Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 115 Confess and Beg for Forgiveness

"fine......"

"hold head high......"

Yan Huai didn't know what to say for a moment. He felt a little guilty, but also secretly pleased. His back was still pressed against Zhang Qiling's chest. Since they left the door, this was the first time he had felt the latter's heartbeat so clearly.

Hehe ~

Yan Huai was secretly pleased as he steadily walked towards the stone table in the courtyard. He first put down the porcelain bowl in his hand, and then helped Zhang Qiling to the ground. However, just before letting go, there was a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

"Do you still feel sleepy?" It might not be noticeable when you're lying on someone's back, but it might be different once you touch the ground.

“Nothing,” Zhang Qiling shook his head, his lowered gaze softening slightly. He sat down on the stone bench following Yan Huai’s lead, his gaze also on Yan Huai, trying to confirm something. “What about you? Those tentacles, and the thunder, I heard your dragon roar.”

Although he was in a coma, Zhang Qiling remembered everything his consciousness experienced, and he even sensed the dangers in the outside world.

Moreover, the thunderclaps were all very close, as if they were striking Yan Huai, and there was also a deliberately suppressed dragon roar... All of this proved that Yan Huai was injured.

"Where is the injury?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Yan Huai paused. Staring at Zhang Qiling's eyes, which seemed to be asking a question with an answer in them, he found it difficult to be absent-minded or remain calm. So his brain cells only paused for a short while in their daze over Zhang Qiling's creation of a long sentence before resuming their work.

"It's just a minor injury; it will heal quickly. What entered your consciousness was my spiritual body, so it couldn't harm my physical body."

As for the thunder, it was a rule of the world that prevented the fusion of heart's blood and soul binding. It was supposed to be a bit troublesome, but fortunately, a few friends appeared in time to help me, so nothing serious happened.

Yan Huai's words were concise and flawless, but Zhang Qiling's eyes deepened upon hearing them. He couldn't tell if Yan Huai was lying to him, but the newfound connection in his heart suggested that it was more than that...

"Yanhuai, don't do that again." I can't pay you back...

Zhang Qiling was unaware of what this soul binding meant. He only thought that Yan Huai and he had formed some kind of contract. After all, they had merged with each other's heart blood, so it was normal for them to have a bond. But that was all. He didn't think about it as lovers at all.

That's why Zhang Qiling feels guilty about Yan Huai's sacrifices. He was originally alone, staying where he could find a place to stay and leaving where he couldn't. Now that he's involved with Yan Huai, how can he repay him? Is it because he likes him?

Yan Huai is still young. If he's being greedy, he can just keep those feelings to himself, but he mustn't hold the other person back. It's best to keep your distance...

Seeing Zhang Qiling's expression shift from initial guilt and dejection to growing increasingly cold, Yan Huai was completely bewildered, having no idea what the other was imagining! His heart sank as well; he was genuinely guilty and truly anxious!

But if he were to reveal their close relationship, it would be tantamount to keeping Zhang Qiling by his side for life. Given Zhang Qiling's personality, what would become of Yan Huai?

Life is a relentless pursuit, a never-ending escape? That's not entirely unreasonable; it proves Zhang Qiling will continue to hunt him down, and he still has a chance to see him, but...

What if Zhang Qiling stayed away from him? Without even thinking about it, just seeing Zhang Qiling's coldness towards him just now made Yan Huai feel worse than death.

So, to tell or not to tell? Yan Huai came to his answer before he bit his lips raw.

"that......"

Yan Huai obsequiously moved the stone bench under his buttocks closer to Zhang Qiling, and just a second before the latter got up to leave, he quickly pressed down on the other's shoulder, completely ignoring the complicated look in the other's eyes.

"Don't go yet...?" Yan Huai was practically writhing in pain, but thankfully he managed to calm Zhang Qiling down. Next, he began to recount his crimes.

"Your coma was caused by my appearance, so it's only right that I do all this. Besides, even if it had nothing to do with me, I would still do it. I'm doing it voluntarily."

Meeting those calm yet slightly dazed eyes, Yan Huai's heart instantly melted. He inexplicably raised his hands and cupped Zhang Qiling's cheeks, his fingertips unconsciously brushing against his earlobe, leaving a faint red mark on that skin.

"Do you remember the night I came back from the Wang family and stayed at your place? I told you I really liked you, and I meant it."

Zhang Qiling suddenly stopped breathing, and his body became even stiffer. He looked into Yan Huai's eyes, which were filled with intense emotion, and a strange light flashed in his trembling pupils.

Of course he remembered. He remembered everything that happened that night, including how he almost became paralyzed the next day because of Yan Huai's tail causing poor blood circulation in his lower limbs...

Yan Huai, who received a look of approval from Zhang Qiling, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that Zhang Qiling was willing to listen to him was a good sign.

"The world you live in is a little different. It has established rules, and you are closely connected to these rules. So once the rules are disrupted, your soul will also be affected. In severe cases, you may even be exiled."

"Just like when you first went to the Xisha Islands, you should have followed the guidance of the world's rules to enter the underwater tomb, but you were forced to return because of the Wang family's provocation of me. This directly broke the rules, and your soul was affected for the first time."

"The second time was when you entered the underwater tomb on your own. This should have been part of the world's rules being restored, but the appearance of the Ghost Golden Sheep made me realize something was wrong, because even if it was a restoration, something beyond your tolerance should have appeared."

"So afterwards I thought about it carefully and guessed that the world's rules might not be being repaired, but rather being selected. As for those who cannot pass the selection..."

Yan Huai's lips suddenly trembled, and he couldn't utter the next words.

Although the fear in his heart was finally relieved when he faced the living, breathing Zhang Qiling, who was within reach, the fact that Zhang Qiling had almost lost his life still left a shadow on Yan Huai's heart.

Fortunately, Zhang Qiling was found in time that day and saved him. Thank goodness...

Perhaps sensing Yan Huai's lingering fear, a warm touch suddenly landed on his arm, the heat gradually spreading across his skin and warming the slightly cool air around him.

Yan Huai looked down and saw Zhang Qiling's hand, proving that he was listening and feeling.

But then Yan Huai became melancholic again, but he decided to just accept his fate... (′-w?`)

“I was afraid this was just the beginning, so I used a secret technique to bind your soul to mine, completely severing you from the rules of this world, and allowing you to share my life, fortune, and future. The secret technique is called ‘Sharing Weal and Woe,’ which means that from the moment our blood merges, I will never be able to leave you.”