Liao Yuewei used special products, which replenished her energy and helped her wounds heal slightly, but she didn't experience the same effects as the people from the convenience store who had returned from the land of death.
Liao Yuewei shook her head indifferently, "My injury has been going on for too long, it keeps getting better and worse, it's not easy to recover."
Since the upgrade, Cheng Shuang's daily condensation of pink pills has increased from 15 to 20. She consumed the most pink pills in the previous Death Domain, so her reserves are sufficient. Therefore, the young girl did not hesitate and took out a pill from her spatial compartment.
Du Jun and the others frowned slightly. Although they disagreed, they did not interfere.
Cheng Shuang and Liao Yuewei had a life-or-death bond. Although they hadn't known each other for long, it was clear that both Cheng Shuang and Liao Yuewei trusted each other, even though they hadn't been in contact for so long.
They pretended not to care, but in reality, they were all secretly observing Liao Yuewei's expression.
Liao Yuewei naturally knew the effects of the pink pills. Looking at the pink palm with a child's unique color extended in front of her, she shook her head without hesitation and took the initiative to ask, "Is there some price to pay for this, or does it require consuming skills? I can't take it for free, but I don't have any points, pills, or cards right now. I can't afford to pay for it."
She grasped Cheng Shuang's hand, curling it up, her tone self-deprecating, "Shuangshuang, keep this safe. I'm afraid my willpower will falter." Without experiencing hardship alone, one will never know the cruelty of the land of death. All malice assaults you—the wanderers, the protectors, the groups of tourists, even the natives. In their eyes, you are fragile, like a tiny ant that could be crushed at any moment. So you can only use all your strength to seize resources, to fight for a chance to survive.
Liao Yuewei dared not gamble with her own heart; she was afraid of seeing disappointment in the eyes of this child who remained unchanged in the face of her.
She couldn't help but hug Cheng Shuang again, drawing warmth she hadn't felt in a long time.
The little girl obediently let her hug her tightly, gently patting her back in silent comfort.
After a while, the people waiting on the side became restless and wanted to introduce themselves to each other, thus starting a welcome party.
"Ahem!" Sun Han coughed lightly, making a fist, and automatically took on the role of the 'third party' who would ruin the atmosphere. "Um, let me introduce myself."
"My surname is Sun, the Sun of Sun Wukong, and the Han of vastness and boundlessness. My name is..."
Du Lanshan stepped forward and shouted, "Enlightenment knows no bounds!"
Liao Yuewei looked up at Sun Han, listening intently to his self-introduction, her arms still wrapped around Cheng Shuang, as if only in this way could she erase the involuntary wariness she felt towards the unfamiliar environment and strangers.
When the words "Boundless Enlightenment" were uttered, her cold face seemed to melt like an iceberg, and she burst out laughing. Because her cheeks had become much thinner, the dimple on one side was particularly noticeable, which immediately diminished the fierce aura she exuded.
Du Lanshan's sudden interruption froze Sun Han in place. He slowly turned his head, raised an eyebrow, and questioned Du Lanshan about what he was up to.
Du Lanshan scratched his head, pushed past Sun Han, and chuckled, patting his chest. "My name is Du Lanshan, I'm thirty-four. That tall, thin guy is my brother, Du Lushu. My brother's almost thirty, and I'm no longer a brother-obsessed girl. I've reached the best age to settle down and start a family. That guy over there is Du Jun, eighteen. He's quiet, but a total sister-obsessed brother. He's closer to Shuangshuang than to his own sister. Anyone who dares to bully Shuangshuang will be killed by his glare. And then there's Liu Juan, twenty..." He turned his head and quickly asked Liu Juan, "You're twenty-nine, right?"
Liu Juan's forehead twitched. She could understand Du Lanshan's behavior of being unable to walk past beautiful women. It was human nature to love beautiful women, but he couldn't even get his companion's age wrong!
She's a woman too, for crying out loud! This kind of differential treatment is just... infuriating!
Moreover, she discovered that Sun Han, who was of marriageable age, was half-hidden by him, while Du Jun, the most handsome and refined young man, was described by him as an extreme case of a sister-obsessed, sister-obsessed person...
Before Liu Juan could roll up her sleeves to retaliate, Du Lushu did so first, "Brother, dear brother, I'm still four years shy of thirty, and Liu Juan is half a year younger than me. Are you getting senile!"
His brother ignored him, chuckling at Liao Yuewei, "Sis, I'm not old. These days, men and women in their thirties are still beautiful. Don't let my rough looks fool you, I..."
“Very ungentle,” Sun Han interjected expressionlessly.
"Yes!" Du Lanshan's chuckling expression vanished immediately after he uttered the word "yes." He snapped back to reality, glared resentfully at Sun Han, and hurriedly waved his hand at Liao Yuewei to deny it. "I'm gentle, gentle, especially gentle! Really, my brother is too cunning and a womanizer. He had a constant stream of girlfriends since junior high school. Don't be fooled by his reformation now; it's just because of limited circumstances. He hasn't met a beauty like you yet."
Du Lushu and Liu Juan both looked displeased. Du Lanshan had set a precedent by striking at two people with just one sentence.
"Brother Sun is too calm. He's a doting father. Shuangshuang in your arms is closer to him than his own daughter..."
He repeated the same old thing again.
Liao Yuewei was trying so hard not to laugh that her stomach hurt. This Brother Du was a real character; he had offended everyone at the rest stop with just a few words, and now everyone was all rolling up their sleeves, ready to fight.
Cheng Shuang looked at Du Lanshan, her eyes filled with the deepest pity for someone who was about to suffer social death.
Unaware of the impending danger, Du Lanshan carelessly ignored the sound of knives being sharpened behind him for the first time, and grinned foolishly at Liao Yuewei, "Hey girl, would you mind introducing yourself? If you're tired, I... I can wait!"
Four unforgiving sounds of vomiting rang out one after another.
In the end, it was Liao Yuewei who rescued him.
Liao Yuewei stood up, holding Cheng Shuang, and gently placed the little girl beside her. She looked at Du Lanshan and said, "My name is Liao Yuewei!" Then, she suppressed her coldness and glanced at the others as she explained, "Yue as in 'joyful,' and Wei as in 'wild pea.' Wild pea is a type of edible wild pea, not just the 'wild' in 'rose.' I am twenty-four years old this year."
Du Lanshan counted on his fingers; the two were exactly ten years apart. Every three years there's a generation gap, and he was three miles away from that gap.
Despite Liao Yuewei's fierce aura and composed demeanor despite her advanced age, she looks like she's only twenty-four!
Du Lanshan visibly weakened.
Liao Yuewei continued to introduce herself, “My skill is that everything can be turned into a blade!” She raised her strangely shaped but sharp right arm, with a mixture of regret and relief, “I used to have an ancestral Tang sword, but it was completely destroyed. So I took the opportunity to melt the sword down and tattoo it onto my arm. Of course, my skill is not limited by objects, but I was injured for a while, and the power of the skill went out of control, so I can’t retract the arm blade for the time being.”
Each of them briefly introduced their skills.
Cheng Shuang finally had a chance to speak. She forcefully stuffed the medicine into Liao Yuewei's hand, saying, "Sister Yuewei, you can pay me back when you have more points. Only after you're fully recovered can you continue to brave the next Death Land."
The other party's change and sincerity eased the previously wary and stiff atmosphere to some extent. Of course, Du Lanshan played a bigger role in this, and the others also spoke up to persuade him, after all, you can only get more points if you survive.
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