"Old Jin, what else did Master Xie tell you?"
Lao Jin answered without hesitation: "In three days, the replacement will arrive."
Alternatives!
There was no doubt who would replace him, and Xie Zhiyi's first thought was himself. The light in his eyes suddenly went out like a candle.
The day of his death is getting closer and closer, and as the abandoned son of the family, it is time for him to exit the stage of history.
Xu Jing patted his back and gave him a comforting look. "Don't worry, I have a plan. Old Jin, tell Mr. Xie that He Wenxiu has been killed. If he asks anything else, let me know immediately."
"Yes, sir."
Then Lao Jin left the bedroom and started his day's mechanical work.
Xie Zhiyi looked at him and said calmly: "How is your health?"
"It will be back in a few days, it won't be a problem."
"I'm a burden to you. I'm sorry." Xie Zhiyi looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, but he couldn't see the sky, only the ceiling. He couldn't pretend to be depressed, he just felt extremely anxious and uneasy, and he needed a trash can to vent his anger.
"He Wenxiu, please leave."
"No. I promised Wen Rong that I would send her to see Xue Mingqi tomorrow. After this is over, I will find a way to save your life."
Xu Jing patted his shoulder and gave him an affirmative look. "Trust me, I will let you live even if it means sacrificing myself."
"It's not that I don't want to believe it, but I don't know what the meaning of living is."
Xie Zhiyi saw great potential in him. Knowing that He Wenxiu might be able to do something that no human could do, she knew she would be able to do it. But even if she saved him, what would it matter?
He seemed to have lost the motivation to live.
Having always lived in an ivory tower, he had no other means of survival except to be a canary.
He looked at He Wenxiu with a pleading look. "Can you walk with me?"
As long as He Wenxiu is willing to talk, he will choose to follow him without hesitation.
Seeing Xie Zhiyi's hopeful eyes, Xu Jing shook his head. "No, there's always a price to pay. You have to pay for what you want."
"I want to live, what's the price?"
Should I be a servant like Wen Rong and confess in front of the Bodhisattva?
If that were the case, it would be quite boring. It would be fine if someone could talk, but if it was a long period of cultivation, he wouldn't be able to sustain it.
Xu Jing said: "The price is my life."
Xie Zhiyi's heart sank suddenly. He grabbed the man's collar and said, "Tell me clearly, what do you want?"
"A life for a life." Xu Jing's lips curled slightly, and his warm smile became an unfathomable pool in Xie Zhiyi's eyes. Not a single word he said was what she liked to hear.
"You're ridiculous." Xie Zhiyi sneered, "Who would sacrifice their life? Even the Holy Father couldn't do it."
"I can do it. I'll get you out before a replacement arrives."
Xu Jing took out two pieces of yellow paper, which were covered with densely packed words written in cinnabar.
"If I had known this day would come, I would have been prepared. I originally wanted to exchange blood for flesh, but I found the price was too high. So I decided to compromise and exchange souls."
Xu Jing looked at Xie Zhiyi and said, "Can I let you be He Wenxiu for the rest of your life?"
"No." Xie Zhiyi's face was stern, and he shouted angrily: "Why should I be a poor beggar? I can live a good life. I can live in an ivory tower and die gloriously. But being you, I live in fear of death and can't even get enough food. What the hell do I want?"
Xu Jing fell into a long silence.
If it's about money, then everything can be solved.
He pulled a bank card from his bag. "The password is [unclear]. You can also unlock it with your fingerprint. If you go to the counter..."
"Snap." Xie Zhiyi snapped the bank card in half in front of him and said viciously, "Don't even think about exchanging a tiny bit of money for my life. I tell you, my life is priceless. Don't even think about exchanging it for money."
What does money matter? How can money be more important than life?
To exchange a healthy life for his own few remaining days is to die in his place.
Is He Wenxiu the Holy Father? Why would he do such a thankless task?
Xie Zhiyi could no longer control his emotions and ran out. He ran for a long way, but ended up falling to the ground without noticing.
"Brother." Xie Kunning knew that if he didn't persuade this guy, he would go crazy. "Don't you hope for his death? Didn't you say you don't like him? Is he worth your anger?"
"I don't know." When he stood up, he didn't know where he touched the faucet and the water sprayed out and splashed on his face. It hurt so much that he just wanted to cry.
"I don't want him to die."
Words from the heart may not sound nice, but they may represent his true thoughts.
"I don't want to trade my life for his. I just want both him and I to live well."
Xie Kunning sighed. "Are you stupid? You see, there's no such thing as having both in this world? Don't forget, our original intention was to survive. We had to survive no matter the cost. Now someone wants to help us, why don't you just agree?"
Just learn from Xie Zhiyi, who was heartless at the beginning. As long as he survives, what does it matter to him what happens to other people?
"Besides, He Wenxiu is not worthy of you at all. How could a poor boy like him have known you if he hadn't read the newspaper? These few days of interaction are worth a lifetime of wealth and glory for him. Why would he be dissatisfied?"
Xie Zhiyi covered her ears and didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all.
But Xie Kunning's words still reached his ears.
"Admit it, you're just as selfish as Dad. The end justifies the means. Since someone is offering to make a contribution, why don't you agree?"
In Xie Kunning's opinion, that was a huge bargain. If he could control his body, he would have swapped with He Wenxiu immediately.
"Brother, I can't be so selfish."
Xie Kunning angrily scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you know that some people want to live but don't have the conditions to live? And you have the conditions, why don't you live?"
"But even if I become He Wenxiu, I don't have his abilities."
What does it matter? There are many ways to make a living in this world. With his smart brain, it is not difficult for him to find a job to make a living.
"Think about yourself. Don't you really want to go out with dignity? Don't you want to see the blue sky and white clouds outside? Don't you want to feel the atmosphere of humanity?"
Xie Kunning sneered, "Don't think about it. I come from your heart. Darkness and day exist in reality. Admit it, you are so selfish."
Survival of the fittest. If you want to survive, you must give up the useless He Wenxiu."
It turns out that he hasn't changed at all?
He Wenxiu was a ray of light that illuminated his heart, but his heart had long been eroded by darkness and the light could not penetrate at all.
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