Chapter 36: Soul and Spirit Unite, Love and Longevity
Along with the wonders, not only everything that Wen Ranqi had experienced changed and disappeared, but also everything that originally belonged to Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi disappeared.
The starry Milky Way was visible above their heads, as if it was something within reach. Mu Qi succeeded, even though this was not the place they had expected to reunite, and they didn't even know where they were.
But he saw Wen Ranqi, the one with whom he could only communicate from afar. He could finally hold his hand and no longer be alone and separated from Wen Ranqi.
Wen Ranqi descended with the meteor shower. He had been brought here from the mountaintop by Yunshi. Seeing Mu Qi, he burst into tears of joy. He had been waiting for this moment for years. He excitedly hugged Mu Qi, and they embraced each other surrounded by the stars.
They have the joy of meeting again after a long separation, and also the reconciliation of broken relationships after a miracle.
Wen Ranqi and Qiqi stood in the distance, like two shadows, with marble shimmering around them.
The stars flowed, and everything was renewed. The two clouds absorbed Wen Ranqi and Qiqi, slowly rotating and gradually merging with the stars, transforming into a larger multicolored cloud that floated from afar and circled around Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi.
The sky was changing, mysterious phenomena were appearing everywhere, and illusions were flashing in front, behind, and to the left and right of Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi, looking like a giant screen with scenes of a movie playing continuously.
Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi had never seen this scene in their many attempts. The silent giant screen showed them, including them standing together now, them in the hospital, them in the restaurant, and them at home.
In the picture, they are in love, with smiles on every face. They will cook in their future house together, where he will continue to write every day, and Mu Qi will go to work from 9 to 5. They live a simple and happy life.
Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi smiled at each other. Will their lives be like this in the future?
But Wen Ranqi felt a mixture of hope and uncertainty. Luck doesn't just fall from the sky, and nothing appears out of thin air. No matter what happens, it requires initial effort before there's a chance of a reward. Nothing comes for free.
How can there be no fruit without sowing?
The giant screen shifted, black mist rose, and the stars dimmed and fell one by one. The dazzling starry sky turned into a dead silence, and then the giant screen surrounding Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi emitted a dim light.
Mu Qi hugged Wen Ranqi and held her tightly in his arms, as if he would disappear.
The giant screen began to scroll some images. Wen Ranqi, who was in his forties, already had a head full of white hair. He no longer had much energy to sit in front of the computer for a long time and type on the keyboard. His teeth were in their prime, but several of them had fallen out, making him look like a man in his seventies or eighties, and he looked old.
Mu Qi came back with vegetables, looking more energetic than Wen Ranqi, but his hair was still gray and his face was full of wrinkles. If Wen Ranqi looked like he was in his seventies or eighties, then Mu Qi was at most a man in his sixties or seventies.
After the night passed, Wen Ranqi lay quietly among the flowers, surrounded by their friends and relatives, who looked very young. They walked through the hall one by one with flowers in their hands, sadly, to bid him farewell for the last time.
Mu Qi stayed in front of his grave for a long time and refused to leave. With the ringing of a phone, Mu Qi, with a wrinkled face, also stopped breathing in the hospital. Wen Ranqi's sister and friends organized his funeral, but their mother became the oldest person to bid farewell.
The scene paused, and a voice emerged from the silent darkness. He said to Wen Ranqi, "Wen Ranqi, even if the following results occur, will you choose to spend your life with the person next to you?"
The two held hands, and Wen Ranqi said, "If it were the me before, I wouldn't do this, but the me now, I am willing to do it. Don't lovers want to grow old together?"
"Mu Qi, your body is destroyed. You can only be reborn with the body of a dying person. Are you willing to do that, regardless of whether it is broken or not?"
Mu Qijian looked at Wen Ranqi firmly and said, "I am willing. As long as I can be with him, I will be satisfied. Even if I have a disability, I will take care of myself and will not be a burden to him."
"Okay, you each have a soul left in time and space, and their wholehearted love for each other has also led to your reunion today. Now I will return them to your bodies." Yunshi turned into two balls of light in the darkness and merged into the bodies of the two. Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi could feel all the emotions of Wen Ranqi and Qiqi, and their passionate eyes showed understanding and love for each other.
"Wen Ranqi, I will subtract five years from your lifespan to fill the time and space you have disturbed."
Mu Qi and Wen Ranqi had no way out. Wen Ranqi readily accepted and said, "Okay, then how many years can I live?"
The voice continued, "You originally have sixty-five years left to live. Five of them will be gone, and you can give the remaining sixty to the person next to you. If you insist on taking him with you, you must use your lifespan to extend his remaining lifespan."
"He is a person of nominal age, and does not exist in this world. Only if you give him a life can he exist and accumulate lifespan."
"Okay, I'll give him thirty-seven years of life, and I only need to keep twenty-three years."
"Okay, once the fusion is granted, Wen Ranqi, you will live a peaceful life, but you will need to endure three lifetimes of suffering and merit to repay it. Mu Qi, you will be forever shattered, and there will be no trace of you in the world from now on. Are you still willing?"
"Yes!" Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi agreed in unison.
It takes a thousand years to share a pillow, and ten lifetimes to be together. Instead of spending your life in misery and mediocrity, why not try to live a short, wonderful, and unforgettable life?
The stars rose again, the surroundings gradually became brighter, the giant screen dissipated, and accompanied by a breeze, Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi were separated in a vast expanse of white.
The familiar smell of medicine rushed into Wen Ranqi's nose. He tried hard to open his eyelids, which felt like they were being pressed down by a thousand-pound stone. He squinted his eyes and looked at the ceiling above his head. The light from the ceiling was dazzling.
A familiar voice made his ears ring. A tall and thin boy looked at him excitedly. Wen Ranqi said hoarsely, "Where am I?"
The boy said, "Brother, you really scared me. You didn't say that thing was so powerful. It was like a missile. It whizzed over and the light instantly blew everything around it to pieces. The police thought I was setting a fire on the top of the mountain. Before I could explain, they saw you fainted on the ground and sent you to the hospital."
"And then, do my parents know?"
"Get rid of it. We were already in jail and didn't even know it, but they heard from the doctor that you were fine, so they scolded me a few times and that was it. You don't know, I was scared to death in there, and they finally let me out, so I came to find you."
"How long has it been since you took it?"
"Two days, plus today."
Wen Ranqi sat up dazed and continued to ask, "Has anyone come to see me? Someone we don't know."
"Well, there's one. He went to buy some buns for you. He said he was your friend and that he came to see you because he knew you were sick. He also said that you would definitely want to eat the buns he made when you wake up, so he went back to the store to get them." The boy looked curious and said, "Hey, Brother Wen, is he the person you brought back?"
"I'm still not sure what he looks like, whether he's missing arms or legs and whether it's ugly."
"Hey, you've agreed to everything, and you can't go back on your word. It seems you're still a face-chaser. Don't worry, he's not very handsome, but he's more than enough for you. Trust my arrangements for you."
Wen Ranqi was secretly delighted, thinking that with his looks, it would probably be quite handsome, hehe.
Wen Ranqi said, "Okay, I know, you've worked hard too. Go back and rest early. I'll bring him to you in a few days."
"Are you guys showing off your affection in front of me? Forget it, forget it. I'll wait a while before seeing you again. I don't want to be a third wheel. By the way, your parents have met him. I don't know if he slept with them, but your uncle and aunt have a good impression of him. They seem very satisfied."
"real?"
"Really? I'm not going to talk nonsense with you anymore. I have to go back. A lot of people are waiting for me to set them up once I leave."
"Go to hell, do you still think you are a matchmaker?"
"I'm not really a matchmaker. I only care about you and Mu Qi."
Wen Ranqi kicked the boy out of the room, feeling confused. When did he become like this?
Mu Qi went upstairs, carrying porridge, buns and dumplings in his hands. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he met Wen Ranqi's friend. He smiled at him, and the boy got into the elevator. He happily went to Wen Ranqi's room carrying the buns.
People who wanted to go upstairs lined up at the elevator door. When the elevator came down, there was no one inside. People in wheelchairs entered the empty elevator first, followed by people with more mobility issues. Soon the elevator was filled with people and started working again.
"From then on, Wen Ranqi and Mu Qi announced their love in front of their relatives and friends, telling them how they met during Wen Ranqi's travels, how they got to know each other, how they accepted each other, and how they are in love now.
The two-year journey away from home turned into a love story that everyone envied. After getting married, the two lived a loving and happy life.
The short but wonderful love also leaves beautiful memories for those who come after it in the long river of time.
Their stories are recorded between the lines, circulated in the developed online world, and remain in people's hearts.
They are recorded in people’s hearts, passed down orally through conversation, and passed down from generation to generation.”
This book is finished.
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