Hearing Lan Zihan's voice, Chu Tiance finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It's me, I'm here, don't be afraid."
Hearing Chu Tiance's voice, Lan Zihan seemed to have taken a reassurance pill. Yes, with him around, she had nothing to be afraid of. She had been living like this for the past 18 years. As long as he was around, everything would be fine.
Chu Tiance shone the flashlight down and finally saw Lan Zihan, "How did you get down?"
"I fell down." Lan Zihan replied.
"Wait for me, I'll get down right away." Chu Tiance looked around, walked around a little, and finally found a place that was relatively easy to walk. He jumped down and came to Lan Zihan's side. He didn't ask her if she was cold, but directly put his coat on her.
"Are you hurt?" Chu Tiance shone the flashlight on Lan Zihan.
At this moment, several wolf howls were heard, and Lan Zihan threw herself into Chu Tiance's arms. The two of them stared around in horror.
"No, we have to start a fire right away." Chu Tiance said.
Lan Zihan took off her backpack and handed it to Chu Tiance, "Everything is in here."
Chu Tiance took the backpack, picked up some dry firewood around, and took out a few matches from Lan Zihan's backpack. He finally started the fire after lighting several matches. Chu Tiance turned his back to Lan Zihan. With the help of the firelight, Lan Zihan realized that Chu Tiance's back was already wet. He must have been exhausted after chasing all the way.
The fire burned more and more vigorously, illuminating the space where the two people existed. In the darkness, they did not hesitate for a second to respond, but now that there was light, they did not know what to say to each other.
"I'm hurt." Lan Zihan said this after a long time of not being able to think of what to say.
Chu Tiance immediately came over nervously, "Where?"
Lan Zihan stretched out her legs, and Chu Tiance took a flashlight to see that there was a big hole in Lan Zihan's trouser legs. He gently rolled up her trouser legs and found that there were several cuts on her calves, and the blood had dried up and scabbed. Chu Tiance
did not care about the pain, and hurriedly took Lan Zihan's backpack, which contained disinfectant and gauze. Chu Tiance sat next to Lan Zihan, who hugged Chu Tiance with both hands and put her face on his back.
"Bite me if it hurts." Chu Tiance said, and then began to apply medicine to her gently.
Lan Zihan lay on Chu Tiance's back, but she wanted to cry for some reason. She remembered that it was when she was thirteen years old. She broke her leg in the physical education class, and he carried her to the infirmary to apply medicine. He said the same thing to her, and she really bit him. Chu Tiance didn't say a word. Later, she found out that she had bitten two deep teeth marks on his back, and it was bleeding.
I don't know if it was because of the change in their identities that their feelings changed, or if she had grown up and become sensible. She never bit him, but clutched Chu Tiance's clothes, enduring the pain without making a sound.
After Chu Tiance treated Lan Zihuan's wound, he turned around and asked, "Where else?"
Lan Zihuan shook her head.
Chu Tiance stood up, picked up some firewood, and added some firewood to the fire, which burned more vigorously. His face was illuminated by the light, but he no longer had the courage to turn around and look at her.
Lan Zihuan stared at Chu Tiance's back in a daze.
They were silent for several minutes.
Suddenly, Lan Zihuan shouted, "Ah - there's a snake!"
(This section is a turning point in the relationship between the two people, and they finally know each other's thoughts)