Chapter 23: Stay Alive
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The matter between Gu Jinli and Shen Chigui finally came to an end when the other party left with a grim face.
Nangong Jinyao came back after that. Her face looked very ugly, and her whole aura was filled with bitterness and dejection, so much so that she didn’t notice anything unusual in the room.
“…”
What's wrong?
I always feel that Nangong Jinyao has looked at me many times, and her expression seems to be hesitant to speak.
Gu Jinli thought about it and simply took the initiative to approach and ask.
"W-what's wrong with you?"
After these days of adaptation, she has now learned how to express her ideas briefly, and can even squeeze out a few words smoothly when necessary.
For example, what did you eat, did you sleep, what happened and what happened, etc.
It's also a huge improvement.
"Xiao Wu..."
Seeing this child coming towards her with great trust in her, Nangong Jinyao felt extremely upset.
She subconsciously reached out and touched Gu Jinli's head, staring at the half-grown child, and asked softly, "You are ten years old this year, right?"
“…”
Ten years old?
I think so, right?
This shell has been malnourished, and it is hard to tell its size by looking at it.
Nodding randomly, Gu Jinli continued to ask the other party: "Did something happen?"
"If you were given a chance to leave, would you leave, Xiaowu?"
As if asking her or asking herself, Nangong Jinyao did not answer her, but continued to speak: "This village is good in every way, but it is too poor... It is really too poor."
"It has been three months since the rain, and the fruits in the mountains are becoming less and less. Every time I fetch water, I have to walk a very long way up the mountain..."
The nagging voice was full of bitterness and compromise, even though no one knew what had happened.
But looking at Nangong Jinyao's expression and the news she had just heard from other children, Gu Jinli knew that something must be happening.
Maybe this village is really worshipping something.
These foreign children are likely to be sacrifices.
Although it was only a short half month, Gu Jinli had almost understood the situation in this world.
This is a very strange village, with no young adults and no newborns.
But the village is full of old people and children, and the children are divided into those from the village and those from outside.
Children like them who live in thatched huts are outsiders.
They are children abandoned at the entrance of the village. They do not belong to this village, but are accepted by the village.
To be honest, when Gu Jinli first learned about this, her heart skipped a beat.
This setting is really too familiar. Just as she thought at the beginning, this mode...it would be a shame if it didn't have some supernatural elements.
"Run! Xiaowu!"
Just as I was thinking about all sorts of things, I saw Nangong Jinyao suddenly sit up.
She grabbed Gu Jinli's arm and said with a serious expression: "Xiaowu! Just run away tonight! You and I should be very familiar with the mountain roads these days. This time, run to a place you have never been to before! Just run away like this!"
What?
“…”
Staring at Nangong Jinyao with a dazed expression, Gu Jinli didn't expect Nangong Jinyao to say such words.
Looking at her determined expression, you can tell that she has made a great decision.
So what happened? Why let yourself escape?
"The village decided to hold another sacrifice in three days, and you were chosen to be the sacrifice."
Perhaps because she was afraid that she didn't understand, Nangong Jinyao even broke it open and crushed it, and whispered to her, "If you become a sacrifice, you will die. Second sister doesn't want to see you die, so... run! Get out of here! Escape from here!"
"Stay alive, Xiaowu."
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Stay alive, Xiaowu!
Such a sincere request made Nangong Jinyao seem as tall and reliable as a real sister at this moment.
She took out a dry cake from her arms. It was only the size of a palm, but it was made of flour.
I don’t know how long this cake has been kept, and it’s a little black on top, but it’s a rare food in this village, enough for one person to eat for several meals.
This was obviously the food that Nangong Jinyao had hidden for herself, but now she took out the pancake and stuffed it directly into Gu Jinli's hands.
"Take it and go!"
Lowering her eyes to hide the reluctance in them, Nangong Jinyao gritted her teeth and said, "This is the last thing my second sister can do for you."
“…”
How did things turn out like this?
Gu Jinli stared blankly at the biscuit in his hand, not quite sure what was going on.
It all happened so suddenly.
In the afternoon they would go together on the mountain to look for food, but at night they would leave on their own.
Even if the village was going to do something, it was moving too fast.
Are you really leaving?
Looking at Nangong Jinyao in doubt and surprise, Gu Jinli hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded.
“I, I, I…”
I see.
Pointing to the sky outside, she said simply: "Half-half-half...midnight."
The sun had just set and it was still early, so she said she would leave later in the night.
"Okay, then midnight."
After touching Xiaowu's head, Nangong Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew that it might be difficult for a stutterer to survive if he left here, but compared to the certain death if he stayed, leaving the village would give him a glimmer of hope.
She did her best for Xiaowu.
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I don’t know how much time had passed, but it seemed like all the children in the hut had fallen asleep.
Only at Nangong Jinyao's urging did Gu Jinli quietly get up and open the door.
She is leaving...
Swallowing his saliva subconsciously, Gu Jinli waved towards Nangong Jinyao to signal her not to bother with it.
Then he closed the straw door, turned around and left.
At this time, the moon was hanging high in the sky, and the bright moonlight fell on the ground, illuminating the way to the mountains for Gu Jinli.
She has walked this road countless times in the past half month. Therefore, although the light is dim, I am still familiar with the route.
Just when she reached the foot of the mountain and had not yet approached the mountains.
A dark shadow suddenly jumped out from behind the tree trunk nearby and directly grabbed Gu Jinli.
"Little stutterer, where are you doing?!"
Judging from the lazy tone and huge strength of his hands, Gu Jinli knew who this person was without even looking at him.
“…”
Depend on! Who can tell her why Shen Chigui is here? !
Her expression suddenly changed, and she had no choice but to stop and look over.
“Let go…let go!”
Gu Jinli stammered out these two words and did not forget to use sign language to express her meaning.
Unfortunately, I don’t know if it was because the wind was too strong, or the light was bad at night so I couldn’t see or hear clearly, or if this person did it on purpose.
In short, thanks to Gu Jinli's efforts, Chen Chigui did not retreat but moved closer.
The hand that was holding her wrist got stronger and stronger, and even twisted her arm behind her back with a backhand.
Suddenly, Gu Jinli, who only had one hand left, was unable to gesture.
“You! You you you…”
No, this person is poisonous, right?
With her arms controlled, Gu Jinli struggled for a long time but was unable to escape. She was so angry that her eyes turned red.
She bared her teeth and glared at Chen Chigui as if she was stabbing him.
"you!"
"Why, do you have something to say?"
Noticing her dissatisfaction, Shen Chigui chuckled, “You’re not sleeping in the middle of the night, sneaking around here.”
God damn, she is sneaking around, is she running for her life? !
This is great. I was caught before I even had the chance to enter the mountain...
It’s all this guy’s fault!
What are you doing hiding here in the middle of the night? !
etc.
hide?
Yeah, why is this guy here?
"Go...Go to hell!"
Now that his arm had been grabbed, he would simply rush forward along with the force.
Gu Jinli simply leaned over to him, sticking her arms and body to him like a plaster.
“What?!”
This was probably the first time he encountered such a situation. Shen Chigui, who was not used to being so close to others, subconsciously let go of his hand, frowned, took two steps back, and tried to keep some distance.
But her movements were very fast, and Gu Jinli's movements were not slow at all.
As soon as she realized her wrist had been loosened, she clung to that man even closer, using all four limbs to cling to Chen Chigui.
"You you you...you go...go go die!"
While cursing, he tightly hugged Shen Chigui, who was not much different in height and build from himself. Gu Jinli's deliberate actions made the man unable to move.
And that’s not all. After noticing that she could take Chen Chigui away directly, Gu Jinli didn’t hesitate at all and simply dragged the man into the mountains.
Now that everything has been discovered, keeping the heroine here will definitely lead to bad things!
Then just take it away!
Anyway, in this illusion, the heroine lost her bloodline power, which is almost the same as himself.
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