"Is it already this late...?"
Chu Muyun sat by the door, glanced down at his pocket watch, and sighed deeply.
"Why isn't my brother back yet?" Chen Muyu sat beside Chu Muyun, supporting her cheek, her gaze fixed on the street outside the door with longing anticipation.
The dusky sunset gradually sank below the horizon, and the blue aurora in the sky became clearer... The two sat in a row, as the cold wind blew through the cracks in the wooden boards, making the kerosene lamp on the table flicker uncertainly.
Finally, at the end of the street where the aurora swirled, a figure gradually emerged into view.
"He's back!" Chen Muyu sat up abruptly and waved to the distant figure, "Brother!!"
Chen Yifei dragged his exhausted body, slowly making his way home. He saw the two people sitting by the door, his eyes slightly narrowed, but he still waved back to Chen Muyu in response.
Chu Muyun was taken aback. He stood up from the ground, supporting himself with his hands on his knees, and politely smiled and waved.
"You are..."
"You must be Mr. Chen Yifei, right?" Chu Muyun pushed the silver-wired glasses on his nose bridge. "My name is Chu Muyun. I'm a [Doctor] from Aurora City."
"Oh... hello." Chen Yifei shook hands with him. "Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"
"It's okay, not too long."
"It's been a long time," Chen Muyu immediately spoke up. "You arrived just after my brother left this morning, and you've been sitting in the living room until now..."
"You arrived this morning? Didn't you offer him some water?"
"I did... but he didn't drink it himself."
Chen Yifei shifted his gaze from Chen Muyu and looked at Chu Muyun with some apology. "Dr. Chu, I'm really sorry to have troubled you to come here and wait for me for so long... Actually, my illness is already gone. How about I invite you for a meal tonight and send you back tomorrow?"
Initially, Chen Yifei was frightened by the audience and went to seek help from a doctor, but now he didn't think this was an illness, and he didn't believe anyone could cure him...
Could a doctor just randomly solve a "world-ending" level disaster?
Especially considering there was also a mysterious theater that could suppress the "world-ending" disaster.
Chu Muyun staying here wouldn't only be unable to cure him but might also discover the disaster in his mind if he stayed too long.
Chu Muyun was stunned.
He looked at Chen Yifei for a moment, then hesitantly spoke up:
"Well... Mr. Chen, actually, many times, the human body doesn't realize it's sick. You might feel fine now, but in reality, you might not be.
Maybe, you need me to give you a detailed examination."
"No, I don't need it."
Chen Yifei's refusal this time was very firm.
He didn't even have a heart now... If Chu Muyun examined him, wouldn't that be exposing his identity?!
Chu Muyun: ...
"Dr. Chu, I'm very grateful that you came here from Aurora City... But I really don't need an examination or treatment now," Chen Yifei noticed his attitude was somewhat off and immediately added sincerely.
"...Okay." Chu Muyun sighed. "But, I might not be able to go back now."
"Why?"
"District Three is fully sealed off. No one can enter or exit. Don't you know?"
"...Then how did you get in?"
"I have a friend in the law enforcement. I asked him for help to get in," Chu Muyun smiled helplessly. "But you know, it's easy to get in with help... But it's not so easy to get out."
"The law enforcement officers blocked off District Three with the intention of preventing disasters from escaping. Some disasters are very small and can hide in humans' backpacks or even inside their bodies to get out, or merge with humans... In short, the difficulty of getting in and out is not at the same level at all.
Chen Yifei, who had already joined the preparatory ranks of the law enforcement, understood this very well.
"This..." Chen Yifei felt somewhat embarrassed.
Chu Muyun came from Aurora City specifically to treat him, and he didn't charge any fees. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was doing charity... Now that he's here and can't go back home, I can't just turn my face and kick him out to wander on the streets, right?
"Brother, I don't think he's a bad person," Chen Muyu spoke up timely. "Today, that law enforcement officer Han Meng came and was very fierce. He helped me get him away."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yifei's eyes lit up slightly.
"Can I ask a question?"
"Sure," Chu Muyun nodded.
"How did you get Han Meng to leave today?"
"Oh, I just told him no one was home, and it's very impolite to enter someone's residence without permission from the owner."
"But he's a law enforcement officer. Law enforcement officers have the right to search civilian homes," Chen Yifei didn't believe that tough nut would leave so easily.
"He listens to me when I speak," Chu Muyun replied calmly. "A few years ago, I saved his life... Twice."
"...I understand."
Chen Yifei nodded. "Then before District Three is unsealed, you can stay here first, but I have a condition."
"What condition?"
"Without my permission, you can't perform any form of examination on me... My brother is also the same."
"Okay." Chu Muyun gently pushed his silver-wired glasses and agreed果断ly.
When Chen Yifei returned home, he found that the original holes had all been patched up with wooden boards. Although there was still some wind leaking in occasionally, it was much better than being exposed on all sides like last night.
He looked back and saw Chen Muyu with his hands behind his back, slightly lowering his head, as if waiting for his praise.
"Thanks to you," Chen Yifei patted his head. "Otherwise, we would have had to sleep outside again tonight."
"Actually, there are still some gaps that haven't been filled... I'll go to the back mountain tomorrow to get some clay to patch them up," Chen Muyu smiled embarrassedly.
Chu Muyun walked in and saw this scene, smiling and saying,
"You brothers have a really good relationship."
"Of course," Chen Muyu pouted.
"You also look quite similar."
"Similar?" Chen Yifei looked at Chen Muyu. "Actually, it's okay. We're not biological brothers... But after living together for a long time, we do look more and more alike."
"I think you look very similar," Chen Muyu answered seriously.
"Right, that's your room over there. The environment is a bit simple, so don't mind it," Chen Yifei pointed to the room originally belonging to Chen Tan and his wife and said to Chu Muyun.
"It's fine. I'm not picky."
Chen Muyu watched this scene in the living room, with a complex expression flashing in his eyes.
Next, Chen Yifei personally cooked and began preparing dinner for the three of them... After a day of hard work and running around, he was also starving. Fortunately, when he was a working adult in his previous life, he had developed good cooking skills, which allowed him to support himself in this different world as well.
Half an hour later, the hot dishes were ready, and the aroma made Chen Muyu and Chu Muyun sitting at the table swallow their saliva.
"Chen's cooking skills are really good," Chu Muyun took a bite of potato slices and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's much better than most restaurants in Aurora City."
"Just call me Chen Yifei."
While eating, Chen Yifei secretly observed Chu Muyun. From his clothing and demeanor, he was a standard intellectual. Whether he was speaking or eating, he was gentle and refined, giving people a comfortable feeling like a breeze.
This kind of temperament was something Chen Yifei had never seen in District Three or District Two... Indeed, people from Aurora City were different.
Suddenly, Chen Yifei seemed to remember something.
"Dr. Chu."
"Hmm?"
"How much do you know about the Path of Divine Communication?"