I originally planned to go on the road after the rain stopped, but I didn't expect that it would rain endlessly. Today is already the fourth day.
Qin Zhen came outside Lu Yan's tent and stopped at the entrance. He raised his hand to open the curtain, but put it down after a while.
He repeated this action countless times in the past few days, but rarely actually opened the curtain and walked into the tent.
He lowered his head at a loss and suddenly found a huge tail tip exposed outside the tent. The fur on it was wet and collapsed and stuck to the tail.
Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that Niba was also in the tent.
Lu Yan's tent was very big, the largest in the entire camp. The mud could barely get in. It was originally used to store ammunition and supplies.
But it rains so many days now, and it's impossible to let the mud just soak in the mud outside.
So the ammunition could only be scattered among the tents of other soldiers, freeing up the tent so that Mudba could take shelter from the rain.
The tent wasn't that quiet either. Occasionally, you could hear Niba's coquettish hums.
In fact, it's not just Lu Yan. Even Niba, Qin Zhen doesn't want to see him now.
Because they are all closely related to one person.
Qin Zhen hesitated outside for a while, sighed, turned around and was about to leave, when he heard Lu Yan's voice inside:
"What's the point of standing outside for so long? Come in."
Qin Zhen stopped, clenched his fist hanging by his leg again and again, finally took a deep breath, turned around and entered the tent.
Inside the tent, Niba's huge body was lying in the tent. Lu Yan squatted next to him with a brush, combing Niba's hair bit by bit.
There was a basin filled with water next to him, and a wet towel was placed on it. The feet lifted up from the mud were still stained with water. It seemed that Lu Yan had just wiped his paws.
There are still two crystals scattered around Niba's mouth, which seem to be leftovers.
Qin Zhen stood there in a daze.
In fact, although Lu Yan's attitude towards Niba had improved before, it was definitely not to this point.
Now Lu Yan's attitude towards Niba can be described as "doting". He brings the crystals to his mouth, feeds them one by one, and combs his hair in the morning and evening.
Even though Niba had never been out, Lu Yan still wiped its feet.
Of course Qin Zhen knew why Lu Yan became like this. Because he knew, he felt restless standing in this room.
Neither of them spoke, and the room was eerily silent for a moment.
Lu Yan finally finished helping Niba take care of the white hair on his chest, then pulled a chair from the side and sat down, turning his head to look at Qin Zhen.
Only then did Qin Zhen see his face clearly. His beard had not been shaved for who knows how long, his eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes, his face was pale and oily, blue-black bags under his eyes, and even the blood vessels on his hands had The drums swelled.
As sleazy as you want.
Qin Zhen's nose felt sore and he asked in a stiff voice:
"You...how long have you not slept?"
Lu Yan leaned back in his chair and answered the question:
"You're looking for me so late. What's wrong?"
Qin Zhen shook his head and squeezed out two words:
"No."
Lu Yan stopped talking and leaned back on the chair with his head raised. His already pale face turned pale under the light.
Niba was sleeping lazily on the ground, looking at Qin Zhen with half-lidded eyes.
Qin Zhen stood there stiffly. He didn't know how long it took before he heard Lu Yan ask:
"Qin Zhen, please tell me what happened that day again."
They both know exactly what day it will be.
Qin Zhen twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a dry smile:
"I've said it many times, and you've heard it many times. Stop listening to it. It's sad to hear it."
Lu Yan remained unmoved, placing his hands on his knees and tapping continuously:
"I'm fine. Just tell me. I want to hear it."
Qin Zhen couldn't bear it, but he didn't want to say it. Every time he said it, his conscience would be condemned. Seeing Lu Yan's desperate look, he felt uncomfortable in his heart, wishing he could be like this! !
But he can't say it! !
Seeing Lu Yan's wide eyes facing the dazzling lights on the top of the tent, Qin Zhen had no choice but to go over and take a book to cover his eyes, and continued to repeat the lies he had told over and over again:
"When I arrived, Mu Tang was accidentally hit directly by a howitzer..."
When he said this, Niba, who was lying lazily on the ground, suddenly raised his head, pricked up his ears, and stared at him with bright eyes.
Qin Zhen didn't care. Niba and Lu Yan had heard this lie countless times, and it was like this every time.
"...The house collapsed, and I went in to look for it later, but there was nothing left." The lie officially ended here.
Lu Yan raised his head and raised his hands to cover his eyes. After a while, Qin Zhen saw tears flowing down the corners of his eyes.
Like a calamity, Qin Zhen took a deep breath, turned around and was about to leave, when Lu Yan asked hoarsely next to him:
"Mu Tang...is he really gone?"
Qin Zhen paused for a while, gritted his teeth, and said firmly:
"yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Niba immediately became restless, raised his head and shouted loudly towards Qin Zhen! !
"Woof, woof woof woof——"
It became more and more excited and jumped up from the ground! !
This tent can barely hold it down, but when it stands up, the entire tent is lifted up by it! !
The steel ropes fixing the tent outside were suddenly broken, emitting a few crisp zither sounds. Niba ignored this and threw himself in front of Qin Zhen. He did not bite him, but just shouted at him:
"Woof woof woof!!" No, no, you are lying! !
Qin Zhen was also confused. Niba had heard what he said today many times, and he had never had such a big reaction, except...
Except Lu Yan asked him if Mu Tang was dead.
Qin Zhen opened his eyes suddenly, and his pupils reflected Niba's face, showing a bit of shock.
How could he forget that Niba and Mu Tang have always had a spiritual connection? Niba knows exactly whether Mu Tang is dead or not! !
He turned his head sharply to look at Lu Yan.
Lu Yan didn't think too much. The huge mental blow and the long time without sleep had already made his brain a lot slower.
Now I just try my best to appease Niba’s excited emotions:
"Okay, Niba, be obedient and stop screaming. It's okay, it's okay... I will stay with you from now on..."
Lu Yan whispered while stroking Mudba's front legs.
Fortunately, his comfort was still useful. Niba gradually calmed down, lowered his head and licked his face, then sat down on the spot with his buttocks slumped.
It's just that such a big movement couldn't help but attract attention. Qi Yang came over despite the rain:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Lu Yan patted Niba's legs and whispered without looking back:
"fine."
Qi Yang saw that he and Qin Zhen were indeed fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief. However, before he could finish breathing, he heard someone shouting outside:
"Run quickly, mudslide!!"
