Fortunately, Li Xiao regained consciousness shortly afterward.
She smiled, pursing her lips, when she noticed that everyone was looking at her with the same expression.
"I just thought back to how I felt then, and it felt so good to break free from that state. Like soaking in a hot spring." Li Xiao's eyes sparkled; you could tell she was very happy.
Soaking in a hot spring, oh, that's very comfortable. Suddenly I understood.
“I was behind you,” Li Xiao thought, “and I think I saw a light.”
"Light?"
"Light--"
"Light!"
Everyone stared at her with wide eyes, wondering why there was light again.
"Yes, I think I saw a path of light, so I followed it and kept walking. The light felt very comfortable. Standing in the light, my body felt like the pain had stopped, and slowly, my whole body felt very comfortable," Li Xiao said, nodding affirmatively.
!
Everyone was surprised.
"Later, it was me," Li Xiao paused.
Tian Tian became anxious and urged her, "What happened? How did you get back to her?"
Li Xiao turned her eyes and said, "Then I just followed the road out." She smiled and squinted her eyes as she finished speaking.
Cheng Shaolin could tell that Li Xiao's pause just now meant she hadn't finished speaking, but he didn't say anything, thinking that no one would ask about it later.
Yu Yanbin looked at the two of them without saying anything, but just lowered his head and smiled with his lips pursed.
Cheng Shaolin ignored him and let him think whatever he wanted.
At this moment, Li Xiao was being pulled aside by them and asked about what had happened before. Seeing that Li Xiao was in a good mood, they let them be.
It's getting late, it's completely dark, and I haven't had dinner yet.
He called out to Xiao Peng again, saying that Xiao Peng was the best cook here, since he had worked as a chef for a while and was definitely better than the others.
Xiao Peng went to the food storage area and looked through it to see what he needed to do that day.
Everyone is exhausted and injured today, so we really deserve a good meal. But given the current circumstances, this is all we can afford; even a decent meal is a luxury.
Xiao Peng asked Cheng Shaolin what to do tonight. Cheng Shaolin looked around and saw that everyone was tired. Cooking would take a long time, and he didn't know if they could wait until then.
"How about this, let's skip it tonight. It's too late, and we don't have that much time to cook. Everyone's worked hard today and wants to rest. How about we just have something simple to eat, and then we can cook a proper meal tomorrow since we're off?"
Yu Yanbin could tell that everyone was exhausted today and no one wanted to cook. Xiao Peng was also injured, so asking him to cook would be asking too much trouble.
"Okay, that's fine for tonight. We can talk about the rest tomorrow."
Yu Yanbin finally made the decision, and Xiao Peng smiled shyly. If cooking takes too long, it's much better to keep it simple.
Finally, I cooked three large pots of noodles, but that wasn't enough, so I went to eat dry rations.
The noodles were completely eaten, leaving not even a drop of soup.
People like Shao Jie and Xiao Peng, who were less attentive, went to find biscuits on their own, serving the biscuits along with the noodle soup.
Apart from Li Xiao and Cheng Shaolin, who were uninjured, everyone else had injuries, albeit to varying degrees.
Finally, it was the two of them who took turns keeping watch: Li Xiao for the first half of the night, and Cheng Shaolin for the second half. This allowed the others to get proper rest and recover from their injuries.
Actually, Cheng Shaolin didn't want Li Xiao to keep watch at night and wanted to do it for her, but Li Xiao didn't agree.
She's fine on her own, nothing's wrong with her now, so why can't she keep watch?
Cheng Shaolin didn't try to persuade her too much; he figured he could just let her go to sleep earlier.
After eating the noodles, everyone's stomachs were full, making them feel more tired.
Soon after, snoring began.
Li Xiao found a chair and sat down by the window.
Cheng Shaolin walked over at this moment. He wasn't planning to sleep and wanted to chat with Li Xiao.
When Li Xiao saw him walking over, she looked up and asked, "Why aren't you resting? Aren't you tired?"
Cheng Shaolin smiled and sat down. "I'll sleep later, I'll sit with you for a while first."
"I can manage on my own, you don't need to stay with me, go to sleep." Li Xiao was also helpless, was she really that weak?
Seeing that she was about to roll her eyes, Cheng Shaolin chuckled and said, "What's wrong? Can't I sit down?"
"Yes, yes, of course I can." Li Xiao didn't even want to talk to him anymore.
And so, one looked out the window, and the other looked at the person looking out the window.
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiao snapped out of her reverie. Why was this person still here?
Seeing Li Xiao staring at him with wide, bewildered eyes, Cheng Shaolin chuckled silently.
Despite her aloof appearance, Li Xiao sometimes looks quite adorable with a blank expression, just like now.
Li Xiao was about to roll her eyes again, so Cheng Shaolin quickly straightened up, not wanting to upset Xiao Xiao.
"Were you very scared at that time?" Cheng Shaolin asked.
Li Xiao was momentarily confused, unsure when he was referring to that time. After a quick thought, she understood.
Li Xiao thought about it carefully and said, "Maybe." Then she nodded.
Cheng Shaolin understood, otherwise she wouldn't have become obsessed.
"Are you still afraid?" Cheng Shaolin asked with concern.
"No, actually, it wasn't that I was afraid of dying. It was more that I was afraid of being beaten so badly that I wouldn't be able to fight back." Li Xiao lowered her head in frustration, her voice muffled.
"Hmm, it seems you were still frightened by those people." Cheng Shaolin was very remorseful, realizing that he hadn't tried hard enough to protect Xiaoxiao and had caused her to be frightened.
This made him realize even more that he needed to be stronger, to have greater power. That way, he wouldn't be afraid of anyone provoking him and could better protect Xiaoxiao from harm.
Only when you are strong enough will no one dare to be so foolish as to come and die.
This incident gave Cheng Shaolin a reason to become stronger, and instilled in him the belief that he must constantly grow stronger.
This propelled him forward on the path to becoming a powerful individual, making him one of the top superhumans.
However, that’s another story.
"Do you want to talk about it? Maybe it will make you feel better if you talk about it," Cheng Shaolin tried to ask her.
Looking into Cheng Shaolin's sincere eyes, in the dim light, Cheng Shaolin's face looked even more three-dimensional and handsome.
Li Xiao avoided his gaze and thought for a moment. She wasn't entirely clear about what had happened back then, so perhaps she could explain it to him.
At this moment, Li Xiao was unaware that she had already placed Cheng Shaolin in a very important position. She could now confide her doubts to him.
"Maybe there's something wrong with my mind." Cheng Shaolin panicked when he heard this and tried to grab Li Xiao's hand.
Li Xiao smiled at him and quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay, that's how it was back then." Li Xiao reassured Cheng Shaolin and said softly.
"Is everything alright now?" Cheng Shaolin was still worried; a problem with one's mindset can have serious consequences.
Li Xiao shook her head. "Do I look like I'm in trouble right now?"
Cheng Shaolin looked for a while before nodding. It was good that everything was alright; he could finally relax.
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