Chapter 59
Ji Chuyao’s eyes were usually blue. It’s the first time it’s been green.
But Si Chen remembered that his eyes were lit up it was a sign that Ji Chuyao was in combat mode.
He explained very quickly. “It’s an operation. He has been planted with a parasite in his brain and I want to take it out for him.”
“This is the Dongfang Changye. Supernatural Transformation, Fifth Step.”
“This is Ji Chuyao. Mechanical Transformation, Sixth Step.”
Si Chen finished the introductions in a nonchalant manner. He didn’t intend to explain much lest he appear to feel guilty.
No matter which side he was with, he was now a clean and free man.
Ji Chuyao glanced at the messy state of the room and the wardrobe that Dongfang Changye had smashed. He bent slightly and said into Si Chen’s ear, “He is a wanted criminal.”
He intentionally lowered his voice but it happened to be within Dongfang Changye’s hearing range.
After saying so, Ji Chuyao straightened Si Chen’s collar, his actions looking completely natural. “It’s messed up.”
At this time, Ji Chuyao was reaping the benefits of his forced appeasement of Si Chen before.
Si Chen was a little surprised but showed no resistance to this degree of proximity..
The corners of Ji Chuyao’s lips curled up slightly, looking very much like an empress in an imperial harem period drama.
His tone was intimate but not excessive. His movements were intimate but not presumptuous.
He obviously hadn’t done much but it drew an invisible divide between their degrees of closeness and distance.
As expected of the heir carefully cultivated by one of the Great Families. A small action was like a sucker punch.
Dongfang Changye gritted his teeth, watching this scene expressionlessly, the veins on the back of his hands popping out.
The two stood together, like a purebred champion race hound and a dirty mongrel on the side of the road.
Not to say that there’s anything wrong with mongrels but they aren’t as popular as racing dogs.
In the end, it was Ji Chuyao who took the initiative to break the silence. “Do you need my help in the operation?”
Dongfang Changye sat on the sofa, stood the sword upright in front of him and sneered. “If he’s the one who’s gonna do it, then I refuse.”
He could trust Si Chen with his life but he couldn’t rest assured with Ji Chuyao.
Ji Chuyao just smiled and said nothing. “It’s not safe here, I’ll go and stand guard outside.”
He turned around and went out. When he passed by Si Chen, he paused and whispered in his ear, “I’ve found out some things. We’ll talk after you finish the operation.”
Si Chen nodded slightly.
The environment here was crude. No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t suitable for opening Dongfang Changye’s head.
But as soon as he left the Space Fold, Dongfang Changye would be controlled by Gu worm in his head once again. And it wasn’t realistic to ask a Machine to borrow an operating room; and so, they were just going to have to leave the matter of his life or death to fate.
Fortunately, Dongfang Changye was an Evolutionary on the Fifth Step. He shouldn’t have to worry about post-operation infection and the like.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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He had a narrow waist, well-proportioned muscles, neat eight-pack abs. The contours of his body were all in line with human aesthetics.
Si Chen couldn’t hold back and said, “Actually, you don’t need to take off your clothes.”
“But I want to take it off.” Dongfang Changye lay on the bed, raised his eyebrows and asked, “Have you ever done it with him?”
Si Chen didn’t really want to answer this question. “Don’t distract me, this is your brain.”
Si Chen shaved off the white hair on the back of his head. The exposed scalp was actually a color different from his skin tone.
During military training, Dongfang Changye’s skin had still been wheat-colored. It was just that to change his appearance and become an undercover agent, even his race had been completely changed.
Si Chen put his hand on his head and there was a long period of silence. It was because he was sensing the position of Gu worm.
Dongfang Changye couldn’t hold back and asked, “I’ve become bald and ugly. Can you still love me?”
He was clearly fishing.
“I never loved you.” Si Chen replied calmly.
Dongfang Changye closed his eyes. His voice was inexplicably aggrieved, “Can’t you say something nice? You weren’t like this back then.”
“Back then,” Si Chen’s gaze went blank for a moment, “Military training ended at 8:00 p.m. and I wanted to continue gun training. You waited for me outside the grounds for class to end and then took me back to the shooting range to continue training. The people in my dorm said I was social climbing, that I went to university to sell myself for a good price. You didn’t say it but I know you thought so too.”
Dongfang Changye raised his voice, denying it, “I didn’t!”
“In university, I was number one in my major. And after military training, I was also the best at shooting competitions and military theory. I got the certificate as one of the most outstanding students and sent it to you. You praised me for being great. Two days later, I sent another message saying that I saw from the group chat that I was on the list of outstanding students and you replied back, ‘Babe, you’re great.’
“At that time, I knew that my achievements didn’t mean anything to you. As long as I look good, I’m one of your many medals, a vase to decorate your life.”
Si Chen rarely ever said so many words in one breath.
“I never loved you because you never loved me equally. I was your lover and your pet. Pei Xianyu.”
Dongfang Changye felt that he should be angry. After all, Si Chen’s words seemed to accuse him of acting pitiful when he’d already taken advantage. Back then, there were a sea of people who wanted to climb into his bed but he had only eyes and heart for Si Chen.
But he couldn’t be angry because he couldn’t refute Si Chen’s words.
After a while, Dongfang Changye smiled. He turned his head, turning his back to him. A misty layer over his eyes, he said, “I thought you really had forgotten my name.”
He’d changed his name to be an undercover agent for five years without going through a break up.
The day of their reunion was when Dongfang Changye felt they’d broken up.
Si Chen raised his knife. “Was that worth crying over? I’ll start now.”
The knife is a small knife issued by Serpent Staff Gene. It reflected a cold glint under the overhead lights.
Dongfang Changye replied almost like knee-jerk reaction, “Laogong isn’t crying.”
The pillow was wet.
… Dongfang Changye was silent for a moment, “Let’s begin.”
They had no anesthesia. Dongfang Changye lit a cigarette and put it between his lips.
The cigarettes contained tranquilizers and dopamine. The content and amount was noted on the cigarette pack. This was hard currency in the wilderness.
Si Chen tried to cut a slit in Dongfang Changye’s head with the knife but the knife only left pale white scratches on Dongfang Changye’s scalp.
Dongfang Changye took a puff of smoke and intentionally did a push up, pushing his torso off the bed. “Yeah, that’s the spot, my lovely wife. Harder, do it harder. I really like the way you ride me.”
The voice inside the room sounded passionate.
Ji Chuyao, standing guard outside the door, wanted to hit someone.
Si Chen threw away the dagger and took out Blood Moon, which he’d set aside.
Blood Moon was a beautiful curved sword. The top was also equipped with high-level energy stones, which created astounding energy fluctuations when activated.
Dongfang Changye almost jumped up from the bed. “Are you planning a beheading?”
Si Chen held the back of his neck and pressed his face down against the pillow, “Lie down. Talk nonsense again and kicking you out.”
(It’s an operation. If you don’t believe me, please continue reading.)
So ruthless, such a cold man.
Dongfang Changye did not move.
Blood Moon was a scimitar but its blade wasn’t very slender. Si Chen carefully opened a slit on the back of Dongfang Changye’s head.
Blood gushed out.
It must hurt a little. Dongfang Changye grasped the bed sheet tightly and kept taking deep breaths. His body trembled slightly from the severe pain.
Si Chen didn’t smell blood. He smelled food.
When one often went hungry as a child, it was is easy to become greedy when one grows up.
The canteen of the university sold fried chicken tenders. The raw ingredient was 60% natural meat and the price was expensive. Si Chen couldn’t afford it himself but the smell of the food traveled far and so he has a deep memory of it.
After Dongfang Changye left, there was no one to treat him to it.
Later, when Si Chen started earning money on his own, he felt reluctant to buy it.
Later, before graduation, Si Chen went to buy one order for himself.
Maybe the chef had changed. It wasn’t cooked very well and it didn’t smell the same.
Now, Si Chen lowered his head and took a sniff.
It did indeed smell like fried chicken tenders, ones that had even been sprinkled with five-spice powder.
He kind of wanted to laugh.
The Eternal Life Abyss started to move, boring into the wound.
The tentacles it used were ones thinner than the others. There were no big mouthparts on the surface, only a small suction cup at the tip.
Si Chen specifically added, “You can only eat the worm, not the brain.”
There was a saying in the industry that Evolutionaries were in essence also High-dimensional Creatures. The validity of this statement was vividly reflected through the Eternal Life Abyss’ appetite.
Si Chen could tell that his ex-boyfriend’s brain was also edible. And that it would probably taste pretty good.
The Eternal Life Abyss let out a regretful “squeak”.
After the Eternal Life Abyss got in, Dongfang Changye fell into a temporary state of relaxation.
When hunting, many predators can release “pacifiers” to immerse their prey in hallucinations so that they will give up struggling.
The same went for the Eternal Life Abyss.
Dongfang Changye didn’t see hallucinations but felt very comfortable and at ease, even a little drowsy.
The Gu worm hidden in his brain trembled. It wanted to escape. It was the same color as the brain and its composition was similar.
It would be difficult to spot just by sight. Fortunately, species like the Eternal Life Abyss, because they live in the deep sea, have always had poor eyesight and rely entirely on their sense of smell and touch.
The Eternal Life Abyss sucked the long pink meat worm.
Like a long string of noodle, it sucked the struggling and twisting long worm into its stomach.
This worm not only smelled like fried chicken tenders but also tasted like it. It felt like it’d taken a bite of crispy skin, into the tender and juicy meat inside.
Although it wasn’t a regular meal, eating high-calorie roadside stalls meals can also occasionally fill your stomach. It just wasn’t healthy to eat it all the time.
At least, it was much tastier than the hogwash given by the Radiant Legion.
When the tentacles pulled back, streams of translucent mucus gushed out from the wound on the back of Dongfang Changye’s head.
Si Chen skillfully took out gauze and anti-inflammatory drugs and pasted them on the wound. All that was left was to wait for Dongfang Changye to wake up by himself.
With the Gu worm gone, Dongfang Changye would no longer be controlled by criminal organization. He could change his name, change his identity and start his life anew.
Dongfang Changye was a fifth-level Evolutionary. He could live a decent life anywhere, not to mention that he was still so young.
No one can gain real freedom in this era, but at least the moment he walks out of the Space Fold, Dongfang Changye would be able to feel his long dreamt of wind of freedom blowing on his face.
Si Chen washed his hands, opened the door and said, “You can come in.”
Ji Chuyao was still guarding the door, like a loyal and steadfast poplar tree.
Ji Chuyao walked into the room and glanced at the person on the bed. The pillow was soaked with blood and sweat. Dongfang Changye was still lying on his stomach, his brows were furrowed and he was still holding his sword tightly in his hand. A bandage was wrapped around his head.
Ji Chuyao let out a somber breath and said directly, “I went up to the sky.”
“And?”
“It’s fake.” Ji Chuyao lowered his voice, “There is no Enlightened Legion. The mechanical device up there has long lost its energy source. It’s just an empty shell…”
“The whole city, including the story the Radiant Legion fed us, is just a show used to paralyze human beings.”
Ohh poor child…
Thanks for the chapter 🌹
Baby got to eat yum-yums, lmao. This instance is sooooooo interesting. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Amazing, thank you for the chapter!
Abyss: Can’t eat brain ಥ‿ಥ
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noo but i really feel bad for DC baby TT (our mc’s ex husbando )😆