The answer was yes.
Perhaps Yu Yuan had used up all the energy in his body. After he muttered, "I'm done." Then, he lost consciousness. His head tilted to one side and he passed out.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned for two seconds. She looked around her surroundings.
Those people who were hiding in the shadows, corners, and alleys, and had disappeared, now all had "hearts" on their wrists?
She lowered her head and looked at Yu Yuan's tattoo. The word "straw" was still imprinted on it. No matter what happened to her storyline, the young man's storyline had not ended yet.
Lin Sanjiu tried to carry him on her back, but he was like a piece of dead meat. He kept slipping down her back. She tried a few times to no avail, and she was sweating profusely. Just then, she heard a clicking sound above her. She raised her head and caught sight of a window that had just been opened and a human head that flashed by for a moment.
"Hey!" Lin Sanjiu shouted. She stared at the top of the head that was not completely hidden. "Can you come here for a moment?"
The dark head moved. Lin Sanjiu shouted again. Then, she slowly lifted her head and revealed a childish face behind the window. She looked no more than sixteen years old, and her eyes shone brightly.
The young girl looked at her for a while without saying a word. Then, she quickly disappeared from the window.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. Then, she heard a series of footsteps coming from the corridor in the building. She watched as the door of the building was pushed open. The young girl poked half of her body out and asked, "Why are you looking for me?"
Not all boys and girls in the world were good-looking. This young girl was obviously one of the less fortunate ones. When Lin Sanjiu got closer, she realized that after the woman became fatter and thinner, her skin was loose, and there were two wrinkles at the corner of her mouth. She looked listless, and there was a grayish aura under her skin.
"Can you show me your right wrist?" Lin Sanjiu asked as gently as she could.
The young girl stood there blankly for a moment. Then, she slowly stretched her wrist out from behind the door. Lin Sanjiu narrowed her eyes. Sure enough, she saw the word "heart" on the young girl's skin.
No one knew how much effort it took Yu Yuan to print this word on the hands of everyone in the town.
But … since they already had a "heart," why hadn't her storyline ended yet?
The girl also glanced at the word "heart", but she didn't seem to feel anything strange, as if she was born with this word. She silently withdrew her hand.
"Do you have water in your house?" Lin Sanjiu asked softly. "My friend is injured. He needs water."
"No," the girl said at last. There was a layer of dry skin on her lips, and it was full of bloody wounds. "There is no one at the water supply plant, and the pipes have all been destroyed. If we want to drink water, we can only go to the small river behind the town to get it."
This was troublesome. She couldn't drag Yu Yuan all the way to the river — he was seriously injured and shouldn't be moved.
"Do you have anything to eat?" the girl asked. "I'm willing to fetch water for you. Can you give me something to eat?"
"Sorry, no."
The girl was silent for a while, unable to conceal the disappointment on her face. After a few seconds, she walked out from behind the door with her head lowered and her feet bare. In her other hand, there was an empty plastic bottle.
"I should go get some water," she said in a low voice. "I haven't had any water for two days. Wait for me to come back, I'll bring you some. "
Lin Sanjiu was pleasantly surprised. Other than Yu Yuan, this was the first time someone was willing to lend her a helping hand. Even before the appearance of the black mountain, the townspeople of Peanut Town had never shown any intention of helping her. Not only did they break the door that almost hit her nose, but they also stole her car. Lin Sanjiu was surprised that the girl was willing to help her. Was it because they finally had a "heart"?
She thanked the girl and asked, "Why haven't you had any water for two days? Is the river far from here? "
"Oh, it's not far. It only takes 30 to 40 minutes on foot," the girl answered numbly. "But it's too dangerous."
"Too dangerous?"
"There are a lot of men on the road," the girl said calmly, as if what she said was normal. "They always hang around the road leading to the river."
"What … What do they do?"
"They catch food."
"Do you mean … the river fish?"
"No, there's nothing left in the river. They patrol the river from time to time. If someone wants to drink water, he or she must have good eyesight and run fast. If you don't find the right way or you're too slow, you won't be able to come back. "
Lin Sanjiu was tongue-tied, and she couldn't say a word.
"Look, I have a scar here." She revealed a deep red scar on the back of her neck. "They cut me. That was a close call. I was almost caught. "
"Why don't you go out of town to look for food?"
"Peanut Town has been sealed for a long time. We can't get out." The girl looked at Lin Sanjiu numbly, but her eyes were still clear. "Half a year ago, when the spiritual mountain was still here, it was sealed by Mayor Orlean because he said he wanted to protect us from the outside world."
Lin Sanjiu thought to herself.
"What have you been eating all this time to survive?"
"I went through the trash cans and caught the rats in the sewers. Yesterday, I ate two beetles."
"Your parents …" Lin Sanjiu remembered the moment she said that.
"What parents? Are you teaching Tutor? " The girl finally showed some expression and raised her eyebrows. "She went out to look for food, but I don't think she found anything. Do you have anything else to ask? I have to go now. If I don't leave now, it will be dark. I need to exchange water for food with Tutor. "
Lin Sanjiu realized that it was already dusk in her dream. She bit her lower lip and found herself in a dilemma.
She couldn't just sit there while the girl risked her life to fetch water for her. However, she couldn't trust the girl with a gun or let her guard Yu Yuan. Lin Sanjiu struggled for a long time before she finally stood up. "You stay here. I'll go fetch water. I'll leave him to you. "
Lin Sanjiu was fast and knew how to use a gun. Obviously, she was a better candidate to fetch water than the girl.
However, after Lin Sanjiu walked toward the river for a few dozen seconds, she couldn't help recalling the scene when she rushed out of the door. The townsfolk from Peanut Town scattered like flies. The scene kept replaying in her mind, and she became more and more worried about Yu Yuan. Lin Sanjiu stopped. She had never been so hesitant before. In the end, she stomped her foot and turned around to walk back.
Her movements were very light, and she walked in the shadows. She didn't let the girl notice that she had returned. It was still the same as when she left. The young girl was hugging her knees and sitting motionlessly beside Yu Yuan. It was as if they were two dead people, one lying and the other sitting.
Lin Sanjiu observed for a while, and when she saw that the girl didn't do anything unusual, her heart finally calmed down.
After Yu Yuan gave the people of Peanut Town his' heart ', it was the first time she received help from someone from Peanut Town. Now that she thought about it, perhaps, they had changed their appearance. Perhaps, there were no longer people hunting the townsfolk by the river, and the mentor didn't have to wait for the water before he gave the girl something to eat. After all, in many stories, 'heart' meant conscience. Perhaps, it was the same in her storyline.
While she was lost in thought, she saw another person from Peanut Town walking toward her from the other side of the road. The breath she had just let out froze in her chest. It was a short, middle-aged woman. Her dyed blonde hair was as coarse as a pile of hay. Before the woman could get close, the girl stood up and walked toward her. She seemed to know Lin Sanjiu.
'Is she the mentor?'
Lin Sanjiu thought for a while, but she didn't walk out of the shadows.
The middle-aged woman kept turning her head to look at Yu Yuan. As she did so, she whispered something to the girl. They were too far away, and only their lips could be seen moving. After a while, the middle-aged woman nodded and patted the girl's shoulder as if to encourage her. Even though they were so far away, Lin Sanjiu could see the joy on the woman's face clearly.
Then, she bent down and squatted beside Yu Yuan. She took out a piece of aluminum plate from a small bag she carried with her. The edge of the aluminum plate was sharpened, and it glinted coldly above the young man's throat.
'I really can't trust these people!'
Lin Sanjiu's heart tightened. Just when she was about to rush forward to save Yu Yuan, the girl who was standing behind them made her move first. She held a brick in her hand and smashed it hard on the back of the middle-aged woman's head. It was obvious that the girl had used all her strength. Even her blonde hair couldn't stop the blood from splattering out. Before the middle-aged woman could get up, the girl smashed the brick into her face again and again. In the blink of an eye, the middle-aged woman's face was a mess of flesh and blood.
The girl gasped as she stared at the middle-aged woman and threw the brick away. She reached out her trembling hand and wiped a bit of flesh from the middle-aged woman's face. Then, she put it into her mouth.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the girl.
The girl sucked on her lips and pulled her finger out. She looked around as if she was thinking about something. Then, she suddenly screamed, "Come back! Come back! Someone is going to hurt your friend! "
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. Even though she had no idea what the girl was up to, she still rushed back instinctively. The girl seemed to be shocked when she saw Lin Sanjiu running back as soon as she finished speaking. Then, she shouted anxiously, "My trainer wants to eat your friend. I just killed her!"
When Lin Sanjiu got closer, she realized that the middle-aged woman wasn't completely dead. Lin Sanjiu's face darkened. She stared into the girl's eyes and asked hoarsely, "What happened?"
"You don't have to fetch water," the girl said anxiously. There was a hint of pride in her voice. "Our tutor is dead, so we have food and water now. Like I said, she wants to eat your friend. That won't do. If you have to choose between my trainer and your friend to die, it has to be the trainer. "
"Do you hate her?"
The girl tilted her head and stared at Lin Sanjiu with a smile, "Hate? No, I don't hate her at all. "
"Then why …"
"You have a gun," the girl said matter-of-factly.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned for a moment. Then, the girl continued, "You shouldn't waste your gun. You should set up a temporary management committee or something. I will be the first to support you. We can't be left alone in Peanut Town! "
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