Chapter 70 The Breath of Love
Thick black smoke and white smoke rose into the air, and the raging fire spread to every corner of the manor, and the entire manor was engulfed in flames.
The two gatekeepers at the main gate had long since disappeared, and even the gardeners and servants had vanished completely. The entire manor looked extremely strange in the dusk, like a dream.
At the main entrance, the woman named Huang Tao suddenly fainted from the thick smoke.
Xie Liang choked on several mouthfuls of black smoke and started coughing, "Brother He, that...that yellow peach..." Before he could finish his sentence, Xu He hugged him and rushed out of the main gate.
After Xu He put Xie Liang in a safe place, he rushed back into the manor.
After a while, he rushed out holding Huang Tao and placed her not far from Xie Liang.
Everyone ran out of the manor one after another. There were also many people like Xie Liang who had drunk the magic wine and were stiff in their movements. With the help of Liu Hao, Zhao Minghui and others, those people were helped out one after another.
At this time, the vast sea of roses on the plain had long disappeared, replaced by patches of black soil, with white bones rising and falling in the mud.
The undulating pile of white bones emitted wisps of white smoke under the reflection of the setting sun, rising into the air and then dissipating, as if countless souls were released and liberated.
"Why isn't the door open yet?"
"Yeah! It's already like this here, and the door won't open. What should we do?"
The crowd began to talk.
Everyone looked exhausted and hadn't eaten for several days. They were thirsty and hungry, and they kept licking their lips that were cracked by the heat wave.
The strong wind made the fire burn even more fiercely.
The group moved their resting place several times, much farther away from the manor, but they could still feel the heat waves carried by the wind.
The fire in the manor burned from dusk to night, and the fire gradually weakened.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, everyone was startled by the huge sound of continuous collapse coming from the manor.
As the sound of collapse disappeared, Xie Liang heard the bell ringing home!
Just when Xie Liang thought he was hallucinating, the people who were originally dying all cheered and supported each other to stand up, looking around for the vortex door.
The fire in the entire manor had disappeared with the sound of collapse, leaving only some small flames still burning vigorously.
Xie Liang found that his limbs were no longer stiff and could move freely.
He followed the crowd and searched around the manor for several rounds, but still couldn't find the vortex gate.
Someone in the crowd became anxious:
"Could the door be inside the manor?"
"The temperature inside is so high, you'll be roasted!"
“Just wait until the temperature drops before leaving!”
"This wind is already hurting us. If we delay any longer, the time will come and we will be torn to pieces by the wind!"
Xie Liang thought that the long gown made of fish skin was not afraid of high temperatures, so he took out the blue gown from his bag and put it on.
He said to the crowd, "I'll go find the door first. If the temperature is lower, we can go straight in."
"Can this clothing protect against high temperatures?" Seeing this, Long Qingye on the side reached out to touch it with interest.
"Yeah." Xie Liang said, brushing his hands off his clothes expressionlessly, "I'll be out soon."
Just as Xie Liang turned around, Xu He put his hand on his shoulder.
"I'll do it." Xu He said.
Xie Liang knew that Xu He was arguing with him again. Now the fire was not big and there would be no more collapse. It would be the same no matter who went. After thinking about it, he draped his long gown over Xu He's shoulders.
"Be careful. If this clothes doesn't work, run out quickly." Xie Liang looked at Xu He seriously.
Xu He nodded at him, turned around and rushed into the ruins where the residual heat was enough to burn people.
Dai Tian stood behind Xie Liang, covering his burned face, staring closely at the blue-green gown on Xu He, and watched Xu He disappear into the ruins.
After a while, Xu He walked out of the ruins.
Everyone rushed over and asked anxiously, "Did you find it?"
Xu He nodded: "The center of the ruins."
"That's great. Can this outfit carry two people at once?" Hongguo said excitedly.
"Try."
As soon as Xu He finished speaking, Xie Liang got beside him.
"Brother He and I will go and try it." Xie Liang said.
Xie Liang reached out and pulled his gown tighter, wrapping himself and Xu He tightly.
The two of them were so close that Xie Liang could feel his heart beating non-stop.
Xu He stretched out his hands and held Xie Liang in his arms. The two of them slowly walked towards the hot ruins. Unfortunately, after only a few steps, Xie Liang felt an unbearable burning sensation in the exposed parts, and had to retreat.
Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Xie Liang shook his head: "No, I can only go alone."
Everyone sighed in disappointment.
"Really? How could the door be open from the inside?"
"This wind won't strangle you for a while, so why are you afraid? Just stay here for now."
"With such strong winds, the temperature will drop quickly."
Everyone talked about it and each chose a place to sit down, waiting for the high temperature in the ruins to drop.
Xie Liang and Xu He also found a place to sit down, ready to wait for the temperature of the ruins to drop before following everyone in.
After Xie Liang sat down, he casually draped the long gown over his shoulders, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and closed his eyes to rest.
At this moment, someone suddenly pulled away the long gown on his shoulders.
Xu He was the first to react and chased after him.
Huang Tao, who had woken up at some point, yelled at Xie Liang, "What are you standing there for! Dai Tian ran away with the clothes! Go chase him!"
Xie Liang hurriedly stood up and followed Xu He.
Dai Tian had already run into the warmer area of the ruins.
When Xu He hesitated to move forward, Xie Liang stopped him and said, "Let's go out and deal with him later."
The wind blew even harder, sweeping across the earth mercilessly, and the flying sand and rocks hit everyone.
Half an hour later, most of the heat in the center of the ruins was blown away by the strong wind, leaving only the residual warmth that people could still bear.
People rushed into the ruins one after another regardless of the heat. The wind was so strong that people could hardly stand.
"Brother He, let's go," Xie Liang said.
Upon hearing this, Xu He took Xie Liang's hand and led everyone towards the ruins.
The wind grew stronger and stronger, dust and smoke rose everywhere, and everyone held hands and walked with difficulty in the strong wind.
The blue vortex stood silently in the deep pit formed by the collapse of the main building, spinning blue waves back and forth towards the crowd.
"It's the door!" one person said excitedly and jumped towards the vortex door in the deep pit.
However, the strong wind blew him away from the falling point, causing him to miss the vortex gate and hit the sharp rocks at the bottom of the pit.
The man's head exploded instantly, and the gushing blood dyed the ruins at the bottom of the pit red.
"The wind is so strong that your center of gravity could easily be blown off center. Two or three people should hold each other and jump toward the door! Remember to jump far enough and at the same speed!"
Hong Guo said as she hugged Huang Tao, stretched out her hand and called out to Long Qingye, "Brother Ye!"
She seemed to want to go with Long Qingye, but Long Qingye shook his head and pushed Liu Hao over.
Liu Hao turned his head to look at Long Qingye, then reached out and hugged the red fruits and yellow peaches tightly.
After the three of them hugged each other, Hongguo counted down: "3...2...1..."
Then, they all jumped towards the vortex gate in the deep pit.
With the demonstration of Hongguo and the other two, more people followed their example and jumped into the vortex gate in groups of three or two, holding each other.
Long Qingye climbed onto Xie Liang's shoulders and whispered, "Together?" Then he hugged Xie Liang tightly.
"What?" Xie Liang turned his head and asked loudly to Long Qingye.
Long Qingye repeated it, and Xie Liang finally understood what he meant. He shouted in the wind, "Then the three of us will do it together..."
Before Xie Liang could finish his words, he felt Xu He loosen his hand and slap away Long Qingye's arm that was clinging to his shoulder.
Xu He glanced at Long Qingye, pulled Xie Liang to the edge of the deep pit, and put his arms around Xie Liang's waist and held it tightly.
Then——
Xu He held Xie Liang in his arms and fell towards the vortex gate.
Looking at the direction where the two disappeared, Long Qingye laughed softly: "Interesting."
Seeing that most people had left, Zhang Minghui shouted to Long Qingye, "Brother Ye! Let's go!"
Long Qingye glanced at him and jumped towards the door alone.
As soon as Xie Liang opened his eyes, he saw Xu He's lips so close to him! The two of them were lying on the bed, facing each other sideways, very close to each other, with Xu He's hand on his waist.
The air was filled with Xu He's unique aggressive aura. Through the thin fabric, Xie Liang could feel his hand on his waist, which was so warm and strong.
Xie Liang slightly arched his body, trying to move away Xu He's hand that was across his waist, but as soon as he turned around, Xie Liang felt Xu He's thin lips brushing across his forehead.
His face suddenly became hot, and he looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He was at a loss and looked up at Xu He blankly.
Xu He had woken up at some point and was looking at Xie Liang with a smile.
Xie Liang rarely saw him smile like this, and he felt happy and smiled warmly at Xu He.
Xu He's hand across his waist gently stroked his hair: "Xiao Liang... stay with me, okay?" After saying that, he looked into Xie Liang's eyes seriously.
Xie Liang's heart was beating very fast and his face turned even redder, like a ripe apple.
He hugged Xu He in panic, muttering: "But...but I am a man..."
Xu He could no longer contain the surging excitement and joy in his heart! He restrained himself and held Xie Liang tightly in his arms.
Neither of them spoke anymore, they just hugged each other quietly and tightly, feeling the throbbing in their hearts and the hazy reactions in their bodies.
Their heartbeats intertwined, their breaths entwined, and the calm pine scent blended with the fresh fruity scent.
The next day at noon, when Xie Liang was taking a shower, he heard the sound of Xu He opening the door.
He tossed and turned last night and didn't fall asleep until almost dawn.
Xie Liang had a beautiful and lingering dream. Xu He in the dream was so gentle... He had never had such a wonderful feeling before. When he woke up, his pajamas and sheets were wet.
The water from the showerhead splashed over his shoulders, and he looked down at the swirl symbols on his heart - only four were left.
Xie Liang squeezed some shower gel, rubbed it into foam, and covered the blue symbols on his heart, letting the thick foam cover them tightly.
Soon, the sound of Xu He making lunch came from the kitchen.
Xie Liang felt something was different, as if he would never be alone again.
If life could return to normal, if I could be with Xu He...
What kind of happiness would that be? Xie Liang couldn’t imagine.
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