Two days later.

Li Tianyi and Luo Shan opened their eyes at the same time, looked at each other and smiled.

"Brother, you've worked hard these past two days!" Li Tianyi exuded a peaceful aura and looked incredibly sacred.

Luo Shan looked somewhat haggard. "I'll have Wanruo take a look at you. If everything's alright, you can leave!"

"Um!"

Soon, Su Wanruo arrived and, after a thorough examination, exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Tian, ​​you're finally back to normal! That's wonderful, truly wonderful!"

The chains were unlocked, and Li Tianyi slowly got out of bed, stretching his stiff body.

Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Xiaoman's residence.

The smile vanished instantly, replaced by bitterness. He mechanically reached for his shirt pocket, but there was no cigarette case there.

Luo Shan quickly offered him a cigarette and lit it for him. "Brother, I know you're upset. If you want to cry, just cry!"

Li Tianyi's heart ached, but he couldn't cry. He just kept smoking.

These past few days have been agonizing for them. Xiaoman's situation had already pushed everyone to the brink of collapse, and now that Li Tianyi has become a demon, everyone is living in constant fear.

After finally waiting for Li Tianyi to be able to control his inner demons, he turned out to be in this terrible state.

After a long while.

Li Tianyi slowly said, "I want to go for a walk by myself!"

“Alright!” Luo Shan and Su Wanruo exchanged a glance and nodded.

Gesture: To make someone keep an eye on you.

Eye contact: I understand.

Luo Shan had only taken two steps when Su Wanruo stopped him. "Everyone in the inner shelter has a deep affection for Xiaoman. I don't want Brother Tian to be reminded of her by seeing things that might affect his recovery!"

Luo Shan thought for a moment, "There's someone who's perfect!"

"Who?" Su Wanru asked expectantly.

"Lorraine, my cousin!" Luo Shan.

"Okay, contact her immediately and have her secretly protect Brother Tian 24 hours a day!" Su Wanruo ordered.

"I'm going to find her right now!"

......

Xiaoman's room.

Li Tianyi walked slowly to the bedside, his eyes red and his voice choked with emotion: "Xiaoman, you haven't kept your promise yet. Why are you so heartless as to leave Brother Tian?"

Clutching my chest, the pain was excruciating.

Memories of Xiaoman kept flashing through my mind...

After an unknown amount of time, Li Tianyi suddenly stood up, rushed to Xiaoman's desk, and pulled open the cabinet in the center.

Her personal belongings were neatly arranged inside.

Among them, the most eye-catching is a silver bracelet.

I slowly held it in my hand, and suddenly my heart clenched, as if I had been stabbed.

"Xiaoman, if I had known it would turn out like this, I would never have refused you!" Li Tianyi sat weakly in the chair, lovingly stroking Xiaoman's photo frame. "It's all my fault for being such a jerk, letting you leave with regrets. I'm so sorry, Brother Tian!"

Tears streamed down my face, and a pain like ten thousand ants gnawing at my heart surged through me.

Long, long afterward, a copy of "The Art of War" on the table was soaked with tears. Li Tianyi quickly wiped away the tears, but a piece of paper fell out from the center of the book.

"Sister Wanruo, by the time you read this letter, Xiaoman may have already gone to another world. From childhood to adulthood, I have always been especially grateful to you. Without your care, Xiaoman would probably have starved to death, even if she hadn't died of illness."

Sister, my only worry is Brother Tian. He does everything himself and is always the first to rush into danger. Please take good care of him for me!

Also, please say sorry to my sisters for me. Xiaoman was far too harsh on them, sometimes almost heartless. But, sister, do you know why I was like that?

A long time ago, I had a strange dream in which I would die in Lop Nur. From that day on, I started targeting you all, and I wanted to become Brother Tian's true woman, leaving no regrets.

But fate is cruel. Who would have thought that Brother Tian would never be able to get over the fact that we were once siblings and made a two-year agreement with me!

Sister Wanruo, I have one more request of you. After you finish reading this letter, please burn it. Let my image as a villain remain in their hearts; perhaps that way, they won't be too sad.

Okay, I'll stop here!

Xiaoman, this is my last word!

Li Tianyi trembled, sobbing uncontrollably, and looked at the date at the end of the signature; it was half a year ago.

"ah......"

The roars grew louder and louder, startling Luo Lin, who rushed to the window to check: Li Tianyi was pounding his chest, his eyes bloodshot, his face pale, and his whole body trembling.

"Something's going to happen!" Luo Lin was about to rush in when she suddenly remembered Su Wanruo and quickly called out urgently.

After receiving the news, Su Wanruo and the others rushed over.

"Brother Tian, ​​please don't do this!" Wang Xue'er cried, tears streaming down her face.

Fang Yi, Luo Ying, and others also cried their eyes out.

Li Tianyi slowly raised his head and handed Xiaoman's suicide note to Su Wanruo.

She only glanced at it twice before squatting down and bursting into tears.

In the room, only Luo Lin and Xiao Man, who didn't seem to have much feeling, took the book and read, "Sister Wanruo..."

With each word she read, everyone's heart ached. When the letter was finished, everyone collapsed to the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

A few hours later.

Everyone had long since run out of tears, but their hearts were still aching.

Li Tianyi stumbled out of the room, his voice extremely hoarse, and said, "Wanruo, go and prepare, I want to build a cenotaph for Xiaoman!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Su Wanruo felt weak all over, but she forced herself to walk into the distance.

......

The second-floor shelter, the heroes' monument, is next to it.

Li Tianyi carefully placed Xiaoman's favorite outfit into the coffin, and then took out a pure silver bracelet and placed it on the clothes.

"Seal, seal the coffin!" These two words instantly drained all his energy and spirit, and he collapsed to the ground helplessly, his mind filled with memories of Xiaoman.

Luo Shan wiped away his tears, stood ramrod straight, and said, "Take off your hats and observe a moment of silence!"

More than 7,000 people at Dafeng Mountain were in tears, observing three minutes of silence...

at the same time.

On an unknown, desolate planet, Xiaoman suddenly opened her eyes.

A broken Earth language came through: "Ah, you're finally awake!"

"Where am I?" Xiaoman looked around, her memories from before she lost consciousness rapidly piecing together...

The little girl approached and said, "Big sister, this is the Wasteland Star, the planet where the Hemudu people dumped their trash!"

"I'm on another planet? This, this?" Xiaoman stared wide-eyed, muttering, "I vaguely remember being pulled away by a suction force when I destroyed the ancient Shu people's main teleportation array, and then I don't remember anything!"

Suddenly, a boy rushed into the cave, very excited: "Dudu, we're in for a treat tonight! Look what this is!"

A deformed, long-haired creature, about the size of an adult wild rabbit.

"Brother Maoqiu, she's awake!" Dudu was overjoyed, pointing at Xiaoman, "Big sister, you've been unconscious for over ten days, you must be hungry, right? Dudu will cook you some meat right now!"

She took the creature from Maoqiu's hand and deftly gutted it.

Xiaoman walked up to Maoqiu and asked, "Where did you find me?"

"In a mountain valley thirty-five kilometers away. I was fighting an alien dinosaur and was about to be devoured when you suddenly appeared. The spatial turbulence smashed its head to pieces, and I was saved!" Maoqiu patted his chest with lingering fear.

"So that's how it is!" Xiaoman tried hard to recall, but couldn't remember what happened after she was sucked away. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the Fish Intestine Sword at Maoqiu's waist. "Can you give me back my weapon?"

A brief hesitation flashed in Maoqiu's eyes before he handed over the Fish Intestine Sword.

"Thank you!" Xiaoman smiled at him. "Furball, besides this sword, is there anything else?"

Maoqiu shook its head, "No more!"

"I can vouch for it, there really wasn't anything else!" Dudu said earnestly. "Even though we're orphans, Brother Maoqiu has always taught me that one must be honest. If you did something, you did it; if you didn't, you didn't. You must never go against your conscience!"

Xiaoman's affection for them increased dramatically, and she even helped prepare the food...

Dafeng Mountain, the core sanctuary.

The usually bustling dining room was completely silent today; it was so quiet you could hear someone breathing.

Suddenly, Li Tianyi raised his glass and pointed it towards Lop Nur, "Xiaoman, let me toast you!"

A glass of wine was spilled on the ground.

Everyone followed his example and offered toasts.

Li Tianyi said gently, "Xiaoman, dinner's ready!"

"Big Sister, dinner's ready!" everyone called out in unison.

Two lines of tears welled up in her eyes.

Li Tianyi, his hands trembling, picked up Xiaoman's favorite dish and placed it in her bowl. "Here, this is your favorite sweet and sour fish. I caught it myself!"

Waaah, waaah!

They embraced and wept...

For the next week, no one could get over the loss of Xiaoman, and the entire Dafeng Mountain was deathly still.

Every time Li Tianyi closes his eyes, he sees Xiaoman's image, and his dark circles are already very heavy.

“Brother Tian, ​​Xiaoman loved peonies the most when she was alive. Today is the seventh day after her death. Let’s go to the back mountain and pick some!” Su Wanru forced a smile.

"Okay!" Li Tianyi forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

The two walked towards the back mountain...

On the other side.

Isabelle was still tracking Qiao Yulong when she suddenly lost all her scent; even the secret method couldn't detect a trace of it.

"He must have used some special powder, otherwise he wouldn't have been completely devoid of any breath!"

Looking around, the things I had seen in the past hour kept flashing through my mind.

Soon, his gaze settled on the 3:15 position.

My nose twitched. There were many scents nearby, but the scent of wildflowers was missing.

"So the scent didn't disappear; he just covered himself in wild grass sap!" A fierce killing intent flashed in Isabelle's eyes. "Qiao Yulong, no matter where you are, I will find you and use your dog's head to pay tribute to our boss!"

They gave chase and soon discovered traces of trampled grass.

"Judging from the bounce, he had just left!"

Isabelle rushed forward a few steps, then suddenly turned around and slashed the Azure Cloud Blood Bow at a pile of weeds.

boom!

Qiao Yulong sprang out of the haystack, his clothes tattered and his breath ragged. "You mad dog, you've been chasing me for half a month!"

"I'll chase you for ten years until I get your dog's head!" Isabelle swept her bowstring, a shimmering white light shining from it. "Full bow and sword!"

A long, arched shadow fell.

Qiao Yulong quickly retreated, but he was not as fast as the bow. A long gash was cut into his chest, and he fled in terror.

"Run there!"

Isabelle pursued relentlessly...

That's all for today's update. Author: Listen to my excuses—no, I mean explanations! (Dog head emoji)