Chapter 25 The Fire is Out, the Night is Still

"Get out of here!"

There was blood on the corners of Wu Da's mouth and his eyes were wide open. He kicked his short legs while cursing, leaving Wu Song at a loss.

Yang Chang was also confused at this time. He quickly hugged the other party and signaled Wu Song, saying: "Big brother must have been stimulated. Second brother, go and collect some firewood first. He seems to know me. Let me ask him first."

"it is good!"

Wu Song was a man of blood and even though he had been scolded by Wu Da when he was a child, this was the first time he had been scolded so harshly.

Wu Da fell into coma again after getting angry, and Yang Chang could only rub his hands to warm them up.

Wu Song was in a depressed mood and listened to Yang Chang's advice to leave, looking for firewood in the temple with a burning stick in his hand.

The dilapidated temple where the three of them were was originally a popular Buddhist temple, but it was destroyed due to the suppression of Buddhism by Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty. After decades of vicissitudes, only the Maitreya Hall before them remained.

The Maitreya statue at the back of the hall has been badly damaged due to lack of care and maintenance for a long time. Even half of its left arm has fallen off, but the smile on its face remains.

When Wu Song was collecting firewood in the hall, he saw the Laughing Maitreya above his head in the dim light and could not help but laugh at himself.

"You have lost all your limbs, yet you can still laugh. Is this the realm of the Buddha?"

Yang Chang who was standing in front heard this and thought that there was something else behind Wu Erge's words and he also knew that Wu was unhappy.

At this moment, Wu Da's hand suddenly moved and his eyes opened again.

Yang Chang was overjoyed when he saw this. He hugged Wu Da and asked with concern, "Brother, how do you feel? Does your chest hurt a lot?"

"It's Saburo"

Wu Da gasped for breath and answered hesitantly, "I feel better."

"Brother, if you feel uncomfortable, don't say anything yet."

Yang Chang looked at Wu Da with a heavy heart, but Wu Da shook his head and said with difficulty: "I want to say that I seemed to dream about Erlang just now. If Sanlang sees him, don't let him go back to Yanggu County."

"why?"

"Listen to me."

"Who dares to bully me? Come on, I'll skin him alive!"

Wu Song was a very alert person, and while collecting firewood he was also keeping an eye on Wu Da.

When he heard the conversation between his elder brother and Yang Chang, he rushed back in one step.

When Wu Da saw Wu Song, he suddenly became excited again.

"You beast, you beast! Why haven't you left yet?"

"I"

"Second brother, go away first!"

Seeing Wu Song so angry that he vomited blood, Yang Chang scolded Wu Song in desperation, which made the tiger-slaying hero feel uncomfortable. For a moment, he even felt like an outsider. Then he retreated to the wall and sat down, no longer in the mood to pick up firewood.

After scolding Wu Song vigorously, Yang Chang felt Wu Da's body shaking.

Two brothers from the same mother, how big a conflict can't be resolved?

Wu Da closed his eyes with an embarrassed expression and exhaled with difficulty with his mouth open.

Yang Chang didn't dare to ask why, nor did he want to hold him like this, so he whispered, "Brother, you should take a rest first and don't talk. I'll ask you questions and you answer them. If they are right, just blink. If they are wrong, just don't blink."

"Brother's injury. Is it related to sister-in-law?"

"Or is it related to Ximen Qing?"

Yang Chang didn't know the details, and at this moment he didn't avoid the fact that Wu Song was beside him. He risked making a guess based on the original plot, and then saw Wu Da looking at him with eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Saburo you"

"what?"

Wu Song was leaning against the wall in dejection, but when he heard Yang Chang's question, he suddenly shouted excitedly: "What do you mean, Sanlang? Sister-in-law and Ximen Qing?"

"Remember not to go back to Yanggu. Also, be careful and help me take care of Erlang."

Wu Da grabbed Yang Chang's collar and said this sentence with all his strength, but his voice was barely louder than a mosquito's by the end.

After saying this, he loosened his grip and closed his eyes.

"Brother, brother, wake up."

"What's wrong, brother?"

When Wu Song heard Yang Chang's sad voice, he suddenly became panicked.

He didn't care about Wu Da's anger at this moment. He stepped forward, knelt down and held Wu Da's wrist. He found that Wu Da's pulse was weak and the situation was worse than before.

"Second brother, eldest brother's body is getting colder."

"The fire is not strong enough, the fire is not strong enough, I will go add some firewood right away." Wu Song seemed to have lost his soul. He rolled and crawled, throwing the wood and hay he had found before into the fire that was about to burn out, and then continued to look for firewood to add fuel to the fire.

It was dark and snowing heavily outside the temple.

Even if they wanted to find a doctor, they didn't know where to find one.

Wu Song can beat a tiger with his bare hands, and Yang Chang also has the strength of a tiger.

But faced with the dire situation, both of them felt powerless.

Seeing Wu Da’s pale face, Yang Chang’s mind was filled with endless regret.

He hated himself for not staying in Yanggu. He was familiar with the plot of Water Margin, but he still let the tragedy happen again.

Wu Song is righteous and Wu Da is enthusiastic.

Coming to this strange world, the friendship that the Wu brothers showed to Yang Chang was warmer than that shown by his uncle and aunt in Jingnan Township.

The flames in the fire were getting lower and lower, and Wu Da's body temperature was getting lower and lower.

After a while, a flash of light appeared in front of Yang Chang's eyes. It was a hint from his fate that Wu Da had passed away.

[Gain pasta mastery. Use it to greatly improve your cooking skills. Please choose to use or discard. 】

use.

It was a legacy from Wuhan University and a very necessary survival skill, so Yang Chang had no reason to give it up.

As the mental command was issued, a flash of inspiration entered Yang Chang's mind, and the cooking experience was instantly integrated into his memory.

Touch the center of your eyebrows with your finger, and the attribute panel will appear in your sea of ​​consciousness.

Name: Yang Chang

Cultivation: Mortal

Fate: Corpse collector

Possessing attributes: Tiger's strength

Skills: Hunter Apprentice, Chef (Masters pasta making, rich experience, deep understanding, not comprehensive cooking skills but proficient in one category, can make a living with this skill)

After reading the explanation of the skills, Yang Chang thought that survival at the bottom of society was extremely difficult. Although Wu Da had the skills to start a career and make a living, he could not prevent unexpected disasters.

"Second brother."

Yang Chang called Wu Song and said sadly: "Brother seems to be gone."

Bang bang dang dang
Several wooden sticks slipped from his arms and hit the ground with a noisy sound.

Wu Song did not respond to Yang Chang, but bent down to pick it up, muttering to himself.

"My brother is frozen. Once I light the fire, he will wake up. He will definitely wake up."

After lighting the picked up wood, Wu Song took Wu Da from Yang Chang's arms. He held his brother's body against the fire and told the story of how they had suffered from hunger and cold when they were young.

Although he didn't cry, his tone was sad.

Yang Chang didn't know how to comfort Wu Song, so he silently went to the temple to collect firewood and add to the fire. Wu Song held Wu Da in his arms and kept talking like a nagging old mother telling her children bedtime stories.

The fire crackled as the dry wood burned, and the flames cast Wu Song's shadow on the wall, which was even larger than the statue of Maitreya.

However, human life span has a limit, and the dry firewood in the temple also has a limit.

When the last piece of firewood burned out, darkness once again shrouded sadness.

The night is still long.

Yang Chang sat by the fire as a listener, and Wu Song's voice stopped as the fire went out.

The only sounds left in the dilapidated temple were the breathing of the two people and the howling of wind and snow outside.

There was no talking all night until dawn.

"Sanlang, do you know something?"

"what?"

Yang Chang couldn't hold on in the middle of the night, so he fell asleep on the ground with his eyes closed. It was already dawn when Wu Song woke him up.

Wu Song was still in the same posture as last night, holding Wu Da's body motionless, but even after holding him all night, he could not keep it warm because after a dead person, he can no longer have body temperature.

"My eldest brother's last words were for you not to return to Yanggu."

"Instead of asking this, tell me about my sister-in-law and Ximen Qing. What grudge do they have against my brother?"

"Ah this."

(End of this chapter)