Chapter 708 Where does the meat come from?
He said: "Then, we really encountered the main force of the Dian Kingdom."
“…”
Oh my god, you really know how to joke.
At this moment, even though she knew this person was right in front of her, perfectly fine, without a single finger injured, Nan Yan still subconsciously reached out and hugged him tightly, whispering, "Are you okay?"
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at her for a long moment, then said, "Of course we are being hunted."
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"In the wind and sand, I couldn't see the people clearly, nor could I see the swords flying from behind. I couldn't see anything, only the roars of those people."
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"I have never been so scared."
Nan Yan hugged him tighter.
Although she really wanted to know what happened next, she felt this strong body trembling and couldn't bear to ask any further.
After a long time, Zhu Feng took a deep breath.
He said: "In the panic, we fell into a valley where the Great Wall moat was broken."
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"The valley wasn't deep, but it was very narrow. Furthermore, the soldiers from the Neng Kingdom kept throwing huge rocks down, trying to crush us. We had nowhere to hide, so we finally found a crack at the bottom of the valley and crawled in."
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"We dodged the boulder, but we are completely trapped."
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"Besides, my leg is broken."
Nan Yan felt him leaning on her shoulder and let out a deep breath.
Unlike usual, the breath was not deep and hot, but instead, it was chilling to the bone.
Zhu Feng said: "At that time, I felt that I was going to die."
Nan Yan used her thin arms to hug his body tightly. For the first time, she wanted to embed him into her body.
Alleviate his fear.
Let all his disturbing memories be swept away.
She whispered in his ear, "It's okay, you will be okay."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "At that time, Ye Quan always told me this."
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"But at that time, I couldn't listen any longer."
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"I just kept scolding him, berating him, and even—picking up any stones I could find and throwing them at him."
Nan Yan found it a little hard to imagine Zhu Feng like that.
But, I seem to understand.
He is only eighteen years old.
Moreover, he was an eighteen-year-old boy who was not favored and disliked by his father.
At that time, he must have felt that he was going to die, so all his resentment and anger were exposed at that moment.
She whispered, "What did Ye Quan do?"
"He did nothing wrong."
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"He just stood by and comforted me, letting me hit him and scold him without saying a word of explanation."
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"And those Neng people threw so many huge rocks into the valley that they thought we were doomed. After holding out for two days, they withdrew."
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"Ye Quan and I stayed at the foot of the valley for two whole days, and we were hungry for two whole days."
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"By the end, I was already unconscious and on the verge of passing out."
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"Then, I suddenly felt someone step on me. When I woke up, I saw Ye Zheng standing on me and climbing up."
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
Zhu Feng still buried his head in her shoulder and said in a deep voice, "At that time, I was so angry that I laughed instead. I didn't even struggle. I just lay on the ground and let him step on me. Let him trample on me."
“…”
"Anyway, he's not the only one who tramples on me."
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"I called him a dog."
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"He didn't say anything, but he finally climbed up by stepping on my head."
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"That's when I was truly desperate."
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"I was the only one left in that place, without a drop of water, a grain of rice, or even anyone for me to scold or beat. So, I just lay down quietly, waiting to die of starvation. I waited for a whole day and was almost starving to death. Just then—"
He paused.
Nan Yan subconsciously turned her head, wanting to look at him, but she felt him bury his face deeper into her shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Someone threw a piece of meat down."
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"Cooked meat."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in astonishment, but could only see the brilliant starry sky above her head.
In the valley, in this deserted valley, how could someone throw a piece of cooked meat down to him?
"Where's the cooked meat?"
Zhu Feng said, "I was also wondering, but at that time, I couldn't think about it."
“…”
“When people are starving to death, they will even eat a live mouse.”
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"So, I didn't care. I thought as long as I could survive, I was fine. So, I ate with big mouthfuls. After eating that piece of meat, although it wasn't enough to fill my stomach, at least I didn't really starve to death."
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"Then, every once in a while, a piece of meat would be thrown down."
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"I'll just continue eating."
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"I managed to hold on with this little bit of meat every day. On the third day, I finally heard some noises coming from outside. It sounded like someone was following something and discovered this valley and the crack in it."
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"He is a subordinate of Prince Yan's Mansion."
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"They were arguing for a long time up there, but soon they noticed me down there, so they rescued me and brought me up."
Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she knew that he was safe and sound now, she still felt as if she could empathize with him when she heard about the suffering and desperate situations he had encountered in the past. She had to hear him say that he was fine and rescued before she could let go of her worries.
However, Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhu Feng's body became even more tense.
Even when he spoke, his voice was so hoarse that it didn't sound like his own, and it kept trembling.
"After I went up, I saw Ye Quan."
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"He's in the valley, next to the crack."
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"His legs were covered in blood, leaving only bones. There was no meat left. There was a fire next to him, and a piece of meat was roasting on top of it."
Nan Yan's head seemed to have been hit hard and was buzzing.
After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "He——"
"That's right," Zhu Feng's deep voice rang in her ears. "Even after he climbed out, he couldn't leave the valley because it was blocked by the huge rocks thrown down by the people of Dian."
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"So, he stayed there for a few days, cutting off his own flesh, roasting it, and throwing it to me."
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"And I survived those days by eating his flesh."
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"When I saw him dying, I was completely stunned. And when he took his last breath, he said to me—"
"What did he say?"
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