After walking for a while, Shen Yan'er suddenly felt that Ah Zhen's body was getting heavier and heavier. "Ah Zhen?" She stopped and looked at Ah Zhen worriedly.

Ah Zhen lowered her head, squeezed her skirt with her still movable left hand, and took a deep breath. Shen Yan'er sensed that something was going on, and her expression was extremely nervous.

I don't know how long it took, Ah Zhen's smile gradually disappeared and turned into a crying appearance. She whispered in a hoarse voice: "Miss, I can't walk anymore......" The last few words were squeezed out in a state of silence.

Shen Yan'er felt a choking in her throat, as if she had suddenly swallowed a hot hard object, so hot and hot that she could barely breathe. She was not as surprised as she imagined, she didn't scream or shout, but her nerves suddenly tensed, and she was slightly dizzy in front of her.

Ah Zhen buried her head, and big tears fell at her feet. Seeing her in such pain, Shen Yan'er's eyes also warmed up. She wiped away the tears that were about to overflow with her sleeve, sniffed, and said, "It's okay, I'm going to carry you on my back too." As he spoke, he grabbed Ah Zhen and put his hands on his shoulders, bent his knees slightly, and motioned for Ah Zhen to jump on his back.

"Miss, leave me alone, go by yourself......" Ah Zhen, who was about to lose consciousness, couldn't even struggle, and only prayed sadly in a hoarse voice.

"Who said they wanted to protect me and not be separated from me? Didn't we say we were going to finish together? Shen Yan'er couldn't help but hold Ah Zhen on her back and carried Ah Zhen forward.

His weak body was pressed to the ground, and his knees couldn't stand up at all. I haven't eaten for almost a day, and it's a problem to walk on my own, so how can I be alone again? However, Shen Yan'er didn't think about these at all, no matter how Ah Zhen pleaded, she didn't let go of Ah Zhen's hand.

"We finally got out of the pit, and we also found the mark left by Kou Xuebing, so we will be able to catch up with Pan Yuting immediately...... Ah Zhen, you must not give up. As long as I have breath left, I will definitely find someone to cure you......"

Speaking of this, Shen Yan'er had long been unable to cry. The eyes that were clouded with tears could only see flickering tears, and the hoarse throat seemed to be about to break. However, she did not dare to stop speaking, fearing that if she stopped, her mind would be occupied by the terrible results that kept pouring on. Maybe Ah Zhen will die - she didn't dare to think about it anymore.

When she was a child, when she lost her mother, it was the appearance of Ah Zhen that filled her cold life with sunshine again. They laugh together, cry together, grow together, and are inseparable from each other, day and night. It is as if one person exists for the sake of another, and they are an inseparable whole.

Shen Yan'er once imagined the scene when Ah Zhen left in the future. In her imagination, Ah Zhen should have been a phoenix crown and a silk curtain that day, and she was carried out of the Shen family in the red sedan chair of the bride. One day, even if both of them are married, their children will still grow up together, and the two families will be together forever. This is the future depicted by Shen Yan'er.

However, the beautiful scene in the fantasy was shattered in front of Shen Yan'er's tears like a mirror at this moment. Shen Yan'er held on to the wall, not on her back, but on her back, but dragging Ah Zhen, who was as heavy as iron and stone, moving forward step by step with difficulty.

"Miss, not only will you not be able to save me, but even your own strength will be exhausted...... We don't have food anymore, so you have to take good care of it...... I don't know how many walking corpses are ...... ahead."

Ah Zhen's tears soaked the clothes on Shen Yan'er's shoulders. Shen Yan'er wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, took a gentle breath, and after calming down a little, she suddenly asked, "Ah Zhen, do you remember the promise we made when we pulled the hook when we were children?" ”

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Looking up at the dim tunnel in the distance, Shen Yan'er's eyes seemed to penetrate the endless darkness and saw the appearance of the Shen Family Restaurant in the capital outside the mass grave. The bustling crowds on the streets, the lobby full of customers, the busy shopkeepers, and the steaming kitchen. There was a faint sound of everyone's laughter and ordering food......

And mixed with all the chaotic sounds, there is also the girl's yellow warbler's graceful singing. It sings about the solidity and wealth of the capital, the peace and happiness of the people, and the beauty and beauty of the scenery. From her singing, it seems that you can see the magnificent palace and the dream-like prosperity in the spring light.

At this moment, the little Shen Yan'er was lying on the railing on the second floor of the restaurant and looking down curiously. The girl who sang was about the same age as her, but her stature was much thinner. There was almost no blood on his pale cheeks, only a pair of beautiful eyes that were dexterous and moving.

Behind the girl was an old man with gray hair. He was plucking the strings of a worn-out lute with his withered fingers. The old man sitting motionless in his chair was like a dead stump, but his fingers were extraordinarily nimble, and every syllable he plucked out was wonderful. Shen Yan'er was attracted by the performance of the grandfather and grandson, and listened to it for a long, long time.

The girl who sells is Ah Zhen. It was the first time they had met.

At that time, Ah Zhen and her grandfather came to the Shen family restaurant to perform art, and after the restaurant was proofed, they handed over 30% of the reward for performing arts to the Shen family, and stayed at the Shen family for one night. As a result, this night, Ah Zhen's grandfather never woke up after lying down. Sun Zu and the others, who were supposed to leave quietly in the early morning of the next day, stayed alive and dead.

To this day, Shen Yan'er still vaguely remembers some details of that day. When she woke up that day, she heard people whispering and looking into a room. She wanted to go over and see what was going on, but she was stopped by a cook. The cook said sternly: "Children are not allowed to look at it. "The attitude is very resolute.

So Shen Yan'er could only stretch her neck and look around. Through the open door, she saw the back of Ah Zhen sitting quietly in front of the bed. Although Ah Zhen didn't speak or move, the loneliness in the back made Shen Yan'er see herself in a trance.

On the bed in front of Ah Zhen, the thin quilt bulged slightly......

This picture is exactly the same as when Shen Yan'er saw her mother for the last time. Just half a month ago, Shen Yan'er was also like Ah Zhen, staring at the figure covered under the quilt quietly. So calm, so indifferent, and yet so painful......

Ah Zhen's grandfather died peacefully, probably in his sleep.

Shen Wancai, that is, Shen Yan'er's father, poor Ah Zhen was helpless and had nowhere to go, so he left her behind. Since then, Ah Zhen has become Shen Yan'er's maid.