The healing value increased?

Since the last time Qin Zhi took down the Qin family, and the healing value increased by another five points to ninety, Su Duan hadn't seen it move again.

Although the system comforted him that a healing value of ninety was not low, and Qin Zhi's fate line was also very complete, even if the last ten points really couldn't be increased, he could still get a good rating.

When mentioning the final rating, Su Duan suddenly thought of a question: "System, when does the task end?"

Since the task can be rated even if the healing value doesn't reach full, what is the standard for the end of the task?

Realizing that the system had never mentioned this issue, Su Duan couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

The system said: "The essence of the system is to assist the host in passing the Heavenly Dao's exam, and to provide the host with auxiliary information and tools - if the host has enough experience points, that is. It doesn't have the right to decide the end point of the task and the final rating. The rating given by the system is actually a value obtained through technical transcoding after being evaluated by the Heavenly Dao, so sorry host, the system is not sure either QAQ."

Su Duan: "..." Hearing the system put the Heavenly Dao and technical transcoding, two completely unrelated words, together, he still felt it was a bit strange.

Su Duan pursed his lips and said, "It's okay. I have another question."

The system's electronic voice rose a little: "Host, please please please please say it!"

Su Duan: "Then after completing the task, will I leave this world?"

System: "..."

The system was silent for a few seconds, and the electronic voice lowered again: "...When the Heavenly Dao feels that the host should leave, the host will detach from the world, so for this question, the system can't be sure either, sorry sorry sorry sorry."

Su Duan also fell silent for a few seconds, then said to the system, "It's okay, you've already helped me a lot, thank you."

System: "Host wuwuwuwu--"

Su Duan: "..." To be honest, the system crying with a mechanical electronic voice felt very unnatural and ear-piercing, but seeing it sounding so sad, Su Duan couldn't bear to interrupt, and could only endure it silently.

What he said was not just being polite to the system. Since ancient times, the Heavenly Dao's trials have been very harsh, especially since he had already failed to take form once, the difficulty of attempting to take form again would increase exponentially. Other spiritual beings could only fight alone when taking form, so the system being able to provide him with world information was already a huge help.

Just as the system said, it was only an auxiliary system, and Su Duan still had to walk the real path himself.

Wait, something seems a bit off--

When did he fail to take form?

After that thought naturally popped up in his mind, the spiritual herb Su Duan was stunned.

He knew that he seemed to have lost some memories after waking up, but overall it didn't seem to be a problem. Plus, he was busy with the task, so he only thought that he was injured during the process of falling asleep with the Earth, and didn't think too much about it.

But now it seems that his memory has quite a big problem--

He actually has no impression at all of such an important matter as failing to take form?

He tried to search for related memories in his mind, but some areas that stored memories were clear while others were blurry and mottled. After flipping through several times, he still couldn't find any clues.

It was as if the matter of 'failing to take form' was just an illusion he had imagined out of thin air.

But Su Duan had an indescribable intuition in his heart that it was not his illusion, otherwise it would not have integrated into his thoughts so naturally.

......

Su Duan recalled his conversation with the system a while ago and the abnormalities with his body, and spaced out a little.

-- Then he felt his lips being held by someone's teeth and gently rubbed.

Stimulated by the indescribable strange sensation, Su Duan blinked, and light appeared in his dazed dark eyes, regaining their luster.

He turned his eyes and met Qin Zhi's half-closed eyes.

Looking closely, he found that Qin Zhi's eyelashes were actually thin and long. When he looked at people with slightly lowered eyes, his eyelashes fell, concealing his overly deep dark eyes, making him look much gentler than usual.

Su Duan couldn't compliment people, he just felt that Qin Zhi looked even better now than usual. He looked into Qin Zhi's eyes, seeming to be attracted by the light in his eyes. His cheeks felt even hotter, so he hurriedly averted his gaze.

He had bloomed...

Although he had just realized this, Su Duan still felt it was very novel. This kind of thing was too unfamiliar to him. In the past few thousand years, he had always watched the plants around him bloom, and had never experienced it himself.

Originally, he had no hopes for this, but just like the ancient poem said, "The village appears again after the willows darken and flowers brighten", surprises always appear unexpectedly before him.

Although he couldn't be sure that his original body could also bloom in the future, being able to experience it once was already a very memorable experience.

The system quietly reminded him: "'The village appears again after the willows darken and flowers brighten' is not used like this, host."

Su Duan said, "It's okay, I'm just very happy."

He really wanted to reach out and touch his flower, but Qin Zhi held him very tightly, with almost no gap between the two of them. His arms could only swing a little, and couldn't reach down at all.

Su Duan thought, he hoped his flower could bloom for a while longer. After Qin Zhi let go of him later, he could go and touch it.

Qin Zhi seemed to feel that he was spacing out again, and bit him again. This time it was a bit heavier than last time. Su Duan was a little afraid that Qin Zhi would bite him badly like this, plus he was indeed a little dizzy from the heat, so he couldn't help but lean his head back.

Qin Zhi felt his struggling strength and loosened his arms a little. He chased up and took another bite before reluctantly letting him go.

After being released, Su Duan panted lightly. Although Qin Zhi only blocked his mouth and didn't block his nose for breathing, his heartbeat was too fast just now, and it was a bit hard to keep up with just breathing through his nose.

Qin Zhi looked at Su Duan, whose cheeks were flushed with a light red, his dark eyes were as moist as if they had been soaked in water, revealing a light pink tongue tip panting lightly. Unable to restrain the desire to get close in his heart, he lowered his head slightly again and rubbed Su Duan's smooth forehead with his own forehead a couple of times, the tip of his nose also bumping against his, their hot breaths intertwining.

Qin Zhi greedily absorbed Su Duan's breathless scent, feeling that the aura from the young master's body was even more addictive than the nicotine in tobacco.

Then, he was pushed back by Su Duan's finally freed hand pressing against his cheek.

Su Duan said with difficulty, "Move away a bit, I can't breathe."

Qin Zhi chuckled and obediently withdrew his head.

He was observing his young master.

After being kissed by him, although Su Duan's attitude was a bit evasive, there was no disgust in his eyes, but rather a bit of shyness and indescribable excitement. Moreover, the body's reaction was the most honest - just now, Su Duan's body had become even hotter.

Loosely holding the person in his arms, after waiting for him to breathe more steadily, Qin Zhi looked at him seriously and slowly said, "I like Duan Duan."

Being stared at by Qin Zhi with eyes that seemed like he was about to continue devouring him, Su Duan nervously swallowed and his mind suddenly became a tangled mess, still dazed, not knowing how to answer.

Fortunately, Qin Zhi didn't need him to answer and quickly followed up with a question.

But this question stumped Su Duan.

Qin Zhi brought his face close to his, stopping inches away, and said in a hoarse voice, "Duan Duan doesn't dislike me kissing you, does that mean you also like me?"

Su Duan's mind stalled for a moment, then started working arduously.

He liked...Qin Zhi?

Oh right, he was just thinking about it and almost forgot again.

Humans are different from plants. As long as the environment is suitable, plants will bloom when it's their flowering season, and only then will they start considering finding a mate. But for humans, it's when they have someone they want to pursue that they will "bloom".

Although his soul is a plant, his body is human, so...it's because of Qin Zhi that he bloomed?

Su Duan: "..."

Realizing this point, he felt his mind wasn't good enough again. He obviously didn't have his heart race or want to pollinate with Qin Zhi when looking at him usually like the information the system found said, so how did he come to like him?

The system suddenly spoke up, quietly reminding him, "Host, this is the mission world, the host is only here to complete the mission."

Su Duan blanked for a moment before saying to the system, "...I know."

After completing the mission, he might leave. Although the time is uncertain, if he establishes a partner relationship with Qin Zhi, the separation will become a very sad thing.

In his long life, Su Duan had seen too many partings in life and death. Some people developed inner demons due to their partner's departure and spent the rest of their lives as if they were walking corpses. At that time, he couldn't understand this intense emotion, but at this moment, he seemed to suddenly experience a little bit of it.

Su Duan wanted to tell Qin Zhi that he didn't like him, but looking at Qin Zhi's dark eyes that seemed to be filled with starlight, he suddenly found it a bit difficult to open his mouth.

Seeing his dazed appearance, Qin Zhi pressed his forehead against his again, "Duan Duan, will you agree to be with me?"

Su Duan thought for a long time before blinking with difficulty and answering in a small voice, "...I can't promise you."

Qin Zhi seemed to not have expected this answer. As if splashed with a basin of cold water, the smile on his face instantly froze and gloom covered his brows and eyes.

However, he quickly noticed that Su Duan said he "can't" promise him, not reasons like "don't like".

Not being able to be together could be because of not liking, or it could be due to some external factors.

Although he was eager to take the person back to his den and make him his own, he wasn't blindly optimistic and still had basic judgment. Su Duan's closeness to him clearly showed no rejection, so he could be sure that Su Duan had at least some feelings for him.

Then it was external factors -

Could it be that Su Zheng didn't agree?

He remembered deeply that Su Zheng had started to strictly guard against him two and a half years ago. Accepting his help this time was also because there was no other choice, but Su Zheng definitely wanted him to stay as far away from Su Duan as possible.

And Su Duan listened to Su Zheng very much. Perhaps it was precisely because Su Zheng had told Su Duan something that he would reject him.

Thinking of this possibility, the gloom between Qin Zhi's brows and eyes dissipated a little, and he said in a low voice, "It's okay, I will wait for you."

Su Duan wanted to say not to wait for him, that he wasn't from this world at all, but the rules stated that he couldn't break character. In the end, he just pursed his lips and didn't look into Qin Zhi's eyes.

Knowing that he couldn't push the person too hard, Qin Zhi leaned over to kiss his forehead and got up from the sofa. "I'm going to work, Duan Duan sleep a bit more."

Feeling that Qin Zhi was a bit dangerous right now, Su Duan couldn't help but wrap himself up in the blanket and secretly stared at Qin Zhi's back. Seeing that Qin Zhi had already lowered his head and started handling documents, he retracted his gaze.

After spacing out for a while, Su Duan suddenly realized that he was too focused on Qin Zhi's matter and almost forgot to touch his flower.

Fortunately, his flower was still blooming - although not as obvious as before, it was barely there.

So Su Duan moved his arms under the blanket.

However, the summer blanket was too thin and light, and his every move under the blanket could actually be seen clearly.

Glancing up and seeing his movements, Qin Zhi's breath hitched, "...Duan Duan, what are you doing?"

Su Duan's movements stopped and he blinked.

In the plant world, everyone's flowers are exposed outside. As long as the pistil isn't touched, it's very common for flowers to be brushed by the leaves of other plants when the wind blows, so Su Duan actually didn't have any sense of shame about this...

Being looked at by Qin Zhi like this, Su Duan only then remembered that human living habits are different from plants. He shouldn't touch his flower in front of others, and suddenly became a bit stuttered, "I...I'm just touching..."

"...I won't touch anymore." Su Duan's voice grew smaller and smaller, very embarrassedly withdrawing his hand.

Qin Zhi: "..."

......

Although Su Duan didn't agree, Qin Zhi was well-versed in the principle of boiling a frog in warm water, stealing kisses from time to time. Su Duan was also very obedient. Although he verbally refused, he never made any noise. At most, he would softly say to stop kissing him if kissed for too long.

So none of Su Zheng's trusted subordinates left at Su Group discovered that he had already nibbled on the person who knows how many times.

Qin Zhi sensed Su Duan's subconscious closeness to him and became a bit more confident in his guess.

Just like that, a month passed. Qin Zhi successfully became even closer with Su Duan. And under his efforts, Su Zheng would also be released from prison very soon.

Author's note:

Su Duan: Pondering about life......

Qin Zhi: Hugging the cabbage and not letting go! Mine!

Su Zheng: Oh ho! Bring me my butcher knife! Domineering CEO stare.jpg