Chapter 40

Chapter 40

TV shows usually omitted the wrap-up scenes of an adventure. When the screen lit up again after a protagonist was injured, he was already present at a field hospital. At this point, the explosion scene had already been cleaned up and his wounds had already been stitched. Either the protagonist still had his eyes closed and hadnt regained consciousness, or he could already talk affectionately with the supporting cast about the upcoming plot.

When conveying these messages, plot progression was more important than the process of how his injuries were treated. In real life, however, the more important part was what was omitted on screen. It didnt matter whether the story would progress further or not.

Ah Tou turned the heater to its maximum setting and then tucked Liang Yanyan under the covers. Then, she got some warm water and wiped the mud off the unconscious womans body bit by bit.

Ah Tou always did things quite meticulously, so she started with Liang Yanyans arms and kept the rest of the womans body under the covers. After Liang Yanyans arms were cleaned, Ah Tou wrapped some towels around them before wiping the next body part. Liang Yanyan had the type of figure that attracted many mens interest. Ah Tou had dreamed of having such a body when she was little, but after she grew up, she unhesitatingly chose to please herself rather than pleasing the opposite sex.

After she cleaned up Liang Yanyans front, Ah Tou realized that the other woman didnt have any injuries on her body at all. Moreover, her skin was in extremely good condition. Ah Tou pressed the area where Liang Yanyan had broken her ribs and found that they had already been healed. There wasnt a depression, either.

She wanted to turn Liang Yanyan over to wipe the other womans back, but she was too weak to do it. Plus, the bedsheets were already muddy, so if she were to turn Liang Yanyan over, the womans front would become dirty again. Ah Tou sat down on her bed and recalled a time when she had been sick before. Her attendant had to lift her up one-handed while using the other hand to pull the sheets off and replace them with new ones.

At that time Ah Tou was as light as a feather because she was quite lean. Liang Yanyan, however, only had a small body. She didnt have many flabby areas, but she did have some muscles and was quite tall. As a result, the two women were vastly different in weight.

Ah Tous final solution was to put the two beds together, turn Liang Yanyan sideways to clean her back, flip her directly onto the other bed so that she was lying face down, and then call housekeeping to replace the muddy sheets.

Ah Tou continued pushing Liang Yanyan, trying to get the other woman to lie on her side, but she failed again after a couple of times. At this time, she once again saw the tattoo on Liang Yanyans back. She couldnt see it clearly because the other woman was still lying on her back (which was all covered in mud) but the tattoo was so huge that it didnt look like something random. There had to be a story behind it.

Ah Tou suddenly became intrigued and wanted to take a closer look at it. She took a deep breath and went to the other side of the bed to push the woman on her side from another angle. At this time, her wrist was suddenly grabbed and Liang Yanyan opened her eyes and looked at her.

Ah Tou heaved a big sigh. So, she was able to wake up? Were all my efforts done in vain again?

Wheres Long Immortal? Liang Yanyan asked her in a very faint voice.

"When I came out of the shower, you were already lying in bed. I didn't see him but I think he sent you back."

Liang Yanyan looked at her and asked weakly, Did you clean me up?"

"I thought you'd be sleeping a little longer, so I wanted to make you more comfortable," Ah Tou replied awkwardly.

"Im quite comfortable," Liang Yanyan smiled. "I'll take a shower later."

Then, the two fell silent. "Are you hungry? Ah Tou asked after a while. I can order something to eat."

I can heal their diseases and keep them alive, but I know that their pain wont go away.

Experiencing enough lives means experiencing different kinds of pain. After I turned thirty, I lost the ability to heal them and would even make them worse.

I thought God wanted me to learn more, but later, I realized that God didnt deprive me of the ability to heal. I had simply been given the ultimate ability to heal the pain: death.

Ive felt the lives of so many people, but I can't find a single episode of their lives without lies, betrayals, self-imposed worries, or fears. I tried so hard to save people, but they kept trying to fight for what they would inevitably lose and destroyed what they already had. How could they not understand that they were endowed with so many beautiful things that I never had?

Why do people always have to lower their heads and choose to suffer? I just wanted to say that as humans, we shouldnt lower our heads, because our parents once lifted us above their heads.

He paused again. "After I turned thirty, I also wondered whether I should use my ability to help people end their suffering and free them from their pain forever. But after thinking about it for a long time, I finally realized"

Long Immortal looked at the camera, "You don't deserve it."

I'm tired. I just want to take a look at whats inside me. I want to know what makes me who I am. I'm too sensitive and I can feel everything in this world. It's making me extremely tired. You should be happy for me. If I die during this surgery, I'll be resting forever and wont be tired anymore.

Long Immortals expression looked extremely tired. In fact, Ah Tou had never seen anyone look this tired before. After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes. Ah Tou saw that the doctors around Long Immortal were crying, and she suddenly realized that her own eyes were wet with tears.

This was a simple and unadorned speech, but under the weight of such exhaustion, Ah Tou suddenly felt that Long Immortal was too pitiful. He was so pitiful that even death was a gift for him.

Dr. Pan Boda, who had been living with Long Immoral for several years now, turned to the camera and said, "The surgery is about to begin. Im very honored. The mortality rate for this surgery is ninety percent, so maybe Ill end up in hell because of this.

"Theres no hell," Long Immortal said from behind him. "Theres only what you imagine hell to be.

Ah Tou looked at Liang Yanyan and found that the other woman also had watery eyes. She went over, huddled into her side, and continued watching.

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TN Notes:

(1) I've made you dirty = I did you dirty

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