Chapter 33: Back to the Red Lake
"Dana, you're not hurt, are you?" Xia Lei'er was still not at ease, Dana looked him up and down, her slightly haggard face with tears and a knowing smile.
"I'm fine, I just fell into a sinkhole, and I managed to escape." Dana smiled at Charille, and suddenly noticed that Charella had injuries on her feet.
"Sister, let's take a rest first." Taya proposed to Xia Li'er at this time.
"Hey!" Charelle agreed and looked up at Forrest Gump, then at the wizard, and motioned for them to stop and rest first. Charelle and Taya are curious, they want to know what happened to Dana on the day and night they were separated from Dana.
Forrest Gump understood what Xia Li'er meant, and without responding, he walked straight to the woods in front of him, sat on the ground and ate ginkgo nuts. The wizard shrugged her shoulders as well, probably to show that it didn't matter, although she was a little worried about her two sons at the moment. However, the old cha was still quite happy for Xia Li'er and them, because they were finally reunited safely, and all their suffering and fright were caused by their own ignorance.
Although the wizard could not understand Charella's language, he deliberately sat down near Charella, trying to learn a little about her two sons.
"Shall I bring you some ginkgo nuts to eat?" Dana wanted to sit down, but suddenly remembered that there were ginkgo trees everywhere, and he could pick up some more for Tagu and Xia Li'er to replenish their energy.
Charelle looked back and saw that Forrest Gump was eating the fruit with her head down and nodded to Dana, both of her and Taya were already hungry.
Tatani sent her over to pick up the ginkgo seeds, and her face finally showed a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time, and she sat down tightly against Xia Lei'er, feeling extremely happy in her heart at this time. All of them happened because of their own willfulness at the beginning, and now she can finally let go of the guilt in her heart for a while, and see that Dana and her sister are safe and sound, which is better than anything else.
Even so, Tatani still couldn't calm down for a long time, she kept thinking about these family and friendship that were usually the most ordinary in her eyes, and after losing them once and then regaining them, she really realized the weight of this, which made her have to cherish it more.
After a while, Dana came back with a bunch of ginkgo nuts, and he handed the wizard two ginkgo nuts. The wizard happily took the ginkgo handed over by Dana, looking a little flattered.
After a day and a night of despair and fear, the three people who survived the catastrophe told their respective experiences in the fragrance of ginkgo and warm laughter.
Taya recounts the despair in his heart and the nostalgia for his sister and Dana when he was brought all the way back to White Witch Mountain by the wizard. Charelle recounted how she confronted the big dog last night, the fear and despair she experienced in the dark woods, and the pain of losing her sister that made her almost break down, almost lose herself, and almost give up the will to struggle. Dana recounts the cruel tests he endured both physically and mentally on his way out of the underground river, and he almost gave up his willpower to survive and almost lost his life.
Together, the trio emphasize one thing in common, which is loneliness, fear, and worry, a despair that can quickly consume a person's will to live. Speaking of excitement, Xia Lei'er's eyes were filled with tears, and she hugged Tagu tightly again without saying a word. Taya knew that her sister was blaming herself, but in fact it was her own willfulness and carelessness that caused everyone to suffer such a cruel test of life and death. Taya secretly swore in his heart that he would never be so willful again.
The wizard sat and listened carefully to their conversation, and though she couldn't understand it, she knew they were talking to each other about what had happened to them. She didn't interject a word, just listened quietly, as if this would make her feel better inside. In the end, seeing that Charelle and Tagu only hugged without saying a word, the wizard felt their blood thicker than water, and she knew that it was the fear of losing each other again.
At this time, the old cha next to him suddenly stood up excitedly, he quickly walked over and knelt down in front of Xia Lier and Duogu, raised his hands above his head and leaned down to express his inner guilt to Xia Leier and Duogu.
Ever since she heard Usri's thoughts, she had changed her mind, and she knew that these two beautiful angels were not daughters of God, they were just friends from afar. Although they look fragile on the outside, they have a tenacious will and faith, and their responsibility and dedication to their fellow citizens and friends also move this stubborn old man.
The thought in Lao Cha's heart is that although they are not God's daughters, they have God's mercy, and they even go to great lengths to save someone who has hurt them, even though all this is because of their own direct and indirect reasons, which have brought them a lot of fear and despair.
She didn't know how to express her apologies, but she had to perform the highest etiquette of the Kham people to them, and pray for the forgiveness of Charelle and Tagu, and of course only then could she get the longing peace in her heart.
Xia Leier struggled to stand up and helped the wizard up, she understood the guilt in the wizard's heart, the kind Xia Leier did not speak, and comforted the old poor with her gentle and friendly eyes.
Forrest Gump walked over, he saw all the wizard's every move, and felt very relieved that this old man was finally touched by the kindness of the two angels in front of him. That's fine, this is the blessing of the Kham people, this is the blessing that the two angels brought to them, Forrest Gump thought in his heart.
A moment later, the group continued to the south, they were only two kilometers away from the mouth of the Kanbing River, and they walked cautiously along the banks of the Kanbing River to avoid accidents.
With Dana and her sister by her side along the way, Taya regains her former activity, squeaking like a magpie. One would point at the screaming of the jumping bears in the river, the other would flutter with palm-sized butterflies, and the next would run to the edge of the jungle to pick beautiful flowers they had never seen before.
This scene stunned the wizard and Forrest Gump, and Taya seemed to be full of love for every little thing in the world and full of enthusiasm for the world. These flowers and trees, which were originally ordinary in the eyes of Forrest Gump and Lao Cha, are so novel and loved in her eyes.
Charelle stopped nagging along the way, and she couldn't help but smile lightly after noticing the surprise on Forrest Gump and the wizard's faces. She knows this sister best, she is really an angel, she is positive and optimistic about life, and many times laughter is synonymous with her.
Charier has also been paying attention to the Black Forest on the other side of the Kan Glacier from the beginning, starting from the Baiji Mountains near the upper reaches of the Baiguo Forest, the Black Forest has been stretching all the way to the mouth of the Kan Glacier River. The easternmost part of this Black Forest is the Kalle steppe, home to the Mothmen and the Scales. Through this experience, Charelle finally learned about the world behind the White Hills, to the west of the Kalle steppe, and the Black Forest, where there was another vast and treacherous forest, with fierce beasts and good giants.
At noon, Charelle and the others, accompanied by Forrest Gump and the wizard, finally returned to the delta beach where the Kan Bing River meets the Red Lake. Two little jumping bears were playing by the long-extinguished bonfire, and when they noticed someone coming, they disappeared into the nearby forest.
Dana's boat was still firmly tethered to the big rocks on the shore of the lake, and it was gently undulating in the rippling waters. Dana immediately ran to the boat to inspect, when he opened the boat's water storage tank, the originally quiet full of jumping fish suddenly became agitated, Dana happily closed the hatch and turned back to Tagu who had just come over with a smile on his face, "Hehe, our fish are still there." ”
Looking at Dana's innocent smiling face and Tagu didn't speak, her heart was moved at this moment, and her eyes were unconsciously overflowing with tears. Taya, who has always been innocent, also has sentimental moments, and when she looks at Dana's smile, she feels extremely lucky and happy in her heart.
When the wizard came to the riverbank, he did not follow Forrest Gump and them, but went straight to the southwest corner of the riverbank. There was a trail into the dense poison forest, and it was here that she had plundered the valley last night. Lao Cha's two sons, Peng Demon and Peng Yang, were also separated from her here, and she had been worried about them.
Dana, who was proud that his boat had not been in trouble, saw the wizard walk into the path from a distance, and he knew what the wizard was worried about, so he ignored Taya's inflamed tears at the moment and went straight after him.
Forrest Gump and Charelle looked in the direction they were going, only to find that the wizard was gone, and Charelle knew that the wizard was supposed to be looking for her two companions, but she didn't know that those two companions were actually the wizard's two sons.
Forrest Gump wanted to tell the old man that he hadn't hurt the wizard's two sons, so he followed. Charelle was also eager to know the whereabouts of the wizard's two companions, so she turned around and told Taya to wait for them, and followed.
There are still traces of last night's fight in the path of the dense forest, but there is no shadow of the demon and the pengyang, and there is no trace of blood. Dana gestured to the wizard to try to tell her that her two companions were not seriously injured.
Forrest Gump also came in at this time, and he told the wizard not to worry, in order to recover the Dogu she had plundered last night, they all went to chase her and Dogu one after another, and they didn't get too entangled with her two sons, and they were fine.
Forrest Gump didn't hurt them, he just stopped them from attacking the angel on his shoulder. When the wizard learned from Forrest Gump what had happened after she ran away here, the stone in her heart finally let go. As long as it is certain that the two of them are not mortally injured, then they are more than capable of returning home safely.