Shen Jie’s lips curled slightly, saying, “Me too.”
Moonlight seeped through the gauze window, casting onto Shen Jie’s brows and eyes. Illuminated by it, his damp body emitted a hazy glow, exuding a perfection that seemed otherworldly.
With the blush at the corners of his eyes and the marks on his body, he appeared bound by threads of love.
Drawn by these threads, he descended from the heavens to the mortal world.
His heart throbbed, blood rushing through his veins.
—-
Long, long ago.
Barren winds blew across the land.
Countless broken tombstones and shattered corpses, piled up like grains of sand, formed the vast ground.
Life in this world had become very scarce.
The sky was engulfed in chaotic haze, with several huge vortexes slowly spinning, chaotic breaths and spatial turbulence intertwining and filling the air.
A towering temple stood at the center of this desolate world.
The closer one got to the temple, the more broken armor and increasingly massive twisted skeletons were scattered around.
Bloody crystalline flowers grew among the skeletons, spreading towards the palace.
The wind carried phosphorescent pollen, sweeping across the land and into the heart of the palace.
Someone stood in the shadow of the temple’s columns, softly speaking to him.
“You know nothing of love or hate, nothing of human anxiety and hardship, nothing of how beings struggle, or why. Yet you dare to disguise yourself as human. No wonder you were exposed back then.”
The person seated on the high throne remained silent. They lowered their head, gazing at a small red flower in front of them. With dark, shadow-like fingers tapping lightly, they asked softly,
“But who can teach me?”
Memories faded away like they were scattered by the wind.
—-
“Let’s do it again.”
He said, his fingers gripping his lover’s shoulder.
—-
The night was deep.
Even the colorful lights of the red-light district had been extinguished.
Su Shiyu leaned against the door, gasping for breath, his deep green eyes closed tightly, then opened after a while.
“Hoo hoo?”
The little snowy owl on his wrist made a puzzled sound.
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In summary, it was an opposition essay about infection prevention and treatment pills.
The writer of the flyer attempted to demonstrate through investigation and experimentation the hallucinogenic and addictive properties of the infection prevention and treatment pills.
Inside, there was an experiment with a small white mouse, stating that abnormal changes in the nervous system were observed in mice fed with infection prevention and treatment pills for several days consecutively. After forcibly discontinuing the medication, they fell into a state of madness, and eventually died in the cage.
The advertisement concluded with a call to action:
“Oppose the city’s concealment of the truth! Urge the research institute to disclose the ingredients as soon as possible!”
In the bottom right corner, there was a black eye pattern with a sun as the pupil, surrounded by several diverging wave lines.
It looked like the emblem of some organization.
Su Shiyu silently finished reading the advertisement, crumpled it into a ball, and tossed it into the pile of small ads by the door.
Then he returned to the bed in the hotel, lying down flat, his entire exoskeleton entering a state of dormancy.
The exoskeleton’s activity required energy, but if it was just for normal daily activities without entering combat mode, the actual energy consumption wasn’t significant. Physiological needs could be met through daytime automatic solar charging. If in a dormant state, energy consumption was even lower, and charging could be stored—though the efficiency was slow, taking several days to reach one percent full.
However, energy consumption during combat increased exponentially. Several hours of combat in the hospital had already consumed over half of the energy.
Those ten energy crystal cards from the mission reward needed to be used sparingly.
—-
In the morning, warm sunlight streamed into the room.
When Shen Jie woke up, it was already nine in the morning.
The excessive exercise from last night left him moving slowly, his dark hair disheveled, and his whole demeanor exuded a satisfied laziness.
He sluggishly got out of bed, dazed for a while, slowly went to freshen up, and then sank into the sofa in the living room.
Zong Lin came over with a cup of hot milk. There were also freshly toasted buttered bread with sugar-frosted egg whites on top, resembling cotton candy clouds.
He had already eaten breakfast since he woke up early. So, he just watched Shen Jie eat.
Shen Jie put on disposable gloves, picked up a piece of bread, and nibbled on it, one bite at a time.
Like a picky little cat.
He had always eaten very little. No appetite in the morning, no appetite at noon, and still no appetite in the evening.
To coax Shen Jie into eating, Zong Lin always had to put in some effort.
His cooking skills weren’t as adept as Shen Jie’s, and because he had spent most of his time outdoors, he usually prepared ingredients using the simplest methods. The taste—well, it was decent, but after seven years together, Zong Lin discovered that his lover didn’t actually care much about the taste.
Instead, it was the appearance of the food that could slightly stimulate his appetite.
So, Zong Lin had to put effort into this aspect.
For example, heart-shaped fried eggs, cloud-shaped bread, carved radishes, and so on, taking turns to appear on the table.
The results were visible.
Although Shen Jie ate very slowly, he did eventually finish his meal.
Zong Lin then went to cut a plate of fruits, sat beside Shen Jie, and fed him piece by piece.
Shen Jie took a bite of an orange and asked, “How long will you be on vacation this time?”
Zong Lin replied, “Half a month.” He paused for a moment before asking, “Is there any place you’d like to visit?”
Over the last two to three years, the pace of growth in fallen areas had accelerated significantly. His vacations usually lasted only two to three days, and the two of them found the time too short for intimate exchanges, so they rarely went out.
This vacation was relatively long, so they could do more things.
It had been a while since they had had a date together.
Shen Jie thought for a moment and said, “Let’s go to the western business district.”
That was where they used to go on dates before they got together.
Zong Lin: “Okay.”
Fruit pieces were fed over, and soon the fruit plate was almost empty.
“Actually, if possible, I’d prefer to go outdoors and see what you’re like on missions,” Shen Jie said after biting off the last piece of fruit. He turned his head and licked Zong Lin’s fingertips, cleaning off the fruit juice.
Zong Lin’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed, “The outdoors are very dangerous.”
Shen Jie smiled as if it were just a casual remark. “I know.”
For ordinary people living in the city, it was very difficult to venture into the wilderness unscathed. Outside the city, there were no filtration devices like those in the city, and there were too many sources of infection. Ordinary people didn’t have the resistance to infections that superpower users did. Even the ordinary members of the cleanup teams had to wear protective suits and risked their lives while working, and for many, once they went out, they could never came back.
However, he wasn’t as fragile as Zong Lin thought.
In the past, he thought it was fine to just wait here.
But now, he wanted to seize a bit more time. Human life was so short, and time was like sand slipping through one’s fingers, diminishing as it flew.
He should have been a bystander, but he was drawn into this world.
He had to do something.
“The Feather of Creation” could heal the infection on Zong Lin’s body. If it reached the Stage Nine, he could be spared from the crisis of corruption.
—He has to complete the evolution as soon as possible.
—-
“Knock, knock, knock…”
As the door was knocked on, Su Shiyu’s eyes immediately opened.
The bed in the hotel was hard, but the exoskeleton that had rested overnight didn’t feel any discomfort— in terms of adaptability, the exoskeleton was indeed much stronger than an ordinary person’s fragile body.
He got up from the bed and approached the door. Looking through the peephole, he saw two people standing outside his door.
One with black hair. One with brown hair. Both were wearing the uniforms of the City Defense Bureau inspectors.
He opened the door. “Is there something wrong?”
Yu Yu looked at the tall young man in front of him.
A very ordinary face, pale skin, somewhat gloomy expression, deep green eyes resembling some kind of hawk, no different from the information provided.
He didn’t quite look like an ability user of the “Life” category.
In Yu Yu’s general impression, “Life” ability users generally exhibited qualities such as kindness, tolerance, and gentleness. They were the most popular type of ability users in the Ability Center, and they tended to have many other ability users around them spontaneously.
However, considering the person’s profile detailing years of experience as a wanderer, it was understandable.
“Hello. My name is Yu Yu,” Yu Yu introduced himself. “He is Zhang Xiaoming. We are both personnel sent by the Ability Center to contact you.”
Su Shiyu nodded and said, “Let’s go.”
“Uh… Uh?” Yu Yu, who had spent the whole night crafting his self-introduction, was already intercepted before he could utter a word.
Su Shiyu had already walked past him and out the door.
“Aren’t we going to the Ability Center to register? Lead the way.”
Yu Yu: “Oh… Oh, okay.”
Su Shiyu got into the car that Yu Yu and the others had driven and was taken to the Ability Center.
The Ability Center was located to the west of the outer city. From afar, one could see an oval-shaped building standing in the center of the western city.
The outer perimeter of the building was lined with electronic screens, similar to a dome movie theater, currently displaying footage of superpower users battling against aliens.
Real battles were much more awe-inspiring than 3D blockbuster movies, causing passersby to stop and watch.
Entering the interior of the Ability Center, the space was vast and boundless, much larger than it appeared from the outside.
Yu Yu explained, “This place has been modified by the ‘Space’ ability users. It’s a fortress that can be deployed and retracted at any time.”
Su Shiyu nodded, and Yu Yu led him to the registration desk. After filling out the necessary forms, the ability user at the registration desk said to him:
“We need to confirm your level, category, and specific abilities. Could you please wait in the testing room? Here is your testing number.”
He hesitated to speak, wanting to ask Su Shiyu,
Aren’t you going to ask a few questions to confirm their identities? Aren’t you afraid of being deceived by bad people?
Su Shiyu nodded indifferently and took the testing number.
The testing room was also on the ground floor, with quite a few people waiting outside. Inside, Su Shiyu saw a brown-haired young man with a hedgehog-like hairstyle, a lightning scar on his forehead, a handsome appearance, and bright white teeth.
It was Chen Shushu.
This guy was chatting cheerfully with the people around him, seemingly having an easy-going personality that could easily blend in wherever he went.
However, Su Shiyu recalled the “incidents” that had occurred after encountering Chen Shushu twice, and quietly took a step back.
Yep I love their love… and yes boy, you should run 😂
They’re so sweet🩷🩷🩷
Thank you for the chapters!!!
chen shushu, harbinger of misfortune
Is chen shushu going to fall in love again? This one isn’t as hot, but maybe those deep green eyes will pull him in.
Shushu likes people who ignore him. He’s a M type. Lol.
lol but really he’s like haiii those eyes would’ve looked better on a better face- well that was a rude remark 😃 at least he knew how to keep it to himself 😂
It’s nice to see them finally catch a bit of a break and be able to relax together 😊
Thank you for the chapters! ❤
Shushu is either gonna fall in love again or will detest this persona, but who knows?
Ahhhhhhh! I can’t wait for the time Shen Jie’s identity will be revealed.!!
kowtow Thank you for the chapter (chapters)!!
Thanks for the updates ❤️❤️❤️
I’m actually happy cuz my previous hypothesis about the novel was somewhat accurate, like how the novel was a supposed prediction about the future, the only difference is it was actually the past and was purposely thrown to younger Xiao Shen, everything was planned to achieve that destiny… “If I could I would wish to restrain my divinity to see you” d@mn that hits hard in that form 😢
just please don’t let him crush a third time on one of shen jie’s persona 🤣🤣