Li Yuheng was completely stunned.
He had seen Shu Bai sneer, mock, and give a forced smile, but when he provoked him, he would laugh in anger, a slight upturn of the corners of his lips...
But I've never seen him laugh so heartily, without a trace of gloom, and even with a touch of youthful exuberance.
The laughter dispelled the frost and hostility that had long clung to his brow, making him bright and lively.
Li Yuheng's heart skipped a beat, then began to race wildly again.
Tsk.
It looks even better now.
His laughter made him feel incredibly itchy.
The white peacock spirit seemed to be infected by the laughter, tilting its head to look at Shu Bai, and letting out a pleasant chirp.
Then, without any warning, its magnificent, shimmering tail feathers suddenly spread open!
Like a sudden shower of moonlight and a sprawling galaxy, countless eye-like spots appeared on the tail feathers, and iridescent light flowed through the room, illuminating the entire room in a dreamlike manner.
Breathtakingly beautiful, yet arrogantly haughty.
Li Yuheng: "..."
So this wretched bird isn't incapable of displaying its plumage, it just discriminates based on who it's served?!
Shu Bai finished laughing, raised her hand to wipe away the physiological tears that had come from the corners of her eyes, and turned back to look at Li Yuheng.
“Li Yuheng,” his voice was still slightly hoarse from laughing, but his tone was much lighter, “you really are…”
He seemed to be searching for the right word, and finally shook his head, his lips still turned up in a smile, "...hopeless."
Then, Shu Bai's gaze fell on the white peacock with its tail feathers spread, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.
Li Yuheng immediately noticed and straightened his back instantly: "How about it? My spiritual body."
He pointed to himself with his thumb, "I raised it!"
The white peacock took a step with poise, its tail feathers shimmering with iridescent light.
Shu Bai withdrew his gaze, the smile still lingering on his lips, but his tone had returned to its usual calm: "Hmm. Quite like you."
"How so? Just as handsome?"
“Same…” Shu Bai paused, glanced at him, “dressed in flamboyant colors.”
“Dazzling?” Li Yuheng repeated, nodding seriously. “That’s a great word! Precise! Profound! It perfectly captures the extraordinary charm that my big bird and I possess, both inside and out!”
Seeing his rather smug expression, Shu Bai's slight teasing effect from the "showy" comment vanished instantly.
He suppressed the lingering smile on his face, shifting his gaze from the white peacock to Li Yuheng's still-naked upper body, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
"Put your clothes on quickly, something's wrong."
Li Yuheng looked down at himself: "What's wrong? Does Sentinel Shu Bai think it's indecent? Or are you having trouble controlling yourself?"
Shu Bai was too lazy to waste any more words with him and turned to leave.
"Hey, hey, don't go!" Li Yuheng quickly called out to him, hurried to the bedside, grabbed a clean t-shirt, and put it on. "What's wrong?"
Shu Bai stopped, turned her back to him, and remained silent for a few seconds before speaking: "It's time for routine monitoring. Supervisor Zhao asked me to come and get you to go to the medical department together."
Li Yuheng put on his clothes and leaned closer: "Is that all? You didn't have to knock on the door in person. Couldn't you have just said something through the communicator? Or... did you miss me and just wanted to find an excuse to come see me?"
"...You don't have to have such a vivid imagination."
"Oh." Li Yuheng had an "I understand, I understand" expression, which made Shu Bai itch with urge to punch him.
"...Let's go."
Shu Bai didn't give him any more chances to talk nonsense and took the lead in walking out of the room.
Li Yuheng snapped his fingers, and his spiritual body transformed into a beam of white light that entered his body.
He quickly caught up and walked alongside Shu Bai.
…
On the way to the medical department, Li Yuheng's mouth was still busy.
"Speaking of which, what kind of tests are done for these routine monitoring sessions? Blood tests? EEG? Or do we just have to sit there holding our hands and let the machine drip for ten minutes or so?"
"..."
"Sentry Post, why aren't you saying anything? Are you nervous? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here! I'll make sure you get through the monitoring smoothly!"
Shu Bai finally couldn't bear it any longer, stopped in her tracks, and turned to look at him: "Li Yuheng."
"arrive!"
"Please be quiet for five minutes. I'm begging you."
"OK."
The world is finally quiet.
Shu Bai breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
But Li Yuheng looked at Shu Bai's slightly tense profile and suddenly reached out and gently patted his shoulder.
Shu Bai paused for a moment.
He turned his head and met Li Yuheng's gaze.
Li Yuheng didn't make any sound, but he mouthed clearly and silently: Don't worry, I'm here.
The light from the streetlights on both sides of the road fell into Li Yuheng's eyes, reflecting a reassuring power.
Shu Bai remained silent and did not respond immediately.
He turned back and continued walking forward.
The night sky over the Third War Zone is always exceptionally clear, free from urban light pollution. A bright crescent moon hangs quietly in the dark blue sky, its cool light spilling onto the rolling mountains and the cold metal walls of the base.
Shu Bai stared at the crescent moon for several seconds.
"……never mind."
He kept his eyes fixed ahead, not looking at Li Yuheng, but his next words were addressed to him:
"Whatever you want."
"...Say whatever you want to say."
Li Yuheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately grabbed Shu Bai's hand: "Really?"
Shu Bai didn't shake him off and just hummed in agreement.
Li Yuheng pressed his advantage: "I really want to kiss you right now."
Shu Bai paused, glancing coldly at him: "Don't force me to hit you."
Li Yuheng pouted, but secretly scratched his palm with his fingers.
Shu Bai abruptly pulled her hand back, her ears burning.
"We've arrived at the medical department." He said curtly and strode into the testing room, which was lit by blue light.
Li Yuheng curled the corners of his mouth and slowly followed.
…
"Shallow White Sentinel, according to the latest data, your mental energy fluctuations have entered a controllable range, and the suppression ring can be removed."
The head of the medical department looked at the stable curve on the screen, a hint of barely perceptible amazement in his voice, and said to Shu Bai, who had just completed a series of tests.
Zhao Rui stood to the side, a relieved smile on his face, nodding repeatedly: "That's great! This is really... great!"
He looked at Li Yuheng, his eyes filled with admiration, "Director Li, you are truly amazing!"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "The main reason is that my sentries have a good foundation and a high degree of cooperation."
Shu Bai looked down at the inhibition ring on his wrist, which had been with him for six years and also symbolized danger and isolation, and his fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly.
Medical personnel stepped forward and took out a special release device: "Shallow White Sentinel, please relax. You may experience a momentary discomfort from the energy backflow."
As the inhibition ring was gently removed, an indescribable sense of relief instantly swept through my body, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
Shu Bai subconsciously moved her wrist, feeling that long-lost lightness.
He looked up and met Li Yuheng's gaze.
"How was it?" Li Yuheng walked over and naturally grabbed his wrist, which had just had the suppression ring removed. He gently touched the faint mark with his fingertips and said in a light tone, "Doesn't it feel like you could punch through the base's energy barrier?"
The sparse white space feels a bit off.
No, something is very wrong.
The suppression ring was removed, and the energy field that had bound him for six years completely disappeared. Theoretically, his five senses should have become incredibly sharp, like a beast breaking free of its cage, and he might even need to readjust and control them.
But at this moment, his perception seemed to be filtered through a strange lens.
The hum of the instruments, the smell of disinfectant, the scent of people around... all faded into the distant background.
His perception was forcibly focused, and its scope narrowed dramatically.
All he could see was Li Yuheng's hand gripping his wrist, and all he could hear was Li Yuheng's laughing voice.
The cool, refreshing scent emanating from Li Yuheng powerfully enveloped his entire sense of smell, swirling around him in a gentle, lingering embrace.
…
"What's wrong, my Shubai Sentinel? He hasn't said a word the whole way? Is he having a good time?"
Shu Bai stopped and stood in front of his dormitory door, but did not open it immediately.
"Li Yuheng," he said, his voice lower than usual, with a hint of hoarseness.
"Um?"
"...Want to kiss?"
Li Yuheng tilted his head, picked up Shu Bai without saying a word, kicked open his dormitory door and strode in, then closed the door behind him.
He put the person on the bed and leaned down to kiss him.
Of course, the male protagonist didn't forget about exchanging pheromones at the crucial moment.
…
After the kiss ended, both of them were breathing heavily. Li Yuheng stepped back slightly. In the darkness, his keen eyesight seemed to catch an unusual glint in the watch face on Shu Bai's left wrist.
"Wait, Shubai, your watch... are the hands..."
As Li Yuheng spoke, he subconsciously raised his left hand, wanting to check the synchronized data on his wristwatch.
Just as Li Yuheng's gaze was about to fall on his watch face, Shu Bai reacted with astonishing speed!
His palm firmly covered Li Yuheng's watch screen, with such force that Li Yuheng even felt a slight sense of pressure.
"Not there yet. You've mistaken me for someone else."
Shu Bai's actions were so quick and his tone so certain that Li Yuheng was momentarily stunned.
"You misread it?"
Before he could react, Shu Bai had already deftly begun to untie the monitoring strap on Li Yuheng's wrist.
"This thing is uncomfortable." Shu Bai's voice sounded a little muffled, and he spoke a little faster than usual. "It affects...the feeling."
With a soft click, Li Yuheng's watch strap was untied, and Shu Bai casually tossed the monitoring wristwatch onto the bedside table next to him.
Immediately afterwards, Shu Bai also took off her watch and threw it onto the bedside table.
The two wristwatches lay side by side in the darkness. The screens lit up briefly from the touch, then quickly went dark again, and the data on them could no longer be seen.
After doing all this, Shu Bai reached out his hand.
Instead of pushing him away, she grabbed Li Yuheng by the collar.
"Never mind that broken watch."
“Li Yuheng, I think... we should do a more in-depth counseling.”
"Now."
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