Chapter 116 – “You are still a kid…”
Novel Title: 龙血 (Dragon Blood)
Author：水千丞 (Shui Qian Cheng)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 单鸣 (Shan Ming -MC), 沈长泽 (Shen Changze -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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In the end, the group of gamblers were driven back to the room one by one.
Shan Ming went back to wash up. When he came out, he found that Shen Changze had returned. He was looking at the computer screen with a sullen face.
Shan Ming walked over and sat down by the bed, “How are things going?”
Shen Changze glanced at him with a ‘tch’ coming from his mouth. He then said, “Dry your hair.”
Shan Ming shook it vigorously, letting Shen Changze be splattered with water from his hair, “Tell me. Did you find anything from your research?”
Shen Changze replied: “I reported the situation to them and we are currently investigating. We all think that even if we don’t look for him, he will come out on his own initiative.” He went into the bathroom and took a towel. He then came out to wipe Shan Ming’s hair. “During the years I was away, did you not dry your hair after you washed it?”
“Too troublesome.” Shan Ming pondered: “Then, if you find Shen Yao’s whereabouts, do you have to go against him again?”
Shen Changze didn’t want to discuss this issue at the moment. The time for him to spend alone with Shan Ming would be lost in the next minute. When the two of them were together, he just wanted to enjoy the time he had with his father. He said softly, “If I’m not by your side, you can’t seem to take care of yourself at all.”
“Don’t act like a bitch. I’ve lived like this for eighteen years before I found you and I’m still in good health.”
“You were young at that time. Now, you are in your thirties. In another ten or eight years, all the injuries you have suffered on your body will come back to haunt you. You will be in great pain. I need you to live a long and healthy life.”
Shan Ming laughed and said, “No matter how long I live, I will still die before you. What are you thinking so much about?”
“You don’t want to think about these things. But I will think about them for you.” Shen Changze wiped the water off of Shan Ming’s hair and then threw the towel away. He hugged him from behind as he said softly, “Baba, stay by my side.”
Shan Ming was silent for a while, “You can come back to ‘Peregrine Falcon’ at any time. But I will not stay in China. I will not give in regarding this. So don’t mention it again.”
“You can stay at the base, just like me. Whenever we need to go out on a mission, you will still go through the battlefield. It was just with a different team.”
“No. My brothers and comrades in arms are in ‘Peregrine Falcon’.”
“But I am here.”
Shan Ming turned his head and looked into his eyes. He said firmly, “I will not leave ‘Peregrine Falcon’ until I die.”
Shen Changze’s eyes were filled with disappointment. His voice trembled slightly as he said, “After all, ‘Peregrine Falcon’ will always be more important to you compared to me, isn’t it?”
“No one is more important than the other. I just want to live the life I am familiar with and I don’t want to change anything.”
Shen Changze gritted his teeth and said, “I’m your son. Why can’t you put me first?” He even began to hate the existence of Peregrine Falcon and everyone in Peregrine Falcon. If they were gone, Shan Ming’s eyes would not look at others.
Shan Ming whispered: “You ask me why. Don’t you understand why?”
How could he not understand? The friendship of comrades-in-arms who left their lives and deaths in the hands of each other for more than ten years has been tested to the limits by fire, blood and tears. It is tougher and stronger than any other emotion in the world. It is a kind of friendship where they would put their life on the line for each other. They have mutual trust and they are willing to sacrifice themselves at any time in order to protect the team.
Shen Changze felt a heavy sense of powerlessness. He knew that he couldn’t replace ‘Peregrine Falcon’’s position. The complex relationship between him and his foster father couldn’t make Shan Ming give up his free life to accommodate his needs.
He was really unwilling. They are supposed to be the closest to each other.
In the past, he only hoped to stay by Shan Ming’s side. Later on, he longed to own Shan Ming, even if it was just his body. But now, he wants even more than before. He wants Shan Ming to love him and to only look at him. He wants him to be within his reach at any time.
There are endless desires. And there are too many things that he wants from Shan Ming.
Shan Ming rubbed his face, “Didn’t you say that you have control of your own time? Then, come to Columbia when you are not busy. ‘Peregrine Falcon’ will only have a place for you.”
“But if I can’t see you, I will worry every day. What if one day you die somewhere I don’t know?”
Shan Ming said: “I have been prepared for death a long time ago. You should also be prepared to accept it. For now, it is enough just to live happily. What do you want to do to live for so long?”
Shen Changze said in a hoarse voice: “What would you know…” An unspeakable anger rose in his heart, “I should have known earlier. You really have no heart at all.”
Shan Ming curled his lips to a smile, “That’s right. When I was young, I didn’t have enough nutrition. It only made sense that my heart didn’t grow as well.”
Shen Changze slammed him down on the bed. He looked at him with fiery eyes.
Shan Ming could only smile and look back at him, “You are still a kid…”
Shen Changze pinched Shan Ming’s chin. He gritted his teeth and said, “Baba, if we are separated, will you still miss me every day?”
Shan Ming said frankly, “You are the only son I have. Of course I will miss you.”
“But…that’s not enough…” Shen Changze’s eyes were bloodshot red, “I want you to miss me all the time. I want you to have nothing but me in your heart. And I want you not to see anyone other than me in your eyes. What should I do?? Baba, what should I do?!” He roared fiercely, with despair in his eyes.
Shan Ming stared at him blankly. He then hugged his head with both of his hands. He then said in a low voice, “I don’t know.”
There was no solution to the issue. So, Shen Changze only roughly tore open Shan Ming’s clothes.
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The injured mercenaries recovered well. They can return to Colombia after staying underground for another month at most. Neo has urged them twice to go back to help with a drug lord war going on between Colombia and Mexico. Neo is not only an important figure in the Colombian government, but he is also the younger brother of a powerful local drug lord. His family is prosperous and big. He can do both legal and illegal businesses. Neo acts as the biggest broker for ‘Peregrine Falcon’ in America and they often solved some troubles for him in exchange for a modern military base in Colombia. Even the establishment of this military base received funding from the Colombian government.
Currently, there are half of the mercenaries from the regiment who had been staying in the base in Columbia and they have helped them stabilise the situation. But Tiger Shark and Ayer are not there. So, Neo is still worried.
Under such circumstances, they did not agree to stay here for too long. Even though Tang Tingzhi tried his best to persuade them to stay, the two parties finally negotiated and reached an agreement. They will only stay for another three weeks.
They actively cooperated with scientific researchers to conduct experiments, leaving a lot of precious data. They also played an important role in promoting the research of some projects. Before leaving, Tang Tingzhi gave them a lot of equipment and weapons.
The workers in the base and the mercenaries of ‘Peregrine Falcon’ were very curious about how the date between Ayer and Tang Tingzhi was going. It is said that Ayer insisted that the ‘date’ should not be held underground and that they should go to some romantic places. So Tang Tingzhi took Ayer out. The two of them didn’t return for one whole night. They only came back the next day with normal expressions on their faces.
When asked about the details, the two of them never talked about it. But since then, Ayer has cooperated a lot with the experiment and often teased Tang Tingzhi with flirty words.
No one thinks much would happen between the two of them. From their point of view, Ayer probably only wanted to tease Tang Tingzhi. But they didn’t know the details. So, it was really disappointing.
Shen Changze and Shan Ming had crazy sex almost every night. Every day when they returned to the room, it was the beginning of a long and intoxicating sensual journey. The two of them had never experienced such a chaotic life. Sex almost filled all their time spent together. They are now extremely familiar with each other’s bodies that often, even a light touch can arouse each other’s lust. They are like two wild animals with a high level of lust. They would mingle in any corner of this room and mark the places with sex.
Three weeks passed by quickly and it was time for the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ to go home.
They stayed in the base for a total of 49 days. These 49 days are precious special training for every mercenary. Since they faced Dragon Blood Man who is much stronger than a human, their combat skills and defence capabilities progressed significantly.
Although Tiger Shark has already emphasised that he will no longer accept tasks related to the Dragon Blood people, before they leave, Tang Tingzhi expressed that he still hopes for them to have a chance to cooperate again. It is almost impossible to find another team from all around the world who had experiences and excellent abilities to fight against a team of Dragon Blood people.
Most importantly, they have worked together for a long time. So, they have built trust and friendship with each other.
After they said their short farewells, Tang Tingzhi, Shen Changze and Huang Ying sent them up to the ground.
Shen Changze kept holding Shan Ming’s hand tightly.
In fact, the increasingly close relationship between the two of them can be seen through by others to some extent. Some people had already guessed the kind of relationship they have. But none of them thinks that it is wrong. Life is short for them so…anything goes.
Before boarding the plane Tang Tingzhi prepared for them, Shen Changze held Shan Ming in his arms. He was unable to let him go.
Shan Ming said to him, “If there’s any news about Shen Yao, you must inform me.”
“Why should I?”
“I’ll come back to help you.” Shan Ming said seriously, “It has nothing to do with ‘Peregrine Falcon’. But I will definitely come for you.”
Shen Changze said in a trembling voice: “Okay.”
Shan Ming patted his face, “I’m leaving.” After saying that, he stepped on the plane without looking back.
Shen Changze suddenly rushed up and grabbed Shan Ming back. He dragged him aside and warned him in a low voice: “Once you go back, you are not allowed to have anything to do with any woman. Don’t think that I won’t know about it. You can’t mess around. If I find out that you do it, I’ll lock you up so that you won’t see any women anymore for the rest of your life.”
When Shen Changze said this, he took a look at Pell, as if warning her. Even though he knew that Shan Ming and Pell hadn’t had that kind of relationship for a long time before he left, she was still such a beautiful woman who dangled around under Shan Ming’s eyelids all the time. And this is especially because the two of them had slept with each other before. After several years of sexual partnership between them, Shen Changze always felt awkward when they’re seen together.
Pell pursed her lips into a smile. She winked at Shen Changze charmingly. Her eyes are full of teasing.
Shan Ming raised his eyebrows noncommittally. He thought to himself that he would be so far away so whatever he would do, Shen Changze won’t find out anyway. So he doesn’t care much about this warning.
Shen Changze asked anxiously, “Do you get me?”
Shan Ming smiled lazily at him, “Got it.”
Shen Changze held onto Shan Ming’s arm tightly. His eyes were looking full of internal struggle and reluctance. The emotions shown on his face were too obvious.
When Shan Ming saw the deep affection in his eyes, he was also shocked by it. So he couldn’t help comforting him: “I will miss you. Come to me when you are free.”
“You must protect yourself.” Shen Changze looked deeply at Shan Ming, “Baba, you have to remember that I only choose to live with you or die with you. Don’t abandon me. You have to live well. “
Shan Ming patted his arm a few times and said in a deep voice, “I’ll live.”
After he said that, Shan Ming broke away Shen Changze’s grab on his arm which already hurts. He turned around and got on the plane.
The moment the cabin door closed, Shen Changze felt his eyes becoming sore.
Once Shan Ming got on the plane, he secretly glanced at Shen Changze through the window.
It’s great that his son has grown so much.
He remembered that when he was a child, Lin Qiang always forced him to read Chinese books, especially those literary works that twisted their words. He was afraid that he would forget his own language. At that time, he had come across a saying. He didn’t know why he remembered it so deeply until now. The saying was: In order to ensure that the remaining years are full of food to eat, I only wish we could see each other often.
Goodbye, my son.
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*Translator’s Note: I can only post one chapter tonight. I’m dead tired. -K
*GLOSSARY: *但使残年饱吃饭，只愿无事常相见 [Dàn shǐ cán nián bǎo chīfàn, zhǐ yuàn wú shì cháng xiāng jiàn] = In order to ensure that the remaining years are full of food to eat, I only wish we could see each other often. 👉This saying is an excerpt from a poem. It is from Tang Dynasty Du Fu’s “Meeting Wang Yiyin and Presenting Songs After Illness”. It basically means that as long as I can have enough food in my later years to eat, I only hope that I can see you often when I am free. In this poem the poet talks about his old horse that won’t live long anymore. So as long as he is still alive, he wishes to see the horse often when he is free.
Next update: 2023.–.– (*TBA)
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