It was an ordinary residential building, second floor, East House.
Ling Chen did not enter from the front door, but avoided everyone's line of sight as he jumped onto the balcony with Tian Tian. Through the balcony, he entered the home that he had left for a long time.
There was a thick layer of dust everywhere, and there were some blurry footprints in the direction of the door. Evidently, someone had investigated this place over the past few days. The Long family already knew of his identity, so they could naturally investigate this place. Ling Chen silently looked at the tables and chairs, as well as every corner. He was stunned for a long time. Tian Tian also looked at this place. She had many questions to ask, but looking at Ling Chen's dazed expression, she pursed her lips and remained silent.
Apart from a lot of dust, everything was the same as when he left. In the past two years, because of Shui Ruo's illness, she could not take too long of a journey, so they had not returned. Ling Chen walked forward and opened the innermost room …
Bed, cabinet, table … there were many neatly arranged dolls, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of something that he had missed so much. Ling Chen's vision gradually became hazy, and it was as if he could see the scene of Shui Ruo pulling him into the room and showing him the beautiful dolls.
He pressed the switch on the wall, and the lights lit up. The electricity was not cut off, and the warm light illuminated every corner that Ling Chen could see. Ling Chen closed his eyes and silently sighed before slowly saying, "This is Shui Ruo's room. Although it's not as big as the one in Beijing, she loves this little space that belongs to her. Every day, she would clean it up neatly and tidily. She likes to collect all sorts of plush toys, and getting beautiful plush toys is her happiest moment. All those years, mom and dad gave her a lot, and I gave her a lot. Even though the room was filled with them, she could not bear to throw them away. Even now, there are still many of them in my room. Back then, she would playfully say that she wanted her friends to play with me and sleep with me. "
Tian Tian's eyes slowly turned red as she held onto Ling Chen's hand and softly said, "Big brother, don't be sad, okay? I will listen to Big Brother and do as well as Big Sister. "
Ling Chen smiled and held Tian Tian's hand.
Opposite Shui Ruo's room was his room. It was originally a study room, but after he entered the house, it belonged to him. He still remembered one time when it was raining and thundering, Shui Ruo ran out of her room for the first time out of fear and crawled into his bed … Later, she sneaked into his room in the middle of the night more and more often. At first, his parents would scold her a little, but when they found that they could not stop her, they could only smile bitterly and let it be.
Next door was his parents' room. His mother was always so gentle and easygoing, and he doted on his daughter and son very much. His father was elegant and steady, and he treated saving the dying and healing the injured as his life's mission.
But why did such a good family end up like this?
His father contracted Isloka, and unknowingly spread it to his mother and Shui Ruo. After finding out that they had contracted this terrifying virus, all of their kind-hearted relatives avoided them and no longer interacted with them. In front of this virus, their so-called familial love seemed so small and laughable. Their friendly neighbours would all hide far away when they saw them, and all of the families opposite them moved out. It was as if they had been mercilessly abandoned by the world.
He could still clearly remember how his parents and Shui Ruo had cried and begged him to leave. Otherwise, he would have contracted Isloka sooner or later. Of course, he wouldn't leave … let alone the fact that his body would not be infected by the virus, even if it was, he wouldn't leave. At that time, he had also fallen into a deep state of fear, because even Shui Ruo had contracted it. Afterwards, his parents still passed away. When they left, they held back their tears as they entrusted Shui Ruo to him, and left with boundless worry and regret …
"Dad … Mom … I still … didn't take good care of Ruo Ruo … I …"
Standing in front of his parents' room, he lowered his head heavily, and felt endless heartache and remorse.
He heard some slight movements, but he didn't avoid them. Instead, he calmed himself down, held Ruo Ruo's hand, and walked towards the balcony.
A figure mysteriously appeared on the balcony, and rushed in front of Ling Chen. He looked at him up close, and felt his aura. That person was so emotional that his entire body trembled, and he suddenly knelt in front of him. He was so emotional that he couldn't speak coherently, "Master … it's … it's really you … it's really you! You … you're fine … that's great … that's great … I … I … "
Ling Chen smiled, and said, "It's me. Ghost Spike, we haven't seen each other for quite a while in the real world. You've been guarding here for the past two years, it's been hard on you. "
"It's not hard, it's not hard at all." The man in black called Ghost Spike hurriedly shook his head, and shouted emotionally, "Master, something so serious happened in Beijing … and I couldn't help at all. Damn it … but … it's great that master is fine … that's great. Right now, everyone is worried about master's safety, and they can't even sleep well. This is especially so for those old ghosts in Beijing. They're frantically searching for master … if everyone knows that master is fine, they'll all be so happy that they'll go crazy."
He knew that Gui Ya and the others had been worried about him for the past few days, but he couldn't return to Beijing, nor could he contact them. He helped Ghost Spike up, and said, "Go tell them that I'm fine, and that I'm in Zhongzhou with Tian Tian now."
To them, there was nothing better than Ling Chen being safe and sound. He took out a small communication device, and quickly pressed a few numbers before placing it in Ling Chen's hands. "Master, it's best if you tell them personally. They haven't slept for a few days, and only by hearing your voice will they be completely at ease."
Ling Chen took the communication device and placed it by his ear. Very quickly, the call connected, and the other side was silent.
Ling Chen spoke, "Gui Ya, it's me."
Pa …
Ling Chen could clearly hear the sound of something falling to the ground. After a while, a voice that was greatly distorted due to trembling could be heard, "Mas … Master?"
"Mm, it's me. I'm fine now, and I'm in Zhongzhou with Tian Tian … are you guys alright?"
The other side was silent for a long time, before Gui Ya roared like a madman, "Master!!! It's master!!! It's master's voice!! Come quickly, it's master!! "
Ling Chen heard chaotic footsteps, screams, the sound of a door being pushed open, the sound of a chair being knocked over, and even the sound of someone being knocked to the ground … The warm and sour feeling filled Ling Chen's heart. He got closer to the communication device and spoke as calmly as possible, "I'm really fine now, and even my injuries have healed by more than half. I'm in Zhongzhou with Tian Tian now, and I'm very safe … Gui Ya can be my witness. "
"Yes!" Gui Ya yelled loudly, not caring if anyone outside could hear him. "It's master! It's really master! It's really true … and little sister Tian Tian beside master, master seems to be in great spirits and is completely fine. "
"It's master! It's Gui Ya and master's voices … it's master! "
"Master! You're fine … that's great, that's great, that's great! "
"… Move aside, move aside, let me hear master's voice … hurry up and move aside."
"F * ck you … master is protected by the heavens, so it's only natural that he's fine. Look at you, you're crying!"
"F * ck! Wipe the water off your face before you talk to me, alright … "
… …
The voices coming from the communication device were chaotic. These usually silent Death Gods were all acting as if they had gone crazy. Ling Chen didn't say anything for a long time. The hand that was holding the communication device unconsciously tightened. He understood more and more that he had made the most wrong and selfish decision that night.
"That's enough! Don't make noise! How are you going to let master speak like this? "
Gui Ya's prestige was second only to Ling Chen's. As soon as he yelled, the other side immediately quietened down, and only the sound of panting could be heard. Only then did Gui Ya approach the communication device and ask anxiously, "Master, are you really fine now? Is Tian Tian fine too? "
"Mm, we're all fine. My external injuries have mostly healed, and I'll be fully recovered in at most a week. You should know how strong my self-healing abilities are. Tian Tian is also fine, it's just … it's just that she suffered a lot in order to save me and take care of me. If it wasn't for Tian Tian, perhaps … I wouldn't have been able to see you all again. "Ling Chen said sadly.
Beside him, Gui Ci looked at Tian Tian with an expression of extreme gratitude. Ling Chen's words caused Tian Tian's position in the hearts of the Death Gods to rise to new heights.
"Tian Tian … she's such an amazing child, and our saviour. Whew, it's great that you're all fine. I knew that master and Tian Tian would be blessed by the heavens, haha, hahahaha … "Gui Ya couldn't help but laugh out loud, and as he laughed, the others also laughed out loud. Now that they knew that Ling Chen was fine, all of their worries, pressure, and fear disappeared. The physical and mental exhaustion, as well as the injuries on their bodies, no longer mattered.
"That day when you went to the Long family to save me, you all must have suffered many injuries. Rest well, and don't tire yourself out. Also, you guys have to be careful … these are all orders. "Ling Chen said seriously.
"Understood." Gui Ya immediately replied.
"Now tell me, that night … did anything happen to any of our brothers in the Long family … tell me all of them." Ling Chen said seriously.
The smile on Gui Ya's face disappeared, and he fell silent for a while before saying in a low voice, "Ying Ya died. In order to cover our retreat, he stayed behind and detonated the bomb on his body. Also, Buggy's legs were heavily injured, and he was afraid that we would drag him down, so he jumped towards the Fierce Tiger Corps and was captured by them. He's now locked up in the Xuanyuan family's secret prison. "
Ying Ya, Buggy …
Ling Chen's heart ached as he sighed, "Gui Dao also died … just like Ying Ya, he detonated the bomb on his body. Before he died, he probably handed me over to Bing Yao. "
The communication device fell silent for a long time, before the sound of bones breaking could be heard.
"It's all my fault, I harmed them … it's all because of me …" Ling Chen closed his eyes, deeply blaming himself. If it wasn't for the madness of despair, they wouldn't have died trying to save him …
"No! Master, don't think like that! To be able to die for master is their glory, and it is the most satisfying way for them to die … master, don't worry, we'll definitely save the insects, and one day we'll make Ying Ya and Gui Dao pay back tenfold, or even a hundredfold! "Gui Ya said through gritted teeth.
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