# 1783
Chapter 1783
Chapter 1776: He's Going to Die
"Takishiro, why do you look a bit pale?" Lin Qiye examined the tall youth before him with puzzlement.
"Um... nothing, maybe I'm just tired from staying up playing games." Yuzuri Takishiro smiled gently. "Come in quickly, let me show you my collection."
Lin Qiye stepped into the villa and followed Yuzuri Takishiro's guidance as he toured the place.
This villa had been specially prepared by Zuo Qing for Yuzuri Takishiro years ago, considering that the boy's appearance was simply too stunning—if he lived somewhere densely populated, it probably wouldn't be long before he got mobbed by people filming videos of him on the street, attracting no end of talent scouts and causing quite a stir.
Therefore, Zuo Qing had specially prepared a villa for him in the suburbs, with excellent surroundings and far removed from the hustle and bustle. Generally, no one else came here.
Yuzuri Takishiro naturally loved it too. Having been locked up like a lab rat in the Human Enclosure since childhood, he had grown accustomed to being alone. For him, this environment was very comfortable. Plus, there were all kinds of video games available here that one could buy on the market.
Four years ago, when Lin Qiye became Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch, he had come to see Yuzuri Takishiro once. Later, matters gradually became busier and he hadn't been back since. By his count, he hadn't seen this kid for over two years.
"This wall has all my console games—those are ones I've only beaten once, these are ones I've beaten twice or more..."
"These computers are loaded with online competitive games, but I don't find playing against people online interesting, so I've only played about half of them. Over there is an arcade corner—the arcade games you had someone send me, I've beaten all of them. A few of them are actually quite good..."
"This is my figure collection area, all bought with my allowance. Pretty impressive, right?"
Yuzuri Takishiro, who stood a full head taller than Lin Qiye, was as excited as a child at this moment, pulling Lin Qiye around the villa to see everything.
Lin Qiye's gaze swept across the room full of game cartridges. He smiled and asked, "Living here alone, aren't you bored?"
"When I'm not gaming, it is pretty boring... But I can talk to my sister, and sometimes Uncle Guan comes to keep me company and brings me to test the new programs and games he makes... His games are way more interesting than these!
"I was thinking two days ago about asking Brother Qiye if you had time to come over, but Secretary Min said you've been really busy lately... I thought you weren't going to come."
Yuzuri Takishiro blinked and asked tentatively, "Brother Qiye, you're not in a rush to leave, right?"
"Not at all." Lin Qiye smiled and directly sat down on the sofa in the basement. "I'll stay here with you today, go nowhere else."
Yuzuri Takishiro's face was full of joy. He immediately walked barefoot to the TV cabinet, took out a second game controller, and handed it to Lin Qiye. "Then can we play all night?"
"Of course." Lin Qiye paused. "But weren't you already pulling all-nighters for several days? Can your body handle that?"
"I'm fine, I've long gotten used to it."
Lin Qiye took the controller and lay down on the sofa. After agonizing over which cartridge to pick for a long while, Yuzuri Takishiro still chose the simplest one and inserted it into the console.
The projected image shifted, and the entire basement was bathed in the light and shadows of the game. The two of them each held a controller and quickly entered competitive mode.
Honestly, Lin Qiye hadn't relaxed and played games in a very long time. Especially after becoming Commander-in-Chief, even taking a vacation had become a luxury... everyone could take time off, but he couldn't. No one had ever heard of a Commander-in-Chief abandoning the entire Night Watch to go sunbathe on a beach.
They would definitely deal with the Olympian Gods, but certainly not now. Just like that line from a movie said, he still needed to let the bullet fly a bit longer.
Lin Qiye had come to see Yuzuri Takishiro this time for two reasons: first, to check on him, and second, to give his brain a brief chance to empty itself. The heavy workload over these four years had left him somewhat breathless.
But as "DEATH" kept flashing across the screen, Lin Qiye's expression immediately turned grim.
Yuzuri Takishiro's mouth twitched slightly. "Brother Qiye, I think I picked a too-difficult game for this... Wait, let me switch to another one."
"No need!" Lin Qiye shifted from his lying position to a sitting one and said seriously, "I was too careless just now. I'll sit up and play."
Two minutes later, the screen went dark again.
Lin Qiye: ...
"Brother Qiye..."
"The buttons on this controller seem to be unresponsive. Do you have another controller I can switch to?"
"..."
And so the two of them played games away from the world in that basement, going all out the entire afternoon. No chess matches, no mist—just the simplest joys between men displayed to the fullest in competition.
Unknowingly, time had already reached late night.
"Brother Qiye, are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat?" Yuzuri Takishiro stood up, stretched his limbs, and said.
"I'm not hungry, but you should really eat something." Lin Qiye put down the controller.
Lin Qiye's body was a Hongmeng Spirit Fetus—he could go thousands of years without eating or drinking and be fine. But Yuzuri Takishiro's body wasn't strong to begin with, so not eating was not an option.
Yuzuri Takishiro hummed in agreement. As he turned to head toward the kitchen, his body staggered, and he suddenly collapsed to the floor.
"Takishiro?!"
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed. His figure flashed from the sofa to the foot of the stairs in an instant.
He helped the fallen Yuzuri Takishiro up, but the latter's face was deathly pale, already having fallen into unconsciousness.
...
Shangjing City,
Night Watch Headquarters, Medical Department.
Lin Qiye sat on a cold bench, pale lights flooding the corridor. He frowned as he stared at the tightly closed emergency room doors, his expression somewhat anxious.
After Yuzuri Takishiro lost consciousness, Lin Qiye immediately examined his body and discovered that his life force was continuously draining away... He promptly carried Yuzuri Takishiro from Huaihai to Shangjing and sent him to the headquarters' medical department at the first opportunity.
Here, besides the top-tier medical facilities in all of Great Xia, there were also many support personnel possessing healing Forbidden Ruins. It could be said to be the ceiling of the Night Watch's medical capabilities.
Creak—
The emergency room doors opened, and Yue Jiulin, one of the seven senior executives and head of the Support Department, walked out wearing a white coat.
"How is it?" Lin Qiye stood up and asked.
Yue Jiulin opened his mouth, his expression showing difficulty. "Commander Lin... we've saved him and brought him back. His consciousness has returned to normal now, but the problems with this body of his are not minor..."
"Not minor?"
"Mr. Yuzuri is not an ordinary human, but rather an 'artificial god' test subject cultivated from the [Pure Land]. Five years ago, although he was injected with medication to stabilize his condition, the side effects from透支身体 (overtaxing his body) are still considerable..."
Lin Qiye's frown deepened. "Get to the point."
"He... is going to die of old age."
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