Chapter 37
Shen Shuyu’s goal was firm. Carrying Shen Xili, he ran toward the place guided by the System. It was a large pit; if they squatted down inside, it would form a blind spot. Unless the Black Wolf came right over, it would be hard to spot them.
But if it did come, then he had no choice. He could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
By the time Shen Shuyu ran to the edge of the pit with Shen Xili on his back, he felt like he was about to collapse. Putting Shen Xili down, he said, “Go down and hide yourself.”
He stood aside with his hands on his hips, panting. He didn’t forget to look back. No movement; the Black Wolf shouldn’t have come.
Shen Shuyu tossed the two bags hanging around his neck into the pit. He planned to wait until he rested and Lin Xuyi arrived with the antidote, then go back to the original spot to retrieve the other bags. After all, they contained supplies; he couldn’t really lose them.
Shen Xili was actually much better. He understood Shen Shuyu’s meaning and slid into the pit himself, then looked up at Shen Shuyu, who was catching his breath above.
His entire face was flushed red from the heat, and fine sweat didn’t stop beading on his face. Some sweat dripped down his facial contours to the ground, while some rolled down his neck into his collar.
Shen Shuyu didn’t notice Shen Xili’s gaze. After recovering for a while, he finally felt much better. Looking up, he met Shen Xili’s eyes.
Shen Xili was standing in the pit. Although he was tall, he was looking up at him at this moment.
Shen Shuyu wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve indiscriminately. With this wipe, his face seemed even redder from the friction. He said, “What are you looking at me for? Don’t worry, a person from some unknown planet like you, being carried by me… you can brag about this for a lifetime when we get out.”
Shen Xili’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He didn’t pick up Shen Shuyu’s chatter.
Shen Shuyu didn’t care either. He took a step forward. “Move, I’m coming down.”
Just as he lifted one foot to jump down, a jolt of electricity pierced his heart. His expression froze, and his body lost balance due to the sudden change, falling straight down.
This electric shock lasted longer than the previous ones. Suspended in mid-air, Shen Shuyu couldn’t make any reaction at all.
He simply closed his eyes. Fortunately, the pit wasn’t deep, and the bottom was dirt and grass; falling shouldn’t hurt too much.
But the anticipated pain didn’t arrive. He felt like he had fallen into a plum blossom forest in full bloom in winter; his entire nasal cavity was filled with the scent of plum blossoms.
The aloofness and coldness of the plum blossoms swirled in his mind. He opened his eyes and found that Shen Xili had caught him. At this moment, he had fallen right into Shen Xili’s arms.
He was a bit dazed. Shen Xili looked down at him and asked gently, “Are you okay?”
Hearing Shen Xili’s answer, Shen Shuyu instantly sobered up. He shoved Shen Xili away violently. Just as he was about to speak, the current in his body struck his heart again.
He let out a muffled groan and knelt directly on the ground, legs weak. His hands braced against the ground, fingers clenching, veins popping on the back of his hands.
Shen Xili immediately leaned over. “What’s wrong?”
“…No, nothing.” After speaking, Shen Shuyu felt the current around his heart disappear, though the pain remained, albeit much better.
He looked up slightly, meeting Shen Xili’s gaze with red eyes. “Leg’s just numb.”
Shen Xili frowned. “Leg numb?”
Shen Shuyu didn’t look like his leg was numb; he looked more like he had a sudden illness.
Shen Shuyu had recovered. He cursed the damn System in his heart but appeared calm on the surface. He rolled over and lay down directly. The pit wasn’t that big, so he could only bend his legs. He said, “What else? I, an Omega, carried you, an Alpha. Did you expect me to dance for you after carrying you? Stop being crazy. With this time, you might as well go sit over there.”
Lin Xuyi would pass by here when he returned. He added, “I’m resting for a bit. You’d better pray Lin Xuyi comes back quickly, otherwise, if the Black Wolf comes, the Young Master won’t be as kind as just now.”
Shen Xili looked at Shen Shuyu lying down. His chest was heaving violently; he probably hadn’t recovered yet. Strange. Now that the two were safe, Shen Xili felt that Shen Shuyu seemed different from other Omegas.
In his impression, Omegas were beautiful and dignified. Whether male or female, they were cute creatures. Before meeting Shen Shuyu, he hadn’t seen an Omega like him.
Willful and flamboyant, yet brave and decisive.
Although he didn’t like himself and always looked fierce when seeing him, Shen Xili actually didn’t sense much hostility from him.
After all, growing up, ever since his adoptive mother passed away, he had seen too much malice. Shen Shuyu was at most… hard-mouthed but soft-hearted.
After all, if he really hated him as he claimed, he wouldn’t have turned back to save him just now.
Shen Xili looked at him a few more times, then sat down and leaned against the side to rest.
While Shen Xili thought Shen Shuyu was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted, Shen Shuyu lay on the ground motionless, but internally, he was going crazy.
He said coldly: [Little One, give me an explanation.]
The System first made a crying face: [Master, as Shen Shuyu, he shouldn’t have turned back to save the Protagonist Shou.]
Shen Shuyu was almost dying of anger. He retorted: [Then why didn’t you say anything when I discussed going back to save him with you at the start?]
The System flickered a few times and made no sound. Shen Shuyu took a deep breath internally. He tried his best to level his mindset: [And it was said at the beginning, as long as it’s not a plot point, I can perform freely, as long as I try to maintain the persona.]
[But what you just did was obviously not something Shen Shuyu would do. Even outside the plot, he wouldn’t do such a thing,] the System said slowly.
Shen Shuyu said: [In that case, the moment I turned around, you should have stopped me, instead of waiting for me to finish everything and then acting like a Monday morning quarterback. Furthermore, Shen Xili was obviously exhausted just now, but the Black Wolf still had the strength to attack him. When I arrived, it had already assumed an attack posture. With that strike, Shen Xili would have been 100% eliminated. If he’s eliminated, forget about me making trouble later; the scene where the two male leads chat under the moon won’t happen either. Just let the plot collapse.]
The System: [QwQ, Master…]
Shen Shuyu had gone cold: [Don’t call me Master. Since you’ve decided I broke character, I see no need to do the main storyline later. Just skip it and start the next dungeon. It’s only ninety-nine more. It doesn’t matter. I’ll just treat it as traveling in novel worlds. Different experiences, different skins every time, and I don’t even have to pay.]
The System was really about to cry: [Master, don’t give up! If you can’t complete the mission in the end, you’ll die too.]
Shen Shuyu sneered: [Die? I’m already someone who died once. Am I afraid of death? Living one more day is profit.]
Shen Shuyu was truly furious right now. He had worked so hard to save Shen Xili, almost losing half his life, only to be told after saving him that he shouldn’t have done it.
He wanted to rot. Let it be destroyed! This screw-up of a novel world!
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