Xu Wei's voice was full of apology, and her expression was one of utter despair.

Of course I knew that our situation was extremely bad, but at that time I had to save her. If Xu Wei died, I probably wouldn't be able to survive either.

I patted Xu Wei on the shoulder: "It's okay. I can't live without you, so when I saw you being dragged in by that strange thing, of course I had to save you. Besides, it's not so bad to be here. For example, we can be alone together now, isn't that great? Back on the mountaintop, you were always jealous because I had to be with Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qiang. But now I belong to you alone. Aren't you happy?"

When Xu Wei heard what I said, she looked at me with some confusion, and then she burst out laughing. Although her face was pale, she was in much better condition than before.

I touched her forehead and kissed her, gently comforting her: "Don't worry, as long as we're together, we'll always find a way. After all, when we were stranded on this deserted island, our situation was even worse than it is now. We've been through so many life and death situations, and we're much more experienced at finding food than before. If you stay with me, I'll make sure you don't go hungry."

Xu Wei sniffed and looked at me, then smiled through her tears: "Sigh, I don't know why, but Brother Sihai always makes me feel so at ease. But in this situation, we can't contact them, and this forest is so gloomy. I'm really worried."

To be honest, it wasn't just Xu Wei who was worried; I was worried too, but I couldn't show it.

I'm worried about Wang Xiaoxiao because she looked terrible when I left. She was seven months pregnant and about to give birth. Now I've lost contact with them and I don't know how she is doing.

Although Xiao Qiang has always pretended to be strong, I know she is the most vulnerable. Now that Xu Wei and I are missing, Xiao Qiang must be going crazy with worry.

But if you want to see them again, the only way now is to survive.

I took a deep breath and patted Xu Wei's face: "Don't worry, we'll find a way to see them again. But right now, the most important thing is for you to get well. Only when you're well can we both have the strength to leave here, right?"

Xu Wei seemed encouraged by my words and nodded quickly. She reached out her hand and looked at me, saying, "Then grill me another piece of pork. I need to eat my fill so I can't be a burden to you."

This roasted pork was actually quite unpalatable. Firstly, it lacked any seasoning, and secondly, the pig had been dead for who knows how many days, resulting in a strange taste.

But in order to survive, you have to eat even the worst food.

We forced ourselves to eat something, and then I started to observe my surroundings.

The location we are in now, although it is very open, is not very good.

After all, if we were to encounter some wild animal, Xu Wei and I are both already covered in wounds, and we probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

In addition, this is the only large machete I have. It's not exactly useful, but it's also not very useful if I encounter a tiger or something similar.

So if I can't get out of this forest, then I have to find a safe place.

Only after settling Xu Wei in can you think about anything else.

However, Xu Wei's mental state was much better than before, and she even had a smile on her face. It was just that she had too many injuries, and she would occasionally wince in pain when she touched them.

After filling their stomachs, the next step was to find shelter or explore whether they could leave this awful place.

Finally, Xu Wei suggested that they try to get out first, and if they really couldn't get out, they would find a safe place to camp.

Since there's never any sun here, there's no distinction between day and night.

But even after we walked in all four directions, we still couldn't find the exit.

This burned-down forest still managed to make me lose my way.

For a moment, I even doubted whether I had really encountered a ghost wall.

If there really are any vengeful spirits in this forest, why are they haunting us?

Of course, I couldn't tell Xu Wei these speculations, because that girl is very timid.

After trying everything, I still haven't gotten anywhere. I think that continuing like this with Xu Wei might not be a good idea.

Because Xu Wei was injured, I had to carry her on my back at all times. In addition, the visibility was not good, and I almost fell several times, which increased the danger.

To conserve energy, it's best to find a place to camp right now.

If Chen Jian and the others are alright, they will definitely come to find me, because I believe that Chen Jian and Wang Ping truly consider me a brother.

Xu Wei was also at a loss, and she was getting a little discouraged as I carried her around aimlessly. In the end, we discussed it and decided to go back to the place where we had piled up the campfire and see if there were any mountains nearby.

If there are mountains, then there must be caves to live in. Although it may be cool and damp, it would be very safe if it were surrounded by mountains on all sides. In that case, I could take some time to rest properly.

After all, I've had my eyes open since last night, and my eyelids are starting to ache.

But this forest was not as simple as we had imagined. There wasn't even a mountain in this vast, dark forest. In the end, we had no choice but to build a campfire in a slightly sunken pit. The two of us leaned against the pit, looking at each other in silence.

Xu Wei had been harboring resentment towards herself, thinking that if this hadn't happened to her, she wouldn't have followed her to this godforsaken place.

But I know that a person's fate is predetermined. Even if I survive that calamity, there will definitely be other calamities waiting for me.

Besides, I really like Xu Wei and I really don't want her to suffer any harm.

We lived like this for three or four days.

We've almost finished eating the pig we found. During this time, we collected snow water to eat the pork, made a campfire, and occasionally went out to collect some charcoal. Apart from that, we didn't have any other activities.

Sometimes, sitting by the campfire, watching the flickering flames, I wonder if I've really given up.