Chapter 303 Shattered
"Here, this is for you. Stop crying."
In the dark forest, a dark shadow handed the bamboo stick in his hand to the crying girl.
"Woo, woo, woo..." A little girl, about six or seven years old, took the bamboo skewer and nibbled at the grilled gecko on it. Her tears fell drop by drop to the ground, the grass rustling and swallowing them.
"What? You're not that afraid of the dark, are you?" A dark shadow sat beside her, and the fire and fallen tree trunks slowly materialized, and the air became dry and warm.
Crackling, beeping.
The flames scorched the dark moth. Chen Xiao'er sniffed and shook her head vigorously: "I'm not that afraid of the dark. In fact, I, I am..."
She swallowed the word "traveler" and after a few seconds of silence, she said sadly: "I am their eldest sister, but, but none of them..."
"Huh? We didn't find any, how is that possible?" The black shadow suddenly stood up. She looked down at it for a while, then flashed twice in front of the fire and suddenly rushed into the woods.
Her steps were as light as a deer's, treading across the throbbing grass. The bushes and grass rustled, a sound that lasted for more than ten seconds before suddenly stopping.
"Are you okay?" Afraid that the shadow would disappear like the other children, Chen Xiao'er stood up and walked towards the woods trembling.
She had just taken two steps when a thin arm suddenly emerged from the darkness and grabbed her wrist.
A dark figure peeked out from between the trees, its deep purple eyes gleaming. "Follow me, they're inside."
What? She searched for those children for a long time but couldn't find them. They must have been separated.
Chen Xiao'er followed her in disbelief, with bright lights flashing in her eyes.
"Haha." The black shadow chuckled confidently. A strange trust dispelled the girl's doubts, and the two of them walked through the forest hand in hand.
Crows were wailing, wolves were howling, and indistinct insect shadows were flying in the air.
The horrible and twisted branches brushed against their cheeks, and the prickly thorns spread out under their feet, leaving a leaf-strewn path for her.
Chen Xiao'er lowered her head and looked at her wrist which was held by the black shadow.
The hand belonged to a child her own age.
[Lan]
Lan's hand is so warm. It seems that as long as she holds my hand, I can safely walk to every corner of the world...
"Look, it's right here."
Mist and the changing forest stopped at the same time. Chen Xiao'er clenched her fingers nervously and leaned on her shoulder to look inside.
The hazy moonlight dyed the night sky, and she actually saw a few small shadows moving in the woods.
"Taotao, Dove, Xiaojiu! Is that you?!" Chen Xiao'er took two steps inside excitedly. The people inside also heard her shouts and ran out from the darkness wiping their tears.
"Xiao Ai, wuwuwu..."
"It's so scary, I'll never come out again!"
Chen Xiao'er rushed over and grabbed their hands, carefully examining them one by one. Fortunately, only their clothes were torn by the branches, and there were no wounds on their bodies.
"Oh, who knew there would be such a big forest behind the yard," Chen Xiao'er bit her tongue: Don't rush to comfort children when they make mistakes, it's better to let them remember the feeling of fear.
She was really scared. No wonder the caregivers said that they were not allowed to go out after dinner. Next time, they would stop these children behind the orphanage fence no matter what.
"Hmph." Lan stood beside her and smiled softly.
The black shadow gradually faded, revealing long black hair and a delicate face.
She should be of the same age as these children, but she is taller than them. With one hand on her waist, she seems to be isolated from the crowd.
Everyone had a look of relief on their faces, except Lan. Her smile was cute, but it had a hint of childish cynicism, as if she were mocking something.
Chen Xiao'er's left hand and Lan's right hand were tightly held together.
She raised her face and slowly smiled sweetly: I feel so safe as long as Lan is by my side.
Lan lowered his head and squeezed her hand back, then smiled and said, "Don't think too much. You're just too young, so it's easy to get lost in the forest. When you grow up, you'll find that this kind of forest is nothing."
"Yeah!" Chen Xiao'er nodded vigorously. She dragged Lan Xiang a few steps inside and pulled the farthest child back to the crowd.
"Wait a minute, she will leave by herself after she finishes crying." Lan held Chen Xiao'er's hand.
"Oh, it's okay. I'll lead her over first. Children are afraid of the dark." Chen Xiao'er took two steps but was still pulled back.
Lan's expression was somewhat serious. She whispered, "I just saw a rotting deer in there. There were fat maggots burrowing in the meat."
Ouch! Chen Xiao'er bared her teeth and had no choice but to stand there and wave vigorously: "Alright—gather together! Let's go home together!"
"Wow, wait for me." The child farthest away stopped sobbing, wiped her tears and ran over.
Taotao's eyes were badly swollen. She pointed at the woods and whimpered, "There's something scary in there."
The children echoed her words. They were so frightened that their legs and feet were weak, and they supported each other as they walked out.
"Don't be afraid, we'll be at the back, and we'll stop them no matter what." Chen Xiao'er took Lan's hand and walked at the back, watching the children's backs as they slowly walked forward.
After hearing her words, the children ran away even faster. Their backs were faintly visible as they ran in front, but they did not completely disappear.
Everything was silent, and the owls stopped hooting.
Girls hold hands, and the leaves under their feet seem endless, as if they can walk forever until they reach the spiral at the end of time.
"Sister Lan."
"Um?"
Chen Xiao'er pointed at the dark sky and said with a smile, "Look, a shooting star."
A pale star slowly streaked across the night sky, leaving behind a pale golden trail.
The black-haired girl clasped her hands together and said very quickly: "World peace, life is happy,
The wish she had once held was suddenly swallowed at this moment. She naturally changed her words and said, "Xiao Ai wants to be with Sister Lan forever."
"Hahaha." The people around him laughed: "I would never leave you in the first place."
"forever."
Chen Xiao'er didn't answer. She prayed persistently, "Xiao Ai and Sister Lan will be together forever. Xiao Ai and Sister Lan will be together forever. Xiao Ai and Sister Lan will be together forever."
She repeated it piously three times before she dared to look back.
"Sister Lan." Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Sister Lan--" the little girl screamed in the dark forest.
.......
"Sister Lan--" Chen Xiao'er suddenly threw back the quilt, and cold tears fell down.
"Woo, wooaaaah!" She screamed continuously and miserably, and her hands were soon covered with tears.
"Xiao'e? Xiao'e." Someone next to her shook her shoulders and quickly hugged her in his arms.
But Chen Xiao'er didn't care at all. Like a possessed person, she kept recalling the dark forest, the shooting stars, and the figure who pulled her and ran in the moonlight.
Xiao Ai and Sister Lan will be together forever.
This was a truth that didn't even require a wish. I never thought I would say goodbye to Sister Lan forever...
My heart was aching constantly, and the pain was like staying up all night for a long time, and I didn’t want to sleep again until I died.
Chen Xiao'er did not cover her chest. She let herself curl up like a shrimp in the arms of someone she didn't know.
If pain can bring Sister Lan back, then it doesn't matter how much it hurts.
[People always grow up. The fate that started in the orphanage may end at any point in life.]
I won't lie or be hypocritical.
Tears fell drop by drop into her palms, and she finally realized that all her previous thoughts were self-confidence and arrogance of being pampered.
I dared to think so because I subconsciously had Sister Lan in my mind and knew that she would definitely not leave.
At that time, let alone a formal farewell, if Sister Lan didn't answer the phone for a week, I would cry and look for her all over the world.
I know you won't leave me, so I dare to act like this.
【But you will never come back. 】
Woo woo woo ah—Chen Xiao'er put the back of her hand into her mouth and bit it hard.
The next second, someone pulled her hand away and held it in his palm. She didn't chase after him or bite him, but tears still fell down her face.
Why did this happen? Why did Sister Lan die?
She even felt calm when she thought about death, as if her brain, heart and soul were divided into three parts.
Part of me was very sad, so sad that I was out of control, but another part was still confused: How could Sister Lan die?
She suddenly realized: Although she knew that Chixing was a planet with frequent accidents, she never thought that the person who would encounter an accident would be Sister Lan.
It's unreasonable, unimaginable, and I don't want to believe it.
If only this thing were false.
In her invisible field of vision, meteors rolled into gorgeous funnels in the universe.
Multiple power rituals formed an extremely strong web on the periphery, which suppressed and filtered the strong fluctuations between the inner and outer worlds.
"Xiao Ai, do you want to continue sleeping? Let me wipe your face first. Is there anything you want to eat?"
The voice beside her was very far away, and Chen Xiao'er finally paid some attention to the figure.
Her eyes were hurt so badly that they burned with pain, and she could only vaguely recall Zero's name from her slow memory.
She shook her head hoarsely: "No, I don't..."
Chen Xiao'er really wanted to sleep soundly, but another pricking thought forced her to get up from the bed.
"Xiaotong... have you found her?" She suddenly despised herself, her mind was in a mess, and when she mentioned Xiaotong, she even felt a strong sense of boredom from the bottom of her heart.
Am I tired of Xiaotong, or am I tired of living?
Zero blinked, and his irises flashed with many light blue dots.
She had originally deliberately ignored the data sent by the Church of Light, but now Xiao'er's condition was too bad, so she had to seek other people's opinions.
As always, the expert group gave some reasonable suggestions, and Zero's "defection" was temporarily put on hold.
[The Newborn Snake is still at the bottom of the abyss. After completely killing Despair, it should be released.]
[Assisting Chen Xiao'er in ascending to godhood is the top priority. The power of zeroing will undergo beneficial evolution and will most likely resolve her current problems.]
[We have established contact with the Human Soul Front, and the elite team is in place.]
A map was transmitted into Zero's brain, with most areas lit up.
Yes, the most urgent task is to kill despair.
Looking at Chen Xiao'er's painful expression, Ling wished he could kill Despair ten thousand times with his own hands.
She considered the risks of the cognitive filter and the ritual and did not risk lying that Chen Xiaotong had been rescued.
Ling lifted Chen Xiao'er's arm and said softly, "The group of people hired by Despair fled back to the hotel and should have taken Chen Xiaotong with them."
hotel......
Although she had just been there, Chen Xiao'er's memories had faded as if many years had passed.
She held onto Ling's arm and managed to straighten herself up, stepping her feet into her shoes.
A heavy force pressed her shoulders down suddenly.
Chen Xiao'e swayed dazedly. Her legs felt as heavy as lead, and it felt like invisible hands were reaching out from all directions, grabbing her ankles and dragging her towards hell.
Click.
She instantly lost her balance and fell to the floor. Ling Fei pounced down and held her left shoulder firmly.
Even so, half of Chen Xiao'er's body fell heavily to the ground.
Boom!
The sound was crisp, just like the slightly soft impact sound of an ordinary person hitting the floor.
But Chen Xiao'er always felt that her whole body had turned into a lead block, even heavier than a lead block.
She took Zero's hand in her right hand and tried to stand up like she had before.
But after trying several times, he couldn't straighten his back, so he had to use his left hand to paddle on the floor like a boat, and crawl out little by little.
This body... doesn't want to live anymore?
So disgusting.
I feel so sick.
She didn't want to be someone who gave up her life at will, nor did she want to cause trouble to everyone, and she didn't want to become a disabled person before Xiaotong's safety was confirmed.
But it’s so painful, so painful.
Her eyes were so swollen that she couldn't see the road ahead, her head was filled with painful memories and fantasies, and her mouth was full of a burnt bitter taste.
rustle.
Zero didn't let her continue crawling forward. He held her in his arms and held her up steadily.
"Where do you want to go? Let's go together."
"Go save him, uh, uh, uh--" Chen Xiao'er wanted to cover her mouth, but her hands were motionless. She lowered her head and vomited.
Heart and brain were dead silent.
Awkward?
No, not at all, it would be better if I died.
[“The protagonist is so fragile. No matter how painful it is to lose a loved one, he cannot commit suicide for love.”]
"...While it's a matter of personal freedom, we should also consider the feelings of others. There's still a long, long time to come!"
The idle chatter from junior high school turned into the noise of nails scraping against glass in my ears.
I don't understand anything at all.
Sister Lan, Sister Lan she——
The hands that were holding mine loosened, loosened forever—I’m so cold, I’m so cold…
[Zero: Xiao'e is unable to participate in the final pursuit. Please provide support.]
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