The days that followed were no different from hell.

No, I was in hell and became the most ridiculous existence in this hell. I'm a hero who was choked by the neck and caught a swallow.

Zhou Zhenglong, a man, ascended the throne, and he was even crazier than Wancai.

As long as I didn't do what he said, he would punch and kick Sister Siwei, but he never touched a single hair of me, and the family thought that he had not broken the "house rules", so they began to obey him.

He didn't give us any food for a long time, and locked us both in a small, dark room, a former storage room that belonged to me and Sister Siwei.

There is no sunlight here, and even the smell is terrible.

Zhou Zhenglong's rule is more "force" than Wancai, and he is so confident in his own strength that he even dropped a dagger in the prison of me and Sister Siwei, telling us that we can commit suicide if we can't hold on.

Every morning when everyone in the family lined up to walk past me, I just nodded or shook my head.

I really wanted to give up on these people, but they caught the swallow, so I had to cooperate.

But this perfunctory attitude quickly aroused Zhou Zhenglong's dissatisfaction, and he threatened me with my sister, so that I could only say in the future, "I smelled so-and-so's "fragrance", and as long as there was one word missing, I would punch Sister Siwei.

In those long dark hours, I would always hear Sister Siwei holding her body in the middle of the night, choking and whispering, "It's not painful, it's fine", she was trying to find a way to treat her injuries, but every time she finishes treatment, she will be greeted with a new kind of pain.

The smell on her body began to get strange, almost like a different person.

Is there good news about this hellish day?

Yes, the only good news is that Sister Siwei has always been there for me.

I can feel that in the long period of torture, even my sister Siwei, who likes me the most, is going crazy, the smell on her body sometimes becomes like Wancai, sometimes it becomes like Zhou Zhenglong, and some moments it looks like Gu Yu's brother, in short, it is not like herself.

I'm really afraid that my sister will go crazy, she is my only support here, the swallow next to the "happy prince", but fairy tales never tell me that swallows will go crazy before they die.

My hesitation and helplessness haunted me, and no one could show me a clear path. My sister would often sit quietly in a daze, and sometimes she would not answer several times when she called her.

I might be a little too selfish. Why did I never think about it...... Not only do I need to be taken care of, but even my sister needs someone to take care of me?

How much better is she than I am?

After Gu Yu's brother left, only me and her were left in the whole eerie family, and we were surrounded by many family members with dull eyes, and the "Happy Prince" had no sword in his hand, only a crown that would fall off when he walked, and a swallow covered in scales.

The swallow and I walked on top of a tall building that would never be recovered at any time. If we don't say a word right, if we don't do something well, we will be put to death.

Even in this dark cell, my sister has always comforted me and enlightened me, but who will enlighten her......?

She was only twenty years old when she came here, and now even my age is close to her, why didn't I think of it...... She's also someone who needs protection?

She had said that she loved everyone in this world, and she had tried to enlighten those family members in her own way, but nothing worked.

There seemed to be a sharp knife above both of our heads, and it was slowly approaching me, but I was a statue, and I couldn't move a single step, and I couldn't even interfere with what was happening outside the cell.

Every day, I am flooded with questions like are the other teams that are collecting "Jade" to collect them all?

For example, now that these people don't seem to be human anymore, will my sister still love them?

For example, as our numbers grow and food becomes scarce, can a few "fragrancers" supply food for so many people?

Now I know that fairy tales are all lies, and that the hero has thousands of subjects under his command, but it is impossible for the hero to feed them.

"Hero......"

Sister Siwei, who was in a daze, suddenly turned her head and called me, which startled me.

"What's wrong?" I smiled and agreed, "Sister, how are you feeling today?" Is there anything wrong with it? ”

"Nope." Sister Siwei shook her head, "I suddenly thought of ...... You haven't eaten in a long time, have you...... Hungry? ”

"I'm fine......" I smiled, "Sister, don't worry about me, I'm used to starving." ”

"That's not going to work...... she was stunned, then squeezed out a smile, "How can I do it without eating...... You're growing your body, and you're hungry if you don't eat......"

I feel that Sister Siwei should be hungry, even if I don't eat, I have to ask Zhou Zhenglong to order something to eat.

But as soon as I turned around, I heard a strange sound behind me, followed by a small muffled grunt.

I was a little stunned, and slowly turned around, only to find that Sister Siwei was holding the knife given by Zhou Zhenglong, her arms and palms were all bloody and blurry, and I didn't figure out what happened for a while.

"Uh......" Sister Siwei groaned and dropped the knife, then touched her arm, and said almost with a crying voice, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt...... It's good to have a little bit......"

"Sister...... Sister? "I blinked, and it felt like my brain went blank.

She muttered for a long time before she let go of her hand, and I saw that there was no wound on her arm, but it was covered in blood.

What's going on?

My sister trembled and clasped her hands together, and then held them in front of me, which I thought was a puddle of blood, but there was clearly a piece of flesh in it.

"Hero...... Hero ......" my sister said to me with a smile, "I've found something to eat......

"Eat...... Yours...... Meat? ”

My voice trembled as I said this.

"Yes...... Hero...... I'm "healing,......" my sister said to me with a smile, "I can even feed everyone...... Just eat me...... I just keep "healing" myself ......"

Looking at the piece of meat in her hand, I suddenly felt a little dazed.

Is there something wrong with my memory?

In "The Happy Prince", it is said that the swallow took off the gold leaf from the prince's body piece by piece and distributed it to the poor people in the city until he himself was stripped of his own skin.

But why did the swallow cut off its own flesh now?

This is not right...... Everything is wrong now......

I didn't know what to do, so I could only walk up and hug my sister gently.

"It's okay...... Sister, leave it to me, I'm a "hero"...... I'll protect your ......."

I think I know what Brother Gu Yu means when he says "don't break and don't stand".

If you want to protect your sister, you can only kill her with your own hands.