Chapter 249
Chen Yi is the eldest son in the family. He has two twin sisters who are three years younger than him and a brother who is seven years younger than him.
Like most people, Chen Yi came from an ordinary family and was born in a rural area in poverty in his early years.
When he was seven or eight years old, Chen's parents went to work at the He family's timber processing plant, and they moved with him to the vicinity of the plant.
When Chen Yi was a little older, he helped his mother work as a forest ranger in the mountains. He knew that area almost like the back of his hand.
For example, on the east side of the mountainside, there is a detached villa, which is very magnificent and beautiful.
Unfortunately, it has been empty and no one lives there. The gate is locked and weeds are growing wildly in the yard.
Chen Yi often stood outside the door looking inside, and sometimes brought his younger brothers and sisters here to play hide-and-seek.
My younger brother always thought it was a haunted house and was scared and screaming before he even got close.
Chen Yi asked his parents, and his father said that it was the house of the boss of a big factory. It has been empty all the time and probably no one will live there in the future.
Who among the rich would live in the mountains? Transportation is inconvenient, supplies are difficult to transport, there is no electricity, and there are especially many mosquitoes in the summer.
It used to be a summer resort, but now it is no longer used, so it is naturally left there empty.
Chen Yi never thought that someone would live there, nor did he ever think that such a good-looking person could actually be a devil that his younger brother was afraid of.
The mountain was too boring, and He Tianli was confined here, even though his grandfather had sent him several truly capable doctors.
Then, he met Chen Yi, and his younger brothers and sisters who were brought to the mountains by Chen Yi to play.
At that time, Chen Yi had just reached adulthood, and his youngest brother was only 11 years old.
He Tianli only glanced at the oldest one, but his gaze fell on the youngest.
Chen Yi is just an ordinary country boy who has never seen the world and has an ordinary appearance.
Especially the reserved and shy smile on his face made He Tianli uninterested.
Only the youngest brother, Chen Ran, showed a bit of timidity in his eyes when he saw him, as if the child was born with the ability to sense good and evil.
He Tianli was in a good mood. He had something to play with, and it didn't matter whether that thing was a human or a ghost.
Because of the boss's request, although Chen's father was confused, he also knew what was good for him. He asked Chen Yi to take his younger brothers and sisters to go for walks in the mountains more often.
Chen Yi didn't know that disaster was coming, and by the time he realized it, it was too late.
After a period of teasing, He Tianli discovered that Chen Yi actually brought him an unexpected surprise.
This ordinary boy born in the countryside is more tolerant than ordinary people, whether it is enduring pain or mental torture.
Chen Yi is afraid of He Tianli because this man in a wheelchair often hurts him.
He had no choice but to accept it silently.
He didn't want to be blamed by his parents, and his younger brother was still so young. He knew there were some things he couldn't say.
Chen Yi felt that he should hate He Tianli, but in fact, he could hardly resist He Tianli's approach.
In particular, He Tianli would stroke his cheek and describe a whole new world to him in a gentle voice.
He told Chen Yi about the beautiful world he had never seen before, about the creatures in the sea, and about the fact that there were white and black people in the world.
As time went by, Chen Yi became a vessel for He Tianli to vent his frustrations. At one point, he seemed to be able to really see the dark and terrifying world that He Tianli described to him.
That was He Tianli's psychological world, filled with violence, blood and despair.
He Tianli was thinking about how to die with Chen Yi, but Chen Yi was thinking about rescuing He Tianli.
He would rack his brains to make up horror stories for He Tianli, precisely because he had never been to school and had no experience, his thoughts were too free.
All he could think of was a world that He Tianli could not reach.
When dreams and reality intersect, He Tianli can only survive in the cracks.
On He Tianli's birthday, Chen Yi gave him the storybook, which contained 54 horror stories, corresponding to the number of playing cards He Tianli gave him.
Not long after that, He Tianli was called back to the country by his father.
He said goodbye to Chen Yi and said that he would come to pick him up after a while.
They will be together forever, and no one abroad cares whether the two people in love are of the same gender.
He Tianli lied to him. At that time, foreign countries were far from being as open as they are now, but so what?
No one else would appear in his manor; it was their own private little world.
"I had a problem with my visa in China. I kept getting rejected when I tried to return to China. It took me more than half a year before I could finally return."
"By that time, I couldn't find Chen Yi anymore."
He Tianli never thought that Chen Yi's parents would take them to another province.
No one told him about this, even though he had specifically instructed the boss of the big factory to keep an eye on the movements of Chen Yi's family before he left.
But the elderly boss didn't take it to heart.
He believed that even if a young man like He Tianli was neglected for a period of time, it would only be temporary.
What's more, he has been taken back to his country and probably won't come back.
He didn't want to worry about it, so He Tianli lost contact with Chen Yi.
"I stayed in the country for three years. During these three years, I lived in a villa on that mountain and didn't go anywhere."
"I think Chen Yi will come back sooner or later, as long as I am willing to wait and as long as I can afford to wait."
The corners of the old man's mouth twitched, revealing a painful smile.
"But what happened next? I received the news of Chen Yi's death."
"Chen Yi committed suicide. His parents found out about us."
"In those days, male homosexuality was considered a strange and bizarre thing. Chen Yi's parents beat and scolded him, and even hired several witches to treat him."
"They returned to Chen Yi's hometown and caused such a commotion that the whole village knew about it."
"Chen Yi escaped twice, but was caught both times. He wanted to come find me, but he couldn't escape."
"Later, Chen Yi committed suicide by jumping into a well."
"I listened to the story of the years I missed with him in the villa where we first met."
"Do you know who told me these things?" The old man lowered his eyes and spoke in a very low voice.
Yitu asks:
"Who is it?"
"Chen Yi's sister, Chen Hui."
Chen Hui actually wanted to save her elder brother, but she was too late.
Such a family has become a complete tragedy because of Chen Yi.
Chen's mother cried all day long, and Chen's father always remained silent, and then tried all kinds of superstitious remedies.
Chen Ran was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He didn't understand the hardships of adults and only knew how to complain about the good things his brother did.
Chen Hui and Chen Yao were extremely scared, but the two sisters still gritted their teeth and discussed how to deceive their parents so that at least one of them could get out.
Whenever he sees He Tianli, He Tianli will always come to save his brother.
But it was too late in the end, Chen Yi committed suicide by jumping into a well.
Chen Hui and Chen Yao cried while holding their brother's body, and then the two sisters chose to leave their hometown.
Because of her emotional knot, Chen Hui chose to return to her original place.
But she never went up the mountain again, and she didn't know that He Tianli was waiting for her there.
Until one day, by chance, her boss asked her to go up the mountain to deliver food to the owner.
When she saw the open door of the villa, she realized that He Tianli had returned.
"Yitu, do you know?" The elderly man sitting in a wheelchair, his cloudy eyes fell on the darkness.
"All I lack is time."
"I never fear death. All I lack is time."
“It’s always like this…”
For some reason, He Tianli aged rapidly in front of Yi Tu. His voice became weaker and weaker, and every word he uttered rolled vaguely in his throat and was almost impossible to utter.
He struggled and fell off the wheelchair, crawling on the ground with his hands, not knowing where to go.
However, Yitu sensed a hint of fate in his death.
He Tianli died in the end; he didn't wait for his time.
To be precise, he failed to hold on until the moment when the gambler's game was formed, and thus he was unable to put his consciousness into the game and escape the teasing of death.
He Tianli's nephew created the Gambler Game for his dear uncle. The two are the first and second generation founders of the Gambler Game respectively.
Any generation after this will be just managers of the gambler's game.
If He Tianli really held on until the moment when the Gambler's Game came out, then the person who is in charge of the world now is not Mr. M, but He Tianli's consciousness world.
He will fulfill his wish and have a true reunion with Chen Yi here.
But He Tianli failed. He was defeated by the uncontrollable time.
The story ends with the old man lying quietly on the cold floor, holding the collection of horror stories, his mouth slightly open, as if he is saying something.
Yitu bent down to listen, and after a while he heard a sentence:
"If I could step out of time..."
【Death is not the end, we just walk out of time】
Yitu suddenly remembered the words he got in the card room of Death Code.
He Tianli wants to walk out of time. As long as he can walk out of time, he can escape death and separation.
It’s a pity that he failed, but what about Yitu?
Yitu just stood quietly in the dark, and soon he heard the game announcement sound in his ears.
"Congratulations to the Chinese region's level 6 player, Plum Blossom King Yitu, for successfully clearing the Death Monument and receiving the God of Death's forgiveness!"
When Yitu's figure appeared on the Crystal Mountain, the black holy monument behind him silently cracked into several tiny cracks.
That means that no one else will know the story of He Tianli and Chen Yi, and no one will understand that it was time that buried the two of them.
"The second son of God has been born." Apollo, the Plum Blossom King of the Greater Europe region, had a slightly complicated expression.
Ariel stood beside him, glancing slightly sideways in the direction of Crystal Mountain, with no expression on her face.
Apollo continued:
"Ariel, what gift do you think he will receive?"
Thanks to the God of Light, Ariel obtained the fire that can burn away all darkness in the world.
So what would it be like to receive forgiveness from the God of Death?
Eternal immortality, or perhaps escaping death? Apollo narrowed his eyes and speculated.
The author has something to say:
I will resume work tomorrow, my family, I will try my best to finish writing the finale this week.
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