Marshal becomes pharmacist (6): The fog is coming

Watching Ms. Li turn and leave, he, left standing there, turned his head with a cold face and sarcastically said to Si Qi, “Are you satisfied now?”

First, there was the so-called hacker’s leak, and now there was this live stream. Both times, they struck at Sun Ba, leaving him with no way to recover, and each time they were more ruthless than the last. If Si Qi wasn’t involved in this, Sun Ba would be the first to not believe it!

He was just filled with hatred right now, hating himself for not doing the job thoroughly before, how could he have let Si Qi survive!

Also hate Si Qi for turning against him, just because he got a girlfriend, he became so heartless.

Of course, deep down in his heart, which he was unwilling to admit, what he felt the most was regret—regret for having gotten involved with the wrong person.

The Si Qi who was no longer love-struck was definitely the most difficult existence to deal with in this world. Recalling the future achievements of Si Qi, Sun Ba said it was impossible not to be afraid, especially since the Li family, constrained by public opinion, didn’t want to get involved, which further undermined his confidence.

When Si Qi heard that Sun Ba still wanted to turn the tables, he couldn’t help but laugh, “Of course I’m satisfied.”

“You!” Sun Ba’s eyes widened, filled with uncontrollable anger.

Si Qi, with great interest, leaned back in his wheelchair and looked at him with a smile: “I was young and naive before, and I was deceived by you. I admit my mistake. However, to ensure that there won’t be another victim in the future, I have the duty to expose your true colors to everyone.”

He looked at Sun Ba, who was trembling with anger, and said cheerfully, “You don’t really think you’re some big shot, do you? Sun Ba, take a look at yourself.”

Si Qi pointed at Sun Ba’s head from a distance, “Skills?, skills are lacking, character?, character is lacking. Do you dare say you approached me at first not to gain benefits from me? Do you dare say you didn’t steal my opportunities to take the honors that should have been mine?”

His disdainful and coldly mocking expression was filled with an invisible sense of oppression, making Sun Ba momentarily see the shadow of the future Marshal. He stood frozen in place, the feeling of suffocation overwhelming him.

“You deceived a young person’s feelings, repeatedly stepping on others’ reputations to rise to power, using others’ trust in you to repay kindness with enmity, and even wanting to take someone’s life! Sun Ba, tell me, where do you get the face to stand here and speak such nonsense to me?”

People watching the live broadcast online saw Si Qi staring at Sun Ba with eyes like knives. His stern demeanor was full of authority, and his tone, laced with hidden anger, was as cold as the winter wind in December. It left the dozens of people present too stunned to even breathe, his overwhelming presence dominating the entire scene, it was explosively powerful.

At this point, who would still dare to feel sympathy for Si Qi’s tragic fate? All that remained was awe and instinctive obedience.

After so many years since Sun Ba was reborn, he had long regarded the glory and splendor of the past two years as his own, forgotten the downfall of his previous life, and was unwilling to return to that time.

Therefore, when Si Qi said in front of so many people, “Without me, you’re nothing,” his face burned with pain, and he felt like his dignity was being trampled underfoot. A surge of anger welled up in Sun Ba’s heart, and angry words slipped out: “What are you even worth?! You’re just a cripple!! A useless person with no future!! How long do you think you can keep up your past pride? Now you need to come over and please me, come over and apologize to me! Still here, shamelessly causing trouble for me, do you think you can still be arrogant after leaving here?! Your family is now surrounded by enemies, and your dad alone can’t hold on for long! What can you, a useless person, do? I will make your family completely disappear from this world sooner or later!!”

As soon as the words fell, as if to echo Sun Ba’s words, a thick white fog suddenly enveloped the large classroom without warning, and the temperature around dropped several degrees.

“Moo——!!”

The heart-stopping roar instantly reverberated through everyone’s eardrums, causing a buzzing sensation in their heads, making them feel a bit dizzy and disoriented.

Si Qi’s pupils slightly contracted, and he pursed his lips as he looked around.

Looking out the window, on the empty playground, a monster occupying more than half of the field was crazily destroying the buildings that obstructed its path.

Reinforced concrete cracked simultaneously, producing a massive rumbling sound, and faintly, one could still hear the screams of the crowd, who were suddenly attacked, in their final moments!

If it were anyone else, they would basically be looking for nearby plants to seek shelter and waiting for the soldiers’ rescue. However, the military academy students each took out their weapons, went to the armory to put on professional combat gear, and prepared to leave the academy to go outside and rescue people.

Some friends still remembered Si Qi’s existence and rushed over to stand by his side, escorting him out.

In the past, this kind of task should have been Si Qi’s job, but now he had become a complete burden due to his paralysis. 

Sun Ba stood in the foggy sea, his gaze icy as he stared at the figure of Si Qi being pushed away, his eyes filled with bloodshot fury and murderous intent.

He tightened the weapon at his waist, lightened his steps, and trailed behind Si Qi and the other person in the hazy fog.

——He could almost get these guys to kill Si Qi once, so he could certainly do it a second time!

If he didn’t let Si Qi die quickly and completely eliminate this huge threat, he would never be able to live in peace for the rest of his life!

Xiu Xiu immediately noticed the movement of the Child of the World and quickly alerted Si Qi: [Master! The Child of the World is following you with ill intentions!!]

Si Qi’s reaction was somewhat strange; after a while, he finally responded, his voice carrying a hint of distraction: [Hmm, I understand.]

Xiu Xiu was puzzled: [Master? What’s wrong with you?]

Si Qi extended his hand, palm facing forward as if trying to grasp the fog in the air, Xiu Xiu made a huh sound  and also sensed something.

He said: [Master, the world power in your body just fluctuated slightly!]

Si Qi raised his eyebrows slightly: [How could this happen?]

His words were not spoken in a questioning tone, but rather like a kind of rambling under surprise.

After a moment, he finally came to his senses: [This white fog contains the power of the world! But the concentration is very low… No wonder the two worlds overlap, it’s because of this fog!]

He originally thought that the other world was filled with white fog, so when the two worlds overlapped, the fog from there would naturally be brought here, just like those plants and monsters. Now it seemed, the reason was completely the opposite.

So, where did this white fog come from?

Finding the reason for the appearance of the white fog, could they then end the overlap of the two worlds?

Si Qi said to the friend behind him, “Wait, don’t leave here yet.”

Friend, surprised: “What did you say?”

Si Qi: “I have something to do, you go save others first.”

HIs friend shook his head like a rattle drum: “What are you talking about? How could I possibly leave you here alone?”

Si Qi: “I have the ability to protect myself.”

The friend, however, couldn’t take in such words at all and instead persuaded Si Qi, “If you stay here like this, you’ll be a target, and you won’t even be able to escape properly. What are you thinking?”

Si Qi said helplessly, “I really have something to do…”

“Then tell me what’s going on, and I’ll help you with it!”

Si Qi: “…………”

This matter really couldn’t be done by anyone else.

Although it wasn’t very obvious, Si Qi could feel that the closer he got to the edge of the white fog, the lower the concentration of world power around him became. Convincing his friend not to send himself out but instead to send himself to the core of the white fog was another tough task.

At this moment, the Son of the World, who was hiding in the shadows trying to cause trouble for Si Qi, ended up being a great assist.

Even without Si Qi deliberately doing anything, a monster in the distance noticed some anomaly over here and suddenly changed direction, heading straight for the teaching building where Si Qi and his friend were. With a sudden swipe of its claw, it scratched the building as if it were grabbing tofu, directly exposing Si Qi and his friend inside, almost grabbing them as well.

The friend’s face turned pale, and he picked up Si Qi from the wheelchair and carried him on his back. Using the gap in the floor, he jumped down, one floor at a time, and in just a couple of breaths, they reached the ground. After landing, he sprinted wildly towards the exit.

Si Qi took a moment amidst the bumps to ask Xiu Xiu: [What has the Child of the World been doing?]

Xiu Xiu projected the image from the Child of the World onto Si Qi’s mind: [He picked a fruit from this plant, and the monsters seemed to really like the smell it emitted, gathering around it spontaneously.]

Si Qi frowned slightly; the shape of this fruit looked somewhat familiar. It was clearly the same fruit the original owner had encountered on the battlefield when they were in danger: [So, a week ago, the reason the original owner almost lost his life in an ambush was because of this fruit found by the Child of the World].

He said, how could so many monsters gather in that place all at once, it must be because of this.

Xiu Xiu: [It should be that the Child of the World learned it from his memories before his rebirth. He really only learns the bad things.]

Seeing the monsters relentlessly chasing them from behind, his friend couldn’t even fight back because of him. Si Qi said, “Put me down.”

The friend furrowed his brow, but this time he finally didn’t refuse Si Qi. Instead, he said, “I’ll take you near the ‘umbrella’ and you hide there for now. I’ll lure this monster away.”

Si Qi: “Okay.”

HIs friend stuffed all the weapons on him into Si Qi’s hands again: “Remember to send a distress signal with your location to the outside world.”

Si Qi only took one gun and returned the rest to his friend: “This one is enough.”

The two of them sprinted for several thrilling and intense minutes under the monster’s pursuit, until the friend secretly set Si Qi down at a corner, then attracted the monster’s attention and led it away from Si Qi.

Si Qi held the gun in his hand and leaned back against the ground, tapping his leg with the gun barrel, still feeling nothing at all. He helplessly glanced outside; at this moment, they were still several dozen meters away from the location of the plant known as the Umbrella. He deeply regretted that the wheelchair hadn’t been brought along.

Xiu Xiu couldn’t bear to see the master’s embarrassed appearance, so she shifted his attention elsewhere, like to the Child of the World, or to the Lord God.

The next second, Xiu Xiu, furious, shouted loudly: [That bastard, the Child of the World! He found another fruit and is preparing to throw it over here at you, Master!!]

Si Qi heard this and effortlessly moved to a different position, picked up the gun, and checked the number of bullets: [Where?]

Swoosh: [Right behind you!]

While speaking, Xiu Xiu sent the rescue signal from Si Qi’s location to Chu Feng.

Every time the fog erupted, the country automatically allocated nearby troops to come to the rescue. Out of self-interest, Xiu Xiu assigned this rescue to the troops under Chu Feng’s command—compared to the Si family legion, Xiu Xiu indeed trusted his Lord God a bit more.

Right now, Chu Feng was not very far from Si Qi’s location; if he came straight here, it should only take about five or six minutes.

Si Qi didn’t pay attention to what Xiu Xiu was doing; a mantis standing upright and nearly three stories high had already seen him. The insect’s characteristic expressionless face, at first glance, looked like an inanimate object. Its cold, emotionless eyes were fixed on Si Qi’s body, evoking an inexplicable chill.

The next moment, a massive forepaw, reflecting a sharp cold light like a guillotine, stabbed straight towards the spot where Si Qi was. Si Qi hurriedly pushed against the ground with his hand to flip over, not even having time to land. A gust of wind howled behind him, carrying a force that easily pierced the ground with a narrow, half-meter-deep hole. Si Qi steadied himself and landed safely on the ground, using the force of the wind.

Xiu Xiu watched in horror, unable to suppress a gulp, and the distress signal sent to Chu Feng flashed incessantly as if it were crazy.

Chu Feng stepped on the aircraft, and upon seeing the situation, accelerated, reaching the area that was almost chopped into blocks by monsters in just three minutes.

On the ruins, a student sat in place, holding a firearm with one hand, confronting the enormous monster.

The wind tousled his hair, and with one glance, Chu Feng saw the other person’s fair and beautiful face, where fierce flames burned in their pitch-black eyes, like sharp cold light, like a proud leopard.

Clearly in such a perilous situation, with only a firearm that was almost negligible in power against the monster, his face still wore a lazy and indifferent expression, as if the imminent danger was utterly insignificant. He continued to fire quietly and steadily, aiming at the joints of the monster’s forelimbs, only slightly adjusting his position with his hand when the danger was about to arrive.

The afterglow of the sunset cast a radiant light on his face, stunningly beautiful, with a visual impact that took one’s breath away.

Chu Feng didn’t even notice that the owner of this face was an acquaintance he had met several times before. Like a sailor lured by a song in the ocean, he recklessly flew towards the place where the boy was and pulled him into his arms.

Then he escorted him onto the aircraft.

Si Qi clearly saw Chu Feng’s face and did not push away the embrace. Nestled in Chu Feng’s arms, his arm continued to shoot straight down at the monster, firing three consecutive shots, all hitting the same spot, thoroughly breaking that terrifying forelimb in one go, before finally retracting his gun-holding hand.

Chu Feng was surprised to feel the obvious sensation of falling forward, as the young man in his arms seemed to have no intention of standing up by himself. He just leaned against his body, putting all his strength into him.

This, this couldn’t be a case of throwing himself at him… No, he couldn’t think like that. Perhaps the young man just went through that incident and his legs were a bit weak.

In his mind, the boy’s calm and sharp eyes flashed by unconsciously. Chu Feng, feeling guilty, embraced him and pretended not to know, taking him to the huge plant in the distance.

And in a certain place not far away, Sun Ba, who had been hiding in the corner and watching Si Qi, wanting to witness with his own eyes Si Qi being killed by the monster, was now staring with extremely terrifying eyes at the scene of Si Qi nestled in Chu Feng’s arms, the two of them tightly embracing each other. The expression on his face was nothing short of spectacular.

He had never felt as miserable as he did now, even when he was publicly slapped in the face by Si Qi and mocked with a cold sneer.

——How could Si Qi hug and cuddle with other men!!!

Sun Ba felt his head turning green with anger, his face turning pale. He kicked the broken wall fiercely, repeatedly recalling the image of Si Qi leaning against Chu Feng, a faint smile of joy on his face. The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became.

“Hide here for a while, and once I deal with that monster, I’ll take you away.”

Chu Feng gently lifted the hand the young man had placed on his shoulder, only to see the slender fingertips of the other person tinged with a sickly pallor, forming a stark contrast with his own healthy wheat-colored skin.

So fragile, so pitifully endearing…

The boy lost his support, his body went limp, and he suddenly gripped his hand tightly, as if he was about to fall. Chu Feng quickly stepped forward and caught the boy’s waist.

Warm, flexible, just enough to hold…

Chu Feng’s palm subconsciously felt the vibrant body beneath it, sensing the tense lines of the other person’s back, which had unconsciously stiffened due to panic.

The other party did not resist his approach at all; instead, he nestled even closer into his embrace, as if clinging to the only piece of driftwood in a turbulent sea.

Such close and repeated contact finally made Chu Feng feel his face flush. He didn’t know why the young man was doing this, but he knew he didn’t dislike this kind of contact; in fact, he even found it delightful and surprising…

Until the young man gently rested his chin on his shoulder and whispered in his ear, “I can’t stand.”

Chu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then quickly wrapped his arms around the boy, and only then did he finally realize where the boy’s strange sense of falling was coming from.

It was as if the ground beneath the other person’s feet was not a flying machine, but an abyss suspended in mid-air, and he could only rely on his arms for support to avoid falling.

Chu Feng’s gaze was fixed on the boy’s long, straight legs, which were weakly resting on the ground, showing no sign of movement.

Chu Feng’s pupils instantly constricted, his breathing momentarily became erratic, and his arms instinctively tightened around the boy.

How could this happen, his legs…

Chu Feng instinctively turned his head to look at the boy, who was also watching him. The gentle eyes seemed to be filled with a smile, as if gazing at a precious treasure, looking at him.

Chu Feng almost drowned in those gentle, water-like eyes, and couldn’t help but say, “Your legs…”

Si Qi blinked, as if a bit embarrassed, and smiled: “Yeah, I had an accident a while ago and can’t move.”

Chu Feng was taken aback, then suddenly realized that he had clearly seen this face before, whether in real life or in media reports, he had seen it countless times.

Couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, “Si Qi?”

Si Qi smiled and said, “Hmm.”

He wasn’t surprised by Chu Feng’s slow reaction; the other party had never liked his face or the original owner. He only liked him. So every time he came to a new world and replaced the original owner’s soul, Chu Feng would treat him with special affection as if they had just met.

Just now, Chu Feng didn’t recognize him at once and blushed and got shy in front of him, which made Si Qi quite happy.

When Chu Feng heard Si Qi’s admission, he immediately recalled all the information he had heard about Si Qi over the past few days, and his face instantly turned extremely grim—this anger was naturally not directed at Si Qi, but because of something else.

For example, all the tragic experiences of Si Qi, for example, Si Qi liked someone else…

Just thinking about it made Chu Feng’s heart feel like it was being torn apart.

He didn’t dare let Si Qi see this emotion, his eyes darting around as he said to Si Qi, “Why are you here alone?”

Si Qi briefly explained, but Chu Feng didn’t seem to be listening, holding Si Qi absentmindedly as he flew through the air, striking down the mantis monster, and was about to take Si Qi away from the area.

Si Qi reached out and grabbed his hand that was controlling the steering wheel, “Wait.”

The sensation of the boy pressing tightly against him made Chu Feng’s nerves tense up completely. He didn’t dare to show any signs of joy or nervousness, and with a strained voice, he said, “What’s wrong?”

Si Qi: “Can you take me to the core of the fog area?”

Chu Feng looked at the young man in surprise, not reprimanding him for his reckless words, but just a bit puzzled: “What are you going there for?”

Si Qi: “I want to know how the white fog appeared.”

Chu Feng gently persuaded, “This kind of thing, the research institute has studied for over a hundred years and still hasn’t found an answer…”

Si Qi smiled and said, “So, will you take me there?”

Chu Feng was immediately rendered speechless.

He wondered when he had become so indecisive. He had always thought of himself as someone who wouldn’t be so easily swayed by beauty, but with just one sentence from the young man, he instantly fell apart, unable to muster the heart to say any words of refusal.

He hesitated for a long time; reason told him he couldn’t compromise, but deep down, he subconsciously wanted to agree.

The smile in Si Qi’s eyes deepened as he wrapped his arms around his lover’s neck, gently kissing his cheek with soft lips. With a playful smile, he looked at the flustered man and whispered in his ear, “Promise me, okay…”

A surge of electricity spread from the tailbone to the top of Chuan Feng’s head in an instant. His face flushed, and he stammered in a flustered manner, “You, how can you…”

“Hmm?” Si Qi tilted his head, looking at him with a smile, his fingers tracing the contours of Chu Feng’s face, “threatening” him, “If you don’t agree, I’ll just keep kissing you?”

Chu Feng was completely unsure whether to agree immediately or deliberately refuse. He forced himself to appear calm, glanced at Si Qi, and then, feeling quite guilty, headed towards the foggy area behind.

He was confident that he had enough strength to protect the young boy well.

On the way, the more he thought about it, the more certain he became that he must have fallen for Si Qi. After knowing each other for over ten years, he suddenly fell head over heels for Si Qi.

And that kiss from Si Qi just now… did it mean he had a little bit of a crush on him too?

Chu Feng almost blushed again, only feeling the clear sensation left on the spot touched by the boy. It was moist, soft, and warm, as if still carrying the boy’s fresh lemon-citrus fragrance, not at all cloying, making one feel refreshed.

The closer they got to the core area, the more monsters there were, and the danger level increased exponentially. Si Qi carefully sensed the density of the world’s power around them, guiding Chu Feng in the right direction, and said to Chu Feng, “Don’t you think this white fog is quite unusual?”

Chu Feng shook his head, “I don’t feel anything special.”

Si Qi pondered for a moment, thinking that it was likely best to wait until Chu Feng fully regained his memories as the Lord God before discussing it further.

After spending more than ten minutes, Si Qi finally pinpointed the area with the most concentrated world power. His eyes kept searching, and eventually, his gaze locked onto a small, unremarkable “fluff” on the ground, from which the world power was clearly emanating.

Chu Feng saw Si Qi staring intently at a certain spot and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Si Qi shook his head, signaling Chu Feng to put him down. Sitting on the ground, he gently tapped a tiny, inconspicuous speck on the ground with his fingertip, which increasingly resembled a dandelion.

It had soft white fluff on top, with a small black-brown granular seed connected to the main stem below, and it hadn’t even had time to grow roots. Clearly, it just drifted over from somewhere else.

If this was the culprit behind the white fog area, did it imply that at the source of this seed, there was another true culprit causing the two worlds to overlap?

Si Qi collected the inconspicuous seeds that the wind had blown away. He said to Chu Feng, “Take me to other places and gather some other plants.”

Chu Feng didn’t understand at all the mysterious and bizarre operations of Si Qi; he just didn’t want to refuse the other party’s proposal and was willing to accompany him all the way, so he reminded him, “Once the white fog disappears, those things will disappear too.”

He didn’t believe that with Si Qi’s knowledge, he would be unaware of these matters.

Si Qi smiled at him and said, “I know, but I have a way to get them out.”

The author has something to say:

47: Want kisses, want hugs.

Chu Feng: No way. (His arm had already gone over)