ATDIWR Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Ji An, I love you, I want… Ji An likes men,…

Gu Jinsheng’s dark, deep pupils suddenly contracted. A powerful and dangerous aura instantly erupted from him. The intense pressure made Charles feel the suffocating presence even through the screen.

Charles subconsciously flinched back, then realized he was separated from Gu Jinsheng by a screen, tens of thousands of miles away. No matter how powerful Gu Jinsheng was, his ability couldn’t affect him through an electronic screen. This made his reaction just now seem overly timid. Charles couldn’t help but feel annoyed and ashamed.

“Why aren’t you talking? Are you scared because I revealed your secret?” Charles said, “Then obediently hand over the core technology for the spatial storage item, nutrient solutions, and treatment pods, otherwise don’t blame me for exposing the secret of your pretty little lover. By then, your little lover will be in danger!”

The intense killing intent emanating from Gu Jinsheng could no longer be concealed. His sharp aura seemed to want to drill into the screen and strangle the man.

Ji An patted the back of Gu Jinsheng’s hand soothingly from outside the camera’s view, shaking his head slightly at Gu Jinsheng.

“Charles, what secret did you learn? Is that spatial necklace a storage item? Well, I’m sorry, your information is too outdated. Now the entire Xia Country knows about spatial storage items, so even if you expose that my initial inspiration came from my spatial necklace, no one will care!”

“Ji An, don’t confuse the concept. You know the secret about the spatial necklace I’m talking about isn’t that?” Charles gasped, his chest heaving with anger.

“Oh, what is it then? I don’t even know. Why don’t you tell me?” Ji An said.

Charles was bluffing precisely because he didn’t know. If he knew, he would have directly posed a threat. Charles narrowed his eyes, “Tang Tang is in my hands. Ji An, I advise you not to be ignorant of current affairs. If you obediently hand over everything, everything will be fine, otherwise don’t blame me!”

“Then let’s talk after you find out,” Ji An said, “I advise you, Commander Charles, it’s better to come to our Jing Shi Base for eye treatment sooner. After all, you look really comical with one eye, like a bandit being forced to flee everywhere, not like a legitimate base commander.”

Charles was so enraged by Ji An’s words that he lost control and smashed the communication equipment. The screen showing Gu Jinsheng turned to static, accompanied by messy shouts. Soon the signal was cut off, and staff members gathered around to calm Charles down.

But Charles was still very agitated. He furiously ordered, “Contact Delbert. Doesn’t he have a lot of people from Country R in his hands? Ji An likes men. Tell him to pick one with a good appearance who knows how to please people to approach Ji An. Don’t choose Europeans; people from Country R are better at pretending to be from Xia Country. At least on the surface, they can’t be distinguished.”

“Yes,” a staff member responded and withdrew.

Charles’s gaze fell on another screen which displayed a photo of Ji An. The handsome man had a face that was hard to distinguish between male and female, yet it didn’t appear feminine. Instead, one could tell his gender at a glance.

Charles’s hand gently slid across Ji An’s face on the screen, his eyes showing a momentary infatuation. Charles leaned in and left a kiss on the location of Ji An’s lips.

A trace of unhealthy, morbid emotion flickered in Charles’s eyes. Charles let out a strange laugh, raised his hand, and with an ability, cut the screen in half. That location was exactly where Ji An’s arm was.

The electronic screen was covered in static. Ji An’s photo disappeared from the electronic screen. But Charles could clearly remember every position of Ji An’s photo reflected on the electronic screen, accurately cutting Ji An’s limbs, head, and eyes, as if what was on the screen wasn’t static but Ji An’s photo, or Ji An himself, and he could wantonly abuse him.

Gu Jinsheng hung up the phone, feeling worried.

“Tang Tang is probably really in their hands.”

Ji An said indifferently, “Whatever. Has the tooth mark on your arm not healed yet?”

Gu Jinsheng shook his head, “No.”

“How can that be?” Ji An asked, “Treatment fluid can heal any injury, even injuries a hundred or a thousand times more severe are no problem. Why isn’t your wound healing at all?”

Gu Jinsheng didn’t know either. In fact, he didn’t even know how he got the injury. As for saying it was bitten by the little rose, that was just a random excuse he made up.

Gu Jinsheng felt a hint of guilt, his eyes not daring to meet Ji An’s.

Ji An noticed that something was off. It seemed that every time he asked about the injury on Gu Jinsheng’s arm, Gu Jinsheng would intentionally evade the question.

Gu Jinsheng had said before that the little rose bit him. Ji An believed it, but now, upon careful consideration, he felt it was impossible. That little rose was such a well-behaved child, not like a child who would bite people, especially her benefactor whom she always thought about and was grateful to.

Moreover, for some reason, Ji An always felt that the tooth mark on Gu Jinsheng’s arm was somehow familiar.

Ji An suddenly thought of something. He looked at Gu Jinsheng meaningfully, making Gu Jinsheng feel uneasy all over, almost jumping up from the stool.

Ji An withdrew his gaze and took out several buckets of undiluted Spirit Spring Water from his space for Gu Jinsheng.

“Drink a cup of water. Remember to rest early after drinking it. I’m sleepy, I’ll go back to sleep first,” Ji An said.

“Okay.”

Ji An didn’t immediately go to sleep after returning to the bedroom, but he turned off the lights and lay on the bed, pretending to be asleep. In reality, he was pricking up his ears to listen to Gu Jinsheng’s movements.

Gu Jinsheng drank a cup of Spirit Spring Water and also took a sleeping pill, and soon fell asleep.

Since Ji An’s ability recovered, his head had not hurt again. Although his mental-type ability was different from others and did not have a power user crystal core, it seemed more appropriate to simply call it mental power. But it was undeniable that his headache was gone.

However, Gu Jinsheng was still the same. He did indeed lose one ability and was now still in constant headaches every day, basically relying on Spirit Spring Water to endure. Fortunately, the Spirit Spring Water had upgraded, and the healing effect was enhanced. Gu Jinsheng usually drank a cup of Spirit Spring Water, and the headache would be relieved by more than half, leaving only a slight ache that could be completely overcome.

Ji An heard that Gu Jinsheng had fallen asleep on his side and waited for a few more minutes. He then turned over to lie flat on the bed and closed his eyes.

Countless mental power threads surged out of Ji An’s brain like a tide, rapidly spreading over the bed, crawling onto the floor, drilling out through the crack under the door, and then drilling into the crack under Gu Jinsheng’s door, surging to the side of Gu Jinsheng’s bed.

Ji An’s mental power did not immediately drill into Gu Jinsheng’s brain but gathered together by Gu Jinsheng’s bed, forming a vague shadow, somewhat resembling the shape of a horse, but not completely the same, as if it also had a horn. They didn’t move around randomly, just stood quietly by Gu Jinsheng’s bedside, observing Gu Jinsheng’s sleeping face.

Gu Jinsheng’s appearance was outstanding, his features deep and three-dimensional, like a god from ancient Greek mythology carved bit by bit by the most exquisite European craftsmen. It was just that this god might be a god of killing; the lines of his entire face were too sharp, making this god exude a chilling aura even in his sleep.

Gu Jinsheng was usually a very cautious person. If he were awake, he would notice even being glanced at multiple times. Now, probably because he had taken sleeping pills, he had been subjected to Ji An’s mental power for so long without waking up.

However, even after taking the medicine, Gu Jinsheng seemed to sense it. His eyeballs rotated slightly under his eyelids. Ji An’s mental power stopped appreciating the beauty’s sleeping face and instantly drilled into Gu Jinsheng’s brain.

As soon as it entered, it encountered an obstacle. Gu Jinsheng’s brain had a thick wall, and the architectural style of that wall was very similar to the protective shield of the Jing Shi Base. It was constructed by Gu Jinsheng using his own mental-type ability. The entire wall, including the protective shield, was crackling and sparking, looking very intimidating, not to mention attempting to break through.

One must know that if anyone dared to forcefully break through the protective shield on the Jing Shi Base wall, whether it was a zombie or a power user, they would be instantly electrocuted into flying dust!

Ji An just wanted to enter Gu Jinsheng’s mental world to confirm something and did not want to be attacked into flying dust by Gu Jinsheng’s mental domain, so he stopped, standing at the entrance, in a dilemma for a moment.

Ji An had performed mental invasions on many people’s brains. The last time in the hall, he even simultaneously invaded the mental domains of hundreds of people. None of their brains were as dangerous as Gu Jinsheng’s.

To construct such a protective shield in the brain, capable of electrocuting someone into ash in minutes, one had to say, is this the mental world of a god of killing? There was nothing else in the brain except combat and defense.

Ji An could retreat now, but Ji An was unwilling to give up. His mental power condensed into Ji An’s appearance. Ji An stood in front of the city gate, gazing into the distance.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Ji An’s mind. Since he couldn’t force his way in, he could knock on the door! He could just knock on the door openly and be invited in.

However, when Ji An wanted to knock on the door, he realized that the wall constructed by Gu Jinsheng’s mental power had no opportunity for people to knock. This was truly a wall! It was a wall on all four sides, without even a single door, let alone windows.

What door could he knock on now? Ji An just wanted to tell those young girls who were crazily infatuated with Gu Jinsheng, stop being infatuated with your Commander Gu. This guy has no heart door at all, not even a heart window. It is impossible to knock on his heart door in this lifetime. Don’t accidentally knock on the wrong place and get reduced to ashes and smoke.

Ji An was about to withdraw. The main reason was that Gu Jinsheng’s mental defenses were too strict. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He thought of something and snapped his fingers.

That’s right! This guy Gu Jinsheng’s mental defenses didn’t have a door or a window, but that didn’t matter because Ji An had an insider!

“Thunder Dragon, Thunder Dragon! Your favorite Brother Ji An is here to see you!!!” Ji An shouted at the top of his lungs.

Ji An was just trying his luck and didn’t know if Thunder Dragon would appear. He also thought that even if Thunder Dragon would come, it wouldn’t be so fast.

Who knew that before Ji An’s voice even faded, a dazzling Golden Light Thunder Dragon with sparks and lightning, cool and impressive, appeared on the city wall. As soon as it appeared, its dragon head looked left and right, muttering, “An An, An An, why do I feel like I heard An An’s voice? Where is An An?”

“Thunder Dragon, I’m here?”

Ji An was overjoyed and waved towards the direction of Thunder Dragon. Thunder Dragon looked towards the sound and saw Ji An. The surprise in its eyes couldn’t be hidden. It swooped down into Ji An’s arms with a whoosh. The sudden force made Ji An stumble and fall to the ground. Fortunately, it was in the mental domain, so Ji An didn’t feel much pain when he fell.

Thunder Dragon was even more enthusiastic than the most enthusiastic big dog Ji An had ever seen. It kept rubbing against Ji An’s arms and complained to Ji An, “An An, An An, I missed you so much. That dog Gu Jinsheng won’t let me go out and play with you. He even dislikes me for not being obedient, but when fighting, he thinks I’m useful and sends me out to charge into battle. That’s fine, but every time he’s done using me, he immediately puts me away, as if I’m something he doesn’t want people to see.

An An, tell me, am I the most mighty and domineering ability manifestation in this world!”

“Yes,” Ji An was almost overwhelmed by Thunder Dragon’s enthusiasm. At this moment, he suddenly felt that having Gu Jinsheng around was really good, at least someone could control this guy. Now that this guy had no one to control him, he was truly exerting all his effort to release his excessive enthusiasm towards him.

“Thunder Dragon, can you take me in? I’m already at your doorstep, you can’t even let me in the house, right?” Ji An used persuasion, tricking Thunder Dragon like tricking a fool.

Thunder Dragon was probably really a fool, and he was quite happy. He flew up from Ji An’s body, stopped in front of Ji An, wagging his tail and said, “An An, you can ride on my back, and I’ll take you flying in. You don’t need to bother with that big fool Gu Jinsheng. He’s just an idiot. Who builds a city wall without a door? I’ve been born for so many years and seen countless city towers, big and small. Except for that idiot Gu Jinsheng, I’ve never seen a city wall that has no door? If there’s no door, how do people get in?”

“Mhmm, mhmm.” Ji An felt it made sense and rode on Thunder Dragon’s back, tightly wrapping his hands around Thunder Dragon’s neck.

After Ji An sat down, Thunder Dragon immediately flew up with a whoosh. Thunder Dragon’s speed was super fast. Ji An could feel the wind whistling past his ears. His eyes were blown shut, and his hair was flying everywhere. But this feeling of riding the wind and lightning was the first time Ji An had enjoyed it, and it was quite exhilarating.

Rushing into the castle was even easier than Gu Jinsheng had imagined. It was really different having an insider! No wonder bases liked to train spies. Spies were truly useful; they really got things done when needed.

“An An, you don’t come here often, I’ll take you around for a stroll. Don’t look at Gu Jinsheng being an idiot, his mental domain is quite beautiful. I usually live here very comfortably,” Thunder Dragon chattered on, not feeling at all that taking an outsider to tour his master’s mental domain was inappropriate. “It’s just that not long ago, he Abandoned -Abandoned had one ability Abandoned crippled, and the sea area ahead became a bit dangerous, often strange and turbulent. But we won’t go there.”

Ji An had seen the mental domains of too many people. Most were barren and desolate, but even more people in The Apocalypse only had the remnants of war, cannon fire, and smoke, or even vast numbers of zombies, constantly staging zombie sieges.

Gu Jinsheng’s mental sea, however, was breathtakingly beautiful. There were blooming flowers everywhere, most of which were bright and dripping roses. It was hard to tell that this person, Gu Jinsheng, was also very romantic.

In the distance, there were large patches of hydrangeas, forming a vast sea of flowers that covered the sky and blocked out the sun. Further in the distance were lush peonies.

Ji An looked down, captivated by these seas of flowers. His nose was filled with the fresh scent of flowers.

Ji An also saw an endless ocean, with deep blue water flowing quietly, occasionally stirring up a wave, signifying its vibrant vitality.

Ji An also saw the dangerous sea area that Thunder Dragon mentioned. The sea surface was stormy, with waves often rolling through. The sky above the sea area was covered with heavy dark clouds, giving people an uncomfortable feeling just by looking at it.

Ji An said, “Thunder Dragon, fly a little closer. I’ll pour some Spirit Spring Water in to see if it can help Jinsheng.”

“Okay, but be careful not to fall in,” Thunder Dragon said, “That sea area is very dangerous, I don’t even dare to go deep, I’m afraid of encountering danger.”

“I know.” Thunder Dragon flew above the sea area, and Ji An quickly took out a large amount of the upgraded Spirit Spring Water original solution and poured it in.

After pouring it in, Thunder Dragon immediately flew away with Ji An.

Ji An looked up and saw the continuous mountain ranges and lush forests again. That was the origin of life.

Suddenly, Ji An saw Gu Jinsheng in red clothes in the rose sea. He was looking up at the sky. Ji An was sitting on Thunder Dragon’s back, flying so high, he clearly shouldn’t have been able to see Gu Jinsheng’s face clearly, but for some reason, he could see it clearly, and could even clearly see Gu Jinsheng’s deep eyes. At this moment, they seemed filled with grievance, as if saying, you came to my house, you didn’t come to play with me, but went out to play with Thunder Dragon instead.

Ji An inexplicably felt guilty. This feeling of being led into someone else’s house by an insider felt like going to a friend’s house when they weren’t home, and their dog opening the door for you, enthusiastically welcoming you in, and even showing you the password to their owner’s safe, and then just as this was happening, the owner returned, and it was very emo…

Ji An said guiltily, “Jinsheng is down there…”

Thunder Dragon evidently also sensed its master’s presence. It even discovered it earlier than Ji An, but Thunder Dragon acted as if it hadn’t noticed. As soon as Ji An said something, it accelerated and flew away with a whoosh.

“Uh, isn’t that not good…” Ji An rubbed his nose, his bottom fidgeting on Thunder Dragon’s back.

Thunder Dragon said, “Don’t worry about him. This isn’t just his home, it’s my home too. Besides, weren’t you just here to play with me?”

That really wasn’t the case!

But seeing Thunder Dragon’s childish jealous look, Ji An didn’t dare to say it.

Gu Jinsheng seemed to realize Thunder Dragon’s little trick. He waved his hand, and Thunder Dragon was like a puppet on strings, only obeying the puppeteer. No matter how it struggled, it fell from mid-air and crashed into the sea of flowers in front of Gu Jinsheng.

Gu Jinsheng stood up from the sea of roses and walked step by step to Ji An. He bent down and picked Ji An up from Thunder Dragon’s back, saying somewhat sadly, “How is it that even in a dream, it still wants to compete with me for you!”

Ji An blushed. How could the Gu Jinsheng in the mental domain be like this, completely different from the one in reality? The Gu Jinsheng in reality was cold and reserved, and his love was more inclined towards waiting and guarding.

Even that time during a life-or-death crisis when he couldn’t hold back and confessed his feelings to Ji An, when the appointed day arrived and Ji An didn’t give an answer, the calmed-down Gu Jinsheng didn’t press for an answer again.

But the Gu Jinsheng in this mental domain was completely the opposite. He was passionate and direct, as if he could directly show his true heart to Ji An.

Ji An was a bit unable to handle this kind of Gu Jinsheng. He looked left and right, looking at the sky and the ground, just not meeting Gu Jinsheng’s eyes.

Thunder Dragon flew up from the ground, still feeling a bit dizzy from the fall, and shouted from a distance, “An An, I finally flew back! Do you know how far that silly dog Gu Jinsheng sent me? I’m so tired.

An An, you two are all lovey-dovey, and I’m just a lone dragon, so pitiful. Let your ability manifestation out to play with me too…”

“I don’t have one.”

Gu Jinsheng waved his hand, hitting Thunder Dragon away again, tens of thousands of miles away. Not only that, but Gu Jinsheng also built a protective shield in the direction Thunder Dragon flew away.

“Don’t mind it. It’s been talking nonsense lately,” Gu Jinsheng said, looking into Ji An’s eyes. Suddenly, he said, “Ji An, I want to kiss you, can I?”

Perhaps thinking this was his dream and that the version of himself in the dream wouldn’t expect Ji An to refuse him, Gu Jinsheng didn’t wait for Ji An’s answer and kissed him little by little.

Ji An was stunned, staring blankly as Gu Jinsheng’s handsome face magnified before his eyes, and then felt the warmth on his lips.

Gu Jinsheng pulled away, their lips just a millimeter apart, so close that Ji An could almost feel Gu Jinsheng’s breath. Then he heard Gu Jinsheng continue, “Ji An, I love you, I want you…”