Chapter 61
◎A panda gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl!◎
Long Ying, who had rushed over from the human world upon hearing the commotion, happened to hear these words and his face darkened: "Gu Huai, come with me."
Gu Huai took a deep breath and followed Long Ying to the other side without saying a word.
Yuan Qing, who had been silent the whole time, followed with a serious expression.
Although the scene outside the door was not broadcast live on camera, netizens could see that the teachers went out one after another, and they speculated whether the panda's condition was a little serious.
I think I heard a quarrel outside. Is that Teacher Gu Huai?
[It seems so. She seemed to be saying Si Lan was selfish? Did I hear it wrong?]
"You guys have such good ears! What could Si Lan possibly be so selfish about? What does Wan Rao having a child have to do with Si Lan? Shouldn't that be a matter for experts and doctors?"
The people in the live broadcast room could only hear it vaguely, but the people on the scene could hear it clearly.
They all looked outside, and several human teachers who were standing at the door because they couldn't breathe also witnessed the conflict between several demon gods with their own eyes.
This was the first time since arriving in the demon world that they saw the demon gods with such serious expressions, and several teachers became inexplicably nervous.
Lian Jiu still hadn't reacted: "What do you mean you need my blood?"
Si Lan couldn't look her in the eye and turned around: "Follow me."
On the other side, Long Ying brought Gu Huai to the corner. Considering that this was Fu Yu Mountain, no matter what they said or did, it would not escape Si Lan's ears, so he raised his hand and formed a barrier in this small space.
He whispered, "You're going too far."
Gu Huai didn't say anything.
"Si Lan has done so much for the demon world for so long, haven't you seen it?" Long Ying said sternly. "If it weren't for him, would Fuyu Mountain still be here? Do you know how weak he was when he woke up?"
Gu Huai lowered his eyes: "I know."
Long Ying frowned: "Then how can you be so inconsiderate!"
"Because I want Wan Rao to give birth safely." Gu Huai looked away. "I admit I was anxious, but I just want a drop of Director Lian Jiu's blood. Just one drop. I will repay her a hundredfold afterward."
After a pause, Gu Huai said, "He doesn't want me to find the headmaster."
"What do you mean by asking for a drop of Director Lian Jiu's blood?" Yuan Qing finally understood what he didn't understand. "What's the use of Director Lian Jiu's blood?"
"Director Lian Jiu is a saint. The person she was before and the person she is now are the same person," Gu Huai said. "I don't know why she's completely forgotten her past, but it's definitely her."
Long Ying and Yuan Qing were both stunned.
Bai Ze was born for the first time to follow the saint, but the saint's whereabouts were uncertain at that time, and it was a chaotic time. Not every demon god could see her, let alone Si Lan.
But according to the current situation, Si Lan is the one who is most familiar with her.
Long Ying suddenly understood that the monkey knew the will of heaven and understood the feelings of the people.
How is it possible that a saint is born without us knowing about it?
He knew it now, and he knew it even more before, but he never mentioned it.
And it is very likely that he knows better than Bai Ze when the saint appears and disappears.
Gu Huai understood as soon as he saw their expressions: "You don't know either, right? Because Si Lan has been keeping this matter a secret and protecting her, so she doesn't want me to take her blood."
Yuan Qing asked: "What's the reason?"
Gu Huai: "The saints are immortal, neither old nor dead. Their bones, blood, spirit and flesh are all transformed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They can heal the dead."
Long Ying shook his head: "This can't be the reason why Si Lan stopped you."
Gu Huai fell silent for a long moment before speaking, "Only Bai Ze and Si Lan know the details. Like you, I had no previous experience with saints. However, I believe that Director Lian Jiu may have known about the spiritual power of her flesh and blood. She bled her out, removed her bones, and cut her flesh. Si Lan saved her."
These are what Gu Huai deduced today based on Si Lan's reaction and what Jiang An said before, otherwise they would not be so opposed.
Removing bones and cutting flesh...how can we save it?
Long Ying couldn't help but recall the scene in the past when Si Lan almost died in that battle.
A life for a life, it has been like this since ancient times.
What kind of connection does he have with Lian Jiu that makes him willing to exchange his life for his?
"Now Director Lian Jiu doesn't remember what happened before." Yuan Qing said seriously, "So Si Lan doesn't want her to take blood, right?"
"Um."
Long Ying nodded, finally understanding: "That's right. When she first came here, she always said that she was an ordinary person. If she knew and remembered that I had this ability, with her status, she would definitely not stand idly by."
Saints are different from ordinary people. Heaven is their father and earth is their mother, and their origin is unknown.
To this day, no one or god knows where she came from. Perhaps she is the other extreme of a ferocious beast, nurtured by all the spiritual energy in the world.
It can be said that he is a person chosen by heaven and earth to save the people when necessary.
Of course, that's all in the past.
This kind of situation where people need to be saved will definitely not happen again, but she still exists.
Si Lan almost lost his life trying to save her. Now Lian Jiu can't remember the past, so he naturally doesn't want her to remember it again.
"You can't say he doesn't care about anything," Yuan Qing said. "Although he hasn't always been close to anyone, don't you know what his personality is like?"
"It's because we're not close." Gu Huai bit his lip. "Can anyone of you say you know what he's thinking?"
This left the other two demon gods speechless.
Indeed, no one can guess Si Lan's thoughts.
But it is understandable that he is selfish. No one would like to see the person they saved go down the same path again.
There will only be one saint in the world. Everyone else, whether human or god, will have his or her own selfish desires.
What’s more, it was once a ferocious beast.
"This...it's up to the director himself." Long Ying couldn't make a decision for anyone, "Wan Rao's life is life, and Director Lian Jiu's life is life too."
Gu Huai also calmed down: "I was anxious about what happened today, but I really just needed a drop of blood. I know that it is difficult to have both. I will accept whatever you do to me afterwards."
Long Ying shook his head: "Since Si Lan has already spoken, he must have something in mind. Don't interfere."
"Okay." Gu Huai lowered his head, "I'll go get some herbs to help Wan Rao stabilize himself."
Lian Jiu followed Si Lan to the kitchen. She had never seen such a cold look on Si Lan's face.
At this moment, she seemed to understand why so many demons and monsters in the past were afraid of him and did not dare to approach him.
If he had had this expression on his face when I first met him, I might not have become familiar with him so quickly.
When Si Lan stopped, Lian Jiu didn't say anything. She was waiting for his explanation.
Si Lan didn't turn around, but just had his back to her, and the red headband behind him was particularly obvious.
"My divine power is too strong, Wan Rao can't bear it." Si Lan said succinctly, "I need a drop of your blood to neutralize it."
Lian Jiu would not be fooled so easily. If only a drop of his blood was needed, he could come and get it at any time. Usually, a minor bump or collision would not be as simple as just a drop of blood. There was no need for two demon gods to make such a big fuss.
That drop of blood was nothing unusual. After the needle was inserted, you couldn't even see it, and it healed on its own in less than a minute.
Lian Jiu stood behind him and said with a smile, "You are an ancient demon god. How can the blood of a mortal like me have such a great effect?"
Si Lan, who had his back to her, had a storm in his eyes: "Well, he's not an ordinary person."
"You have spiritual energy." Si Lan said, "Didn't Long Ying say that before?"
Lian Jiu suddenly remembered that when she first came to the kindergarten, Director Long said that she had spiritual energy that could calm the monsters.
Where does this come from?
"Me?" Lian Jiu was puzzled. "But why?"
Si Lan shook his head: "I don't know."
"Then why are you so against me taking blood?"
Si Lan turned around and said coldly, "This time it's one drop of blood. Next time it's a bowl of blood, or ten bowls of blood. Can I still take it from you?"
When he met his eyes, Lian Jiu was speechless for a moment.
I couldn't see it clearly before, but now I realize that there are faint traces of bloodshot in his eyes, which were always calm.
After a while, Lian Jiu finally smiled and said, "I'm not some Daluo Jinxian, a living Bodhisattva, how could I possibly treat blood as water?"
Si Lan's eyes trembled.
"I've donated blood every year since I became an adult," Lian Jiu said with a smile. "After I come back, I always drink multiple bowls of tea made with red dates and wolfberries to replenish my blood. I really value my life."
Si Lan curled his lips, as if he was a little unconvinced: "Cherish your life?"
"Why do you think I was so insistent on asking Director Long to find me a bodyguard?"
Si Lan didn't answer.
Lian Jiu continued, "When I first came to Fuyu Mountain, I didn't know this was the demon world. I forgot a lot of things and didn't think of myself as some demon, god, or monster. I was just an ordinary person, and I was scared too."
"To be honest, when I learned this was the demon world, even though I knew you needed help, my first reaction was that I was worried you would eat me if I signed the contract and went back on my word. That's why I chose to stay here temporarily and even wanted a bodyguard to protect my life." Lian Jiu looked up at him. "So why would I give up my own life and throw my own blood away like it was free water?"
Si Lan looked at her gravely.
If he had known, he wouldn't have watched her die in front of him.
But... thousands of years later, she stood in front of him.
It was as if the saint who was once so high and mighty had suddenly fallen into the mortal world, becoming flesh and blood and having selfish desires.
Lian Jiu raised his hand: "How much do you need? Just one drop will do?"
Seeing that Si Lan still looked unwilling to take action, she smiled and said, "I'll be angry if there's even one more drop."
"It's almost dawn." Lian Jiu looked at him, "Wan Rao is still waiting."
After a long time, Si Lan slowly raised his hand, with a very thin needle in his hand: "Close your eyes."
Lian Jiu found it funny. The pain was not as severe as when he was getting an IV drip, so why did he need to close his eyes?
But everything Si Lan did today was for her own sake, and she was very grateful, so she obediently closed her eyes.
As darkness fell, her hearing became more sensitive. She heard Si Lan seemed to move and walk behind her.
Then my eyes and ears were covered with a furry touch, and in that instant all my senses seemed to disappear.
This was...his ear, which she had touched before.
Are his ears this long?
Why is it that once it covers me, I feel like I can no longer feel anything? It's like all my senses are blocked except for the touch on my skin.
I don’t know how long it took, or maybe just a moment, before the sensation on my ears and eyes disappeared.
When she came to her senses and opened her eyes, she found that Si Lan was hugging her from behind, and one of his hands was covering her fingertips.
There was a small cup next to it, with only a single drop of blood in it.
She had no idea how it was taken off.
"Excuse me." Si Lan said from behind, "Wait a moment."
My senses gradually returned, and his breath as he spoke puffed on the back of my neck. I felt uncomfortable even moving for a long time, so I could only say stiffly, "Do you want me to cover my eyes and ears?"
"Yeah." I couldn't see Si Lan's expression, but I thought I heard him laugh. "It will be a little painful, so I'm temporarily blocking your five senses."
Lian Jiu couldn't help but say, "The needles I used to use for IV drips when I had a fever were thicker than yours. I wouldn't be unable to bear this little pain."
Si Lan said: "It's different."
Is your demon god's needle even more special?
Lian Jiu moved his fingers. The contrast between his own body temperature and Si Lan's was stark. His fingertips were surprisingly cold. "Then... why are you still holding my hand up?"
"Don't leave any marks." Si Lan said, and stroked her fingertips again with his fingertips. "It will be fine in a moment."
As his voice fell, Lian Jiu clearly felt her fingertips being wrapped by the cold wind. She moved subconsciously, and it seemed as if she could still touch it, and it was a little soft.
Lian Jiu was surprised and asked, "You can also remove scars."
"Yeah." Si Lan paused, "Practice makes perfect."
After a moment, he moved his fingers down, gently lifted Lian Jiu's wrist, and carefully checked her fingertips. After making sure there were no marks, he felt relieved and let her go completely.
The heat source behind him disappeared, and a cool breeze blew over. Lian Jiu was still a little uncomfortable.
She raised her hand and looked left and right. If Si Lan hadn't been touching here, she wouldn't know where she was pricked by the needle.
"That's amazing," she said with a smile. "Next time I get a bump or a bruise, I'll come to you."
Si Lan smiled and said, "Okay."
Lian Jiu looked down at the lonely blood in the small cup: "What should I do with this? I can't even drink a drop of blood."
"Didn't we have soup before?" Si Lan said, "Or you can add water to it."
"I'll make some more soup. Giving birth takes a lot of energy." Lian Jiu rolled up his sleeves, walked a few steps, then remembered something and turned back to ask, "Do you want some? You didn't have dinner today, right? I'll secretly cook something for you."
Si Lan had retreated to the doorway at some point. The lights were dim over there, and he seemed to be looking outside. He turned around when he heard the voice and chuckled, "Okay."
Lian Jiu cooked another bowl of soup, poured it out to Si Lan and placed it on the table. He then carried the bowl of soup with blood and walked out: "Don't look at it. There's nothing wrong over there. Drink it here and I'll come back to check on the situation later. If it stabilizes, you can go and rest first."
"Um."
After Lian Jiu left, Si Lan walked out from the dim light and sat at the table.
The soup in the bowl was still steaming. He looked at it for a while, then picked up the spoon and scooped it into his mouth, seemingly not noticing the heat.
When Lian Jiu brought Tang to the delivery room, Gu Huai was taking care of Wan Rao. Seeing her coming, he subconsciously stood up and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
"I'll feed her something." Lian Jiu walked over. "It's for replenishing her energy."
Gu Huai retreated silently to the back.
[Wow, I thought Lian Jiu was resting, but it turns out he's making soup.]
[Since the pandas arrived at Fuyu Mountain, she has been the one who has taken care of their daily needs, never neglecting anything and doing everything herself.]
For a zoo director to dare approach a panda at this time is quite remarkable.
Seeing Lian Jiu handing the hot and cold soup to Wan Rao's mouth, Gu Huai was shocked when he smelled the flavor. He looked at the bowl in disbelief: "Director..."
"Yeah." Lian Jiu didn't look back, concentrating on his own work, "You should feel better now. I stayed up all this time."
She didn't say what she added in it, but this sentence also implicitly told Gu Huai.
As expected, Wan Rao felt much better after drinking this bowl of soup.
Dean Cheng and Wu Shanshan, who had been recording the data, said excitedly, "It's begun! The hard work has begun!"
This means that uterine contractions have begun and delivery is approaching.
Lian Jiu stood up with the empty bowl in hand. As he passed by Gu Huai, he heard her say, "I'm sorry."
"thank you."
Lian Jiu hummed, "Let the baby be born safely."
Gu Huai nodded, hurried forward and pulled Xin Shang aside temporarily, and went to help Wan Rao give birth.
Lian Jiu retreated to the corner and began to get nervous.
At this time, Jiang An walked into the cafeteria and saw Si Lan still drinking soup. For the first time, he did not yell and say that Jiujiu was biased and gave him a backdoor.
She sat down in front of Si Lan and asked, "Did you take the blood?"
"Um."
Jiang An, who had been paying attention to Lian Jiu when she brought the soup into the delivery room, noticed something different about the bowl of soup. However, she didn't notice anything unusual about Jiu Jiu either. Without thinking too much, she thought it must be Si Lan's doing, so she touched her and said, "She doesn't seem to remember anything."
Si Lan said calmly: "Isn't this a good thing?"
Jiang An looked at his pale face and said, "It's a good thing for her, but not for you."
Si Lan drank the soup calmly and did not answer.
But Jiang An could also guess it.
Everything about a person can change, but the body cannot. The blood has been with him since ancient times and cannot be separated from or gotten rid of.
The flesh and blood of a long time ago were filled with spiritual energy, and if one was not careful one would be affected, so it would not be surprising if one recalled the past.
Unless Si Lan did something.
But everything has a price, and it seems that he has indeed paid it now.
Jiang An wondered: "You really don't want her to remember it."
Si Lan drank his soup slowly and calmly: "This is good."
Jiang An looked at him silently and couldn't help but admire Si Lan's determination and patience.
If he hadn't been watching her, she would have been unable to resist pestering him for a long time and would have insisted that she remember her.
So sometimes she really was willing to obey Si Lan from the bottom of her heart.
"I'll go see Wan Rao." Jiang An took out a pill from his arms and placed it on the table. "Take your time."
Bai Ze is an auspicious beast that also has its own healing abilities and can use its spiritual power to produce elixirs.
Si Lan put the pill into his mouth.
Jiang An stood up and glanced at his face: "How about...if it really doesn't work, I can lend you some blush later?"
"..." Si Lan sighed, "Get out of here."
Jiang An walked away shaking his head.
Si Lan sat alone in the cafeteria, continuing to drink soup with his eyes lowered, the fingertips holding the spoon turning slightly white.
That's good.
There is not so much pressure, and I will not take on the duties of a saint as I did before. I will be like an ordinary person, selfish, afraid of death, and have my own wishes.
She wants to be like an ordinary person in the future, have a stable job, a good education, buy a house in a place she likes, and live with good friends.
In that case, he would help her satisfy them one by one.
That's all he can do.
As for the past, never think about it.
At noon the next day, to everyone's anticipation, Wan Rao finally gave birth to two babies, a boy and a girl, twins.
【Ah ...
【I didn’t sleep all night, I’m about to cry! 】
Lian Jiu heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and smiled while leaning against the wall.
Wan Rao held the baby and took turns licking it.
After Xin Shang made sure his wife and children were safe, he bowed to them one by one in gratitude, and finally came to Lian Jiu and bowed deeply.
Lian Jiu helped him up: "Take care of your wife and children first, nothing else matters."
Gu Huai wiped his sweat off his face and walked up to Lian Jiu. He clasped his hands tightly and said with lowered eyes, "Thank you."
After saying that, he looked towards the door again: "Si Lan, thank you. I was wrong last night."
Lian Jiu then realized that Si Lan had been standing at the door. He wondered if he had been guarding there too.
She saw that Si Lan seemed a little tired and his face was a little pale: "You don't look well."
"Yeah." Si Lan smiled and spread out his palms. "Do you have any more candy? I suddenly feel like eating something sweet."
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