Chapter 114 – Temple of the Five Internal Organs 4

Xu RenDong and Lian Qiao. One really dared to sleep at a time like this and the other dared to? accompany them.

So that venerable instance of darkness had to keep its door open wide and wait for them for more than an hour before Xu RenDong woke up from his deep sleep.

“You’re awake!” Lian Qiao moved his stiff body but his expression was extremely satisfied.

Xu RenDong’s eyes were slightly red and swollen, obviously from crying hard just now. He rubbed his eyes and replied in a hoarse voice, “I’ve woken up.”

Lian Qiao patted his head with a smile, as if to praise him for his great sleep. Xu RenDong looked at him blankly, as if he didn’t quite remember what happened just now.

Since he doesn’t remember, Lian Qiao has no intention of reminding him of his misery. He staggered to his feet, rubbed his numb legs and asked, “Are you ready? Are we going out now, or do you want to keep waiting?”

Xu RenDong looked out of the elevator subconsciously. When he saw the bottomless darkness, his eyes shrank painfully. He quickly lowered his head, opened his mouth several times but didn’t speak.

Lian Qiao sensed his alienation and suddenly laughed.

“It’s the first time I saw you cry and, to be honest, I’m a little happy.”

Xu RenDong: “..”

Lian Qiao seemed to realize that what he said was very perverted, so he coughed awkwardly and corrected himself: “I mean, ah, since it was the first time I saw your vulnerable side..”

Xu RenDong’s face was slightly red and he looked away and said, “Are you disappointed?”

“Disappointed? Why would I be disappointed?”

Xu RenDong: “I am obviously older than you but I can’t even control my emotions..”

Lian Qiao was both distressed and amused when he heard this. He rubbed RenDong’s hair and said with a smile, “You’re only a few years older than me so stop saying things like that. Besides, everyone has emotional breakdowns and..”

He paused and said slowly in a more gentle and firm tone: “You don’t have to be strong all the time. Although I’m younger than you, I’m already an adult. Try to rely on me occasionally, okay?”

Xu RenDong was stunned.

In his more than 20 years of life, no one has ever said to him “you don’t have to be strong all the time”. He grew up in an orphanage. Although the principal treated him well, he always felt inferior because of his origins.

He was an abandoned child. His biological mother didn’t want him and neither did those who wanted to adopt orphans.

He always felt that he was worthless.

So he suppressed his desires and swallowed his pain alone. He felt that he was not qualified to ask for anything, nor was he qualified to complain. Even if he was injured, he just wanted to hide in a corner and lick his wound silently.

Until he met Lian Qiao.

It was not until he met Lian Qiao that he realized that he could also be depended on and loved. So he desperately protected Lian Qiao and tried to show the maturity of an older person. He wanted Lian Qiao to live happily and to be a boy who never grew up without any worries.

But such a Lian Qiao suddenly said to him: You don’t have to be strong all the time, you can also rely on me.

Xu RenDong felt warm in his chest and his whole heart seemed to be soaked in a hot spring, so comfortable that it was about to melt. He raised his mouth slightly, raised his hand to stroke Lian Qiao’s eyebrows and said softly, “You are already a grown up huh..”

Lian Qiao’s eyes darkened. He leaned into Xu RenDong’s ear and said in a hoarse voice, “It’s so big that it can’t even be held with one hand, of course I’m an adult.”

Xu RenDong didn’t understand it at first, until he noticed the malicious smile in Lian Qiao’s eyes and his pornographic tone of voice. He couldn’t help blushing slightly and pushed him away both angry and amused.

Seeing that his mood had eased, Lian Qiao finally felt relieved and decided to go out to challenge the instance.

If the elevator has a soul, it must be full of tears at this time: Please think of me!

Lian Qiao was about to step out of the elevator but Xu RenDong stopped him and said, “We have to find a weapon or we will surely die.”

A weapon?

Where can they find a weapon in this empty elevator?

Lian Qiao looked around. His expression brightened and his eyes were fixed on the elevator door.

A vigorous miracle happened. With a loud bang, Lian Qiao broke a piece of the door down with his bare hands. It was not too small, not too big, just the right size for a dragon saber.

Elevator: .. You may as well forget about me.

RenDong looked at the half of the elevator door with a horrific expression on his face, thinking to himself: Lian Qiao, an adult, has really done something not adult-like. {Ie. a crime a think?}

Despite being mentally prepared, Xu RenDong still felt stiff all over when he stepped into the darkness again.

This is natural. Not to mention that Xu RenDong has died twice here, any normal person who is suddenly thrown into a large unfamiliar forest and loses his eyesight will panic.

Lian Qiao was actually afraid but he knew that he had become Xu RenDong’s support, so he still felt a sense of accomplishment even though he was nervous. This secret feeling of happiness forcibly suppressed his fear.

The two walked in the dark for a long time. This time, like last time, the two walked in the direction of the wind. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but as they walked downwind, the swampy smell in the air became less and less. The screams of human beings were still heard from time to time in the distance. Lian Qiao was still nervous at first but when he heard the voices getting further and further away from him, he calmed down.

He tried to tell some jokes to lighten the atmosphere. Xu RenDong kept chatting with him and a doubt gradually emerged in his heart:

The ‘five internal organs’ literally refers to the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. The folk saying “worship at the temple of the five internal organs” refers to having a good meal and making your internal organs happy and satisfied. But the dark forest, the vines, being blind, none of it appeared directly related to the “five internals organs”.

Why is this instance called the “Temple of the Five Internal Organs”?

Xu RenDong fell into contemplation.

Until a voice sounded in the dark.

“Hey. Up in front.”

Xu RenDong was startled. This voice – why is this voice so familiar? Who was it?

Although the owner of the voice has not yet been recognized, Xu RenDong’s back was already covered in white sweat. He tensed up instinctively, squeezed Lian Qiao’s arm and silently reminded him to be careful.

Lian Qiao gestured back with a handshake. He opened his mouth and said, “Who are you?”

In the darkness, the man said in a very kind tone: “I am also a player this time.”

Lian Qiao identified the man’s position by his voice and pulled Xu RenDong two steps back quietly. The feet stepped on the dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground, making a small sound. The man heard it, chuckled and said, “Don’t be nervous, I am alone. Besides, this instance is so difficult, I can’t manage it by myself and I finally met a living person. How could it hurt you?”

“What you say makes sense.” Lian Qiao’s tone was sincere but he raised the dragon saber in his hand.

The man sighed: “I don’t expect you to trust me, I just want to walk with you. This place is so weird, it’s enough to drive me crazy.”

These words were polite, presumably the other party was a gentlemanly person. It was this elegant and polite manner that allowed Xu RenDong to finally confirm the identity of this person.

It’s that gentleman who kills without blinking an eye!

In the “Butterfly in the Stomach” instance, the gentleman took pleasure in killing,and killed an unknown number of teammates. He even dismembered Xu RenDong alive, just to see if there were butterflies in his stomach.

But—isn’t the gentleman already dead?!

Xu RenDong not only smashed him to pieces with a sledgehammer but also fed him a whole bottle of poison. He only left after confirming that his heartbeat, pulse and breathing were all gone. Even like this he couldn’t be killed which showed this person was too perverted!

Wait.

Xu RenDong’s heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps the gentleman was not not dead, but merely resurrected! He has killed so many people, there must be a puppet on him! And there’s a good chance there’s more than one!

This is bad!

He beat the gentleman to death and must have left a strong impression on the gentleman! He? didn’t expect to meet him again one day. It’s most likely this is the person who cut off his hand in the last reincarnation!

Xu RenDong had a cold sweat on his back and an uncontrollable sense of fear was born in his heart.

No. He needed to calm down, calm down.

He probably hasn’t recognized me yet, otherwise he wouldn’t so easily ask to go with me.

Fortunately, everyone is blind and so he can’t see me.. but he must remember my voice. I must not speak otherwise he will recognize it!

Xu RenDong bit his lip and was about to order Lian Qiao to refuse but Lian Qiao said, “Okay.”

Xu RenDong was taken aback. Why is Lian Qiao making the decision by himself all of a sudden?

Why didn’t you ask me what I want?!

Lian Qiao said again: “It’s better to have a companion on the road. We can chat and relieve? boredom and I guess we won’t be so afraid.”

After hearing this, Xu RenDong suddenly understood.

The gentleman appeared quietly beside them and, if he hadn’t taken the initiative to speak, they wouldn’t even notice that there was a third person around. Thus, if the gentleman wanted to accompany them no matter what, he can merely stalk them undetected if they disagree.

Darkness was bad for everyone. Instead of leaving a scourge to follow them in secret, it is better to promise him readily and talk to him all the way. Not only can they try to get clues from his speech but they can also take precautions in the situation of him wanting to pull something.

At this time, Xu RenDong sighed again that Lian Qiao was very thoughtful and managed to think this far in the blink of an eye. In contrast, he was three years older than him, but his mind is far from mature. Truly he was the “stupid brother”.

It’s a pity that it was convenient for Xu RenDong to speak and he couldn’t use gestures to tell Lian Qiao the history between him and this gentlemen. He could only follow Lian Qiao quietly, pretending that he didn’t exist.

It is impossible not to exist, no matter how lightly he steps, the sound of stepping on the dead leaves cannot be concealed.

The gentleman quickly asked: “There is another friend here, why doesn’t he speak?”

Xu RenDong was silent. Lian Qiao said: “He doesn’t want to talk to you.”

Gentleman: “Why? Did I say something wrong to make this friend unhappy? If so, I’ll apologize to you in advance. I’m really sorry.”

Lian Qiao : “It’s not necessary. My partner has a cold personality and usually doesn’t like to talk to people.”

Gentleman: “So you are a couple. You sound quite young, how old are you?”

Lian Qiao said, “Twenty-four.

The gentleman asked, “What about the young lady?”

Lian Qiao: “What young lady?”

The gentleman hesitated for a moment: “You.. your partner.”

Lian Qiao: “There is no young lady. He is a man, we are gay.”

Gentleman: “..Sorry, I didn’t know..”

Lian Qiao: “It doesn’t matter, you are blind after all.”

Gentleman: “..”

Xu RenDong raised the corners of his mouth silently in the dark. Although Lian Qiao doesn’t his new and old hatreds, he seems to have a natural hostility to gentlemen. Perhaps this is the tacit understanding between lovers.

The direction of airflow was always in one direction. The three of them walked forward in the dark in the direction of the downwind. It was unknown how long they had gone when Lian Qiao suddenly stopped.

“Do you think..the smell is getting stronger?”