When Ji Mingxia learned that Pei Yuan and Yu Ning had lived past fifty, his face turned pale.
After hearing Pei Yuan's words, he became even more shaky and almost lost his seat.
Pei Yuan did not expect that his words would deal such a serious blow to Ji Mingxia.
He hurriedly asked, "Are you okay?"
"I..." Ji Mingxia shook his head and was about to deny it, but as soon as he shook his head, he felt a sharp pain in his ear canal.
Ji Mingxia gasped, immediately covered his ears and frowned to endure the pain.
The pain came so suddenly that Ji Mingxia was caught off guard and felt a black screen in front of his eyes.
Fortunately, the stinging pain was continuous and disappeared after a while, leaving only the lingering pain that made people feel scared.
Ji Mingxia said patiently, "I'm fine. My ear canal is a little inflamed. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow after we get off the mountain."
"Ear canal inflammation?" Pei Yuan thought for a moment, then took out a bottle of eye drops from his bag. Then, he dug out a bottle of erythromycin ointment and said, "Try this."
Ji Mingxia said quickly, "I'm fine, it's just a slight inflammation. If it's serious, I have anti-inflammatory medicine. Yu Ning will help me clean my ears and apply the medicine with a cotton swab."
Pei Yuan insisted: "This is ofloxacin eye drops. You can drop it into your ears to relieve it. If you need to clean your ears, the liquid is cool and gentle, which is more suitable for your current situation."
As he spoke, Pei Yuan handed the eye drops and ointment to Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia felt a stinging pain in his ear canal from time to time, which did affect his movements. Seeing Pei Yuan had handed it to him, which was what he urgently needed, Ji Mingxia took it without hesitation and said gratefully, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Pei Yuan said, "The way I handled that incident back then was too appropriate. I should have apologized to you."
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Was it handled too well
Ji Mingxia understood that Pei Yuan was talking about the past between him and his original self. Ji Mingxia knew nothing about this matter and had no way of guessing, but he really wanted to find out what had happened between Pei Yuan and his original self.
Given Pei Yuan's personality, he would definitely not do anything bad to Ji Mingxia.
They didn't know each other back then, but Pei Yuan said that he handled it too appropriately. Ji Mingxia guessed that the biggest problem was that Pei Yuan intended to help Ji Mingxia, but the method was too appropriate.
During this meeting, Pei Yuan didn't recognize Ji Mingxia at all, which meant that they met at least two or three years ago.
At that time, Pei Yuan was twenty years old and Ji Mingxia was still in junior high school. Puberty is the peak of growth and development. Within a few years, the baby fat will be shed and the appearance of an adult will be grown. Only in this way can it be explained that Pei Yuan said that he looked different and almost recognized him.
After confirming these points in his mind, Ji Mingxia considered his words and said, "I know you mean well, and I should be the one thanking you."
Pei Yuan didn't expect to receive Ji Mingxia's thanks. He laughed in surprise and said, "At that time, I just thought that you were older and should have decided on your future so early. Now that I think about it, I was too impulsive at that time. I should have communicated with you properly. Are you still together now?"
Pei Yuan said this, looking at Ji Mingxia inquiringly.
Ji Mingxia was still thinking about what Pei Yuan meant when he was suddenly asked a question. He opened his mouth but didn't dare to answer.
If you rashly speak out when you don't know the specific situation, it will probably backfire. At this time, you can only pretend to be stupid and get away with it.
Pei Yuan saw Ji Mingxia staring at him blankly but didn't answer. He quickly said, "I was wrong. You are already an adult. I believe you will handle it in no time."
He said this to Ji Mingxia encouragingly.
Ji Mingxia inexplicably received Pei Yuan's look of trust and blessing. He just laughed dryly and nodded randomly.
Pei Yuan's words were vague, and he couldn't extract any useful information.
This kind of thing, Yu Ning is better than him, he should let Yu Ning come...
Thinking of Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia couldn't help but turn around and glance in Yu Ning's direction.
It was almost dark at this moment. Yu Ning was standing in the distance. Ji Mingxia looked over, but could not see his appearance clearly. He only saw a blurry figure standing by the tree, not moving.
"Pei Yuan, if Yu Ning is really contaminated, is there any solution?" Ji Mingxia asked softly.
He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he was very afraid of getting a negative answer.
After all, all professionals have lived past fifty, which means that with their current strength, they have no way to deal with this unknown force.
There is no use in escaping after all. As it concerns Yu Ning's health and safety, Ji Mingxia must get a definite answer.
He believed that Pei Yuan would help them as long as he had a way.
Sure enough, the next moment, Ji Mingxia heard Pei Yuan say: "I can take him back and try."
"Take him back?" Ji Mingxia looked at Pei Yuan in confusion.
"My elders and teachers are all in the capital. They are more experienced than me in this regard." Pei Yuan said, "The bronze bell sounded a stern warning, which made me very alert to Yu Ning. But according to what you said just now, the time you came into contact with the mysterious object was actually very short. Maybe I made a mistake in judgment, and Yu Ning's situation is not that bad."
At this point, Pei Yuan said to Ji Mingxia: "When dealing with mysterious objects, it is inevitable that you will be affected by them. Almost everyone will be slightly contaminated. This is a very common phenomenon. As long as there is targeted treatment and repair for a period of time, it will be back to normal."
Ji Mingxia couldn't help asking, "What if it's not just a slight pollution, but a serious pollution, or even as you said, Yu Ning has become a mysterious object? How will it be handled?"
Pei Yuan was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said, "I know. According to previous experience, this kind of person often goes crazy and dies before they are discovered or taken back for treatment."
Ji Mingxia understood immediately after hearing this.
This thing is just like cancer, either it is discovered early and treated in time, or it will die in the late stage if you don't have time to get treatment.
Yu Ning’s current condition is that he is suspected of having “cancer”. If it is mild, it would be best and he will recover after treatment.
What we fear most is that patients with serious illnesses will be sent to the capital for treatment, but not only will they not be cured, but they will become experimental subjects.
If it were someone else, Ji Mingxia would definitely persuade him to get treatment. After all, staying alive is the most important thing. But Yu Ning is the same.
Yu Ning is the protagonist. Even if he is really in the "late stage", he is very likely to die. Then his final fate is to be a test subject until he grows old...
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia's heart was gripped.
Yu Ning in the original novel did not have this kind of trouble at all.
The current situation is entirely due to the butterfly effect caused by Ji Mingxia's time travel.
From a certain perspective, it was he who brought Yu Ning to this point.
"I understand." Ji Mingxia whispered, "I will find a chance to talk to Yu Ning."
Seeing that Ji Mingxia was in a low mood, Pei Yuan thought for a moment and then introduced his work unit to Ji Mingxia.
They are officially recognized full-time personnel affiliated with the Mysterious Item Research Department. They have developed to a certain scale since the founding of the country.
However, due to the special nature of their work, most of the time, they are explorers from all over the world and rarely meet and communicate together for a long time.
In the past, it was difficult for colleagues to see each other after several years, but now with the Internet, it has become much more convenient.
If Yu Ning planned to go back with him, after getting a signal down the mountain, he would contact the headquarters, and then send special personnel to take them back.
When Ji Mingxia was reading the book, he had no interest in the background setting and usually just glanced over it and skipped it.
Now that I am in the book, background knowledge is crucial.
Therefore, Ji Mingxia listened very carefully, connecting the dots in his mind while listening, trying not to miss any important details.
Time passed unconsciously, and in the blink of an eye, night fell. The last rays of sunset disappeared, and the moonlight shone on the mountains.
Ji Mingxia and Pei Yuan were chatting excitedly when they turned back inadvertently and were surprised to find that Yu Ning was still standing there. When Bao Guangyuan saw Ji Mingxia turning around, he quickly waved to Ji Mingxia for help.
Yu Ning stood there for such a long time without moving. Ji Mingxia was worried. He said to Pei Yuan, "Bao Guangyuan is looking for me. I'll go over first."
"Okay." Pei Yuan said.
As soon as Ji Mingxia walked in front of Bao Guangyuan, Bao Guangyuan said with a bitter face: "Is everything okay between you and Pei Yuan?"
"Me and Pei Yuan? We're fine." Ji Mingxia asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Then why did you two chat for so long, and Pei Yuan kept smiling at you." Bao Guangyuan muttered, "Don't even mention Yu Ning, I almost couldn't bear it anymore."
Ji Mingxia was simply full of questions: "Did you say that you wanted to talk to Pei Yuan and asked me to go up and communicate?"
Bao Guangyuan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Ji Mingxia was carrying out a mission to communicate with Pei Yuan!
Bao Guangyuan hurriedly said: "It's my fault, it's my fault. Are you done talking now?"
"Almost." Ji Mingxia said.
"If you want, go and talk to Yu Ning. He has been standing there for a long time." Bao Guangyuan said weakly.
Ji Mingxia glanced at Yu Ning in the distance and said, "He has indeed been standing there for a long time... You can ask him to come over."
"I don't dare." Bao Guangyuan urged, "Go ahead, go ahead."
Ji Mingxia looked at Bao Guangyuan's cowardly face and was suddenly speechless.
He already felt that he was useless enough, and this Bao Guangyuan was a million times more useless than him.
However, as a nameless passerby in the original novel, it doesn’t matter if he is a bit useless.
Unlike Ji Mingxia, who is also a loser, he still has to shoulder the mission.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia suddenly had an idea flash in his mind, and an idea flashed through his mind quickly, but Ji Mingxia didn't catch it for a moment.
Bao Guangyuan urged from the side: "Mingxia, Yu Ning is watching you."
"Okay, okay." Ji Mingxia thought hard but to no avail. Helplessly, he had to walk up to Yu Ning first.
Yu Ning stood in his original position and when he saw Ji Mingxia coming over, he lowered his eyes slightly to look at him.
As soon as Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's eyes met, he thought of what he had confessed to Yu Ning not long ago.
His face turned slightly red, but luckily it was already dark and everything was hazy, and Yu Ning could see his embarrassment.
Ji Mingxia tried hard to act as usual and briefly told Yu Ning about his conversation with Pei Yuan.
It mainly explains the role of Pei Yuan's emblem, the role of the bronze bell, and the mysterious item research department...
Ji Mingxia did not mention the fact that Yu Ning's body was contaminated for the time being.
Yu Ning already trusted Pei Yuan, and telling Yu Ning about this situation at this time would not only fail to convince him, but would have a counterproductive effect.
Moreover, Ji Mingxia himself had not figured out what choice to make.
Yu Ning listened to Ji Mingxia's explanation quietly and asked, "Do you believe him?"
Yu Ning had asked this question just now. Ji Mingxia didn't know how to answer it and kept stammering to make excuses. Now, Ji Mingxia didn't want to avoid it either.
He was still willing to believe Pei Yuan.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia said "hmm" and nodded.
He thought Yu Ning would be disappointed with his choice, but surprisingly, this time, Yu Ning was very calm: "Okay, then I believe him too."
Ji Mingxia didn't expect Yu Ning to be so easy to talk to all of a sudden. He looked up at him in surprise.
Although it was dark, the stars were shining and the moonlight was bright.
The cold moonlight reflected Yu Ning's delicate and elegant face.
His eyes never left Ji Mingxia from beginning to end.
Seeing Ji Mingxia raise his head, Yu Ning looked at him gently and whispered, "Because, I believe in you."