LWDC Chapter 178

Chapter 178 – A Little Indulgence is Good for the Soul

Chapter 178 – A Little Indulgence is Good for the Soul

Chapter 178 – A Little Indulgence is Good for the Soul

When Ning Fei delivered Mother Cheng to Cheng Lingqi’s side, he took the opportunity to introduce Duan Yunhong to him—of course, only when the three of them were present.

The first sentence was: “He’s not from this world either.”

The second sentence was: “Don’t trust him, don’t provoke him.”

Cheng Lingqi: “Huh???” What is all this?

Duan Yunhong was amused: “Is this how you give information to your debt collection targets?”

“Did I say something wrong?” Ning Fei said leisurely, “You ‘bandits’… oh, you introduce yourselves as ‘time-space wanderers.’ You only use the excuse of being good for the transmigrators to trick them into going against the original owner’s wishes step by step. You say things like ‘I’m setting you free’ and ‘Don’t care about other people’s wishes, live for yourself,’ but when the mission completely fails, you’re just vampires clinging to the transmigrators!”

Cheng Lingqi’s eyes widened slightly as he listened.

“Using these old-fashioned tricks to scare transmigrators again?” Duan Yunhong didn’t seem fazed by Ning Fei’s remarks. “I didn’t force the transmigrators to do what I said. I just described another choice to them. As for which way they go, it’s all their own choice, isn’t it?”

“Ha, are you giving them a choice? You’re destroying all other paths, forcing them to walk the path you want.” Ning Fei glanced at Cheng Lingqi, who was listening in a daze, and said to him, “Don’t understand, do you? It doesn’t matter, you don’t need to fully understand what we’re talking about. You just need to know that if you encounter him alone in the future, don’t believe a single word he says.”

Duan Yunhong raised an eyebrow: “What if you need me to run an errand for you later? If he doesn’t believe me, you’ll regret it.”

Ning Fei scoffed: “Need you to do my work for me? Am I dead?”

Duan Yunhong: “…Alright, you’re a workaholic. May you live and work forever.”

The two of them bickered as if no one else was there, creating a tense atmosphere. Cheng Lingqi looked at this one and then at that one, unable to tell whether their relationship was good or bad. In any case, he didn’t dare to say a word.

“Alright, I’ve delivered the person, and the greetings are done. We’re leaving.” Ning Fei got up and patted his shoulder. “Take care of your mother and yourself. Someone is taking care of Cheng Mengxiao’s matter now, so don’t be too anxious. I’ll discuss it with you when I get back.”

Cheng Lingqi looked up at him: “Where are you going?”

Ning Fei glanced at Duan Yunhong, who was also getting up: “To Pingdu.”

Cheng Lingqi subconsciously stood up too: “What are you going there for? It doesn’t seem like I know anyone there… Are you going to find someone who can suppress Liu Fan? Or find a force I can rely on in the future…”

“No comment.” Ning Fei replied casually. “Take care of yourself, don’t worry about me.”

“When will you be back? Next month, the month after that, or… next year?”

“Not sure. Don’t be like a little cub following every step, Deputy Commander Cheng.” Ning Fei had already turned and was walking towards the door, reaching Duan Yunhong’s side. “My assistant is still in Yucheng. If you can’t handle something, look for him. If you still can’t solve it, call me or send a telegram. Your minimum goal is to keep yourself and your mother alive. You can do something that simple, right, hmm?”

His tone was so casual, as if Cheng Lingqi’s task was just a trivial matter to him, something he was doing on the way. Cheng Lingqi had no other choice but to confirm the most important thing: “I can only do my best. Anyway, if I get to the point of being half-crippled again, at least you can get me penicillin, right?”

“Antibiotics again?” Ning Fei raised an eyebrow, exchanging a glance with Duan Yunhong. “So that’s what your ‘inability to treat’ means. Alright, I’ll try to prepare in advance, just in case.”

Cheng Lingqi pressed: “Are you going to make penicillin?”

“Ha, read too many novels, haven’t you? Even if I knew how to make penicillin, getting the equipment would be much, much harder than getting the medicine. Why would I bother?” Ning Fei waved his hand and actually walked towards the door this time. “Use your initiative. You already have a ‘script,’ can’t you avoid disasters?”

As he spoke, he reached the door, and Duan Yunhong’s hand was on the handle, waiting for him to finish speaking before opening it.

“Then, farewell, Deputy Commander Cheng.” Ning Fei finally turned back and nodded at Cheng Lingqi before finally leaving with Duan Yunhong.

The door clicked shut again, and Cheng Lingqi collapsed back into his chair, silent for a long while.

He wasn’t thinking about what he should do next, but rather: “What exactly is the relationship between these two people?”

*

Ning Fei and Duan Yunhong only stayed in Yucheng for two days and two nights before setting off for Pingdu.

When they set out, the car not only had new warm clothes and hot water bottles but also fluffy blankets and foot pads on the back seat, as well as… thick and soft cushions.

The cushions were added at the last minute because a certain culprit had kept Ning Fei up until almost dawn. Even someone as battle-hardened as Ning Fei didn’t want to suffer the long car ride.

But Ning Fei was partly to blame himself. They had originally agreed that they wouldn’t mess around if they had a long car ride the next day, and the day before departure was supposed to be a “peaceful night.” As a result, Ning Fei, relying on Duan Yunhong’s “immovability” that night, suddenly started a role-playing game of teasing. He acted as the deputy commander, constantly calling Duan Yunhong “General,” and wanted to play the “it wasn’t me who leaked the information” scene. Duan Yunhong was annoyed and frustrated by him and couldn’t help but deal with him on the spot.

And Ning Fei, the instigator, cooperated and enjoyed himself when he was “playing,” but then “turned his back” afterward. Duan Yunhong had no choice but to have cushions added before half-pushing and half-pulling Ning Fei into the car.

Then, Duan Yunhong was treated as a pure tool all the way. During the day, he was a “human cushion” in the car, shamelessly used by Ning Fei to lean on and rest; at night, he was a “hand warmer” in the hotel, used by Ning Fei to warm his hands and feet. Sometimes Duan Yunhong complained, saying, “You’re too arrogant,” “You’re climbing all over me,” Ning Fei would complain in return: “Was it my idea to go to an increasingly cold place? Or should the car turn around and go back south now?”

Duan Yunhong was speechless and could only blurt out four words: “Taking an inch, wanting a mile…!”

“I’ll give you back the original words.” Ning Fei retorted without restraint. “Don’t think you’re right just because you speak in four-word phrases.”

Duan Yunhong was completely helpless. What else could he do? He had known Ning Fei’s personality for a long time, and it was his own idea to drag Ning Fei to Pingdu. No matter what Ning Fei did to take advantage of the situation, he could only endure it, or Ning Fei would definitely escalate.

In fact, Duan Yunhong should have been grateful that Ning Fei was willing to come to this world. Of course, he had rationally analyzed that Ning Fei should come, and the possibility was not small. But that was just a theoretical probability. Only when Ning Fei actually appeared in this world did Duan Yunhong truly breathe a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, Duan Yunhong also faintly sensed that Ning Fei might be doing this on purpose.

Deliberately appearing arrogant, deliberately suppressing Duan Yunhong everywhere, deliberately claiming to be superior to Duan Yunhong. The boundaries of his behavior were also constantly being broken, revealing an air of “You wanted me to come, so you should bear whatever I do.” Sometimes, he would even mention how the so-called “pursuers” in the past were humble and acted like dogs, as if everything Duan Yunhong was doing now wasn’t much of an effort.

–Is he trying to make me feel trampled on, insulted, and quit early if I can’t stand it?

–Is he trying to show that “I’ve always been like this, don’t expect to change me” to make me back down?

If that was the case, Duan Yunhong could only say that Ning Fei’s calculation was wrong.

In fact, Duan Yunhong really had a bit of a “love him so much, I want him to live; hate him so much, I want him to die” personality. And he had traveled through so many worlds, experienced so many things and so many people, his stress resistance was definitely beyond imagination. So Ning Fei’s current “suppression” in terms of status was nothing to him. Even when Duan Yunhong realized that Ning Fei might be deliberately “warning” and “forcing him back,” this semi-bullying behavior became even more adorable. Like a cat with its fur standing on end… oh, according to Ning Fei’s power, at least a big cat with its fur standing on end. At first glance, it was indeed scary, but for someone like Duan Yunhong, once he understood it as “he’s afraid, so he’s threatening me,” things immediately became interesting.

After figuring this out, the days on the road became much easier and even enjoyable.

Until they arrived in Pingdu and entered the house that Duan Yunhong supposedly “used to live in,” Ning Fei, standing in the center of the entrance hall, finally couldn’t help but turn around and scold him.

“You’ve been making that disgusting face for days. What the hell are you thinking?”

His first sentence upon entering the house wasn’t to express his feelings about the house, to complain about the journey, or to make living arrangements, but to turn around and complain about Duan Yunhong. It was obvious that he had been holding it in all the way. Taking advantage of the servants and drivers being outside helping to move the luggage, Ning Fei finally turned around and glared at Duan Yunhong, speaking his mind.

After he asked, he saw Duan Yunhong smile and open his mouth to speak, and immediately said: “Forget it, I don’t want to know. I just hope that from now on, you immediately restrain that annoying expression.”

“You’re even controlling my expression?” Duan Yunhong saw his disgusted expression and wanted to provoke him. “I’m just suddenly very emotional. I’m not a robot, it’s normal for some expressions to appear on my face involuntarily, right?”

Ning Fei still maintained his disgusted tone: “Emotional about what? ‘The three-year period has arrived, and I’m back’?”

Duan Yunhong said: “I’m emotional that you walked in…”

“Alright, stop, I don’t want to hear it!” Ning Fei was afraid that he would say something like “You walked into my past life” again, so he immediately interrupted him, turned around and left, “Quickly tell people to turn on the fireplace, it’s freezing. And these clothes are so heavy.”

“…Alright, I’ll tell them to do it later.”

Duan Yunhong smiled silently, realizing that Ning Fei’s words, although still stinging him, wouldn’t really make him angry.

–Tsk, could it be that even if he really rode on my head and acted like a tyrant, I could accept it?

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