Chapter Ch137.1 - Raising a Big Cat in the Apocalypse (16.1)

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

Over the past two years, Gu Xinzhis chest had always felt like it was blocked with cotton wool. This long-term blockage had left a lingering scent of blood, so much so that he always felt a suffocating sweetness at the back of his throat.

This sentence from Ding Qiuyun was the same as throwing a match onto the cotton wool, causing his entire chest to burst into flames. It made him feel both happy and desperate.

Just now, hed spent several months in a dream that only lasted for as short as three minutes. It had finally ended with Ding Qiuyuns death.

When he woke up again and found that he wasnt in the supermarket warehouse where he used to wake up in, he was stunned for about a quarter of an hour before recalling that hed been brought to this town by a truck a few months ago.

Ding Qiuyun had been in the truck.

Ecstatic, he rushed out of the room, pulling up the Sun Bin who was sleeping on the sofa, and demanding to know where Ding Qiuyun was.

Sun Bin had been sleeping soundly and was given a scare when he was plucked out of his warm quilt, opening his mouth to yell, Brother! Brother!

Sun Bins voice was too harsh, and at first, Sun Yan thought that it was a chicken crowing. However, that didnt seem right, and when he came out to check, Sun Bins face was already pale as he pounced at him.

Figuring out what Gu Xinzhi wanted to do was easy. Sun Yan drove him over to Ding Qiuyuns dormitory.

But when he was really sitting in front of Ding Qiuyun, the fire in Gu Xinzhis chest burned colder and colder.

Ding Qiuyun didnt even look at him. He pulled on his sweater, coat, and gloves, and it seemed that he was preparing to go out.

Qingyun He had to repeatedly remind himself that this wasnt a dream, and that it was all reality. Gu Xinzhi didnt dare to act as radically as he did in his dreams any more and only dared to speak each sentence after considering it in his heart a hundred times, Lets talk about it.

Talk?

Ding Qiuyun turned his back to him, his voice carrying a touch of irony, Talk about when you plan to start making your move this time?

If this was the Gu Xinzhi who hadnt suffered through two years of nightmares, he would never have understood what Ding Qiuyun meant.

For two years, hed often wondered about why hed had the same dream for two consecutive years.

If it was just a dream, then why did the plot remain the same over and over again in these two years?

The only explanation for this was that it wasnt a dream, but rather a punishment on the metaphysical level.

Gu Xinzhi had always believed that this dream was a type of mysterious omen, giving a foreshadowing of what would happen in the future.

But after meeting Ding Qiuyun and seeing his attitude, Gu Xinzhi had a very bad premonition:

&#k2026; What if-what if everything hed dreamed of had already happened?

Since he could have the same dream for two years, why couldnt Ding Qiuyun be resurrected with the same memory from his dreams?

He tried his best to suppress his frenzied heartbeat and sat down on the bench closest to the door. Not only did his position show weakness, it also ensured that if Ding Qiuyun left in a rage, he could still grab onto him in time. Do you&#k2026; still remember?

Ding Qiuyun picked up the thermos from the head of the bed and slowly drank his hot water, Could it be that you want me to forget?

Ever since I came back to life, Ive always wanted to find a companion like me who remembers what happened before. While Gu Xinzhi was still speechless, Ding Qiuyun set down his water. But I didnt expect that this companion would be you.

Gu Xinzhi only felt that it was difficult to breathe. Then, why did you go to the supermarket? You clearly knew that I was there

Old humans pass by or stop here in our town every day. Ding Qiuyun turned his face back halfway, his eyes cold, with a smile that wasnt really a smile. If I didnt go to you, I was afraid that you would come to me yourself.

Gu Xinzhis heart, which had always been cold and hard, was stung painfully by every sentence.

Ding Qiuyun was never like this to him before

He gritted his teeth. This time, I dont have anything to do with the new humans.

Ding Qiuyun acted like hed heard a funny joke. Ha. This time.

Gu Xinzhis mood grew even worse. Dont talk to me like that.

Even if this was something hed done, he knew nothing about it in this life. He couldnt tolerate Ding Qiuyun treating him like this for something that had never actually happened.

Those people were clearly still alive. Wasnt that a good thing?

Ding Qiuyun looked at him, then suddenly started laughing.

I was just saying it casually. I didnt expect to hurt you so badly. Sorry. Ding Qiuyun said, In the future, Ill be more careful.

This sentence had been repeated nearly 400 times in Gu Xinzhis dreams.

Gu Xinzhi was the one who used to say this, but this time, it was Ding Qiuyun.

Gu Xinzhi felt like hed been struck by lightning. He had a splitting headache, and he bent down and trembled, unable to say a word.

Any sentence that had appeared before in his dreams became a magic barrier that he couldnt stand to hear at all.

He was afraid that Ding Qiuyun would fall from a high place in the next second, breaking into pieces of flesh and bone, using his own death to thoroughly break off any remaining ties with him.

Dont say that Gu Xinzhi gritted his teeth and said weakly, Please.

Ding Qiuyun set down the water cup, went over to Gu Xinzhi, and reached out his hand to pinch the back of his neck, forcing him to look up at him.

The leather gloves creaked from the friction as they stretched, and Ding Qiuyun looked down into Gu Xinzhis eyes from above. His lips, which were so pale they seemed to hold no color, parted slightly, Your attitude doesnt seem like someone who is begging.

Gu Xinzhi was stunned. His heart, which had finally calmed down with some difficulty, once again leapt back up.

Hed never seen Ding Qiuyun like this. He was totally different from the person in his dream, but he had an unusually moving and strange charm to him regardless.

Gu Xinzhi tried his best to suppress his emotions, asking, How do you want me to beg you. How can I make it up to you? I can give you whatever you want.

Ding Qiuyun smiled, No need. Im afraid that anything I get from you will bite me.

With that, he let go and pressed his hand lightly against his chest. He frowned slightly, his breathing uneven, and looked reproachfully at Gu Xinzhi as though Gu Xinzhi was the one whod made him feel uncomfortable.

Gu Xinzhi tried to grab Ding Qiuyuns hand, but Ding Qiuyun seemed to have expected it. His wrist twisted and pulled back slightly, causing his hand to pull off his glove completely.

Beneath the black gloves were fingertips that were white with cold, the colors contrasting sharply with each other.

Ding Qiuyun put his hand into his coat pocket, which held a bulge shaped like a gun. From the shape, it looked like a Browning.

Ding Qiuyun bowed his head and fiddled with the gun in his pocket, then directly told him the purpose behind his actions. I went looking for you because I cant trust you somewhere I cant see you.

Ding Qiuyun pressed the gun in his pocket against the fabric. The range of this gun is 50 meters. You can choose to get killed by me now or stay within my range at all times in the future.

Gu Xinzhi was only stunned for a moment before a light of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He was willing to let him stay?

Noticing the change in his expression, Ding Qiuyun seemed to guess that hed chosen the latter option. He pushed the door open and went out.

Even before Gu Xinzhi had caught up, the sound of Ding Qiuyuns explanation to Sun Yan drifted in from outside.

Ding Qiuyuns voice was as warm and pleasant as Gu Xinshi remembered, and it didnt hold any of the coldness it held when he spoke to him, Its okay, theres no need to worry. I had some misunderstandings with Vice-captain Gu when I left the team. Yes, my injury is fine. Boss, go downstairs and wait in the car, enough, dont rub

Gu Xinzhis expression changed slightly. He couldnt help the malice that rose up in his heart.

But as soon as he stepped out of the door and came face to face with Sun Yan, even before he could make any special moves, Ding Qiuyun turned his head back from six or seven steps away and raised his eyebrows slightly in a commanding manner. His eyes shifted, and the hand that was in the pocket of his coat pressed against his gun again. He used the mouth of the gun to draw out an arc that was at the same angle as his eyebrows.

Keep up. Stay within shooting range.

Gu Xinzhis heart was numbed by his cold eyes, and he felt both excited and sour. He suppressed the bad ideas in his heart, ignored Sun Yan, and caught up with Ding Qiuyun.

Ding Qiuyun didnt wait for him, lifting his feet to head downstairs.

Gu Xinzhis regret value, which had been frozen solid for a long time, finally broke through the ice. The results were gratifying, rising from 0 to 17.

After glancing at the data panel, Chi Xiaochi exhaled almost imperceptibly.

061 asked, Are you really going to keep him?

Chi Xiaochi replied, Keeping him around is useful.

For a man like Gu Xinzhi, his regret value wasnt easy to build up, and he also couldnt be fully trusted to follow the right path.

Even though Chi Xiaochi knew that according to Gu Xinzhis character, he would never form an alliance with the new humans again after having nearly 400 nightmares, his existence would always be a problem. If it wasnt for the task, Chi Xiaochi might have simply left him there and let him die off.

061 was still a little uneasy after hearing Chi Xiaochis reply, Keeping him here is okay, but is your attitude towards him too tough?

Chi Xiaochi asked him back, For a person like Gu Xinzhi, would he understand why I hate him if I put on a victims attitude and condemned him?

061 thought about it and felt that he had a point.

Chi Xiaochi had indeed chosen a good method of fighting poison with poison.

The best way to deal with a madman whose thinking was hard to understand was to be even crazier than he was. This was the legendary

random fist throwing to kill the old master

.

As for Chi Xiaochi, he had a clear plan for the future.

He had to ensure the safety of the whole town during the period when he worked on Gu Xinzhis regret value, closely monitor his every move, and kill Gu Xinzhi immediately if the situation went wrong.

The bottom line for his tolerance of Gu Xinzhi was that he must never hurt anyone in the town.

As for what to do after he left, hed let the real Ding Qiuyun decide.

What Chi Xiaochi could do, was to create more initiative for Ding Qiuyun.

After he gave this body back to Ding Qiuyun, regardless of whether he intended to kill Gu Xinzhi to eliminate a hidden danger, keep him as a usable team member, drive him away, or even get back together with him, it would all be according to Ding Qiuyuns wishes.

xiin: domineering Xiaochi + leather gloves