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By the time the door opened again, all the ‘patients’ had returned to their beds. They lay there like frostbitten eggplants with none of the vigor they had shown earlier.
Standing next to Yunyi, Yu Feng massaged his temples, feeling a headache coming on, but as a mere apprentice, he didn't feel it was his place to comment.
Having put his shirt back on, Shen Rui walked out of the room with an embarrassed look on his face. He intended to say something to change the subject, but Yunyi spoke before he could. "What was that?"
"Chinese poker…" Shen Rui chuckled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head as he explained, "It's a card game invented by those blue coats. It’s quite popular in the local taverns."
Yunyi frowned slightly, her glasses reflecting a sharp glint. "Taverns?"
"Uh, alcohol doesn't affect the treatment, and it also helps prevent the spread of the mutant Slime Mold... that's what the doctors and we were told." Shen Rui glanced nervously around, hoping no doctors were passing by as he was scrutinized by her piercing gaze.
Yunyi was silent...
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