I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 304, 1.21-20: The Girl Imprisoned in the Tower
Snowflakes drifted down, gradually obscuring the earth's original colors, leaving only white under the sky—pure, immaculate, concealing all darkness.

"Mingjin!" The boy stood in the snow, frantically scanning his surroundings, and shouted loudly.

"Where did you go? Why can't I feel your presence anymore..." he murmured painfully, lowering his eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, except for the ten days when Mingjin was confined, there has never been a time when they lost their connection. No matter when or where they are, they can easily sense where the other is and what kind of mood she is.

That's his half, the half that's been with him since birth and has never been separated.

But he can no longer feel his own presence, and no matter how hard he tries, he still can't do it.

It was as if Ming Jin had never existed...

"Mingjin..."

Mingxi shivered, his face pale, as if he had lost all his strength in an instant. He slumped against the rough tree trunk, his lake-blue eyes staring blankly into the distance.

After losing half of their bodies, the twins cannot survive on their own. Ming Jin had no idea how he spent those ten days without contact.

He instructed his brother Mingxi and father not to tell Mingjin, keeping everything a complete secret, just as Mingjin had not told him what had happened to him during his ten days of confinement.

In fact, the one who truly cannot leave the other person is him.

Mingjin could choose to leave alone, but he was the only one who couldn't.

Even among twins, there is a distinction between active and passive roles, with one relying on the other. Outwardly, it may appear that Mingxi is assertive and in control, but in reality, he is merely masking his own passivity.

He couldn't leave Mingjin.

When he was five years old, Ming Jin was put in solitary confinement. After he lost contact with him, he discovered the truth.

Because his heart stopped beating the instant the connection was severed, he was rushed to have his body frozen until Ming Jin came out, and that's how he survived.

He had no memory of that time, but he deduced it from their eyes. After checking the home security footage and questioning 'Jessica', he was absolutely certain of it.

For Mingxi, Mingjin's existence was more important than life itself.

Perhaps it was because the Ming family had never produced twins, coupled with the near-catastrophic attack their mother suffered during her pregnancy. Typically, twins who lose half their bodies become listless and lose their will to live, eventually dying of boredom.

But their relationship was even more distorted than that.

Mingxi survives by relying on Mingjin's power. Because of this, Mingxi is stronger than Mingjin. Mingjin, on the other hand, is not good at fighting because she uses her power to sustain him. She subconsciously conserves her strength, fearing that insufficient supply will weaken him.

"I'm just a pathetic creature dependent on Mingjin..." Mingxi looked up at the falling snow and said softly, "I also want my own source of power, I don't want to be a burden to Mingjin, I also want to be able to live even without Mingjin. I also want to be able to get along with Mingjin like normal twins... My only wish..."

Their almost abnormal twin relationship is like that of a subject and its symbiotic partner; the latter cannot live without the former, just like a parasite that can only suck blood but cannot rely on itself because it cannot.

Parasites are called parasites because they cannot survive on their own and can only depend on others. Mingxi sighed softly. After all these years, no matter how hard he tried, he could only hold on until now.

The fact that his heart didn't stop after the connection was severed, but he only lost his strength, suggests that he had done his best.

"Move aside, kid, don't block the way." A deep, lazy voice came from beside him, along with the intoxicating smell of alcohol.

Mingxi slightly raised her eyes to look at him and softly reminded him, "You deliberately bumped into me. I was just resting against this tree." At this point, he no longer had the energy to argue with anyone; he wanted to avoid trouble if possible.

Dionysus was still wearing the white robe that signified his high priesthood, revealing his fair arms and his strong, flat chest and abdomen. A golden goblet decorated with agave flowers was tied at his waist, gleaming faintly with a dazzling light.

Her long, wine-red hair was casually draped behind her head, reaching her thighs. It looked slightly messy, but not to the point of being unbearable.

As the cold wind blew by, stray hairs brushed against his delicate and beautiful face. His smooth, full forehead, which was not covered by any hair, was decorated with a mysterious golden pattern, giving him a sacred and inviolable feeling.

A pair of narrow, calm, and undisturbed golden eyes were slightly raised, carrying a hint of intoxication and a dazed laziness, as they casually glanced at Mingxi.

That excessively beautiful face, yet without the slightest hint of femininity, was like a perfect work of art, its sharp features setting it apart from ordinary people.

His face was expressionless, without a trace of a smile, just like the cold and ancient feeling he gave people when they first met. He was so handsome that it was almost unreal, as if he were just a work of art.

"And the other one?" he asked, glancing casually at Mingxi.

"If you're here to see him, I can only tell you I don't know. He has a foot, and I have no right to stop him from leaving." Mingxi subconsciously scoffed, but then fell silent, seemingly feeling that now was not the time to say such things.

Dionysus suddenly chuckled, seemingly out of nowhere, but inexplicably making one feel refreshed.

He casually took the gold cup from his waist, held it to Mingxi's lips, and said slowly, "Drink it. I don't want to take care of a troublesome child."

Mingxi frowned and gave him a suspicious look.

He drank it? He saw that the glass was upside down when he held it upright; how could there be any liquid in it?

Mingxi looked down at the golden cup with suspicion, and a look of surprise flashed across her face the next second. It really was there! She hadn't seen it before!
Without thinking too much, Mingxi used Dionysus's hand to drink the liquid in the golden cup in one gulp.

It's water, but it has a faint smell of alcohol and a slightly sweet taste.

After drinking it, his body, which had been completely weak, suddenly became full of strength, even more so than when he was with Ming Jin.

Mingxi stared blankly at the golden cup, completely unable to understand why...

Dionysus had no intention of explaining; he simply tied the golden cup back to his waist and walked on, saying, "Come on, I'm leaving you behind."

"Huh? Wait for me!" Mingxi got up and chased after him.

This person is strange. What is he trying to do?
(End of this chapter)