September 25, 2023 by Wyrd
“Don’t look.” Ning Changfeng’s face turned pale, his voice hoarse and heavy as he forcefully closed the window and pulled Ning Su to the edge of the waterbed, pressing him down. “Don’t look, don’t look.”
He kept repeating, his voice husky.
He said, “Don’t look, go to sleep. Everything will be fine after a good night’s rest.”
Ning Su breathed heavily and remained silent, glancing at him slowly.
Ning Changfeng sat on a chair by the waterbed, covering Ning Su’s ears with his long hands, even his eyes.
Ning Su’s eyelashes quivered, and he slowly closed his eyes.
It was a miraculous sleep.
He was in a hellish environment. There should have been cries of agony and desperate struggles outside.
But it was quiet by his ears.
The first time he slept, there was someone by his bedside.
The person who accompanied him in his sleep was the top-ranked player in the game base, someone who had cleared level ten dungeons. In this place, the other could completely protect someone, no matter what happened.
At the same time, in the silence, he could clearly hear the sound of his own heart beating.
Steady, steady, intense, steady, steady.
In the rhythmic beating, he could feel something sprouting quietly in his stiff and numb heart.
His withered heart brought the vitality of spring.
The kind of vitality a zombie craved most.
He was a little reluctant to sleep; the vitality of spring brought pain, but more than that, it brought moisture and warmth.
He slowly placed his hand on his chest, protecting the sprout.
He was a bit worried. His inner world was stagnant like Meng Linjia’s, unable to give nourishment to “Him”.
Fortunately, the gu insect was helping him.
He could feel the moist springwater nourishing his cracked heart and “Him”.
“He” was sprouting, growing, entwining his heart.
Ning Su’s breathing became calmer, his face paler, and he fell asleep peacefully in this painful but vibrant atmosphere.
Ning Changfeng tried to say something, but the system completely blocked his voice.
He urgently wanted Ning Su to leave this instance, for him not to stay here for a second longer.
Seeing the suffering of others and thinking that Ning Su would soon go through all of this, he angrily wanted to curse someone.
He repeated it over and over, and only the last cursed word was said to the system.
2101: [Do you know the method of meeting God? You can submit the answer to the system at any time.]
Ning Changfeng: [I don’t know!]
2101: [...Alright, sorry to bother you.]
The wailing outside continued, slowly diminishing after midnight.
Ning Changfeng sat on the chair all night, staring at Ning Su in fear, and when Ning Su turned over, his heart almost jumped.
He was about to curse someone again.
If this continued, even a wanderer like him would become a ‘son slave’.
Ning Su suddenly made a sound, and Ning Changfeng stared at him with bloodshot eyes. When it was near morning, he went to find a white-robed person to get a chicken leg.
After all, he owed him.
He repeatedly told himself that he owed him for many years, not that he was a child-controller.
When Ning Su woke up, it was already daylight.
He sat up and opened his robe to look at his chest.
In the courtyard of the Yenan family, their bodies had been modified to be almost the same. Everyone’s face had visible blood vessels, and Ning Su was no exception.
His blood vessels were naturally black.
The blood vessels near the heart had turned red.
Long-lost red blood vessels.
Ning Su looked at them in a daze.
Among so many flower attendants, the blood vessels were dyed in various colors, none of which were the original healthy red.
A zombie like him had surprisingly regained fresh red blood vessels.
Ning Su opened the door from his room and happened to see a white-robed person carrying Su Wangsheng away.
Ning Su blinked, “You’re not dead yet.”
Su Wangsheng’s pale face revealed a smile. “You didn’t die either.”
He saw the person in white carrying Hua Feng out of the room again. Hua Feng struggled to raise his fingers and pointed to his chest, smiling with curved eyes.
Ning Su understood what he wanted to convey.
His brother remained in his heart.
Ning Su also smiled and pointed to his own chest.
‘He’ also remained in his heart.
The other two people in white robes looked at him, hesitant to speak. Their role seemed to be to help carry people, but Ning Su didn’t seem to need their help to carry him.
Ning Su suddenly covered his chest and slowly slid down the wall. “It hurts so much, I can’t walk.”
“...”
Ning Su was also carried away on a stretcher by the white-robed people.
Ning Changfeng carried a bag of roasted chicken and followed reluctantly.
The person in a white robe put him on a bed and said, “This is your bed, and from now on, you will serve your sacred flower here.”
On the left was Su Wangsheng, and on the right was Hua Feng.
The three people who had passed the dangerous period were transferred to the main hall.
“If you need anything, just call us.”
The people in white robe finished and left. Ning Changfeng threw the roasted chicken to Ning Su, who opened the oiled paper and looked at the fragrant roasted chicken in surprise. “Brother, you’re amazing.”
Ning Changfeng, with his dark eyes, was not pleased. “Why do you always call me brother?”
Ning Su: “Didn’t you call me little brother first the first time we met? Can’t I call you brother? Should I call you big brother?”
Ning Changfeng: “...”
Ning Su smelled the fragrant roasted chicken and asked him, “Big brother, where did you get this?”
Ning Changfeng said coldly, “From those two kids.”
He could threaten the people in white robes for a chicken leg once, but it wouldn’t be so easy to replicate the second time.
He tried to sneak out to find something for Ning Su to eat, and at the entrance of the Flower God’s temple, he saw two children eagerly looking at the temple.
As soon as they saw him, they ran over. The little boy held a bag of freshly roasted chicken and asked him to take it to Ning Su to eat.
The little girl said, “We’re still going to deliver dinner to Mom tonight. Can you sneak out again?”
Ning Changfeng felt that he was not as good as the two kids.
Ning Su was shocked. “I didn’t expect they have skills in begging. They can even get roasted chicken!”
“...”
***
In a restaurant in Furen County, a pretty little girl with long, black hair was standing on the stage singing.
“Daddy gets taller, Mommy gets wider.”
“Daddy makes big money. Mommy’s heart gets shorter.”
In the kitchen behind, a little boy with a hat was standing on a chair washing dishes. “Hmm, seventy-eight, sixty-nine, sixty...”
“One hundred, a big leg of lamb!”
September 25, 2023 by Wyrd
“Don’t look.” Ning Changfeng’s face turned pale, his voice hoarse and heavy as he forcefully closed the window and pulled Ning Su to the edge of the waterbed, pressing him down. “Don’t look, don’t look.”
He kept repeating, his voice husky.
He said, “Don’t look, go to sleep. Everything will be fine after a good night’s rest.”
Ning Su breathed heavily and remained silent, glancing at him slowly.
Ning Changfeng sat on a chair by the waterbed, covering Ning Su’s ears with his long hands, even his eyes.
Ning Su’s eyelashes quivered, and he slowly closed his eyes.
It was a miraculous sleep.
He was in a hellish environment. There should have been cries of agony and desperate struggles outside.
But it was quiet by his ears.
The first time he slept, there was someone by his bedside.
The person who accompanied him in his sleep was the top-ranked player in the game base, someone who had cleared level ten dungeons. In this place, the other could completely protect someone, no matter what happened.
At the same time, in the silence, he could clearly hear the sound of his own heart beating.
Steady, steady, intense, steady, steady.
In the rhythmic beating, he could feel something sprouting quietly in his stiff and numb heart.
His withered heart brought the vitality of spring.
The kind of vitality a zombie craved most.
He was a little reluctant to sleep; the vitality of spring brought pain, but more than that, it brought moisture and warmth.
He slowly placed his hand on his chest, protecting the sprout.
He was a bit worried. His inner world was stagnant like Meng Linjia’s, unable to give nourishment to “Him”.
Fortunately, the gu insect was helping him.
He could feel the moist springwater nourishing his cracked heart and “Him”.
“He” was sprouting, growing, entwining his heart.
Ning Su’s breathing became calmer, his face paler, and he fell asleep peacefully in this painful but vibrant atmosphere.
Ning Changfeng tried to say something, but the system completely blocked his voice.
He urgently wanted Ning Su to leave this instance, for him not to stay here for a second longer.
Seeing the suffering of others and thinking that Ning Su would soon go through all of this, he angrily wanted to curse someone.
He repeated it over and over, and only the last cursed word was said to the system.
2101: [Do you know the method of meeting God? You can submit the answer to the system at any time.]
Ning Changfeng: [I don’t know!]
2101: [...Alright, sorry to bother you.]
The wailing outside continued, slowly diminishing after midnight.
Ning Changfeng sat on the chair all night, staring at Ning Su in fear, and when Ning Su turned over, his heart almost jumped.
He was about to curse someone again.
If this continued, even a wanderer like him would become a ‘son slave’.
Ning Su suddenly made a sound, and Ning Changfeng stared at him with bloodshot eyes. When it was near morning, he went to find a white-robed person to get a chicken leg.
After all, he owed him.
He repeatedly told himself that he owed him for many years, not that he was a child-controller.
When Ning Su woke up, it was already daylight.
He sat up and opened his robe to look at his chest.
In the courtyard of the Yenan family, their bodies had been modified to be almost the same. Everyone’s face had visible blood vessels, and Ning Su was no exception.
His blood vessels were naturally black.
The blood vessels near the heart had turned red.
Long-lost red blood vessels.
Ning Su looked at them in a daze.
Among so many flower attendants, the blood vessels were dyed in various colors, none of which were the original healthy red.
A zombie like him had surprisingly regained fresh red blood vessels.
Ning Su opened the door from his room and happened to see a white-robed person carrying Su Wangsheng away.
Ning Su blinked, “You’re not dead yet.”
Su Wangsheng’s pale face revealed a smile. “You didn’t die either.”
He saw the person in white carrying Hua Feng out of the room again. Hua Feng struggled to raise his fingers and pointed to his chest, smiling with curved eyes.
Ning Su understood what he wanted to convey.
His brother remained in his heart.
Ning Su also smiled and pointed to his own chest.
‘He’ also remained in his heart.
The other two people in white robes looked at him, hesitant to speak. Their role seemed to be to help carry people, but Ning Su didn’t seem to need their help to carry him.
Ning Su suddenly covered his chest and slowly slid down the wall. “It hurts so much, I can’t walk.”
“...”
Ning Su was also carried away on a stretcher by the white-robed people.
Ning Changfeng carried a bag of roasted chicken and followed reluctantly.
The person in a white robe put him on a bed and said, “This is your bed, and from now on, you will serve your sacred flower here.”
On the left was Su Wangsheng, and on the right was Hua Feng.
The three people who had passed the dangerous period were transferred to the main hall.
“If you need anything, just call us.”
The people in white robe finished and left. Ning Changfeng threw the roasted chicken to Ning Su, who opened the oiled paper and looked at the fragrant roasted chicken in surprise. “Brother, you’re amazing.”
Ning Changfeng, with his dark eyes, was not pleased. “Why do you always call me brother?”
Ning Su: “Didn’t you call me little brother first the first time we met? Can’t I call you brother? Should I call you big brother?”
Ning Changfeng: “...”
Ning Su smelled the fragrant roasted chicken and asked him, “Big brother, where did you get this?”
Ning Changfeng said coldly, “From those two kids.”
He could threaten the people in white robes for a chicken leg once, but it wouldn’t be so easy to replicate the second time.
He tried to sneak out to find something for Ning Su to eat, and at the entrance of the Flower God’s temple, he saw two children eagerly looking at the temple.
As soon as they saw him, they ran over. The little boy held a bag of freshly roasted chicken and asked him to take it to Ning Su to eat.
The little girl said, “We’re still going to deliver dinner to Mom tonight. Can you sneak out again?”
Ning Changfeng felt that he was not as good as the two kids.
Ning Su was shocked. “I didn’t expect they have skills in begging. They can even get roasted chicken!”
“...”
***
In a restaurant in Furen County, a pretty little girl with long, black hair was standing on the stage singing.
“Daddy gets taller, Mommy gets wider.”
“Daddy makes big money. Mommy’s heart gets shorter.”
In the kitchen behind, a little boy with a hat was standing on a chair washing dishes. “Hmm, seventy-eight, sixty-nine, sixty...”
“One hundred, a big leg of lamb!”
