Forces of Temptation

I want everyone to come.

The next day, Zhou Ao arrived at the hospital.

He Yinchuan laughed and hugged him, slapped him twice on the back, rolled up his sleeves, touched the old scar on the inner elbow of his forearm, and said with satisfaction: "Fortunately, all the parts are complete. It's on."

Zhou Ao's ears were slightly warmed by his touch, and he said "hmm" with a cold face.

It would be nice to hold you with both hands.

Following Zhou Ao to the hospital were Li Yinhang and Nanjixing.

A month ago, all the players who appeared in the stadium were uniformly protected for the first time.

After listening to the reports of the three official teams of "Bronze", "Golden", and "Meteorite" who had reached the late stage of the game, the authorities made an emergency decision to expropriate several local hotels that had closed down. Players rest well.

While starting to sort out the cause and effect of the entire incident, they also provided basic communication services for the players.

However, the network is still at the level of 2G, and it has not been fully opened yet.

Many players have actively or passively killed others in the game for personal survival.

Now that everyone has come back from the dead together, it is inevitably embarrassing.

They need time to digest this fact.

Moreover, Li Yinhang's wish could only guarantee the players' health, but could not protect their hearts.

After many people leave the game, their memory still stays at the moment of death, leaving indelible mental trauma.

Some people were ecstatic because they were finally liberated, but they cried and laughed, and their spirits collapsed.

In the end, even if some players appear to be normal, they will have to receive treatment and observation for half a month before they can go home.

This is an overly onerous task.

But at least, the stalled social order has the confidence to move on.

The rusted gears creaked again.

The streets were sporadically filled with people.

The cleaners in bright orange began to clean up the mess on the street, brushing the bamboo strands on the ground, rustling and rustling.

A fried dough stick pot was set up on the side of the street.

The pot full of fresh oil was dazzling in the sunlight.

While the fried dough sticks just out of the pan are still crispy and fragrant, sprinkle a handful of sesame seeds on it to add more flavor.

Someone smelled the fragrance and opened the window that had not been opened for several days, and the glass made a thin sound on the window track.

Someone recognized the uncle who fried the deep-fried dough sticks, and he lay down by the window and shouted, "Old Su, how much is it?"

Uncle Su, who sells deep-fried dough sticks, wiped the corners of his eyes that were scorched by the heat with his apron, and shouted loudly: "No money, take it all! Take it!"

Accompanied by loud shouts, a new batch of deep-fried dough sticks came out of the pot.

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Life is to be lived, so there must always be some noise.

This is also what Li Yinhang saw while sitting in the car.

She gesticulated and happily explained to Nan Zhou that the awakening of a city must be the earliest awakening of the taste buds.

Nanjixing is still in the form of a little flying squirrel, holding a banana and peeling it with great interest.

Nan Zhou glanced at it: "How is it?"

"very good."

Li Yinhang wanted to talk more about how the two of them got along these days.

For example, in order to better appease Nan Jixing who had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment, the person who knew Nan Jixing’s true identity arranged for her to share a double room with Nan Jixing after carefully asking Li Yinhang’s opinion.

For example, Nan Jixing is studying reading and writing seriously recently, and she and she each occupy a corner of the room and play a game of idiom solitaire.

For example, when Li Yinhang called and chatted with his roommate Che Jie who had come back from the dead, the two cried into a pair of tears, Nan Jixing squatted beside her helplessly, put his hands on her knees, and popped out a pair of soft mouse ears for her rua .

But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say anything else, she only had a general mood in her heart.

She smiled unconsciously: "...That's right, very good."

Nan Jixing has a sharp tongue, loves to eat, and will eat too much. Even if he eats a lot of boxed lunches delivered every day, he can also decompose the seasoning and heat one by one. Obviously he is a good embryo.

He is now also gnawing bananas wholeheartedly, enjoying the food wholeheartedly.

He is obviously such a strong and brave creature, but he is willing to be trapped in this plate full of human fireworks.

Because of this, Li Yinhang really wanted to teach him to know more about the beauty of this world and the beauty of time.

Jiang Fang leaned on the soft pillow.

His hair was a little long, and it was slanted across his shoulders, and he had a beautiful braid: "Yinhang, what are your plans for the future?"

Li Yinhang shrugged and smiled calmly.

She knew that their future was not destined to be ordinary.

After the network is officially restored, most of the world will probably know their names.

She might change her name and escape to another country alone.

Perhaps, she will be invited to stay in a special place to work, and be neighbors with one or two non-human beings, and occasionally wear slippers together, drive a four-seater car newly bought with salary, and go to the snack street to buy fried beef and bubble wontons.

Days are stacked on top of each other, and I can live in any way.

Seeing Li Yinhang looking down in thought, Zhou Ao said simply, "It's all up to you."

He brought Li Yinhang here today because he wanted them to meet and let Li Yinhang make up his mind about her future.

Li Yinhang is different from Nanzhou, Jiangfang and Nanjixing.

She is a serious human being, with a healthy mind and a good personality. She can choose to stay or leave.

When Li Yinhang does things, he often takes one step and sees three steps.

She had been thinking about this for the past few days when she couldn't see Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou.

So, facing Zhou Ao and He Yinchuan, she quickly gave her answer.

She turned her head and said pragmatically, "If you stay, will you distribute it?"

He Yinchuan smiled: "Of course, I will find a position that suits you."

Li Yinhang: "Do you want to allocate a room?"

She pointed at Jiang Fang: "Live next door to them, okay?"

……

The scenery of March is fleeting.

Nanzhou has participated in several physical and psychological tests.

He himself didn't know the result, but seeing He Yinchuan's expression, he knew the result was not bad.

Nan Zhou would occasionally borrow a few books from the hospital's library to take a nap, and read them with his eyes when he was happy.

Gradually, he learned many stories in this world, how complicated and gorgeous.

Jiang Fang's body recovered quickly, to the point where he could go to see the red leaves in the courtyard with Nan Zhou holding a cane.

The small courtyard that comes with the secret hospital is full of maple trees, splashing the red of the whole world.

Clusters of bright red flames burned above their heads.

A little spark fluttered to Nanzhou's head.

He took off the maple leaf and looked at the sun.

The leaf veins are extremely clear, and each vein of blood is extending to the sky.

Nan Zhou's heart moved slightly: "In the future, let's plant a tree together."

The apple tree, which takes a year to mature, still hasn't grown in their warehouse.

Nanzhou wanted a place where they would be together in the future, and there would be lush apple trees.

Jiang Fang also had a thought, and grabbed Nan Zhou's hand.

"Do the math, the day is coming soon." Jiang Fang said, "Let's go to a place with an apple grove of [-] mu and pick a lot of apples, shall we?"

After hearing their request, He Yinchuan rarely hesitated.

Jiang Fang laughed and said, "Ask the people above you. He got out of one prison and shouldn't be trapped in another prison. Besides, we don't go abroad. More than 900 million square kilometers are enough for us to look at."

He Yinchuan nodded: "Okay, I'll ask for instructions."

The result of the request came down quickly.

At the same time, they got the keys to a caravan that was originally in Jiang Fang's name, and a complete set of camping equipment.

Of course, a centrally controlled GPS system is also included.

He Yinchuan was also straightforward, and generously informed them of the existence of the positioning system in the car when delivering the car.

Neither Jiang Fang nor Nan Zhou had any objections.

They also deserve to give others some peace of mind.

After making all the preparations, Jiang Fang drove Nan Zhou slowly out of the hospital filled with the smell of disinfectant from a separate passage.

Nan Zhou lay on his back by the window, looking out at the vast world moving backwards, lost in thought.

Before leaving the city, he suddenly sat up straight and let out a cry of surprise.

Jiang Fang was busy looking at the road, and there were already more vehicles on the road, so he had no time to distract himself: "...what?"

"I saw someone I know." Nan Zhou gave a strange answer, "But I don't know him."

After confirming the road conditions ahead, Jiang Fang curiously turned to look at the familiar stranger Nan Zhou had mentioned.

Unfortunately, they have already missed.

Yu Tuisi stood tall and tall, standing under the sky, holding a cup of fragrant coffee in his hand, standing at the gate of a certain university, as if he was waiting for someone.

He faced the school's honor bulletin board and looked at them one by one.

Until someone tapped his shoulder lightly.

Yu Tuisi turned his head, but there was no one beside him.

When he turned his head again, there was Chen Suye standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, smiling, "What are you looking at?"

This is Chen Suye's alma mater.

His disappearance during the events of "Gravity" has greatly tugged at the heart of his retired mentor.

The old man has been atheist all his life, so he went to pray to Guanyin Bodhisattva for this favorite student.

Out of emotion and reason, Chen Suye wanted to come and see the old man.

Yu Tuisi pressed hot coffee against his cheek: "It's nothing."

But he still took a look deliberately, as if there was something he cared about.

Chen Suye affirmed: "You have something on your mind."

"It's nothing to worry about..."

Yu Tuisi gestured somewhere in the honor column: "I remember...someone won a municipal basketball league championship a few years ago, right?"

After saying this, Lawyer Yu himself felt that the words were illogical, so he smiled slightly.

Chen Suye raised his eyebrows: "Is it implying that I can learn to play basketball from now on?"

Yu Tuisi slightly raised the corners of his mouth and waved his hands, but his eyes remained on the place where the championship medal should have been hung.

It was empty there, as if there should be nothing there.

……

The destination of Jiangfang and Nanzhou is a place called Aksu.

Within two days, they drove into the junction of sky and sand.

Jiang Fang places great emphasis on enjoyment. The original caravan was built according to the most comfortable and expensive specifications. When driving on the road, it seems like two little snails are driving their home and galloping freely on the road.

At night, the two rested beside a natural and nameless clear spring in the sand sea.

Jiang Fang taught Nan Zhou how to barbecue.

It's a pity that any food that passes through Nan Zhou's hands has the ability to turn magic into decay.

Jiang Fang just went to get a honey sauce, and a pair of chicken wings flew together, turning into a pair of crow wings, walking neatly.

Nanzhou's barbecue grill was robbed.

He sat cross-legged on the side, took out his sketchbook, and used his self-contained drawing edge to scribble on the paper.

Everything slows down.

The sound of the wild wind wrinkling the spring water.

Jiang Fang's movements of turning the grilled food.

The speed of the sunset.

Finally, a thin crescent moon rose into the sky and shone on people's eyes, making them cool.

After dinner, it happened that the wind was blowing, and the time was just right.

Grains of sand splashed on the outer wall of the caravan, like a torrential snowfall.

The two were lying on the soft caravan bed, wearing the same style of shorts, wrapped in the same quilt, with a small lamp on, chatting endlessly about their whimsy.

They have a lot to say.

For example, today they are conceiving a wonderful thing.

The reason is that Nan Zhou thought of Xiao Ming who was stranded at the station in the last instance.

He whispered, "Brother Fang, if you could turn back time to the point you want to go back to, what would you do?"

Jiang Fang also replied in a low voice: "I'll go to your author and force him to write you an ending that came to me."

Nan Zhou agreed: "Well, when I come out, I'll knock on your door."

Jiang Fang teased him: "My family lives in an apartment, not a detached house."

Nan Zhou: "I'm going to climb the window."

Jiang Fang: "The windows in my house are very high."

Nan Zhou: "I'm good at climbing."

Jiang Fang stroked the hair of this cat who was proud of being able to climb high, and continued to talk to him in a whispering tone: "Ukraine is neither big nor small. In Kiev alone, there are tens of thousands of windows in total." .”

Nan Zhou: "Then I will open the doors slowly one by one."

"Isn't it troublesome?"

"It's no trouble finding you." Nan Zhou said, "You can also plant an apple tree under the window to show me the way."

"What will you do when you find me?"

"Um……"

After a long silence.

"Just like now." Nan Zhou said, "I'm lying in the same bed with you, and I'm here to tell you. We're together, 70 or 80 years old is still young."

Between the quilts, the bare skin of the two pairs of legs would not be touched, and would not be separated, but they were scalded to the skin by the heat from not far away.

"...Yeah. That's how it is."

Jiang Fang's voice became gloomy and gentle.

He turned sideways, pressed down on Nan Zhou, and kissed his side neck.

In the cosmic sandbox they live in, there is a fixed law, that is universal gravitation.

Like an apple tree sprouting.

Like an apple falling.

They must meet, which is the ultimate law of this universe.

In the darkness, Nanzhou's panting gradually became more rapid.

A strand of black hair was slightly sweaty on his forehead.

He tightened his voice in confusion, and whispered: "What are you doing...? What did you do to me?"

Jiang Fang smiled and read a poem in his ear: "'Do what spring does on an apple tree.'"

Jiang Fang still wanted to move, but suddenly, as if realizing something, he raised his head and smiled brightly at a certain place in the void: "Do you still want to watch?"

The person in charge of observing their movements over there turned off all image receiving devices with a blushing face.

Jiang Fang turned his face away, turned to the screen, and blinked lively: "And you who don't know which world you live in, you are not allowed to watch it."

The world snapped and fell into darkness.

Only the mountains and rivers are everywhere, and the stars are twinkling.