With his identity exposed, Fei Wan could no longer stay in Shanghai.
Gu Yanshen reacted very quickly and decided to evacuate immediately.
He brought Fei Wan with him and properly settled Xiao Ya. The few of them followed the covert route that had been arranged long ago. Under the cover of the contact, they narrowly avoided the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops several times and finally escaped.
The train traveled south and its new destination was a small southern city. It was so quiet that one could hardly hear the sound of gunfire. It seemed like two different worlds compared to the war-torn Shanghai.
Gu Yanshen placed her in a small courtyard by the water and told others that they were a couple who came to recuperate.
During his convalescence, Lin Jun brought news about the fate of Li Qing and Tang Lingshu.
The Li family collapsed completely.
It is said that because he believed Tang Lingshu's words, he made a big mistake when dealing with the Japanese, and someone got hold of his death certificate, and his family property was lost in an instant.
Li Qing tried to run away with the last bit of money, but was robbed on the black market and lost both his money and his life, ending up in a miserable situation.
Tang Lingshu also suffered a bad fate. She had previously relied on the Japanese to gain a lot of fame, but in the blink of an eye, her value was lost and she was eventually silenced by them.
These news did not stir much waves in Fei Wan's heart. Their story had nothing to do with her anymore.
What she cared about most was still Gu Yanshen's injury.
Gu Yanshen was wounded on his back and chest. He was hit by a stray bullet when he was trying to protect her from jumping out of the window. The wound was quite deep and he was bleeding profusely.
What's more, Lin Juan also told Fei Wan that in order to help her take revenge on Li Qing, Gu Yanshen actually explained some things before evacuating, which caused delays.
During the night of his escape, he did not utter a word until he was sure it was absolutely safe, and then he let the doctor at the contact point handle the situation.
Because his wound was treated too late, the humid and warm weather in the south of the Yangtze River made his wound worse and the inflammation intensified. On the night he arrived at the courtyard, he developed a high fever and fell into a semi-comatose state.
He was in a coma for more than half a month.
Every doctor who was called in left, shaking his head, saying he was powerless.
Looking at the man lying on the sickbed, Fei Wan lowered her eyes, and a long-lost fear surged in her heart.
After experiencing so many worlds...
She thought there was nothing to be afraid of, but when she came to this familiar era, the same nightmare reappeared almost every night.
The sky was filled with flames and smoke. A man in military uniform stood there, his chest stained with blood. She tried in vain to cover the hideous wound with her hands, tears blurring her vision as she screamed his name...
At the same time, there are the same faces and everything she experienced in different dynasties.
Although they were from different times and backgrounds, he and she fought side by side in different time and space.
Until the last mission...
He died in an era that did not belong to him.
This is a world of punishment in the fast-travel world. Although Fei Wan doesn't understand why everything is as terrible as it was back then, she will never allow the final outcome to remain unchanged.
Even the person in front of her still couldn't recognize her.
Fei Wan couldn't help but reach out her hand, lightly brushing her fingertips across his burning skin, tracing his familiar outline, and whispered softly:
"This time... I will definitely not let anything happen to you again. I've waited too long, searched for too long..."
Fei Wan stood up and shouted towards the empty system.
"System, come out!"
"System, come out!"
The system still has no response...
Yes, this is what it calls the punishment world.
But……
Fei Wan picked up the dagger on the table and was about to slash his neck.
"Host!"
The system's voice appeared after a long absence, and it was very anxious. "Host, if you die in the quick-transmigration world, you will die too."
As expected, the system is not without authority.
And... he cares particularly about her life and death.
"What on earth is going on?"
"You know my past, right?"
However, unlike her guess, the system's tone was puzzled: "What do you mean by 'past'... I was only sent by the Lord God..."
Before it could finish its words, it was snuffed out.
There was a staccato noise like snowflakes, and then there was silence.
Fei Wan held onto the dagger, the cold blade pressing against her skin, causing a stinging sensation. The system's sudden silence made her even more certain that something was preventing it from revealing the truth.
Fei Wan's brain was working rapidly, and she suddenly remembered that she had overlooked something.
That is... she did not die in the original time and space,
Why are you here?
She was not conscious at the time and just numbly accepted the system. It was not until she felt a familiar breath that she took on these tasks and traveled to each novel world.
Most importantly...the system of how she was bound.
At that moment, the flickering candlelight inside the room suddenly froze, and the sound of rain outside the window suddenly disappeared. Time seemed to have been paused, and even the air seemed to have frozen.
A light whose color could not be described and whose source could not be determined silently filled the entire room. It was soft, but carried supreme majesty.
The light was not dazzling, but it made Fei Wan feel as if he was completely seen through from the inside out, with nowhere to hide.
A calm voice, neither male nor female, yet seemingly imbued with infinite wisdom and years, resounded directly from the depths of her consciousness:
【It is not too late to complete the task. 】
Fei Wan froze and slowly lowered the dagger. She realized that the real culprit had arrived.
"Your persistence is beyond my expectation." The voice continued, without emotion or malice, simply stating a fact.
[Or perhaps, his influence on you is beyond all calculation.]
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