As it turned out, he couldn't just lie there without moving. He still had to adjust his posture from time to time to maintain the mobility of his joints.
It wasn't until early in the morning when Yan Liuyuan was about to close his eyes and fall asleep that another sparrow flew into the pot!
Yan Liuyuan's hand immediately tightened on the rope, and the iron pot that was supporting the wooden stick fell into the snow with a thud.
Yan Liuyuan clenched his teeth and pounced forward. He could feel his joints wailing, but fortunately, he still had the nanomachines!
He pressed down hard on the iron pot and only dared to reach his hand into the pot after he was sure that the sparrow was firmly pinned down. But the moment he reached his hand in, he felt a piercing pain!
This was different from what Ren Xiaosu had said! Yan Liuyuan let out a low growl. It took him a long time to wring the sparrow's neck!
But after he broke it, there were three bloody holes on the back of his hand! Yan Liuyuan sat on the ground with the sparrow in his arms and immediately started crying. As there was no one around, he started crying louder and louder.
He was not feeling aggrieved for himself, but for Ren Xiaosu.
Ren Xiaosu had always told him how fun the wilderness was and how easy hunting was. Yan Liuyuan had always known that Ren Xiaosu was lying.
But the joys and sorrows of humans were never interconnected. So during those most difficult days, Yan Liuyuan thought he had already understood how bitter Ren Xiaosu was. But he did not expect that Ren Xiaosu had to suffer at that time was much more bitter than he had imagined.
Only after experiencing it himself did he truly understand what Ren Xiaosu had to bear for him all those years, and why Ren Xiaosu had never allowed him to go hunting in the wilderness.
That young man did not have nanomachines or gloves at that time.
Yan Liuyuan wiped his tears and walked back to the campsite. When Sister Xiaoyu saw the blood flowing from his hand, she hurriedly bandaged it for him.
"Is my brother awake?" Yan Liuyuan asked.
Wang Fugui frowned and shook his head. "We don't have a doctor, and we don't even know where he is injured. We can only judge that there are fractures in some places, but we don't know what other internal injuries he has."
Just now, Sister Xiaoyu had ground the antibiotic into a liquid and fed it to Ren Xiaosu. This was to prevent his wounds from becoming inflamed, or to prevent him from having a high fever, cold, or cough after his immune system dropped.
Originally, everyone was worried that Ren Xiaosu would not be able to feed him the medicine if he did not open his mouth. Everyone's idea was to have Ms. Jiang feed him with her mouth, and Ms. Jiang did not object. After all, saving a life was more important.
Fortunately, Ren Xiaosu did not bite his mouth tightly and swallowed the medicinal liquid with the spoon.
Yan Liuyuan handed the sparrow to Sister Xiaoyu. "Sis, make some soup for my brother."
He then sat down next to Ren Xiaosu in a daze. Wang Fugui said to Yan Liuyuan, "Don't worry too much. Your brother is tough, so he'll be fine."
Actually, Yan Liuyuan also firmly believed this. Ren Xiaosu was a supernatural being, and with the physical fitness of a supernatural being, he would not be tortured to death by illness as long as it was not a fatal injury.
Moreover, he had already made a wish for Ren Xiaosu, so all he had to do was wait and see what the backlash would be.
Usually, Yan Liuyuan would judge Ren Xiaosu's safety based on how dangerous the backlash was.
At this moment, Sister Xiaoyu had already plucked out the sparrow's feathers and even removed its innards and placed them aside. When this woman first started living with Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan, she would even scream in fright when she killed a chicken. At that time, Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan were still laughing at her.
But now, she could not be any more proficient in her actions. Life made people grow, and Sister Xiaoyu was willing to change for Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan.
The water in the pot was already boiling, so she tossed the sparrow into it.
As soon as the sparrow entered the pot, a fragrance wafted out along with the boiling steam.
It was early in the morning, so many escapees woke up from their sleep when they smelled the aroma. Everyone looked over in surprise.
When these escapees were fleeing for their lives, they would mostly think about bringing along their valuables, such as watches, jewelry, gold, and cash.
Meanwhile, Sister Xiaoyu and the others were already very experienced in fleeing. They knew very well what they needed the most in the wilderness. Old Wang had already exchanged his money for medicine that could be easily converted into cash and only brought along a small amount of gold and cash.
In a war, gold was not as precious as medicine.
At this moment, someone slowly walked over to Sister Xiaoyu and the others. The escapees had been starving for the entire day, so their stomachs were rumbling.
A middle-aged man said, "Can you get me a bowl of soup?"
This person did not even sound like he was begging them. Sister Xiaoyu glanced at him and said, "Get lost."
Yan Liuyuan looked coldly at these stronghold residents. He knew all too well what kind of people they were. Those who dared to come over were all shameless. The kind-hearted, honest people just sat there and did not move. That was because they knew how precious the meat soup was at this moment, so they were too embarrassed to ask for it.
A plump, middle-aged man was being escorted over by others. When the middle-aged man saw Jiang Wu and the others, his eyes lit up. After all, Jiang Wu was very good-looking, and the people around her were all female students.
Meanwhile, the men in this group were either old men like Wang Fugui, or injured people like Wang Yuchi and Ren Xiaosu. Since Yan Liuyuan looked so young, this group looked like they could be easily bullied.
The plump man said arrogantly, "I'm the director of Stronghold 108's Logistics Division, Xu Shiduan."
Yan Liuyuan sneered and stood up. He walked over to Xu Shiduan and said, "You're not welcome here."
Xu Shiduan was so angry he laughed. "Where did this brat come from? Get out of the way. It's wartime now, and your food has been requisitioned —"
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Shiduan stared blankly at the dagger in his chest. He had not expected the young man in front of him to stab him without saying a word.
Yan Liuyuan slowly pulled the dagger out and allowed the blood from Xu Shiduan's wound to splatter on his face. Everyone around them was stunned before retreating in fear.
Yan Liuyuan said calmly, "Don't let anyone get close to us again. I'll only say this once."
Ren Xiaosu had once told him in town not to be afraid of stirring up trouble. In this wilderness, you could only live longer if everyone was afraid of you. But you also had to be careful when stirring up trouble. You had to find the culprit and not expand the scope of your attack. That way, the culprit would be abandoned by others, but you would not be attacked by everyone.
It was human nature to cherish their lives. When the stronghold residents, who were used to living a comfortable life in the stronghold, realized there were people who dared to kill others and were more ruthless than them, they would subconsciously choose to retreat.
In the past, Ren Xiaosu was the one to do such things. But now that Ren Xiaosu was still unconscious, it was up to Yan Liuyuan to do it, just like Ren Xiaosu had done for him in the past.
The escapees started retreating far away. Sister Xiaoyu walked over and helped Yan Liuyuan wipe the blood off his face with her sleeve.
Yan Liuyuan suddenly sighed and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, I finally understand what my brother was carrying in the past."
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