CH 68
The Return of The Lord God
When Bai Lixin heard Lao Erâs words, he could not hold it in for a moment, and let out a laugh. Immediately after, he coughed twice, and weakly laughed: âBoss, you said you would not be online for two days; today and tomorrow? How come youâre on again? â
Pei Fuchen secretly said, âitâs because of you,â but he replied, âI had free time, I came on to check.â
Lao Er said, âOhhhhh⦠and then noticed that Little Lu had a fever. Boss, you are great! â
Pei Fuchen:â⦠â
Lao Er, stop talking! If you donât speak, no one will treat you like a dumb person.
Bai Lixin smiled softly and said: âOkay, then I will go offline. You guys continue to play. Boss, thank you, bye. â
Pei Fuchen saw Bai Lixin go offline, and he said with a smile, âLao San, find time to practice your craft with Lao Er. I see his level has been slipping significantly recently.â
The IQ is slipping even more.
Lao San responded, âBoss, donât worry. He has recently been undergoing devil training. â
Pei Fuchen nodded, and then said, âThen if there is nothing more, Iâll also go off.â
Seeing Xiao Lu, who had just quit the game, followed by the boss, Lao Er once again slapped the table, âLao San, you see, what I said is right! Do you think they live together in reality? This offline rhythm is too frequent, right? â
Lao San rolled his eyes, and without saying a word, went offline as well.
Pei Fuchen got off the game, looked at the time display in the lower right corner of his laptop, and then closed his computer before handing it over to the butler.
It was exactly 21:10. He saw Little Lu just this evening, and he looked to be in good spirits. But the voice just now was weak. Could it be that his fever has risen again?
If the fever had started, why did the nurses still let him continue to play games?
Pei Fuchen was lying on the hospital bed, and the more he thought about it, the more agitated and frustrated he became. This feeling had rarely appeared in his emotions.
Ever since he quit the team to recuperate his body and mind, his mind was always as quiet as water.
Wasnât little Lu in ward 4302?
He lay on the bed and tossed and turned several times before he sighed lightly and slowly sat up, âUncle Xu, Iâm going out to see a friend. Iâll be back later. â
Uncle Xu nodded, âOkay, young master.â
Taking the elevator from the nineteenth to the fourth floor, Pei Fuchen saw the ward with the 4302 sign at a glance.
He gently pushed the slightly closed door open. On seeing the scene inside, Pei Fuchenâs normally good-looking eyebrows instantly furrowed.
Little Lu had said heâd go offline, but still had his laptop open, and the low sound effects burst into his ears.
With his long and slender legs, Pei Fuchen took two or three steps to the hospital bed and asked, in a cold voice, âWhy are you still playing games?â
Bai Lixin seemed to be stunned. He was startled and looked at the person standing next to his hospital bed in surprise.
Pei Fu Chen looked at Bai Lixin âs palm-sized beautiful face. His large eyes were now slightly dazed, his cheeks slightly red, with obvious signs of fever.
His brow furrowed even tighter as he stretched out his palm and placed it on Bai Lixin âs forehead, and the moment their skins touched, Pei Fuchen was instantly burned by Bai Lixin âs boiling hot forehead.
âDo you know how many degrees your fever is now? Is it that you donât want to live? â Pei Fu Chen was still suppressing the last of his anger. He took off the hand on Bai Lixin âs forehead and rang the pager, âYouâre burning up again. Iâll call the doctor over to take a look. â
Bai Lixinâs eyes were hazy. He looked at Pei Fu Chen in a daze for a while before returning to focus, âAh, itâs you. Why are you here?â
âMy name is Pei Fuchen. You can call me big brother Pei. If I hadnât come, your little head would have burned out. What are you doing? â
Bai Lixin smiled faintly and turned the laptop to Pei Fuchen, âIâm in the middle of abusing a scumbag. Let me play for three more minutes! Just three minutes, you can time me.â
Pei Fuchen sat in the caretakerâs chair and fixed his eyes on the screen, only to see an assassin character. At the moment, the assassin was hidden away, crouching on the side of the road.
âYouâre stealing a dart?â Pei Fuchen saw the content on the screen and asked.
Bai Lixin shook his head, his dazed eyes looking like he was drunk, âIâm protecting the dart.â He patted the empty place next to his pillow, âCome on, Brother Pei, you sit here and watch.â
Even with a fever, Bai Lixinâs hand speed did not slow down.
Pei Fuchen saw that the nurse had not yet come, so he sighed helplessly, âOkay then, just three minutes. When the nurse comes, you have to shut down the computer.â
Bai Lixin said âmmmâ and added happily, âHere it comes!â
Whatâs coming?
Pei Fuchen was a little curious, so he went to the position Bai Lixin had patted at just now and sat with his head close to Bai Lixinâs to look at the screen.
On the far side of the screen, a dart player slowly came by, the bright silver dart symbol on the top of his head particularly conspicuous.
Bai Lixin manipulated the little assassin to slowly approach the player and finally stop at a distance of about three feet from the player.
Just as he stopped, another assassin figure suddenly appeared. This assassin directly disarmed and immobilized the player, and was now about to kill the dart player.
He was faster than Bai Lixin, but just as the assassin was about to make his final move, Bai Lixin sprinted forward and successfully disarmed the assassin!
As the saying goes, when a mantis catches a cicada, the yellow bird is not far behind it.
No Desire is Just could only watch his own blood being reduced by the little assassin. And just then, the immobilization effect on the player who had just been robbed of the dart had been lifted, and Bai Lixin, typed a line in the nearby channel;
Killing you just: âgo now, young warrior.â
The dart player froze, reacted, and then helped Bai Lixin attack the assassin.
Bai Lixin smiled slightly, his hands moved like lightning, and No Desire Is Just was killed instantly.
After dying, he did not curse, but chose to resurrect.
The reason for this is that he was still banned.
The dart player was still standing there, and he took two steps back warily, away from Bai Lixinâs attack range.
Seeing this, Bai Lixin typed: âGo away, I donât steal darts, I only kill the unmotivated.â
The dart player saw that Bai Lixin indeed had no intention of attacking him, so he turned his head and hurriedly ran away.
When Bai Lixin saw that the player had left, he called up the private chat channel again and sent a message.
Killing you just: â36th time.â
He finished typing this short sentence before he breathed a light sigh of relief, exited the game, and closed his laptop.
And the moment he snapped his laptop shut, a young female nurse also entered the ward.
Seeing that there was an additional person in the ward, the female nurse looked at Bai Lixin after a slight daze: âWhatâs wrong?â
Pei Fuchen stood up from Bai Lixinâs side and took a deep look at Bai Lixin before looking at the nurse, âMiss Nurse, he seems to have got a fever again.â
âHuh?â The young nurse let out a puzzled cry and hurriedly placed an infrared thermometer on Bai Lixingâs forehead to scan it.
â38.3 degrees Celsius, which is normal in this case. He had a fever of 40.2 degrees Celsius, and there is always a process after the fever-reducing injection. Get some rest and the fever will go down when you wake up in the morning. â The nurse took a look at the thermometer and pointed to the laptop in Bai Lixinâs arms and said, âDrink more water and eat less meat. Play fewer games and exercise more for good health; also, eat more green vegetables for good health.If there is nothing more, I will go out first. â
Pei Fuchen remembered that his palm had been hot. How could it be only 38.3 degrees Celsius?
He stretched out his hand on Bai Lixin âs forehead again, and this time, the temperature was much lower, although still a little hot.
Why did the fever go down so quickly? Or did I make a mistake just now?
Since there was nothing going on, Pei Fchen did not keep the nurse longer. He nodded and said, âOkay, please.â
The nurse saw that there was nothing else and she put her hand in her pocket and slowly went out.
When the nurse went out, Pei Fuchen looked at Bai Lixin suspiciously: âYou really at just 38.3 degrees Celsius?â
Bai Lixin smiled and shook his head, âI had no thermometer, so I donât know.â
His previously dazed eyes were now bright.
Pei Fu Chen was even more surprised, but could not figure out why.
This was a double ward, and it was not the season of flu, so the next bed was still empty, with Bai Lixin as the only person in the whole room.
âAre you just by yourself here? Where is your family? â Pei Fuchen asked as he looked around the room.
Bai Lixin put the laptop into the inner bag on top of the bedside table and said, âI am studying in college here. My family is far north. And itâs just a small matter of fever, so thereâs no need to let them worry. â
âWhat about your classmates? Is there no one to watch over you? â
Bai Lixin waved his hand unconcernedly, âI said it was a fever, and I live alone in a rented house outside school. So itâs too much trouble for my classmates to come. â
âOh?â Pei Fuchen smiled and laughed coldly, âYou rented a house by yourself, so no one cares about you, right? How can you have a fever of over forty degrees and still play games? Are you an Internet addict?â
âWell,â Bai Lixin heard Pei Fuchenâs accusation, and he scratched the back of his head, embarrassed, âActually, I just donât want to disappoint the boss of our battle team.â
Suddenly hearing his title from Bai Lixinâs mouth, Pei Fuchen did not react for a moment.
He slowed down his voice and asked, âBoss? Why donât you want to let the boss down? â
âActually, I played this game at the beginning as a Dangling Song. I played quite smoothly and joined a famous battle team. My battle record was also good. Later, for various reasons, I fell out with the team. I left the team and the club, but within a few days, my account was hacked. I later built a side account called âKilling you justâ that I just showed you. I originally started playing the assassin because there was resentment in my heart. It was a hurdle I could not pass. But at the time when I was at my worst, I met my current comrades in the battle group. â
Hearing Bai Lixinâs eloquent words, Pei Fuchenâs body stiffened.
He had the intention of revealing his identity, but missed the best time.
The first time he saw Bai Lixinâs character, when he stopped the battle in the chat room, and even when Bai Lixin manipulated the little assassin toâKilling you justâ.
He obviously had many opportunities to reveal his identity, but he did not want to reveal his condition to outsiders and chose to be silent.
He did not want everyone to know that he had a tumor. In life, Pei Fuchen has always been strong, but ever since he was diagnosed, he has been taken care of by everyone, which made him feel overwhelmed. So he escaped to online games that had nothing to do with reality. If his team-brothers knew his condition, with their character, heâd be stifled with all kinds of care.
Because he wanted to keep his privacy, he chose to be silent, and therefore lost the best time to confess to Bai Lu, and at that moment, Pei Fuchen was like sitting on pins and needles.
Bai Lixin took a deep look at the tangled Pei Fuchen and continued, âMy previous battle teamâs atmosphere was all about battling and profanity. This unusually tense, often cursive atmosphere was more tiresome than running ten laps.â
But after being invited by the boss to join the current team, I found that I really liked the new teamâs atmosphere. With the casual entertainment attitude, any problem was easily dealt with as long as the boss made an analysis. But most importantly, the boss got back all my stolen Dangling Song Equipment! I had complained several times but did not get it back. But the boss said he would get it back, and he did! â
âSo the boss left us to brush up points by ourselves these two days. I canât fall off the chain and let the boss be disappointed. â
Pei Fuchen shook his head: âYour boss will not be disappointed. He must have recognized you because of your own sharp operations. But you have too much worship; maybe this boss is not as good as you think at all. â
âIf he approves of my operation, then he is also approving of me as a person.â Bai Lixin retorted, âBrother Pei, do not speak badly of the boss, or I will hate you!â
Pei Fuchen:â⦠â
This feeling of sitting on pins and needles is really unpleasant.
Pei Fuchen went silent and glanced at the bedside cabinet. He slowly got up and poured a cup of warm water from the kettle for Bai Lixin, saying, âOkay, letâs not talk about it. You should drink a cup of water first. The nurse said you should drink more water and eat less meat.â
Bai Lixin took the cup and showed a grateful smile, saying, âThank you, Brother Pei.â
Seeing that he had drunk the whole cup of water, Pei Fuchen took back the cup and asked, âStill drinking?â
Bai Lixin shook his head, âIâm full, no more.â
ââ¦â¦â Youâre full?
Are you taking water as a meal?
Putting the glass of water on the bedside table, Pei Fuchen thought and asked: âWhat about the player called No Desire is Just? I saw what you said after killing him. Do you have a feud? â
âItâs not really a feud. I guess I just canât swallow it.â Bai Lixin licked his moist lips and continued, âHe was among the reasons I left the team at that time. At first, I was like a demon, accusing him everywhere. His method was also very simple and crude: killing me and then cursing back. You may say I was really asking for it, but I just couldnât sit back. â
âSo you deliberately practiced his profession, with the intention of slapping him in the face? Oh, it would indeed be a hard slap. â Pei Fuchen saw the water drops on the corners of Bai Lixin âs mouth, and drew a tissue from the table and handed it over.
Bai Lixin was stunned. He took the tissue to wipe the corner of his mouth, and handed it to Pei Fuchen again.
These two people obviously did not say the purpose of the tissue, but they just tacitly knew the intention.
For a moment, Pei Fuchen shook his head. Why is this kind of deep-rooted tacit understanding so familiar?
Bai Lixin handed the tissue to Pei Fuchen and nodded: âYes, that was my intention when I played the assassin. But coincidentally, just when I was caught in the quagmire of revenge, the boss extended an olive branch and pulled me out of the darkness. Now I just kill him purely for fun. I like to see that he canât kill me and he canât do anything about it. â
Hearing Bai Lixinâs words, Pei Fu Chen was in a trance again.
Once upon a time, in the depths of the soulâs memory, there was also a young boy who said, with great vigor: âI just like to see the way he canât kill me and canât do anything about it!â
Pei Fuchenâs head was slightly painful. He rubbed his temples with one hand and supported himself on the edge of the hospital bed with the other.
Seeing this, Bai Lixin hurriedly reached out to hold Pei Fuchenâs arm and asked, âBrother Pei, are you okay?â
While he asked, he quickly said in his mind: [s419m, use the dimensional points to weaken the tumor a bit.]
[Yes, Lord Host! Ding! Using 1000 dimensional points to reduce the size of the tumor. Ding, shrink successfully.]
Pei Fuchen propped himself up on the bed and stood up, waving his hand with difficulty, âIâm fine. Maybe Iâm having a headache. Iâll go back to my ward first. See you later, Xiao Lu. â
Bai Lixin pulled Pei Fuchenâs arm and said, âIâll take you back. If you donât let me, Iâll follow behind secretly. â
Pei Fuchen sighed and said helplessly, âOkay, but after sending me, you come back to rest immediately.â
Bai Lixin hurriedly sat up from the bed, put on slippers, and then slowly walked out of the ward with one hand supporting Pei Fuchen.
After going up to the 16th floor and coming to the âBrain Tumor Departmentâ sign on this floor, Pei Fuchen silently observed Bai Lixin âs expression through the corner of his eye. But Bai Lixin âs face did not have the slightest shock or pity. He was slightly stunned, and then continued to support him as he walked forward.
âNot surprised?â Pei Fu Chen asked.
Bai Lixin shook his head and said, âI am surprised, but you will get better.â
âSo sure? I donât believe it myself.â Pei Fu-chen let out a bitter smile and put most of his body weight on Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin still shook his head: âWhether you believe it or not, youâre going to get better!â
Seeing Bai Lixin âs serious expression, Pei Fuchen laughed and actually stretched out his empty hand to tap the small nose.
Just after he did this action, he was confused by his own frivolous behavior.
He would never do such impolite actions to people, but with Bai Lixin close by, he could not help but want to be closer to him.
He carefully glanced at Bai Lixinâs expression, and the small face that was serious a moment ago quickly had a suspicious blush, and Pei Fuchen felt it was actually cute.
He looked at Bai Lixin âs shy face and was lost in thought.
After a moment, he came back to his senses and said embarrassedly, âSorry, I was lost in thought for a moment just now. I hope you donât mind. â
Bai Lixin slightly bowed his head as he shook it and whispered, âItâs okay.â
In a short while, as the two talked and walked, they arrived at Pei Fuchenâs ward. Pei Fu-chen found that his head, which was in pain moments ago, was no longer in pain.
With Bai Lixin âs support, Pei Fuchen stood at the door of the room and said, âYou can go off here. I have a caretaker, so you do not have to worry. Go rest. â
Bai Lixin nodded and smiled, âOkay, then Iâll go back first. It is also late. Brother Pei, rest early. Good night. â
After seeing Bai Lixin leave his sight, Pei Fu Chen walked into the ward.
As soon as he saw Pei Fuchen enter, the old butler spoke up: âYoung master, the doctor said that you will need a review again tomorrow. If the test results are not good, chemical treatment may be used. From the test results today, the tumor in your brain is growing twice as fast as before, and if it continues like this, the consequences are unimaginable. â
Chemotherapy? His medication didnât work anymore, and now it has gone to the point where chemotherapy is necessary?
Pei Fuchen gave a bitter smile and nodded: âOkay, letâs review it again tomorrow.â
After sending Pei Fuchen off, Bai Lixin asked as he was getting off the elevator: [How many more times will it take to completely eliminate the tumor?]
[Lord Host, according to the rate of 1000 points per time, it will take 20 more times.]
On hearing that it would take 20 more times, Bai Lixin frowned.20 times, with a review every two weeks, it would take ten months. How can he encounter Pei Fuchen each time and not make him suspicious?
From the corner of his eye, he saw a volunteer who was maneuvering the elevator, and his eyes lit up.
How come he didnât think that he could apply to become a hospital volunteer! That way, he could reasonably explain his frequent visits to the hospital!
The next day, Pei Fuchen had another comprehensive examination.
On seeing the examination results this time, the attending doctor opened his eyes wide in surprise.
The lump seen yesterday was clearly close to starting to compress the nerve center, but todayâs was much smaller than the one seen yesterday.
A small gap could already be seen between the tumor and the nerve. It was small but obvious. Yesterday there was no gap at all between the tumor and the nerve attached to the epidermis!
Could it be that he was blinded yesterday?
Not daring to take any chances, the doctor carefully observed it for a while.
Pei Fuchenâs mother, who had been waiting next to the doctor cautiously, did not dare to breathe.
After a long time, the doctor slapped the table and shocked Mother Pei, âCongratulations, Pei Fuchenâs tumor is showing signs of improvement!â
His mother patted her frightened chest and asked in surprise, âReally? But you clearly said yesterday that his tumor was growing.â
The doctor smiled and said, âThe test is not 100% accurate, and results are also affected by many factors. However, I have just carefully confirmed that your sonâs tumor has indeed improved a little bit compared to last month. Although it is not very obvious, I can confirm that it is in remission.â
Hearing the doctorâs words, Pei Fuchenâs mother covered her mouth, and two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
There are no words that are more beautiful than hearing that your son is getting better!