Chapter 165 – (Extra 12) Ayer Mauri X Tang Tingzhi Pt. 8
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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Ayer touched his smooth face with a soft smile on his face, “Do you like me?”
Tang Tingzhi was stunned, “Huh? Why did you think I like you?”
Ayer shook the diary in his hand, “This is what you do when you like someone.”
Tang Tingzhi asked in surprise, “Really?”
Ayer knew that it was too difficult for him to understand this truth. So it was better to force him to admit it directly. So he said firmly, “Yes.”
“This…” Tang Tingzhi pointed at the computer, “Let me check the definition of this word. Okay?”
“No. No need to check. You like me.”
Tang Tingzhi hesitated and said, “But your own judgement is not enough to prove it…”
“Of course it’s enough. It’s just between the two of us if we like each other. If I say that you do, I can prove to you 50% of it.” After Ayer finished speaking, he almost bit his own tongue. No matter how he spoke, he sounded more and more like Tang Tingzhi; talking with scientific facts.
Tang Tingzhi was bluffed by him about this ‘fact’ for a moment. No matter when it comes to professional knowledge in any field, Tang Tingzhi can speak eloquently. But only in terms of emotion, he is almost in a blank slate. He relied his understanding of this on Ayer, who had fooled him.
He turned his head for a long time and finally grasped a key question, “Then you…Then, do you like me?”
Ayer said without hesitation, “I like you.”
Seeing the frankness on Ayer’s face, Tang Tingzhi was stunned for a moment. But then, he smiled unconsciously…
Ayer squeezed his face, “What are you smiling for?”
Tang Tingzhi asked in surprise: “Did I smile?”
“You smiled.”
“Smiling means happiness…”
“Yes. If I say I like you, you will feel happy. Doesn’t that already prove that you like me?”
Tang Tingzhi nodded his head, “You’re right…” He touched his face, which was very hot. He felt very comfortable with Ayer. Ayer’s hair was like golden satin, fluttering in front of his eyes. So he couldn’t help but want to reach out and touch it. Ayer’s kiss was gentle and passionate as well. Although he didn’t learn well yet, he was willing to continue to ‘communicate’ in that manner with Ayer. If this means that he likes him, then he can understand a little bit of the things he had no answer about before. Maybe ‘liking’ someone is the feeling that makes him feel happy. This is different from the sense of accomplishment obtained by completing a major experiment. This kind of joy lasts longer and he will not immediately feel lost because of the arrival of victory. This kind of joy can be recalled at any time. It can make him feel a kind of abundant strength.
So he likes Ayer? As if he had discovered some important secret, Tang Tingzhi was nervous and excited. He looked at Ayer with some confusion, “So, what should I do?”
What to do with this ‘liking’? Can I study it? Can it be dissected? Can I do a case study on it? When you like someone, what should you do? He wondered.
Ayer pulled him up from the sofa. He squinted his eyes and pecked on his lips, “Just have a good relationship with me.”
“How to do that?”
“First of all, you can’t meet those girls who were introduced to you.”
“I didn’t intend to meet them. I don’t know how to communicate with women.”
“Hmm. Secondly, follow my lead.”
“I want to be able to master the knowledge myself.”
Ayer smiled and said, “I will teach you. And I will lead you slowly on how to fall in love.” After speaking, he flipped through Tang Tingzhi’s diary, intending to read two more pages.
Tang Tingzhi stretched out his hand and was about to grab it away. He whispered, “Give it back to me.” He didn’t know that he was embarrassed and shy about it at the moment. But he only knew that he really didn’t want Ayer to read it.
Ayer looked at his expression and wanted to laugh. Sometimes, he felt that Tang Tingzhi was probably the most boring and rigid person in the world. Staying with him would suffocate him to death. But some other times, he felt that Tang Tingzhi was very funny and he could drop interesting things when provoked.
Although he really wanted to continue to bully Tang Tingzhi since it was very interesting to see his anxious expression, bullying too hard all at once would deprive him of the fun in the future. So he returned the diary to Tang Tingzhi, “If you don’t want me to read it, then I won’t read it. Why are you nervous?”
After Tang Tingzhi snatched the diary away, he jumped up immediately and put it in the pocket of his coat. He looked back at Ayer and felt that it was still not safe to keep it in his pocket like this. But he couldn’t hide it right in front of Ayer.
It seems that an encrypted electronic file should be created, Tang Tingzhi made up his mind.
Ayer caught his intention, “No need to hide it. I just won’t read it. Come on, let’s play a game.”
“What game?”
Ayer turned on the computer. He downloaded a battle game and connected it to the TV. He then handed him the joystick, “Come on. I’ll teach you how to play.”
Tang Tingzhi looked at the joystick, “This is for children to play.”
“You don’t even know how to play something a child can play. So hurry up and learn.” Ayer surrounded him from behind him and taught him how to play, “Look. This is forward. This is backward. And press this to attack…”
The two sat on the bed. They ate some snacks and drank some drinks as they played games all afternoon. The time passed very quickly and it was already past six in the afternoon.
Tang Tingzhi’s eyes were a little tired from playing so he lay in Ayer’s arms, intending to take a break. But he accidentally fell asleep. Ayer also dropped the joystick, turned down the volume of the TV, and hugged him to rest.
The two of them slept from six o’clock in the evening until two o’clock in the middle of the night. Ayer woke up first. He woke up from hunger. Seeing that Tang Tingzhi was dazed and unwilling to open his eyes, he took the phone by the bed and asked the kitchen to bring over some food for him.
Tang Tingzhi got up from the bed after hearing the sound. He went to wash his face. After the meal was delivered, the two of them cleaned up quickly. Looking at the time that was moving so slow, they were both a little depressed. If they tried to sleep again, they would definitely not be able to fall asleep. But if they didn’t go to sleep, how would they get up the next day?
Ayer had a flash of inspiration, “Take me up to the ground.”
Tang Tingzhi immediately refused, “No.”
“Why not?”
“There are rules. And you can’t go out now.”
“I just want to breathe the air on the ground and enjoy… Well, watching the moonlight. So take me up.” Ayer shook his arm.
Tang Tingzhi shook his head and said firmly, “It’s really not possible. I’m the one who set the rules. I can’t violate my own principles.”
“You are the person in charge of the project. So you have the right to decide on special cases. Take me out. I haven’t been out for a long time.” Ayer hugged his waist and began to act coquettish, “Take me out.”
Tang Tingzhi said awkwardly, “No. You can’t go out.”
“I can completely control myself now. So why can’t I go out?”
“But you can’t control your sexual urges yet.”
“Will I just grab someone to have sex with when I get to the ground? I just want to go around the base up there. I don’t want to go to the city.”
Tang Tingzhi waved his hand, “Ayer, this is really…”
Ayer put his arms around his waist. He then pouted and said, “Take me up. Or I won’t let you out of this room. You can’t go to work today.”
“How can you do this to me?”
“I can do this. Not only will you not be allowed to go to work today. But I will also not cooperate with any experiment in the future.” Ayer played tricks on him. He had been underground for four months. He would be suffocated if he didn’t go out to have a look.
Tang Tingzhi lowered his head and thought for a long time. He then said forcefully: “Okay. But you must obey my arrangement.”
“No problem.”
“We must come back at dawn. We can go out for only up to three hours.”
“Okay.”
Tang Tingzhi picked up the internal phone and explained to the person in the security department in a few words. The other party acted very quickly and appeared outside his door only fifteen minutes later. He sent them to the main hall of the base.
Ayer was put on a helmet and was temporarily deprived of vision, hearing and sense of direction. Ayer was a little bit excited, but also a little nervous.
At this time, a cold and slender hand held his hand. Ayer knew who that hand belonged to so he quickly held it back. He was holding it very tightly.
They took the elevator. When they reached the surface, Ayer got into another car and was driven half an hour from the base before he was allowed to get out of the car and his helmet was taken off.
They were in a grove where there were no buildings around. The security personnel were not far away from them, waiting with guns in his hands. Tang Tingzhi stood beside him, looking at him helplessly.
Ayer took a deep breath of the air on the ground. The icy cold air rushed into his nostrils and was sucked into his lungs. He immediately felt that his entire lungs were purified.
It feels so good to stand on the ground and breathe the air.
Now that it’s autumn and it’s past three o’clock in the morning, the temperature is a little low. They don’t wear much clothes so Ayer hugged Tang Tingzhi and asked him softly, “Are you cold?”
Tang Tingzhi patted him on the back, “I’m good. How about you?”
“I’m not cold.” Ayer pulled him to find a clean stone for them to lay down. He looked at the moon in the sky, “I haven’t seen the moon for a long time. I really don’t know how long I’m going to stay in the base.”
There is a full moon in the sky. The moon in the sky is rather big tonight.
Tang Tingzhi stared at the moon in a daze. He murmured, “When you can completely control yourself and pass all the tests, you can choose to leave here when you have the full behavioural capacity. You can also live in human society. But…”
“But what?”
Tang Tingzhi hesitated for a moment, “You must join a side.”
“What do you mean?”
“Ayer, you will no longer have a free identity. Your every move will be monitored. So you must be under someone with a higher authority to prove that you are indeed under supervision. Otherwise, you will be considered as a threat all the time. When you become a matured Dragon Blood man, many people will want to get you.”
“You mean…I won’t be able to think about where I should go anymore?”
“Yes. Unless you agree to be supervised by the Chinese government. This kind of supervision is also some kind of protection. At least, it can prevent people like House from forcibly trying to control you. You are no longer a free man, Ayer. This is the price of becoming a Dragon Blood Man.”
Ayer was silent.
In fact, he had thought of this a long time ago. The other Dragon Blood people in the base had to get permission to leave the base. The only one who could come in and out freely seemed to only be Shen Changze. He is the only exception there. But Ayer is not Chinese, nor does he belong to the Chinese army. He can leave after completing his training. But he will be under surveillance from time to time. If he leaves Chinese territory, he may be coveted by other state agencies.
Tang Tingzhi looked at his solemn expression, “Ayer, you can stay in China. This country is very big.” He really wanted to say that there is me here. But he didn’t dare to say it.
Ayer turned his head and looked at him with bright eyes without blinking, “I don’t like staying in the same place for a long time.”
“If you want to go elsewhere, I can accompany you.”
Ayer turned his whole body around. He stroked Tang Tingzhi’s hair, “Will you accompany me? Will you really accompany me wherever I go?”
“I can set time for my own vacation. As long as I don’t leave this place for too long…I can definitely accompany you.”
Ayer couldn’t help but kiss him. He was lost in thought for a moment, “I never thought of such a life before.” He was a mercenary. He was a soldier who has travelled all over the world. Freedom was his greatest wealth. He didn’t lose his life this time. But he had lost his freedom. The cause of all this was the person right in front of him. But he doesn’t feel any regrets. If he could do it all over again, he would still save Tang Tingzhi. If Tang Tingzhi dies, no matter how big or vast the world is, his heart will be tied in one place, unable to move on.
Although Tang Tingzhi was clumsy in judging other people’s emotions, he could still feel Ayer’s loss and frustration. He could even understand why Ayer felt lost. So he blurted out, “Ayer, marry me.”
Ayer blinked his eyes before smiling and said: “Why should I?” Marriage is just a formality. Why do two men need this when they are already together?
Tang Tingzhi licked his lips and stuttered as he explained: “If you marry me, you…will be able to obtain higher authority…”
Ayer laughed and said, “You mean…I should become your so-called ‘spouse’ so that I can enjoy the same level of treatment as you?”
Tang Tingzhi nodded his head, “At least you can freely enter and exit the base. But you must sign the confidentiality agreement.”
Ayer smiled at him, “Sounds very interesting.” He turned over and pressed himself onto Tang Tingzhi’s body, “Are you proposing to me?”
“Is this considered a marriage proposal?”
“Is it not?”
“Well, if you say so.”
Ayer kissed his lips tenderly, “Say that again.”
“Say what?”
“Say the words you used to propose to me.”
Tang Tingzhi felt that his face was getting hot again. But he still said in embarrassment, “Ayer, you…You, marry me.”
Ayer replied softly but firmly, “Okay.”
Tang Tingzhi’s heart beat violently. Here it is again. His heart is beating so fast again. And he feels warm…
Ayer suddenly thought of something. He said with a smile, “Since we have become ‘spouses’, then, you have to help me with my sexual impulse control training.”
“What? I…”
“Hey, you’re the one who proposed to me. As a ‘spouse’ and the scientist of this training, aren’t you the best candidate?”
“But that’s…that’s for sex.”
“Of course it is. Isn’t that what a ‘spouse’ should do?”
Tang Tingzhi turned pale with shock, “I need to think about this first.”
“If you don’t agree, I won’t do this training.”
“You can’t refuse training for this reason.”
“I can. Unless you help me, I refuse.” Ayer smiled evilly, seeing Tang Tingzhi anxious. It was so cute.
Tang Tingzhi’s clear eyes were filled with hesitation.
Ayer kissed him hard, “Honey, I know you’ll say yes.”
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*Translator’s Note: Sorry if there are any mistakes. -K
☝🏻Fanart from Weibo. Translation for above:
Big Cat Shan & Baby Dragon Shen. *I don’t even know what this is about*
Baby Dragon Shen took care of Big Cat Shan’s daily life single handedly. Everything was cleaned up neatly.
Next update: 2023.07.25
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