He took a deep breath and forcibly pressed back all those strange, superfluous emotions.

He grabbed the branch holding the grilled fish again and bit it hard.

He chewed slowly, chewing carefully. But he was reluctant to swallow it. Swallowing little, little by little, little by little, the taste is recorded on the taste buds. Wait until it's almost turned into water before 'drinking' it little by little.

He probed the sleeping girl's forehead again. It's still so hot, and there's no sign of getting better.

Oh, yes, it's only been a long time

He carefully lifted her up, letting her lean against him.

Her body was so hot but so warm, warmer than a campfire, he couldn't help but think. But he just thought about it for a moment, and it really was only for a moment. He didn't get down to business.

Sakura's cold fingers touched her cheek lightly, and Shu tried to wake her up. But nothing seemed to work, and then he kept applying cold fingers to her face.

It was still useful, and the discomfort from the cold finally gave her some reaction.

"Sakura, can you still sit up, let's eat something, I've found something to eat, hurry up"

The girl's eyes opened a little, but she didn't have the strength to open more. The hot body made her lose almost all her strength, her head seemed to be stuffed with a lot of air, and even her eyes were hurting, plus she was forcibly woken up in her sleep, she was now without energy, and she didn't even have much strength to speak.

"Xiu," she whispered weakly.

Xiu was a little weak to find that her condition seemed to be getting worse and worse. Even her voice has changed now.

"Stop talking, eat something first, my freshly grilled fish. It's not hard to catch, I've already eaten it, it's all yours, eat it. ”

But after speaking, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Sakura vaguely saw Shu's hand holding a branch with grilled fish in it and bringing it to his mouth.

She tried to bite into a bit of the fish, but after only a few chews, she didn't have the strength to continue eating. The meat that she couldn't bite, and there was no way to swallow it, she spit it out.

"Xiu, I can't eat it," she said weakly, "I can't eat it anymore."

"I'm sorry,

"I might.."

She tried to squeeze out a smile reluctantly, but she could only pull the corners of her mouth reluctantly.

Xiu's body instantly stiffened.

"Hold on, just eat something, it'll be fine!"

"Can't eat"

"Then try your best!" Xiu couldn't help but raise his voice.

Sakura didn't dare to talk back, maybe she didn't have the strength or maybe she didn't want to. Neither of them spoke, and the two fell into a brief silence.

"Please, Sakura" Xiu pleaded, "I finally caught it, I'm so cold and hungry, I finally caught it, you can eat a little"

How could the girl not know about these things? It's been a whole day, and if there were, it would have been there. Day to night, there is only one such one. No one is enough.

When she woke up, she could feel that Xiu's whole body was cold, almost as cold as if he had just come out of the water.

How long it took him to cook the fish, it didn't warm his body for so long, and even if she wasn't awake, she knew how unbearable the cold he had endured.

There is only one fish, but there is only a small tooth mark on it, how much can he eat?

She closed her eyes.

She gave up.

Xiu looked at her silently and didn't say a word. But not long after, he took a bite of the fish.

He chewed the meat until it was swallowed directly.

But he didn't swallow it.

Because when he thought back to the Valkyrie named Victoria, he remembered a scene. A scene that has always impressed him.

He recalled her movements at that time, and then similarly brought the girl in front of him closer to him, making her raise her head.

Then press her lips tightly.

The closed eyes suddenly opened, but they met the purple eyes that were full of exhaustion but revealed resoluteness.

She looked into the boy's eyes in confusion, confused and unsure of what to do. For a moment, she couldn't think.

Suddenly, she felt the food that had almost turned into fluid trickle into her mouth and down her throat. She didn't swallow it deliberately, but she swallowed it subconsciously.

She didn't know how long it took for her to watch as the boy finally let go of his lips.

But I took another bite of the fish and chewed it for a while and put it back on.

The warm fluid pours into the mouth again. She tried to resist, but swallowed everything she didn't have left.

This is

She watched as the boy let go again and took another bite.

What are you doing?

Leaning in again, my lips felt the touch again.

No more

I feel like my eyes are blurry and dizzy

It's so hot

When Xiu bit the last piece of fish meat and put it in the girl's mouth, he couldn't help but close his eyes.

He knew it was a bit of a stretch

But it was the only thing he could think of!

When Sakura's brain was blank, Xiu's heart was also uneasy. Victoria can do this to his teammates, because they can entrust everything they have to each other. And what about herself and Sakura?

The food in the mouth is empty after all. When the lips parted, Xiu closed his eyes and didn't look, not knowing what it looked like.

He didn't even know whether to open his eyes now, and he was a little afraid to look at her. Impulsively, the uneasiness in my heart became heavier and heavier, and bursts of regret surged in my heart, constantly wondering if there was any other better way just now

However, I used so much strength, I withstood so much danger, I tried so hard to save you, you said that you want to give up, how can I allow it!

Thinking of this, he suddenly had some confidence again. When he opened his eyes, he was still looking at Sakura.

She leaned in her arms, her head tilted stupidly, her eyes half-open in a daze, her pupils dilated disorderly, a trace of white mist exhaled from between her lips and teeth, and her cheeks were full of crimson.

Xiu opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

In the end, he had no choice but to put her down again, pull up her warm cloak, and prepare himself to go to the fire.

But the hem of his clothes was ripped off.

The feeling was small, small, but he felt it anyway.

When he turned around, he saw the girl, who was obviously weak and didn't even have the strength to speak, but she straightened her hand, as if she had grabbed his sleeve with the last of her strength, and there was a look in her eyes that he was somewhat familiar with.

He thought about it for a moment

On the night of his departure for the training camp, he felt the same way when he anxiously hoped that his sister would stay with him.

Anxiety about tomorrow, anxiety about tonight, anxiety about yourself when you are sick.

He sat back down and lay down on top of his black cloak. The two were close to each other, but they were always separated by a cloak.

"Tomorrow, you will be fine. Believe me, we will be saved. He whispered in her ear, "You must know that by your side is a knight from the Church of Destiny, and we can defeat an enemy far more terrible than the mountain gods, if it is just a disease, it will not be able to take away the people we want to protect." ”

"I can take you across cliffs and floods, and I can take you over disease.

"I firmly believe that I can save you, so that ninja asked me to come alone, and I really came alone.

"Even though it was dangerous, we almost died several times, but now we are fine.

"I believe in myself so much, so you have to trust me. Believe this, I'm going to save you if I make myself so pitiful. ”

He left Sakura's ear, only to find that she had closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep again, and he didn't know if she heard it.

It's better to fall asleep

These words

He clenched his fists tightly and let go weakly.

I don't believe it

(End of chapter)