Chapter 482 Lu Ting, Goodbye
A small mound stands high up, lonely and peaceful.
Facing the direction of the grave mound are vast stretches of beautiful mountains and rivers, but they have become lifeless due to natural disasters.
Gu Luan squatted down, took out apples and oranges and placed them neatly in front of Lu Ting's grave.
Jiang Xian held a glass of white wine in his hand and poured it in front of Lu Ting's grave.
Gu Luan walked up to him and gave him another can of beer, "Let's drink with him one last time."
"Thank you, A-Lun."
Jiang Xian took the beer can and sat in front of the grave.
Gu Luan walked aside and looked at the sad Jiang Xian from time to time.
She looked into the distance. The boundless world was gray and lifeless.
The whole world exudes a dead atmosphere, which makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable.
Gu Luan also sat down, looking at it blankly, feeling empty inside.
I don’t know how long it was, but it was completely dark and I heard footsteps behind me.
Gu Luan stood up, but before she turned around, she was hugged from behind.
Jiang Xian's tall figure leaned against her. Gu Luan didn't move and stood with him in silence.
"It's windy and cold outside. Let's go back and rest."
Jiang Xian let go of Gu Luan, all the sadness in his body disappeared, and he returned to normal.
The two had just taken a few steps when the ground began to shake again.
Gu Luan pulled Jiang Xian and entered the space. There were no outsiders around, so she didn't have to worry about anything.
In the past few days, there are an average of two or three aftershocks a day, about magnitude 6 or so.
Only after they felt the aftershocks outside had passed did the two of them come out of the space.
"Oh no, that old man, let's go check it out."
Gu Luan thought of the old woman and ran in the direction he had just come from.
There was no sign of the old woman at the scene, so Gu Luan could only look for her in the intact house.
Finally, the two found her in a small house.
The old woman laid on the bed with her hands on her belly, her hunched, old figure wearing a faint smile on her face.
She didn't breathe and was so quiet as if she was asleep.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian stood at the door, watching the scene with sad eyes.
The person who was still chatting with them a few hours ago has now quietly left this world.
"Let's bury her."
Jiang Xian said softly.
Gu Luan nodded, "Okay."
Jiang Xian walked forward, bent down and picked up the old woman on the bed, and Gu Luan walked out with him.
The two walked in the darkness and came to an open space.
Together they dug a large pit and buried the old woman in it.
Gu Luan also placed a few fruits next to her as a tribute to her.
The two men stood in front of the old woman's grave in silence for half an hour before leaving.
The old man’s death made the Yiran base completely deserted, and there was no longer any life here.
Jiang Xian and Gu Luan walked in the desolate Yiran base, and the darkness could not stop them.
For the first time, Jiang Xian's eyes revealed emptiness and numbness.
He walked around the Yiran base like a zombie, stopping wherever he went.
Gu Luan followed his gaze and saw that Lu Ting had brought them here before.
I could still vaguely hear Lu Ting's proud introduction. He said that it was their farm, where there were many animals.
Lu Ting, goodbye!
After resting for a night at Yiran Base, Jiang Xian and Gu Luan went to Lu Ting’s grave again when they left.
Jiang Xian's mental state today is much better than yesterday.
He looked at Lu Ting's grave and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm leaving."
No one responded to him, but when he was leaving, a breeze blew by, as if greeting him.
The car drove out of the Yiran Base, and the two looked through the rearview mirror at the Yiran Base that was going away behind them.
Gu Luan took out a candy and stuffed it into Jiang Xian's mouth, "Eat something sweet, you will feel better."
"Um."
Jiang Xian smiled faintly and nodded gently.
Gu Luan also stuffed one into her mouth, "Where are we going now?"
"Do you want to go to the Anshi base?"
Jiang Xian suggested in a low voice.
Gu Luan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and take a look."
She wanted to see if the evacuation had been completed, and if she met anyone trapped along the way, she could help.
In the next few days, Gu Luan and Jiang Xianxian traveled around Ming City and rescued several groups of people.
Later, he went to several more cities and rescued many people.
On the way, they saw soldiers wearing special protective clothing rescuing people, and the two of them would help in secret.
Ten days later, after traveling nearly a circle around S Province, Gu Luan and Jiang Xian finally arrived in An City.
The disaster situation in An City seemed to be even worse. After entering An City for a while, they didn't see anyone.
It was not until we got close to the Anshi base that we saw the soldiers.
There were many vehicles driving out of the Anshi base, with many people sitting in the vehicles.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian's car appeared and drove towards them.
"Comrade, why haven't you left Anshi yet? Do you want to leave with us?"
The car window was lowered and a soldier in the passenger seat asked in a low voice.
"Comrade soldier, how many people are still in the base who have not evacuated?"
It has been more than ten days since the earthquake, but the Anshi base has not been completely evacuated yet?
“This is the last batch of people.”
The soldier looked at the Anshi base behind him with complicated emotions and felt deeply moved.
"You have worked hard, we will just follow you."
"Okay, watch out for those bugs."
The soldier's car drove away, with Gu Luan and Jiang Xian following closely behind.
They followed the main force to evacuate, and perhaps because the area had been cleaned up, there were no insects nearby.
During the lunch break, Gu Luan and Jiang Xian sat under a dead tree, with people on both sides of them.
Everyone seemed to have their energy drained out. They sat on the ground, unwilling to speak, and looked around blankly.
"I remember this used to be an amusement park. It was very lively. Now there is nothing."
"Yes, I used to bring my children here to play, but now my children are gone, my wife is gone, and I don't know if I can survive."
"I have to escape again. I escaped from Province C to Province S, and now I have to escape from Province S to Province W. I am tired, so tired."
"Wow, wow, we have no home. We are completely homeless."
There were voices of despair and grief all around, one crying after another.
Several soldiers with exhausted faces walked up to everyone and said, "Everyone, be quiet. As long as we are still alive, we still have hope. Don't give up."
Although several soldiers tried to comfort everyone, there was endless sadness in their eyes.
It has been seven years since the end of the world. Everyone is tired. They are hungry, cold, suffering and exhausted. The mental and physical torture is making everyone almost collapse.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian sat in the crowd, both of them silent.
"It will be fine. It will be fine."
Gu Luan murmured to herself, not knowing whether she was comforting others or herself.
"Well, it will be fine. We still have hope."
Jiang Xian held Gu Luan's hand and said, "Aluan, you are everyone's hope."
Gu Luan looked at Jiang Xian, their eyes intertwined with his.
Her heart trembled violently, and she looked around with the corners of her lips twitching slightly.
"It's time to eat, everyone line up properly."
A loud shout came from the front and everyone stood up.
Gu Luan and Jiang Xian did not step forward, but avoided the crowd and returned to the car.
For fear of attracting other people's attention, the two of them just had a simple lunch.
The main group continued on their way. Gu Luan and Jiang Xian separated from them. After arriving in Fu City, they chose to return along the same route.
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