Altruism
Up to today, Yi Luo Xiang had already received 84 pieces of moss from Xin Yun. Adding on the remaining 17 pieces, it was a total of 101 pieces, but how many pieces of moss could there be? There most definitely could not be more than 140 pieces.
Now, Yi Luo Xiang had no fear that Xin Yun would abandon and stop caring about her. She also did not fear him suddenly changing his mind and coming to drink her blood. If he was going to do it, he would have done it already. What reason did he have to wait until now and cause so much suffering for himself?
Xin Yun finally turned back around and walked back to the bed with a smile. Bringing a lush green piece of moss to her mouth, he gently said: “Alright, you must be hungry, come on… open your mouth.”
Tightly keeping her lips shut, Yi Luo Xiang firmly looked at Xin Yun and said: “No, I know that there is not much left, so I have already decided that from now on, I will not eat anymore.”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun could not help but let his expression sink and quietly say: “Yi Luo Xiang, do not let me down, ok? I have worked so hard for this long just in the hopes of getting you out of here alive. Based on your current situation, if you do not eat anything, you will definitely not be able to continue living. Do not let me efforts be in vain, ok?”
Resolutely looking at Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang firmly said: “I know of the feelings that you have put in, but not only are you hoping that I can leave here alive, I am also hoping that you can leave here alive. If one must be abandoned, then I hope that the one who can leave here alive is you…”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun felt very gratified. Being able to receive Yi Luo Xiang’s favor, this was proof that he had not been reborn for nothing, but… the more this was the case, the more Xin Yun felt resolute. No matter what, even if he had to give up on his own life, he would have Yi Luo Xiang leave here alive.
While thinking, Xin Yun put on a grave expression and once again brought the moss to Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth and said: “If possible, I really do not want to argue with you. I also do not want to force you to do anything, but this time, you must listen to me. Be good… open your mouth. You must eat.”
Facing Xin Yun’s forcefulness, Yi Luo Xiang gave a sad smile and firmly shook her head, with her mouth shut tight. Although she did not say anything, Xin Yun knew that she absolutely would not eat anything anymore.
As someone who had been one of Yi Luo Xiang’s fans, Xin Yun was very clear on her personality. This girl was very stubborn and would not easily decide on anything; however, when she really made a decision, that was something that nobody could change.
Helplessly looking at Yi Luo Xiang for a long time… Xin Yun finally displayed a smile. Nodding, he said: “Very well, since this is this case, then… I will eat!”
As he spoke, Xin Yun casually tossed three pieces of moss into his mouth and vigorously chewed. Seeing this scene, Yi Luo Xiang also smiled sweetly. Although Xin Yun was the one eating the moss, she also felt an indescribable sweetness well up from the bottom of her heart.
Suddenly, Yi Luo Xiang felt her vision go dark, then… a pair of soft objects lightly pressed against her lips. At the same time, an ice-cold and sweet object quickly entered her mouth.
After this brief contact, Xin Yun very quickly parted. Yi Luo Xiang almost immediately understood what happened. Xin Yun had delivered the already chewed moss into her mouth.
If it were possible, Yi Luo Xiang would have immediately sat up, grabbed Xin Yun, held him down on the bed and put her lips against his before putting the moss back in his mouth. However, this was clearly not something she could do right now.
Feeling the both bitter and sweet moss in her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang finally let her tears fall. Now, she could only carefully chew then swallow it. As for spitting it out, that would truly be a sin; furthermore, it was a heaven-defying crime. Since there was no way to return it, she could not let Xin Yun’s goodwill be wasted.
Although the days were miserable, since they were still alive, they had to continue passing the days. As dusk approached, Xin Yun once again held three pieces of moss to the bed. Seeing this, Yi Luo Xiang tightly closed her mouth. She would not, under any circumstance, be fooled once again!
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang with her lips firmly shut, Xin Yun grinned. He placed the three pieces of moss in his mouth then used his right hand to pinch Yi Luo Xiang’s nose.
At first, Yi Luo Xiang had her doubts, but she very quickly realized. Because her mouth was firmly shut and now her nose had been pinched, after a very short while, she could no longer hold her breath.
Although she struggled and did her best for a while, in the end, she could not hold her breath. She very quickly opened her mouth. When Yi Luo Xiang opened her mouth to breath, Xin Yun finally moved at that moment… Yi Luo Xiang once again felt the ice cold lips. She once again tasted the sweetness in the midst of the bitter.
Feeling the wet moss that entered her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang, in a final struggle, moved her small and lithe tongue, pushing the moss back. As they pushed this moss back and forth, an unexpected thing happened. Although it was just for a moment, that intriguing feeling still made the two feel something like an electric shock, and the two immediately separated.
To dispel the awkward atmosphere, Xin Yun laughed and said: “Next time, obediently eat it. Otherwise, you will need to be fed like this again.”
Although Yi Luo Xiang was still very embarrassed, she still did not want to appear weak and said: “Hmph… You dare. If you do this again, then I will definitely bite your tongue out.”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun was stunned, what… what did this count as? Was he flirting with Yi Luo Xiang? This… this was really like a dream.
Shaking his head, Xin Yun did not dare continue thinking along those lines. Sitting at the end of the bed, he leaned back against the wall of the well. Under the current situation where food was lacking, he absolutely did not dare do anything that was too exhausting.
Sometimes, time flew by quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month or two months would disappear. However, there were times where time passed by so very slowly. It clearly felt like a very long time, but, in reality, it had not even been half a minute.
With time flowing slowly, the thirteen days had passed. According to the teachings in the West, thirteen was a very inauspicious number. Although there was no scientific basis, there were many times it was very apparent. Now… Xin Yun also had this sort of feeling. Having enduring for this long, finally… on the thirteenth day, all of the moss had been exhausted.
From this point, there would still be three days until the rescue team arrived. But the two people had already run out of provisions. Not a piece of moss remained, and there was not a drop of water. If it were only Xin Yun, perhaps there would not be too much of a problem. He had endured for three days before, so he could survive; however, what would Yi Luo Xiang do? Once she ran out of food, her illness would surely deteriorate quickly. Perhaps she would not even last one day.
This was no exaggeration. Following the shortage of food, Yi Luo Xiang’s consciousness became muddled. She could recognize Xin Yun’s calls, but she could not open her eyes, much less reply.
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang wandering around on the brink of death, Xin Yun was truly pained. They had endured for this long. Could it be that they would fall at this final hurdle?
If there were still one last piece of moss, then Xin Yun would definitely not hesitate to give it to her, but now there was nothing remaining. Even saliva could not be secreted. Everything had truly dried up…
Altruism
Up to today, Yi Luo Xiang had already received 84 pieces of moss from Xin Yun. Adding on the remaining 17 pieces, it was a total of 101 pieces, but how many pieces of moss could there be? There most definitely could not be more than 140 pieces.
Now, Yi Luo Xiang had no fear that Xin Yun would abandon and stop caring about her. She also did not fear him suddenly changing his mind and coming to drink her blood. If he was going to do it, he would have done it already. What reason did he have to wait until now and cause so much suffering for himself?
Xin Yun finally turned back around and walked back to the bed with a smile. Bringing a lush green piece of moss to her mouth, he gently said: “Alright, you must be hungry, come on… open your mouth.”
Tightly keeping her lips shut, Yi Luo Xiang firmly looked at Xin Yun and said: “No, I know that there is not much left, so I have already decided that from now on, I will not eat anymore.”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun could not help but let his expression sink and quietly say: “Yi Luo Xiang, do not let me down, ok? I have worked so hard for this long just in the hopes of getting you out of here alive. Based on your current situation, if you do not eat anything, you will definitely not be able to continue living. Do not let me efforts be in vain, ok?”
Resolutely looking at Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang firmly said: “I know of the feelings that you have put in, but not only are you hoping that I can leave here alive, I am also hoping that you can leave here alive. If one must be abandoned, then I hope that the one who can leave here alive is you…”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun felt very gratified. Being able to receive Yi Luo Xiang’s favor, this was proof that he had not been reborn for nothing, but… the more this was the case, the more Xin Yun felt resolute. No matter what, even if he had to give up on his own life, he would have Yi Luo Xiang leave here alive.
While thinking, Xin Yun put on a grave expression and once again brought the moss to Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth and said: “If possible, I really do not want to argue with you. I also do not want to force you to do anything, but this time, you must listen to me. Be good… open your mouth. You must eat.”
Facing Xin Yun’s forcefulness, Yi Luo Xiang gave a sad smile and firmly shook her head, with her mouth shut tight. Although she did not say anything, Xin Yun knew that she absolutely would not eat anything anymore.
As someone who had been one of Yi Luo Xiang’s fans, Xin Yun was very clear on her personality. This girl was very stubborn and would not easily decide on anything; however, when she really made a decision, that was something that nobody could change.
Helplessly looking at Yi Luo Xiang for a long time… Xin Yun finally displayed a smile. Nodding, he said: “Very well, since this is this case, then… I will eat!”
As he spoke, Xin Yun casually tossed three pieces of moss into his mouth and vigorously chewed. Seeing this scene, Yi Luo Xiang also smiled sweetly. Although Xin Yun was the one eating the moss, she also felt an indescribable sweetness well up from the bottom of her heart.
Suddenly, Yi Luo Xiang felt her vision go dark, then… a pair of soft objects lightly pressed against her lips. At the same time, an ice-cold and sweet object quickly entered her mouth.
After this brief contact, Xin Yun very quickly parted. Yi Luo Xiang almost immediately understood what happened. Xin Yun had delivered the already chewed moss into her mouth.
If it were possible, Yi Luo Xiang would have immediately sat up, grabbed Xin Yun, held him down on the bed and put her lips against his before putting the moss back in his mouth. However, this was clearly not something she could do right now.
Feeling the both bitter and sweet moss in her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang finally let her tears fall. Now, she could only carefully chew then swallow it. As for spitting it out, that would truly be a sin; furthermore, it was a heaven-defying crime. Since there was no way to return it, she could not let Xin Yun’s goodwill be wasted.
Although the days were miserable, since they were still alive, they had to continue passing the days. As dusk approached, Xin Yun once again held three pieces of moss to the bed. Seeing this, Yi Luo Xiang tightly closed her mouth. She would not, under any circumstance, be fooled once again!
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang with her lips firmly shut, Xin Yun grinned. He placed the three pieces of moss in his mouth then used his right hand to pinch Yi Luo Xiang’s nose.
At first, Yi Luo Xiang had her doubts, but she very quickly realized. Because her mouth was firmly shut and now her nose had been pinched, after a very short while, she could no longer hold her breath.
Although she struggled and did her best for a while, in the end, she could not hold her breath. She very quickly opened her mouth. When Yi Luo Xiang opened her mouth to breath, Xin Yun finally moved at that moment… Yi Luo Xiang once again felt the ice cold lips. She once again tasted the sweetness in the midst of the bitter.
Feeling the wet moss that entered her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang, in a final struggle, moved her small and lithe tongue, pushing the moss back. As they pushed this moss back and forth, an unexpected thing happened. Although it was just for a moment, that intriguing feeling still made the two feel something like an electric shock, and the two immediately separated.
To dispel the awkward atmosphere, Xin Yun laughed and said: “Next time, obediently eat it. Otherwise, you will need to be fed like this again.”
Although Yi Luo Xiang was still very embarrassed, she still did not want to appear weak and said: “Hmph… You dare. If you do this again, then I will definitely bite your tongue out.”
Hearing Yi Luo Xiang’s words, Xin Yun was stunned, what… what did this count as? Was he flirting with Yi Luo Xiang? This… this was really like a dream.
Shaking his head, Xin Yun did not dare continue thinking along those lines. Sitting at the end of the bed, he leaned back against the wall of the well. Under the current situation where food was lacking, he absolutely did not dare do anything that was too exhausting.
Sometimes, time flew by quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month or two months would disappear. However, there were times where time passed by so very slowly. It clearly felt like a very long time, but, in reality, it had not even been half a minute.
With time flowing slowly, the thirteen days had passed. According to the teachings in the West, thirteen was a very inauspicious number. Although there was no scientific basis, there were many times it was very apparent. Now… Xin Yun also had this sort of feeling. Having enduring for this long, finally… on the thirteenth day, all of the moss had been exhausted.
From this point, there would still be three days until the rescue team arrived. But the two people had already run out of provisions. Not a piece of moss remained, and there was not a drop of water. If it were only Xin Yun, perhaps there would not be too much of a problem. He had endured for three days before, so he could survive; however, what would Yi Luo Xiang do? Once she ran out of food, her illness would surely deteriorate quickly. Perhaps she would not even last one day.
This was no exaggeration. Following the shortage of food, Yi Luo Xiang’s consciousness became muddled. She could recognize Xin Yun’s calls, but she could not open her eyes, much less reply.
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang wandering around on the brink of death, Xin Yun was truly pained. They had endured for this long. Could it be that they would fall at this final hurdle?
If there were still one last piece of moss, then Xin Yun would definitely not hesitate to give it to her, but now there was nothing remaining. Even saliva could not be secreted. Everything had truly dried up…
