The elevator stopped shaking as Mu Fanchen's complex emotions rose. As the elevator doors opened, he adjusted the fruit basket in his hand and stepped out.
With this step, an aura naturally emanated from within him. Each step down the corridor caused the half-awake patients in the rooms on either side to fall into deep sleep. A nurse, who was doing rounds, saw him approaching and glanced at the flickering lights in the corridor. Just as she was about to step forward to inquire, an overwhelming drowsiness surged, causing her body to waver, and she fell back, unconscious.
When Mu Fanchen reached the target hospital room, he glanced back at the deathly silent corridor, retracted his aura, set down the fruit basket, and opened the door. Using his body to hold the half-closed door, he picked up the basket, took a breath, and walked in with his head down.
