Where is this? Am I still alive …
As he regained consciousness, the memories from before he fell into a deep slumber flooded into his mind. His heart was filled with suffocating pain.
He really wanted this to be an illusory nightmare, and everything would disappear as soon as he woke up. However, he knew that no matter how much he fooled himself, Shui Ruo would never return. He could only watch helplessly as Shui Ruo lost her breath in his arms. He could only watch helplessly as she left his embrace ….
Ruo Ruo … Why did you leave me …
His heart was bleeding, and when he regained consciousness, the first thing he faced was the fact that Shui Ruo had already left. This pain was like thousands of needles stabbing into his heart and soul, and he hated himself for regaining consciousness. He wanted to die immediately … If he died, he would be able to accompany Shui Ruo, and he wouldn't have to suffer such heart-wrenching pain.
However … However …
In his mind, Shui Ruo's beautiful figure appeared. She was as elegant as a fairy, and as beautiful as a dream. However, she was so far away that he couldn't touch her at all.
"Big brother … Do you still remember the three things you promised me … Big brother, you have to do what you promised me. I will watch over big brother and Tian Tian from heaven … Big brother, I'm not here anymore, so you have to take good care of Tian Tian and protect Tian Tian, just like how you protect me. Let Tian Tian replace me and accompany you forever, okay … "
As Shui Ruo's voice and figure slowly disappeared, his heart was bleeding and crying. However, he didn't chase after her, nor did he try to persuade her to stay, because he knew that it was just an illusion …
In his memories, he completely lost control of his emotions because of Shui Ruo's departure. For the sake of Shui Ruo, he, who hadn't been stained with blood for six years, used the cruelest method to kill someone. Afterwards, he hid it from everyone and went to the Long family by himself … At that time, he was completely disheartened, and he only wanted to use his life to take revenge before going to accompany Shui Ruo. In his half-crazed state, his consciousness was also in a half-dissociated state. After entering the Long family, he was only half awake. The other half was his desire to kill. In front of him, bodies fell one after another, blood and broken limbs flying in the air. He didn't know who he had killed or how many people he had killed. At that time, he was like a berserk Shura, mercilessly drinking blood … Now that he had calmed down, every scene, every detail, every bit of it appeared clearly in his mind … Finally, he used the last of his strength to avoid Xuanyuan Dao and grab Long Tian Yun's neck …
However, his exhausted body could no longer squeeze out any strength, and just like that, he collapsed. Later on, his consciousness was forcefully awakened by an external force. Then, he heard Mu Bing Yao's voice. At that time, he remembered every word she said clearly.
Tian Tian …
Where was Tian Tian … How was she … Was she injured … Was she affected …
… She's definitely fine. She's definitely waiting for me … Liu Bingyao said she was in a very safe place. She's definitely fine.
The worry in his heart turned into an intense desire to live, and he wanted to open his eyes to see if Tian Tian was safe. As such, his consciousness started to struggle, wanting to expel the darkness around him. His completely awakened mental strength was enormous, and his body had mostly healed as well. As he struggled with all his might, he soon opened his eyes slightly. His eyes, which had been closed for a long time, suddenly came into contact with the light, and he instinctively closed them. After a short while, he slowly opened them again.
His body felt incredibly weak, and he felt a burning pain all over his body. Unexpectedly, his throat was not dry, and there was even a sweet, honey-like taste in his mouth. His vision became clear. What he saw was a blue sky, white clouds, and the sound of a hidden stream in his ears. The tip of his nose was filled with the rich scent of grass … and the stench of his own body.
Where … was this?
After waking up from the darkness, he found himself in a completely foreign world. He raised his arm, and although it was powerless, it didn't feel as if there was anything wrong with it. His left arm, which had been chopped in half by Xuanyuan Sheng's Azure Edge Sword, did not seem to have lost its nerves. The pain from all over his body told him that although he had countless injuries, and some of them were quite severe, none of them were 'crippled' or 'paralyzed'. Moreover, the injuries on his body, especially the one on his left arm where his shoulder had been chopped in half, would have rotted away if it wasn't treated properly. Even with modern medicine, it would be incredibly difficult to fully recover from these injuries … however, he had been unconscious for the past few days, recovering at an incomprehensible speed. He knew that the body that the Mad Scientist had created for him over the past 3 years had once again saved him. However, this definitely didn't mean that he was grateful to the Mad Scientist. After all, he hated and feared the Mad Scientist more than he hated him. Hell was indeed incredibly powerful, but it wasn't impossible for him to defeat or surpass him. On the other hand, the Mad Scientist didn't have any strength, and his skinny body was incredibly weak. However, he was as deep and bottomless as an abyss. Whenever Ling Chen thought of him, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
His gaze turned, and he saw a large boulder, as well as a girl who seemed to have fallen asleep. Her body was pressed against the boulder, and she was curled up like a kitten. Her two small hands clutched tightly onto his tattered clothes. Her grip was very, very tight. Ling Chen was very familiar with her clothes – it was the floral dress that Shui Ruo had bought for Tian Tian last week. However, the girl's delicate face was now covered in mud … as well as a wound that caused his heart to ache.
When he woke up, the first person he saw was Tian Tian.
It was very quiet, and apart from the two of them, there was no one else. Looking to the side, he saw a small bowl and a large bag of something that looked like white sugar. In the distance, there was no trace of anyone else. Ling Chen's gaze once again fell on Tian Tian's body. Looking down, he saw that under her dress, there were cuts and bruises on her legs, as well as … half of her shoes and socks were stained with blood.
In that instant, Ling Chen held his breath, and the pain in his heart made it so that he couldn't breathe.
He immediately understood.
Ling Chen raised his trembling right hand, and slowly touched Tian Tian's face. He placed his entire hand on her face. The touch caused Tian Tian to wake up, and she opened her eyes. The instant she saw Ling Chen's eyes, she felt as if she had been electrocuted, and she suddenly sat up …
"Tian Tian …" Ling Chen softly called out. The injuries he had suffered that day were far too severe, even worse than when he had almost died at Hell's hands. As such, although he had woken up, his stamina hadn't recovered, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up. However, since he had woken up, his stamina would recover very quickly. He believed that in less than half a day, he would be able to move again.
Tian Tian was dumbfounded, and it was as if she had lost her soul. In an instant, her vision became blurry. All her determination and perseverance turned into tears that gushed out crazily ….
"Big brother!!!" She had cried out countless times over the past few days. She threw herself onto Ling Chen's body, and cried out with all of her strength. Her cries were heart-wrenching.
Shui Ruo's departure was a huge blow to Ling Chen, and she was also heartbroken. However, the nightmare didn't end there. That night, not only did she lose her big sister, but she had also almost lost her big brother. When she finally saw her big brother, she saw his blood-stained, dying body. As such, even though her shoulders were so thin and weak, she still took him from Mu Bing Yao's hands, and carried him on her shoulders as she walked forward step by step …
She had already lost her big sister, and she couldn't lose her big brother as well. This sort of determination caused her to burn with all of her strength … she carried him, and walked from night to day without stopping. Even when she fainted, she would wake up after a few hours. For the past few days, she had been living in fear. She didn't have delicious food, beautiful clothes, or a comfortable bathroom, no one to play games with her, no one to hug her to sleep at night, no one to rely on … In her fear, she put away all her weakness and used her own hands and hard work to wake up the last family member in her life.
Now, he had finally woken up. She hugged his body, and used her tears and cries to vent her fear, sadness, and sadness. She cried until she was almost suffocating, and couldn't say a single word.
After all, she was only a 10-year-old child, and it was simply too cruel for her to bear all of this.
Her cries caused Ling Chen's heart to shatter. He stretched out his hand and gently hugged her, allowing her to cry as hard as she could. He, who had wanted to keep his consciousness from waking up, was now rejoicing that he had woken up. The smell of blood on his body told him that nearly 4 days had passed …
4 days …
In these 4 days, how much suffering did she have to go through, and how did she get through it …
Ling Chen couldn't even bear to think about it, and could only silently hug her tighter and tighter.
After a long time, Tian Tian's cries finally quieted down. The carefree cries had drained all of her strength. She lay on Ling Chen's body, her tears drenching his tattered clothes. Finally, she raised her head, and opened her misty eyes. She stared unblinkingly at Ling Chen, fearing that this was all an illusion, "Big brother … big brother … wuu … this is great … you've finally woken up … wuu …"
"Tian Tian …" Ling Chen softly called out, unable to say anything else.
Tian Tian lay on his body, tightly hugging him as she sobbed, "Big brother … don't leave me … we said that we'd be together … for the rest of our lives … no one can leave the other … big sister's gone, and I'm so sad … big brother's sad too … but I still have big brother, and big brother still has me … in the future … I'll definitely listen to big brother, and I'll do my best to be as good as big sister … don't leave me … I don't want big brother to die … I don't want anything to happen to big brother … wuu …"
She knew that the place he went to that night was not only to avenge his sister, but also to seek death.
That night, Ling Chen had not planned to live, nor would he allow himself to live. He believed that he could cause chaos in the Long family, but he would also die in the Long family's residence.
At that time, he had forgotten about Tian Tian, the girl he had promised to take care of for the rest of his life.
Boundless pain and regret welled up in his heart, and his eyes became slightly moist. He used all of his strength to hug Tian Tian as he softly said, "How could I bear to leave Tian Tian behind … Tian Tian, this time, I was wrong. Tian Tian can punish me however she wants. In the future, I definitely won't do anything stupid, and I'll live well … I'll live to protect and take care of Tian Tian for the rest of my life … "
Looking at Tian Tian's tear-stained face, Ling Chen, who had originally wanted to die because of Shui Ruo, said these words without any hesitation or regret. This was because his life was given to him by Tian Tian, and this life no longer belonged to him. For Tian Tian, he had to live on.
"Really?" Ling Chen's words caused Tian Tian to become dazed. She looked at Ling Chen for a long time with tears in her eyes, then stretched out her right pinky and placed it on Ling Chen's chest, "Big brother's words always count. Otherwise … otherwise … "
With a knowing smile, Ling Chen stretched out his pinky and hooked it with Tian Tian's pinky, "I'll keep my word for the rest of my life. Otherwise, I'll be a puppy in my next life."
Tian Tian smiled. This was the first time she had smiled in a while, and it was as beautiful as a crystal.
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