Ch53 - Gunsho (2/2)
Dark Ryuusei roared madly, “Don’t even think about snatching a dead person’s lover! Yu Hao! You beast——” As he spoke, he grabbed the vine tied around a pillar, but the muffled sound of a gate opening could be heard in the distance. Dark Ryuusei turned around. Something seemed to have happened outside.
Immediately afterwards, Dark Ryuusei leaped onto the opening of the well again. He held a huge stone in his hand and ferociously glared at Yu Hao and the other Ryuusei.
Yu Hao, “……”
But at this moment, he suddenly had a hunch that something was about to happen……the other Ryuusei holding onto his shoulders trembled; with one hand, he took the gun from Yu Hao’s back pocket and handed it to Yu Hao.
Yu Hao had no time to think about it; he freed one hand and pointed the gun at the Dark Ryuusei standing outside the well — Dark Ryuusei’s eyes widened considerably.
With the blast of a gunshot, the head of Dark Ryuusei who stood outside the well was pierced through. Blood and brains burst out in all directions, and that huge rock fell into the well. Yu Hao was unable to avoid it. He abruptly turned around, protecting Ryuusei with his back, and they fell to the bottom of the well together.
The instant the huge rock fell, Yu Hao turned and hugged Ryuusei and flapped his wings as hard as he could. But as soon as his wings unfolded, they harshly scraped across the walls of the well so he couldn’t fly at all.
“Zhou Sheng!” Yu Hao shouted towards the top.
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No one answered. Yu Hao fell into the darkness together with the shining Ryuusei. The bottom of the well seemed to be pulling them in with an immense force, causing them to fall rapidly; Ryuusei grabbed onto Yu Hao’s shirt and kept tugging on it, his eyes filled with earnest expectation.
The buttons on Yu Hao’s shirt tore off, and his white shirt began flapping crazily as they fell. His eyes widened as he looked at Ryuusei, then nodded. The moment he nodded, the shirt immediately disintegrated into a golden powder and with a whoosh, it reformed on the shining Ryuusei. The Ryuusei who now possessed that white shirt instantly scattered into light particles that illuminated the bottom of the well. The light particles rapidly dispersed and transformed into a strange space.
Yu Hao looked down, and a ball of bright light drew closer and closer, and in the next moment, another loud cry could be heard — he had landed solidly in a room filled with light!
Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai passed through the gate and sprinted through the tunnel. Suddenly, the sound of a gunshot cracked from the end of the tunnel — it was so earth-shattering that the entire dream world seemed to shake.
Chen Yekai slowed down, and at this moment, Zhou Sheng seemed to have realised something — the gunshot appeared to have a very intense stimulating effect on Chen Yekai.
“Yu Hao——!” Zhou Sheng shouted.
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It was quiet at the end of the tunnel; no one answered his call.
Zhou Sheng was about to rush forward when Chen Yekai began gasping violently. He pressed against the wall of the tunnel with a hand. The entire Chichén Itzá shook unsteadily in waves, and dust showered down with every quake of the pyramid.
“Kaikai.” Zhou Sheng had to slow down and turn around to inspect Chen Yekai, “Calm down! You’ve already decided to face all this!”
Chen Yekai’s mental condition was in an extremely fragile state right now — especially after the gunshot had sounded. If he had a mental breakdown, everything would be completely destroyed.
Chen Yekai said, “Yes, okay, I know. I just haven’t, for now……I haven’t managed to convince myself yet……”
“Take a break.” Zhou Sheng said, “And adjust your state of mind; I’ll go ahead to take a look.”
Suddenly, Zhou Sheng vanished into thin air.
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Chen Yekai said, bewildered, “Zhou Sheng?”
In the real world.
Yu Hao felt like he was endlessly falling, and then he suddenly came to a stop as he landed on something. A bright light shot towards him, and before he could register anything, Zhou Sheng reflexively reached out and grabbed him while still in the dream, then he opened his eyes and pulled him back onto the bed.
Yu Hao realised that he almost fell off the bed.
He was sleeping too close to the edge of the bed……the two of them were sleeping on a single bed, so it was very cramped. Zhou Sheng was only wearing a bathrobe too, so Yu Hao was really afraid that he would unconsciously take the initiative to hug him while they were sleeping.
“I……”
“Shh.” Zhou Sheng motioned to Yu Hao to not wake Chen Yekai up, “Move in closer to sleep. How’s the situation?”
“There’s something at the bottom of the well.” Yu Hao described the situation to Zhou Sheng. He wore a doubtful expression on his face, and seemed to have suddenly comprehended something. He whispered, “Sleep ba, I’ll go down and get you out later.”
Zhou Sheng rolled sideways and let Yu Hao lie on his shoulder. With their bodies in close proximity, they covered themselves with the blanket and continued to dream.
Dream World·Chichén Itzá
With a ray of light, Zhou Sheng reappeared.
Chen Yekai, “Zhou Sheng?”
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Zhou Sheng waved his hand, “It’s nothing, accidentally woke up just now.”
“Let’s go.” Chen Yekai said, “I’m fine.”
Chen Yekai was about to walk forward when Zhou Sheng said, “Wait, Kaikai.”
Chen Yekai stopped, then looked at Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng said, “Before going through this door, you must think everything through clearly in order to face your true self.”
Chen Yekai’s breathing became ragged, and his eyes widened. They looked up at the door — an image of the Feathered Serpent God was carved into it.
“What do you regret?” Zhou Sheng turned his head sideways and looked at Chen Yekai, “What would you live on for in the future? What kind of life do you want to have? And what kind of person do you want to be?”
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“Before thinking through all these questions clearly,” Zhou Sheng said, “We won’t open the door. You want to be rescued with our help, but before that can happen, you have to save yourself.”
Chen Yekai whispered, “Actually, what I feel the most guilt for all this time is not entirely Ryuusei’s death.”
Zhou Sheng looked at Chen Yekai. Chen Yekai sighed and answered, “When he was alive, I gave him too little love.” He looked at Zhou Sheng with an apologetic gaze, “Everything came so suddenly and easily that I didn’t know how to cherish it. In this relationship, I think, from the very beginning, Ryuusei felt it was imbalanced. He was too afraid of losing me.”
“……that was the true cause of everything that happened afterwards……and what I really regret the most……”
Zhou Sheng, “Since you’ve figured that out, then go and find the real you ba. Go, push the door!”
Chen Yekai raised his voice, “I’m coming! Ryuusei!”
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Zhou Sheng, “Yu Hao! We’re coming!”
Together, the two of them slowly pushed the door open, revealing the central area located in the deepest chambers of Chichén Itzá. There was a huge well in the interior, as well as a Feathered Serpent god statue. Nakagawa Ryuusei’s corpse hung on the railings around the well, with half of his body dangling into the well while the other half was exposed outside. His bare upper body was drenched in blood, and the back of his head had a bloody, gaping hole from where it had been pierced through by a bullet.
Chen Yekai, “……”
Zhou Sheng steadily approached the well.
Suddenly, a mass of black vapour erupted from the well and billowed into the skies before surging into Ryuusei’s corpse. Zhou Sheng shouted, “Kaikai! Watch out!”
“Nicky, looks like you’re determined to bid farewell to the past me?”
The black vapour erupting from the well was injected into Ryuusei’s corpse, which stirred in the next moment. Scuffling sounds could be heard as he crawled up; that black vapour now obscured the sky and covered the earth!
“Kaikai! Calm down! Think about what you said outside the door!” Zhou Sheng wielded the jingubang in his hand, still searching for Yu Hao’s whereabouts. The central area was surrounded by walls; there weren’t any hiding places and the environment here was exactly the same as what Yu Hao had described, so where on earth did he go?
Suddenly, Zhou Sheng thought of the only remaining possibility, and his gaze fell upon the well at the centre.
Ryuusei sneered, “Nicky, do you think that all the fault lies with me?”
Chen Yekai said urgently, “Ryuusei, on the day of my graduation, I wanted to propose to you.”
Chen Yekai’s eyes widened, but Zhou Sheng was slowly approaching the well from the side.
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“Ryuusei……Ryuusei……” Chen Yekai’s voice was trembling as he continued to approach Dark Ryuusei.
Dark Ryuusei was revived once again. He held onto the well platform for support as he slowly stood up. Within his mouth that was dripping with blood, sharp teeth could be seen and he looked just like a zombie. He roared madly at Chen Yekai!
Zhou Sheng could distinctly see something in the well — a speck of light suddenly flashed within the darkness.
“Where’s Yu Hao?” Chen Yekai asked in disbelief.
Zhou Sheng motioned to Chen Yekai. He pointed to Ryuusei, which meant that he was asking him to delay him, before pointing at himself, then the well, as a secret hint to him that he would think of a way to save Yu Hao.
Dark Ryuusei became instantly aware of Zhou Sheng’s proximity. The mass of black vapour erupted again from the well and condensed into a shock wave that sent the other two flying.
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The World in the Bottom of the Well.
Yu Hao struggled to get out of bed.
He found himself in a bright room, and it looked a bit like Chen Yekai’s dormitory, but the layout of the room was very different. Only the sofa, bookshelves, and the arrangement on the dining table were similar, yet the tablecloth was exactly the same.
Flowers were arranged on both the table in front of the sofa, as well as the dining table.
“Where is this place?” Yu Hao was utterly baffled. He looked up at the ceiling. This is a room, yet the ceiling has no cracks or openings. This is the world in the bottom of well?!
Is this Chen Yekai and Ryuusei’s home? Yu Hao had a sudden flash of inspiration. But how could there be such a place at the bottom of the well?