Chapter 82

Even though the case was clear enough, and the interrogation should have been over quickly, in the end, there were too many people present in the Police Station. Qin Cheng hadn’t been able to leave all night, and when the interrogation had finally finished, it was already dawn.

Qin Cheng had made an appointment with the Doctor that afternoon to check on his stitches and see if they were fit to be removed. Because of this, Qin Cheng was no longer able to go visit Su Jingmo. Even though Qin Cheng hadn’t slept all night, he wasn’t feeling sleepy at all, and after having breakfast, Qin Cheng thought about something, bid his farewell to Zhang Jun, and went back to College.

Now that he had decided to move, Qin Cheng thought that it would be better to take advantage of his spare time to pack up his stuff in the dormitory. That way, it would be much easier for him to move later.

Luckily, Qin Cheng didn’t have too many things, so by 10am he had already packed all his books and clothes in boxes. After setting an alarm for 2pm, he laid down to sleep for a while.

In the end, his wound was almost healed, but the stitches couldn’t be removed yet. It needed to be postponed for at least two days. According to the Doctor, since Qin Cheng lacked nutrition, and he hadn’t been resting well, the stitches were still a little bit red, and the suture couldn’t be removed today.

‘ What a waste of a trip…. ’

Soon after National Day, the archeological team’s work in the tomb of Ninghua Village would start again. By then, with so many people around, Qin Cheng wouldn’t be able to walk openly into the tomb….

In fact, if what Qu Zhiwen said was the truth, then it wasn’t safe for him to stay in the dormitory anymore. Even though nothing had happened recently, Qin Cheng thought that it would be better for him to stay close to Su Jingmo. Although no one was living in the rooms set aside for the archeological team in Ninghua Village due to the murder cases, they were still good to stay in, and Qin Cheng would only need to bring some food over.

With this in mind, Qin Cheng, who had just left the hospital, went straight to a nearby supermarket. Once there, he bought rice noodles, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and some fruits and vegetables that could be stored. When he was done buying his groceries, Qin Cheng took a taxi all the way to Ninghua Village.

Once he had moved his things into the lounge he used to live in until Jiang Bo died, Qin Cheng thought about what the Doctor had said about his health. After accepting his fate, Qin Cheng cooked a bowl of noodles. When he was done eating, he went to the tomb.

However, when Qin Cheng arrived at the Underground Palace’s gates, they were completely closed. This was the first time something like this happened since he met Su Jingmo….

The tall white marble doors were completely motionless, without a sign that they would open again any time soon.

‘ In the past, as soon as I walked in here, the door opened right away. What’s happening this time? ’

Faced with a different situation, Qin Cheng’s heart tightened all of a sudden as he hurried forward to push open the white marble doors. However, the doors were controlled by the will of Su Jingmo, and Qin Cheng’s strength wasn’t enough to push it open.

“Jingmo! Jingmo! Can you hear me?”

Even though Qin Cheng shouted a few times, only the echo of his voice could be heard in the empty tomb.

This only made Qin Cheng’s uneasiness expand. Something similar had happened a while ago….  At that moment, Su Jingmo had lacked Yang qi and he wasn’t able to recognize Qin Cheng, as if there was a magic barrier separating his consciousness from reality. This wasn’t good.

‘ Could it be that Su Jingmo has fallen into that state again?! ’

When he thought about this, Qin Cheng felt as if his heart was being strangled: “Jingmo! Answer me! Open the doors quickly! It’s me, Qin Cheng!”

But, how could he do it? Without Su Jingmo’s consent, the marble doors simply wouldn’t open.

After violently bumping into the marble doors several times, they still remained as motionless as before. There wasn’t even a single noise coming from the other side. Qin Cheng could sense that something wasn’t right, so with an anxious and trembling voice, he cried: “Su Jingmo, please be okay. I don’t want anything bad happening to you!”

Su Jingmo, who had been sitting quietly on the stone chair all night, had long lost the smile on his face. Of course, he was able to hear everything Qin Cheng was saying, but, for some reason, he didn’t want to move or make a sound.

Su Jingmo began to think that it was natural for Qin Cheng to come here every night. But even when it was dawn outside, that man still hadn’t shown up. At that, Su Jingmo had almost crushed the black jade hairpin Qin Cheng gave him last time.

It was only then that Su Jingmo realized he had waited for Qin Cheng to arrive the entire night…. Su Jingmo had never waited for anyone, let alone looked forward to a person’s arrival like he did last night….

He had never waited for someone like this….

He had never been so flustered….

He even went so far as to worry about that man being in an accident. After all, Qin Cheng was carrying something that hundreds of millions of people had always dreamt of….

With this in mind, Su Jingmo couldn’t calm down. ‘ But what can I do? Nothing can be done. Besides, I can’t leave the tomb…. ’

These thoughts only made Su Jingmo angrier. He was angry at himself for caring so much about Qin Cheng. Annoyed that he had to wait for an entire night for him without knowing if something had happened. These kinds of emotions were so intense and strong that it almost shocked his reasoning. And he hated himself even more for having such feelings inside of him….

His anger only deepened when Qin Cheng stepped into the tomb, completely intact.

Why should he open the gates for a man that made him wait for so long?

However, although Su Jingmo didn’t want to respond to Qin Cheng, he hadn’t expected that this fool would use his own body to hit the marble door! The more he hit, the stronger the impact was. Moreover, Qin Cheng’s anxious voice made Su Jingmo feel a lot better.

‘ How can he be this stupid? He already knows that the gates can’t be opened without my permission…. ’

As a smile gradually lifted the corners of his mouth, Su Jingmo spoke aloud: “Stop hitting it.”

Sure enough, as soon as Su Jingmo spoke, the other side of the gates fell silent for a moment. Then, Qin Cheng’s slightly happy voice was heard: “Jingmo! Are you alright?”

“Yes.” Right after Su Jingmo spoke, he waved his hand and the marble gates slowly opened.

When Qin Cheng saw the marble gates finally open, he hurried to walk through. When his gaze fell on Su Jingmo, who wasn’t that far away, and saw that he was fine, Qin Cheng’s anxious heart finally calmed down.

“What happened just now? You didn’t make a sound at all, and even though I shouted for such a long time, you didn’t respond. I thought you were…. like last time….”

Naturally, Su Jingmo was able to understand what Qin Cheng was talking about. As he smiled, he shook his head and said: “Nothing happened.”

“Then why were the gates….” After Qin Cheng said this, he took a deep breath, took a big step towards Su Jingmo, and laughed: “Forget it. As long as you’re alright.”

“What else can there be….” As soon as he said those words, Su Jingmo could sense an unknown qi on Qin Cheng. Because he was a ghost, and his perception was stronger than a living being, Su Jingmo was able to tell people’s qi apart. Qin Cheng was obsessed with his archeological work, so he always smelled like the wet dirt in the tomb. Moreover, Su Jingmo could always feel that his own ghostly qi was the most present on Qin Cheng’s body, while other qi would merely stay for a little bit and then disappear.

However, this time, the qi around Qin Cheng’s body, although subtle, was unexpected. Because this qi was different from the previous ones. This one had the sweet aroma of a woman’s house….

In an instant, Su Jingmo’s eyes narrowed slightly. As he looked at Qin Cheng, the smile on his face worsened: “You must have been very ‘tired’ last night, right?”

At that moment, the light in the already dark tomb dimmed, but Qin Cheng didn’t pay attention to Su Jingmo’s eyes. Because he was too stunned to hear Su Jingmo say something like this. Then, Qin Cheng thought of what Qu Zhiwen had said before, about how Su Jingmo was able to sense things he couldn’t. Qin Cheng could see that Su Jingmo knew something had happened, so he simply replied with a smile: “Yes, I’m really tired, so I came here to rest.”

Even though Qin Cheng said this with no hidden intentions, Su Jingmo heard it as if he had an ulterior motive. Unexpectedly, this reply made Su Jingmo smile a little deeper, making his peach blossom eyes curve like a crescent moon as a vague dangerous aura surrounded him. If only Qin Cheng could have known what kind of misunderstanding his words would cause in Su Jingmo’s mind, he would have regretted his actions.

“Oh? Is that so?” The last word sounded higher, but Su Jingmo was still smiling as he kept staring at Qin Cheng: “That woman must have been very beautiful then.”

“Beautiful?” Qin Cheng didn’t understand, “Why are you talking about her beauty?”

Seeing that Su Jingmo was smiling but not speaking, Qin Cheng had a bad feeling. But he couldn’t figure out what it was for.

Such a premonition made the joy Qin Cheng had been feeling dim little. After cautiously staring at Su Jingmo, he still couldn’t tell what was wrong. In the end, Qin Cheng asked a bit hesitantly: “What’s wrong? Why were you asking—….”

“Just curious. If you don’t want to say it, then I will not ask again.” Only the Heavens knew what Su Jingmo meant by this. However, the annoyance in Su Jingmo’s heart was so bitter that it was about to break his mask, and he wouldn’t be able to maintain the smile he had on his face.

“No, no, no. I’ll say, I’ll reply to whatever questions you ask.” Without really figuring out what Su Jingmo actually meant, Qin Cheng said: “She looks pretty, cute even. But I swear, I’m not interested in her. You’re the only one in my heart!”

As he kept staring at Qin Cheng while he said this, Su Jingmo couldn’t help but snort coldly: “Naturally, I understand. How can a man resist temptation?”

‘ Temptation? ’ Now Qin Cheng was really confused. ‘ How can this be related to temptation….? ’

‘ No! ’ All of a sudden, Qin Cheng understood what was wrong. ‘ Su Jingmo doesn’t know what happened last night, so he must think that I spent the night with a woman! ’

With this thought Qin Cheng recalled their conversation and his face turned green. ‘ It’s like a chicken talking to a duck ¹ ! It’s pretty obvious we weren’t talking about the same thing! No wonder Su Jingmo’s expression was a little bit off…. ’

‘ Is Su Jingmo…. jealous? ’

This sudden realization made Qin Cheng’s heart feel like it was being filled with mellow wine, intoxicating his heart with an immense happiness, which made it difficult for him to suppress his heartbeats and control the smile growing on his face: “Do you care?” His voice carried a joy that even he couldn’t hear. Qin Cheng was full of joy as he gazed at Su Jingmo to ask him: “Do you?”

“Heh,” Su Jingmo snorted coldly: “You’re overestimating yourself.”

Right after saying these words, Su Jingmo turned his back on Qin Cheng and walked out of the tomb’s stone pavilion.

Qin Cheng, on the other hand, grinned. After all, his heart was flooded with wonderful waves of joy. As he looked at Su Jingmo walking away, he didn’t try to catch up with him, instead, he opened his mouth to say: “Jingmo, I was indeed quite tired last night! After all, a friend of mine was almost abused by a strong man, and I went to save her with two other friends. We beat him almost to death, and my hands ended up hurting a lot! Then, I was dragged by the police for interrogation, which lasted the entire night! I couldn’t sleep at all.”

Qin Cheng’s gaze never left Su Jingmo’s figure, so he was able to see how Su Jingmo stopped walking all of a sudden. This action made Qin Cheng unable to hold back a laugh.

“Get out of here.”

Since Su Jingmo’s back was turned to him, Qin Cheng couldn’t see what expression Su Jingmo had on his face when he said this, but it did sound like he was still angry…. Qin Cheng coughed lightly, wiped his nose sheepishly, and approached Su Jingmo little by little. When he finally got behind Su Jingmo, Qin Cheng held him firmly, clasping his hands tightly around his body, as if he was trying to merge their bodies together.

“I’m very happy, you know. I, Qin Cheng, really feel like I could die of happiness. My heart is so full of happiness that it feels as if it could explode! When I see you misunderstand something like this, see you get angry for something like this, it makes me extremely happy! Because it just shows how much you care about me….”

“….”

“I must have cultivated several lifetimes worth of good fortune to have met you in this life. I don’t know why, ever since I saw you for the first time, I’ve always felt that I couldn’t move my eyes away from you. As if I’ve been looking for you for innumerable lifetimes. As if I wasn’t willing to let go of….this opportunity. As if I’ve waited for a long, long time….”

Inexplicably, there was a kind of sourness rushing up in Qin Cheng’s eyes, turning them red: “Nothing else matters. As long as you have me in your heart, that’s enough for me….”

The voice that fell on Su Jingmo’s ears was low and trembling, but it seemed as if those emotions had completely enveloped him as well. The moment Qin Cheng mentioned ‘as if I’ve waited for a long time’, Su Jingmo’s heart hurt more than words could say.

‘ I’ve also waited for a long time, but there’s no end for me…. ’

‘ More than 1600 years have passed, and no matter how powerful this formation is, it will slowly fade away as time goes by…. This tomb is practically one with my soul, and I….I can already feel it…. ’

It wasn’t that Qin Cheng’s emotions weren’t moving, but Su Jingmo had already seen how all this would end….

However, at that moment, Su Jingmo didn’t want to push Qin Cheng away. Although he was already dead, his soul was still there, and Qin Cheng had done so much for him….

Qin Cheng didn’t want to leave Su Jingmo alone in the dark, so he had been running here day and night just to keep him company. He also brought Su Jingmo boxes filled with books because he was afraid he’d get bored. He was even injured for Su Jingmo’s sake….

Su Jingmo, as someone who was used to polygamous relationships, feared the monogamous long-term relationships the most. That after a long-term commitment, before he knew it, he would be unable to leave Qin Cheng behind….

That gaze that’s always following him around with a never-ending love, how could he ignore it? How could he not be tempted?

“….You don’t care what’ll happen in the future?”

“I only want you.” Qin Cheng whispered as he buried his head between Su Jingmo’s shoulder and neck.

“You have a red thread of fate that connects you with someone else. Do you know that?”

“I know, but so what? You’re the only one I like, the only one I’m in love with!”

“But, according to fate, you’ll eventually fall in love with someone else!”

As soon as he said these words, Su Jingmo felt Qin Cheng slowly let go of him, making him feel an immense pain in his heart. However, this pain didn’t last long. As Qin Cheng walked in front of him, he knelt down on both knees, and said something that shook Su Jingmo to the core.

“People in ancient times believed in Gods and vows. At first, I didn’t want to believe in these things, but after meeting you, I started to believe. Now, I, Qin Cheng, swear to all the Gods that I will only love Su Jingmo for the rest of my life and in the next as well. If I break this oath, may my soul be scattered away, without being allowed to have a proper death!”

Before Su Jingmo had the time to stop him, Qin Cheng had already made the oath. As soon as Su Jingmo recovered from the shock, he pulled Qin Cheng up and said harshly: “What did you do?! Do you want to die?!”

“I still value my life.” As Qin Cheng gazed at the man in front of him, he smiled brightly: “Because I’m sure that I will only fall in love with you…. Even if I have a red thread, so what? Even if fate connects me with someone else, so what? It’s up to me to decide who I’m in love with or not.”

After saying this, Qin Cheng took Su Jingmo’s hand and placed it on his chest. As he smiled, he said: “See? My heart is right here, not with the Gods. They can’t control it….”

Jealous Su Jingmo throwing a tantrum is so damn cuteeee ❤ (ɔˆз(ˆ⌣ˆc)

And Qin Cheng saying all those romantic things, ahh~~σ(≧ε≦σ) ♡

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Footnotes

<ol><b>鸡同鸭讲</b> <b>jī tóng yā jiǎng</b> ; Chinese idiom, it mean to talk without communicating / people who don’t understand each other.</ol>