Chapter 98#

Side Story

Fu Yucheng walked with his head down, mulling over what the proprietress had just said.

The proprietress said that a new band of sand bandits had appeared in the New Sahara Desert. It was said that the leader of these sand bandits was a very powerful Controller who had integrated several scattered groups of sand bandits, eventually forming a large-scale sand bandit organization. This group ran rampant in the western part of the New Sahara, making merchant caravans afraid to pass through the area.

The leader’s ability was telekinesis—controlling any object from a distance. The specific level was unknown, but it would definitely not be lower than A-class.

And when Lu Xing was young, he was an S-class special-type Controller with the ability of telekinesis.

However, after that transplant surgery years ago, Lu Xing had lost his original ability and become an all-around Controller like himself. Furthermore, Bai Mo had later stripped him of all his transplanted abilities…

Just now, he had also asked Mo Ziran. Over these years, Mo Ziran had indeed used his time control ability to treat some patients, but he had never helped anyone recover their spiritual power.

Then again, Lu Xing had been exiled to Earth for so many years, and he himself had been back on Earth for three years, yet he had never seen him.

What exactly was going on?

Fu Yucheng walked while pondering these messy matters until Bai Mo said coldly, “We’re here.”

Fu Yucheng then snapped back to reality. Before him was Fatty Wu’s massive recycling station.

Fatty Wu stepped forward and opened the door: “Come in, come in! Your car is in the backyard.”

“Let’s go; take me to see it.” Fu Yucheng nodded and followed the fat man inside, with Bai Mo following silently behind them.

There was a small yard behind the recycling station. In the center of the yard sat an off-road vehicle covered with a red and blue checkered canvas.

“So, how’s my car repair skill? Not bad, right?” Fatty Wu pulled the canvas off the car body and said smugly, “All the damaged parts have been replaced with top-quality goods.”

Fu Yucheng’s eyes lit up slightly. The newly restored off-road motorhome before him, with its smooth and fresh camo paint and shiny, sturdy bulletproof glass, looked spirited and majestic.

He stroked the front of his beloved car, unable to part with it: “Fatty Wu, your skill is indeed not bad—only a tiny bit worse than mine.”

Fatty Wu gave a “tch” and held out his hand: “One thousand transaction coins.”

Fu Yucheng scratched his head somewhat awkwardly: “Could we make it a bit less?”

Fatty Wu narrowed his eyes: “This is the price we agreed on. Besides, even the people from the Dyson Cloud coalition government have to look to you; would you still be short on money?”

Fu Yucheng stammered, “Well, things have been a bit tight lately… Sigh, the windmill belt reconstruction project is too expensive, and the government is living beyond its means; there’s nothing I can do.”

He fumbled in his pockets for a long time and finally managed to count out twenty transaction coins: “Here, take this first.”

Fatty Wu: “…”

Fu Yucheng also felt a bit embarrassed and gave a light cough, pushing the cold-faced Bai Mo forward: “How about I pawn him to you to work? He’s different now than before—he’s very capable.”

Bai Mo slowly turned his head, glaring at Fu Yucheng: “…”

Fatty Wu blinked and, sensing a very dangerous atmosphere, decisively refused: “No, I don’t want that. No human trafficking.”

In the end, Fu Yucheng had to write a promissory note that was almost like a usurious loan before he could finally take the off-road vehicle away.

He drove the car with great satisfaction, greeting old ladies and young girls along the way, enjoying himself immensely.

Bai Mo sat in the passenger seat and hadn’t said a word. He was still wearing his old dark knight uniform, and with his stern face, he indeed possessed a bit of icy beauty.

It was very late by the time they returned to the parking lot.

Fu Yucheng lowered the car window curtains and turned on the sleep mode. The cabin immediately darkened, with only a small night light emitting a faint yellow glow.

He glanced at Bai Mo: “Xiao Mo, just like before—I’ll sleep on the sofa, and you’ll sleep on the upper bunk opposite?”

Bai Mo sat on the sofa motionless, as if his buttocks were rooted there.

Fu Yucheng coughed lightly: “The sofa is too narrow; only one person can sleep on it.”

Bai Mo was silent for a moment and then suddenly said, “What, as soon as you hear news about that person, you want to drive me to the upper bunk? And even wanted to pawn me to that fat man?”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Bai Mo regretted them slightly. In fact, he knew in his heart that Fu Yucheng had nothing to do with that person, and he was being unreasonable again… but he just felt unhappy, in all sorts of ways.

Fu Yucheng sat down beside him, looking somewhat helpless: “What nonsense are you talking?”

Bai Mo turned his face away, ignoring him.

Fu Yucheng reached out and rubbed his hair.

Bai Mo gave a cold snort.

Fu Yucheng pinched his earlobe again.

The youth’s eyelashes trembled slightly, but he still refused to speak.

Fu Yucheng couldn’t help but give a “tsk,” feeling both annoyed and amused. He simply straddled the other’s lap and interrogated him face-to-face: “Why are you throwing a tantrum again? Hmm?”

Bai Mo lowered his eyes, looking sullen.

Fu Yucheng rolled his eyes and reached out to unbutton the other’s collar, but the youth turned his head away.

Fu Yucheng stared at him for a while and didn’t force it, instead unhurriedly unbuttoning the first button of his own shirt. Then the second, the third…

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Mo finally spoke, his voice hoarse: “You…”

Fu Yucheng fumbled with the other’s complex knight belt: “Xiao Mo, I’ve even taken off my socks; you should at least show some sincerity, right? This uniform of yours is so stiff…”

Unable to take it anymore, Bai Mo blocked that mouth and flipped him over, pinning him onto the sofa.

…

After an unknown amount of time, the youth’s messy silver-gray hair was completely drenched in sweat, but his upper uniform was still neatly worn, with buttons fastened all the way to the collar. Aside from the slightly loosened belt, he hadn’t even taken off his boots.

By contrast, Fu Yucheng felt this was just too damn unfair.

“Xiao Mo, you… mhm…” He only struggled slightly before he couldn’t help but let out a shameful low moan. With the two of them in this messy state now, it was impossible to move much.

Bai Mo trembled slightly at his sound and couldn’t help but bury his face in the other’s bare, warm neck, his voice incredibly husky: “Yu-ge… if you really can’t take it anymore, just beg me, alright?”

Fu Yucheng glared at him fiercely, even the corners of his eyes turning red.

It was fine if Bai Mo hadn’t said anything, but now that he did, Fu Yucheng, out of a certain strange pride, gritted his teeth firmly and refused to make another sound. The youth wasn’t in a hurry and just slowly tormented him… Fu Yucheng was truly capable of endurance and actually held out for a long time without begging for mercy. Bai Mo pursed his lips and suddenly pulled up the venetian blinds next to the sofa, holding the person and pressing him against them.

The car window was one-way glass, so people outside couldn’t see in at all. But under the yellow light of the night light, the pitch-black glass was like a mirror, clearly reflecting the two of them.

“Xiao Mo, what are you doing…” Fu Yucheng took a dazed glance and felt his old face turn scalding hot, closing his eyes almost in a panic. “Where the hell did you learn this!”

The youth’s strong arms behind him held him steadily. The coarse fabric of the knight uniform and the cold metal buttons slowly rubbed against his spine… that distinct sensation was almost enough to make one shudder.

Bai Mo kissed his neck thoroughly, his breath scalding hot, his voice muffled and hoarse: “Yu-ge, take a look, okay? Just one look.”

Fu Yucheng kept his eyes tightly shut, determined not to open them.

Bai Mo seemed quite unhappy and suddenly became forceful, his voice sounding extremely aggrieved: “Don’t you want to see what we look like together?”

Fu Yucheng was shaking uncontrollably, only able to shake his head blindly in his confusion: “No…”

“You really won’t?” Bai Mo gritted his teeth.

Fu Yucheng’s brain had been turned to mush by the other’s teasing, and he really couldn’t hold out anymore, so he started nodding blindly.

Bai Mo said displeasedly, “Then why are you still keeping your eyes closed?”

Forced into submission, Fu Yucheng had to reluctantly open his eyes a slit, looking at the blurred reflection of the two in the glass. He was so embarrassed that even his earlobes turned red… Bai Mo also stared intently at the glass, his snowy white face slightly flushed, his pupils incredibly dark: “You are truly beautiful.”

Fu Yucheng was almost driven to a breakdown by his torment, his voice even carrying a trembling sob: “Xiao Mo, don’t do this, please…”

Bai Mo’s breathing grew heavy for an instant, yet he didn’t let the other go as he had promised. Instead, he pressed the person extremely roughly against the glass, kissing his slender neck fiercely while coaxing him softly: “A bit louder, alright? I love you like this so much…”

…

After a very long time, Fu Yucheng finally woke up in a daze, feeling a bit disoriented.

He was lying on the youth’s chest, the two of them wrapped in a soft, warm blanket, curled up on the small double sofa.

Bai Mo had been staring at him with satisfaction, but when he saw the other wake up, his gaze immediately shifted away.

Fu Yucheng endured for a moment but couldn’t help it: “Bai Mo, what did you say before? I damn well begged you; how could you, how could you still be like that…”

He cursed a couple of times but had to stop because his voice was too hoarse.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Bai Mo rubbed against the other clingily like he was acting spoiled: “I, I couldn’t help it.”

“You yourself were dressed perfectly fine, yet you kept me like that, and even…” The more Fu Yucheng spoke, the angrier he became, but some things were truly hard to say out loud. He could only glare fiercely at the other, though in his current messy state, the look wasn’t very threatening.

Looking at him, Bai Mo suddenly blushed a bit: “Don’t glare at me like that…”

Fu Yucheng was momentarily stunned and then realized what the other meant. For a moment, he didn’t even want to speak and just turned his face to the side.

Seeing the other’s cold attitude, Bai Mo couldn’t help but feel aggrieved: “These past few months, we’ve been running around everywhere with those people from the water conservancy center, helping the animal center get a water source one day and helping the forestation team make rain the next… Originally, using my ability to help them divert rivers and build canals wasn’t a big deal. But those engineering prefab houses outside aren’t soundproof, and you wouldn’t let me… occasionally, on the rare times we did, it was all cramped and rushed. You don’t know how miserable I’ve been…”

Seeing that he sounded truly pitiful, Fu Yucheng’s heart couldn’t help but soften slightly. He stroked the other’s hair: “Mhm, it’s been hard on you lately.”

“Mmm…” Seeing his attitude soften, Bai Mo acted spoiled for a while longer, then kissed the very obvious bite mark on the side of his neck. “And you also said you’re going to fight sand bandits in two days. What if that sand bandit leader is Lu Xing… anyway, I want him to know you’re mine. The two of us are inseparable, so good together that there’s no room for outsiders.”

Fu Yucheng touched the side of his neck, feeling both amused and helpless.

…

The next day, Fu Yucheng had to lie on the sofa all day. He had always been in excellent health and very active; being forced to lie down for a whole day after such torment made him very uncomfortable.

By evening, Xu Youyou brought over a basket of potatoes.

Bai Mo took the potatoes from Xu Youyou’s hand and slowly cleaned them by the sink, while Fu Yucheng lay grandly on the sofa playing with a Rubik’s cube, showing no intention of helping at all.

Xu Youyou sat down next to Fu Yucheng. She glanced at Bai Mo, who was cleaning the potatoes, and couldn’t help but lower her voice: “Yu-cheng ge, you’re too… sigh, you have to treat him well. Don’t get tired of him and then abandon him. My sister says you have the face of a philanderer; who knows what kind of luck you had in your past life to pick up such a little daughter-in-law to serve you.”

Fu Yucheng’s body was already very uncomfortable, with some indescribable awkward aches. Hearing this made him feel even more stifled, and he couldn’t help but glare fiercely at Bai Mo.

Bai Mo blinked and poured him a glass of warm honey water.

Seeing Bai Mo like that, Xu Youyou gave a sigh of “pitying his misfortune and being angry at his lack of spirit,” shook her head, and left.

As Fu Yucheng drank the honey water, Bai Mo would steal glances at him from time to time, looking as if he had something to say.

Unable to finish his water because of the staring, Fu Yucheng slammed the glass onto the table: “What are you looking at? What’s wrong now?”

Bai Mo hesitated for a moment before saying haltingly, “Yu-ge, she leaned in so close just now; what did she say to you?”

Fu Yucheng said crossly, “She told me to let this little daughter-in-law of mine serve me well!”

Bai Mo blinked, slowly moved to sit on the sofa, and said bashfully, “Then… how was my service last night?”

Fu Yucheng grabbed a throw pillow and threw it at him.

Bai Mo caught the pillow and lunged forward to tickle him. This was Fu Yucheng’s most feared tactic, and for a moment he was completely routed, only able to beg for mercy: “Hahaha… stop, stop… hahaha…”

Days passed peacefully amidst their bickering and playing.

During the day, Fu Yucheng tuned the vehicle and systems while Bai Mo prepared fresh water and food. At night, the two of them snuggled together, either watching movies on the virtual screen, playing two-player simulated spiritual power games, or… doing other things.

On this day, everything was ready, and the two planned to set off for the western part of the New Sahara.