Looking at the solemn look on his face, although I was so tired that I was about to collapse, I still managed to get up from the ground slowly and walked to his side.

The wind was so cold that it almost blew me away.

Sensing my slight stagger, he hurriedly reached out and grabbed my arm, and I staggered to my feet with his support. As soon as he looked up, he looked ahead, on the other side of the ridge, in the direction he had just been looking into.

Almost subconsciously, I took a deep breath.

Although I had been living on this island for several days, it was only at this time that I really saw this island clearly for the first time. The radius of this island is indeed not large, and the dragon's spine-like mountain range runs through the entire oblong island from south to north at its feet, and at first glance, it seems that it is really a huge beast crawling, its limbs and head and tail are submerged in the sea, and only the skeletal back is exposed on the horizontal plane, forming this majestic mountain range; The island is divided into two by this dragon's spine mountain, the west side, which is the side where we used to be active, is full of thorns, and the east side, which is a green field, stretches for miles of lush grass at the foot, like a dark green blanket, covering the east shore of the whole island, and even extending into the sea, and the sea is also so blue and green, a delightful color.

However, looking at such a calm and vibrant green, Liu Qinghan's eyes became more and more solemn, even heavy.

I staggered again by the wind, and both hands grabbed his arm, and he held me with one hand, but his eyes were a little distracted looking ahead.

Neither of them spoke.

Han Zitong, who had been sitting on the ground, finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time and slowly stood up, and when she looked at the scene in front of her, she was also stunned.

"Here—"

Her words choked in her throat, as if she was afraid that if she said it, the nightmare scene in front of her would become true. After a long while, she finally couldn't hold it anymore, and said tremblingly: "Here, no one? ”

The wind whistled on the top of the mountain, and no one answered her.

Han Zitong turned his head to look at us, with a slow fear in his eyes: "Is there really no one on this island?" ”

“……”

"Really, is it just the three of us?"

“……”

"Only...... There were three of us ......."

As she spoke, her voice and body began to grow uncontrollable, trembling violently, like a child who had just woken up from a nightmare, only to wake up to find that reality was more terrible than a nightmare.

At this time, she grabbed Liu Qinghan beside her and said almost collapsed: "What should we do?" It's just the three of us here, what are we going to do? ”

Liu Qinghan's face also turned almost pale in an instant, and when he was caught by Han Zitong, he shook his strength as he did slightly, as if he was about to fall. But he gritted his teeth, stood firm, turned his head to look at me, and asked, "Are you alright?" ”

I had been looking at the island at my feet in a daze, and when I heard his voice, I turned my head to look at him, a little dazed, a little sluggish, and shook my head.

"I'm fine."

"Hmm."

He nodded, turned to Han Zitong again, stretched out his hand and patted the hand she was holding his arm, and said as calmly as possible: "Don't worry, whether there is anyone or not, we can't see it here." ”

"Then we-"

"It's better to go down the mountain and look for it, and then make plans."

"But—"

"Don't be afraid." He said calmly, "We can live." ”

Most of these words have been said to Han Zitong before, and I have comforted her for the past few days, but now, after standing on the top of the mountain and overlooking this island, even if she is as dull as her, she also understands a little that the possibility of people on this island is already very small, but the more desperate it is, the more people need that vain hope to support themselves, so even if Liu Qinghan has no weightless promise, he still calmed her down.

It's just that people have fallen a little.

At this time, Liu Qinghan and I glanced at each other.

Maybe it was because the sky was getting dark, maybe it was too windy and too cold, and the eyes of the two people dimmed.

I think at this time, he must have remembered the moment when I overlooked the "red dust" with him in the tower forest of Tianmu Temple.

Red, and dust, are the traces of human existence.

And on this small island, there is no red, not even the dust that is raised.

By this time, the words he said could still comfort Han Zitong, but he couldn't deceive me or himself at all, and both of us already understood very well - this is a small island without people.

We are isolated from the world.

Next, the three of us descended the mountain in the last rays of light before twilight.

The grass and trees on this side of the mountain are more abundant, although the thick grass makes us climb the mountain and suffer enough, but when we go down the mountain, it is not so uncomfortable, and there are even some places, the three of us are sitting on the ground and slide down directly, and the covered stones under the grass hurt people, but in order to reach the mountain before it gets completely dark earlier, we can only suffer these hardships.

Along the way, none of the three spoke again.

Even, several times I heard Han Zitong being knocked by a stone and snorted in pain, but I didn't open my mouth to complain.

And the more this is the case, the kind of almost defeated, sluggish love is like the night, firmly enveloping the three of us.

At the foot of the mountain, we quickly found the spring, and after a few cold grilled fish that had been roasted before were barely satisfied, the three of us each made a fire for ourselves, and then fell asleep with our clothes together.

It is said that after climbing the mountain for a day, I am tired like this, and I should be able to fall asleep soon, but for some reason, after lying down, I can't sleep at all, I just feel that the waves of tide not far away have spread to the island, and even spread to my mind, and the waves of tide are noisy and quiet in my whole world, almost driving people crazy.

It was dazed, helpless, and the deepest despair!

From childhood to adulthood, no matter at any time, even if I was imprisoned in the cold palace by Pei Yuanhao, in those more than two years of isolated life, I never thought about the despair I have now, because after all, there are still people around me, even if I am helpless, as long as I am willing to work hard, I can still see the light of day again, but now, what I have to deal with is not people, not people's calculations, not even anyone's persecution, but nature.

The most affectionate heaven and earth that gives birth to all things is also the most ruthless heaven and earth.

The three of us, in such an endless sea, on such a deserted island, how can we return to land, and how can we survive?

Or-

Or, let's die now?

Sooner or later, maybe we won't find food, the spring will run dry, or a catastrophe will fall, and the sea will overflow, and a storm will blow, and we will die sooner or later, so we will simply end our lives at this time, at least, without having to suffer the pain in between!

But—

But I don't want to die......

I don't want to die!

……

All kinds of ideas, even extremely ridiculous ideas, are surging in my mind like a tide at this moment, the noise is non-stop, I bite the tip of my tongue, one hand grasps a clump of dead leaves under my head, the tiny wooden thorns have almost pierced into the palm of my hand, but I don't feel any pain, only feel that helplessness is like an impulse, almost make my body explode, and I want to get up and run wildly, roar!

At that moment, a very low, almost mosquito-like sobbing sound sounded behind me.

At first, I thought I had misheard, after all, there were dead leaves under my head, and I could even hear the sound of rustling when I breathed, but after a while, instead of disappearing, the sound became a little louder, and I slowly stood up and turned my head to look behind me.

Han Zitong, who was sleeping behind me, was curled up in a ball, like a helpless baby.

And her thin shoulders, in the moonlight, twitched slightly.

She's crying.

I heard her right, she was shaking and crying.

I stayed where I was, staring blankly at her thin body, looking more and more helpless because of the curled up, obviously just looking at it, but it was like a knife, cutting my heart.

I looked at her silently for a moment, and finally slowly moved over, reached over her shoulder, and felt the thin shoulder under the palm of my hand tremble violently, as if it was about to shatter in the next moment. And to my touch, she did not refuse, on the very light force of my hand slowly turned over to look at me, in the moonlight, her face was full of tears, and her eyes were almost red with tears.

When she looked at me, it was like an aggrieved, helpless child, begging for sympathy.

I slowly moved to her side, bowed my head, and said softly, "Don't be afraid. ”

I heard my own voice comforting her, but my voice was like a crying child.

"Don't be afraid," I choked up and said softly, "we're fine." ”

“……”

"We can live, don't be afraid......"

I had only said so much that I could no longer speak, and she, suddenly got up and hugged me, buried her face in my shoulder socket, and finally cried.

I still wanted to comfort her, but I had completely lost my voice, so I could only keep touching her back with my hands, choking: "Don't be afraid, don't cry......"

And over her shoulder, I saw Liu Qinghan, who was sleeping on the other side, also sitting up at this moment.

I don't know if he hasn't fallen asleep, or if he has just been woken up by us, the fire behind him only illuminates his silhouette, not the expression on his face, I can't even see what kind of mood he is in looking at us two helpless, silent women, but he didn't approach us, didn't say anything, just looked at us quietly in the night.

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The next morning, I only felt a panic in my chest, and I woke up from my dream, and when I opened my eyes, I found that Han Zitong still kept the posture of holding me to sleep last night, with one hand across my chest, no wonder it made me so uncomfortable.

I gently removed her hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

And when I turned my head, I found that a little distance from us, where Liu Qinghan was sleeping, the bonfire was still burning, but the others were gone.

Where did he go?

I hurriedly stood up, looked around, and was about to walk forward, when I heard a sound of snorting in the woods, and a hand brushed away the thick foliage in front of me.

Liu Qinghan walked over with a few huge banana leaves.

As soon as he saw me, he smiled and said, "You're awake." ”

"Hmm. When did you wake up? ”

"Just woke up for a while."

"You are—" He placed the huge banana leaves he was holding on the ground, and I realized that he was also dragging a few thick branches behind him with his belt, and was crouching down to untie his belt, when I walked over and looked at the things, and asked, "What are you going to do here?" ”

"I want to build a shed."

"Build a shed?"

"Hmm." He nodded, and as he lowered his head to pack up his things, he said, "It must be rainy on this island, and we can't always be like these two nights, and sooner or later we will get sick." Build a shed, at least the wind and rain come a little shelter, it won't be so wolf. ”

I watched him look busy with his head down, and for some reason, I was a little stunned for a while.

Although I hugged Han Zitong and cried until the middle of the night last night, I finally relieved the sluggish feelings in my heart in the past few days, but it was only soothed, and I had no plan at all for what to do in the future, let alone take action. But the man in front of him, he accepted the one in front of him in the fastest time, made plans, and when we were all still in love and couldn't help himself, he had already begun to act for his future life.

Although it is not the first time that I have lived with him, as in the past in Jixiang Village, he is always silent and silent, and he always gives me the biggest surprise.

He came into life faster than any of us, but quietly.

I looked at him for a while, didn't say anything more, but squatted down: "I'll help you." ”

When he had finished speaking, he reached out and took the branch.

But as soon as I stretched out my hand, he immediately came over and grabbed my wrist: "Don't-! ”

"Ahh

It was late, I only felt a pricking in the palm of my hand, and suddenly I screamed in pain, he hurriedly grabbed my hand and looked carefully, and saw a sharp wooden thorn pierced in my palm, fortunately, it was not pierced too deeply.

"Don't move."

He seemed to be very nervous, carefully held my hand, and then twisted the barely visible wooden thorn with two fingers, and pulled it out at once.

I hurriedly retracted, rubbing my hands together.

The pain quickly disappeared.

He looked at me again before he said, "Don't touch it, although there are few thorns on this side, there are still a lot of thorns growing under the shade of some trees, which are very prickly, don't do this." ”

"Then you-"

"I'm rough-skinned and thick-skinned, so I'm not afraid."

He said, as if to reassure me, and shook his hand in front of my eyes.

In fact, even if you don't show me, I know that his hands are really after many years of hard work, and the fingertips and palms are covered with thick calluses, which are pale yellow in the sun.

But, I just glanced at it and lowered my head.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps on the side, and Han Zitong also got up, rubbing his somewhat red and swollen eyes with one hand, and looked at us not very clearly: "You two, what are you doing?" ”

"Are you awake?"

I hurriedly got up and walked over and said, "Are you feeling better?" ”

She was stunned, and seemed to recall the way she hugged me and cried last night, and her face suddenly turned a little red, but she didn't get angry, only hummed with a little shyness, and looked at a lot of things around Liu Qinghan: "What are you doing?" ”

"Lord Liu wants to build a shed to shelter from the wind and rain."

“……”

I felt Han Zitong stunned for a moment.

If we had been comforting her before, we could leave and someone would come to save us, but now that Liu Qinghan is about to start building a shed, he is actually telling us that we need to live here, and we have to think about the life that continues here. She seemed to feel very uncomfortable again all of a sudden, and even her face turned a little pale.

But, after a few long, deep breaths, she walked over slowly: "I'll help you." ”

Liu Qinghan looked up at her and smiled: "Okay." ”

"What is this going to do?"

"I'm going to build a few pillars to support me first. You go and sort out the rattan over there, clean up all the excess leaves, and use them to tie up the wood later. ”

"Okay."

Although it was the first time for the two of them to cooperate, they quickly reached a tacit understanding, but I was standing next to me, holding a slightly painful hand, and a bead of blood had already appeared in the palm of my hand at this time. I wiped it off my skirt and walked over: "So, what do I do?" ”

Liu Qinghan looked up at me again, thought about it, and said, "Otherwise, you can go catch some fish." I've eaten all the roast yesterday. ”

"Okay."

I nodded, picked up the sharpened stick on one side, and walked towards the beach at the other end.

If I want to say anything else, I may not be able to do anything, but catching fish, I can still be regarded as a famous teacher and a high apprentice.

It's just that the teacher has forgotten about me, a high-level disciple.

Standing in the shallow water with a slight chill, I looked back again, although the dense forest was not big, but it was very lush, walking in it to cover the sky, I stood on the beach, I could no longer see the two of them at all, I could only hear the sound of Xi Xisuo in the distance, it was they still working hard.

With a smile, I turned around and got to work.

After about half an hour, I caught two fish and threw them on the rocks on the shore.

Three people have to catch at least one more to be satisfied, and besides, now that they have to start working, the men always have a larger amount of food than the women. With that in mind, I walked a little deeper into the water.

The beach here is very delicate, and there are no stones hidden deep underneath, but, I don't know if it's because I have been holding the rough wooden stick for too long, and the wound in the palm where the wooden thorns have been pierced has expanded a little, and a faint blood has flowed out, and it is moistened by the seawater, and it hurts slightly.

I could only hold on to the stick so hard that I could forget the pain.

But for some reason, the more this happened, the more clear the incessant pain in my palm, as if the wooden thorn had not been pulled out by him at all, but had penetrated into my wound, and flowed along my blood to my heart.

Every time the heart beats, the wooden thorn pierces once.

Gradually, the feeling of pain is not only coming from the palm of the hand, but also like a faint haunt in the chest.

By the time I came to my senses, I had already walked involuntarily into the deep water, and the skirt tucked at my waist was moistened by the undulating seawater, and the cold rose up from my calves and knees, and I shivered.

But I stood there and didn't move.

It's not that you can't move, it's that you ...... Some don't want to move.

I suddenly thought, I was thinking about what had happened to me over the years.

I always feel that if my life is wrong, then I should be brave and choose a new path, a new life where I can start from scratch.

Therefore, I took the place of Yue Qingying's identity.

Therefore, I flew in front of Pei Yuanhao and jumped off the boat.

……

And this time, the man I chose for him, but made a choice for me, and he pushed me off the high platform to let me have a new life, to find someone who put me first.

Hehe......

I couldn't help but laugh.

I still remember the ferocity of the fire that night, how cold the snow was that night, and I remember him even more at that time, no matter how many times I saw his scarred face later, but I still remember him at his best.

At that time, how firm and determined he was, he thought that the choice he made for me was the best.

He gave me the best in life.

Everybody, give it to me, they think it's the best.

Including Yuan Xiu, my husband, he wants me, and only me, to give birth to his eldest son, because then he can give me the most honorable status, he wants me to be the top woman around him, this is the silent promise he gave me.

Maybe that's what makes Han Zitong hate me and want to kill me, right?

Looking at the undulating sea in front of me, I smiled faintly, and with my smile, another wave of tide came, and I was in a trance, and suddenly stumbled a few steps, almost unsteady on my feet and about to be pushed down by the sea.

At this time, Liu Qinghan's voice came from a distance behind him.

"Madame—"

“……”

I looked back and saw the man coming out of the woods.

He has probably been busy for a while, and his face is covered with a lot of mud, but he looks surprisingly clear and clean, probably because of the half of the mask on his face, which makes him always look a little cold.

Like the waters under your feet.

And when he saw me standing in the deep waters, he immediately frowned: "You will catch a cold like this!" ”

"It's okay, I'm not cold."

"It's too late when you feel cold!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly walked over: "Come back quickly." ”

"It's really fine."

I smiled and said to him, "Don't come here, lest you get wet." ”

He had walked straight towards me, and had just reached the shore not far from me, and when he saw me, he immediately froze on his feet.

The front hem of his robe swayed slightly, and the corners of his robe were wet by a wave of seawater.

I looked at him calmly.

"You-"

"What's wrong?"

“……”

He didn't speak, just looked at me.

After looking at it for a while, he reached out and touched it, but he didn't touch anything, and looked at me empty-handed. After a while, he said, "Your face is wet with water. ”

"Huh?"

I was stunned for a moment, reached out and wiped it on my face, and immediately wiped a hand of water.

There is a faint feeling of warmth.

I looked down at the palm of my hand, and the small wound was still bleeding, but as soon as it appeared, it was diluted by the water, as if it had disappeared without a trace. I laughed, "Maybe I was too careful to catch the fish just now and didn't notice." ”

“……”

He originally wanted to come over, but at this time, he didn't move anymore, just stood in the place where the sea water was slightly fluttering and licking, looked at me for a while, and said, "If you can't catch it, forget it, Miss Zitong just picked some fruits, which can be eaten." ”

I wiped two handfuls on my face with the back of my hand, and turned around with a smile: "It's okay, I'll grab another one, grab another one and come up." ”

"Madame......"

"I still want to eat fish more."

“……”

"Besides, we all have to work, how can we eat only the fruit?"

“……”

"I'll catch another one."

……

The person behind him was silent, and I didn't hear the sound of him walking into the water, but, I don't know if it was my delusion, his breathing seemed so clear, as if it was in his ears, a little heavy, every breath and breath, all accompanied by the tide.

I took another step forward.

At this time, his somewhat dry voice came from behind him: "Light-ma'am." ”

I turned my back to him and still didn't look back.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard a violent sound of water behind me, and the waves that stirred up had even splashed on my back, and I subconsciously turned around and saw that he had already entered the water and was striding towards me. The waves continued to crash against him, causing a huge splash that almost immediately engulfed him.

I was startled: "You-"

Before I could finish speaking, he was already close to me, and he grabbed my wrist with a shocked expression.

I was completely stunned, looking at him in a daze, I felt a powerful force, he pulled me hard behind me, just a wave of tide rushed up, hit my back, I was pulled by him, the tide behind me hit, the whole person staggered forward and fell.

"Ahh

I let out a cry of surprise, but before I could say anything, the man was already falling head-on in the water, and immediately, the cold, salty sea swallowed me up and poured into my mouth and nose.

"Hmm! Hmmm! ”

I couldn't react at all, and subconsciously struggled.

But fortunately, my water quality is not too bad, after the initial hectic, I immediately adjusted my hands and feet, stepped on the sand, both hands desperately patted the water, and then stumbled to stand up, and the cold sea water has frozen my whole body palpitations, and even stopped breathing.

As soon as I stood still, I immediately turned back.

Liu Qinghan, what are you doing?