168: Sister Xu Nanqin has disappeared.

Inside a secluded private hotel room, Joyful Monk was sitting cross-legged, eyes closed in meditation.

Before him was a uniquely shaped statue of a joyful buddha. This Buddha statue was completely nude, embracing an equally unclothed and stunningly beautiful woman, making it a dual cultivation statue of a joyful buddha.

The statue was carved so lifelike that even a fleeting glance would make one's blood boil and desires ignite.

Joyful Monk had been meditating on the bed when, suddenly, he sharply opened his eyes, which gleamed with intensity, and a highly excited smile played on his lips.

"Hahaha, it's finally done. Today, This Humble Monk, this joyful buddha, shall ascend to the Pure Land with two consorts."

After speaking, Joyful Monk quickly formed hand seals, performing the mudra of the Vajra Great Handprint of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism, while simultaneously chanting the Swift Recitation of the Dakini Buddha Mother Mantra of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism.

At the same time as Joyful Monk chanted, Xu Nanqin and Yang Lu in the hospital room seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, slowly rising, their steps stiff and mechanical, walking out of the door one by one.

"Uncle Fatty Guo, Nuo Nuo is here!"

Guo Gang was munching loudly on potato chips when he suddenly heard Nuo Nuo's call, which startled him into quickly gathering the chips and hiding them under his bottom.

Guo Gang thought, 'Are you kidding me? I haven't eaten a single bite of these hundreds of yuan worth of snacks; this little thing ate them all. Damn, she eats more than I do. There's no way I'm giving her these freshly bought snacks.'

"Huh! Uncle Fatty Guo, where are your snacks?"

As soon as Nuo Nuo entered, she began rummaging through Guo Gang's bedside tables, searching everywhere.

"What snacks? There aren't any. Didn't you eat them all already?" Guo Gang's eyes darted around. Every time he saw Nuo Nuo, he felt uneasy.

"You're lying! You still have potato chip crumbs on the corner of your mouth!"

Nuo Nuo spotted the flaw immediately, pouting her small mouth, her rosy little face filled with indignation.

Guo Gang chuckled, "There were some just now, but there aren't any now. Uncle just ate them."

"Hmph, I don't believe you."

Nuo Nuo clearly didn't believe him. Taking advantage of Guo Gang's inattention, she yanked off his blanket.

Sure enough, inside, it was stuffed with all sorts of snacks, a dazzling array that was eye-catching.

"Wow! So many snacks."

Seeing so many snacks, Nuo Nuo was first surprised, then looked at Guo Gang with disdain and said, "Huh! Uncle Fatty Guo, aren't you ashamed? Not only do you snatch snacks from a child, but you also hide them!"

Guo Gang secretly groaned, thinking, 'You're purely playing the victim here. All the snacks I bought before were eaten by you; I didn't even get a taste. Who's snatching whose snacks? Is there any child as gluttonous as you?'

'I just had the delivery guy bring these! I'd barely eaten a few bites, and this little devil is back.'

"Hehe, they're all mine!"

"No!"

Guo Gang wanted to cry but had no tears, thinking, 'Little devil, leave me some!'

Nuo Nuo directly gave a big hug, scooping up all the snacks from the bed into her arms, and happily carried them all away, leaving a furious Guo Gang behind.

Guo Gang watched Nuo Nuo leave with a depressed look, then secretly took out the unfinished bag of potato chips from under his bottom, muttering to himself, "Hehe, even though they're crushed, they're still barely edible."

Guo Gang poured the potato chips, which he had crushed into crumbs, directly into his mouth. Not long after, he suddenly made a disgusted face, then retched, spitting it all out.

"Damn it, I quietly farted just now and forgot about it!"

"Sister, let's eat snacks! So many, many snacks!"

Nuo Nuo, holding a pile of snacks, excitedly ran towards Xu Nanqin's hospital room.

"Huh! Where's Sister Nanqin?"

Nuo Nuo arrived at the hospital room and found it empty, with no one inside.

Nuo Nuo had planned to share these snacks with Xu Nanqin, but unexpectedly, Xu Nanqin wasn't there. Depressed, she threw all the snacks she was holding onto Xu Nanqin's hospital bed and went to look for Guo Gang again.

Guo Gang had just finished spitting out the 'flavored' potato chip crumbs when he saw Nuo Nuo running over again.

"Uncle Fatty Guo, you're secretly eating!" Little Nuo Nuo puffed out her cheeks, looking angry, thinking, 'All your snacks are mine; how can you eat them!'

Guo Gang thought, 'You little devil, I bought them with my own money to eat myself, and now I'm secretly eating? Is there any justice?'

Guo Gang was furious, his eyes darting around, and suddenly he had a mischievous idea.

"Hehe, Nuo Nuo, there are still some potato chip crumbs left. Do you want them?"

Saying this, Guo Gang handed the last bit of potato chip crumbs in his hand to Nuo Nuo, looking at her expectantly.

"Ew! No, no! Stinky! So stinky!"

As soon as Guo Gang offered them, Nuo Nuo pinched her nose with a look of disgust.

Guo Gang thought, 'This little devil, why is her nose so sensitive? I only realized they were stinky after I ate them.'

Guo Gang didn't know that Nuo Nuo was not an ordinary person; her five senses were much more acute than those of a normal person.

"Didn't you take my snacks to eat with your Sister Xu Nanqin? Why are you coming back to me? I'm telling you, I don't have any extra left." Guo Gang lost interest instantly when he realized he couldn't trick little Nuo Nuo.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Sister Xu Nanqin is gone." Nuo Nuo came back to her senses, finally remembering why she was there.

"How is that possible? Such a big person, she must have gone to the restroom, right?" Guo Gang looked disbelieving.

"Really, I've looked everywhere; she's not in the restroom." Nuo Nuo puffed out her cheeks in anger when she saw Guo Gang didn't believe her.

"Damn it, how can someone disappear in a hospital? Never mind, I'll notify Old Qin first."

Although Guo Gang was skeptical, he knew Xu Nanqin's importance to Qin Shou, so he immediately took out his phone and called Qin Shou.

Qin Shou had just finished dealing with the matter on his side and was about to return when he received a call from Guo Gang.

"Hello, Nicknamed Guo Gang, what's up?"

"Old Qin, Nuo Nuo just came to my room and said your girlfriend is missing. You'd better go look for her quickly."

"Missing? Are you sure? How can a living person disappear in a hospital?"

Qin Shou was first startled, then guessed that little Nuo Nuo might have made a mistake, asking with some disbelief.

Guo Gang retorted impatiently, "I can't get up, so how would I know! But Nuo Nuo said she looked everywhere. You'd best call and contact her; I don't have your girlfriend's number."

"Alright, thanks. I'll contact her myself."

After speaking, Qin Shou hung up Guo Gang's call and dialed Xu Nanqin's number.

The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Usually, Xu Nanqin would answer Qin Shou's calls immediately.

Qin Shou initially thought Nuo Nuo had made a mistake, but now he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Qin Shou was concerned for Xu Nanqin's safety and dared not delay, so he immediately used Absolute Shadow Steps and rushed towards the hospital.

Qin Shou, running at full speed, was faster than driving a car in the city. In just a moment, he returned to the hospital.

Qin Shou first went to the hospital room and found that Xu Nanqin was indeed nowhere to be seen. He immediately contacted Chu Xiaoxiao to help retrieve the hospital's surveillance footage.