Chapter 4: Turning Point
Jiao Bo finally left. Some of these children still don't understand why Jiao Bo died, but no one asks, they all know that death is actually a very ordinary thing in this world. For them, it's just a departure from someone who protects them.
They built a very simple tomb for Jiaobo, which looked like a mound of earth. Only Murong Jin kicked a tombstone for him. The word "Demon Fall" Jiaobo in the book is particularly conspicuous.
For Murong Jin, everyone in his life is very important, even Jiao Bo, who has only been with him for a few days, he treats him as if he were his own master. When Jiao Bo left, he was still teaching him earnestly, and Murong Jin was grateful.
The sad emotions of several people were quickly diluted, and what enveloped them was still a dark cloud of survival! They had no combat effectiveness and no experience in surviving in the wild. Before, Jiao Bo took care of them, so they naturally didn't have to worry, but now they have no one to rely on.
All the burdens once again overwhelmed Murong Jin's body.
Murong Jin pondered for a moment and said to the children, "We need to find the person Uncle Jiao said before. Only with him will we be able to get out of here!"
Murong Xiu stood quietly beside Murong Jin, pulling Murong Jin's sleeve. She was scared, she had been scared, and because she had her brother by her side, she was able to hold on until now. The unfamiliar environment, the strange people, and the unfamiliar mode of survival all made this little girl's spirit devastated.
The moment Jiao Bo died, her spiritual defense line finally collapsed. She didn't know who these people would leave next, and it was a terrible feeling that forced her all the time.
"However, Uncle Jiao hasn't found anyone, can we find it?"
"Uncle Jiao said that he was injured and should not leave this valley for the time being, we ...... There should be a chance! But be a little more adventurous!"
Everyone looked at Murong Jin suspiciously.
"This valley has just experienced a big war, and there will be no demons in a short period of time, so I decided to split up and look for it! Everyone is going in a different direction, but come back here at night to gather!"
Several children were taken aback, for them, they had always been dependent on survival, but now Murong Jin put forward the idea of independence, which made them at a loss.
Seeing these people like this, Murong Jin sighed lightly and said, "I know everyone will be afraid, and so will I, but this is something that can't be helped, we have to grow up to be able to live! Unless, you want to die here!"
Gritting his teeth, an older child stepped forward and said, "We asked Brother Murong to leave the town in the first place, and now, we naturally have to take responsibility!
"I'll go too!"
It sounds like these voices are even a little milky, but they are extremely determined. Even if you are still trembling, you can express your position very firmly.
Murong Jin nodded, they had been here for two days. According to Jiao Bo, they are in the hinterland of the demon clan, and they must find that person as soon as possible, otherwise, once the demon clan surrounds them again, they will die without a place to bury!
"Brother, can we really find that person? Even Uncle Jiao has failed, we ...... How could it be ......"
"Xiuxiu, there is no way to do it, even if we can't find it, I don't believe it, I Murong will be planted in this kind of place!"
Murong Xiu raised his head and looked at his brother, his face was full of stubbornness and hatred! This hateful look was just like Liu Yixiang back then!
Murong Jin didn't say anything more, and took Murong Xiu all the way to the north, they wanted to go as far as possible and find more places before dark, so that the chances would be greater! He didn't have any hope for the others. Those few people have not practiced kung fu, and there is no one to supervise them, so they must not be able to go far, and they may even have just left for a while, and they have already begun to rest. Nothing will come of it at all.
Maybe it was a kind of self-comfort he had for himself, but Murong Jin still wanted to increase some possibilities as much as possible.
The sky was getting darker, dusk had passed, and everyone had returned to the agreed settlement, these days, they either ate some wild fruits or wild vegetables, and with good luck, they were able to find some hares or wild boars in the mountains, and they had to rely on Jiao Bo to get them.
All the children are yellow and thin, and their expressions are melting. You look at me, I look at you, and when I found that the Murong Jin brothers and sisters had not returned, my heart became nervous again.
If they even lose Murong Jin. They're really desperate.
No one spoke, and they all sat quietly at the assembly place, looking into the distance from time to time, waiting for the Murong Jin brothers and sisters.
The sky gradually darkened, until it was completely dark, and several people were already leaning together. Although it is already spring, the chill of the night has not yet faded, and when it comes to the night, it is still extremely cold, coupled with the fear of several people, the night is getting colder and more colorful.
"How's it going?"
Finally, a voice broke the dead silence of the night and pierced the fear of everyone.
Hurriedly focused his eyes on Murong Jin's body, as if he had seen the dawn. Several people rubbed their stiff palms, stood up and walked towards Murong Jin. Facing Murong Jin's question, they shook their heads, they found nothing.
Murong Jin nodded, not to mention the disappointment, the result that he had already expected.
Lead Murong Xiu to sit down and share the food he found today with these children. He had already guessed how inferior these people's survival skills were, and I was afraid that if he didn't come back today, they would starve to death here tomorrow! All of them used to be children of noble families, but now they are not as comfortable as a little beggar.
"Sleep, continue tomorrow. ”
When a few people heard this, there was no movement, and it seemed that this result did not surprise them, but they just covered the wild fruit in their hands tighter, and tears fell unconsciously. Even so, try to hold back as much as possible so that you don't cry.
Murong Jin sighed lightly again, looked at the bright night sky, and fell asleep.
In the early morning of the next day, at the order of Murong Jin, several people dispersed early, following yesterday's road, to look for traces of the Demon Fall.
Not to mention these children, even in Murong Jin's heart, there was no hope for a long time, a master above the chaotic mind realm, who was injured but was still able to walk, how could he be caught up by a group of children? What's more, more than three days have passed.
They are just deceiving themselves.
But Murong Jin had no other way, he didn't dare to leave here with these children and face the demons outside, let alone tell these children the truth he approved, this was the only motivation for them to live.
Judging from yesterday's performance, Murong Jin understands that these children are about to collapse, relying on this little hope, they can still support them, if they are really annihilated, they don't want to live, then they are really not far from death.
The more troubled the times, the more life-sparing.
Murong Jin has seen too many deaths, and it is precisely because of this that he knows more about the preciousness of life!
When he turned around, he saw his sister squatting, constantly kneading her ankles, Murong Jin was a little distressed, but after all, he couldn't bear it, so he asked his sister to carry it on his back and walk in the direction of going back.
"Brother, aren't we looking for it?" Murong Xiu was a little strange, thinking that it was because of himself, and his brother gave up looking for it.
Murong Jin shook his head, didn't speak, and walked on his own.
Compared to yesterday, they walked farther, but they didn't find even a trace of blood, so they talked about finding someone.
But what Murong Jin didn't expect was that when he turned to leave, after a while, two figures appeared behind him. It seemed that he had been standing here for a long time, waiting for Murong Jin, but he didn't show up to meet him.
"Seventh brother, why don't you help him. ”
"He's like me. ”
These are two extremely handsome men, if they were placed before the invasion of the demons, I am afraid that they must be the best sons in the world, but now they are the existence of the demons who are extremely painful.
"Well, I also feel that he is a little like you, and he can't be your illegitimate child, right?"
"I had a child when I was six years old? Sixth brother, you are really interesting. As if he didn't bother to pay attention to the nonsense of the man next to him, he turned around and disappeared into the jungle.
The other shrugged indifferently and followed.
When Murong Jin returned to the meeting place, he found that these children all looked frightened, as if they had seen something terrible.
"What's wrong with you?" Murong Jin was puzzled,
"Demon Clan, we have seen the Demon Clan!" Seeing Murong Jin come back, they found an outlet!
Murong Jin's brows furrowed suddenly, he put Murong Xiu on the ground, walked in front of the child, and asked, "What did you say?"
"It's just outside the mountain! The place where we saw the demon corpse before, there are so many demons, so many demons. ”
"How many?!" Murong Jin hurriedly asked, but his heart sank to the bottom.
"That's a lot, a lot, I can't count it, more than those dead demons!"
Murong Jin suddenly took a few steps back, shook his head helplessly, looked at Jiao Bo's grave not far away, and smiled bitterly, after all, he still didn't say what he thought in his heart.
They can't live, the demons have found so many corpses, once they search the mountain, they can't escape at all. After all, he still failed to do what Uncle Jiao explained.
Several children looked at Murong Jin's face from blue to white, and they were silent and did not speak. I can understand it a little bit in my heart. Curl up in a ball, sit in place, and rest your head on your knees.
"Brother Murong, are we going to die?"
Finally, one of them couldn't help but ask, and his tone trembled, like a dream.
Murong Jin woke up like a dream, and hurriedly looked at several children, but found that they were all sitting together in the same way. The spirit, which has been tense these days, is finally disconnected and collapsed!
At this moment, the fatigue of the body, the discomfort caused by the lack of nutrition, and the lifelessness under the despair exploded violently, spreading silently among these children.
"They collapsed. The two people who appeared before were at the top of the tree trunk at the moment, quietly looking at the children below. "These kids are finished. ”
"Not necessarily ......," the other said, his eyes fixed on Murong Jin.
I was a little stiff all over, and I sat there like my sister, looking at me stupidly, blankly. He muttered to his brother.
The resentment in Murong Jin's heart was even stronger, they didn't have to go through this, they could have lived very happily! Holding his head tightly, Murong Jin struggled and squatted on the ground.
"He's going to be done too. ”
"If he can't get out, take him away, and it won't help. ”
"How old is he? You're too harsh. ”
"This world, if it's not harsh, what will you do to live?"
The man was stunned, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to watch in silence.
Murong Jin squatted on the ground for a short while, looked at his sister again, and found that she had tears streaming down her face, sitting there helplessly, like a kitten in her hand.
Can't even her most trusted brother help her? No, there must be a way!
"Get up for me!" Murong Jin shouted angrily! his chest rose and fell, and he used too much force, urging a few people, "The demon clan hasn't come yet, we still have time!"