But Shafley no longer cares. He only hopes that the vaccine he received more than ten years ago can still play a corresponding role now.

Seeing this, Chen Nian hurried to follow. He picked up the bag that Shafulai had thrown aside and just took a step forward when he was almost knocked to the ground by the heavy bag.

This is too heavy!

Chen Ci came over immediately and grabbed a strap of the backpack. The two brothers dragged the bag together and chased after Shafla, leaving a deep plow mark and two sets of hurried footprints in the thick snow.

Shafulai ran all the way with Fu Tianhe on his back, and finally reached a place a thousand meters away.

He put Fu Tianhe down and paid careful attention, not letting Fu Tianhe lean against the outer wall of the moonlight. Who knows if more crystals will emerge from it?

"How is it?" Shafley asked in a low voice.

Fu Tianhe nodded with difficulty. His face was pale and he couldn't speak, but his condition seemed much better than when he was at the door just now. At least he was no longer curled up in pain.

"We'll go back now." Shafley controlled the terminal and called their aircraft parked fifty kilometers away.

Chen Ci and Chen Nian arrived a few minutes later. Both brothers were very tired, especially Chen Nian, who looked like he was going to faint on the ground in the next second.

He sat down on the snow, gasping for breath. He felt as if the arm holding the bag was about to break. The intense exercise made his lungs hurt, especially where the wound was.

The wound on Chen Ci's palm had already frozen, and he was about to tear it open to provide blood for Fu Tianhe.

"Wait a minute, bro! Use this first!"

Chen Nian quickly grabbed him and put the small test tube into Chen Ci's hand.

Fu Tianhe coughed muffledly. Seeing Shafulai calling the aircraft, he struggled to get up: "I finally came here, and this is it——"

"We have found the door now, haven't we? The next task is to find a way to open it." Shafley said quickly, "Anyway, you can always come back later. You can't gamble with your body."

Chen Ci took off Fu Tianhe's blindfold and saw patches of purple hard matter all over the bottom of his eyes. He immediately poured the warmed blood in the test tube into them.

The moment they came into contact with the blood, the crystals melted unwillingly like ice and snow, but their roots were forever buried in Fu Tianhe's body and could not be completely eliminated.

Fu Tianhe's condition had eased a lot. Chen Nian took the cup of water and asked him to rinse his mouth.

It was the first time that Chen Nian saw an Ashes infected person fall ill. The glaring blood and Fu Tianhe's painful expression made Chen Nian feel uneasy.

This is still due to their blood pressure control. In the past, when vaccines had not yet been developed, how did the infected people die in despair and pain?

If Chen Nian had previously felt indignant that Chen Ci had to provide blood every month, now he suddenly realized how great Chen Ci was, as he made the decision at the age of only six.

Chen Ci knelt beside Fu Tianhe, holding his hand and comforting him silently.

Seeing Chen Nian panting heavily, Shafulai asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Chen Nian couldn't help but raise his hand and touched Shafulai's neck which was stained with Fu Tianhe's blood. "You should drink some blood too. I'm scared."

Schafflet is ultimately worried that it would be better to get insurance now rather than risk his life on a vaccine he received many years ago.

There was still a little blood left that had been prepared in advance. He drank it, and his mouth was filled with the fishy-sweet taste like rust.

The aircraft arrived to everyone an hour later. Shafulai carried Fu Tianhe into the aircraft. He folded down the seat so that Fu Tianhe could lie down and rest.

Shafley marked the location of the gate on the map so that he could land nearby next time he came.

Chen Ci and Chen Nian also entered the aircraft one after another. Chen Ci sat next to Fu Tianhe. Chen Nian took out the medical kit and bent down to treat the frozen wound on Chen Ci's palm.

As the engine ran, the airflow quickly warmed up, and the temperature inside the aircraft was raised. Everyone took off their cold-proof jackets, and finally felt a little lighter.

The small space was filled with the smell of blood and inevitably intertwined with pheromones.

Fu Tianhe had difficulty breathing. The blood rushing up from his body blocked his airway, making his every breath sound muffled.

Chen Ci stared at his situation intently. He held Fu Tianhe's hand tightly and thought about what happened after finding the door.

It was obvious that the door engraved with the mysterious moon pattern was specially built for Chen Nian and him, and required the blood of two people to activate it.

But for some reason, Men responded to Chen Nian but remained indifferent to his approach.

He could feel the door calling him, but he had no way to respond. There was a membrane covering his body, preventing further communication.

Chen Ci's intuition told him that this was related to his lack of emotion.

If the door could be opened smoothly, would the situation not have become as bad as it is now?

But there are no ifs in the world.

Shafley flew the aircraft directly to Cinnabar at top speed. They would fly over the North Pole and return via the shortest possible route.

Fu Tianhe was rushed to the hospital where Shafulai and Chen Nian had been hospitalized.

Shafulai had informed the hospital in advance, and many medical staff wearing protective clothing and understanding the rigor of the operation took Fu Tianhe from the aircraft. Everyone had a serious expression, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Any medical worker knows how serious Ashes are.

Also taken away was Shafulai because his body was stained with the blood that Fu Tianhe had vomited.

If anything happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then everything will be ruined!

As for Chen Ci and Chen Nian, thanks to their immune systems, they were only taken to wash their bodies. Chen Nian's skin was sore from being rubbed, and when he finally came out, he felt like he was being pickled in disinfectant.

Under normal circumstances, an infected person like Fu Tianhe should be sent to the epidemic prevention station at the base of the beacon, but his condition is critical and he needs to be rescued immediately.

Chen Ci and Chen Nian sat on a bench in the corridor, ready to draw blood at any time.

Chen Ci sat there straight, and a hint of fatigue appeared in his usually cold amber eyes.

He didn't know what the situation was like in the rescue room.

Chen Nian gently hugged Chen Ci's shoulders, letting his head rest on them. She stroked her brother's hair and whispered to him in a comforting voice:

"Don't worry, we have the best doctors in Cinnabar here, and many of them have experience in dealing with Ashes before. We sent him here in time, and Fu Tianhe will be fine."

Chen Ci nodded silently. He closed his eyes, the image of Fu Tianhe kneeling on the ground and spitting blood still in his mind.

His chest and abdomen were aching slightly, and he felt extremely exhausted. This was the feeling transmitted by Fu Tianhe through the mark. At this moment, he was rescuing the Alpha in the room.

The biological factors filtered from Chen Ci's blood last time were still in stock and were urgently mobilized, so the two brothers were not needed for emergency blood supply for the time being.

After waiting on the bench for more than two hours, the "Rescue in Progress" sign finally went out.

Chen Ci stood up immediately, and Chen Nian followed suit, but the door of the emergency room did not open as expected.

Later they learned that due to Fu Tianhe's high infectiousness, he was sent directly to the isolation ward through a special channel.

Until the doctor came out to inform the two brothers.

This hospital serves the royal family and of course knows a lot of secrets, including the existence of the Chen family twins.

Hearing that Fu Tianhe had been rescued, Chen Ci breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Can I go see him?"

The doctor hesitated, and Chen Ci continued, "You know, I won't be infected."

Finally, the doctor asked his superior and agreed.

Only Chen Ci was allowed to enter the isolation ward, so Chen Nian went to find Shafla.

Shafulai was cleaning and examining his entire body. The purple crystals that had stained his body from Fu Tianhe's blood were like leeches, clinging to the eldest prince's skin, making everyone extremely frightened.

Doctors injected Shafla with serum, trying everything they could to prevent any possible infection.

More than an hour later, Chen Nian was allowed to enter.

"Are you okay?" he asked anxiously, unable to suppress the worry in his heart.

Chen Nian had witnessed Fu Tianhe's situation with his own eyes. The mere thought that Shafulai might become like that made Chen Nian feel dizzy.

"I was vaccinated at the beginning, and then I had your blood and the serum I just injected. There shouldn't be any problem." Shafulai was not panicked at all, as if he was not the one in danger of infection. Instead, he was still comforting Chen Nian.

"How is Fu Tianhe?"

"He's out of danger now. My brother is with him."

Chen Nian was worried about Shafley. He put his index finger into his mouth and poked it gently with his canine teeth, ready to bite it at any time. "Are you capable of this? Don't lie to me. If you are not capable, I will give you blood to drink."

Shafulai: "It's really nothing, don't worry so much, go and have a rest. By the way, Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe are in the Sanshui Underground City, do they have a little apprentice?"

Chen Nian: "Yes, her name is An An. My brother had a video call with her the night before we set off."

Shafley thought for a moment and said, "I'll take her over as well. It's a good opportunity to bring along the dog that Chen Ci raised. The top of Sanshui must know about Yueliang Yu's disturbance. The little girl is alone in the underground city and will be easily found."

"Okay." Chen Nian agreed. He lowered his head and sent a message to Chen Ci, asking where An An lived.

Chen Ci was sitting beside Fu Tianhe's bed.

Fu Tianhe was lying on the hospital bed, and had not yet woken up from the anesthesia. After leaving the gate, his condition was suppressed by the blood of Chen Ci and Chen Nian, but it was only suppressed.

Those hard things were still hidden in his body, waiting for an opportunity, ready to break free from their restraints at any time.

Fu Tianhe's hair faded, and even his eyelashes and eyebrows turned white. Those minerals that should have been inorganic seemed to have life, absorbing the Alpha's flesh and blood to nourish themselves.

Chen Ci reached out and gently touched Fu Tianhe's forehead.

There was one thing he couldn't figure out.

Why can't he open the door that Chen Nian can open?

Obviously, the pattern on the door indicated that he and Chen Nian were the "keys" to the inner part of Moonlight. This might have been decided when they were taken away by Chen Wei.

Is it related to his blocked emotions? Chen Nian is free to laugh, scold, and learn the most genuine emotions from Shafley.

But shouldn't he be the same? Fu Tianhe was his Alpha, the two of them were completely united, and for the first time he understood from Fu Tianhe something similar to love.

Chen Ci didn't understand what went wrong. He was so close yet couldn't get in. His heart couldn't beat calmly anymore.

Perhaps the method to save Fu Tianhe and eliminate Ashes is just on the other side of the door, but because of his problem, it is out of reach.

My heartbeat was erratic, my palms were sweaty, and even my appetite completely disappeared.

If Chen Nian were here, he would tell Chen Ci that this was a sign of anxiety.

After a long time, Chen Ci withdrew his hand, and he unbuttoned his shirt one by one. The collar slid to the side, revealing the birthmark on his left shoulder.

A crescent moon.

It never shone, nor did it generate any unusual heat.

The touch of his fingertips, the feel of smooth skin, made Chen Ci have a vague guess that perhaps he was blocked out because he was not yet complete.

The moonlight rejected him.

There is still a missing piece in his heart.

But how can I make myself complete?

Chen Ci was completely clueless. No, it wasn't that he had no idea at all. He thought it had something to do with his own lack of emotion.

Because in front of the Moonlight Gate, Chen Ci clearly felt as if there was a layer of film coating his body, blocking the energy radiating from the inside to the outside.

He was thinking about it when he suddenly noticed that the Alpha on the bed moved slightly.

Chen Ci stood up immediately, leaned down in front of Fu Tianhe, and stared at Alpha's brows that were wrinkled in pain and his white eyelashes that were trembling constantly.

After more than ten seconds, Fu Tianhe opened his eyes.

The right eye socket became a bloody mess again, looking extremely horrible.

That intact black pupil was filled with confusion, as if what it saw was not the hospital ceiling, but the cold, snowy field.

They are all equally white.

After a long time, Fu Tianhe was finally able to control his body. His distant vision slowly focused and finally stopped on Chen Ci's face.

Then he smiled.

The smile was particularly tired, but it revealed a sense of relief. Fu Tianhe opened his mouth and whispered through his dry lips: "I'm sorry, I delayed everyone's action."

Chen Ci shook his head. He was the one who actually delayed his actions. Fu Tianhe's current condition was also caused by his failure to open the door smoothly.

The doctor had already told Chen Ci about Fu Tianhe's specific condition. The hard purple crystal had punctured his lungs and one-third of his liver, and his stomach and intestines had also been damaged to a certain extent.

They use surgery to remove those crystal-like hard objects from the body and repair the damaged parts, but as long as the source is not destroyed, they will grow back sooner or later.

Fu Tianhe's broken body was constantly repaired by scalpels and pliers. He had experienced so much pain that death could be considered a relief.

But Fu Tianhe would never choose this path.

Because that would mean that all the efforts made by his mother, himself, and September so far would have been in vain.

He can betray himself, but he can never betray those who have paid for him.

Chen Ci poured a cup of warm water, dipped a cotton swab in it, and moistened Fu Tianhe's lips.

He said to Alpha on the bed, "Shafulai has sent someone to pick up An An and Da Congming. We will recover here. That door is the entrance to the moonlight, but something went wrong with me, so I can't open it like Chen Nian did. I will do my best to study it. When you recover, we will go again."

Fu Tianhe listened quietly to him talking about the plan. Will everything go smoothly? He didn't know.

Yesterday he was still full of energy walking in the snow, setting up a tent with Shafley, but today he was lying in a hospital bed with many gaps on his body left by minimally invasive surgeries.

Chen Ci fed him some water. The drip was delivering nutrient solution into his body. This was a specially formulated nutrient composition developed after more than a decade of research. It could prevent sugars and amino acids from becoming nutrients for Ashes' growth.

After confirming that Fu Tianhe was stable, Chen Ci said softly, "Take a rest first, don't think too much."

Fu Tianhe closed his eyes.

Go to sleep.

Everything will be fine after you wake up.

His mother had comforted him in the same way.

But when I opened my eyes again, I still saw a cruel and ruthless world.

I haven't had a dream for a long time.

When was the last time? It was probably the night when he dug out his artificial eye and was helped back to the hotel by Jiu Yue. Fu Tianhe couldn't remember clearly.

His brain was probably also affected by Ashes, and the memories that were once unforgettable seemed so far away, as if they were from the first half of his life. They were obviously experiences that he should never forget.

Only those amber eyes were still clear and bright, and the faint fragrance of tuberose wafted into his nose. He saw the sun, but it was as if a piece of cloth was covering his face, making everything a dull and splashing red.

Is the blood his or September's blood?

Fu Tianhe grabbed at the cloth with both hands and finally pulled it off. Then everything became clear. He stood in a courtyard full of lush flowers and plants. The majestic building was in front of him. Young men and women dressed as servants kept walking in the corridor, coming and going.

The noise of discussion passed through the window and was carried far away by the wind.

"Alas, Your Majesty... Is the engagement between Master Chen Ci and His Highness Shafulai canceled just like that? She has been our prince's consort for eighteen years."

"What else can we do? Young Master Chen Ci has already joined forces with someone else. His Highness Shafley is magnanimous and has not caused trouble for that person."

"If I were cuckolded like this, I would definitely break his legs, crush his fingers, and dig out his glands. Even a thousand cuts would not be enough to vent my anger.

"He is blind in one eye and has no mental strength. He is said to be from the underground city. How can such a person be worthy of Master Chen Ci?"

"Alright, stop talking. Master Chen Ci has already been united with him. Forcibly separating them will only make Master Chen Ci suffer."

"Master Chen Ci doesn't understand emotions, so how could he possibly combine with an Alpha of unknown origin? Maybe he used some despicable method to force Master Chen Ci to submit."

"I think so too. I guess there will be all kinds of sweet talk. Master Chen Ci has lived in the White Tower since he was a child. He has not seen many Alphas, so he must be easily deceived."

…

Those sounds were pervasive. Even if Fu Tianhe covered his ears tightly, the sounds still penetrated like insects, biting the eardrums into pieces frantically, and then broke into the brain, making everything wet and sticky.

He doesn't deserve September.

Even though the young man emphasized again and again in front of him that no matter what time it was, he was still September, whom he had met and known in the dungeon, but he was still the eldest son of Marshal Chen Weiyuan, the noble elect of Cinnabar, and Chen Ci, who should have been the prince's consort.

How could she commit herself to such a lowly and humble Alpha?

If I just leave and disappear, will everything be fine again?

Fu Tianhe didn't know how this thought came into his mind. Perhaps it was brought by those little bugs, spreading quickly along his nerves and driving his limbs.

Yes, as long as he leaves.

——He needs to leave here.

He turned around, trying to escape from the pervasive noise and go to a place where no one could disturb him anymore.

——No, this is not what September wants to see!

Reason struggled to squeeze out from those dark and smelly thoughts, and Fu Tianhe tried his best to restrain himself from doing anything stupid.

Aren't all the plans that Jiu Yue made intended to heal himself? He cut his palms many times and used blood to dissolve Ashes. If he gave up like this, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?

He had already met Shafulei. The eldest prince was a good and friendly person. Moreover, Shafulei and September's younger brother were already in a relationship. Even without him, the engagement would be changed.

As for other people's comments, they meant nothing to him.

He had wandered around in the dungeon and had endured too much cold stares and injustice. He had long been accustomed to being treated this way. So why did he feel so painful now?

——These are all excuses you make.

Those voices drilled into his mind again: If there is no mirror, he can always pee and see what he looks like, or he can see it by lowering his head now.

No, not into his head.

It was coming from within him.

Fu Tianhe raised his hand and touched the hard object that was slowly emerging from his eye socket.

But he still lowered his head somehow.

A purple torrent was rushing in the ditch below, a beautiful and mysterious stream that reflected his appearance at the moment.

Amethyst crawled out of his eye sockets like some kind of alien parasite living in his body. The exposed skin was covered with large patches of blood. A slight poke would cause a large pool of sticky gravy to flow out.

——If you are just an ordinary lowly person, you can certainly ignore those rumors, but you will die soon.

Any antidote or cure is just lies to comfort you.

You reach Moonlight as planned, and almost step inside it, but your condition suddenly deteriorates, disrupting your progress and forcing everyone to follow you back.

Otherwise, perhaps the goal would have been achieved by now.

——You are selfish, reckless, and drag a young man who depends on you into the abyss.

The purple crystals in his eyes spread along Fu Tianhe's cheeks, reminding him of those marine creatures covered by machines. Evolution, or something else.

The torrent beneath his feet was surging, but Fu Tianhe glimpsed a strange tenderness from it.

His mother and many other familiar and unfamiliar faces had disappeared among them. He must have felt terrified.

But at this moment, Fu Tianhe only felt relieved.

He stepped in and felt his ankles, legs, waist and chest being submerged.

Yes, he should have been drowned long ago.