Chapter 306 Two Choices
After an unknown amount of time in coma, Li Muhan slowly opened his eyes. He was wrapped in bandages and had plaster casts on many parts of his body. In front of him was the familiar ceiling and the smell of disinfectant.
He knew that he was being carried to the Special Management Bureau's medical department again.
"Hey, you finally woke up?"
A familiar voice came from beside him. Under normal circumstances, Li Muhan might not react to this voice, and might even complain a few words, but now, he immediately struggled to get up, but because of the bandages and plaster on his body and the pain, he lay back down.
"Chang Yue? Do you really want to kill me..."
Li Muhan's neck was fixed and he couldn't move. He could only look at the ceiling and chat with Chang Yue.
"Hey, isn't that to test how much you've improved during this period? If you're too dull, I won't show any mercy."
As Chang Yue spoke, there was a sound of smoking, and soon Li Muhan saw the pure white ceiling covered with a layer of smoke.
"How could you imagine smoking in the ward? Are you here to visit me or to torture me?"
"Believe me, Li Muhan, I don't want to do that either."
"Really? If Director Lin hadn't intervened, I would have died there."
"No, I mean, I don't want to be here either."
Li Muhan was a little confused, and then he endured the pain and turned his head desperately. What appeared in front of him was Chang Yue, who was also lying on the hospital bed, with bandages and plaster on his face. Especially his face, which was bruised and swollen, just like the result of being hit by more than a dozen trucks in turn.
"Hi."
Chang Yue also tried hard to turn his head and looked at Li Muchan with a miserable smile. As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Muchan saw that several of his teeth had been knocked out.
"... Director Lin did it?"
"no."
Chang Yue sighed, and then continued, "Your wife did it."
It is said that Chang Yue was still sitting there that day, playing with his phone, watching the live broadcast, waiting for Lin Ze to send a car to pick him up, but what he waited for was not a car, but a blood-red realm, and then he was beaten for five hours by Xia Yue, who had almost drawn out all his bloody power.
When Lin Ze came to find him five hours later, he had been beaten beyond recognition, but Xia Yue was still very unsatisfied. If Lin Ze had not stopped him, Li Muhan would probably have only seen Chang Yue in the ICU.
After hearing Chang Yue's words, Li Muhan cursed lightly: "This is called retribution in this life."
But he also knew in his heart that Chang Yue simply didn't fight back.
If he really fought back, the person lying next to his bed would probably be Xia Yue.
"This time I really made Lin Ze angry."
Chang Yue took another puff of his cigarette.
Li Muhan also turned his head and looked at the ceiling again. "Can I ask why you suddenly attacked me? Stop talking about testing me or something like that. When I faced you, I felt your murderous intent. Although I was very dissatisfied, I really didn't have any resistance."
"Li Muhan, have you never been curious about why there are so many demons in your body?"
Chang Yue's words made Li Muhan stunned. Of course he was curious, but no matter what method he used to check the information of the Special Management Bureau, he could not find any explanation about his body. There had never been a situation before where so many world-destroying demons lived in a human body.
"I asked Director Lin, but she refused to tell me."
Li Muhan could only say helplessly.
"Don't blame Lin Ze for this. She really doesn't know. From a certain perspective, the information she has on the Special Management Bureau is very limited."
Chang Yue's words puzzled Li Muhan: "Why? Director Lin is very powerful and is wholeheartedly dedicated to the work of the Special Management Bureau for humanity. Why would she..."
"You told Lin Ze last time that you met a woman who looked exactly like Lin Ze, right?"
Li Muhan recalled the woman holding a worn-out long sword who suddenly appeared behind Monk Zhong Ya when he was helping Bai Ran, and then nodded: "Yes, Bai Ran from the canteen logistics department also said that he saw that woman hundreds of years ago. I think it should be the same woman I saw, but Bai Ran has lost his previous memory, so..."
"Lin Ze's situation is as special as yours. Of course, if the time is right, she will tell you later. Now I need you to make a choice, Li Muhan."
Chang Yue's voice suddenly grew solemn, like a whisper in the night. Only the faint sound of the burning cigarette between his fingertips was audible in the quiet of the ward. Time seemed to freeze, only his thoughts flowed silently.
Li Muhan took a deep breath and spoke in a low but firm voice, "I'm lucky to have the opportunity to choose. Director Chang, tell me what decision I need to make."
Chang Yue's tone revealed a hint of helplessness: "If you are willing to forget the information you heard from that man named Qi Su, and promise not to reveal these secrets to anyone, of course, I will do something to ensure that you absolutely cannot mention that information, and then I will let you and Xia Yue live in peace and peace for the rest of your lives. But the price is that you can no longer stay in the Special Management Bureau. I will arrange for the two of you to go to a secret place where no one knows about it, and you can live quietly without being disturbed by the outside world."
this......
Li Muhan was silent. This proposal was like a ray of tempting light, illuminating the depths of his heart. Indeed, such a choice was hard to resist.
No longer having to face those abnormal people beyond common sense, no longer having to be involved in complicated conspiracies, just being away from the hustle and bustle with Xia Yue and enjoying a peaceful life, isn't this a kind of tranquility and freedom that you have longed for?
"Of course, peace comes at a price. Li Muhan, I will find a way to extract the demon from your body. At first, you may retain some alien powers, but over time, you will become an ordinary person. I think you should understand what this means. Xia Yue is a pure-blooded vampire. Her lifespan is almost infinite, and you... may only stay in her life for a moment."
Human life is always so short and fragile.
Li Muhan suddenly remembered that Xia Yue had said this to him not long after he met her. At that time, Huo Tian had just died in battle, and he blamed Xia Yue for her disregard for life.
But if you look at it from the perspective of an immortal species, if you care so much about the death of every short-lived species and even grieve over it, then this kind of immortality will only be a torture.
The closer someone is to you when they leave, the more heartbroken you will be. Li Muhan couldn't imagine how painful it would be for that silly girl Xia Yue when he lost his demonic power and became a mortal again, and left her a hundred years later.
"What about the second choice, Chang Ju?"
Chang Yue seemed to have anticipated Li Muchan's second suggestion, so he said without hesitation, "I will take you to understand the truth. This involves more than just your body and the demons within it. Of course, this process will be long, and during this time, you must remain silent. Don't tell anyone anything you heard from Qi Su, not your team members, not your friends, not even Xia Yue. Believe me, Li Muchan, not telling them is the best way to protect them."
"But this means that we will secretly oppose the Special Management Bureau, right?" Li Muhan asked in a low voice.
Chang Yue was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Boy, who told you that this matter is related to the Special Management Bureau?"
"I guessed." Li Muhan said calmly, "After all, the only one who can command you and Director Lin is that old man."
Chang Yue chuckled twice. His disciple was not as stupid as he thought. At least... he knew very well what he would face next, which made things much easier.
"So, what's your choice, Li Muhan?"
Li Muhan stared at the ceiling in silence for a long while, then said, "You actually want me to choose the second path, right, Director Chang?"
"Oh? How do you know?"
There was already a hint of appreciation in Chang Yue's tone.
"You described the first path in such detail, seemingly well-considered, but it actually exploited my greatest weakness..."
Li Muhan's biggest weakness right now, needless to say, is that vampire. Chang Yue, of course, knows this. Having been caught on camera, Chang Yue simply took a puff of his cigarette and said with a dry laugh, "Being able to see things clearly isn't always a good thing. It's better for you to just giggle and play dumb like usual."
"So you've already figured out that I like to play dumb? You're not bad either. By the way, Director Chang, you're pretty good at playing dumb too. We all have two faces, so the eldest brother shouldn't talk about the second brother."
Li Muhan and Chang Yue turned to look at each other again, and finally Chang Yue burst into laughter: "Good boy! You have guts! I will definitely accept you as my disciple!"
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