The screams in the cinema were continuous.
“I’m scared,” Shen Jie said.
The young man nestled in his arms.
Like a frightened kitten—perhaps not frightened, just playful.
Zong Lin raised his hand and stroked his head.
The soft black hair slid like silk through his palm.
“Don’t be afraid.”
He said, enveloping his lover in his broad arms.
A faint smile appeared in Shen Jie’s eyes.
“No, I’m still scared,” he said, though his mouth said otherwise.
“We need to do something… to distract ourselves.”
Zong Lin asked softly, “What should we do?”
“What do you think?” Shen Jie tilted his head up to look at him.
Those beautifully shaped thin lips, whether intentional or not, parted slightly. The light from the movie screen cast a faint glow on his lips, enticing and tempting.
Zong Lin’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he leaned down to kiss him.
“Mmm…”
Zong Lin’s hand pressed against the back of Shen Jie’s head, guiding their kisses.
Although not eloquent in words, Zong Lin had always been a quick learner. After being taught various techniques, he mastered them all. Seven years of intensive study made him intimately familiar with every inch of Shen Jie’s body, knowing exactly what to do to make Shen Jie comfortable and lost in ecstasy.
Shen Jie slipped his hand into Zong Lin’s white hair, pulling him closer.
They kissed in the back row of the movie theater.
Familiar seats. Familiar theater.
Seven years ago, they were tentative and hesitant, but now their tongues intertwined, reluctant to part.
They had lost track of when the movie ended.
It was only when the lights came on that they seemed to awaken from a blissful dream.
The audience in the front rows gradually left.
Shen Jie sat in his seat, twiddling his fingertips, chuckling to himself.
“What are you laughing at?” Zong Lin leaned over, using his fingertips to wipe away the remaining water stains on Shen Jie’s lips.
“I’m laughing at Mr. Zong. Just now, you seemed so unrestrained,” Shen Jie glanced at him, “but how come when we’re at home, you always tell me to ‘know when to stop’?”
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With this realization, he confirmed it. Shen Jie was his.
—Shen Jie was already his.
And then, inadvertently, the movie flew by unnoticed as they got lost in each other’s arms.
Seeing Zong Lin’s rare embarrassed look, Shen Jie raised his lips slightly and said, “Alright, let’s go. It’s time for dinner.”
He had just wanted to tease Zong Lin.
Where do you want to eat?” Zong Lin asked him.
Shen Jie thought for a moment and said, “How about the restaurant you chose for our first date? The night view there is nice.”
Zong Lin nodded, “Okay.”
—-
Ability Center.
The intense green light emitted by the turtle shell filled the entire testing room.
The testing officer, who had kept his eyes tightly closed and had a stiff expression, opened his pure white eyes in surprise.
As if scorched by the dazzling light, two streams of blood flowed from his eye sockets, as if tears.
But his expression was one of joy, and his voice trembled with excitement.
“This is… the ‘Life’ Rank Nine ability ‘Purifying Blessing Light’. Evolution potential… SSS!”
Su Shiyu touched the feather on his wrist. He didn’t know the judgment mechanism of this “Fate” testing officer regarding abilities.
The system told him that the name of the weapon integrated with him was “Feather of Creation”, currently in Stage One status.
There were a total of nine stages, and in each stage, the ability would evolve—this sounded very much like the mechanism of ability evolution.
So, the Stage One “Feather of Creation” corresponds to the Rank Nine ability “Purifying Blessing Light”?
The surrounding participants in the test had their mouths wide open in an “O” shape.
This young man, who had been somewhat unsociable since just now, was not only a rare “Life” ability user but also had a evolution potential of SSS?
—It was worth noting that the last person with an SSS evolution potential was Zong Lin, the widely known hero of the entire city.
The test administrator, ignoring everything else, stood up and hurried to the backstage, opening a dedicated channel on the walkie-talkie.
“Teacher Zhu, hello. It’s like this… today, I have a ‘Life’ ability user here… Yes, you already know?”
When Su Shiyu returned to the waiting area, his expression remained indifferent.
It seemed that he didn’t feel delighted about the stir caused by his ability, nor did he pay any attention to the envious gazes of onlookers.
Chen Shushu looked at the tall and thin young man who stole his limelight with some curiosity, only to find him playing with a scalpel again.
The sharp scalpel spun between his agile fingertips like a flying white butterfly.
Chen Shushu walked over, wearing a cheerful and friendly smile—this smile had never failed to charm in his attempts to get close to others. “Congratulations, brother! Awakening such a powerful ability, I feel like I’ve seen you before. Are you a doctor at the hospital?”
“No,” Su Shiyu glanced at him, coldly replying, “I’m a wanderer. And, stay away from me.”
Chen Shushu’s smile froze for a moment.
This guy, is he always this arrogant?
He seemed to sense a hint of disdain from the person in front of him—damn it, why should he be looked down upon? His potential level was only one grade higher, just an S above him. When he awakened, he was at Rank Seven, while the other was just at Rank Nine.
Unable to continue the conversation, Chen Shushu could only retreat to the side.
Seeing this, others also dared not approach.
The testing officer returned and came to Su Shiyu. With a mixture of admiration and scrutiny in his expression, he said, “Mr. Su, your ability is very unique. The ability ‘Purifying Blessing Light’ has only appeared twice among millions of ability users worldwide. You are the second one.”
He handed a invitation card for the Ability Training Institute to Su Shiyu.
“Tomorrow is the opening of the Ability Training Institute. Looking forward to your performance.”
“Additionally, Mr. Su, considering that you don’t have a place to stay in the city, the Ability Center has arranged long-term accommodation for you at the Ability Hotel, free of charge. The facilities are very complete. Here is your room card.”
Su Shiyu stared at him for a moment, but eventually accepted the room card. “Thank you.”
—-
Repairer Castle.
“Alright.” The Snail Repairer gestured towards the robed figure who finally looked like a person after the repairs were completed.
“Don’t forget to pay up the gold in the account, sir,” the Snail Repairer added slowly.
“Don’t worry, you won’t miss out. The payday is at the end of the month, don’t rush,” the robed figure replied.
“Alright… Apart from… the gold,” the Repairer said, “When do you plan to… initiate the return of the Young Highness?”
“Immediately,” the robed figure replied. “I’ve already instructed several pawns within the city to act. With the city design map you provided, I believe we can quickly plunge the city into chaos and bring the person back amidst the confusion.”
As if suddenly sensing something, the robed figure’s hand paused over the crystal ball.
His voice carried a hint of mockery.
“It seems that not only have we found our Highness, but humans have also found their Savior.”
The Repairer pushed his mosquito-repellent shaped glasses up. “Savior?”
“Humanity always likes to seek reasons for their inevitable demise that can be prolonged; they call it ‘hope’,” the robed figure said. “What heroes, saviors, beacons of hope… it’s like ignorant ones reaching out to grasp the moon in the water, or mayflies struggling in the crucible of heaven and earth. But it’s all just laughable.”
“It’s futile.” The robed figure stood atop the castle made from debris, gazing beyond the horizon where the sun was setting.
“The ‘King’ will eventually come to this world. The judgment of the apocalypse will begin, sweeping away all filth. No one can stop everything from happening.”
“I look forward to that day.”
—-
Night had fallen, and the city lights lit up one by one.
In the revolving restaurant, the melodious sound of violins echoed inside.
Shen Jie sat by the window, gazing outside.
The night view from this restaurant was indeed splendid, as it was located on a high floor, offering a view of the bustling night scene of the western business district.
The hustle and bustle of the outside world seamlessly merged with the tranquility inside the restaurant as vehicles zoomed by and people flowed past.
The violin’s caress lingered in the air as a single candle, perched on a silver tray, bathed the room in a warm, inviting glow. The flames danced a mesmerizing waltz, casting flickering shadows that played across the table, mirroring the growing sensuality in the air.
Who would have thought that someone as unromantic as Zong Lin could have chosen such a charming restaurant back then? It was clear that he put a lot of thought into it.
When they ate out now, they had gotten into the habit of ordering for each other. Shen Jie mostly ordered meat for Zong Lin—ability users burnt through a lot of energy, and they needed to consume several times more calories than ordinary people every day.
Zong Lin’s orders for Shen Jie was a bit more whimsical, with bright colors and cute shapes. One of the desserts was a small pudding in the shape of a penguin.
“If it were shaped like a Samoyed, it would be even better.” Shen Jie took a bite of the dessert, puckered his lips, and squinted his eyes as he spoke.
He had placed the Samoyed doll he had caught earlier on the table. It was fluffy and snow-white. The Samoyed’s appearance always seemed to be smiling at people, lifting their spirits whenever they saw it.
In fact, in terms of appearance, it didn’t really look that much like Zong Lin – after all, the other guy always had a serious face and rarely said more than a few words or showed any emotion. But there did seem to be something they had in common. For example, just seeing it made him happy. That was one thing.
At this time, the waiter brought over a bottle of the restaurant’s treasured 1982 red wine.
Zong Lin opened the bottle and poured it into the decanter. When the decanting time was up, he poured wine for each of them. The two of them clinked their glasses together. With a crisp clink, the wine slowly entered their throats.
Ordinary people’s bodies couldn’t handle alcohol as well as ability users, so Shen Jie’s cheeks soon turned a little red.
By the flickering candlelight, he sat in his seat, gazing at Zong Lin’s features. Originally, he just wanted to accompany the other person throughout his life. Even if it was short.
After all, human life was short.
But now…
“Lin Ge”, he called out.
As if on cue, a firework suddenly rose and burst in the night sky.
Bang!
The loud, sharp sound cut through the soft music in the restaurant.
It was coming from the direction of the research institute.
Oh!!! Are we getting there??? Omg!!! Is SJ going to be kidnapped by the so called ‘knights’ ??? Ahhhhhhhh!!! This is so exciting!! I can’t wait to see ZL’s reaction when he goes to save him and stuff!!
And, I really couldn’t stop laughing, imagine the king of aliens, the destructed of mankind and the savior of humanity being the same person?? Geez.
Again, thank you for your hard work!! Thank you for the chapters!!
Lol, they noticed the Samoyed doll and thought he liked dogs… so they decided to call on someone to be his dog, he ended up picking a dog… a porcelain dog xD
But he’s like so sassy entering the temple he was just like: “…ehhhh, yea good enough…”
Is this a spoiler??? Or just a guess
uhhhh… I think there are some spoilers there sorry :,D don’t trust my words some parts are MTL so it’s likely to get some stuff wrong, for the temple reaction that was what I thought he would react like, and what I estimated the MTL tried to say… sorry I should’ve put spoilers warning here this comment was full of spoilers, I have some brain holes after reading too much MTL 😢
Those bad guys never letting our mains characters enjoy their vacation!
🥺🥺I can’t. This love 🥺❤️
ARGHGHHGH FLUFF YOU WHY CAN’T THEY JUST HAVE A DATE IN PEACE??? 😭😭😭
Thank you for the chapter <3
Nooouuu, not the cliffhanger 😭, still thanks for the translation.<3
Cute. I’m a bit entertained that their king is actively working against them, though it’s not for the reasons they imagine. Wonder if they ever talk it out or if the aliens just stay left in the dark the whole time?
I am waiting for a facepalm moment that will sure clme in the future
Thank you for the chapters! ❤
Thank you for the chapters. Can’t wait for the next update ❤️❤️.
Cliff. Hanger. Beating. Thanks for the update 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️