Zurichian's escape did not go smoothly.
The vehicle was forced to flee into the forest. The Holy Alliance forces have been in hot pursuit.
"The Holy Alliance Army urgently mobilizes troops, please go to the dense forest of District 12 immediately to eliminate the sinners carrying the virus..." The voice of the Holy Alliance Army came from the car radio, and they were smearing Zurich. Call specific drugs "viruses."
Su Li lowered his head first, took out the glass bottle stored in the inner pocket of his left chest, and stared at the special medicine that was as bright as a blue star.
...She had to protect it. This flame cannot be stopped by the forty-seventh person.
The scenery outside the window flew by quickly, and branches scraped against the car glass.
"Ms. Su, Ms. Lin, jump out of the car!" the driver of the vehicle suddenly said.
"Master Liu, do we need to jump out of the car?" Lin Yuzi asked in surprise.
"The forest is too dense, and there is only one trail. But this is a one-way street, and the Holy Alliance Army will definitely block people at the end." The driver said, "Only if you jump out of the car now and escape with the help of the dense forests on both sides, can you survive .”
Lin Yuzi was still hesitating, but Su Lixian made a decision immediately: "Yuzi, let's dance!"
She had already vaguely seen the pursuers behind the vehicle. If she was flanked by two sides, she would definitely not be able to escape.
Lin Yuzi's forehead was covered with sweat: "Master Liu, there is no need to jump out of the car. You can stop the car. It is safer this way."
The driver smiled: "Why do you think I asked you to jump out of the car? You just don't want to stop. If the car stops, the Holy Alliance Army will know the scope of your activities. As long as you keep driving the car, they will not know you." Where do I get off the bus so I can’t find you!”
Only then did Lin Yuzi realize what determination Master Liu had. If the car kept driving and the Holy Alliance Army discovered that there was no Su Lixian in the car, Master Liu would not be able to survive.
She didn't even remember Master Liu's full name. She only knew that his surname was Liu and that he was an external driver of the institute. He likes to take advantage of small things on weekdays, and even wants to get a few more eggs from the canteen. He is just a small citizen with no characteristics, who likes to care about trivial things.
He seems to have a four-year-old daughter who comes to see him after get off work. He would give her the eggs he stole and complained about his monthly wages.
Lin Yuzi never thought he would do this.
"Yuzi, let's go." Su Li thanked him first and then opened the car door, letting in the strong wind.
Lin Yuzi took one last look at the middle-aged driver. He was looking straight ahead. Lin Yuzi couldn't see his face clearly. His hand holding the steering wheel was shaking. It was obvious that he was also afraid. There were tears in his eyes in the rearview mirror.
The bright red knot swayed under the rear mirror. The last thing Lin Yuzi saw was the red knot like a goldfish tail.
The wind howled, and Su Li jumped out of the car holding Lin Yuzi in his arms. The fierce wind blew across their backs. Blades of grass flew and the car quickly sped past and was never seen again.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
It wasn't until she was lying on the grass that Lin Yuzi suddenly realized that in the end she didn't even remember what Master Liu looked like.
Her vision was too broad and she failed to remember a small person who was usually taciturn.
...little people.
"Goodbye, Master Liu..." Lin Yuzi murmured.
Su Li first took Lin Yuzi's hand and rushed into the dense forest.
They fled for a long time, and the sound of gunshots, shouts, artillery fire, and helicopter propellers were heard in the distance. Whenever they are about to break out of the forest, they will find that the Holy Alliance troops are stationed not far away and cannot break through. Day and night flipped back and forth in the sky. They didn't know how many days had passed, and there was only water left in their stomachs.
Their clothes were in tatters, and they were hungry and cold after dozens of days of fleeing. During the light snow, pale white frost and snow fell from the sky.
The Holy Alliance army's siege became increasingly tight, and the two were forced to hide in a cave. The cave is located under a high slope and is difficult to find.
Su Li hugged his knees and sat quietly in a dark place. This is the only light source in the cave, with dim light projected down from the thin cracks. She was already very weak.
"I haven't eaten for more than thirty hours. Mr. Li, please wait here while I go find some fruit..." Lin Yuzi spoke, only to realize that his voice was so hoarse.
"Um."
Her voice in response was also hoarse.
When Lin Yuzi came back from finding some fruits, Su Lixian was already lying on the ground, with his eyes closed and his fingers still holding the glass bottle tightly.
That ray of dim light fell from the gap in the cave and fell right on Zurichian's face. It reflected her face that was pale due to long-term flight, her lips were chapped, like dead old tree bark, and her cheeks were thin and sunken.
The moment he saw this scene, it seemed as if something squeezed Lin Yuzi's heart tightly. She ran over almost in a hurry to check Su Lixian's breathing. The moment she felt the hot wind, she was sure that Su Lixian was still alive.
However, the feeling of panic in my heart could not go away. She was afraid of Zurichian's death.
"Mr. Li." Lin Yuzi's voice was extremely dry.
She could barely hear her own voice:
"Let's... surrender to the Holy Alliance Army. This way, you can still live."
Zu Lixian was as thin as a bone, and his body was sunken due to extreme lack of nutrition. It's hard to hold on any longer.
Before the Human Self-Rescue Alliance found them, the Holy Alliance Army was already approaching. Their range of activities is getting smaller and smaller.
Only by contacting the Holy Alliance Army can we survive. Su Lixian is the most famous occultist, and the Holy Alliance Army will not let her starve to death. But if you continue to hide here, you will definitely... starve to death.
However, Su Li first lay in her arms and shook her head.
Her hand raised slowly, as if controlling a limb that didn't belong to her. His fingers slowly tapped the left side of his chest, where the heart was.
The glass bottle is close to her chest, like another heart of hers.
"Ding Dong."
It was as if there was a clear sound of heart hitting the glass bottle.
At this moment, Lin Yuzi's heart seemed to be hit by something, and she suddenly burst into tears.
Su Li first took her hand and wrote in her hand.
【It is my heart. 】
…
——It is my heart.
——Cannot hand it over.
There was no wind in the cave, only the faint white snow spilled in from the gaps and melted around them, like white stars.
Lin Yuzi hugged Su Lixian tightly, and the hot liquid fell on Su Lixian's back. She kneaded the fruit in her hand into a paste and slowly fed it into Su Lixian's mouth.
The human heart is made of flesh and blood, it cannot be a glass bottle.
But when the glass bottle carries all the fire, in the eyes of ideal people, it becomes the heart that they want to protect desperately.
Once the heart ruptures, one cannot survive alone.
Even if they die here, the glass bottle will not fall into the hands of the Holy Alliance and be destroyed. When the Human Self-Rescue Alliance comes to call, maybe it can still be discovered.
Even though, at that time, all people saw were two dead bones without any flesh and blood. There is also a glass bottle that still exudes azure light.
Su Li first swallowed the mushy fruit. Her swallowing function had become difficult. She was retching while swallowing, like a cow chewing its cud. Lin Yuzi could only help her swallow and feed her snow water.
Her breathing was like an old bellows, one after another, piercing sound, and oxygen became a luxury.
"Yuzi, except for the Holy Alliance... everyone is trying their best to help us. We...can't give up." Su Lixian's face was as white as paper.
"……good."
"Don't give in...don't abandon our history. The best way to erase a race is to erase their history and culture. We...can't give in and must wait for rescue."
"……Um."
"I'm a little tired."
"It's okay, go to sleep."
When Su Lixian fell asleep, Lin Yuzi's pupils began to lose focus. She turned her back to Su Lixian and repeated one sentence over and over again, almost like a madman.
"Live, live, live..."
"Live, live, live...
The time in the cave lasted for a long time, and the outside was gradually filled with Holy Alliance troops. Lin Yuzi didn't even dare to go out to look for wild fruits. As long as she took half a step out of the cave, she would be easily discovered.
Su Lixian was already weak, and the emotions and memories of the forty-six people had been tormenting her. Once there was no food, her body deteriorated much faster than Lin Yuzi.
Today is the seventh day in the cave. Lin Yuzi quietly turned off the battery alarm of the flashlight. Now they don't even have a light source.
They are all becoming more and more silent. The long wait, despair and hunger, waiting for death to come step by step in this dark cave, are more grueling than punishment.
It was already difficult for Su Li to walk. It was even difficult for her to even stand up. She was in a state of confusion for twenty hours a day, saying "Mom, I want to eat braised pork ribs", "Don't snatch my paintings...", and so on. What are these vague words like "Old monitor, are you worthy of your pride?" Lin Yuzi couldn't understand.
She just kissed the glass bottle repeatedly, looking at its star-like light, imagining that all the good things were inside. Tears rolled down her cheeks in a mechanical and dull manner.
On this day, Lin Yuzi was looking at the falling snow in the gap above his head. At this time, she suddenly heard Su Lixian's voice.
"Tamako."
Calm and crisp. Not hoarse at all.
Lin Yuzi turned around and saw Su Lixian, who had not stood up for a long time, stood up uncharacteristically. Su Lixian is in good spirits today, and his face is even rosier, which is surprising.
"What are you doing up?" Lin Yuzi wanted her to continue resting.
"Paint." Su Li smiled first.
She picked up the stone on the ground, walked closer to the mountain wall step by step, and began to carve something, her movements trembling, like a dying old man.
She cared very seriously and her eyes were very bright.
Lin Yuzi took a closer look and saw that Su Li was painting with stones.
Simple flower trees, blooming roses, and green vines climbing all over the stairs. Then came the stick figures one by one, including colleagues from the institute, driver Master Liu, Aunt Wang from the cafeteria, security guards Master Chen, Master Wu...
It seems that Su Lixian is using the last moments of her life to write her life on the stone wall with the simplest paper and pen.
"Is this a rose?" Lin Yuzi asked softly.
"Yes. Wen Sheng has liked roses since he was a child."
"Is this green vine?"
"Yeah. Chongping likes it."
"It's a beautiful painting."
"For the roses and the green vines, you have to live, okay? Yuzi. You will tell everyone that winter is not eternal. This is not the heroism of one person, this is the future built by all the fire bearers. and hope.”
"The same to you."
"..."
Su Lixian looked at Lin Yuzi with a look that was difficult for Lin Yuzi to understand.
Finally, Su Lixian used trembling hands to carve out the last three people on the stone. She drew these three people very seriously, they were not simple stick figures.
The man wearing a police hat has an upright posture and a warm smile.
The woman in a white coat holds a harp in her hand, tracing the strings with her fingers, looking at the young man in the center.
A young man in school uniform holds a fat orange cat in his arms. There was a cheerful smile on his face, without a hint of gloom.
They exist on the stone walls and in this dark cave. A family of three and a cat are all smiling. It seems that there will be really good things in the far, far future, and maybe they can all be happy.
"Click."
The stone made a fragile sound.
Su Li vomited a mouthful of blood first and slowly fell forward. The blood she spit out stained the stone wall, and the painting was stained with blood.
Lin Yuzi immediately hugged her, like hugging a piece of ice that was about to melt.
Su Lixian's energy has passed.
She became weak again, even weaker than before.
"Yuzi, promise me... one thing." Su Lixian gasped.
Lin Yuzi hugged her and just shook his head.
She really wanted to agree to Su Lixian, but there was a voice in her heart that repeatedly warned her - she can't agree to Su Lixian, you know what she wants to ask for.
impossible.
"There are... some last wild fruits in the cave. They... will be used up, and there are not many of them." Su Lixian said intermittently: "Before... we had been saving on eating. But, the two of us... are If it’s not enough, we’d better keep one person alive until... we take the special medicine out, do you... understand what I’m saying?”
Lin Yuzi said nothing.
She understands. Of course she understood what Su Lixian meant.
but……
"..."
Su Li lowered her head first, smoothed Lin Yuzi's messy hair, brushed off the dust on Lin Yuzi's body, and picked up the lipstick in her pocket - this was what she kept on her body every day and could be used when attending some occasions.
She put lipstick on Lin Yuzi's chapped and white lips, like a trace of blood in the snow.
"do not move."
Her voice was low.
"... Yuzi, I want to see you, beautiful."
Don't refuse my request, you have to live well.
I want to keep your beautiful appearance in my mind.
I want to take advantage of my last chance to shine and do the last thing I want to do.
Draw, hum songs, and give you a beautiful makeup.
Let me not forget it even after I die.
In the dark cave, only a ray of morning light shone through the gap around the two of them. Lipstick smeared on the lips, painting bright colors.
Their eyes revealed an incomprehensible calmness, as if they were not the ones who were about to die.
No one spoke, as if the soul had briefly escaped from this claustrophobic cave and rushed into a dawn that had not yet come.
Until Su Li spoke first.
(End of chapter)
