Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

First of all, we need to confirm when his condition can return to normal.

Chi Yu thought calmly.

He opened the system interface and checked his status bar starting from the day of the explosion.

A data stream that was unobservable by others quickly ran before Chi Yu's eyes. The sudden increase in the degree of blood erosion from the moment he came into contact with the Heart of the Peng Bird clearly explained the reason.

At that time, Chi Yu's attention seemed to be completely focused on the information conveyed by the heart, so that these negative effects were temporarily ignored.

Although it is still a short distance away from complete alienation, it cannot be considered good either.

Chi Yu looked at the information and thought that starting from the time the blood erosion degree increased to 80%, his body would grow new limbs that were in line with the characteristics of his race based on his own blood.

These new features will be more stubborn than previous ones, making it more difficult to reduce the erosion.

According to the system data, the current reduction frequency is about 1% a day, and Chi Yu's current blood erosion degree is maintained at...

89%.

So conservatively speaking, he will have to endure the presence of this tail for at least ten days.

So long.

Perhaps because Chi Yu stared at the tail in silence for too long, Zhang Qiling sighed softly.

He put down the medicine bowl in his hand and asked Chi Yu, "What are the consequences of you becoming like this?"

Influence?

Chi Yu blinked and turned the words over in his mind.

Apart from a subtle appetite for any living thing that had enough energy, everything about him was normal now.

After all, this tail was born out of his bloodline, just like the horn feathers that are now neatly gathered in his hair; everything is an extension of his limbs.

Just like humans are born with a pair of legs, snakes are born with a tail. Unless Chi Yu touches it intentionally, he won't even feel any foreign body sensation.

So if Chi Yu hadn't seen the tail's movements with his own eyes, he would have thought that he was supposed to be like that.

"It doesn't have much of an impact, it's just a sudden manifestation of blood, it will subside after a while." Chi Yu looked at the tail that was obviously out of his control, and said in a faint tone, "It will just subside a little slowly."

"how long?"

"About ten days."

Hearing Chi Yu's unhappy tone, Zhang Qiling nodded. He stood up and was about to walk out, but he felt a resistance coming from his trouser legs.

Looking down, he found that the tip of the dark blue tail was curved there, hooking him, looking extremely cautious.

Zhang Qiling's pause was too obvious. Chi Yu followed his gaze and looked down. He soon saw that the troublesome tail had done another shocking move.

Chi Yu: ...

No, buddy?

Why are you trying to stop him if he wants to leave? Is it good to stay here?

Chi Yu gasped on the spot and felt the blood rushing up to his head.

The same surprise flashed across Zhang Qiling's eyes. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, but he quickly concealed it. He raised his head and looked at Chi Yu, who was frozen in place, and explained softly, "I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."

Zhang Qiling's voice brought Chi Yu back to his senses from the brief shock.

He looked at Zhang Qiling, who was waiting to be released with an expressionless face, and then looked at his tail, which was still firmly hooked on the other party. The thousands of words in his heart turned into one sentence -

This tail can't be kept anymore.

The new limb was a little difficult to control for a while, so Chi Yu had to personally pull it off Zhang Qiling.

Only after finally watching Zhang Qiling leave successfully did Chi Yu take a deep breath and began to think about how to tame this disobedient tail.

Although he had heard statements like "the tail has its own thoughts", "cannot be equated with the main body", "they are completely two different creatures" before, this feeling of being out of control was too annoying.

Sure enough, humans’ original decision to evolve away their tails was the right one. Otherwise, Chi Yu would find it hard to imagine what the world would be like if everyone had a tail.

so horrible.

But then again, what emotions are driving the tail?

This situation didn't seem to have happened when he first grew horns and feathers, so even if the mutation couldn't be eliminated, the horns and feathers only served as a blindfold for him and didn't cause much trouble...

As Chi Yu thought about it, a small tip of the dark tail poked out from under the quilt.

Under Chi Yu's gaze, it swayed left and right, then quickly retracted, repeating this several times. Then it was grabbed by Chi Yu and curled up in his palm.

Well, good, he has completely understood.

Zhang Qiling returned to the house with the cold clothes. He walked to the fireplace, set up a small rack, and turned them over to roast.

Chi Yu lifted the quilt and stepped on the ground. Under his feet was the fluffy and soft fur of an unknown animal. It had long been assimilated by the heating in the room and there was no cold spot at all.

"Your clothes were badly torn, so I changed them into mine. These clothes have been washed and can be worn once they are warmed up."

Chi Yu hummed, and glanced at the clothes that obviously did not belong to her except the coat. She picked up a piece and smelled it, making sure there was no peculiar smell, and quickly put them on again.

The long and powerful tail was thus hidden under the windbreaker, with only a slight bulge visible at the waist.

Zhang Qiling's gaze lingered on Chi Yu's back for a while, and then he looked at the medicine on the table that had not yet cooled down. He was about to continue his original behavior - persuading people to take medicine, but he had to receive a vigilant look back from the other party.

"You can drink this medicine yourself. I don't need blood supplement."

Chi Yu looked at Zhang Qiling's health bar, which was obviously not at full health, and said earnestly: "You should replenish yourself."

Zhang Qiling looked at him and didn't agree with the proposal: "You were more seriously injured than I was."

But he is in great shape now. After sleeping for so many days, all the wounds on his body have healed long ago.

Moreover, since Zhang Qiling brought him back at that time, as the person who treated his injuries, it is impossible for him not to know this.

Now, persuading people to drink bitter medicine like this seems to have some sinister intentions. Chi Yu snorted in his heart.

"My physique is different from yours. Instead of caring about me, you can care about yourself." Chi Yu said expressionlessly, "You haven't had a good rest these days. You can tell at a glance that you are in a bad state."

So you can tell from the smell that it is an extremely bitter medicine. You should drink it yourself. He doesn't want to touch this stuff.

The tail flicked quickly under the coat.

Well, it seems that Chi Yu will not be willing to drink the medicine no matter what. Zhang Qiling thought that although this medicine was specially brewed for Chi Yu, since the other party was unwilling to drink it, he could not force him.

only……

Chi Yu stood there, and it was unknown when she became the host. Her deep blue snake eyes stared straight at him, as if she had to see him drink the medicine, otherwise this matter would not be over.

Zhang Qiling held the bowl and pondered for a moment.

He hesitated for a moment on whether to waste these herbs, but finally he just sighed helplessly, raised his head and drank the medicine in one gulp.

Well, it’s bitter indeed.