48 Hours a Day

Compared to Fan Meinan, Cheng Sihan had been with Loki longer, so she knew more about the latter.

As the god of mischief and lies in Norse mythology, Loki was the most freewheeling Norse god. He did not have an obvious concept of good and evil, and he did things purely based on his personal preferences. At the same time, he had great power, in a sense, was like a naughty child holding a rocket launcher.

Whether good or evil, they came without reason. Cheng Sihan had experienced this countless times. In Fan Meinan’s eyes, Cheng Sihan was Loki’s most favored follower, and the two had a lot in common. Cheng Sihan, on the other hand, knew very well that she might inherit part of Loki’s power, but she would never inherit his inherent cruelty and naivety.

Fan Meinan and Cheng Sihan, for instance, had been tortured by the so-called test, constantly interrogating their own souls, before finally making a painful choice. They quickly realized how everything was just a cruel joke, especially after it turned out that the two had never been on Loki’s list of consideration from the very beginning. Cheng Sihan could already imagine how happy Loki, who was hiding at the side, would be.

But at the thought of this, she suddenly thought of something and said to Zhang Heng, “Did you really kill the Plague Horsemen of the Apocalypse by yourself?”

Zhang Heng nodded. “The process at that time was actually quite complicated, but in terms of the result, it was like this.”

Cheng Sihan looked conflicted when she heard that. After hesitating for a moment, she said, “I mean, if I’m willing to help you find Loki, can you ask him to fulfill one of my requirements then?”

“You want to save your foster father?” Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows. “That sounds fair.”

“No, you have no idea how dangerous this is,” Cheng Sihan said. “Even if you’d killed Pestilence, Loki is our opponent this time. In a direct confrontation, Loki might not be much stronger than the horsemen, but there aren’t many who are a match for Loki in terms of trickery. So there’s a high chance that we’ll end up with nothing and even offend Loki. “Believe me; you definitely don’t want to be remembered by Loki, so a verbal promise isn’t quite enough to ask for my help. I still need a guarantee.”

“How do you want my guarantee?” Zhang Heng asked.

“Give me your blood. Not too much, just 5ml. I have a tool that can make a binding blood oath. Once you break your oath, your blood will boil for a whole minute,” Cheng Sihan said.

Zhang Heng shook his head. “Just like how you don’t trust me, it’s hard for me to trust you. I don’t know if the tool on your body has any other effects, so I won’t give you my blood.”

“You can ask me directly if this tool has any other effects.” Cheng Sihan waved the ring on her finger. “I’m still wearing the small tool on your hand.”

“I’m sorry, such a strange blood oath is not within the scope of my guarantee,” Zhang Heng said.

However, just as the two were in a stalemate, Fan Meinan, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up again, “Um… can I take the oath? This matter started because of me, and Zhang Heng’s involvement is also because of me. If he breaks the oath, then the consequences should be borne by me.”

Fan Meinan paused, looked into Cheng Sihan’s eyes, and continued, “I believe in him, and I’m willing to vouch for him with my life. You’re my sister, and I trust in you. I believe that there are no other problems with your blood oath, so I am the most appropriate to take it.”

Cheng Sihan frowned after hearing this. She had hoped that Zhang Heng would personally take the oath, but Fan Meinan’s words left her unable to refute her. Indeed, if it weren’t for Fan Meinan, Zhang Heng would have had no reason to get involved in this matter. If that was the case, then there was no reason for Fan Meinan to break his promise.

Now that Zhang Heng’s attitude was firm, it was clear that he wouldn’t make any blood oath, so Cheng Sihan had no choice but to back down. “Fine, you can do it too.”

Fan Meinan saw that Cheng Sihan had nodded in agreement, so she picked up the knife on the bedside table and cut open his index finger. However, it wasn’t easy to collect 5 ml of blood, so Fan Meinan spent a lot of time on it, Filling up the case of the silver pocket watch that Cheng Sihan took out. Her forehead covered in sweat, she looked even paler now.

Cheng Sihan closed the pocket watch, picked up the pocket watch band, and roasted the silver pocket watch on the lighter for a whole minute and a half until the blood inside began to boil. Then she handed the silver pocket watch back to Fan Meinan.

“Swear it. Just say that if Loki cures your illness, he’ll cure my foster father’s cancer as well. Then press your thumb in the middle of the case. Remember, if you can’t do it, your blood will boil.”

“I understand.”Fan Meinan took the pocket watch and swore word for word according to Cheng Sihan’s instructions. She pressed her thumb down again, and the red-hot case instantly scalded her finger.

Zhang Heng instinctively felt that this blood oath was a bit inappropriate, but he looked into Fan Meinan’s eyes and knew that she had made up her mind. When Fan Meinan finished everything, and Cheng Sihan took the watch back, her expression finally eased up a little, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she took out her phone, opened the memo, and typed a line of words.

“Loki should be nearby.”

After that, seemingly worried that Zhang Heng and Fan Meinan wouldn’t understand, she added, “based on my understanding of him, he definitely wouldn’t miss an opportune moment to witness the despair and pain he made us feel. It’s like a painter admiring his newly completed work. No one can resist such temptation.”

After Cheng Sihan typed this sentence, she raised her head to look at Zhang Heng and Fan Meinan. Then, the three of them shifted their gaze to the fourth person in the room.

Yes, that’s right. Fan Meinan was staying in a double ward. There were two beds in total. Other than her, there was also a 70-year-old woman staying in the hospital bed by the window. At this age, her body was actually not bad, just a little deaf. She was hospitalized because there was a benign tumor on her stomach that required surgery to remove. Now that the surgery had been successfully completed and she was recovering well, he was expected to be discharged soon.

Fan Meinan had never doubted her before because her behavior was really too normal; no different from other elderly people who were hospitalized. She had a son who was working, so he should be a small leader or something. He was swamped every day. However, he would come to visit her after work. Other than that, he also found an escort. Now, he was sleeping in the corridor outside the ward.

The Auntie was still in a deep sleep. Because the three of them had lowered their voices before, and because of her deaf ears, she was not affected at all.