Danso held the ruby, checking it repeatedly to make sure he wasn't dreaming; his hands trembled slightly.
He treated the bloodstains and wounds on Xida's body and said, "Little sister, we won't have to worry anymore."
"Let's go home and hide this gem even better, so that no one can find it."
But So was nowhere to be found on his person. He looked at their shoes, took off one of Cidda's shoes, wrapped the gemstone in a leaf again, and put it back in the shoe.
"It hurts a little, bear with it, brother will carry you back."
But Solo carried Sida on his back, his steps light, his eyes shining.
Soon my sister will be able to leave this place, and she won't have to drink rice porridge and eat wild vegetables every day, and she won't have to see people dying every day.
“Brother, who should we sell the gems to? What if they just rob us and don’t give us any money?” Xida said.
But Suo paused. Yes, this was a big problem. In this blood-soaked land, finding treasure was not enough; one also had to be able to sell it safely.
"I'll think about this again when I get back."
“Why don’t we sell it to Miss Shui? She looks like a rich person. If she’s willing to buy it, we’ll be safe. We can also get her to leave here quickly so she doesn’t get targeted by those people,” Xida said.
But after thinking for a moment, he said, "Alright, then let's ask Miss Water if she wants any gems."
The Water Maiden is already looking at mines; she can definitely afford this gem.
A short while later, the soldier's companion came over. They were on patrol together, but the companion had just relieved himself, and the soldier wandered around and saw Xida.
Seeing the soldier lying on the ground, bleeding from a head wound, his comrades were shocked and rushed down the mountain, grabbing the soldier's shoulders and shaking him.
"Wake up, wake up."
After shaking it for a while without any movement, I reached out and touched its neck. There seemed to be a faint, intermittent throbbing.
"Wake up and tell me what happened." The comrade shook him a few more times, then tried a different method: he took off his water bottle and poured the water inside onto the soldier's head.
The soldier finally managed to open his eyes and, seeing his comrade before him, he finally remembered what had happened.
"What happened? Who attacked you? How dare you even lay a hand on Uncle Yin's men."
The soldier opened his mouth, but he was already on the verge of death, and it was difficult for him to utter a single word.
Even if he's destined to die, he won't let that girl have it easy. Why should she get the chance to make a fortune while he's going to die at such a young age?
He mustered all his strength, stiffened his neck, and glared with bloodshot eyes.
“West, West Da”.
"Xida, that eight-year-old girl, did she do it?" His companion found it unbelievable that a little girl could jump up and hit a soldier on the head.
"Red, ruby."
The soldier managed to utter a few more words, then his neck lolled to the side, his feet kicked, and he breathed his last.
"What, a ruby? Please be clear, is it a ruby?"
After calling out several times, the soldier remained unresponsive, his eyes wide open, seemingly dying with unfinished business.
His companion stood up, and after a moment's thought, he realized he hadn't misheard; it was indeed a ruby.
The soldier meant that the little girl had a ruby, and he had paid the price of his life for it, which showed that the ruby must have been very valuable.
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