Chapter 1: The Wasteland

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Zhang Xiaojuan didn't know what was going on, she was still on her way to the supermarket a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye, she was in the vast wasteland.

Where is this? Is the Great Northwest Gobi Desert? She has never been there, so she doesn't know if it's the scenery in front of her.

She stood there for a long time, unable to figure out what was happening.

In addition to the mobile phone and keys, the small square bag also has a tube of lipstick, a few chocolates, a little money and a square eco-friendly cloth bag.

Zhang Xiaojuan looked at the words "no service" in the upper left corner of the mobile phone in disappointment, was stunned for a moment, and then turned on the compass of the mobile phone, the magnetic field also went wrong, and the pointer swirled chaotically, Zhang Xiaojuan put the mobile phone helplessly.

What should she do? It's not her style to sit still, she decided to choose a direction to take a look, hoping to meet a rescue team or something.

But along the way, my heart became more and more desolate, what kind of place is this? There is no other scenery except the yellow-brown sand. I didn't see a single plant, not a single animal, not even a small reptile was gone, and what was even more terrifying was that there was not a single sound, like a dead place.

Zhang Xiaojuan is not a timid person, but no matter how bold a person is, in such a terrifying environment, fear will slowly grow in his heart.

She gritted her teeth and decided to move in a different direction, but there was still a dead silence. She walked briskly and firmly, not daring to stop for a moment, and she couldn't help but tremble as soon as she stopped. Only by constantly moving her legs and feet and thinking about things in her head can she restrain the growing fear in her heart a little.

I don't know how long she walked, but she was so tired that her legs trembled and she couldn't move a step anymore. Zhang Xiaojuan looked up, the sky was still dim, she couldn't see anything clearly, she was tired and thirsty now, she collapsed in a moment of dizziness, and crawled on the wasteland full of sand and gravel, gasping for breath.

When she had rested enough, Zhang Xiaojuan peeled off a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into her mouth, and the silky and slightly bitter familiarity supported her to stand up and continue to walk forward.

Stopping in this dead and silent place is death, only by going down can there be a way to live, Zhang Xiaojuan doesn't want to die so inexplicably, even if he will die, he has to accept it after hard work!

As night slowly approached and the temperature dropped significantly, Zhang Xiaojuan was worried that there would be accidents at night, so he chose a relatively high place as a resting place, even if it was useless.

The night grew thicker and thicker, like ink that could not be dissolved. There is not a single star in the sky, and I wonder if the original starry sky is covered by thick yellow sand. The temperature dropped a lot, and the cotton skirt on her body couldn't withstand the sudden drop in temperature, Zhang Xiaojuan could only curl up in a ball, burying her head in her knees with both hands, and her long curly hair spread out in all directions, sticking to her trembling back and arms, as if separating the thick night and separating her from a safe place.

The night of the wasteland was as dead and silent as the day, and it was as dark as if a great beast was lurking in it, ready to pounce on her and strike her deadly, a feeling more terrible than the day.

Zhang Xiaojuan tried to curl herself up as much as possible, forcing herself to think of some happy things, only then did she not feel the worry and fear in her heart.

She didn't know when she fell asleep, she dreamed of her father, and Dad Zhang, who had thick black curly hair, held her up with a smile: "Little roll, little roll, Dad's little roll!"

In the dream, I went back to when I was a child, my father who was naturally curly put her on his shoulder, she was so frightened that her little fat hand tightly dragged her father's thick curly hair, and her father grinned in pain and still smiled.

Daddy is a big roll, she's a small roll.

Dad treats her like a pearl.

In the dream, Dad's shoulders are so broad, Dad's big hands are so powerful, and Dad's laughter is so big......

It's nice to dream of my dad again!

Zhang Xiaojuan burst into tears, she opened her eyes, and gently stroked the black curly hair hanging down on the side of her face, the hair was very long and soft, and the curl was not as curly as when she was a child, Zhang Xiaojuan still liked it very much and cherished it.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the surroundings were still yellow, and I didn't know if it was an illusion, Zhang Xiaojuan felt that the color in the sky had become lighter, and the temperature had slowly risen.

After resting for the night, in addition to the discomfort of hunger in my stomach, my legs hurt so much that I couldn't move.

Zhang Xiaojuan ate a chocolate and continued to walk forward, there were still two chocolate candies left, even if the stomach was sour, even if the feeling of hunger was getting harder and harder, she didn't dare to eat more.

She touched the candy in her bag, and finally gritted her teeth and continued walking. She walked slower and slower, she didn't know how long she could hold on, but she stubbornly refused to stop, because stopping means giving up, it means death, Zhang Xiaojuan doesn't want to die!

On the third day, Zhang Xiaojuan didn't even have the strength to smile bitterly, and she was able to persist until now thanks to the good body that she has been exercising and the desire not to die.

The chocolate candy in the bag is gone, and this vast wasteland is still in sight, and it seems that there is no way out without a miracle. She didn't want to die in such a mess, she kept thinking about the various delicacies she had eaten before, as well as the delicacies she wanted to eat, she didn't know how much potential she had, she just didn't want to stop.

Hmm, what is that? Hallucination?

Zhang Xiaojuan rubbed her dry eyes vigorously, thankfully it wasn't a hallucination, she really saw a cloud of color in the distance.

Whatever it is, as long as it's not a constant layer of yellow gravel. Zhang Xiaojuan burst into tears with excitement, but she didn't even have the strength to rush over, she could only drag her tired legs and walk over slowly.

I saw a green plant about half a person tall growing in the vast yellow gravel, the emerald stems and vines twisted and intertwined like tentacles, the stems were bare without a leaf, but there were two red and bright fruits at the top, the fruit shape was a bit like a big cherry, but the size was twice as large as the big cherry, and the color was red and bright and coveted.

Zhang Xiaojuan's first reaction was to reach out to pick the fruit, and when his hand was about to touch, the emerald green stems and vines squirmed quickly, and the emerald green color rose and fell with the stems and vines like a group of green snakes that sinuted and undulated.

It looks scary!

Zhang Xiaojuan quickly retracted her hand, and the stems gradually stopped wriggling, and it was obvious that the plant did not want her to drop the fruit.

Is this a plant or an animal?

Zhang Xiaojuan silently observed and pondered, and felt that it looked like an ordinary plant when it stopped wriggling! This should be a plant! Because it is impossible for animals to bear fruit, Zhang Xiaojuan finally concluded that this plant should be a new species that has never been discovered, and she is actually most concerned about whether this fruit is poisonous or not?

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