Chapter 364 - 65_2
When I woke up, my mouth was still letting out pained screams, and immediately several mouthfuls of water poured in.
In the water, I turned to look at Run Sheng and the others first; they were still standing there, not yet awake.
It’s said that when the sky falls, the tall will hold it up, but when the water rises, it’s the short who drown first.
Looking back again, the woman’s door-opening stone sculpture remained as it was before, with only the flattened second half facing me, no sinister smile to be found.
Li Zhiyuan knew that he was fully awake now, returning to reality.
Without the leisure to examine anything else, Li Zhiyuan dove underwater and shone his flashlight on his legs, where the clear sensation of pain was emanating.
Rolling up his trouser leg and shining the flashlight over, a thin white line-like thing was attached to his skin, with its other end fluttering in the water waves, as if it was pleased, joyfully wagging its tail.
The human body is a very precise instrument; when you’re normally active, things like bone friction and muscle stretching can cause pain, but these are numbed by substances secreted by the brain’s commands, which is why for those who like to exercise, running can bring pleasure.
Drug addicts, on the other hand, face problems with their brains’ secretion due to an excessive influx of pleasure, leading them to think that they no longer need the body’s natural painkillers. When withdrawal strikes, severe withdrawal symptoms emerge, like ants crawling over the body.
The effect of this "little snake" is the same; the bite it inflicts is quite painful but numbs your perception while the pain remains throughout. Only when you truly become aware of its presence can you awaken the numb perception.
Truly, even high-end ingredients require only simple cooking methods; the superior Yin Miasma... it’s a direct use of Gu.