Whether it was the allure of the alcohol or Shi Xi's own desire to indulge herself, Di Chenxiao eventually carried Shi Xi back to Xi Garden.
Di Shi escorted Mi Rou to the Shi family, while Di Jiu led Di Chenxiao and Shi Xi back to Xiyuan.
Shi Xi didn't know why, but today she only wanted to drink and stay by Di Chenxiao's side, and didn't want to go anywhere else.
It seemed that only when she was by his side could her heart find peace and belonging.
Shi Xi had taken a shower in the bathroom and was lying on the bed waiting for Di Chenxiao to... to coax him to sleep.
Di Chenxiao took a quick shower this time, and when he came out, he saw Shi Xi staring longingly at the bathroom door. "Do you want to hear a fairy tale or a nursery rhyme today?"
"I want them both."
"Okay." He held the fairy tale in one hand, reading it chapter by chapter, while letting Shi Xi lean on his other hand.
His voice wasn't pleasant to listen to; it lacked intonation and rhythm, and he just read it out in a monotone and rigid manner. But she thought his voice was better than that of the news anchors on CCTV's evening news.
As he drifted into her dream with his voice, Shi Xi slowly entered a mist, seemingly unable to escape it.
The room was filled with children, mostly five or six years old, with some seven or eight, both boys and girls. Most of them were crying, except for one little child who stood calmly among the crying children.
Shi Xi couldn't see the calm little girl's face clearly.
A group of fierce-looking men burst in, carrying sticks and shouting, "Quiet down! Whoever cries will die!"
Several children were frightened and suddenly burst into tears, but the group of people kept their word and actually killed the crying children.
This tactic of making an example of someone to scare others is very effective; the children are all too scared to make a sound.
"From now on, you will have no names, no identities. Only those who pass the training will receive these. Those who cannot endure the training, those crying children, will suffer the same fate..."
Then, the children began their training.
Some children couldn't stand the training and cried secretly.
The calm little girl suddenly walked over to a girl a little older than her and helped her wipe away her tears.
She said, "Tears are the most precious thing in the world. Those who care about you will feel sorry for you; those who don't care about you will only hate your tears. Don't cry easily in the future. Crying only hurts your loved ones and pleases your enemies."
"Aren't you tired? I don't want to train."
"What's the use of being tired? All we can do now is... wait."
The little girl possessed a maturity beyond her years. Shi Xi wanted to get closer, but no matter how close she got, she couldn't see their faces clearly.
Shi Xi couldn't hear what the people behind her were saying. Suddenly, a thick fog rolled in, and when Shi Xi opened her eyes again, the scene had changed.
The little girl had grown quite a bit taller, and Shi Xi still couldn't see her face clearly, but she could tell that she was the same calm little girl.
"Only those who survive can go out, and what awaits you is a bright and glorious life."
"The only rule of this hunting game is to survive, to survive by any means necessary. Now, please begin your performance," said the man in camouflage at the front.
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl grabbed another little girl and ran into the deepest part of the forest.
The calm little girl is shorter than the other little girl, but the shorter girl protects the taller girl.
"Let's run into the deep forest first. This forest hasn't been developed yet, and others don't dare to go in easily," the calm girl said.
"But it's very dangerous inside. Will we be able to get out alive?"
"Can."
"You are clearly more capable than us, so why don't you kill people to intimidate them?"
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