Chapter 229 Strange Reaction
Su Lingyu asked almost reflexively: [What's going on?]
[Have you found Gu Yanying's whereabouts? Where is he? What's his current condition? Is he injured?]
Su Lingyu asked a barrage of questions, and Jiang Yufeng was so nervous that she didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing the system's answer.
But the system delayed for several seconds before saying in a strange voice: [Host, something is wrong!]
Su Lingyu asked: [What's wrong? ]
Jiang Yufeng's heart sank to the bottom, and she was afraid of hearing bad news.
The system was puzzled: [I just clearly felt Gu Yanying's biological signs, but they were vague and not very clear. The strange thing is that I only felt it for a moment and wanted to investigate carefully, but found that his traces disappeared again and could not be found! ]
Su Lingyu frowned: [Disappeared?]
Suddenly, an incredible idea emerged in her mind.
She also asked: [Will he be bound to the system like me, and have the opportunity to complete the mission and save himself? ]
Hearing this, Jiang Yufeng's eyes lit up with joy, as if a drowning person had grabbed a life-saving straw, or a thirsty person had seen a plum forest, and a glimmer of hope finally ignited in his eyes.
She was extremely excited, but her emotions were too obvious.
Whenever Su Lingyu raised her eyes and looked at her, she could tell that something was wrong with her.
Wang Yiling hurriedly held Jiang Yufeng's hand soothingly, on the one hand to comfort her, and on the other hand to remind her not to show her emotions too obviously.
Jiang Yufeng nodded secretly and managed to control it.
But soon, the system's baby voice rang out: [Impossible.]
[How can a person in a mission world bind to the system? Impossible, impossible.]
Su Lingyu said: [I don’t know the rules of your system, but what if? ]
The system hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: [It's impossible, host. Although I also want to comfort you, there is really no precedent for a human binding system in the mission world. ]
[Although I am young, I have a lot of experience.]
[I am a very powerful little Tongzi! ]
Su Lingyu: […Really?]
The system is almost swearing: [Really! ]
Su Lingyu asked: [No chance at all?]
The system said: [Absolutely not! ]
The little hope that had just emerged faded away so quickly. Su Lingyu slowly let out a breath, but she couldn't get rid of the discomfort in her heart.
She said: "You continue to track down Gu Yanying's whereabouts, don't stop. Also pay attention to Huo Yan's situation. If there is anything wrong, contact me immediately."
The system immediately guarantees: [Don't worry, host! ]
After a few words between each person and the system, Su Lingyu came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Yufeng with an even more guilty look in his eyes.
It’s not that Jiang Yufeng wasn’t sad. She had cried many times since she found out that Gu Yanying was missing.
But facing Su Lingyu's pale face and guilty eyes, she couldn't bear to blame her.
She patted Su Lingyu's shoulder and said gently, "You are tired too, Wang Yiling and I will not disturb you. Have a good rest and don't think too much about other things. Good things will come to those who are lucky. Yan Ying will be fine. Even if... he is willing to leave you a chance to live, he certainly doesn't want you to blame yourself."
Su Lingyu took a deep breath and nodded with difficulty.
Watching Jiang Yufeng and Wang Yiling leave, there was no one around anymore. The ward was as quiet as if it was in the wilderness. Su Lingyu lay down with her pillow in her arms, her mind in a mess.
Before she knew it, she fell asleep.
When she woke up, the night outside the window was still dark and impenetrable.
The night was like a big net, covering the sky and the earth, and instantly pulled her into the torrent of last night... It was cold and damp, making it hard to breathe.
Su Lingyu was stunned. Suddenly, a big hand reached out and brushed her sweaty forehead with gentle and delicate movements.
She turned her head and looked back. She saw Huo Yan sitting beside the bed. She sat up in surprise and asked hopefully, "Did you find it?"
Huo Yan shook his head helplessly: "No."
Su Lingyu's heart sank, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.
She mentally knocked on the system again: [Xiao Tongzi, check again to see if you can find Gu Yanying's whereabouts.]
The system immediately beeps twice: [Host, wait a moment, I'll be there soon!]
But soon, its little baby voice rang out helplessly: [I still can’t find it. ]
Su Lingyu calmed down.
She felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't know how to describe this discomfort. It was not the kind of piercing pain, but a subtle guilt. Yes, it was guilt.
Raised as a spoiled child, she is accustomed to the care and pampering, meticulousness and consideration shown to her by others, whether it is the sincerity of relatives and friends, or services purchased with money, because she will also give back what she can, so she takes it for granted.
But there was never a moment when she felt it was too much for her.
Huo Yan held her in his arms, patting her back gently with his big hands, soothing her like a child. After a while, he slowly asked, "Lingyu, you know how I got my leg injured before, right?"
Su Lingyu raised her head and looked at him in surprise. He lowered his eyes, his gaze as calm as water.
"I know." Su Lingyu nodded.
Huo Yan's legs were disabled when he was on a top-secret mission. That battle was fierce and brutal, and the number of opponents was very different.
In order to complete the mission, he guarded the confidential documents tightly and waited for a long time in the dark and humid forest. The rotten parts of his body were even bitten by mosquitoes, rats and ants. He relied on his tenacious will to survive and waited for rescue, and he barely managed to save his life.
Although he survived, one of his legs became disabled and he could not walk easily.
"But you don't know, there were 25 of us on the mission, I was the leader, but in the end I was the only one who came back alive." Huo Yan said, "In order for me to escape with the confidential documents, the brothers who had been with me day and night, they died in front of me one by one, just to let me break out alive."
"My mind tells me that sacrifice is inevitable in carrying out the mission. But my emotion tells me that they all died for me, and I deeply feel that their choice is not worth it."
"Maybe if I were replaced by any one of them, they would also be able to complete the mission, and that would mean they would survive..."
"This thought troubled me for a long time. After returning from the battlefield, every time I thought of those scenes, I couldn't even hold the gun."
"While I was recovering in the hospital, I was also receiving psychological intervention. The psychiatrist told me that I had battlefield PTSD, which is post-traumatic stress disorder, and is medically classified as a mental illness."
“…”
Su Lingyu nodded. She was smart and vaguely guessed what Huo Yan wanted to say to her.
Huo Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her: "Then do you know how I got better and how I figured it out?"
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