Shen Yu took a bite out of the golden apple without questioning about its side effects in details, nor did he show any dissatisfaction about the sourness which was strong enough to make people scrunch their noses. It was his way of showing gratitude. Chewing slowly, he made eye contact with Kai, giving him a satisfied look, “it’s a little sour, but the core is sweeter,” he mumbled after gulping it down.
Remembering the old days, Shen Yu thoughtfully held out the apple, closer to Kai’s mouth, the golden skin just about touching those hooked up lips. To show his good faith, he had even turned the apple sideways to hide the already bitten part.
For a minute he was worried that his little offering would be ignored, but Kai took that small bite, not showing any dissatisfaction. Then he moved back to stand in front of Shen Yu, motioning for Shen Yu to follow him. “Sweet,” was the only word Kai said, his pace picking up again.
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[94.3 Trillion Viewer Count]. [Barrage Heat: mild]
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[KaiKaiKaiFanBlack: ???]
[ShenGumiWhite: What is happening here!!? Is this the same Hunter we know?]
The rest of the fans were thinking along a similar line, they were excited but also very keen about this new development, while the haters in hiding, and the passerby viewers, felt a sudden disconnect with reality. Considering how arrogant Hunter was, this kind of acceptance of a stranger meant he was closer to the Shen Clan’s youngest than what was revealed by Shen Yu during his first formal live.
Was the reason for secrecy just a coincidence? Or was it a deliberately hidden relationship to escape clan bias?
Except for fans who just wanted to follow along whatever their idols did, it was a well-known fact that many secret watchers just wanted to keep track of their opponent and competition. While several wanted to spread rumors to justify their own mentality and conclusion.
In any case, this slow reveal of a budding friendship between the two caught attention of many opponents, friends, enemies, and allies alike.
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“Do I throw away the apple core after finishing?” Shen Yu asked and took a big bite in satisfaction, he actually bit the same area that Kai had already eaten from, and naturally he didn’t really mind it. In his little mind, he counted the overt exchange as something of an offering of sincerity, a ritual between the two that counted as revisiting the old times.
When they had just met, they weren’t close enough to share food, but slowly over time, Shen Yu wanted to show his gratefulness towards Kai for all those little offered helps here and there, so he learned to give some part of his snacks, even if every bite was precious to him. His finances were in control of the clan, but his heart wanted to appreciate the kindness he was given, even if the said person always teased him and held entirely different beliefs. He didn’t have gold and silver, or those flashy crystals to offer, but food for him held an equal value, it was no less than those expensive gift items the old clans exchanged every occasion.
“Just throw it away little kitty, those seeds are of no use,” Kai replied in a low voice, bringing Shen Yu back to the present. A thick and heavy black fog followed the two, keeping up vigilance around them like a shadow guard. It gave Shen Yu a sense of security.
After finishing the apple in leisure, Shen Yu felt like his entire body was energized, and to his astonishment, the impurities that had clogged his pores and vessels before… started to uncoagulated at a rapid pace. It was so surprising that Shen Yu stopped in shock.
What?
What was happening?
Was it really….
Having keen senses, Kai noticed the abnormality behind him, so he stopped short, his eyes turning to assess the situation. And when Shen Yu showed the shocked appearance, he looked unfazed.
Did he… know this would happen?
Shen Yu blinked away the approaching excitement and disbelief, because if Kai had known… and this apple worked such wonders, then Shen Yu’s root problem would be half cured. It was a miracle!
“It… it unblocked several of my vessels… it, it cleaned up part of my impurities…” his voice trembled as he gave the astonishing response, his skin releasing a tar like substance just as he said it.
“I know,” Kai answered lazily, quirking his lips as he offered another golden apple from within his dimensional pocket. And this time Shen Yu practically snatched it away, biting down hard in eagerness.
He probably looked a little unhinged, but neither of the two appeared to care.
The offered fruit was finished rather quickly, as all the impurities accumulated in his body had vanished, secreting out everything that had made Shen Yu weak and sick for years. Shen Yu didn’t exactly care right at that moment if he looked like a dark ghost. He already felt refreshed and lighter, his body much better than before.
Luckily Kai seemed to know a small stream nearby and he took Shen Yu to that stream in few short steps. “Wash up in the stream, close your session.”
Shen Yu nodded, urging the MWBS session to close for 10 minutes. A ding sound came to his ears as a flash of countdown flared up at the corner of his vision, ‘00:09:59’, it began to decrease with every second.
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[106.7 Trillion Viewer Count]. [Barrage Heat: scalding]
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[Riya92: That golden apple was really a medicine for Shen Yu… the side effect really left me speechless….]
[Cutebundle_White: The session is off but do I care? I am more excited for Shen Yu, the little kitty finally got a cure. I went back to see his previous yoga live, and he really looked worse than he does now. My heart hurts for him… (╥︣﹏╥)]
[Blackisblackgoldisgold: Will Hunter stay there watching Shen Yu bathe?]
[FuguruWhiteBlack: Does this mean that Shen Yu will get better with time? Is there still a chance for his dantian to come back?]
[PhantombeastBlack: There is no chance, such fruit can only detoxify the body, it isn’t a remedy for healing a complex case of dantian break. If the dantian had only burned out, there was still a chance, but in Shen Yu’s case, his dantian burst, broke, was destroyed. To be clear, there is no other choice for Shen Yu than to wait or choose a different path.]
[CuriousCatisWhiteandBlack: I am still stuck at the part where Shen Yu ate Hunter’s saliva. Lol.]
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The fans continued to speculate and share their opinions, some happy, some sad, and more importantly, they now had an expectation towards future content. Unlike rest of the transmigrators, Hunter and Shen Yu were really the most eye-catching pair. Leaving out a few big bosses in the mission world, those who were the two’s age, were not this interesting…
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Turning to peer at Kai, who had already closed his eyes and was leaning against a tree trunk not far, Shen Yu sighed in relief and took off his top and bottom pants in one go, the garments were sticky with smelly black tar.
Grimacing, Shen Yu threw them on the ground not far, in a hurry to get freshened up within the limited time. He decided to wash his face first, before going down south… he rubbed off the tar from his chest and lower torso, then reached the bottom with some embarrassment.
Out in the open…
He shivered with how cold the water was. Thankfully, it was flowing and not stagnant, or else all the smelly tar like substance would stay floating in front of him.
It was ‘00:04:34’ when Shen Yu got ready to wear his pajamas again, alas, it smelled awful and was dirty enough that wearing them again would only agitate the wearer.
“What happened?” Kai suddenly interrupted his inner entanglement, and Shen Yu jerked, almost jumping high like a startled cat.
Stiffly looking back, Shen Yu noticed that Kai had been staring at him from who knows how long, his eyes not really looking down to check out his body, but that leveled gaze made Shen Yu uncomfortable… shiftily, he pointed at his clothes, careful to place them below his navel and hide his dignity of a man.
‘It’ was… smaller than average and he was very self-conscious about it, even after so long he always felt inferior to others in certain aspects.
“Take this,” Kai said, throwing him some black garment and shutting his eyes close again.
Seeing his actions, Shen Yu took hold of the black garment, and quickly took a look at the timer, it was ‘00:02:59’ already, and he had to be quick to change. Peeking at the closed eyes of the other, Shen Yu finally focused on the offered clothes and tried to decipher how to wear them.
After some thinking, just before the timer ended, Shen Yu figured out how to wear it, and dressed himself up rather quickly. It turned out to be a little different from Kai’s robe and pant style, it was a rather short shirt and a calf high baggy pant, all black. At first glance it was three sizes bigger than Shen Yu, and made himself look even smaller.
/squeals That “kitten” nickname gets me everytime 😍
Also, until proof of the contrary, my headcanon is that Kai specially looked and collected those apples for our MC 👀
Thank you for the update!! ❤️
+1 Inclined to ask how many vets he asked on behalf of his ‘kitten’.
+1 why do I get the feeling he had them since back when he asked his wife to join him? Wife refused= no apple. Now wife accept and can has apple. Is it my imagination?
+1
And the borrowed clothes….first thought is…boyfriend shirt. Ah if only I was in the barrage there would be a round of squealing
I already love this novel
Thank you for your support all this time <3
means a lot to me!
You. Are. Amazing. I love both of your works… If you’ll ever print them… Write about that. I’d love to have a hardcover on my shelf <3
Why do I feel Kai snapped his eyes open as soon as his wife turned around? Also the good ‘ol boyfriend clothes 💜
I love their interactions kyaaaaah?!!!!!!!
Thank you very much..I am in love with this book