Chapter 16: He Yi Pays A Visit (1/2)
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My mind was in a mess. I felt like I was going to suffocate. This was definitely livor mortis!
I slowly sat down against a corner in a daze, holding my head in my hands.
What's going on? What's happening to me? I am obviously alive, but why do I have livor mortis? Doesn't this mean that my body is slowly rotting? This… is impossible. Is this all a dream?
Pa!
I gave myself a hard slap.
It hurt like h.e.l.l. It was all real.
I was afraid to close my eyes. As soon as I did, my thoughts filled with livor mortis and death. I opened them again, but these scary patches of skin were still there. My heart chilled, and I felt my resolve wavering, as if I would break down any minute.
Lost in thought, long time pa.s.sed.
”Lu Chen, Lu Chen! What's wrong?”
Du Thirteen opened the door. He saw me sitting in the corner in a daze and couldn't help but ask, ”What happened?”
I didn't hide it from him. I lifted my arm and answered with an ashen heart. ”Thirteen, I think I'm… already dead!”
”What?!”
Thirteen's eyes were wide open. He grabbed my arm and said with a tremble, ”Lu Chen, don't scare me. Bro, w-what happened to you? How did this happen? Y-you're definitely just sick…”
Thirteen's eyes glistened with tears as he looked at my slowly-rotting body. Eyes red, he said through gritted teeth, ”s.h.i.+t, how did this happen…”
I looked up at the ceiling with despair and told him about what had happened in the past few days.
After hearing my story, Du Thirteen silently turned around. He came back with a syringe in hand and looked at me. ”Bro, I'm not gonna let you die!”
He extracted my blood and said with a low voice, ”I forgot to tell you but my dad's a specialist at the Provincial Inst.i.tute of Biology. I'm going to take your blood to Nanjing for a detailed lab test. Don't worry, you'll definitely be okay. I'll be back tonight…”
I nodded, and said dejectedly, ”Thanks… But when you were chasing Tan Xue, I remember you saying that your dad was a banker…”
”f.u.c.k, why do you still remember that? Just wait for me!”
Du Thirteen went out the door before turning around again. He warned, ”Lu Chen, you'd better not die. If you die, I'm going to be f.u.c.king lonely!”
And so, Du Thirteen left.
The sky had not completely brightened. For me, a person like him who was widely known to be a lazya.s.s, was actually catching a ride to Nanjing.
The sky was overcast when I reached the rooftop of a small building. I looked up, and countless scenes of the past flashed across my eyes.
I sat on the cement floor and lay down, calming my turbulent heart. After thinking about it, I realized that I didn't get a cla.s.s like Undead Swordsman just by chance. It was because there was an issue with my body. Strictly speaking, I really was dead. I was already dead when I got buried and this was all because of a woman—
He Yi.
I regretted nothing. Grasped in my right hand was a blue book t.i.tled ”Encouragement”.
It was a birthday present He Yi once sent me by mail. She said that it was effective in motivating others. If we ever wiped at a boss, it was good at boosting morale.
The edges of my mouth curled up. I couldn't help but smile.
The scene of a breezy mountain range with tall gra.s.s and flying birds surfaced in my mind. He Yi was gathering herbs and I followed her, staring at her back in a daze. He Yi was a very independent woman. Once she picked a direction, she would head there without hesitation. It was a trait worthy of admiration. At the same time, she was extremely charismatic. Not only was she beautiful in face and figure, she had overwhelming wisdom and courage. If not, how could a delicate woman like her become the GGS Asia Region Vice President?
I slowly closed my eyes with a smile. If I die like this, I hope to pa.s.s on peacefully.
Papapa…
It began to rain, fine raindrops gently falling on my face.
The weird part was that I had actually fallen asleep, until a scorching pain shot through every part of my body.
”Ah…”
After a long sigh, I sat back up and stared at the bizarre scene around me.
The rain had stopped and sunlight shone upon my body. It was as though the scary livor mortis had evaporated like water, only leaving behind an acute pain. I felt like I had been put on a stove, that piercing burning pain was not something anyone could endure!
I tightened my fists and watched the livor mortis vaporize under the suns.h.i.+ne. There was a phrase that would describe my mood: Pain comes with happiness.
In not even ten minutes, the livor mortis had completely disappeared. My skin was white again and it shone like new. The pain had also disappeared, it was like a weird disease that had been cured by sunlight.
Tap tap tap tap…
The sound of urgent footsteps echoed. Du Thirteen was back.
I went downstairs and just happened to encounter Du Thirteen. He was holding a piece of paper covered in tiny words and wore a beaming smile. ”Lu Chen, your results are out!”
”What's up?” I s.n.a.t.c.hed the piece of paper, only to discover that it was all in English. I didn't know what it said.
Thirteen breathed in. ”There's a rare kind of poison in your blood. You can also call it a virus. The formula's already been a.n.a.lyzed. This kind of virus had never been seen before but its effects are super crazy. It's able to continuously revive dead cells!”
”What?!” I was shocked.
Du Thirteen nodded. ”It was the reason behind the livor mortis on your body. This kind of virus is too fierce. Its propagation speed is faster than the life cycle of your cells. It had gone overboard and sped up your body's metabolism. But don't worry, my dad made his friends a.n.a.lyze this virus's characteristics as fast as they could. I already found a way to inhibit its growth.”
”What way?” I asked quietly.