Chapter 166 Chapter 108 Remember the Third

The man who came over easily knocked the young man who rushed over away, and he fell on the firewood pile from a height of three or four meters. He was a little dazed and couldn't react to what happened.

Shi Shi's expression changed drastically, "Let him go! I'll go with you!"

No matter how clumsy he was, he should have realized that this group of people were not easy to deal with. However, the young man with red eyes shook his head and refused to compromise. "Shi Shi! They are not good people. Don't go with them!"

When the villagers heard the noise, they came out one after another.

"What are you doing!"

"How can you bully me?"

Because they were driven out, everyone was very resentful. Not long after that, someone came to the village to cause trouble again, and the trouble they were looking for was the same trouble that they had caused when they were the "village favorite".

"Put it down!"

The villagers' eyes were filled with anger. They were holding hoes, sickles and other things in their hands, and were not afraid of these strangers at all.

Shi Shifen clearly wanted the villagers to go back quickly and not bother with him anymore, but seeing how everyone was protecting him, the boy's pupils were trembling slightly.

He knew what he wanted, and he didn't want to leave.

He had a gentle sister and a duplicitous brother, an aunt who shared fruits with him, and uncles who taught him how to chop wood and cook.

He really... doesn't want to go back...

The feeling of his collar being lifted suddenly disappeared, and Shi Shi found himself being let down.

He stared blankly at the person behind him, seeing those eyes that he had always been particularly afraid of were full of mockery.

"You've made friends in just one winter. I really underestimated you."

When I lost my temper, I felt cold all over.

"I said I'm going with you! It has nothing to do with them!"

Anyone could easily wipe out all the people in the village, and Shi Shi didn't want to see them suffer a devastating disaster because of him.

The man laughed happily at his panicked look.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to them. Do you want to stay here?"

Shi Shi was stunned. He didn't believe that this man could be so kind.

He ran away secretly, and he was lucky enough to be free for a winter. He didn't dare to hope that he could stay here forever.

But the man mentioned this possibility so easily, which aroused the hidden wish in Shi Shi's heart.

"I..."

"What? Did I misunderstand you?"

The man's smile was as dangerous as a poisonous snake, but Shi Shi could not deny what was in his mind.

Yes, he really wanted to stay here and spend winter after winter with everyone.

The man answered without delay, his deep smile not hiding his ill intentions.

Because he knew very well what the child Shi Shi would think.

"I..."

Shi Shi looked at the nervous villagers, and finally his eyes met with the owner of the pair of red eyes in the crowd.

His sister was the best to him and had been taking care of him ever since he woke up from a coma in the snow.

Although the weather was freezing cold, Shi Shi left many warm memories in this place.

"I want to...stay."

The man finally couldn't help laughing out loud. The emotions in his laughter were quite complicated, but mostly he was mocking.

He almost laughed to the point of tears, his face turned pale, and the villagers could only look at each other in bewilderment.

"Then go ahead, Shishi, and stay in this village."

The man even pushed Shi Shi's shoulder, as if to encourage him.

This man has always been moody, and Shi Shi doesn't dare to take him seriously.

But the villagers looked happy. They could all see from Shi Shi's expression that these people were obviously not good people. If Shi Shi followed them back, he would probably suffer a great loss.

"Come here quickly, Shishi."

His sister opened her arms to him and encouraged him to come back soon.

Shi Shi's heart was shaken again.

He really, really wants to stay...

Shi Shi took a step forward unconsciously.

Then, the pace gradually quickened and he almost cried.

At this moment, my sister's whole body suddenly exploded, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Shi Shi only felt his heart and lungs stop beating.

The villagers didn't even have time to react as they exploded one after another. Shi Shi was practically bathed in blood until there was nothing left before his eyes.

"No..."

"Do you really think there's a chance you can stay?"

"No..."

The man came and squatted beside him, not caring about the blood on his body. He held his hands and proudly showed off the "good thing" he had done.

"It seems that you don't have a correct understanding of your own value. But even if you are a failure, you are still mine. This is the price you have to pay for showing up."

As his most successful experiment, Shi Shi had no chance of freedom.

I might as well take this opportunity to give him a good warning.

"Of course you can run out countless times, that's fine, I allow you, but I guarantee that all the people who have spoken to you and helped you on the way will die like this. Or do you like the sight of blood flying everywhere like me?"

Shi Shi couldn't listen to anything anymore.

These villagers who used to live with me day and night, just died like this?

A terrifying supernatural power suddenly erupted from the child's body, and the force of the power directly shook the man's arm unconscious.

His arm should be disabled, but the man was not angry at all. It was just a clone anyway.

But the look in his eyes when he looked at Shi Shi was full of surprise.

"This trip has yielded a huge harvest, Shi Shi, you are really..."

“Go to hell!!!”

Shi Shi had almost lost his mind. The voice that seemed to contain thousands of resentments killed all the guys except the man.

They all had their seven orifices bleeding and oblivious, as if their internal organs had been severely damaged.

The man looked normal, and except for his arm which was initially unprotected and had turned dark purple, he was not seriously injured.

"Hahaha, Shi Shi, this is your strength, you should have known it long ago..."

"Shut up!"

Shi Shi only wanted to kill the man and avenge the villagers, but he was no match for the man at the moment. While he was not paying attention, the man easily grabbed the back of Shi Shi's neck and knocked him down with force.

The terrifying supernatural power suddenly disappeared and Shi Shi passed out.

Shi Shi's value now is much higher. The man looked around and felt that these villagers might be worth even more after they died.

The bloody stars gradually solidified in his hands and finally turned into an invisible ball of light.

The man pressed the ball of light into Shi Shi's forehead without hesitation.

"Well, when you wake up, you can call me Fu Xiaoshi."

Do you dream in your dreams?

I don't know when I lost.

But even in his deepest dreams he was aware that the villagers were gone.

Sad memories last much longer than good memories, and regret and pain are often engraved in the bones and stay with us for a lifetime.

But it was different in the dream. In the dream, he was still in the village, still living happily with everyone.

He didn't want to wake up.

Just sleep like this...

"You should wake up, Shishi."

Who...ah, it's my sister...

"Shi Shi, that fake guy outside has done a lot of bad things!"

...what?

"Don't worry, we are all here for you."

Yes, everyone is always in his heart and has never left...

——

"Dream?"

Shi Shi heard the sound and opened his eyes.

He dreams almost every day, and only in dreams can he be happily together with everyone.

But since he regained consciousness, everyone urged him to wake up.

There is still important work to be done.

"Um..."

This is Shi Shi's first time back in the North while still conscious since he was taken away.

This time he did not escape, and there were other people around him.

Ni Lan didn't ask him what he dreamed about, but just poured him a glass of water.

The cup of water was warm, but Shi Shi was still recalling his dream.

After a long while, until they were about to set off for Lianyun City, Shi Shi looked up at Ni Lan.

"Can you really... do this?"

"Actually, I want to ask, do you regret it?"

Of course, there is no need to consider whether Ni Lan can do it. Perhaps in this world, he is the only one who can do it.

Shi Shi was silent for a while, then smiled and shook his head, "I won't regret it. I'd rather never have met them."

The boy thought that perhaps dying in the ice and snow and sleeping forever under the snow would be the best ending.

"They don't know yet?"

"...Um."

What the boy asked Ni Lan to do was extremely important in his heart.

Even though he knew that in that endless night, no one would be able to accompany him.

He has to bear the loneliness and despair alone.

It was his luck to meet Ni Lan.

Ni Lan understood Shi Shi’s thoughts too well, because if it were him, he would do the same.

But it would be too cruel to leave no memories at all.

People always need hope when they are alive, and he knows what he should do.

——

"Time lost."

The young boy looked at the unfamiliar blue-haired boy at the entrance of the village, wondering why he knew his name.

Ni Lan was not in a hurry. He held out his hand and said, "It's time to go back."

Shi Shi's face suddenly turned pale. Although he didn't know who the strange boy in front of him was, he immediately understood his origins.

But he was actually relieved that the man didn't come in person.

Furthermore, he had some inexplicable trust in this young man.

"Can I... say goodbye to them again?"

Ni Lan nodded but didn't urge him.

His sister looked at him in surprise, "Did your family find you?"

Shi Shi pretended to smile casually, "Well, I should go back now."

His brother patted his shoulder and said, "That's great."

He went from house to house to say goodbye, and the villagers gave him their blessings warmly, and some even wanted to give him some gifts to take with him.

Shi Shi refused them all.

The purple-eyed young man could see through Shi Shi's complicated emotions, "Are those really your family members?"

Shi Shi nodded, "Yes, that's my brother."

Saying goodbye now is always better than having to face the separation of life and death.