Chapter 286 Terminal Illness
"Aniya..."
"Call me Doctor, or Sister Annie!" Annie pressed Qianming's mouth with one hand, stopping the future of super generational increase in time. A trace of girlish helplessness appeared on that charming face.
Among a pile of experimental equipment, Annie sighed helplessly, while Qianming was particularly concerned about the pair of ordinary-looking silver-rimmed glasses.
If Hanabi had not lied to him, then these glasses were one of the nine super-world weapons, a symbol of Edo Planet's most advanced technology.
"Is there something on my face?"
Annie blinked in confusion, looked at her unchanged face in the mirror, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
Longevity also has a price.
She must pay for her past sins before she dies.
It was she and An Ming who personally opened up the New Tavi Era, and naturally she was one of the main reasons why Edo Star had become what it is today.
Aini had the best of intentions. She wanted to use the power of the World Tree technology to bring Edo Planet a living standard that was in line with the rest of the universe. However, she failed to see An Ming's true colors, which led to the current situation.
"..." Qianming's expression was a little hesitant. He really hadn't figured out how to start the conversation. After all, if Annie was really the Annie that Hanabi mentioned, then why would she be in the Fire Chaser camp, which is opposite to World Tree Technology?
What exactly happened after that?
Qianming found out that she had fallen into Hanabi's trap. She deliberately stuck the plot at a critical moment, waiting for him to be unable to help but ask about the subsequent developments. This is the so-called open conspiracy.
Compared to Hanabi, Chiaki is still too young.
Qianming was feeling a little doubtful in his heart. It was obviously not so stressful to get along with other women, but whenever he was alone with Hanabi, he had the illusion that he was being plotted against all the time.
He couldn't see through Hanabi's true thoughts, or maybe he could only see the thoughts that Hanabi let him see.
"Ying is looking for you, don't let her worry," Annie saw Qianming's hesitation. Since she hadn't decided yet, she would come back when she was ready. She would always be here.
"it is good."
Qian Ming nodded, and just as she was about to leave, she stopped and said, "Sister Aini, what are your feelings towards Mr. An?"
The corner of Annie's mouth twitched slightly. Youth has no price. It starts with a close look, right? "What Mr. An? I don't know him well." She stretched out her index finger and tapped Qianming's forehead, raising a faint smile.
"I'll tell you when you come of age."
"Oh--"
Qianming was a little amused and confused. Why did everyone still treat him like a child? He was already fifteen years old and would become an adult in three years.
There is still plenty of time, enough for him to see the world.
The Edo star is very big, and there is an even bigger universe out there. One day he will go to a bigger sky.
"Bang bang bang-"
A violent heartbeat suddenly sounded, Qian Ming covered his chest, his eyes went dark, and he fell straight to the ground.
Annie quickly jumped over and caught Qianming's body. She grimaced under the pressure of the boy's body, "My small body... wake up!"
"Damn it, he's extremely mentally weak, how could this happen?"
Annie pushed Qianming to the floor with one hand and reached out to feel the depths of his spirit. Only then did she realize with shock that the spiritual world of the boy in front of her was extremely barren.
It's like a pipe that can no longer drip water, with only sporadic drops of water dripping down. How can such mental strength support a person's basic actions?
Annie didn't understand, but she knew one thing: Qianming's life experience was related to the World Tree Technology, and was also inextricably linked to An Tianming.
But the person she knew was An Ming, never An Tianming.
Annie was silent for a while, stroking Qian Ming's hair and murmured, "Actually, your surname is not Qian. Maybe this is your fate," which was the fate that An Ming often mentioned to her.
"Aini, do you believe in fate?"
At that time, An Ming always stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the prosperous New Tavi. At that time, he was not as cold-blooded and ruthless as he is now.
"Fate makes us meet again and again, but we can never get the result."
"I don't understand."
"I didn't understand it before, and I didn't believe it, but later I believed it," An Ming said with a self-deprecating smile, "Don't you think we are pathetic?"
"What does that matter?"
Annie's eyes were calm and determined. "What does fate have to do with it? If it doesn't work once, I'll do it a hundred times or a thousand times. There will always be one time when I get the ending I want."
"You're right," An Ming looked at her with a smile, "So, I'm just creating this——"
"result."
The sound of hurried footsteps broke Annie's memories. Ying rushed into the laboratory and asked in a worried tone, "How is he?"
"He is mentally weak and lacks the basic mental capacity to maintain consciousness," Annie said. "He cannot produce his own mental energy and must be supplied by something."
She had just figured out something, and her eyes became even more silent.
Ying did not hesitate too much and pierced Qianying through the floor. Her almost solid spirit turned into icy cherry blossoms that fell all over the sky, and one by one they merged into Qianming's forehead, like nectar that moistened the almost dried-up spiritual lake.
As a person beyond the realm, Ying is purifying her spirit every day, and the spiritual power she releases is naturally extremely pure.
That cold spirit was so warm at this moment, and Qianming seemed to see something in a trance.
"He is not your replacement!"
Qianliu held Qianying in his hand and questioned An Tianming in the shadow with an angry tone.
An Tianming's face was filled with a calmness that was close to indifference. "Alternative? No, that was the ending I chose... the ending I wanted to see, the ending that belonged to me."
"Are you really still the same An Ming?"
"I just accept my fate."
The end of the memory was the sharp sound of Qianying being unsheathed, and the endless frost condensed the memory again. Qianming coughed violently, and then slowly opened his eyes.
Sakura was looking at him with worry, her beautiful face that rarely showed emotion was now filled with uneasiness.
"Great...you're okay."
Ying was visibly relieved, she was really afraid that something might happen to Qianming.
She hated that feeling, especially when another important person left right before her eyes.
Doesn't that mean nothing has changed? Isn't it ridiculous that I have the power but still can't save anything?
"Sister Sakura."
"Just rest assured, it's okay."
Sakura lied. Chiaki's condition was much more serious than she had imagined. Mental dryness was an incurable disease.
It's a terminal illness.
Ying didn't understand why it was always like this. Those very good people were always tortured by fate and left her one by one.
Is this the price of chasing the light?
Ying suddenly felt very tired. What was the purpose of coming all this way?