【Qijie】The Kingdom of Eternal Life

Waking up from the dream, it's all over.

When Xiaojie woke up from a coma that was so long that he almost closed his eyes and thought it would be eternal, he didn't know that he would have an extra husband.

Sitting on the bed in the ward, he watched Kurapika reach out to a silver-haired young man with his hands in his pockets to introduce him.Although he was still in a daze at this time, he was barely ready to stretch out his hand and take it back when the other party finished holding it, but Kurapika's next sentence knocked him out of his head , Drinking half of the water turned from a life-saving rain to a source of pain that choked the trachea.While coughing hard, he deeply suspected that he might have gotten into another absurd dream.

"Meet me, this is your husband in law," Kurapika said.He put a perfectly peeled apple in his hand, and on the plate next to his pillow lay a long circle of coherent and extremely thin apple skin, coiled into a bright red and sweet snake.

Xiaojie: "..."

The long silence forced Kurapika to sigh, and patted him on the shoulder helplessly: "Xiaojie?"

Xiaojie didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to avoid looking away, and dryly took a bite of the apple in his hand, so as not to have any accidental eye contact with the guide who inexplicably became his husband when he woke up... Although in all fairness, no matter from which angle he looked at, the young man he caught a glimpse of just now was quite tall and handsome, very seductive.

...silver hair.

He swallowed a mouthful of the apple, but he still couldn't taste whether it was sweet or not.

The guide who was the focus of his doubts hadn't said anything, and stood by the bed with his hands in his pockets, as if he didn't care about the situation at all.For a moment, the only sound left in the room was the sound of Xiaojie gnawing the apple mechanically. The embarrassment that it seemed to solidify into a jelly filled the entire space forced Xiaojie to choose to finish the apple in two or three bites quickly.

Subconsciously, he wanted to throw the apple core into the trash can, and find some other topic to ease the embarrassment, but the action happened to affect the infusion needle stuck on the back of his hand, causing him to hiss half in pain.The remaining half of the sound was scared back into the throat, and it took three seconds to hold it back, before it slowly turned into a gloomy and soft "Thank you."

The silver-haired young man threw the apple core into the trash can with his backhand as if nothing had happened, put his wrist back on the bed with the other hand, and hummed a faint "hmm" from the tip of his nose.

Kurapika probably finally finished dealing with the matter at hand, and then continued: "You know, this is to save you. This is the law. At that time, Tari was the only S-level guide who was not combined. , we really have no better choice." He closed the terminal in hand, and patted Xiaojie on the shoulder again: "I'll go through the discharge procedures for you, and you can leave the hospital after this tank of liquid is transfused."

He looked at the injured patient and the injured patient's husband, "You...well, let's talk."

After Kurapika left, the whole room began to be filled with suffocating embarrassment that solidified into jelly again.

But Jay doesn't want to act like a jerk who won't even say thank you for being saved.He took a breath quietly, stretched out his hand bravely, and at the same time broke the silence, raised his eyes to meet his husband's: "Thank you. You...?"

The silver-haired guide looked down at him from top to bottom, reached out and patted his outstretched hand lightly, with slender finger bones, and the temperature was as cold as the voice, it was hard to say how friendly it was.But just as his actions showed, the sentinel was keenly aware that there was no hostility in it: "Kiya beat the enemy."

Actually... I know.Xiaojie thought in a daze.

But wow... silver eyeballs.

Before he could say his name, he saw a silver tail flash swiftly and haughtily in the sunlight at the corner of the foot of the bed.

Xiaojie now has to face another dilemma.

The rules issued by the tower: Every pair of combined Sentinels and Guides must live together in order to stabilize the combination rate.

And Xiaojie is obviously used to the life of a bachelor.Bachelors certainly don't pay much attention to such unfriendly regulations.This caused him to be stunned for ten seconds when he walked out of the steps of the hospital and had eye-to-eye contact with Qi Ya who was waiting not far away. This rule was ignored by him.

Kurapika has other affairs to deal with in the tower, and before leaving, he asked Tokiya and Xiaojie to negotiate cohabitation matters, so now only Kiya is waiting at the entrance of the hospital.

Although it is common sense, it is really difficult to suddenly accept the persona of being "married"... Xiaojie controls himself not to continue to think wildly, and then looks away from his husband's straight and straight pair of black trousers long legs.

Qi Ya came up and politely took the handle of the suitcase from his hand.Xiaojie gave way subconsciously: "Uh...no need, I will do it myself." Two seconds later, he said "Thank you".

Although it cannot be generalized, every sentinel has been educated more or less to "respect and love every guide".After all, compared to sentries with strong combat effectiveness and extremely keen five senses, guides who use mental power to assist the battle situation will always be placed in the role of protection.Jay doesn't have any prejudices from the old days, nor is he like some Sentinels who are overly protective of guides and regard them as accessories.However, under the influence of this kind of education, he still developed some small requirements for himself.For example, if you can do trivial things by yourself, you don't need to trouble your own guide.

Although this was about... fifteen or sixteen days ago, he never thought that this little self-demand would really come in handy.

Qi Ya didn't force to pick up the suitcase, but instead put his hand into his trouser pocket.He was handsome, with a tall and neat figure. Although he was dressed casually and seemed to be careless, his whole body was wrapped in a chilling aura that should not be underestimated.Only then did Xiaojie realize that he was a little taller than himself.

This discovery made him a little... a little unbalanced and unwilling, so that he almost missed Qi Ya's words.Fortunately, with his excellent hearing, he managed to catch a little bit of the tail of the voice, and quickly extended it to get the meaning of the whole sentence.

Xiaojie blinked: "Uh...is your house big?"

The guide who invited him to live with him ten seconds ago shrugged lazily, as an answer to the sentinel's question, and then stretched out his hand to beckon: "TAXI."

Xiaojie confirms that he has underestimated Ta's preferential policies for guides.

Based on the fact that he has been a single sentinel for a long time (and subconsciously believes that he will be a long time in the future), his house is the kind of bachelor's house in the public perception, with a bed, a table, not too big Although there are no messy piles of socks or takeaway boxes, it is not as clean and tidy as Qi Ya's house, which seems to be able to take fingerprints at any time, not to mention that this two-story duplex apartment is more beautiful than his puppy. The nest was fully three times as large.

Rare things are precious, and the guide is really good... For the first time, Xiaojie wished from the bottom of his heart that he was a guide, and silently swallowed the words "Why don't you go to my house" that has been brewing for a long time.

His husband found him a new pair of slippers, and while he looked up and down he picked up the small suitcase, walked across the impossibly large living room with its geometric carpet, and carried it across the wooden stairs to the From the guest room on the second floor, a voice came from afar: "Tea or coffee? Red wine is also available."

He seemed to be different from when he was in the hospital, as if something had been removed.Although he was not so gentle and humble in the hospital, but now he looked more lazy and cold, like a beast yawned and stretched, and closed his eyelids half-closed indifferently.

Xiaojie doesn't have enough sensitive nerves to feel this subtle change. He is putting on the pair of plush slippers while looking at the circular rectangular fish tank embedded in the wall in amazement. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows allow the sunlight Fall into the lazy underwater world, where colorful and flexible beings flick their tails carelessly in groups.The one-legged wall lamp is like a few gatekeepers silently guarding the field, and the books stacked tightly in the bookshelf are a wordless high wall.The combination of all this made him really unable to free up extra brain cells, so he replied according to his habit without thinking, "Is there any milk?"

He got a silence that wasn't too long.After several seconds, Xiaojie finally came back to his senses, so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself.Just as he was staring at the marble floor, which was so smooth that it could reflect the shadow of a person, he was thinking seriously about how fast he could dig out a hole big enough to bury himself in, the owner of the house finally came out from the guest room , with his arm on the railing and staring at him across the stairs, his lazy voice mixed with a drunken smile, Xiaojie's dynamic vision allowed him to clearly see Qi Ya's silver eyelashes slightly curled up , the indifference that was well wrapped up by politeness was broken by Xiaojie's words, like a piece of ice that fell into honey and gradually melted.

His eyes moved from the pair of plush slippers with the dog's ears hanging on the instep of Xiaojie's feet, and finally fixed on Xiaojie's face.He smiled slightly and said, "Yes."

Xiaojie, who was a little dizzy from being hit by the beauty, continued dizzily: "Uh... what about the candy?"

Xiaojie successfully got his sweet milk.

heated.What is added to the milk is not pure sucrose, but high-purity lilac nectar.

He sat silently in his chair drinking his sweet milk, which for the first time felt less of an obsession to him, since it had revealed his true self within four hours of meeting his husband-in-law.

But for the time being, he still drank the snow-white liquid obediently.Chiya sat across from him, lazily eating a plate of chocolate treats.The sunlight spread from behind him, drooping on his shoulders like a cloak, winding small streams of light on the clear-cut collarbone.After the plate of chocolate snacks was finally eaten (it didn't take much time), Qi Ya licked the corner of his mouth, pushed the plate, and pulled a piece of paper from the side.

The pen twirled twice between his slender fingers, and he raised his eyelashes and asked, "Do you know the legal document issued by the tower about union?"

Xiaojie thought about it quickly, then nodded.

"The newly combined Sentinels and Guides are not allowed to unbind within one year." Qi Ya said, "Considering our situation, we will definitely go our separate ways after a year. But now we have to live together, so I think Or it would be more convenient to write a mutual agreement together. What do you think?"

Xiaojie continued to nod and licked the milk froth around his mouth.

Qi Ya's movement of turning the pen froze for a moment, and then it landed on the paper smoothly: "Because of our level, the above means that we should try our best to cultivate the relationship, push the boat along the way, and complete the complete union." He sneered lightly "But I guess you're not interested in that?"

Xiaojie let out an "uh".He didn't know how to answer: they'd only known each other for four hours now.He thought for a while and said, "What do you mean?"

Qi Ya said bluntly: "What I mean is: the two sides maintain the appearance of being together for a year, and when necessary, play on the spot, pretending to be a newlywed partner who is trying to 'cultivate a relationship'. Normally, it's good to be friends. What do you think? "

Xiaojie said: "Okay." It's good to make a new friend, avoid the nagging from the tower and at the same time escape the unincorporated tax.Kill three birds with one stone.

"Your room is on the second floor, and I can provide all conveniences in terms of living." Qi Ya continued to write. "It's not too much to charge you a little rent."

"How much?" Xiaojie asked, quickly calculating how much money was left in his small treasury.

Qi Ya pondered for two or three seconds before saying a number.There was no response after three seconds, the guide looked up at the sentinel's expression strangely, probably belatedly realized the fact that even the S-level sentinel didn't get much welfare policy economically, strangely Ya mercifully said, "Maybe you cook and do housework."

"Deal!" Xiaojie didn't hesitate at all.

"I don't eat celery and carrots." Qiya said.

"In exchange, I can keep mentally sorting out for you in the future... you don't mind?" The neat handwriting paused for a while.

Periodic regular spiritual combing is generally something that Sentinel guides who are in love or in a fixed relationship will do.

But Xiaojie quickly shook his head: "I don't mind."

Earn more!You must know that Tali's application for medical mental combing is very valuable!

Qi Ya smiled faintly: "This promise is valid until you find your binding guide. It's free."

"Do you have any other questions or requests?"

Xiaojie hesitated for a moment, and he licked the milk froth at the corner of his mouth again.

"Uh... I tried to ask the tower for help, but failed. They said to let my... guide help to see what's going on." After drinking all the milk, he carefully put down the glass, scratched his head, and lowered his head Watching the white milk froth slowly flow out mottled marks on the wall of the cup.Qi Ya observed that he seemed to want to clasp his hands, but he probably realized that this action was too weak, so he hesitated a little, and finally put it on his knees.

The young Sentinel finally showed a little uneasiness that had been well hidden since waking up.But Qi Ya realized that even so, he obviously still chose to treat him, a stranger who had only met him for less than a day:

His... guide—

Be honest.

Qi Ya's heart moved a little.

And within a second of his distraction, he heard Xiaojie say shortly but clearly: "I don't seem to be able to see the spiritual guide."

After a short silence for a few seconds, Xiaojie let out an uh: "Aren't you surprised?"

"I guessed a little bit." Qi Ya's eyes slipped past his calf, and quickly lowered again. He took out a new piece of white paper and wrote on it: "When did it start?"

"It's just like that when you wake up." Xiaojie said.

"Can't all the spiritual guides see it?"

"Hmm...not really." Xiaojie remembered the silver tail at the foot of the bed when he just woke up, "I saw you before."

Qi Ya raised his eyebrows: "Really?" His eyes glanced at his calf again.

Xiaojie didn't notice his small movements, frowned and concentrated on recalling: "I can't say I saw it completely... I just saw one of its tails." He said honestly, "It's silver, with stripes... What kind of animal is it?"

"Snow Leopard." Qi Ya said.

From his point of view, the vigorous and powerful feline beast was lazily lying beside the unaware sentinel's calf, with its head resting on its front paws, just after a yawn, its tail was tangled He touched Xiaojie's calf and let it loose again.Qi Yamo stared at it expressionlessly, the snow leopard stared at its owner for a while with its transparent eyes, probably finally received the implied threat, then stood up uninterestedly, and stepped towards Qi Ya. After a few steps, he disappeared into his mental barrier.

Xiaojie didn't know anything about it: "What's the matter?" He looked over suspiciously, and the guide who had been staring at the corner of the table rolled his eyelids to look at the sentinel, then turned his eyes away and coughed halfway. "Nothing, just confirming something."

He stood up: "Come here, let me sort it out for you and study your picture situation a little bit."