Chapter 144 Extra (V) Twin Life and Twin Deaths
At this point, Cheng Yixie returned to Cheng Qianli's side.
Cheng Qianli, who came out of the first door, had a high fever and was admitted to the ICU that night. Their parents thought that Cheng Qianli would not survive, but only Cheng Yixie knew that Cheng Qianli had welcomed his new life.
A few days later, Cheng Qianli came out of the ICU ward and gradually recovered. The first thing he saw when he woke up was his brother Cheng Yixie.
Cheng Yixie sat in a chair beside the bed, leaning back, his eyes slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep. Cheng Qianli watched the sunlight fall on Cheng Yixie's black hair, making it seem translucent. Dappled light from the treetops fell on his back, seemingly resembling wings. In Cheng Qianli's eyes, Cheng Yixie was as holy as an angel fallen into the mortal realm.
The angel's eyelashes trembled and he opened his eyes. There was a hazy sleepiness in his black pupils. Only at this moment could one see the childish innocence in his eyes.
"Brother." Cheng Qianli called him.
Hearing the word "brother," the childishness in Cheng Yixie's eyes instantly faded, and his gaze returned to the calmness of a deep lake. He looked at Cheng Qianli and said, "Are you awake? Are you feeling unwell?"
Cheng Qianli shook his head: "I think I'm fine." He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he actually felt that this illness made his body healthier. The parts that usually ached slightly now felt nothing.
"Well." Cheng Yixie said, "You can come with me tomorrow."
Cheng Qianli was stunned when he heard this: "Leave? Where to?"
Cheng Yixie said, "A place that can save your life."
Cheng Qianli looked at Cheng Yixie blankly upon hearing this. Cheng Yixie thought he would at least ask some questions, but who knew that this idiot just nodded and asked with a little worry: "Have you told your parents yet? They won't stop us, right?"
"No." Cheng Yixie said, "I've already made an agreement with them."
This time when he came back, he had a check-up in the hospital. The doctors were surprised to find that his originally incurable disease had completely recovered. Logically, this congenital cardiovascular malformation is completely incurable with current medical means, but in Cheng Yixie's case, no lesion was found anymore.
"Let him come with me. He will die if he stays here." Cheng Yixie said to his parents, "Only I can save him. I am an example myself."
Faced with Cheng Yixie's seemingly absurd request, his parents were hesitant at first, but after Cheng Yixie used his own recovery as evidence, they agreed. Because even if Cheng Qianli stayed, the doctors would be helpless, so they decided to let Cheng Yixie give it a try.
Afterwards, Cheng Yixie successfully took Cheng Qianli away from the hospital, and the two returned to Obsidian together.
Obsidian was a warm place, and Cheng Yixie was glad to have met this group of people. Cheng Qianli was just a child, having spent his entire life in the hospital. He was afraid of the dark and timid. Although his body was gradually recovering after entering the hospital, he could never escape from the terrifying world inside.
He was so frightened by the nightmare that he couldn't sleep. Every night he would come to Cheng Yixie barefoot, crying and holding his pillow, shouting, "Brother, I had a nightmare again..."
Cheng Yixie was checking information in front of the computer. He turned his head to look at Cheng Qianli, raised his chin and signaled him to go to bed.
Cheng Qianli obediently climbed onto the big bed behind him and stared at the ceiling in a daze. He said, "Brother, aren't you afraid?"
Cheng Yixie asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid of ghosts." Cheng Qianli replied.
"What's there to be afraid of ghosts?" Cheng Yixie said, "I'm not afraid of ghosts."
"Then what are you afraid of?" Cheng Qianli's voice came from behind.
Cheng Yixie did not give Cheng Qianli an answer to this question. The cold light from the computer screen shone on his expressionless face. He did not want to say what he was afraid of, as if it would come true once he said it.
Cheng Qianli didn't ask any more questions. He heard the sound of his even breathing from behind him. After all, he was just a child, so he was no longer afraid and fell asleep quickly.
A few days later, Cheng Qianli saw Cheng Yixie walking in from outside with a furry little ball in his arms. Before he could react, Cheng Yixie reached out and threw the little ball into his arms. The little ball stuck out its furry little butt and licked Cheng Qianli's cheek frantically with its tongue. Cheng Qianli giggled at the licking. When he saw clearly that the little ball was actually a cute little Corgi, he immediately shouted out in surprise: "It's a Corgi! Brother! I love you!!"
Cheng Yixie nodded to Cheng Qianli, turned and left.
Which child doesn't like animals? It's just that their previous physical condition did not allow them to realize such a hobby. Now that Cheng Qianli has recovered, he gave him a gift he had always dreamed of.
Cheng Qianli was naturally very happy. He even took a few extra bites of food that night and excitedly asked everyone for their opinions on what to name the dog. Finally, they decided on - Toast.
Toast is the name of this little Corgi.
With Tusi, Cheng Qianli's mental state improved a lot, and he no longer came to Cheng Yixie at night because he couldn't sleep.
Cheng Yixie would occasionally go to his room in the middle of the night and see the child sleeping on the bed with his legs spread out. Tusi was lying next to him, also sleeping on his belly. The two, one big and one small, looked particularly harmonious.
Cheng Yixie withdrew his gaze, closed the door and came out, only to see Ruan Nanzhu standing in the corridor smoking.
"Why aren't you sleeping so late?" Ruan Nanzhu asked him.
"Yeah." Cheng Yixie said, "I can't sleep."
"In two days it will be his second door. Are you nervous?" Ruan Nanzhu said.
Cheng Yixie was silent for a moment, then nodded, acknowledging his deep-seated uneasiness.
"It's not easy for any of them." Ruan Nanzhu put out his cigarette. "She's still so young... I'll go in with you."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yixie thanked Ruan Nanzhu.
Ruan Nanzhu said nothing and turned to go back to his room. However, when he pushed the door open, his footsteps paused slightly and he turned to look at Cheng Yixie: "But he has to grow up eventually."
Cheng Yixie looked into Ruan Nanzhu's eyes and knew what Ruan Nanzhu meant.
"You can't protect him forever." Ruan Nanzhu said.
"Do you think he can do it?" Cheng Yixie asked, "Do you think he can do it like me?"
Ruan Nanzhu sighed and said no more.
Some things can be achieved through hard work, but some things can only be achieved through talent. Although it is unfair, this is the way the world is.
Some people are born to be able to enter doors. They are calm and smart, and can find a way to escape even in the most dangerous situations.
But some people can't.
Cheng Yixie is a suitable person for the sect, but his younger brother Cheng Qianli is just an ordinary stupid kid.
Cheng Yixie didn't know how many times he had imagined how happy they would be if they had healthy bodies.
Cheng Qianli will grow up to be an ordinary person. He may be a little stupid, and his parents will worry about his grades, but it doesn’t matter, he has a smart brother who can protect him.
But all these fantasies are nothing but extravagant wishes.
Cheng Yixie turned around and went back to the room. No one knew better than him that Cheng Qianli was not suitable for the door. If things continued to develop along the usual trajectory, Cheng Qianli would probably die quickly in the next door.
But how could Cheng Yixie allow all this to happen? He had already decided on the path he wanted to take.
Three days later, Ruan Nanzhu and the Cheng twins entered Cheng Qianli's second door together.
This door is not difficult to open, but it is still very exciting for Cheng Qianli, and he screamed in fear.
Cheng Yixie asked him, "How did you survive the first door?"
"I don't know." Cheng Qianli said, "I just slept well every night, and then suddenly one day I saw a door open, and it was bright inside. I walked in and came out..."
Cheng Yixie and Ruan Nanzhu fell into a mysterious silence upon hearing this. It seems the saying "fools have good fortune" is true.
After coming out of the second door, Cheng Qianli was sick for more than a week. The doctor diagnosed it as excessive fear.
Cheng Yixie watched over him as he received an IV drip. Cheng Qianli was very sick and listless. He asked Cheng Yixie, "Brother, how can I become stronger?"
Cheng Yixie touched his forehead and said nothing.
"Will it be better if I'm not afraid of ghosts anymore?" Cheng Qianli said, "I've decided. I'm going to go back and watch horror movies every day..."
Cheng Yixie wanted to sigh, but in the end he didn't. He just said softly, "You should take good care of yourself first. Don't worry about other things. Brother is here."
Cheng Qianli nodded obediently.
Cheng Yixie thought that Cheng Qianli was just a flash in the pan, but who knew that after he recovered from his illness, he actually started watching horror movies, and one every day. He huddled in the living room every day wrapped in a quilt, and was still scared like a quail.
Cheng Yixie was helpless, but he didn't try to persuade him. However, seeing Cheng Qianli's courage, he was afraid that he couldn't practice it.
However, although Cheng Qianli's strength is not good, he has injected another new vitality into Obsidian.
When they were almost numb from being tortured by the horrific world inside the gate, the lively Cheng Qianli was like an oil paint pen, painting the obsidian with rich colors, making this place full of life.
It would be great if days like this could continue. Cheng Yixie had thought about this more than once, but some things cannot be avoided by running away.
Things changed when Cheng Yixie opened his seventh door.
That door was extremely dangerous, and only Cheng Yixie survived. When he left the door in a panic, he received a unique note.
The note detailed the clue to the next door.
At that time, Cheng Yixie did not realize the changes this clue had brought to the trajectory of his life. He was still feeling fortunate that he had escaped again, fortunate that he had obtained the clue to the eighth door, and fortunate that he could see Cheng Qianli again.
A long time later, when he recalled this moment, he found that he was standing at the fork in fate.
One side of fate is hell, and the other side is also hell.
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