Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 5431 (Five Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty-One) Want to Cure

"What did you do after hearing this?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"I... didn't say anything." The man said, "I was in a lot of pain at the time."

"Where is he?" the Gray Hand Man asked again.

The man replied: "He gestured to those people again."

"What does this gesture mean?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"I don't know what happened in the dream, but... it seemed to mean that I wanted them to... become stronger. After all, I felt... even more painful afterwards."

The Gray Hand asked, "What happened next?"

The man said, "Then he... continued talking. He asked me if it hurt."

"Did you answer him?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"I was in so much pain at that moment that I could hardly speak," the man said, "so I didn't...answer immediately."

"How is he?" asked the Gray Hand.

"He asked me...if I was in so much pain that I couldn't speak," the man said.

"You still can't answer?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

“Yes.” The man said, “This feeling is even worse. It’s just… I want to talk, but I can’t. But… if I don’t answer him at all, I’m worried that he will be even crueler to me.”

The Gray Hand Man asked, "Did he treat you any harder?"

“Not this time.” The man said, “He seemed to have made another gesture to those people, and then… then the pain in my body actually… eased.”

The Gray Hand asked again: "What happened next?"

"He said... this way I can always speak." said the man.

"What about you?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"I just said 'yes'," the man replied.

The Gray Hand asked again: "What's next?"

"He asked me to...answer the same question as before...which is...whether it hurts." said the man.

The Gray Hand asked, "Did you answer?" "Yes," the man said, "I was able to speak at that time, and I just... I said the word 'pain'."

The Gray Hand asked, "What's the other party's reaction?"

The man said, "The other party said that I said 'no pain' before, so... do I want it now?"

The Gray Hand said, "Did you answer?"

"I...didn't answer." said the man.

"What's next?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"He told me... that when I said 'no pain' before, it meant 'no treatment', because... treatment itself is painful." The man said, "He also asked if I didn't want treatment at all."

The Gray Hand said, "You answered again?"

"Yes." The man said, "I didn't dare to answer randomly, I just said three words: 'I want treatment.'"

The Gray Hand asked, "Are you saying that because you are afraid of him?"

"I am... afraid of suffering more pain." said the man.

The Gray Hand Man asked, "How did he react after you said that?"

"He said... wanting treatment means wanting pain." The man said, "He asked me if I wanted pain."

"Did you answer?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

The man said, "I have no answer yet."

"Where's he?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"He told me...it seems that I still haven't thought it through." The man said, "He also said that it seems that special measures need to be taken against me."

"What happened to you next?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"I immediately told him...if there is any painless...treatment method." said the man.

"Did he answer you?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"He answered. He answered very straightforwardly." The man said, "He said the word 'no'."

(End of this chapter)