Chapter 705: Unexpected Changes
"Third goal?"
Lu Yun smiled, "Dan Dan, how have I been perceived? Do you think every word I speak is somehow tied to those kinds of incidents?"
Dan Dan, not turning around, replied, "Who knows what you're like! Anyway, every sentence you've said tonight has been about your profession—none of them have strayed from that topic."
Well, it's come true!
Lu Yun sighed, "Dan Dan, I'll be honest with you. It was precisely your mention of 'child traffickers' in the forest that solidified my decision to revise my third major life goal."
Upon hearing this, Dan Dan quickly turned around and asked, "Cloud Brother, what do you plan to do now?"
Lu Yun chuckled, his smile somewhat eerie, and said solemnly, "Dan Dan, when I grow up, I intend to find my biological parents and find out whether they sold me or whether I was stolen by child traffickers. I must find out which is true."
Dan Dan was startled into a full tremor by Lu Yun's soft, quiet laugh. After all these years together, she had never seen Lu Yun laugh so startlingly before. It wasn't just the laugh that frightened her—it was the sharp, piercing cold radiating from him that made her feel truly uneasy, as though the man standing before her was not the Lu Yun she knew at all. Almost instinctively, Dan Dan took up where Lu Yun left off, her voice trembling as she asked, "Then what?" "Then?" Lu Yun's smile grew even more eerie and terrifying, and the chill emanating from him remained palpable even in the warm summer air, making Dan Dan feel distinctly cold. He looked up at the bright moon high in the sky, and with a cold smile said, "Then—if they sell me off, I will certainly exact my revenge upon them, with extremely cruel measures. If they steal me, I will take good care of them and do everything in my power to find the very people who took me, and I will have them dismembered, their bodies crushed and fed to the dogs!"
The cold, emotionless words left Dan Dan feeling as if the night breeze tonight were even sharper and more piercing than the biting north winds of winter. Yet, she could clearly sense the deep, hidden sorrows that Land Yun had carried for all these years. Gathering her composure, Dan Dan bravely wrapped her arms around Land Yun. As soon as she made contact with his body, she was struck by the fact that he was completely devoid of warmth—cold as if carved from ice. She gasped, "Cloud Brother, you..." Land Yun was unaware of the changes in his own body. He looked down at Dan Dan, whose face was filled with astonishment, and asked in surprise, "Dan Dan, what's wrong? Did I startle you?" "You... you're so cold," Dan Dan stammered, then stood motionless, unable to speak. The transformation Land Yun had undergone this evening had a profound impact on her—she simply couldn't process it at first. How could a person's body be so cold?
Lu Yun furrowed his brow. He could clearly feel his own emotions—this remote countryside setting indeed easily frightened Dan Dan. Yet, why was he feeling cold? He reached out and touched Dan Dan’s cheek, only to be startled, then gasped, “Dan Dan, your cheeks are so warm… How is that possible?”
Dan Dan interrupted him, speaking eagerly, “Cloud Brother, it’s not me who’s warm—it’s you who’s completely cold, chilling to the bone, colder than if you’d been dropped into an ice cellar.”
Lu Yun stood utterly still—how could this be? Could his emotions truly affect his body temperature?
At that moment, Dan Dan added, “You… you seemed like a divine deity just now—terrifying, I was absolutely stunned.”
A divine deity!
Lu Yun was taken aback again, and suddenly recalled the scene when he first faced Zhao Kai directly in Hongyu's dormitory. At that time, his body had undergone some changes, though at the time he was preoccupied with Hongyu. After Zhao Kai had left, only Zhao Feiyan remained—someone with whom he wasn't particularly close—so no one had informed him of exactly how he had appeared. Yet tonight, as his resentment surged, Dan Dan clearly sensed the transformation within him. Was he a magical deity? Outside the campus woods, when he had single-handedly confronted Zhou Gaoren, his emotions had overwhelmed him, and he had nearly lost control. What exactly was hidden within him? Why were so many extraordinary things happening to him?
Like a dream, the divine fist; the magical god, the mighty celestial spear, Yang Yanping's tears that never melt, the enigmatic man with a thick beard, and Xinlan, whose skill in disguise is unmatched—everything seems to transcend ordinary human understanding. Lu Yun suddenly felt a severe headache, sharp and piercing, despite being tightly held by Dan Dan, whose warmth flowed into his body. The more he was embraced, the worse the pain became. At this moment, Lu Yun longed to find a massive rock and strike his head against it until he bled profusely. Ah! Finally unable to bear the sharp pain, he cried out suddenly, then vigorously pounded his head with both hands, occasionally tearing at his hair with his fingers, appearing wildly frantic. "Cloud brother, Cloud brother, what's wrong? What's happening? Come quickly! Help him!" Dan Dan was utterly terrified. Holding Lu Yun tightly, she could only weep helplessly in the dark night.
The plaintive, desperate cries echoed far into the night, yet no figure appeared to assist the utterly desolate Dan Dan. One by one, the cries could not halt the growing madness of Lu Yun. Pain! Now Lu Yun could only feel pain—unbearable anguish seeping into his brain nerves and every corner of his body. Though he heard Dan Dan's cries, raw and heart-wrenching, he could not stop the frantic pounding of his own head. It felt as though a steel needle had been forcibly driven into his brain, and his hands, like axes, strained to drive it out. "Cloud Brother, what's wrong with you? Has anyone come to help us?" Dan Dan was now completely hopeless. She could only cling to Lu Yun with all her strength, tears flowing silently...
Rural Beauty 705, Main Text 705—unexpected changes updated!