diskusbooks Chapter 216 Ingratitude and Deceit (51)
Chapter 216 Ingratitude and Deceit (51)
0529 sat beside Gu Yao, keeping him company.
The young man's handsome face was expressionless; he simply stared blankly at the moat below.
If the moonlight hadn't fallen on her beautiful face, clearly illuminating the glistening water droplets, the system might have been fooled as well.
He could sense that the host was very sad, even more so than in the previous world.
He is bound to Gu Yao's soul.
Even though the transmission of the soul link had weakened his senses, the cold and sharp feeling was as if it were tearing his code apart.
Desperate sadness.
He had never sensed such strong emotions from Gu Yao before.
Since he bound himself to Gu Yao, his host has always been a powerful figure in his eyes, always able to accomplish everything perfectly.
This was the first time he had clearly and explicitly received his host's sadness.
However, in just a moment, Gu Yao proactively closed the soul link.
The system didn't know how to comfort Gu Yao.
That numb and icy stinging sensation seemed to be etched into his code.
0529 pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something.
But compared to that suffocating, oppressive feeling, any words of comfort seemed utterly inadequate.
But 0529 still wanted to do something. He gently took Gu Yao's hand and sat quietly beside him.
For the first time, the system felt that its humanoid form had some advantages.
A body with a constant temperature can at least warm the host's hands.
The young man's eyes flickered, but he did not stop the system's actions.
In the dead of night in the capital, even the lights in the red-light districts and brothels gradually went out.
The evening breeze in early summer carries a hint of coolness.
Gu Yao gazed at the beautiful scenery of bamboo groves and moonlit waves, his voice somewhat ethereal.
"Xiao Jiu, do you think it's possible that Bu Shaoluan isn't him?"
If it were him, how could he bear to disappoint me?
I've always trusted my instincts, but now, I'm hesitant to accept them.
The system didn't know how to answer. Turning its head, it saw that the moonlight seemed to have drained the color from her beautiful face, making her pale complexion even colder than the cold moonlight.
Gu Yao raised his hand and pressed it against his rapidly beating heart.
The cold, sharp arrow seemed to pierce through that hot, vibrant heart again, pinning him beneath the four-sided city wall.
They will not be reincarnated, life after life.
Amidst the corpses and bloodstains, that patch of clean, bright yellow stood out starkly.
Disgusting.
How dare he?
How could anyone dare to grind his last remaining bit of sincerity to ashes...
Gu Yao felt a sharp pain in his heart that made it hard to breathe.
The system stared at its host and sensed that Gu Yao was acting extremely strangely.
The young man swayed precariously on the city wall, his face drenched in sweat.
0529's eyes sharpened, and he quickly scooped the person up.
Forcibly breaking the soul link that Gu Yao had closed, the fierce emotions transformed into sharp arrows, overwhelming the code.
It was the most intense pain.
Intense hatred mixed with suffocating sorrow.
The young man leaning against the city wall was like a stranded fish, struggling to breathe, yet slowly losing his vitality in the early summer night.
Seeing that Gu Yao was clearly in a bad state, the system hardened its heart and knocked him unconscious.
He frowned and gently brushed away the stray hairs that were already damp with sweat from his host's forehead.
Under the pale moonlight, his already pale face looked even more eerie, and his dry, dehydrated lips were cracked and stained with dried blood.
Even his palms were sweaty and terribly cold.
If the person in front of you weren't still breathing, the system would really think that the person was already dead.
0529 is dull, but not stupid. If he still can't see that something is obviously wrong, then he really isn't thinking straight.
He remembered that the host had experienced similar symptoms in the first and third worlds, but not as severely as this.
what is the problem?
The system wanted to report this issue to the main system, filled out the feedback request, but hesitated when clicking the send button.
After looking at it for a long time, 0529 still deleted the feedback.
His intuition told him that it was best not to do it.
Let's wait until 66 finishes his mission and come back before asking him.
He trusted 66 more than the main system.
0529 pulled out 66's coat from the system space and apologized to him remotely.
Then, without hesitation, she draped it over Gu Yao's shoulders.
The wind was really chilly that night.
Only when the river swelled and the moon set did Gu Yao slowly open his eyes.
After a night of anxiety, 0529 breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person was awake and gently helped him up.
"Host, are you alright now?"
Gu Yao's mind was still a little muddled. He met those light golden eyes filled with worry and shook his head.
"I'm fine now, Xiao Jiu, don't worry."
Gu Yao picked up the coat covering him.
Hmm, these clothes definitely aren't from our own stupid system.
With his own stupid system being less than 1.7 meters tall, this outfit would look like a mop on him.
Ugh, the stench of being in love.
Gu Yao pursed her lips and handed the clothes in her hand to the boy in front of her.
0529 secretly observed Gu Yao's expression, which appeared perfectly normal.
It's so normal it's almost abnormal.
It was as if the somewhat deranged person from last night wasn't him at all.
Small head, big doubts.
Gu Yao stood up, dusted himself off, and said, "Xiao Jiu, let's go."
Without waiting for 0529 to react, Gu Yao had already started walking forward, leaving 0529 with only his back.
The handsome blond boy scratched his head, looking somewhat puzzled.
***
When they returned to Ruotang Courtyard, Bu Shaoluan was already sitting on the soft couch by the window. When he saw Gu Yao come in, he put down the memorial in his hand and went over to hug Gu Yao.
"Why did Ah Tang arrive at the palace so early today?"
When someone suddenly hugged him, Gu Yao instinctively wanted to push the boy away.
Before he could make a move, Bu Shaoluan had already let go of him, and instead took his hand in her palm to warm it, "Why are your hands so cold?"
As he spoke, he draped the cloak over the young man's shoulders.
"It's only May now, and it can be a bit chilly in the mornings, so Ah Tang should wear more layers."
The boy's gaze then fell on Gu Yao, somewhat puzzled.
Why is Ah Tang still wearing last night's dress?
The person, whose thoughts were already in disarray, was completely bewildered by Bu Shaoluan's actions, and their already chaotic mind became even more of a mess.
The young man found it somewhat amusing to look at the dazed young man, so he led him to sit on the soft couch and poured him a cup of hot tea.
Bu Shaoluan calmly observed the person who was holding the teacup in a daze.
It's really quite cute.
It's rare to see Ah Tang like this.
I'm a little confused.
Gu Yao looked down at the cup in his hand; it was hot tea.
It was my senior brother who prepared the herbal tea.
Perhaps because he was used to cold food when he was young, even though he was taken out of the cold palace and changed a lot, he still retained the habit of drinking cold tea.
The tea was kept warm on the stove.
The unconscious concern and care shown by a teenager in the details can never be faked.
In the original story, "he" had already begun to relinquish power, and the young man did not seem to be so power-hungry.
Gu Yao pursed his lips.
I decided to trust my own judgment.