"An Qingyu Treatment Progress: 93%"
"It seems your mental state isn't all that healthy either." Lin Qiye said slowly. "Even【Chaos】has a treatment progress of 95%."
An Qingyu said coolly, "Is that so? Are you certain... what you see is the truth?"
Lin Qiye furrowed his brow:
"What are you getting at?"
An Qingyu didn't answer, instead changing the subject:
"Even if you lock me here, with just those people outside, you won't defeat nine Cthulhu Faction gods."
"You don't need to worry about that... The teacher has emerged from seclusion. The ones who should be worried about winning or losing should be you."
Upon hearing this, An Qingyu's brow rose slightly:
"So the Red Dust Sword Immortal has ascended to the Supreme God realm... So that's why you were so insistent on dragging out those ten days—you were waiting for this trump card?
Using Olympus as the board, all of humanity's top fighters as bait, luring out me and the Cthulhu Faction gods, using the hospital to imprison me, then relying on the Red Dust Sword Immortal to reverse the situation... In doing so, not only has Great Xia seized absolute initiative, but you've also drawn us out from the shadows.
As expected of the Lin Qiye I know. These few moves were played quite well."
Lin Qiye didn't respond. He simply stared silently into An Qingyu's eyes and said slowly:
"I see... What about you? You knew Olympus was a trap I set for you, yet you still came... What's your trump card?"
"What makes you think I have a trump card? The combat power of nine Cthulhu Faction gods is more than enough to sweep the Earth. Isn't that enough?"
Lin Qiye shook his head.
"For others, perhaps. But you're An Qingyu... I know you too well. Your meticulousness and caution only exceed mine. You must have left a trump card."
An Qingyu smiled faintly, saying nothing.
Compared to the him of the past, this smile no longer carried that shyness, only an indescribable sense of mystery and calm.
"Stay here in this hospital for a while... When I have time, I'll come find you again."
Lin Qiye knew he wouldn't get anything out of further questioning. After leaving those words, his form vanished on the spot.
With Lin Qiye gone and【Chaos】sealed away, the vast hospital held only him and Li Yifei.
A gentle breeze brushed across the lawn, rustling the leaves of the large tree.
After a brief silence,
Li Yifei looked at the half-shucked ear of corn in his hand, then tentatively said:
"Do you... want some corn cake?"
An Qingyu gave him a long look, then turned and walked toward Ward Six, her calm voice drifting back:
"Whatever."