She coughed out of instinct. In fact, Megan hadn't fully regained consciousness yet. Her eyes were open, but there was only darkness in front of her. Her brain was in severe pain, as if a steel needle was stirring inside.
Her lungs rejected the seawater as a foreign substance, and her alveoli hungrily demanded oxygen from her windpipe. She coughed and gasped, gasped and coughed, and the two opposite reactions were agonizing.
After she coughed out all the seawater in her lungs and trachea, her brain started to recover its oxygen supply. The darkness in front of her gradually disappeared, like a pair of glasses that had been smeared with ink.
She saw Zhang Zian.
Suddenly, a strange thought popped up in his half-conscious brain — God is actually yellow?
"Are you okay? Where are you hurt? "
When she was coughing up water, Zhang Zian had already roughly examined her body. Other than being a little skinny due to malnutrition, there were no obvious injuries on her body. However, there were a few visible bruises on her skin, including the corners of her eyes. He suspected that she had been beaten.
She was wearing ragged clothes made of coarse cloth. She didn't even need to change to play the role of a poor person in the Middle Ages. She was wearing a pair of broken sneakers.
Megan stared at him for a few seconds. She finally had the strength to turn around and look around. The first thing she saw was Fa Ci, who was squatting next to her.
Megan often participated in outdoor activities. She wasn't a newbie and had a certain understanding of wild animals. She was shocked to see Fa Ci. Isn't this a wolf?
Trembling, she scrambled back, trying to get away from Faust.
"Don't be afraid." Zhang Zian quickly pressed her shoulder. "It won't hurt you."
"No, you don't understand. This is a wolf!" Megan cried in a hoarse voice.
"No, you misunderstood. This is actually … a dog. Yes, an Alaskan Malamute. It just looks more like a wolf. Many people were shocked like you," Zhang Zian explained.
Megan was stunned. Of course, she hoped that what this man said was true. However, the persecution she had suffered in the past few days made her deeply wary of all strangers. She didn't dare to trust anyone.
Woof! Woof woof!
Zhang Zian was thinking about how to comfort her when he heard Fa Shoi bark twice like a dog, imitating it perfectly.
Not only did Fa Ci bark like a dog, but he also lied on the ground to show that he wasn't a threat.
"Is … is it really a dog?"
The barking dispelled most of Megan's suspicions, and she was no longer as afraid.
"Uh … it is indeed a dog."
Zhang Zian admired Fashui's spirit of sacrifice. Just a moment ago, it was still arguing with Sihwa that it was a wolf and not a dog, but now, in order to make this frightened and uneasy girl feel at ease, it was willing to compromise and pretend to be a dog … If it were any other elfin, they would rather have their heads broken and their blood spilled than pretend to be another animal.
Megan heaved a sigh of relief. "Where are we? Am I in heaven? "
"No, the real estate market in Heaven is probably very tight. There aren't that many wastelands … What I mean is, of course, this isn't Heaven. It's not far from where you were thrown into the sea," he replied.
His words made her recall the process of being thrown into the sea. The murderer's ferocious face was still vivid in her mind. Her heart was once again seized by extreme fear, and her face instantly lost the remaining color.
"Don't be afraid. Those people have left," Zhang Zian said. "It's safe here."
"No! You don't understand! There was no safe place! We have to get out of here quickly! Otherwise, they would capture him again! Bring him back to that hell! They won't let you go! "
The torture that Megan had suffered in the past few days had left a deep psychological scar on her. She grabbed Zhang Zian's arm tightly, trembling like a frightened little animal.
Zhang Zian wanted to say that he understood how she felt, but that was just saying it out loud. Without experiencing her pain personally, he couldn't understand how she felt.
He could only repeatedly emphasize, "Don't worry. I will bring you out of the forest safely. You will go home and reunite with your mother. I promise."
His reassurance had some effect, and Megan calmed down a little from her fright. However, as she carefully pondered his words, she began to wonder why he had mentioned her mother.
"You … Are you a hiker?" She looked up and down at Zhang Zian's attire.
"Sort of … Your name is Megan, right? I'm from China, and I came to America to play. I met your mother at the edge of the Mahogany Forest, and she asked me to find you. "
Zhang Zian took out his phone. He thought about the situation where he might not be able to gain Megan's trust when he met her, so he asked her mother to record a video for her. He played it in front of her.
Seeing her mother's familiar face and voice, Megan suddenly choked up.
Mrs. Miller poured out her thoughts about Megan in the video, and Megan was heartbroken. She covered her mouth and sobbed. Mrs. Miller believed that Megan was still alive, and she wanted Megan to believe in this young man from China, and that he would bring her out of the forest safely.
Megan's wariness toward Zhang Zian was completely gone. She wanted to leave the forest immediately, jump into her mother's arms, and cry out all of her grievances.
After playing the video, Zhang Zian patted her shoulder and didn't say anything. He gave her enough time to calm down.
"Your name is Jeff, right? I want to thank you. Thank you for risking your life to find me in the forest. Thank you for saving me. You gave me a second life. Thank you! "
After a while, Megan, who had finally stopped crying, wiped her red eyes, and thanked him. Her pale words couldn't express the gratitude in her heart.
The seawater was cold, and when the wind blew on the shore, she curled up and shivered.
"This is not a good place to talk. Let's find a place to settle down first. I also want to understand some things from you."
When he patted her shoulder, Zhang Zian felt that it was as cold as ice. He knew that she had been submerged in the seawater for a long time. Coupled with malnutrition and shock, she was in danger of developing hypothermia.
He wanted to be a gentleman and put on his jacket for her, but his jacket was still wet from being thrown into the water. He could only find a blanket from his backpack for her to wrap around her body.
Considering Megan's terrible condition, it wasn't suitable for them to leave the forest immediately. Otherwise, she might die on the way. He didn't have enough supplies for two people, and he hadn't completed his mission yet, so he couldn't leave the forest for the time being.
Zhang Zian could only think of the deserted Native American village nearby where he could temporarily stay. He didn't expect to have to stay there again so soon. Luckily, he had kept the house intact.
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