Chapter 386: I Didn’t Come Here In Vain
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“What do you plan to do in the future?” She said to the little boy who was kneeling in front of the tombstone and burning joss paper.
“Benefactor, I plan to take my brother to the north. Whether it’s begging or selling myself as a slave, I’ll try my best to survive with him.”
He didn’t open his mouth to ask for help, which was out of MO Ruyue’s expectations.
“How about this, I’ll give you something. If you meet a family with this badge in the north, just say that I asked you to go there.”
MO Ruyue quickly wrote a note and stamped it with her seal.
She rummaged through the carriage and quickly came back with a package.
“I’ve prepared some dry food and clothes for you. There are only a few copper coins. Don’t use them unless you have no other choice.”
MO Ruyue had already thought of everything.
Giving money to children of this age would be sending them to a dead end. It was better to give them enough clothes to keep them warm and dry food to fill their stomachs.
She was prepared to entrust the two children to the Bai family, but whether or not they could catch up to the Bai family depended on whether these two little brothers had the fortune to survive this disaster.
“Benefactor, even if you don’t want me to kneel, I still want to kneel. Please let me kowtow to you!”
The little boy couldn’t hold it in any longer. He didn’t know what else he could say to express his gratitude. Even if it would make his benefactor unhappy, he must kowtow to thank her.
“You still owe me one just now, so you can pay me back in one.”
MO Ruyue only hated people who knelt and begged, but she would naturally accept this kind of heartfelt gratitude.
Lin Zheng carefully put his brother to the side and immediately knelt down. He respectfully kowtowed three times to MO Ruyue and Gu Ying, making banging sounds.
When he raised his head, his forehead was already bruised.
“Alright, how you want to walk the road after this and how far you can go will depend on you.”
MO Ruyue helped Lin Zheng up, sighing in her heart.
This was a rare good seedling. If it were another situation, perhaps she would have brought him by her side to cultivate, but the timing was not right.
She still had her babies in her interspace, and she would have to bring them out sooner or later. She couldn’t keep them trapped in her interspace.
With so many people appearing out of thin air, Lin Zheng would definitely be suspicious. Even if he was indebted to her, this secret could not be easilv known by others.
Therefore, she could only allow Lin Zheng to find his own way out. If he could catch up to the Bai family, they would definitely meet again in the future. At that time, it would not be too late to accept him as a disciple.
If he still fell on the road of fighting for his life, then it could only be said that they were not fated to be together.
This wasn’t because MO Ruyue was cruel. She and Gu Ying had once walked an even more dangerous path to reach where they were today. In comparison, the path that Lin Zheng was going to take now was really nothing.
Initially, she had thought that Lin Zheng would stay on the mountain to accompany his mother for a while longer. She did not expect that he would choose to go down the mountain with them without hesitation.
“Benefactor, I can save more energy by following your carriage for a longer journey. You won’t blame me for being opportunistic, right?”
Lin Zheng faced MO Ruyue’s question and said frankly.
“No, you just know how to judge the situation and make the best choice,”
MO Ruyue knew very well that it wasn’t that this child didn’t value relationships. On the contrary, it was because he valued relationships too much that he valued his younger brother, who his mother had exchanged her life for, more than anything else.
He knew that Lin Yun could only rely on him now, so he couldn’t fall. There was still a long way to go, and he had to make the right choice.
The time to part had finally come. MO Ruyue gave Lin Zheng a lit torch and two spare ones.
He even had a machete stuck on his waist.
The night was long, and although there was no threat from humans, the wild beasts that had gone crazy from hunger were also a severe test.
“Remember, during the day, you must stay away from the crowd.”
MO Ruyue reminded them one last time. She had already done her best and had no regrets.
After thanking MO Ruyue and Gu Ying, Lin Zheng’s small figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Only the orange flame continued to flash as he firmly headed north.
“Bing ‘Er, are we going back to the city or are we going down?”
Gu Ying saw that she was looking in the direction of Lin Zheng’s departure for a long time without saying a word. He knew that she still couldn’t let it go, so he deliberately found some topics to divert her attention.
“Let’s go back to the city. If there are any more injured people, treat them. Also, you have to purify the water source. We didn’t come in vain.”
MO Ruyue retracted her gaze, not wanting Gu Ying to worry about her. “Okay, let’s enter the city first and then split up.”
Gu Ying was about to get on the carriage when two arms suddenly wrapped around his waist. MO Ruyue’s soft body came close.
“It’s great to find you.”
Ever since they had reunited, she had said these words countless times, but each time, it gave Gu Ying a different feeling.
He patted the back of her hand and comforted her, “Even if I have to do it a thousand times, I will still find you.”
“Um!”
The two of them continued to confirm each other’s feelings in this kind of companionship, deepening the bond between them, making the thread of their fates tighter and tighter, never to be cut off again.
The carriage entered the city again, but there were some things and people missing. Although it still caused some small discussions, it quickly disappeared without a trace.
The night had fallen, and the wounded, who had been frightened and tortured by pain, quickly fell asleep after having a full meal and receiving treatment.
This settlement was one of the few buildings that had survived. There was even a sign of an inn hanging on it. It could only be said to be a place that could barely shelter them from the wind and rain, but it could not keep them warm.
MO Ruyue naturally wouldn’t help them start a fire to keep them warm. These people could still eat and move. If she had to do it to keep them warm, then they deserved to be left behind to wait for death.
After she returned, she had asked if there were any more people coming to this gathering point, but the answer was no.
After such a long time, even if there were survivors, they wouldn’t be able to last long if they couldn’t move.
Right now, it was the middle of winter. Without any food or drink, they were seriously injured, and their body temperatures were dropping. This was a sure-death buff.
MO Ruyue was also very clear about this, but in the second half of the night, she still went with Gu Ying to sort out the entire city from head to toe.
When the sky had just turned bright, the two returned to the place where they had first parted, but the bags of dry food and medicine in their hands were empty.
The life force of a human was indeed the most incredible thing. That night, they had found no less than a dozen survivors.
However, this was all that was left.
Even if some of them were still breathing weakly, they couldn’t hold on for long. Even if they discovered them, they would ignore them.
As for those who still had a glimmer of hope, the two of them left them with dry food and medicine. As for whether they could survive this in the end, it was up to God’s arrangement.
“We’re going south now. We walked around the city again last night and found some survivors, but it’s not convenient to move them now.”
“I know you can’t even take care of yourselves now, but if you think of your desire for someone to save you, go and take a look if you can. We’ve all left a very eye-catching mark. Of course, even if you don’t go, no one will say anything..”
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