When Yao Zhixia opened his eyes again, the weight on his body had disappeared, replaced by a warm quilt.

She got up and looked around the cave, and saw that Ding Man was lying on his back and stomach scurrying back and forth, and his little paws were provoking in front of Peng Peng's eyes from time to time, and Peng Peng did not dodge, he grinned, arched Ding Man's paws with his nose, and stretched out his head to lick Ding Man's head.

Seeing Peng Peng spoil this little guy so much, Yao Zhixia couldn't help but smile.

She casually glanced at the straw mat under her, suddenly remembered the unexpected incident last night, and immediately stood up in a hurry and walked out of the cave, but her steps were a little hesitant.

What will he say? What will he think of her?

"You're awake!"

When Yao Zhixia was entangled and uneasy, Xue Rin's loud shout came from among the trees.

Yao Zhixia's body couldn't help but tremble, and then she pretended to be indifferent, tilted her head, and an unnatural smirk appeared on her face.

"Are you going fishing?" Seeing the two fish that Xue Rin was carrying, Yao Zhixia said stiffly.

Xue Rin nodded, and two words came out of his mouth directly: "...... last night"

"Last Night......

As soon as he heard these two words, Yao Zhixia blinked quickly a few times and unconsciously repeated his words.

"What happened last night?" Xue Rin asked with a frown, scratching his head.

"Huh?" Looking at Xue Rin's innocent eyes, Yao Zhixia couldn't figure out his intentions for a while.

"Didn't I eat a bite of that beef and mushroom soup last night, and then you went to fetch water, and then I felt like the world was spinning, my vision became blurred, and I couldn't breathe, and then I felt very relaxed, very free, my body was light, like floating on water, I felt my eyelids were so heavy, and I fell asleep, but why did I wake up this morning ......"

Yao Zhixia on the other side was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe his ears, the way he looked at her last night, and the kiss, actually became her memory alone.

"You, are you poisoned? that mushroom?" Yao Zhixia suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Ahh Xue Rin's eyes widened.

Hearing the word "hallucination", Yao Zhixia's heart was sour, it turned out that everything that happened last night was just an illusion for him, he didn't remember anything, he didn't know what he did, and he didn't know who he kissed.

"Did you eat it later? Did you get poisoned too?" Xue Rin thought for a moment and asked worriedly.

Yao Zhixia lowered her head and bit her lip, and then said coldly: "I was also poisoned last night, and I don't remember what happened last night." ”

"Oh. Xue Rin nodded, but he didn't know why, he had a feeling of emptiness in his heart.

"I'm hungry, I'm going to grill fish. ”

Unable to stand the current atmosphere any longer, Yao Zhixia dragged the fish in Xue Rin's hand and turned back to the cave.

Xue Rin stared at Yao Zhixia's back, unconsciously touched his lips with his fingers, as if he had lost something precious, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of loss and frustration in his heart, but he couldn't explain it clearly.

When Xue Rin returned to the cave, Yao Zhixia was sitting on the ground with a knife and preparing to clean up the fish.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Yao Zhixia skillfully scraped the scales on the back of the fish with a knife, and the movements were fast and violent.

"Wow! You're so good! You used to kill fish, didn't you?"

Xue Rin saw that Yao Zhixia lowered his head, his hair covered his cheeks, his eyes stared at the fish in his hand, and he was silent and a little weird, so he spoke curtly.

"Hmm. ”

Yao Zhixia didn't look up at him, only gave a perfunctory response, and then another ruthless knife disemboweled, and she didn't hesitate to put her hand into the belly of the fish and pull out the internal organs.

Xue Rin frowned instantly when he saw the pile of bloody internal organs in her hand, he gritted his teeth and unconsciously took a step back.

After cleaning up the fish, Yao Zhixia stood up and strode out of the cave.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Xue Rin asked loudly.

"Wash your hands. Yao Zhixia left a sentence in the distance and left, without even looking back.

I had never seen such a cold Yao Zhixia, Xue Rin always felt that something was strange, and couldn't help but wonder if she had done something to provoke her after losing consciousness last night.

"The goddess of war has transformed again?" Xue Rin muttered to himself.

Putting her hands on the waterfall that was flowing down at a rapid pace, Yao Zhixia watched in a daze as the blood stains on her hands were quickly washed away, and the scenes of last night were noisy in her mind at this moment.

Are you worthy?

When this thought came out of Yao Zhixia's reason, she immediately pulled herself out of the illusionary reality.

When she came back to her senses, she quickly pulled her hand out of the water, staring at the yellowed calluses on her palms, and wanted to laugh a little.

The mark on her left wrist scurried out like a poisonous snake lurking in her body, wrapping around her neck and heart, warning her not to be delusional, not to speak.

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"You're back! I've been there for so long, and I've almost grilled this fish. ”

Seeing Yao Zhixia's demeanor as usual, Xue Rin luckily felt that there should be nothing wrong between them, but Yao Zhixia was not very enthusiastic, and just said "um".

Yao Zhixia sat by the bonfire and flipped the grilled fish, Xue Rin felt his mouth dry, so he picked up the iron lunch box and drank the water inside.

When he got up this morning, he deliberately ran to the waterfall with his lunch box and rushed several times, for fear that he would be poisoned again and cause something embarrassing for the two of them.

Realizing that he could eat grilled fish today, Peng Peng excitedly wagged his tail at Yao Zhixia, and glanced at the fish on the fire from time to time.

Ding Man didn't care about the food, it stood up on tiptoe, grabbed Pengpeng's chin with two paws, Peng Peng couldn't break free, so he had to open his big mouth to cage Ding Man's little head, it didn't use force, just pretended to scare it, Ding Man didn't have the slightest fear, just squinted, and seemed to enjoy it.

Xue Rin always felt that if he didn't do something at the moment, this atmosphere of hidden rapids would make him restless.

He stood up, walked to the wall, picked up the sharp stone and carved today's strokes on the unfinished "Zheng" character on the wall, then threw away the stone in his hand, put his hands on his waist, and stared at the one-and-a-half-word "Zheng" on the wall.

"Dad, if I tell you I'm sorry now, is it too late?" Xue Rin suddenly said in his heart.

A barrier that has been running between father and son for many years has been broken by Xue Rin, and he wants to be the one who takes the initiative to take a step.

But now, seven days have passed, he doesn't know if his father can survive, believing that his son is still alive, and a belated remorse spreads in Xue Rin's mind.

Looking at Xue Rin's cold back, Yao Zhixia couldn't help but feel sorry for him, for her, no matter where she was, it was a matter of survival, not a matter of life, but returning to that world, for Xue Rin, meant too many things that people couldn't let go.

"Yao Zhixia, today is my birthday. Xue Rin's voice suddenly sounded in the cave.

"Your birthday?" Yao Zhixia heard this, and most of the gloom in his heart was swept away.

"Well, how can you celebrate me?"

Xue Rin turned around and smiled smugly, with a hint of provocation and condescension in the corners of his eyes.

Yao Zhixia was a little confused, even survival in this place is a problem, where is the resources to celebrate his birthday? And to satisfy a person like him who is used to eating and drinking, it should be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Xue Rin saw that Yao Zhixia was stunned, as if he was empty, his eyes rolled, and he came up with a proposal: "Let's go camping!"

Yao Zhixia's expression became even more confused when she heard the word "camping", she turned her head to look at the bonfire beside her, and then turned to look at Xue Rin.

"Hey, this is in our house, not camping, we have to bring canned food and water, go out to play, how about we go up the mountain?" Xue Rin excitedly walked over and sat next to Yao Zhixia, snatching the grilled fish in her hand.

"I'll roast it, you go and pack what you want to bring, and we'll leave after eating." ”

Yao Zhixia saw that Xue Rin was so interested, so he also let go of his previous emotions and got up to pack his belongings.

She took two cans of meat and a canned fruit, and was going to bring a towel and a shirt, and when she rummaged through the suitcase for a suitable shirt, she accidentally rummaged through the black jewelry box in the corner of the box.

She hesitated for a moment, then carefully opened the box, and the pair of gold rings lying inside made her heart move.

"Come on, the fish is grilled and ready to eat. Xue Rin raised the grilled fish and shouted.

She was about to reach for it, but was interrupted by a voice behind her, and she closed the box as quickly as a thief.

After eating the grilled fish, Xue Rin took a knife and harpoon, and went to the waterfall to fill the lunch box with water.

When he came back, he saw that Yao Zhixia had already used his shirt as a temporary package, so he said, "Are you ready?"

Yao Zhixia followed Xue Rin and walked a few steps forward, but the back in front of her was always reminding her that she was unwilling, and after thinking about it again and again, she shouted loudly: "Xue Rin! ”

Xue Rin turned his head, said a light "um", and stood in place and waited.

When Yao Zhixia came out of the cave again, Xue Rin was wielding a harpoon to whip the weeds around him, and Peng Peng and Ding Man were happily chasing the harpoons that were scurrying back and forth.

"Okay, all right?"

Xue Rin was in a good mood and didn't have the slightest impatience, perhaps because the weather was too good today.

Yao Zhixia also nodded happily, and the two started their camping trip.

The road up the mountain is not steep, but the grass along the way is knee-high because it is not trodden all year round, and it is nourished by abundant sunlight and rain.

Xue Rin pressed the grass on both sides with a harpoon all the way in front, and the two barely climbed to a relatively empty highland cliff.

"You stand here first, I'll take a look. Xue Rin used his arm to block Yao Zhixia's body, and decided to go to the edge of the cliff to check the situation first.

"You have to be careful. Yao Zhixia grabbed Xue Rin's arm with one hand and nervously instructed him.

Xue Rin nodded, reached out to cover the hand that was holding his arm, tightened it comfortingly, and then let go, and instead put it on the broken hair on Yao Zhixia's forehead and patted it gently.

Yao Zhixia lowered her head a little shyly, not daring to look at Xue Rin's eyes, the corners of Xue Rin's mouth opened a beautiful arc, and turned around and walked towards the end of the cliff.

As the distance from the end grew closer, and the vision in front of him widened, Xue Rin heard the whistling sound of the wind blowing in his ears.

When he stood still, a large lush forest was swaying with the wind, like a dark green wave rising and falling, and the ocean in the distance turned into a blue ribbon, and he squinted his eyes and searched the sea carefully.

The intense sunlight made him a little dizzy, but he suddenly saw a black dot in the sea, which seemed to be not far from the island where they were.

He wasn't sure what it was, but he assumed it was a work ship or cargo ship or something, and it must have been quite small for him to see with the naked eye from such a distance.

"Yao Zhixia, come here. Xue Rin turned around and stretched out a hand in Yao Zhixia's direction.

Yao Zhixia didn't think much about it, and rushed to Xue Rin in a few arrow steps, Xue Rin pulled her over and pressed her shoulders with both hands.

"See that black dot in the distance?"

Xue Rin's voice came from above the back of Yao Zhixia's head, and she could even feel the warm breath.

Yao Zhixia looked at the vast sea, and sure enough, he found a black spot.

"Is that a boat?" Yao Zhixia asked excitedly.

"I'm not sure, after all, it's not a short distance, and even if it's moving, we won't be able to see it for a while. ”

"Then we'll stay here a little longer and see if it's a ship. ”

"Do you remember the whistle the night we first arrived here?" Xue Rin reminded her.

"So, it's really possible that we're on the route, not far from the area of human activity. Of course, Yao Zhixia remembered that night, she was scolded by Xue Rin, and Xue Rin also had an embarrassment in front of her.

Xue Rin nodded, stared at the mysterious black dot and began to think, if it was a ship, then the ship that appeared on the first night would most likely pass by here again every once in a while, if they could be fully prepared to find a way for the other party to find them, then they could go back.

Xue Rin, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt that his sleeves were being pulled, he lowered his head, and saw that Yao Zhixia had already sat down cross-legged.

"We're just here to observe that black spot, take a look at the scenery, eat something, aren't we going to celebrate your birthday?"

Yao Zhixia said, then took off the package on his back, and took out the cans inside one by one and placed them away.

"Give me the knife. Yao Zhixia stretched out a hand.

Xue Rin didn't mean to give her a knife, he sat down on his own, picked up the can and prepared to open it.

"Today is an exception!"

Yao Zhixia insisted on snatching the can from Xue Rin's hand, and stretched out another finger to hook it in front of Xue Rin, motioning for him to give her the knife.

Xue Rin was helpless, and handed her the knife with a smile.

Yao Zhixia took the knife, opened a big mouth of the can, and then pried it vigorously with the back of the knife, and the lid of the can was completely opened, and the aroma of the oil-soaked beef in it immediately came out.

After making sure that Yao Zhixia hadn't hurt himself, Xue Rin turned his head and looked at the sea.

As soon as he turned his head, a piece of beef dripping with oil suddenly appeared in front of him, and he turned his head and looked at Yao Zhixia in surprise, who was looking at him with a knife.

"Birthday boy, today you are the biggest, you eat the first bite first. ”

Yao Zhixia rarely smiled heartily like now, her eyes were crooked, like a crescent moon, and there was an innocent brilliance shining inside.

When Xue Rin heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

What touches me is that from the realization to the present, in just one week, the woman in front of me has completely trusted and recklessly believed in herself from beginning to end.

Guiltily, he lied to her, it wasn't his birthday, it was just an excuse for him to make it happen, in order to relieve some inexplicable boredom between the two of them from this morning.

But Yao Zhixia's sincere smile at the moment became a big irony, which overwhelmed him, after all, he took advantage of her.

Yao Zhixia was waiting for Xue Rin to open her mouth, but the hand holding the knife was grabbed by Xue Rin and brought it straight back to her eyes, and the piece of beef was also slammed to her own lips.

Yao Zhixia closed her lips tightly, and her mouth made a questioning sound of "hmm", Xue Rin was amused when she looked at her like this.

"Since I'm a birthday star, it's up to me to decide who to give the first bite of this birthday can. There was a hint of seriousness in the joking tone.

After speaking, Xue Rin picked his chin and motioned for Yao Zhixia to open his mouth.

Yao Zhixia couldn't resist him, so he had to slowly open his mouth and bite off the piece of meat that had been let go.

Xue Rin looked at her playfully, feeling that her consciousness and reaction really didn't look like someone who had been in society for many years.

"Yao Zhixia. ”

"Huh?"

"How old are you?"

Such an inexplicable question suddenly popped up in his mind, and Xue Rin blurted out without thinking too much.

Yao Zhixia was stunned when she heard this, didn't she tell him?

Hey, how old is he? He didn't seem to say.

She quickly swallowed the mouthful of meat, stroked her chest again, and replied in a low voice, "Twenty-seven." ”

"Oh, I'm twenty-three. Xue Rin casually forked a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

Yao Zhixia felt that Xue Rin should be younger than her before, because there was always a fledgling inevitability in him, but he didn't expect him to be so young.

"After today, you'll be twenty-four. Yao Zhixia said with a smile.

Xue Rin was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he even coughed weakly, and Yao Zhixia hurriedly slapped his back when he saw this.

"Cough, cough, cough, uh-huh. Xue Rin coughed and whispered, trying to hide his weakness.

"And what's your birthday wish for this year?"

Seeing that Xue Rin was fine, Yao Zhixia took the knife from his hand and prepared to open the canned fruit.

Xue Rin's coughing stopped, he turned his head and squinted at the sparkling sea, "I hope we can go back alive, I want to live again, and one more thing, hmm......"

"Xue Rin, it's moving! That's really a boat!" Yao Zhixia suddenly shouted, and she excitedly held out a finger in the direction of the sea.

Xue Rin immediately looked at the black dot and found that the angle between the black dot and the island they were on was indeed different from before.

"Xue Rin, this wish of yours, we don't ask God, we will find a way to make it happen ourselves. Yao Zhixia turned his head, his eyes flashing with unprecedented perseverance and determination.

Xue Rin didn't say anything, just looked back at her with a little more tenderness.

Within three seconds, Yao Zhixia was defeated, narrowing his gaze elsewhere, and the knife in his hand slashed at the can of fruit.

"Do you want to give it to me, or do you want to give it to me?" Xue Rin quipped.

Yao Zhixia was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and she didn't know how to answer, so she had to speed up the action of prying the can in her hand.

"What about you? What did you make on your previous birthday?

Xue Rin was suddenly a little curious, what wishes Yao Zhixia would have.

"Me? I haven't had a birthday in years. ”

"Yes. Xue Rin's tone was a little heavy.

"But I still remember one of my wishes when I was a child, that is, to have a house of my own, preferably with a small yard, where I can plant pomegranate trees, and build a grapevine trellis above the door, my little cats and dogs running around the house during the day, and at night we sit in the yard while eating barbecue and watching the stars, and this is the happiest moment in my life. ”

Yao Zhixia smiled and looked up at the sky, but the sky suddenly darkened at this time, and the thick cumulus clouds swallowed up the sun.

Her smile froze on her face, a hint of loneliness flashed in her eyes, she lowered her head, forked a piece of yellow peach from the can and put it into her mouth, trying to cover the bitterness in her heart with the sweetness in her mouth.

Xue Rin picked up a stone at his feet, stood up, and threw it towards the forest at his feet with a sharp wave of his arm.

The stone was like a drop of water falling into the sea, silently, and Xue Rin, who was also silent at the moment, gritted his teeth, the green tendons on the side of his neck bulged, and his brows shrank towards the center of his eyebrows, as if the mountain rain was coming.

Before he had time to take a closer look at Xue Rin's expression, Yao Zhixia felt that the whistling sound in his ears suddenly became louder, the sky became darker, the forest under his feet suddenly turned dark green, rolling and surging in the strong wind, and the dark clouds on the sea in the distance also swept towards the island.

A bean-sized drop of water slammed heavily on Yao Zhixia's forehead, and before she could react, her body had been pulled up by Xue Rin.

"Pack up, let's hurry down the mountain, we can't stay here, it's too dangerous. ”

Xue Rin urged Yao Zhixia urgently, while packing up the things on the ground, he dragged her to run quickly into the forest below the mountain, and Peng Peng and Ding Man, who were napping on the side, also noticed that something was wrong, and quickly got up and followed them.

In a few moments, the rain began to fall, but fortunately they ran in time and had taken refuge in the woods, where the lush foliage somewhat shielded them from some of the rain.

Yao Zhixia's hair was drenched, and her forehead was already flowing like a pillar, she couldn't see the road in front of her clearly, so she could only be dragged by Xue Rin in front of her like a blind person.