Xia Sen felt particularly dejected after thinking about his grandfather's death, but he continued talking.
"But when I woke up, I found that everything around me had changed."
"There wasn't a single person in the temporary refugee camp."
"The place where the temporary refugee camp was originally set up has been completely razed to the ground, leaving no clues whatsoever. It's as if everything we saw before was an illusion, and there's no trace of anything around here."
"At that moment, I wondered if I had suddenly gone to another place?"
“But my grandfather’s body was right near me at the time, so it’s absolutely impossible that it went somewhere else. The only possibility is that everything there was completely erased by someone.”
"So I quickly went around looking for my sister, and after searching for a long time, I finally saw her figure in a pool of blood."
"Sister, what happened to you? Why did you crawl out of the pile of dirt?"
"Who on earth did this? How could they be so vicious? Did they kill everyone in the temporary refugee camp?"
Xu Yuehuai knew that Xia Sen would eventually find out the truth, so she spoke frankly and directly.
"Actually, after you encountered danger, I was being hunted down by those people."
"They stabbed me so many times, I was almost going to die."
"But suddenly, those people were killed by people who suddenly appeared. I suspect those people were government officials, trying to erase the evidence and hide their crimes!"
"They killed all the other living people around them and wanted to burn everyone alive. But by chance, a heavy rain came. That's how I survived in that fire."
"But then they buried all the bodies in the pit, and I was buried by them. But I was lucky and managed to escape from the pile of dirt."
"But I was so badly injured. I thought I was going to die, but I never expected to run into you. Thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, I would probably be a corpse by now."
Xu Yuehuai was extremely grateful to Xia Sen; if it weren't for Xia Sen, she probably would be dead by now.
Xia Sen waved his hand and said, "I owe it all to my sister for helping me before. I'm just repaying her now. I'm not her savior at all."
"How can you do that? From now on, you'll be my own brother, and I'll definitely repay you for saving my life."
Xu Yuehuai spoke to Xia Sen, who was overjoyed upon hearing this and beamed with delight.
"Sister, is what you said true? From now on, you are my real sister. I have a sister now, and I am no longer a person without family."
Xu Yuehuai then asked Xia Sen, "But I was so badly injured, how did you save me?"
"With my injuries being so severe, I probably wouldn't survive."
Xia Sen said, "I used to follow my grandfather. He would treat some common external injuries and often introduced me to some herbs in the area. After I saved my sister, I started looking for herbs nearby."
"I was really lucky and actually found some herbs that could treat my sister's wounds. So I cleaned my sister's wounds and then applied those herbs all over them."
"My sister's wound is slowly healing, but you have been in a coma for four whole days. During these four days, I have been taking good care of my sister, hoping that she would wake up. But after a long time, my sister was still in a coma. I didn't expect you to wake up today. I am so happy."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai looked around and found that she was wrapped in many strips of cloth, which she guessed were filled with herbs.
However, she was in a lot of pain, and it seemed that all five senses were affected. Her vision was blurry, and her sense of smell was weak. She couldn't smell the herbs at all, and she didn't know what kind of medicine Xia Sen had found for her that was so effective.
If she finds out then, she can prepare some supplies for the journey, since she has been suffering recently and doesn't know when she will be able to stabilize and stop suffering.
"Oh, I see. You're so smart. If you hadn't remembered the herbs your grandfather had found, I probably would have been in danger this time."
Where are we now? How long will it take to reach the surrounding towns?
"You've been dragging this on for ages, now it's time to stop and take a break!"
Xia Sen did feel extremely tired, his hands were sore and weak, and he had difficulty walking. So he listened to Xu Yuehuai's advice and stopped to the side.
They entrusted Xu Yuehuai to the bushes nearby, and everyone leaned against the tree trunks to rest for a while.
"You must be exhausted these days. Once we get to town, we'll find a good place to rest."
"My wounds are so bad right now. If you take me with you on your journey, I will only be a burden to you."
Xu Yuehuai felt somewhat guilty towards Xia Sen. She hadn't actually helped Xia Sen much, but Xia Sen had saved her life!
Now that Xia Sen still has to carry on with this burden, she really feels bad.
Upon hearing this, Xia Sen quickly said to Xu Yuehuai, "Sister, you're being too formal by saying that. Didn't you say we're siblings now?"
"I will definitely take my sister to town to rest properly. I still have some strength, so I will find a day job to help my sister treat her wounds."
"Sister, even though you are seriously injured right now, you will definitely recover soon."
"Once your sister gets better, I'll take you wherever you want to go."
Xu Yuehuai suddenly started coughing again, feeling that she was in a condition very similar to those who had contracted the plague.
Could she have contracted the plague?
After thinking about this, Xu Yuehuai's face fell.
"Xia Sen, it seems my sister has caught the plague. You should cover her mouth and nose, and you should cover yours too, so that you don't get infected with my illness later."
Xia Sen, however, said, "If my sister could really infect me, I'd probably be infected by now."
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