The next day.

After midnight, it's the next day.

With a heavy heart, Jiang Chanji and the others finally escaped far enough to let Aurora come with a helicopter to pick them up.

The helicopter is also running out of fuel, and if it is delayed for a few more minutes, the helicopter will have to return to the camp on its own, and it is still unknown whether it will be able to fly back to the camp now that they have increased their loads.

The passenger compartment could not accommodate so many people, Jiang Chanji and No. 33 grabbed the landing gear of the helicopter, and just hung all the way to the camp, and when they were about to arrive at the camp, the fuel gauge alarmed, but fortunately, there was a part of abandoned farmland nearby, with waist-deep weeds, and the helicopter barely landed safely.

Those who remained in the camp were radio-informed in advance, drove buggies, and came to pick them up with lighting gear.

"Everyone's okay, right?" Xiao Sui, who stayed in the camp, was already in a hurry, she saw that the sky in the distance was reflected red, and she didn't know what the situation was. There was not enough water in the fire, and even if Aurora's ice particles fell, they would evaporate, so she couldn't help and volunteered to stay.

Xiao Sui glanced at it, compared to when she went, there were more Ouyang Caiyue and Baby, more Catherine and No. 33 in the team, but Rafe was missing.

"Where's Rafe?" she looked into the helicopter again, which was empty.

Everyone's faces were even more ugly, and Jiang Chanji said: "It's hard to say, let Ouyang Caiyue and the baby go back to the camp to rest first, everyone is very tired tonight." ”

Everyone was exhausted, their faces were covered in ash, and 33 and Catherine were even more exhausted, and they were tortured enough by the days spent sleeping in the forest, and they desperately needed plenty of water and food.

Xiao Sui is very good at observing words and feelings, she didn't see clearly when it was too dark just now, at this time, listening to Jiang Chanji's tone was wrong, peeking at it, she roughly knew in her heart that Rafe was dead, otherwise Jiang Chanji would not have proposed to rest instead of going back to save Rafae.

She also regretted it, but Rafe didn't have any feelings for everyone after all, and there was no way to survive it, but fortunately, she successfully exchanged one person for three people and a baby, and it was worth dying a worthwhile death.

Everyone got into the SUV and went back to the camp.

Aurora was also tired from using the ability at high intensity, but she couldn't rest yet, and after the helicopter refueled, she had to fly back with the helicopter to continue to extinguish the fire and prevent the resurgence of the forest fire.

When they arrived at the camp, the cook had prepared a lot of food, and everyone didn't say a word, wiped their faces and hands with towels, and began to eat.

Ouyang Caiyue and Chen Yiyi hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of food, heard the baby crying again, and knew that it was in the towel again, so they stopped eating it and left the tent to clean up the baby's body, saving everyone's appetite if they got it in the tent.

There is no way, babies are creatures that can eat and pull, and they can't store feces and urine, but they are easy to get in the camp, and diapers are hard to find.

"Hey, hey, you all have sad faces, are you being bullied very badly? Who told you not to take me with you, if I go with me, I will definitely beat some vampire into a vampire!" Mio had nowhere to go, but Jiang Chanji didn't take her there, she was so anxious that she was like a cat on a hot pot. Everyone didn't speak, but she couldn't hold back.

Miao made a start, and No. 33 also put down the chopsticks, Huo Ran got up and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, and I will leave!"

"What are you doing on the 33rd?" Xiao Sui hurriedly grabbed her.

"You can ask them, they just think I killed Rafe, that's why they all pull the bitter gourd face one by one!

As soon as Miao saw the atmosphere, he knew that he had been talking too much and causing trouble again, so he quietly shrank his body, and then slipped out of the tent while people were not paying attention, saving him a while and being scolded again, it was better to go out and catch crickets while the night was good.

Xiao Sui looked at the others, and Qian Yang frequently glanced at her, but Xiao Sui couldn't read it.

"You thought too much on the 33rd, and we didn't blame you. Jiang Chanji wiped the oil on his hands with a napkin, "And on the way, I reflected, maybe your advice to Rafe is correct, and we are too wishful thinking." ”

No. 33's face was a little pale, and a stone fell to the ground in her heart, because what she was thinking just now was, if they just said that they would disperse, then what would she do?

Qianyang quietly walked to Xiao Sui's side, and whispered a brief explanation of what happened, and the focus was on the final ending.

Xiao Sui listened to it and put herself in her shoes, that situation was indeed a dilemma, everyone made sense, she could only be glad that it was not up to her own decision.

Jiang Chanji said: "My original intention was not to give up any of my companions, everyone should come together, they should go together, even if it was Rafe who was hostile before, but after thinking about it on the way, Rafe's situation at that time was extremely bad, and he couldn't bear to flee all the way, and he would really die of pain - in other words, I only considered my own wishes, in order to make myself comfortable, and ignored Rafe's own feelings, purely to satisfy my vanity." ”

Qianyang also plucked up the courage to self-criticize and said: "I also reflected on the road, when I persuaded Rafe that it is better to die than to live, but is this really the case?"

She took Xiao Sui's hand and continued: "I have obviously experienced it myself, that kind of feeling that life is better than death, and I only want to die quickly, why do I turn my face and persuade others to die better than to live? Many times, death is more like relief for me. Although I should be stronger now than before, I still can't look back on the past, and if I swapped the current me with the past me, I wouldn't dare to say that I could bear that kind of pain. ”

Anyone will say beautiful words, what is to hold on, be strong, and die better than to live, but if the speaker's abdomen is pierced, bearing the pain of internal organs being corroded and slowly dying, and every step on the road will pull the internal organs and wounds, what confidence does the speaker have to say those beautiful words?

"So, for Rafe, long pain is better than short pain, and on the 33rd you have the courage to say those words, and we are evading responsibility. Jiang Chanji shook his head, "We don't have a good face because we found out that it was ourselves who was wrong, not because we had any opinions about you." ”

They reflected so deeply that No. 33 felt a little embarrassed.

In fact, she also knew that for them who had not been educated in bushido, what she had just done might indeed be a bit excessive, because no matter what subjective purpose Rafe himself had, objectively speaking, he came to save her and Catherine, and her suggestion sent Rafe to a dead end, a bit of a revenge, so if they really wanted to drive her away, she had nothing to say.

Xiao Sui played the round in time, "Okay, okay, okay~ Everyone is thinking about Rafe, and if you say it, forget it, neither Chanji nor No. 33 is to blame for this, Lilith should be blamed, why do you want to take the responsibility on yourself?"

Qianyang forcibly pressed No. 33 back to his seat, "No. 33, don't say anything angry, everyone doesn't blame you." ”

No. 33 got under the stairs and sat down half-pushed and half-seated.

"I will pray for Rafael that her soul will ascend to heaven. Arabella said.

Rafe doesn't necessarily want her soul to go to heaven, but hopes that she can be reincarnated, and if she can become a family with her younger siblings again after reincarnation, it is what she hopes for the most.

"Rafe is not necessarily going to die. Jiang Chanji said.

Catherine answered, "It might as well be dead." ”

"Not necessarily. ”

"What do you mean?" Catherine frowned and put down the bread in her hand.

To the sisters, all vampires are enemies that must be killed, and there is no such thing as a friend becoming a vampire or a friend.

Xiao Sui glanced at Jiang Chanji vigorously, meaning that he finally comforted No. 33, don't provoke Catherine, okay?

Jiang Chanji looked at Catherine thoughtfully, "I also thought about it just now, the world is so big, since there is the ability to transform into a vampire, there may not be the ability to reverse vampire, right?"

Don't talk about Catherine, everyone else thinks it's a fantasy, although the types of abilities are diverse and endless, but how can it be so coincidental that an anti-vampire ability appears and happens to be encountered by them?

"Don't think too much about it, aren't people with the ability to reverse vampires far away in front of you?" Jiang Chanji moved his gaze and looked at Arabella.

"Arabella?" Catherine was dumbfounded.

Arabella was stunned for a moment, and only after a few seconds did she realize that everyone was staring at her.

"Uh, did Chan Ji misunderstand something? I don't have the ability to reverse vampirism, my ability is just ......" she tried to explain the misunderstanding.

"I know, but I think that's what a vampire can do, that's why Lilith has an undisguised murderous intent to you, and she knows that all too well, and I didn't figure it out until I got back. Jiang Chanji elaborated, "Why is she just playing with others, but she is eager to get rid of you quickly?"

Everyone listened quietly.

He continued: "The so-called reverse vampire is not the physical aspect of the reverse vampire, but the spiritual aspect, as long as Rafe can be reawakened, the physical vampire is not a bad thing, but can make Rafe stronger...... Of course, vampires want to drink blood, and meat is not easy to solve, but as long as there is money, it is not a problem to spend money to buy blood for her. It's not moral, but as long as it can save a life, I think God will understand. ”

The second half of the sentence is used to convince the sisters.

"But ......," Arabella hesitated, "you can also see, I can only awaken a small part of the obsession in my heart, far from the extent of awakening the original consciousness." ”

"Well, but you've only said a few words. Jiang Chanji nodded, "I mean, a few words have so much power, if Rafe is detained, you try to awaken her consciousness day after day, for a long time, maybe there is a little possibility, after all, there is an old saying - sincerity, water drops wear stones." ”

"What kind of drop stone wears? It's obviously a golden stone!" Qian Yang complained, and the others couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Chanji deliberately said the wrong thing, in order to enliven the atmosphere that was too heavy.

Arabella fell into deep thought and muttered, "Awaken her consciousness day after day......"

"You're going to have a hard time. Jiang Chanji added.

She shook her head, "It's nothing hard, if I can really reawaken Rafe's consciousness, let alone day after day, even year after year, I'm willing to try." ”

Catherine still frowned, and it was really difficult for her to accept the peaceful coexistence of her sister with a vampire, and she couldn't accept it for a while.

"Judging from the performance of Ouyang Caiyue's companion, if it is not a vampire transformed by Lilith herself, but a person who is transformed by other vampires, the speed of the erosion of reason will slow down a lot, if Rafe is transformed by Kali as she wishes, I believe that with her faith and will, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all, at least she should try. ”

Jiang Chanji still patiently understood the reason, after all, this matter had to be agreed by Arabella, and Arabella must listen to her sister's words, so Catherine at least could not get in the way.

Arabella thought for a moment and looked at her sister, "Catherine, I think what Chan Ji said makes sense, what do you think?"

Catherine wanted to refute it, but after a moment of thought, she said, "If you think you can try, then try it, but only if you keep yourself safe." ”

Catherine agreed so easily, but it was beyond everyone's expectations, especially Jiang Chanji, who had already come up with other ways to persuade her, but now it was all saved.

If you want to say why Catherine agreed so simply, because the experience of coming to the East made her think a lot, although she is willing to spend her life to protect her sister, but after all, her sister has grown up, and she should have her own opinions, rather than obeying her will in everything, and it is also a good choice to use this incident as an opportunity.

Arabella will always be her most precious sister, but she is not her appendage, she has taken care of everything since she was a child, and now it is time for the chicks to learn to fly away from the nest, probably the head of the yard sent Arabella alone this time with a similar idea.

Catherine is worried that although she escaped death this time, she may not be so lucky every time in the future, and if something happens to her, what should her sister who is not yet weaned mentally?

If she has an accident, she needs family and friends to encourage and comfort her sister, and support her sister to face it strongly.

The nuns of the monastery are not so much friends of Arabella as they are family-like beings, the monastery is a big family, and friends are still needed outside of the family.

At the beginning, my mother chose Red Leaf Academy for them, because she took a fancy to the school spirit and discipline of this school, although it was a pity to miss it, but if you can become friends with the students of Red Leaf Academy, it can be regarded as making up for the regret, and by the way, you can also comfort your parents' souls in the sky.

It is only for the sake of her sister that Catherine can overcome her moral cleanliness.

The premise of everything is that Rafe is still alive.

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