Both of them have also undergone a noticeable change in temperament.
In particular, Zhang Zhiyun used to be fair-skinned and thin, but after two years of hardship, his skin color has darkened and many small scars have appeared on his body.
However, his actions and demeanor became much more decisive and straightforward. He was no longer like a pampered young master, but had truly become a qualified military doctor.
After returning home, the two took care of matters with their family and friends. When asked what they planned to do during their upcoming vacation, they were asked...
They all arrived at Cheng Luo's house without prior arrangement.
One became a gardener again, while the other continued to be a cat lover.
Yu Tang has not yet woken up. For the past two years, Cheng Luo has been managing the castle. The Yu Tang that he used to hate so much has become Cheng Luo's only comfort when he misses Yu Tang.
Cheng Luo did not refuse Han Shao and Zhang Zhiyun's return this time.
The three people and the cat had a simple meal.
After the meal, Han Shao and Zhang Zhiyun took out the gold leaves that Yu Tang had left for them before they went to the battlefield and handed them to Cheng Luo.
“Teacher Cheng, this is a talisman that your teacher’s wife gave us. It has helped us escape danger several times in the past two years. We want to return it to you in the hope that your teacher’s wife will wake up soon.”
Cheng Luo was slightly taken aback.
After a moment, he took the two mottled gold leaves and said softly, "Tangtang didn't even tell me that he gave you these."
The situation that day was too chaotic; one unexpected event after another left the criminals scrambling. Later, Zhang Zhiyun and Han Shao were ordered to go abroad, and the group was separated for two years. So it was only now that the matter was finally explained.
He ran his fingers over the gold leaf, a slight smile appearing on his face.
"Then I'll take your good wishes. With this by his side, I think Tangtang will be happy."
Han Shao wanted to say something, but Zhang Zhiyun grabbed his hand and shook his head.
Jin Yezi was placed on the glass cover of the incubator, and Cheng Luo sat beside her, quietly watching the sleeping man inside.
"Tangtang, those two boys are back safely. They seem to have grown a lot."
"If you want to see them soon, you'd better wake up."
"I used to say that I've waited two hundred years, so a few more days won't make a difference, but now I realize that I overestimated myself."
"You've been asleep for 739 days, 13 hours, and 42 seconds. I'm counting down the days until you wake up, and when you'll be able to keep your promises..."
"What you say, you can't go back on your word, right?" he muttered to himself, a hint of dejection and resentment on his face.
"Also, I was actually angry just now."
Do you know why?
“If I told you, you’d probably think I was making a mountain out of a molehill and being jealous.”
"But I'm just unhappy that you gave those two brats amulets but didn't remember to leave anything for me."
"Although no one can hurt me, I still want a talisman."
If you wake up, I want leaves bigger than theirs.
No, I want a tree, with all its leaves turned golden…
As he spoke, Cheng Luo's eyes welled up with tears again. He quickly took out his glasses from his pocket and put them on, lowering his head and covering his expression with his bangs.
In the past two years, his memories of split personality from two hundred years ago have gradually become clearer.
He then remembered that when he became Luo, the reason he wore glasses was not because he was nearsighted.
Rather, it was because they wanted to conceal their emotions.
After each surgery on Yu Tang, he would sit quietly outside the incubation ward for a long time, his eyes behind his glasses red, suppressing a deep sadness, concealing the collapse and vulnerability he wanted to 'cry out'.
Just as Yu Tang said, he didn't like the feeling of cutting up a corpse.
Luo was not as hopeless as he thought.
On the contrary, that was his true vulnerability.
Yu Tang's awakening healed his pain and brought him a sense of security.
Therefore, the two personalities were able to merge.
Let him confront his own inner self.
But now that you're back, can you stay forever?
Please, Tangtang...
Chapter 27
The villain is resurrected for the third time (27) - World ends
As with every night for the past two years, Cheng Luo stayed with Yu Tang in front of the warming warehouse for one night.
The next day, I drew back the curtains and looked out into the garden.
They found Han Shao dressed in a gardener's uniform, squatting on the ground with Zhang Zhiyun, muttering something around a small golden sapling.
She looked up and saw him, and even waved to him.
Cheng Luo opened the window, and Han Shao's voice came in even more clearly.
"Teacher Cheng! Did you plant this golden sapling?"
"It wasn't here yesterday!"
Cheng Luo was stunned for a moment.
Then, he stepped onto the window, jumped down, and carefully examined the golden saplings.
The sapling was found to be about the height of a man's calf, with a thin and weak trunk.
It has only two branches, and is even bare without any leaves, yet it is entirely pale gold in color, and is incredibly beautiful.
Zhang Zhiyun observed Cheng Luo's expression and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you plant it?"
Cheng Luo shook his head, then suddenly remembered something and rushed into the castle.
A short while later, they returned to the incubation chamber and discovered that the two golden leaves on the chamber were gone!
“If you wake up, I want leaves bigger than theirs.”
No, I want a tree, with all its leaves turned golden…
His joking words from yesterday echoed in her ears. Cheng Luo pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes.
He ran his fingers over the glass surface and asked softly, "Is that you, Tangtang? You heard me, didn't you?"
Overwhelmed with joy, Cheng Luo gently lay down on the incubation chamber and said.
"Okay, since you've gone to such lengths to coax me, I'll wait a little longer."
"When this tree grows into a big tree, you must wake up, okay?"
"Alright, I've spoken for you. You have no choice but to agree."
"Anyway, you can't speak, and you can't refuse."
As they talked, it turned into moral blackmail, which made Cheng Luo laugh at himself.
As time went by, from that day on, Cheng Luo took away Han Shao's right to take care of that tree.
Every day, besides talking to Yu Tang, he also talks to Jin Shu.
He loosens the soil and fertilizes the trees, acting like a master tree grower.
Every time he did this, Han Shao's face would be filled with complicated emotions.
He really wanted to tell Cheng Luo that the tree was clearly made of gold.
Even if you want it to grow up, you should feed it gold, not fertilizer, right?
Then he told Zhang Zhiyun his idea, which made Zhang Zhiyun cover his head in disbelief.
“You two are practically two of a kind,” he said. “That tree’s origin is strange. I think it’s related to some mysterious power of faith, and has absolutely nothing to do with feeding it fertilizer or gold!”
Han Shao shrugged, but secretly took the gold he had bought in the middle of the night and buried it in the ground, intending to do his part in helping Yu Tang wake up.
After he finished burying the tree and left, Zhang Zhiyun put on a Taoist robe and began to secretly perform a ritual around the golden tree.
He was muttering incantations, first reciting a string of "mysterious" incantations, and finally wishing that Yu Tang would wake up soon.
The orange cat, who was perched on the windowsill of the castle room, was superfluous and saw everything. It lazily yawned.
The cat rested its chin on its paws and squinted its eyes.
Thinking to myself, I wonder if I should go and poop under the tree tomorrow, to help that strange tree out of the way.
Three people and a cat, and so one contributed fertilizer, one contributed gold, one contributed "power of faith," and one contributed cat poop.
Water this golden tree and let it grow wildly at a speed that surpasses all other trees.
When the branches and leaves are lush and the autumn wind blows, the golden leaves sway in the wind, rustling and making a sound like wind chimes tinkling, which is exceptionally pleasant to hear.
At the same time, Yu Tang, inside the warm storage chamber, also opened his eyes.
He pressed a button from the inside, opened the hatch directly, pulled off the wires attached to his body, and opened the bedroom door.
Cheng Luo, who rushed over upon hearing the commotion, gave him a big bear hug amidst her shocked gaze.
Then he released his grip and made a flower-flower gesture. Just like the day he was caught sneaking snacks and playing games.
He shouted, "Surprise!"
Happy birthday, Lolo!
Yes, today is Cheng Luo's birthday.
He racked his brains and used all his divine power to wake up on Cheng Luo's birthday, just to give her a surprise.
Cheng Luo stared at him blankly.
The man's body was still covered in the liquid from the incubator.
But the face didn't look as pale as someone who had just woken up.
Instead, her skin was rosy and radiant, making her look healthy and energetic.
With her mouth pursed and lips tightly bitten, Cheng Luo's pupils trembled.