Chapter 144, face to face...
Chapter 144 Face to Face
Gongzi Mingyue felt as if he had woken up, yet also as if he hadn't. He opened his eyes to find himself in a dark place, which gradually brightened around him. Was this his home?
This was the home that Gongzi Mingyue remembered, the home where his parents lived. After his parents died, the place was sealed off. He never set foot there again, because he had no fondness for it and felt no fond memories of it.
That's strange. His original home should have been covered in dust by now, so why is this place so clean and new?
"You've arrived."
That voice? Young Master Mingyue narrowed his eyes slightly. "It's you."
"What, you're not even going to call me 'brother' anymore?"
The light emanated from around Gongzi Mingyue, and he saw the person he was speaking to. Gongzi Yu. He was sitting in a pavilion not far away, drinking alone.
The next moment, he leaped into the air, his killing move aimed directly at Gongzi Yu. Gongzi Mingyue truly wanted to kill him, desperately wanted to kill him. So, calling him "brother" was unnecessary; once he was dead, it wouldn't be too late for him to call out.
Seeing Gongzi Mingyue fly over, Gongzi Yu sneered. He threw the object in his hand, hitting his opponent squarely. In the blink of an eye, the two began to fight.
Perhaps it could be said that the older brother is indeed the older brother; Gongzi Yu struck Gongzi Mingyue's shoulder with a single blow. His strike was utterly merciless and ruthless. Gongzi Mingyue was no pushover either, and retaliated with a swift, powerful punch to Gongzi Yu.
"Huh?" Gongzi Mingyue, who had taken several steps back, looked bewildered. "How could this be?" Why does the same spot hurt when he hit Gongzi Yu?
"Fool." Gongzi Yu said with a face full of sarcasm, "After all these years, you still haven't figured it out."
"Don't give me that nonsense. Are you bullying Ah Hao?" Gongzi Mingyue was furious and didn't want to think about anything else. "How could you lay a hand on her?"
"Make a move?" Gongzi Yu sneered. "Ah Hao and I are in love. What does it mean to make a move? Your brain was already stupid, and now it seems even stupider."
"What mutual affection? You're talking nonsense!" Gongzi Mingyue was even angrier. "The person Ahao likes is clearly me, and I was the first person Ahao met. It was clearly me, so why did you beat her to it? You have ulterior motives, and I'm going to tell Ahao."
“I see.” A subtle smile appeared on Gongzi Yu’s face. “So you like Ahao too. Then why do you call yourself Ahao’s friend? You’re the one with ulterior motives. I was never Ahao’s friend from the beginning. I like her. I’m different from you.”
"You..." Young Master Mingyue realized she couldn't win an argument with him, and immediately prepared to take action.
"It's no use." Gongzi Yu said coldly, "You can't kill me. Didn't you notice that when you hit me, you felt pain too?"
"Whether I can or not, you'll know after I kill you." Gongzi Mingyue thought this was just Gongzi Yu's sweet talk; he didn't believe anyone could be unkillable.
“We are one, you couldn’t kill me anyway.” Gongzi Yu was too lazy to keep going in circles with this fool.
They had coexisted for so many years, and this was the first time they had met. Gongzi Yu didn't know if there was anything wrong with this, but his intuition told him that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance to get rid of Gongzi Mingyue.
Gongzi Mingyue doesn't want him to be close to Ahao, but does he really want the other to be close to Ahao? Although they coexist, they can't tolerate each other at all. Since that's the case, let's not waste this opportunity and resolve this issue completely.
"What?" At first glance, Gongzi Mingyue thought Gongzi Yu had gone mad, but when she met his eyes, she realized that he was telling the truth.
Gongzi Yu said, "You've never seen me before, have you? Or rather, we brothers have never truly met in all these years. Even if you did see me, it was only a fleeting glimpse. In reality, you saw me through a mirror. But we've never truly met in a real sense."
Gongzi Mingyue recalled for a moment and realized that it was indeed true. Why? Why hadn't he noticed this before today, before being bewitched by Gongzi Yu?
"You are a creation of mine; you have never truly existed. Mingyue Nu was my younger brother, but he died before he was even born. You are not Mingyue Nu; you have always been nothing but a phantom." Gongzi Yu smiled, yet spoke the most ruthless words.
"Young Master Mingyue, haven't you felt anything all these years?" Young Master Yu laughed as he "chased after" the other party. "Your eyes have blinded you, but what about your feelings? Don't you feel that your master and mistress look at you with a hint of worry? Don't you feel that Uncle Lianhua's eyes always light up when he looks at you? Don't you feel that the other elders look at you with a hint of unease? Young Master Mingyue, you have never existed."
“No, impossible.” Gongzi Mingyue took a few steps back. “I am real. I have all those memories. I remember them all clearly.”
"Your memories?" Gongzi Yu's smile was icy. "Those aren't your memories, they're mine. You met Ahao while you were perched in a tree, on a rainy night. Only you know this, even Ahao doesn't. It's precisely because you don't exist that your so-called memories are here with me. Those aren't your memories, they're mine. This body is mine too, Gongzi Mingyue, there's no such person in this world."
Let him just give up like this. As long as the other person disappears, he'll never have to switch back and forth in the rainy nights again, and he can be with Ah Hao forever. No one can take Ah Hao away from him, not even another version of himself.
Gongzi Mingyue's face turned deathly pale. Only he knew this; no one else in the world knew, not even Ahao. In his eyes, it was a beautiful memory unique to him, one he wanted to cherish forever.
But now, Gongzi Yu knows. Could it be that he truly never existed?
Seeing his reaction, Gongzi Yu revealed one thing at a time that only Gongzi Mingyue would know. "Now, are you still sure those aren't my memories? Your identity belongs to Mingyue Nu, your memories are mine, your body is mine, even your martial arts are mine. Gongzi Mingyue, what in this world truly belongs to you? Nothing. Everything you possess is mine."
"No, Ah Hao is mine." Gongzi Mingyue suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with fierceness as she stared at Gongzi Yu. "Ah Hao is mine."
"Heh." Gongzi Yu sneered again. "Ah Hao is yours? No, she's mine. I'm the one who knows and loves her, I'm the one who embraces her, and I'm the one who will build a family with her in the future. You? What are you?"
"I'll kill you!" Gongzi Mingyue charged at Gongzi Yu.
"Truly stubborn." Gongzi Yu raised his hand. "Then let's see who survives." He is the true owner of this body, and the one who survives will definitely be him.
It can only be him!
Night deepened, and Linghao sat by the bed, looking at the person lying there. She occasionally wiped the sweat from his face with a damp cloth. "When will you wake up?" she asked.
All the doctors in the area have been brought over to examine Mingyue's pulse, even the military doctors from the camp have been summoned, and martial arts masters have also been invited. But no matter who examines her, they can only see that Mingyue's pulse is disordered; they can't discern anything else.
He was perfectly healthy, with no problems whatsoever except for an irregular pulse.
What does it mean to have absolutely no problems? What does it mean to have nothing else to do? If there were no problems, wouldn't the person have woken up?
Linghao knew she was displacing her anger; Mingyue's problem was psychological, which had led to her physical issues. But she was truly panicked; she didn't know what to do. She clearly…
"Plop." A tear fell onto his face.
"Ah Hao." A hand stroked Ling Hao's cheek. "Why are you crying? Who made you sad? I'll go kill you." His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a very long time.
Ling Hao was suddenly startled and looked at the person lying on the bed in disbelief. "Mingyue? You're awake? That's wonderful."
"It's not good, because I'm the one who woke up." Gongzi Yu smiled weakly. "Does Ahao only want to see him?"
"Ayu?" Linghao was somewhat taken aback and subconsciously looked out the window. Wait a minute, it wasn't raining, so how did they switch places? But the next moment she cheered up and hugged the person who had sat up. "Ayu, that's great!"
Whoever wakes up is better than lying lifelessly in bed. He's just too worrying to be in that state.
"Ah Hao." Gongzi Yu hugged Ling Hao tightly with both hands, as if he had lost her and found her again.
"But what's going on?" Linghao asked, somewhat confused. "Didn't you and Mingyue need it to rain at night to exchange places? Why is it like this now..."
“I don’t know.” Gongzi Yu shook his head. “Maybe it’s because his mind was shaken, so he couldn’t get out. I can see from his memories that he seemed very shocked, and then nothing more. Actually, I don’t know much either.”
He promised he would never deceive Ah Hao, but it wasn't deception; he simply didn't tell the whole story. There were things he wouldn't reveal.
"Is that so?" Ling Hao's voice was somewhat unsteady.
Her brow furrowed slightly, clearly worried. She didn't know what this change might lead to, but a vague unease lingered in her heart. However, Linghao was helpless in the face of the situation, completely unsure how to resolve it.
If the person in front of her were an enemy, she could wield her sword and kill them, but now she faced the unknown. She couldn't touch or see them, and had no idea how to deal with them.
Sigh, if only I could go back and take Ayu and Mingyue to see a psychologist, maybe then we could find out the reason.
The two people embracing did not notice that a faint light flashed on Ling Hao's round pendant, but only for a moment.
"Ah Hao, do you only care about him and not me?" Gongzi Yu's voice was tinged with jealousy. "I'm going to get angry."
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Author's note: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
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