Chapter 227: Scene 14 (Inverted V) Your friend, the happy fruit...
"Hey! Hey, sorry, sorry, grandma, did you bump into anything?"
The boy was wearing tattered and slightly wet clothes, and carrying a large backpack on his back. Most of the things inside had fallen out because of his movements.
He didn't care about his belongings and quickly supported He Fangying, who he had bumped into. He said embarrassedly, "I, I didn't see you. I'm so sorry..."
His voice was weak, and so was his body, shaking all the time. It looked as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
"Hiss, I'm fine. Don't look at my age, I'm still very strong. I was just bumped by a little kid like you. I'm totally fine!" He Fangying patted the boy's shoulder and helped him get up from the ground.
But where He Fangying didn't notice, the boy was coughing so hard that he almost died because of her "gentle pat".
"Cough cough cough cough..." The boy coughed so hard that he collapsed. "Grandma, since you're okay, I'll leave first..."
He picked up the meat buns and meat patties in plastic bags on the ground and threw them into his backpack. Then he coughed and laughed, waved his hand, and walked to the other end of the road with difficulty.
"Ok, ok...kid?!"
"I, I'm fine!! Don't worry about me!!!"
"You, kid, are you really okay? You don't look well!"
“I really didn’t—cough cough cough cough!!!”
“…”
“…”
"Where are your family? Why are you here alone?"
"My family and I have left and haven't come back yet. I went to look for them."
"Leave? Where to..."
"Look, this is a gift my best friend gave me before he left. Isn't it beautiful?"
"..." He Yuezhe looked at the boy lying on the ground, handing a small, melted candle to him, and nodded, "It's very beautiful, like a bun."
She took the initiative to tell He Fangying that she wanted to take him to the orphanage, but she didn't expect that he would walk in front of her and look back every few steps to chat with her. Half an hour passed, and they only walked a few dozen meters like a snail.
"Oh my god!" The boy had no idea what He Yuezhe was thinking. He was simply surprised. A familiar smile spread across his gray face. "You actually recognized it! And you're the first one to recognize it!"
"Okay, get up quickly and don't block my way." He Yuezhe weighed the large backpack in his hand and glared at the boy who was so happy that he seemed like he would roll in the mud in the next second.
"Hey, I'm so excited! Got it! I'll get up right away!" The boy jumped up excitedly. "Come to think of it, you're the legendary doll, right?"
"Um."
"You're actually that strong! And you can even chat like a real human!"
"……Um."
"Hey, do you need to eat, take a shower, go to the bathroom, or are you thirsty?"
"No, no, no, no, no."
"So, you're the one who fills the energy bottles?"
"no."
"Hey..." the boy dragged out the last word, "Then how did you get moving?"
"Because," He Yuezhe said with a grin, "I have been given life."
“[Give]?! Is, is it that old lady?! She, she is actually——”
"Shh!" He Yuezhe leaned the large backpack against him, and he immediately fell silent. "Do you want those people to know?!"
"No, no, I didn't mean to. I was just too excited. Sorry, sorry..."
He Yuezhe has always known that his grandmother was a very powerful figure, a very famous person a long time ago, because she had skills that surpassed human power, which was something that only two people had since the city appeared.
And my grandmother's [skill] is called [Living Beings]. She can [give] life to anything she wants or anything she wants.
As soon as her [Skill] was revealed, the whole city was in an uproar and tried to kill her and [steal] her [Skill].
Yes, [Skills] can be [snatched], or in other words, the only way for [Skills] to be passed on is to [snatch].
This was also one of the reasons why my grandmother later lived in seclusion.
——To survive.
“…”
"...Ban Wei Le."
"Hmm... huh? How do you know my name?"
"Guess."
"T-You can guess this? You're amazing."
Although He Yuezhe once suspected that Ban Weile was pretending to be stupid when he first met him, but as time went by, He Yuezhe discovered that he was really obedient and really stupid.
"..." He Yuezhe said, "You'd better not tell this to anyone, even your best friend, otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."
"Of course!" Ban Weile scratched his head and made a harsh sound, "But, can I ask you for a favor?"
"What?"
"Can you help me find someone with two dimples, a beautiful smile, and the ability to transform meat patties with his bare hands?"
"......?" He Yuezhe frowned in confusion.
Two dimples? Ban Weile has two dimples.
Does he look good when he smiles? Ban Wei Le looks good when he smiles.
Turning meat patties into meat patties with bare hands? Hmm...Ban Wei Le really likes meat patties.
"Hey, Ban Weile," He Yuezhe said seriously, "Do you believe that time travel exists in this world?"
"Time travel?"
"I think the person you're talking about is very likely your future self."
"……ah?"
Ban Weile has a big imagination and unconventional thinking. He is also interested in some weird things, such as the strange talks on forums, so He Yuezhe never worries that he won't understand when chatting with him.
Sure enough, not long after, Ban Weile excitedly lay down in front of He Yuezhe: "I saw on the forum that someone posted that they traveled to a world without people. It is said that is Wei..."
It seems too jumpy.
"Stop, stop, stop. Get up first." He Yuezhe interrupted, "How did that person appear?"
"Oh, oh, oh, I had just left home and was planning to go find my best friend, but on the way, a thief stole all my money. Then, another group of robbers, seeing that I had no money, took everything from my backpack. I had nothing and was afraid to hang around in crowded places for fear of being caught by the work place. So I could only walk in these remote places, with nothing to eat along the way."
"But, cough cough cough, but, just when I fainted from hunger and woke up again, that man was standing in front of me. He kept changing meat buns and meat patties in his hands, putting them in plastic bags and stuffing them into my backpack."
"He also said that my best friend was dead and told me not to go out because it was too dangerous and to stay home."
"But I'm a directionally challenged person. I have no idea how to get home!" Ban Weile said helplessly. "Just as I was about to speak, he stuffed a bun into my mouth. I was so attracted by the bun that I forgot to say anything."
"Then what?"
"Then, he gave me a long, long speech. He said he had tried very hard to make the world peaceful and beautiful, that he had tried very hard to be friends with everyone, that he had tried very hard to help, to stay alive, to save people, but why, in the end, his friend still died? He said he regretted not having been with her the whole time, not understanding her pain, and not being so determined to lend her a helping hand."
“…”
"Then, he told me that I must protect my friends, never give up, never abandon, never—"
"Never?"
"Starve yourself!"
“…”
"Hey, speaking of this, I'm a little hungry. I'll take some food from the backpack. Be careful." After Ban Weile finished speaking, he reached into the backpack.
He Yuezhe felt that the thing in his hand was much lighter.
"I don't need you to help me get it." She frowned, "You are too weak."
"I'm not helping you get it!" Ban Weile's voice was a blur, and he had probably already started eating. "I'm hungry, so I took it out to eat!"
"Don't lie to me."
“I uh uh get it oh uh uh…”
The meat buns and meat patties were indeed very fragrant, but the taste was also very familiar. Unfortunately, He Yuezhe didn't know where this sense of familiarity came from.
But just like Chen Shu who was rescued from bullying, the person Ban Wei Le met, the person who gave him food and pulled him back from the brink of starvation, the person who changed the trajectory of his life, might really be the dying Ban Wei Le from the future.
“…”
"Oh, by the way," Ban Weile suddenly stopped eating, "Do you know He Yuezhe? That person asked me to come to the vegetable garden just to find this person named He Yuezhe."
"…What do you want to see her for?"
"I have something for her."
"Oh, I know her, it's just that she..."
"It's okay, it's okay. There must be something that's inconvenient to talk about!" Ban Wei Le was always understanding. "It's okay! I'll tell you directly. You should have a good memory. Just pass it on to her!"
"……Um."
The boy began to rummage in the backpack again.
"What are you looking for?" He Yuezhe was forced to stop where he was.
"It's a note that that person gave me. I found it and I'll read it to you."
"Oh, okay."
"Hey, I found it!"
“…”
"Ahem, He Yuezhe, hello, I'm Ban Weile. I'm sorry, I've done so many wrong things. I don't have the face to see you again. Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye."
“…”
"He Yuezhe, you are a very good friend."
“…”
"You always say I'm everyone's happy pill, but in fact, every time I'm broken and sad, everyone always makes me delicious food to cheer me up. So, I really like you all, really like you, really like you."
"I still remember the first time we met. I fainted from hunger at that time. It was you and Xiaoshu who saved me and took me with you. You gave me, a person who had lost everything, hope to live again."
"You're a great fighter and very smart, as are Xiaoshu and Yuanyang. So, sometimes I really feel like a burden. I can only study very hard, learning how to fight and how to be smart. Because I don't want you to dislike me. I want to stand on the same front with you. I want to be your companion and friend who fights side by side with you."
“…”
"Until today, as I write this letter, I'm still not that great. I can only barely reach your level. But I will continue to work hard as long as you still need me."
“…”
"He Yuezhe, when I was captured by the system, I was working in a place similar to Werewolf. There, well, you should know everyone there."
"The system told me that if it weren't for it, we would all have died there, and the reason was that the steward was unhappy."
"But if it weren't for it, I could have saved everyone with just my own life, just like in my world, where all I need is my own life for everyone to survive."
“…”
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"When I write this, I am no longer as excited as I was then, because I have lost most of my emotions and senses. But I still hope that you who are reading this will understand my anger and unwillingness, and can stick to your plan and move forward unwaveringly."
"No matter what, please don't give up hope, don't abandon yourself. No matter what, please live a good life, a healthy, happy, and well-fed life."
"He Yuezhe, I believe you. No matter what, I believe you."
"The road ahead may be lonely and full of thorns, but I wish you good luck, He Yuezhe. I'm glad to be your friend."
“…”
"Your friend, the pistachio."
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