Awakening of fatherly humanity
"Mingxi, I finally recognized you, and I haven't fulfilled my fatherly responsibilities yet. I really don't want to be separated from you again."
"I've made up my mind." Ye Lin closed the door.
"Mingxi." Wu Bu Ke stretched out his palm, and dark clouds gathered.
A few quick raindrops fell, clattering to the ground. Then a heavy downpour poured down, adding some polish to the continent.
Wu Bu Ke stood there, letting the rain wash over him. The heavy rain got into his eyes, so he simply closed them.
The heavy rain lasted for the whole night. Ye Lin felt a little worried as she listened to the sound of rain outside the window.
She turned off the lights and went to bed. She had a rare good night's sleep amid the soft sounds of white noise, and the fragrance of earth and grass after the early morning rain.
Ye Lin opened the window and saw a small black dot in the scenery. It was Wu Bu Ke, who had been standing there all night. She was surprised: he was still here.
Ye Lin was silent for a long time, and she thought to herself that she didn't have much time left and didn't want to hesitate anymore. Why make herself uncomfortable and unhappy?
She walked out. He was wearing wet and cold clothes, shivering with cold, and the breath he exhaled turned into white mist.
He only realized that she was in front of him, with the joy of becoming a father for the first time.
"Mingxi."
"I will stay in Yuquan for another three days."
"Okay, you can stay as long as you want."
"Go back. It's freezing cold and it's bad for your health."
"Okay, I'll go back now." After standing for so long, my feet felt as heavy as if they were filled with cement.
His body tilted, and Ye Lin quickly supported him.
"We're still a long way to go, let's go to my room and warm up first." Ye Lin let go of him and went back to her room.
Wu Bu Ke limped after her and she personally made a cup of tea for him.
He drank his daughter's tea, and a warm feeling flowed from his mouth to his stomach.
"Your mother also loves tea, so I always collect a lot of new teas for her to try."
Ye Lin paused while sipping her tea. "Jialian, you'll definitely be pleased to see our daughter grow up like this."
Hypocrisy is just using Cheng Yujiaren as an excuse to cover up the mistakes he made.
An awkward and inexplicable atmosphere permeated the air. Ye Lin was cold and indifferent to her father and had nothing to say.
Whenever Wu Bu Ke found a topic to talk about, he would ask questions and she would answer them, just like a business procedure.
He was frustrated and at a loss. "I won't bother you anymore. I'll come back tomorrow. If you need anything, just tell me."
Ye Lin ignored him and he left silently.
She fumbled with the teacup in her hand and spilled the tea behind her. "Spilt water cannot be undone."
Ye Lin didn't see Wu Bu Ke the whole morning of the next day, and she didn't expect him to come back.
In the afternoon, he came again. Ye Lin opened the door and said, "Mingxi, I made soup for you. Can I come in?"
She let him in and Wu Bu Ke served her the food.
"Try it, it's been cooking for three hours."
He went to do this in the morning, "Here, you are too thin, eat more."
Ye Lin saw the blisters on his hands and took the bowl and took a sip.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
She hummed softly, "As long as you like it."
"You don't have to do this. Why bother doing all this?" She put down the bowl.
"You are my daughter. I want to treat you well. This is effortless."
Ye Lin thought: It’s just because she is his daughter.
"Tomorrow, we'll leave."
"I see. I want to see you off. Is that okay?"
"what ever."
"I will definitely be there. There's still some soup. If you're done and want some, tell me and I'll make some more."
A sweet and fishy taste suddenly surged in her throat, and she coughed lightly, "I'm going to take a nap."
"Okay, I'll go back then."
Watching the door close, Ye Lin spat a mouthful of purple blood on the ground, which still emitted a corrosive smell.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. The poison was eating away at her bit by bit, and she was suffering every moment.
She hasn't been out much recently, and Ji Jinyan has been sent by her to do other things. He only comes to see Ye Lin when he has time.
She took the pill, suppressed the bloody smell, and her complexion slowly returned to normal.
Hopefully I can leave smoothly tomorrow.
It was dawn and the agreed gathering time had arrived. The team and Bai Zeyan and others arrived one after another.
Everyone is here, "Let's go."
Ye Lin stood there without moving. "Y God," Xiaobai called her.
Ye Lin remained silent, looking in the direction they had come from. Xiaobai followed her gaze and then looked around.
"Everyone is here, what are you waiting for?"
CC hit him on the head and said, "Shut up."
He whined and touched his head.
Several people accompanied Ye Lin obediently. Although they didn't know what they were doing, they still waited patiently.
After a long time, no one came.
She exhaled and said, "Let's go."
Just as they were about to leave, the doctor and his companions came back.
"Didn't the doctor leave a long time ago?"
The doctor looked unhappy. Ye Lin asked, "Doctor, what happened?"
The person following the doctor said, "We followed the exit location you gave us."
"Isn't the marked exit wrong?" Xiaobai said.
"That's right, but we can't get out."
"What does it mean that we can't get out?" Fioni asked.
"As we were about to leave, it closed automatically, and the same thing happened to the other exits."
Xuan Ren looked at each other, thinking quickly. Ye Lin and the others went to the exit to check and found that it was indeed locked as they said.
Ye Lin came out of the passage. "It seems like the magnetic field here has affected the normal operation of the protection mechanism. It's like it's activated self-protection and blocked the connection."
"That is to say..." Xia Zaoan began.
"We can't leave." The sudden change made Ye Lin uneasy.
"Then where should we go? Back to Chimo Sect or to Yihua Island?" Someone asked.
Everyone was silent. "Let's go to my place. The palace in the territory occupied by the Shadow Guards is almost finished being repaired, and everyone has more freedom of movement."
"Yes, we also have a Shadow Domain Lord here." Everyone suddenly understood.
The Ji family's shadow guards are no less skilled than the local lords who have been trained for years. They can do their work smoothly and appropriately.
Ji Jinyan led everyone to the Shadow Realm, which was very impressive. There were many empty rooms in the palace, and Xuan Ren toured them.
"Wow, this is a nice place. I didn't expect you to be so capable."
"Doctor, please stay here and rest assured. I will find a way to get you back." Ye Lin said to him.
"This is all we can do for now." The others chose their rooms and went back to rest.
Ji Jinyan and Ye Lin walked side by side, holding hands. "I always feel like something is not right."
"Well, the forces here are too complicated. It's unimaginable how hidden they are."
"There's something strange about the existence of this place."
"We must leave as soon as possible to avoid any further complications or accidents."
"Well, I'll go check it out with you tomorrow."
Before she knew it, she had reached the front of the house and was about to go in.
"Ye Lin." She turned around.
He approached her and asked, "After this time, can our relationship be closer?"
"For example?" Ye Lin raised her eyebrows.
"I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore. Give me a more intimate title."
Hearing this, her eyes wandered, pretending to think. "Hmm... I appreciate your suggestion. Let's talk about it after we get out."
He caressed her cheek and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Ye Lin smiled at him and turned to go into the house.
The smile on her face disappeared. After Ji Jinyan walked away, she started coughing violently, as if she was going to cough out all her internal organs.
He sat down on the ground in so much pain, as if all his bones had been broken.
After the labor pains, she thought of Ji Jinyan, tears welling up in her eyes and a bit of sadness.
Ji Jinyan had Shadow Domain City built very beautifully, almost as beautiful as the Feng Shui treasure land like Yihua Island.
He prepared a research building for the doctor. Although the equipment was not as good as that in Gaoguo, it was sufficient.
"Doctor." Ye Lin came to find him.
"You're here at the right time." A group of people stood behind him.
"These are my former students here, and they are also your senior students."
A large group of people gathered around, "Hello, Junior Sister."
"So this is my junior sister. The teacher has been praising you to us."
"This is the greeting gift we prepared for our first meeting."
The students were very warm and friendly, and Ye Lin nodded frequently.
"Don't underestimate her because she's your junior sister. You might need her help with any problems you have in the future."
"Okay, go and do your own things, don't give your junior sister a headache."
When the doctor spoke, the students stopped talking and dispersed.
"Doctor." Ye Lin called him, and the two talked as they walked.
"I've decided. I'm going to stay here and not leave."
"I know what you're thinking, that's right. I had a suspicion the last time we met, that you and I are from the same place. Wu Bu Ke captured me and made me work for him, but later, by chance, I escaped and was protected by the Gao Kingdom, which also protected my identity.
Now that I'm back and can't leave, I might as well stay here. It's like returning to my homeland."
"It seems that the protection mechanism here may change at any time. There must be some people from outside who survive and reproduce here." Ye Lin said.
Ji Jinyan also came over. "To reactivate the channel mechanism, we need to create a huge magnetic field fluctuation, and the changes in the impact are unpredictable."
"It seems we need to find a safer and more reliable way."
The shadow guard came to report, "Someone has arrived, claiming to be Lord Yuquan."
Ji Jinyan glanced at Ye Lin's expression and said, "Let him in."
The doctor pondered for a moment, "There's something I shouldn't say, but I still want to remind you. I've dealt with Wu Bu Ke before. He's a very cunning man, and it's easy for people to let their guard down."
"Okay, I'll be leaving now." The doctor strode away.
"Mingxi." Wu Bu Ke said anxiously.
"I thought you were gone. I was late for the handover that day. When I arrived, you were gone. I heard about your presence and rushed over."
"What handover?"
"Mingxi, if you don't want to stay here, I'll leave with you. I've already disbanded Yuquan and relinquished my status as a lord. In the past, I was trapped in power and did too many things I regret. Now I just want to protect you and watch you grow up safely."
Ye Lin and Ji Jinyan were inevitably surprised, and it was difficult for them to tell whether his words were true or false.
Ye Lin's expression remained calm. "Then you should stay in Shadow City."
"Oh, okay." He was very touched.
After the two left, Ye Lin felt moved.
She was silent all the way, and Ji Jinyan held her hand tightly.
"He is indeed not a good person, but I really don't want to make malicious speculations or suspicions, but I..." Ye Lin frowned.
"Linlin." Ji Jinyan interrupted her and she looked at him.
"You've done well. You've never been wrong. There's no need to worry about it."
"Otherwise, let him go."
"Forget it." She lowered her head.
"Then I'll have someone keep an eye on him." He held her, forehead to forehead.
"My face is almost wrinkled into a little bitter melon."
"You are the bitter melon."
"Then I am bitter melon, and you are sweet."
"I'll make you sweet too." Ye Lin went to tickle him.
"Hahaha, stop it, stop it." The doting tone did not threaten to stop her, and she trotted forward a few steps.
Ye Lin chased after him with a smile, "Don't run."
Two figures jumped and ran away.
Wu Bu Ke still often went to Ye Lin as usual.
He would show concern and greetings from time to time, and send him some food, clothing, and interesting things. Even when Ye Lin clearly rejected him, he continued as usual, trying hard to strengthen their father-daughter relationship.
He gave her the care and love of a father, cooking her favorite foods. Knowing she loved chocolate cake, he used every possible means and channel to get Starry to deliver one to her daily. As long as he could see his daughter every day, he felt content.
The moon was very round tonight, as if it were the fifteenth. She looked at it and felt a chill run down her spine.
She walked alone in the garden while Wu Bu Ke was drinking in the yard. Unexpectedly, he drank more and more until he was drunk.
Ye Lin walked here unknowingly. He lay on the stone table, raised his eyelids and glanced at him.
"Mingxi, come and sit down."
She sat down and looked at the bottle of wine on the table. "Drink so much?"
"I used to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but after your mother passed away, the more I drank, the more drunk I became."
Ye Lin took the wine glass from his hand and said, "It's not the wine that makes you drunk."
"Indeed, I wanted to get drunk myself."
"It's easy to catch a cold at night because of the strong wind. Let's go back to the house early." Ye Lin stood up and turned around.
Wu Bu Ke murmured unconsciously, "Mingxi, I really hope to be a good father to you. Now that the people who love you and the people you like are around me, there is nothing I can do for you. It seems that you don't need me as a father anymore."
Sometimes Ye Lin feels that she has something, but at the same time, it seems that in the end, she has nothing.
"Why at this time?" Just when she had finally come to the end of her suffering and everything had calmed down, she was about to die.
She could no longer bear the hopes of others. She had to go out and say goodbye to her parents, and there was no kindness in Quan Guo's affairs.
Tears flowed freely, but after I recovered, I felt even more uncomfortable.
She turned around and saw Wu Bu Ke sleeping in front of her. She helped him back to the room and placed some hangover medicine in front of the bed.
The next day, Wu Bu Ke woke up groggy and with a splitting headache. He looked at himself lying in bed, saw the bottle of medicine, and remembered last night.
Since then, their relationship has eased and she is sometimes willing to talk to him.
"Have you found a solution?" Xia Keyu and others sat together to discuss.
"Well, we've come up with a compromise, and we need the Doctor's help. Energy fluctuations can be created, and controlling the range can avoid casualties."
"I will participate in it. It's still a matter of chance to see which channel can be opened," said Ye Lin.
The doctor naturally agreed to help Ye Lin and the others, and his students also wanted to contribute and join in.
"You're welcome. I also want to thank Xiao Ji for providing us with the venue and equipment."
"Doctor, you're too kind." Ji Jinyan said humbly.
"Then let's get started."
"Yeah." Several people nodded.
"The materials here are limited, but since they are on the same planet, even if their forms are different, their biological basis is indeed the same. It will take more effort to extract them." said the doctor.
"Teacher, don't worry. It's not a problem with us here," said the student.
"Humph, you guys don't know how to be humble at all."
"Yes, yes, yes. Junior Sister, leave these chores to us."
"Right, right. It's a waste of your talent to do these simple sample extractions. Just focus on your research. Let us handle any auxiliary operations."
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
A few funny guys pretended to be shot by arrows, "Uh, calling me senior brother is so cute."
"Your maternal love is overflowing."
"Go aside," she said, pulling him away. "Junior sister, I still want to hear you call me Senior Brother."
"I want to listen too."
"I want to listen, I also want..."
The doctor kicked them in the buttocks and said, "You want a hammer? You want a hammer? You are all as skinny as monkeys."
"Oh, teacher, calm down. You are old and your bones are injured."
"I..." He was about to come again.
Several students ran away in panic, and a few obedient students quickly grabbed the doctor and tried to persuade him.
Ye Lin couldn't help but laugh secretly. Why was she surrounded by such funny people?
Everyone was concentrating on the work in their hands. Ye Lin was mixing two reagents when she suddenly felt a pain in her chest.
My vision was blurry and dots appeared, and my hands were shaking so much that I could hardly hold the test tube.
Breathing became labored and she gasped, closing her eyes.
"Xiaoye, Xiaoye." The doctor called her name.
Ye Lin was suddenly awakened by the shouting, opened her eyes and looked at him.
"PhD."
"I called you several times just now, but you were so engrossed that you couldn't hear me."
Ye Lin gave a forced smile.
"You're sweating so much, are you feeling hot? Xiao Li, lower the temperature a bit."
"Oh well."
"Why do you look a little pale? You've been sitting here all morning, take a break. You can't rush research like this, you know that."
"I understand, Doctor."
"Okay, everyone, take a half-hour break and have some tea."
"oh--"
After stretching, everyone got up and walked out.
"Let's go, Xiaoye. We'll continue when we come back."
"Alright." She went with the doctor. The poison was affecting her more severely, so they had to speed up their progress.
The last student to leave closed the door and entered the key to lock the door.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling. If you go too late there won't be any good seats left." The companion in front urged.
"Coming." He turned his head and said to the front, hurriedly clicking close on the display screen without looking back.
He ran a few steps to catch up with his companion in front of him, completely unaware that the screen was still showing the page for shutting down options.
"You are the slowest..." Several people walked away.
Today's research was over, and Ye Lin wanted to stay for a while, but she was kicked out by the doctor and students, who strictly forbade her to overwork.
When she returned, Wu Bu Ke was waiting for him.
Seeing him, she pursed her lips slightly.
"I'm back. You must be hungry."
He placed the dishes on the table, served the soup and rice, and handed her the chopsticks.
"Eat it while it's hot." Delicious food is always a pleasure for Ye Lin.
"How come you're so good at cooking?"
"It's your mother. She loves the food I cook just like you do. In order to please her, I made delicious food for her in different ways every day. She even blamed me when she got fat." When he talked about Cheng Yujialian, his eyes were always full of love.
Ye Lin no longer doubted his love for her mother. It was amazing for a person to pretend for so long. She believed that they had a very sweet time before.
"All I can do now is cook for you. Apart from that, I'm useless. And one more thing, if that Ji something, Ji Jinyan, treats you badly, I can deal with her for you." He made a fist gesture as he spoke.
Ye Lin smiled faintly, "He doesn't dare and won't do that."
"Speaking in his favor like this, I now understand how that old man from Lost Flower Island felt back then."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Wu Bu Ke changed the subject and said, "I heard that you found a way to get out. You've been busy all day."
"Well, we are confident, but it will take time."
"If we get out now, it will be difficult to get in next time."
Ye Lin's expression darkened, and Wu Bu Ke realized that she might not want to come back.
"Mingxi."
Ye Lin looked up at him, and he spoke carefully: "If the exit is opened, will you take me with you?"
She remained silent. Even if he left with her, Ye Lin wouldn't live long. Cheng Yujialian was gone, and he only had Ye Lin. He didn't know if he could still keep Ye Lin alive in a Schrödinger's state in his heart.
Moreover, she remembered what Jiu Yi had said about native humans being unable to survive outside, and Wu Bu Ke was of pure royal blood. It was probably even worse, unlike Ye Lin, who had less exposure to the outside world as a child and had been affected by the poison, so her genes were more resistant.
But he didn't know what Ye Lin was thinking. Many people had only heard about the Outer Continent incident from hearsay. Jiu Yi, through his well-informed knowledge, had learned about it from his master, Xu Wu. Wu Bu Ke, who had long secluded himself from others and had never considered leaving the Wu Bu royal family, remained indifferent to these matters.
She felt like there was something stuck in her throat, and the words of refusal sank into her stomach.
Wu Bu Ke still didn't understand something, and his eyes darkened.
She was silent... He pretended to be calm and picked up some food for her.
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