Gu Siyi nodded weakly and said with a smile: "Okay. If I can recover, I will rush back and be reunited with you."
Wei Zhongyu sniffed and said: "It's a deal. If you don't come back and don't contact us, I will definitely run to Yaqi Town. Even if I turn the place upside down, I will find you."
Come out."
Gu Siyi said with a bit of laughter and tears: "How dare I not contact you. Okay, Zhongyu, I'm so sleepy that I can barely open my eyes. I'll sleep for a while, so you don't have to worry too much about me.
,OK?"
"Then you have a good rest. I'm going back first. If you need anything, please contact me immediately." Wei Zhongyu looked at his groggy appearance and quickly left the room, carefully closing the door.
Gu Siyi's breathing was a little rapid and heavy. He covered his mouth and coughed twice, and a fishy smell filled his throat again.
He looked at his left hand drowsily, and saw that the palm and fingers were stained with bright red blood.
He steeled himself and slowly climbed out of bed. He weakly walked to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, rinsed his hands, and then washed his face. The cold water slapped on his cheek, and he felt a little conscious.
A little more awake.
Gu Siyi looked at his haggard face in the mirror silently. After a while, he murmured to himself: "Ying Shulin is right, I should leave here. I can't let the people around me look at me every day.
I look like this."
****
Qu Mai gently pushed open the door and saw Lu Ying huddled in the corner shivering with a skinny, sallow face that looked very pitiful.
After hearing the sound of the door opening, Lu Ying immediately raised her head warily. She looked at Qu Mai who was standing at the door uneasily, and cautiously moved a little toward the wall behind her.
"Little one, it's time to eat, are you hungry?" A smile appeared on Qu Mai's dark face, revealing two rows of yellow-stained teeth.
Lu Ying was already ravenous at this moment, and her stomach growled twice. But she was filled with grief, anger and fear, and she had no appetite at all.
"Don't come over!" she said tremblingly, her voice becoming weak and hoarse.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. I'm just here to bring you food. You have to eat and drink enough to have the strength to train and satisfy Mr. Guimu. Do you understand?" Qu Mai patiently persuaded you.
. He opened the lunch box, and the tempting aroma of braised pork wafted out.
Lu Ying couldn't help but straighten her neck and look at the food in the lunch box. She was very hungry, but she didn't dare to step forward, so she could only cover her deflated belly and swallow silently.
Qu Mai said with a smile: "Be good, eat something, otherwise you will starve to death. Don't be so timid, I won't poison you." He gently pushed the lunch box in front of Lu Ying, and then handed it to him.
Gave her a pair of chopsticks.
Lu Ying stared straight at the braised pork in the lunch box and licked her lips silently. She stretched out her hand tremblingly, wanting to take the pair of chopsticks, but suddenly paused. She stretched her hand back and hugged herself tightly
legs. "I don't want to eat, I just want to get out of here. I'm not a pet you feed, why do you keep me locked up every day?"
She stared at Qu Mai stubbornly, with red eyes. But she clenched her fists and tried not to shed tears.
"You little girl have a bad temper. Have you forgotten how you promised Mr. Guimu? Do you know what the consequences will be if you make him angry?" Qu Mai said in a serious tone.
Lu Ying pursed her lips tightly and said nothing. She quietly raised her palms, trying desperately to accumulate strength. She stared at the ground at Qu Mai's feet, her face flushed. However, a minute passed, and the ground was flat.
As before, no cracks appeared.
"Kid, don't waste your efforts." Qu Mai pointed to the black device embedded under the skin of Lu Ying's arm and said, "With this suppressor, it's impossible for you to use your powers at will." He picked up the lunch box,
He scooped up a spoonful of rice and handed it to Lu Ying's mouth. "Be obedient and stop thinking about escaping. Otherwise, Mr. Guimu will be furious."
Lu Ying looked at him with an expression of resentment and pushed his hand away. The spoon in Qu Mai's hand fell to the ground, and the rice also spilled on the ground.
"It seems you still don't know how powerful ICV is." Qu Mai said quietly. His eyes fell on Lu Ying's haggard and thin face.
Lu Ying was so scared that he stared at her. She stood up tremblingly, her back pressed against the wall.
The gaze that rested on her made her shudder, but she held back tears and tried to suppress her panic. Looking at Qu Mai's face, she originally thought he would lose his temper. Who knew that he chuckled and said:
"Kid, let me remind you what will happen if you offend Guimu."
Qu Mai rolled up his trouser legs, revealing a winding and twisted scar on his calf. "When I was a child, I was severely punished for not completing the tasks assigned by the ghost eyes. You see, this scar was left from that time. At that time, I was
The beating was so severe that the skin and flesh were torn apart, the wounds were cracked, and the bones were visible. Can you imagine how painful it was?"
Lu Ying looked at the shocking wound with fear, and was stunned for a while before asking in a low voice: "He treated you so badly, why do you still stay here?"
"Because this world is far from as beautiful and pure as we imagined, and everyone's life has too much helplessness. If you want to have some things, you must give up other things. Also, many times we can only adapt to reality.
There is no choice at all." Qu Mai answered her question seriously, but after finishing speaking, he felt that a child of Lu Ying's age would not understand the meaning of his words.
Qu Mai explained again: "In short, if you want to live healthily, you must first learn to listen to the ghost. Because he determines whether you can take a bite of food, and even whether you can open your eyes tomorrow.
This world.”
Lu Ying said in a trembling voice: "But I don't want to stay here all my life and be a 'puppy' that he calls around for the rest of my life."
"At the very least, you have to survive first before you can be qualified to make a choice. And if you want to survive, you have to fill your stomach first and accumulate enough strength." Qu Mai picked up the spoon that fell on the ground and used a tissue to hold it
Wipe it carefully for a while.
Lu Ying hesitated for a while, and finally stretched out her little hand to take the spoon. She held the lunch box and ate it with big mouthfuls, and her eye circles became redder and redder. She gradually couldn't hold on, and tears fell down her face.