Chapter 47 The wind is so strong and I am so cold
Time passed by bit by bit, and as everyone expected, the first light spot suddenly appeared in the distance, then the second light spot, the third... There were more and more light spots, like an orange sea of stars.
"They are starting to take off!" Tang Qiuyue exclaimed.
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of light spots flew up into the sky one after another in an orderly manner. A light breeze blew by, and the light spots were instantly completely scattered and swayed in the wind.
"Coming soon."
At some point, Nie Erfeng had taken off her earmuffs. She looked at the twinkling starry sky in the distance and spoke calmly.
The spots of light gradually enlarged before their eyes, and the scattered Kongming lanterns approached them little by little. After a while, they were surrounded by a large group of floating Kongming lanterns.
Because they were so close, they could even clearly see the exquisite paintings on each Kongming lantern: pictures of family reunions, pictures of loving mothers sewing clothes, pictures of men farming and women weaving, pictures of brothers being friendly and respectful to each other...
The originally dark environment was instantly illuminated by the arrival of the Kongming lanterns.
Mu Shuangyan's eyes were surprisingly bright because of the reflection of light.
Faced with such a beautiful scenery, she couldn't help but turn her head and look at Tang Qiuyue beside her.
Because everyone was wearing a mask, she couldn't see Tang Qiuyue's face, but only a glowing colorful dove mask.
But she was not disappointed, she felt very satisfied in her heart.
"It's so beautiful!" Tang Qiuyue couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Mu Shuangyan smiled slightly, turned her head to glance at the beautiful scenery around her, then looked back at Tang Qiuyue and replied softly:
"Yes! I've never seen such a beautiful scenery."
After she finished speaking, she tilted her head, leaned on Tang Qiuyue's shoulder, and slowly said: "Qiuyue, my life is really short, but I am also really, very satisfied to be able to meet you at the end of my life."
Masks are not omnipotent. Even though she put on a mask and tried to cover it up, the toxicity that was gradually spreading everywhere had already begun to flow downwards.
The life of the medicine man is short, and she will not have peace before death. The originally balanced poison will suddenly erupt continuously. Her face will be the first to be affected, then to her neck, upper body, and all the way to the soles of her feet. Her skin will turn green and rot bit by bit.
After reaching the soles of her feet, her body will explode instantly because it cannot bear it, and then disappear, taking away even the bones.
She disappeared from the world since then, leaving no trace, as if she had never been in this world.
Now the poison has spread to her neck, and the pain in her neck is hard for her to ignore.
Mu Shuangyan had a feeling that she would not survive the night.
She is different from ordinary medicine people. She has a special physique and is also a master at controlling poison. As long as she wants, she can spread the poison in her body. In fact, she can control any poison in her body.
If Mu Shuangyan was a little more cynical, the Jiucai Kingdom would be on the road to destruction and would be dragged down by her as a scapegoat. It would never be as happy as it is now.
But she didn't want to. When she met the moment when this world was beautiful enough for her, she didn't want to destroy it.
Tang Qiuyue was very close to her, so she naturally heard what Mu Shuangyan said.
She took the initiative to hold Mu Shuangyan's hand tightly, and said in an extremely firm tone: "Me too. I am happier than anyone else to meet you."
Mu Shuangyan smiled. She pulled out her hand that was tightly held by Tang Qiuyue and covered Tang Qiuyue's hand with her backhand.
"After this 'Hundred Lights Display' is over, can you take me to see the sunrise? I want to sit up in that tall tree where you took me when we first met and watch it."
Tang Qiuyue agreed immediately: "No problem."
Except for Mu Shuangyan, everyone present was a martial arts master with extraordinary hearing. They heard every word of the conversation between the two of them.
Shangguan Jieshu was extremely confused and didn't understand: Do girls like to talk about their private conversations in such a weird way?
Shangguan Shujie frowned: Why did their conversation sound like someone was about to leave?
Liu Roulei had the same idea as Shangguan Shujie. She tilted her head, a little confused.
Nie Erfeng, who was standing by, noticed Liu Roulei's little movement and hooked her four fingers upwards. Seeing that Liu Roulei noticed her, she retracted her four fingers.
The next second, she extended her index finger and pointed at Mu Shuangyan's position, then extended her middle finger and used two fingers to gesture how a person walks.
Liu Roulei understood immediately: the woman who often followed Tang Qiuyue would not survive this night.
She trusted Nie Erfeng's judgment very much. Nie Erfeng's ears were different from those of ordinary people and could hear the voice of every person's soul.
When Nie Erfeng heard the conversation between Mu Shuangyan and Tang Qiuyue, he felt something was wrong. He subconsciously listened to the voice of Mu Shuang's soul, and was surprised to find that it was extremely light. If he didn't pay close attention, he would completely ignore the existence of her soul.
In stark contrast to these four outsiders, the insiders who knew the truth early on felt so uncomfortable that they couldn't breathe.
Xu Ren'er seemed to be immersed in the beautiful scenery before her, but in fact, her face was already covered in tears under the mask.
Although Mo Youli and Tang Beiju did not shed tears, their faces were heavy and they closed their eyes reluctantly.
And among those present, Tang Qiuyue, who should have been feeling the most uncomfortable, was smiling, enjoying the beautiful scenery and the happy time with her friends.
Even through the mask, one could feel the joy that was about to overflow from her.
Watching the Kongming lanterns leave the area one after another and gradually fly away into the distance, Mu Shuangyan said with a weak tone, "The wind here is so strong that it makes me feel a little cold."
After saying this, Tang Qiuyue suddenly realized that the body temperature of the woman next to her was dropping little by little.
"I'll use my internal energy to warm you up." Tang Qiuyue said hurriedly.
She held Mu Shuangyan's hand with both of her own, and carefully channeled her internal energy into it, trying to remove the coldness from Mu Shuangyan's body.
As time passed, Tang Qiuyue withdrew her hand. Mu Shuangyan noticed that Tang Qiuyue's hand seemed to tremble.
Tang Qiuyue's mood hit rock bottom. She channeled her internal energy, but Mu Shuangyan's hands remained cold, and the temperature even dropped.
Mu Shuangyan didn't understand what Tang Qiuyue was thinking. She thanked him softly, "Thank you very much. I feel warm now."
Tang Qiuyue shifted her gaze and looked around. Since the Kongming lanterns had gone away, everything around her became pitch black again.
"Everyone, we have something to do so we have to leave first."
Tang Qiuyue carefully pulled Mu Shuangyan up, turned around and bowed to everyone.
Silence is Cambridge tonight.
After a long moment, Xu Ren'er tried to control his emotions and make his voice sound cheerful: "Go ahead! Be careful on the road!"
At the same time, she quickly communicated with the system in her mind.
"System, I want to give my one-time prize—a good rebirth—to Mu Shuangyan."
The second after she silently recited this, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly popped up in her mind and said, "To activate the prize, close your eyes and silently recite the slogan "Reborn into a Good Life" three times, then silently recite the person's name."
After saying this, the system immediately pretended to be dead and motionless.
Xu Ren'er was speechless. She followed the system instructions, and the next moment, a blue screen popped up in front of her:
Are you sure you will transfer the one-time prize - a good rebirth in life - to Miss Mu Shuangyan?
A. [Confirm] B. [Take another look]
Xu Rener chose A [Confirm] without hesitation.
She was able to obtain this one-time prize because she saved Zong Zong and indirectly received the gratitude of Gou Zhiyou, thus completing the second task.
But Zong Zong's illness was not cured by her. Instead, Mu Shuangyan diagnosed it personally and wrote a clear prescription, which is why Zong Zong can remain healthy and fit.
In terms of conversion, this one-time prize originally belonged to Mu Shuangyan. Xu Ren'er believed that this was not a transfer, but just the return of the property to the original owner.
Xu Ren'er is not a reasonable person. If it were in the past, even if this one-time prize did not belong to her, she would have taken it for granted that the thing was hers and kept it for herself after suffering so much.
After all, the mission was originally hers, and this one-time prize was clearly given to her.
But……
Xu Ren'er's eyes were determined. When the same blue screen popped up in front of him again and he was asked for the second time, Xu Ren'er still firmly chose the [Confirm] option.
However, Mu Shuangyan is Tang Qiuyue's friend and someone Tang Qiuyue cares about, while Tang Qiuyue is her partner and someone she cares about.
You could say that she loves the whole family because of her love for the man she loves, but Mu Shuangyan's life has been really miserable. I hope she can have a better life in the next life.
I also hope that Qiuyue can be less sad and get over it as soon as possible.
——
The night is dark and quiet, with shadows of trees looming.
The wind was blowing hard, and the hair was fluttering everywhere. Tang Qiuyue and Mu Shuangyan sat on a thick branch, and from time to time they injected some internal energy to maintain each other's body temperature. It was pitch black and silent all around, and only the general outline could be vaguely seen.
"Qiuyue, it's too dark here. I can't see you clearly."
Mu Shuangyan cautiously reached out her hand, and Tang Qiuyue immediately grabbed it, comforting her, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Mu Shuangyan felt relieved, smiled, and joked, "It's so dark, and we two have to stay here all the time. If others knew, they would probably think our heads were stuck in the door."
Tang Qiuyue also smiled, and she slowly replied:
“If the night is dark enough, then the sunrise will be stunning and shocking enough.”
Mu Shuangyan nodded. She was silent for a long time. The cold seemed to calm the pain in her body. Then she slowly spoke:
"Qiuyue, can you see my face clearly?"
Tang Qiuyue was about to answer yes, but a thought seemed to flash through her mind, and she lied: "I can't see clearly."
"Yeah?"
Mu Shuangyan smiled and lowered her head. She silently took off the mask. In the dark night, her face was green and rotten, and she looked hideous. If a child saw her, he would probably cry loudly.
Tang Qiuyue felt a sudden pain in her heart and said nothing.
...
"Qiuyue, do you think I'm beautiful?"
"Very beautiful, more beautiful than anyone I have ever seen!"
"If my face was rotten and extremely ugly, would you still find it beautiful?"
"Of course. Even though your face has been rotted and is extremely ugly, when I see you, I still see you as I first remembered you, still as beautiful as a fairy!"
...
"Qiuyue."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to call you."
...
"Qiuyue."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to scream."
...
"Qiuyue."
"What's wrong?"
"nothing."
...
"Qiuyue, can you hug me?"
"sure."
...
"Qiuyue."
"What's wrong?"
"I feel so warm..."
...
The night slowly faded away, and suddenly the sky was filled with light, then it rose higher and higher, and the sun rose. The whole world seemed to be completely illuminated, and it was beautiful beyond words.
On top of a tall tree, there was a girl in red, hugging an empty white dress tightly with all her strength, tears streaming down her face.
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