Pei Zheng didn't wake up for several days.
The matter was almost clarified. It turned out that when Pei Zheng was in the Heavenly Dynasty, he had lost all vital signs and was confirmed to be "dead", so Jiang Yubai left.
Unexpectedly, before the burial, the person suddenly disappeared mysteriously.
No one knew how Pei Zheng, who was weak and had lost his memory, managed to get to the Northern Territory through untold hardships. The weather in the Northern Territory was extremely cold, and as soon as he arrived here, his body couldn't adapt and he fainted again. He was then rescued by the two ancestors on the street.
Now that I think about it, maybe God was unwilling to take Pei Zheng in, which was why he was able to wake up after his near-death experience.
In the past few days, the clinic was handed over to Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng. Shen Shijiu stayed by Pei Zheng's bed all day, holding his hand and talking to him.
Pei Zheng was not unresponsive. He would occasionally shake the little hand back, and sometimes his eyelashes would tremble, as if he was about to open his eyes.
Shen Shijiu would stare at the trembling eyelashes nervously and excitedly until they calmed down again.
"Brother Pei, you have been sleeping for a long time, you can't sleep in any longer."
"Li'er said that he has already seen you, and you even hugged him, right? Do you like him? He is our baby, that little bean has grown up, isn't he cute?"
Shen Shijiu took Pei Zheng's hand, put it on his cheek, then leaned over and rubbed it gently, his eyes red.
"Brother Pei, don't you miss me? Why don't you open your eyes and look at me? Do you know that I really miss you, miss you, miss you so much
I miss you so much"
A drop of hot tear fell on the back of Pei Zheng's hand, and his slender fingers moved almost imperceptibly.
There was a knock on the door and Li Yu came in with some food.
"Master, please eat something first. You have only had a bowl of porridge all day. Your body cannot handle it."
Shen Shijiu shook his head, "Xiao Yuzi, I don't want to eat. Brother Pei hasn't woken up yet, so I don't want to eat anything."
Li Yu said worriedly, "Master, the master will definitely wake up. Didn't Doctor Jiang also say that since the master has woken up, it means that he is fine. And Xiao Yuzi believes that if the master knew that you were by his side, he would definitely be eager to wake up!"
Shen Shijiu slowly lay down on the edge of the bed, curled up next to Pei Zheng, and curled up into a ball like a little animal that wanted to be hugged.
"Xiao Yuzi, tell me, can Brother Pei hear me? If he knew I was right here, right beside him, why hasn't he woken up yet?"
Li Yu said, "Master, the injury of the master at that time was too serious. There was a hole in his heart. It was a great blessing for him to survive. Let's give the master some more time and wait for him."
"Okay." Shen Shijiu nodded, tears flowing into the quilt. He turned his head and buried it in Pei Zheng's robe, and said in a soft and muffled voice.
"Brother Pei, I will wait for you a little longer. Don't make me wait too long."
Seeing that Shen Shijiu really didn't want to eat, Li Yu had no choice but to take the food away.
In fact, Shen Shijiu seldom left his room these days. He stayed by the bed all day long, talking to himself. He was afraid that as long as Pei Zheng didn't wake up, he would remain depressed.
When Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng came back, the sky was already dimly dark. Bright red lights were lit outside, making the entire Weiyang City as bright as day.
Li Yu asked, "Doctor Jiang, what happened outside? There is no night market tonight, why is the street so noisy?"
Jiang Yubai was walking towards Shen Nineteen's room as he answered, "Oh, I heard that the Northern Territory held a ceremony to crown the queen today. The emperor of the Northern Territory invited all the people in the city to celebrate together. There are lights and decorations outside. I think it's more lively than a festival."
He walked to the door, turned around and said mysteriously, "I also heard that the Queen that the Northern Territory just established is the first male Queen in the history of the world."
Cheng Feng was not very interested in hearing such gossip. He just stared at Jiang Yubai, who had an unfathomable look on his face, expressionlessly.
"Male queen?" Li Yu opened his mouth in shock, "What does this mean?"
"What else could it mean? It's just the surface meaning," Jiang Yubai pushed open the door, "This queen is a man!"
Regardless of Li Yu's expression behind him, Jiang Yubai walked into the room.
"Xiao Shi, it's so lively outside tonight, do you want to go out and join in the fun?"
Shen Shijiu shook his head and looked at the bedside and said, "Brother Yubai, you guys go ahead. I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to stay here with Brother Pei."
"Tell me about it yourself. You haven't been out for a few days, haven't eaten well, and haven't slept well for a few days?" Jiang Yubai came over, took Shen Shijiu's wrist and felt his pulse. "If you stay like this any longer, Pei Zheng won't wake up yet, and you'll get sick first."
Jiang Yubai pulled him up and said, "No matter what you say tonight, you should go out for a walk, breathe some fresh air, look at more people and things. I'm afraid you'll get sick from staring at a face and a bed all day."
"But… "
"It's okay. I'm here, nothing will happen. Just go there without any worries!"
Jiang Yubai forcibly pulled Shen Shijiu out of the room, pushed him in front of Chengfeng, and said in a commanding tone, "Take him out for some fresh air, now! Hurry up! You are not allowed to come back until he has had enough fresh air for an hour!"
After saying this, Jiang Yubai closed the door.
Shen Shijiu stood in front of the door for a long time before he sighed slightly. He turned around and found that Chengfeng and Li Yu were looking at him with concern.
He forced a smile, not wanting them to worry about him, "Afeng, Xiaoyuzi"
Li Yu said, "Master, today during the day, the young master asked me to go out to play. How about we take him with us now?"
Shen Nineteen nodded, "Okay."
Li Yu went into the house and carried Li'er out.
The little baby was just practicing writing in the room, and he wrote the names of a family of three.
"Pei Zheng"
"Shen Nineteen"
"Pei Moli"
Although the handwriting was still crooked, it was gradually taking shape.
Several people went out together and came to the street.
The streets were crowded with people, and everyone had a happy look on their faces. Although the Northern Territory was not as civilized as the barbarians, it was also not as strict in observing ethics as the former Celestial Empire. When the emperor took a male queen, their subjects and common people did not seem to think that this was something shocking or against moral standards. Instead, they celebrated the event with the whole nation from the bottom of their hearts.
However, the streets were filled with people with smiling faces, except Shen Shijiu, who had a frown on his face and looked troubled, as if he had no interest in anything.
Li'er held his hand and danced excitedly, finding everything new and interesting.
"Son! Look, look! That man can breathe fire!"
"Child! There's a little monkey over there! It waved at me. It's so cute!"
"My dear, my dear! There are so many lights on the tree! They are so beautiful! Can we hang them at home too?"
Li'er didn't get a response, so she looked up at the person next to her and tugged at his clothes.
"My son, are you unhappy?"
Shen Shijiu came back to his senses, bent down to look at the baby, and asked, "Li'er, were you calling me just now? Did you want to talk to me?"
Li'er nodded.
There were so many people around, and some were beating drums and playing musical instruments, so it was very noisy.
Li Er put his hands together around his mouth, leaned over to Shen Shijiu's ear and said, "I'm asking, little one, are you unhappy?"
The little baby blinked his big eyes and looked at Shen Shijiu with his lips slightly pouted.
Shen Shijiu smiled at him and said, "No, I'm not unhappy."
"You have! Li'er knows it!" The little baby opened his arms and hugged Shen Shijiu in his small arms, patting his back soothingly like an adult, "Don't be sad, little boy. Li'er will hug you. Are you happier?"
For some reason, even though he was being held tightly by a small ball of warmth in front of him, Shen Shijiu felt a lump in his throat and wanted to cry.
Li'er slowly let him go, and then stroked Shen Shijiu's head slowly, just like an adult would stroke his head normally, "My dear, be happy. Only when I am happy, will Li'er be happy, and then Daddy will be happy too."
Before he could finish his words, the little baby suddenly opened his eyes slightly wide, staring at the crowd not far away, and said, "Daddy!"
Before Shen Shijiu could react, the little baby pointed behind him and shouted, "Daddy! It's daddy! Son, I see daddy! Right there!"
Then Li'er spread his short legs and rushed in that direction, and in the blink of an eye he was lost in the bustling crowd.
Shen Shijiu became nervous and stood up quickly. Because there were too many people, he didn't know when Chengfeng and Li Yu were no longer beside them.
While shouting "Li'er", Shen Shijiu chased in the direction Li'er was running.
Finally, Shen Shijiu saw the baby again. He was picked up by a tall figure and was very eye-catching among the crowd.
Shen Shijiu's footsteps suddenly stopped in place, unable to move even a step.
Just a dozen steps away, in front of a small stall full of lanterns, Pei Zheng stood tall and slender, holding a little baby with similar features to his, looking at him quietly.
There were crowds of people around and it was extremely noisy. It was just an ordinary road, but it seemed as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them.
The tears that he had just suppressed with great difficulty now welled up in his eyes again. Shen Shijiu's vision was blurred, and he only saw Pei Zheng smiling at him, with the tenderness, tenderness and deep love in his eyes rippling.
He kissed Li'er first, then put the baby down. Li Yu and Cheng Feng also stood beside him, and after taking Li'er away, they stood aside silently.
Then, Pei Zheng opened his thin lips and opened his arms, "Come here."
Tears instantly rolled down Shen Shijiu's eyes and he ran towards that embrace.
Just like every time before, she ran towards him without reservation and with full trust in him.
Pei Zheng held the man tightly in his arms, pressed his lower back into his arms with one hand, and held the back of his head with the other hand and kissed him.
Li Yu quickly covered the baby's eyes, but did not notice that the baby was covering his mouth and laughing when he saw the scene in front of him.
A kiss filled with love and endless longing, the powerful tip of the tongue penetrated the lips and swept in, hooking the soft little tongue and sucking hard, swallowing all the whimpers and breathing words into the stomach.
Shen Shijiu slightly raised his head, unable to resist the kiss. When he felt that he was about to die, he heard a low and gentle voice whispering in his ear:
"Darling, I'm back."
I'm back to fulfill my previous promise to always be with you, to always protect you, to love you, and to marry you.
There will be no more separation in the thousands of years that follow.