Chen Liren sat up suddenly, her clothes already soaked with sweat.
She leaned against the tree trunk and gasped for air, coughing and beating her chest.
Such nightmares have been bothering her and come back all the time.
She hurriedly pulled off her shawl, rushed to the fire, picked up a cold teapot, and drank three or four sips in succession.
It wasn't until the burning sensation no longer appeared in his mouth that he slowly calmed down and brought his eyes into focus.
There were many tents set up in the wild, and it was obviously late at night.
After brushing off the frightening feeling, Chen Liren remembered that they were on their way to migrate to Gujiang.
Tonight is the night vigil between the two of them, brother and sister, and she just... seemed to have fallen asleep.
Chen Liren wiped her face carelessly, looked up and saw her brother, a big man like a piece of iron, walking quickly toward her.
"Little sister, you're awake." The big man said in a naive voice, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"It's okay. Brother is here to guard you. You can sleep a little longer."
How could Chen Liren dare to sleep? She would be disturbed by nightmares if she slept, so she might as well stay vigil with this cheap brother.
"No need, brother." Chen Liren wiped away the cold sweat on her head, "I'll go over there and wash my face."
"Oh, it's a little dark by the river. You'd better wait until it gets brighter before going there." The big man glanced at her worriedly.
"It's okay, brother, I know what's important." Chen Liren got up and left the camp area, running towards the river.
As soon as the man ran to the river, before he could take a breath, he heard a cold voice coming from behind the tree, "Why did you come here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Yes, I'm sorry, mother." Chen Liren wiped the sweat from her face and said softly, "I just fell asleep, and I slept a little deeply."
There was silence for a while, and then a tall figure emerged from behind the tree.
Zhou Xiang was wrapped in a big red cloak behind a shadow. If she didn't turn out from behind the tree, she wouldn't be able to see her figure clearly.
She is like a ghost in the night, lurking in the depths of light and shadow.
"Beauty, don't let your mother down too much." Zhou Xiang looked at her and said calmly, "Do you know how much your mother spent to save you?"
"That's something you can't even imagine."
"If your mother hadn't paid a huge price to save you, you would still be lying naked in the ice cave, staring at the sky with your eyes wide open."
"Your body will be covered with a thick layer of frost, forever, forever, buried deeply in that unknown ice cave."
"Stop talking." Chen Liren lost control and screamed.
Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was almost accusing and shouting in a sharp voice, "Mom, are you my biological mother?"
Why do you say this to stimulate her?
She is already scared and desperate enough!
Every time she was haunted by nightmares, she couldn't help but want to go crazy when recalling these past events.
Zhou Xiang grabbed her arm hard and threw her against the tree trunk.
The eyes under the cloak were fixed on her coldly, "If I had known that I was saving a loser like you, I would have been better off not saving her. I would have put all my resources on your sister Dugutang."
"What's Dugutang? Mother, you're still calling Dugutang at such a time. Are you living in the dream of the Dugu family and haven't woken up yet?"