Chapter 113
Lu Ze lived in this world until he was sixty-four years old.
Yan Lingqiu’s body, due to his health and his childhood experiences, had affected his lifespan after all. Even if Lu Ze had taken great care of his body, he still passed away in his sixties.
Before he died, they had finished their travels and returned to the capital. At that time, the Great Yong was prosperous and flourishing, and the people were happy and peaceful, a scene of prosperity. Lu Ze looked at the smiling faces of the people on the street and slowly put down the curtain of the carriage.
The return of the retired emperor was a major event, but Lu Ze did not see anyone. He just admonished the emperor that after his hundred years, he should be buried in the same tomb as Yan Lingqiu.
This was originally not in accordance with the rules, but the emperor, who was no longer young, looked at Lu Ze’s calm face and, in the end, did not dare to say anything against it and just respectfully agreed.
Lu Ze looked at the emperor in front of him, who had grown from a naive child to a majestic emperor, and he reached out and patted his shoulder. “You’ve done a good job these past few years.”
The emperor had been on the throne for many years, and his joy and anger were no longer shown on his face, but hearing this, his eyes couldn’t help but turn a little red, and he called out in a hoarse voice, “Imperial Uncle.”
Lu Ze waved his hand and sent them away. For decades, he had been embracing Yan Lingqiu, listening to the long and drawn-out chirping of the cicadas outside the palace, and talking on and off, and he slowly closed his eyes.
The next day, the news of the retired emperor’s death came from the palace. The emperor was heartbroken, but he still managed the overall situation and, against all odds, he had this retired emperor, whose achievements were enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and the director who had once held great power in the court, buried together in the imperial mausoleum.
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【Beep, data processing…】
【Beep, beep, congratulations, Host. The mission of small world 17984 has been successfully completed. The mission evaluation is S-rank. The main mission has accumulated a total of 15,000 points.】
【In addition, in view of the Host’s achievements during his reign, such as building water conservancy, reforming the imperial examination, vigorously developing agriculture, industry, and commerce, and pacifying the people at home and abroad… his achievements are outstanding, and his name will go down in history. An additional reward of 35,800 points is given.】
“Host, Host!” 777 had never heard of the additional reward points exceeding the main mission, and at this moment, it was obviously very excited. The mechanical dumpling was bouncing in the system space. “Host! Your mission has been completed ahead of schedule!”
Lu Ze let out a faint “hmm.” At this moment, he was more anxious to return to the main god space and find his lover, whom he had been with for five worlds.
777 obviously knew what he was thinking and managed to calm down, and asked, “Does the Host wish to return to the main god space?”
Lu Ze said, “Yes.”
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In a silver-white room full of a sense of technology, the long, oval-shaped mission pod in the center was beeping. Then, the lid on the top of the pod slowly retracted, revealing a slender figure.
Lu Ze’s eyes suddenly opened, and he eagerly got out of the mission pod. The door of the room also opened at this time.
A researcher in a lab coat walked in, looked up at the data on the central panel, and then nodded slightly at him, his face serious. “Mission-taker 16037, congratulations on completing your mission and returning.”
Lu Ze nodded at him. Just as he was thinking about how to find his lover, he saw the researcher push up his glasses and say, “Team Leader Lin is waiting outside. Would you like to see him?”
Lu Ze’s action paused. “Lin Yan?”
Seeing the other party nod, Lu Ze quickly got up and walked out. He pushed open the door and saw a slender man in a simple shirt and casual pants standing with his back to him in the corridor. Hearing the noise, the man slowly turned around, and his features were clear and beautiful, with a bit of a cold sharpness, and he looked a little unapproachable. Only the small mole at the corner of his eye reduced a bit of his sharpness, but it also made him look more exquisite.
His gaze fell on Lu Ze, and a smile appeared on his face. “Long time no see, Lu Ze.”
The other party’s voice was clear and gentle, and it was not in a hurry. Lu Ze’s steps paused, and he stopped not far from him.
Lin Yan looked at his calm and waveless face, and his heart couldn’t help but be a little apprehensive, and he unconsciously licked his lips.
Lu Ze looked at him for a long time before he let out a light laugh and said, “You’re so heartless, Team Leader Lin. We were so intimate in the mission world just now, and now it’s ‘long time no see’?”
Seeing that his expression was unreadable, Lin Yan also felt a little uneasy in his heart. His eyes blinked unconsciously, and he slowly said, “I’m… sorry.”
Lu Ze looked at him. “Why are you sorry?”
Lin Yan’s breathing hitched slightly, and his lips pursed. His beautiful face was a little apprehensive. “I didn’t get your consent and—”
“And you took it upon yourself to send me a lover?”
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Lu Ze. Hearing his words, Lin Yan’s cheeks couldn’t help but turn a little red, but looking at his expression, he was still a little unsure of his attitude. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he looked up at him. After a moment of silence, he said, “It was my selfishness that changed your mission. If you’re angry—”
Hearing his words, Lu Ze finally couldn’t help but take a step forward, hold his hand, and pull him into his arms, and said helplessly, “Silly.”
Lin Yan was buried in his chest, and his eyes blinked. After a moment, he looked up at him and asked a little carefully, “Are you not angry anymore?”
Lu Ze lowered his head and touched his head, his voice gentle. “I’m angry. I’m angry that you didn’t tell me earlier, and I’m angry that you didn’t choose a better body for yourself, which made me feel sorry for you.”
Hearing this, Lin Yan’s heart finally relaxed a little. He said with some embarrassment, “I didn’t think much of it at that time. It was just whatever world the system matched me with, and I followed you…”
“Otherwise, why would I say you’re silly?” Lu Ze held his hand and led him to his own room, and asked, “777 said that only the judgment team and the repair team in the main god space have the authority to enter different worlds. Which one are you?”
Lin Yan obediently followed him and said, “The judgment team.”
Lu Ze’s action of opening the door paused. He looked back at him and let out a light laugh. “The team leader of the judgment team… I can’t tell. My Yanyan is so amazing.”
No matter which world it was, after they had confirmed their relationship, his lover was always gentle and good-tempered in front of him. In contrast to the mission content of the judgment team, the difference was really a bit too big.
Lin Yan clearly knew what he was talking about and was a little embarrassed. “A mission is a mission… and you are you.”
Hearing this, Lu Ze looked at him, and his eyes deepened slightly. His hands did not stop. After pulling the door open, he led Lin Yan in, and then he turned around and pressed him against the door.
Lin Yan was suddenly caught between the door and his embrace. He looked up at him in a daze and blinked.
Lu Ze half-bent down, and his forehead rested on his. He slowly opened his mouth and said, “Then, let’s settle the score now.”
Lin Yan’s heart was pounding. “Settle what… score?”
Lu Ze’s voice was low, and his eyes were smiling. He said, word by word, “For example… when did you develop feelings for me, hmm? Team Leader Lin?”
Lin Yan’s face turned a little red, and his gaze shifted to the surroundings, too embarrassed to look at him.
Lu Ze raised an eyebrow. “You can’t say?”
Lin Yan shook his head. “No.”
He glanced at him and said with some shyness, “It was… in the second world.”
Lu Ze listened to him.
Lin Yan organized his words. “You also know the mission of the judgment team, which is to deal with those mission-takers and systems who have made mistakes. The first world I met you in was when I was chasing a mission-taker, who was also the target of your face-slapping in that world.”
Lu Ze thought for a moment and had a slight impression.
He glanced at him again and continued, “But I happened to meet you while I was on a mission. After getting along with you, I felt that you were quite interesting, and I thought that when I returned to the main god space in the future, maybe I could get to know you.”
Normally, a second mission-taker was not allowed in a mission world, but at that time, Lu Ze’s face-slapping target had manipulated the system and had forcefully broken this rule. Lin Yan had followed him to this world, and he was naturally clear about the mission-taker who existed in this world.
Lu Ze hummed in agreement and analyzed rationally, “So at that time, you just had a good impression of me, and it couldn’t be called liking.”
Lin Yan nodded with a red face.
Lu Ze let out a laugh and looked down at him. “Then what did I do next to make Team Leader Lin willingly pursue me for more than a dozen worlds?”
Lin Yan’s face became even redder, and his eyelashes lowered slightly, and he said in a small voice, “You bought me a cake.”
Lu Ze paused.
The target that Lin Yan was chasing was cunning. Faced with the two-pronged attack of Lin Yan and Lu Ze, and seeing that the situation was not good, he had simply sacrificed himself and had forcefully left this world. But his luck was obviously not good, and in the second world, he had still run into Lu Ze.
Lin Yan said, “At that time, it was purely a coincidence. I had worked hard to locate his world, and it was only after I went there that I found that it was your mission world.”
At that time, that world was a modern business war world. The protagonist had relied on the advantage of being reborn and had been invincible in the business world. Lu Ze’s body was just a small supporting role in that world. Because his own company had not cooperated with the protagonist, he was forced to go bankrupt, and in the end, he had jumped off a building and died.
And in that world, Lin Yan was the protagonist’s talented and brilliant, but unfortunately, he had been in a car accident and could only spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, his half-brother.
In order not to alert the enemy, Lin Yan had maintained the personality of that body, which was gloomy and cold. The protagonist had always been at odds with this brother, and every time he saw him, he would be full of schadenfreude, sarcastic, and his words were full of ridicule. He had even once, when he was out, thrown this brother, along with his wheelchair, onto the street, and had driven away in his luxury car.
When this scene happened, Lu Ze happened to be not far away.
Lu Ze was not a very good person, but when he was faced with someone he had known before, he would not be stingy with a little help.
He strode forward. Lin Yan was obviously very surprised to see him, but he did not show any abnormality, nor did he plan to recognize him in this world.
Lu Ze also knew the personality of this young master and didn’t say much. He just did a good deed to the end and pushed him towards his home.
At that time, it was on a bustling street, and there were many shops around. Although Lin Yan was powerful, this body was also a mortal body. After not eating for a whole morning, he was inevitably a little hungry. He had just casually glanced at a cake shop on the side, and Lu Ze had noticed his action and asked, “Do you want some?”
At that time, Lin Yan had looked at him without speaking. Lu Ze had placed him on the side of the road, then pushed open the door of the cake shop, and not long after, he had come out with a small cake.
He had stuffed the small cake into his arms, as if nothing had happened, and had continued to push him forward until he had sent him home.
Only Lin Yan, who was looking at the small cake in his arms, had looked at it for a long time.
Hearing this, Lu Ze looked at the person in his arms, his mood complicated. “A small cake, and you were tricked?”
Hearing this, Lin Yan was also a little embarrassed. He also didn’t understand. Perhaps it was because he had had a good impression of him early on, or perhaps it was because his state of mind at that time had been affected, that he could remember the moment he had taken that cake for a long time.
But the only thing that was not to be doubted was that he had indeed started to have feelings for this person from that time.
Lin Yan slightly averted his gaze and said sullenly, “You can laugh if you want.”
Lu Ze paused, and after a moment, he helplessly touched his hair. “I should laugh.”
Lin Yan couldn’t help but look back at him. Lu Ze lowered his head and planted a kiss on his forehead. “Laugh at you for being stupid.”
Lin Yan was instantly soothed by this kiss, but he was also a little unwilling. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Lu Ze say, “Since you’ve already understood your own feelings, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Lin Yan was stunned for a moment. He looked up at him and pursed his lips. “I was afraid you wouldn’t accept it…”
That was why he had pursued him for more than a dozen worlds but had not dared to get too close. That was why, when he had used his authority to transfer him to another department, he was afraid that he would not like to be forced, and had chosen the redemption department, where a romantic relationship was not required.
Even the system was a new one that had just been manufactured and had no experience, for fear that he would be misled by other things.
All he had done was not to force anything, but just to give himself a chance.
In another occasion, when they met again, would Lu Ze have a good impression of him?
Lu Ze’s heart ached slightly, and he couldn’t help but hold him in his arms. “As long as it’s you, how could I not accept it?”
Lin Yan paused, and then he still raised his hand and gripped his lapels, and his chin was on his shoulder, and he said, “I’m already satisfied now. We still have a lot of time to be together…”
They had been through five worlds and had been in love for five worlds. Now that they had returned to the main god space, they could continue their relationship. What was there to be dissatisfied about?
As Lin Yan spoke, he thought of what he had done, and he was a little guilty again. He took a step back and confirmed again, “Are you really not angry?”
After all, he knew Lu Ze’s temper to some extent, and he hated being deceived the most…
Lu Ze looked down at him. “Do you want me to prove it?”
Lin Yan was puzzled. “How do you prove it?”
As soon as his voice fell, Lu Ze grabbed his waist and suddenly lifted him up and held him in his arms. Lin Yan’s eyes widened, and he subconsciously wrapped his arms around his shoulders. “Lu Ze!”
Lu Ze strode towards the bedroom, and took the door with him. His body fell, and he pressed him onto the bed.
Lin Yan’s Adam’s apple moved. He looked at him slowly unbuttoning his clothes. Even though he had done it countless times in the mission world, this time… it was different after all.
He met his dark eyes, raised his hand and climbed onto his neck, and raised his head, and kissed him.
His breathing slowly became rapid, and his passion became more and more obvious. Lin Yan’s hair was wet, and his eyes were red. At their most intimate moment, he felt Lu Ze’s five fingers insert into his fingers, and their ten fingers were intertwined, and he heard his deep voice in his ear:
“Lin… Yan.”
“Yanyan.”
He said his name one word at a time, very clearly, and said:
“I love you.”
Lin Yan’s eyes suddenly turned red, and his fingers scratched his back, leaving a few red marks. His head was held high, and his eyes were filled with a watery light.
I love you.
His breathing was rapid and broken, but in his heart, he repeated these few words over and over again.
I love you too.
I love you too…
After more than a dozen worlds, he had finally gotten his wish…
-The Scum Gong’s Redemption Manual (Quick Transmigration) – Main Story End –