Chapter 213 Is it really you? Cangcang

It was also winter. She accidentally set the kitchen on fire while cooking. After being rescued, she was severely beaten.

Afterwards, her father locked her in a small room with three walls, which was used to dump miscellaneous items, saying it was to punish her, and he didn't give her any food for five days.

When she was on the verge of starvation, she saw the Dragon God who had once saved her.

Back then, he spoke to her in the same gentle way.

But as soon as she reaches out to touch him, he dissipates like smoke, leaving her unable to grasp him.

This time, she thought, she was just feeling a little cold, how could she possibly see him again?

The emptiness and numbness in Qiao Mei's eyes were terrifying. Ao Cang felt a sharp pain spreading from his chest to every part of his body. He grabbed her wrist again and pulled her into his arms. He guessed why she had said that and emphasized, "Look at what's on the water."

People seen through hallucinations do not have shadows.

Qiao Mei slowly turned her head to look at the lake.

A figure shrouded in white smoke was clearly reflected above, indicating that she was not hallucinating this time.

Realizing this, Qiao Mei's watery eyes gradually filled with light.

She pouted, her eyes welling up with tears, blurring her vision.

She seemed afraid that she wouldn't be able to see Ao Cang clearly because of this, so she quickly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and whispered in a sobbing voice, "Is it really you? Cang Cang?"

Ao Cang tenderly wiped away her tears with his fingertips and nodded: "It's me. Don't worry about the vegetables for now. I'll treat your hand injury."

As he spoke, Ao Cang carefully lifted her hand, which was swollen like a small carrot, and slowly infused his divine power into her fingers.

He didn't have much divine power left; he only managed to improve her frostbite by half before he was already struggling and his body began to sway.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Mei quickly withdrew her hand and asked Ao Cang what was wrong.

Ao Cang shook his head, which was still spinning, and didn't quite understand why his divine power was so severely reduced as soon as he arrived here.

But now is not the time to dwell on this. After lying to Qiao Mei that he was fine, he wanted to help her with her treatment again, but she directly avoided him.

"Cangcang, don't lie to me. Although I can't see your condition, you couldn't even stand up after treating me for a while. Something must be wrong with you!"

After Qiao Mei finished speaking with a frown, she didn't even bother washing the vegetables. She pulled Ao Cang aside, took out a dirty plastic bag from the pocket of her thin clothes, and unfolded it layer by layer.

There seemed to be a few candies inside, the flavor of which was unknown. She tore open the wrapper of one of them and, as if offering a precious treasure, held it to Ao Cang's lips.

"Cangcang, try one and see if you're a little anemic. This is why you're like this. I've been saving this candy for a long time. Although it's not as good as the candy in big cities, it should still be of some use."

The candy in her hand was pale yellow in color and contained some impurities.

Just looking at it makes me lose all desire to eat it.

But Ao Cang didn't mind. He opened his mouth and ate the candy. He also took another one from the bag in her hand, tore it open, and fed it to her.

If we're talking about anemia, he thinks she's the one who's anemic.

As for him, it's just that he's expended too much divine power, which is why he's like this.

"Hmm........"

Qiao Mei was stunned for a moment after Ao Cang suddenly stuffed a piece of candy into her mouth.

There were only three candies in the plastic bag, and now two of them have suddenly been eaten, which inevitably makes her a little anxious and flustered.

She wondered if the last pill would be enough if her father locked her up in solitary confinement next time.

But before she could think for long, she heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from not far away.

She instinctively shielded Ao Cang behind her, completely forgetting that no one else could see him.

The person who came was her father. Despite the freezing weather, he was dressed in layers upon layers of clothing, and he even wore a pair of black cotton boots.

His face, which had always been ugly and fierce when dealing with Qiao Mei, suddenly became much gentler.

Seeing the joy in his eyes, Qiao Mei had a bad feeling.

"I've finally found you! Come home with me, there's some amazing news waiting for you!"

She seemed to have already guessed what the amazing news he was about to tell her, and didn't even flinch.

Seeing this, the man became impatient and started touching her directly.

After grabbing her hair with his large hand, he pulled her back like he was dragging an animal, and slapped her hard twice.

This wretched state was so brazenly displayed before Ao Cang that Qiao Mei couldn't stop the tears from flowing from her eyes, and she dared not look at him.

Even though she couldn't see the specific expression on his face, she still felt extremely embarrassed, and at that moment she even had the thought that it would have been better if he hadn't shown up today.

Ao Cang had no idea what Qiao Mei was thinking. He watched her being treated so roughly by the man and tried to reach out to pull the man's hand away, but it passed right through him and he couldn't touch anything.

Qiao Mei stopped looking at Ao Cang. She hadn't eaten much to begin with, and she wasn't as strong as her father who was killing fish. She was dragged back by him like a dead dog.

Ao Cang followed closely behind and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that after the man brought Qiao Mei home, he simply gave her a set of clothes that looked brand new and beautiful, and did not lay a hand on her again.

"These clothes were sent by Boss Wang. If you wear them and go out with him for a few days, you'll make a lot of money. He's in the coal mining business, a big shot that others would love to curry favor with. Don't you dare cause me any trouble. Hurry up and change into these clothes!"

Qiao Mei had heard of these coal mine owners when she was washing vegetables, clothes, and collecting garbage outside.

Knowing what kind of people they are, I am very resistant to them.

For the first time, she felt a sense of defiance in front of her father: "If I really don't want to go, can you force me?"

As she spoke, she took out a pair of copper scissors from beside her and held them to her neck, her meaning quite clear.

But as if he knew she would react this way, Mr. Qiao didn't even lift his eyelids. He took out a rope from somewhere, looked at the boy huddled in the corner, and walked towards him.

"Are you really going to defy the heavens? What are you pretending for? Hurry up, if you're not going, I'll send your brother instead. Anyway, your brother looks a lot like you, and he's a bit younger. I heard that coal mine owner isn't that picky, so sending your brother will be just as good!"

"Sister, sister, I don't want to go, sister, save me..."

As the boy cried out, Qiao's father arrived in front of him and tried to tie him up with a rope.

Seeing this, Qiao Mei glanced at Ao Cang, who was standing beside her, anxiously telling her not to agree. After hesitating for a long time, she still said numbly, "I'll go."

Xiao Qiaomei: Waaah, I must be hallucinating...

Ao Cang: No. (Feeling sorry for him)