Depending on Each Other
Looking at the fainted Yi Luo Xiang in his lap, Xin Yun let out a long sigh. Although he wanted to continue lightly holding her forever, reality would not allow this to happen.
Carefully leaning Yi Luo Xiang against the well wall, Xin Yun stood up and moved the corpses of the four boys to the opposite side. He then set to work removing their clothing.
Perhaps it was a bit cruel, but for the sake of survival, Xin Yun did not have any other options. Moreover… these four guys had committed too many sins. It was now time for them to repent.
Very quickly, the four guys were stripped of everything but their underwear. Xin Yuan placed their corpses against the well wall and began covering them in mud. After it was done, it was a mud pile two meters long, one meter wide and half a meter tall. There were no materials at the bottom of this well, so Xin Yun used the corpses of those four guys as bricks and made a bed for Yi Luo Xiang.
When the mud bed was completed, it was precisely noon. The sun was high in the sky and illuminated the inside of the well. The warm sun shone on the mud bed, quickly drying up the wet mud. When the mud became completely dry, Yi Luo Xiang could have a comfortable, and not at all wet and muddy, place to rest.
While there was still ample lighting, Xin Yun sorted a number of things. There was two gold and four silver for a total of six locks. If this were in his previous life, Xin Yun definitely would not dare touch this many corpses, but after having experienced a lifetime of bloodshed, the current Xin Yun no longer felt any fear. He would also think much more of the future.
Since he had already been reborn and escaped a difficult situation, Xin Yun naturally would no longer adhere to others’ arrangements. He would not go work for a wealthy family, instead he wanted to go off on his own. Since he had made this decision, he must have money! As the saying goes, with money, anything is possible under the heavens. Without money, nothing can be done. Even a penny can defeat a heroic man!
From the four dead boys and two dead girls bodies, Xin Yun found a total of six plaques of longevity. These so-called plaques of longevity were similar to locks of longevity1 found on Earth, but it was a rectangular plaques. They were made of pure gold or silver with exceptionally exquisite patterns engraved on the surface. At the bottom, there were bells made of gold. This was something all children had to wear.
Of course, depending on differing family circumstances, each plaque of longevity was different. Those from wealthy families wore ones made of gold. Those from normal families wore ones made of silver. Furthermore, even for plaques made of gold, there were differences in size and weight, depending on the family’s circumstances.
Of the six plaques of longevity, two were made of gold, with one large and one small. The large one was the size of a cigarette case and felt heavy to hold. Hanging from the bottom, there were six bells made of gold. Although it was not very thick, it was definitely worth valuable! As for the small one, although there was no way to compare it to the large one, it was still the same size as a matchbox.
Aside from the six plaques of longevity, Xin Yun did not find anything else. They were all children after all. There was no way they could have anything valuable on them. Aside from the obligatory plaque of longevity, there was nothing that entered Xin Yun’s eyes.
Wrapping the six plaques in a piece of cloth, he carefully held them in his arms then stood up. At this time… the sun had already left the opening of the well, and the mud bed that Xin Yun made was more or less dry. Although it was not completely dry, there was nothing he could do.
Carefully placing the clothes of the four boys on the dirt bed… Xin Yun furrowed his brows. Although they were only children, Xin Yun still did not want to let Yi Luo Xiang lie directly on the clothes that the four boys had worn. If she were to lie on clothes, they should be his, hehe…
Xin Yun took off his outer clothes and carefully lay them out on top of the dirt bed. Finally… a comfortable dirt bed was officially created!
Randomly putting on one of the boys clothes, Xin Yun walked to the other side and brought Yi Luo Xiang to the dirt bed. Carefully lowering her head on to the specially made dirt pillow, he looked at Yi Luo Xiang’s small flushed face happily sleeping, Xin Yun finally smiled.
As for the girls’ corpses, Xin Yun did not touch anything aside from the plaques of longevity. Carefully burying them, Xin Yun felt that they had already been unlucky enough. Xin Yun did not want them to not find peace after dying.
After busily bustling about for a while, Xin Yun also started to feel tired. Sitting on the side of the dirt bed, he looked at the sleeping Yi Luo Xiang with infatuation. This was once something that he could only dream of, now it really happened.
As he was appreciating the moment, Xin Yun suddenly felt something was wrong! These past few days, Yi Luo Xiang had truly suffered many hardships, so she was already thin and pallid to an extreme. But now, her small face was flush…
Carefully reaching out his hand, he lightly placed the back of his hand on Yi Luo Xiang’s forehead… damn! Yi Luo Xiang actually had a fever! Her head was fiery hot.
In the current circumstance, in such a harsh environment, once a frail child fell ill, they would die young. It had to be known… they still had to remain at the bottom of the well for at least another ten days before they could escape. Given Yi Luo Xiang’s current situation, could she really survive ten days in these circumstances?
Pacing about in a frenzy, Xin Yun suddenly thought of something. Pulling a piece of cloth, he wrapped it around some mud and placed it on Yi Luo Xiang’s forehead to help lower her temperature.
The cold mud bag seemed to have a little bit of an effect. Very slowly… Yi Luo Xiang opened her eyes and looked at Xin Yun in agony, saying: “I am so uncomfortable. Save me…”
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang’s agony, Xin Yun really felt distressed. Sitting sideways on the bed, he held Yi Luo Xiang’s upper body and encouragingly said: “You must hold on. I know… Yi Luo Xiang is the best. This little illness can not defeat you!”
Hearing Xin Yun’s words, Yi Luo Xiang curled her dry lips in to a smile. Staring at Xin Yun for a while, she then reached out with both arms and tightly held Xin Yun’s waist, forcefully holding on.
Feeling Yi Luo Xiang’s trembling body, Xin Yun knew that she still had not escaped her nightmare, but… now he could not longer worry about these things. Right now, Yi Luo Xiang was sick. Although there was no medicine here to treat her, he still had to make her eat something. Only with sufficient nutrients could she overcome the illness.
Xin Yun brought over a piece of moist and green moss. Lightly placing it by Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth, he said: “Come, eat a little. The illness will go away faster if you eat your fill.”
Seeing the moss in Xin Yun’s hand, Yi Luo Xiang could not help but look at Xin Yun gratefully. Gently opening her small mouth, she brought the piece of moss into her mouth and weakly chewed it.
This moss had been wrapped in a cloth by Xin Yun and buried in the mud, thus it was very moist and very fresh. Although it was a little bitter upon entering the mouth, after chewing it for a little while, an indescribable sweetness came from underneath the tongue.
Of course, not all moss was like this. In this world, there were perhaps thousands or tens of thousands of types of moss. Some moss were even poisonous. Only the moss here had this special characteristic.
In his previous life, after leaving the well, Xin Yun had once found many types of moss; however, he never found another moss quite like this. In order to contract the miseries of the past with the happiness of the present, Xin Yun had actually returned to this place a few times, all to experience the feeling of that time.
Very quickly, Yi Luo Xiang had completely chewed the entirety of that piece of moss but was unwilling to swallow it. However, Xin Yun very quickly handed a second piece to ehr.
Yi Luo Xian shook her head: “Do not just give it to me. You eat too…”
Xin Yun sighed in amazement. As he placed the moss in Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth, he shook his head and said: “You do not need to worry about me. Just eat.”
Placing the second piece of moss in her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang looked at Xin Yun profoundly and said: “I will remember this. In the future… I will definitely pay you back many, many times over.”
Xin Yun smiled and reached out his hand. As he watched Yi Luo Xiang, he gently stroked her hair. In truth, he also wanted to eat and was starving to death, but there really was not much moss. Especially now that Yi Luo Xiang was sick, sating her was most important. Once there was no food left, Yi Luo Xiang’s illness could get worse.
1: Ornament shaped like a lock worn by children as a symbol of longevityhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ezine/2007-07/23/content_5441244.htm
Depending on Each Other
Looking at the fainted Yi Luo Xiang in his lap, Xin Yun let out a long sigh. Although he wanted to continue lightly holding her forever, reality would not allow this to happen.
Carefully leaning Yi Luo Xiang against the well wall, Xin Yun stood up and moved the corpses of the four boys to the opposite side. He then set to work removing their clothing.
Perhaps it was a bit cruel, but for the sake of survival, Xin Yun did not have any other options. Moreover… these four guys had committed too many sins. It was now time for them to repent.
Very quickly, the four guys were stripped of everything but their underwear. Xin Yuan placed their corpses against the well wall and began covering them in mud. After it was done, it was a mud pile two meters long, one meter wide and half a meter tall. There were no materials at the bottom of this well, so Xin Yun used the corpses of those four guys as bricks and made a bed for Yi Luo Xiang.
When the mud bed was completed, it was precisely noon. The sun was high in the sky and illuminated the inside of the well. The warm sun shone on the mud bed, quickly drying up the wet mud. When the mud became completely dry, Yi Luo Xiang could have a comfortable, and not at all wet and muddy, place to rest.
While there was still ample lighting, Xin Yun sorted a number of things. There was two gold and four silver for a total of six locks. If this were in his previous life, Xin Yun definitely would not dare touch this many corpses, but after having experienced a lifetime of bloodshed, the current Xin Yun no longer felt any fear. He would also think much more of the future.
Since he had already been reborn and escaped a difficult situation, Xin Yun naturally would no longer adhere to others’ arrangements. He would not go work for a wealthy family, instead he wanted to go off on his own. Since he had made this decision, he must have money! As the saying goes, with money, anything is possible under the heavens. Without money, nothing can be done. Even a penny can defeat a heroic man!
From the four dead boys and two dead girls bodies, Xin Yun found a total of six plaques of longevity. These so-called plaques of longevity were similar to locks of longevity1 found on Earth, but it was a rectangular plaques. They were made of pure gold or silver with exceptionally exquisite patterns engraved on the surface. At the bottom, there were bells made of gold. This was something all children had to wear.
Of course, depending on differing family circumstances, each plaque of longevity was different. Those from wealthy families wore ones made of gold. Those from normal families wore ones made of silver. Furthermore, even for plaques made of gold, there were differences in size and weight, depending on the family’s circumstances.
Of the six plaques of longevity, two were made of gold, with one large and one small. The large one was the size of a cigarette case and felt heavy to hold. Hanging from the bottom, there were six bells made of gold. Although it was not very thick, it was definitely worth valuable! As for the small one, although there was no way to compare it to the large one, it was still the same size as a matchbox.
Aside from the six plaques of longevity, Xin Yun did not find anything else. They were all children after all. There was no way they could have anything valuable on them. Aside from the obligatory plaque of longevity, there was nothing that entered Xin Yun’s eyes.
Wrapping the six plaques in a piece of cloth, he carefully held them in his arms then stood up. At this time… the sun had already left the opening of the well, and the mud bed that Xin Yun made was more or less dry. Although it was not completely dry, there was nothing he could do.
Carefully placing the clothes of the four boys on the dirt bed… Xin Yun furrowed his brows. Although they were only children, Xin Yun still did not want to let Yi Luo Xiang lie directly on the clothes that the four boys had worn. If she were to lie on clothes, they should be his, hehe…
Xin Yun took off his outer clothes and carefully lay them out on top of the dirt bed. Finally… a comfortable dirt bed was officially created!
Randomly putting on one of the boys clothes, Xin Yun walked to the other side and brought Yi Luo Xiang to the dirt bed. Carefully lowering her head on to the specially made dirt pillow, he looked at Yi Luo Xiang’s small flushed face happily sleeping, Xin Yun finally smiled.
As for the girls’ corpses, Xin Yun did not touch anything aside from the plaques of longevity. Carefully burying them, Xin Yun felt that they had already been unlucky enough. Xin Yun did not want them to not find peace after dying.
After busily bustling about for a while, Xin Yun also started to feel tired. Sitting on the side of the dirt bed, he looked at the sleeping Yi Luo Xiang with infatuation. This was once something that he could only dream of, now it really happened.
As he was appreciating the moment, Xin Yun suddenly felt something was wrong! These past few days, Yi Luo Xiang had truly suffered many hardships, so she was already thin and pallid to an extreme. But now, her small face was flush…
Carefully reaching out his hand, he lightly placed the back of his hand on Yi Luo Xiang’s forehead… damn! Yi Luo Xiang actually had a fever! Her head was fiery hot.
In the current circumstance, in such a harsh environment, once a frail child fell ill, they would die young. It had to be known… they still had to remain at the bottom of the well for at least another ten days before they could escape. Given Yi Luo Xiang’s current situation, could she really survive ten days in these circumstances?
Pacing about in a frenzy, Xin Yun suddenly thought of something. Pulling a piece of cloth, he wrapped it around some mud and placed it on Yi Luo Xiang’s forehead to help lower her temperature.
The cold mud bag seemed to have a little bit of an effect. Very slowly… Yi Luo Xiang opened her eyes and looked at Xin Yun in agony, saying: “I am so uncomfortable. Save me…”
Seeing Yi Luo Xiang’s agony, Xin Yun really felt distressed. Sitting sideways on the bed, he held Yi Luo Xiang’s upper body and encouragingly said: “You must hold on. I know… Yi Luo Xiang is the best. This little illness can not defeat you!”
Hearing Xin Yun’s words, Yi Luo Xiang curled her dry lips in to a smile. Staring at Xin Yun for a while, she then reached out with both arms and tightly held Xin Yun’s waist, forcefully holding on.
Feeling Yi Luo Xiang’s trembling body, Xin Yun knew that she still had not escaped her nightmare, but… now he could not longer worry about these things. Right now, Yi Luo Xiang was sick. Although there was no medicine here to treat her, he still had to make her eat something. Only with sufficient nutrients could she overcome the illness.
Xin Yun brought over a piece of moist and green moss. Lightly placing it by Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth, he said: “Come, eat a little. The illness will go away faster if you eat your fill.”
Seeing the moss in Xin Yun’s hand, Yi Luo Xiang could not help but look at Xin Yun gratefully. Gently opening her small mouth, she brought the piece of moss into her mouth and weakly chewed it.
This moss had been wrapped in a cloth by Xin Yun and buried in the mud, thus it was very moist and very fresh. Although it was a little bitter upon entering the mouth, after chewing it for a little while, an indescribable sweetness came from underneath the tongue.
Of course, not all moss was like this. In this world, there were perhaps thousands or tens of thousands of types of moss. Some moss were even poisonous. Only the moss here had this special characteristic.
In his previous life, after leaving the well, Xin Yun had once found many types of moss; however, he never found another moss quite like this. In order to contract the miseries of the past with the happiness of the present, Xin Yun had actually returned to this place a few times, all to experience the feeling of that time.
Very quickly, Yi Luo Xiang had completely chewed the entirety of that piece of moss but was unwilling to swallow it. However, Xin Yun very quickly handed a second piece to ehr.
Yi Luo Xian shook her head: “Do not just give it to me. You eat too…”
Xin Yun sighed in amazement. As he placed the moss in Yi Luo Xiang’s mouth, he shook his head and said: “You do not need to worry about me. Just eat.”
Placing the second piece of moss in her mouth, Yi Luo Xiang looked at Xin Yun profoundly and said: “I will remember this. In the future… I will definitely pay you back many, many times over.”
Xin Yun smiled and reached out his hand. As he watched Yi Luo Xiang, he gently stroked her hair. In truth, he also wanted to eat and was starving to death, but there really was not much moss. Especially now that Yi Luo Xiang was sick, sating her was most important. Once there was no food left, Yi Luo Xiang’s illness could get worse.
1: Ornament shaped like a lock worn by children as a symbol of longevityhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ezine/2007-07/23/content_5441244.htm
