Bai Luoluo rested in bed for several days before barely recovering.
After recovering, Li Guanshan found a time to carefully ask Bai Luoluo why he went out to meet Xun Jiuyang so late.
Bai Luoluo hesitated for a while, but still told Li Guanshan about Xun Jiuyang's use of the jade pendant to lure him, but he did some processing in his words, saying that he thought the jade pendant was his friend.
"Is that so?" It was obviously a strange thing for a friend of an old human to have such a precious jade pendant, but Li Guanshan didn't ask, he said, "If you encounter such a thing in the future, tell me first."
Bai Luoluo hummed.
"Xun Jiuyang is not a good person." Li Guanshan said, "Don't contact him in private."
Bai Luoluo obediently said yes, he was indeed a little stupid for a few days that day, and he could choose other ways to solve it, but in the end he used the worst method. If Li Guanshan hadn't followed him that night, I'm afraid this matter would not have been solved so easily.
Probably because his expression looked a little low, Li Guanshan was not willing to continue to scold him, and the matter just passed.
But within two days, Li Guanshan gave Bai Luoluo a gift - the white rabbit jade pendant in Xun Jiuyang's hand.
Bai Luoluo was very surprised when he got it in his hand. This jade should be the best Hetian jade. Even before the doomsday, the value was very expensive. Now at the end of the day, this kind of thing is even more priceless. Don't think that Li Guanshan must have spent a lot of money to get it from Xun Jiuyang.
Bai Luoluo said embarrassedly, "Is this jade pendant expensive?"
"It's okay." Li Guanshan put a red rope on the jade and hung it on Bai Luoluo's neck. He said, "Wear it if you like it."
Bai Luoluo looked in a trance, and at the moment when the jade pendant was hung on his neck, he seemed to see Li Guanshan's face overlapped with other people's faces.
"Well, um..." Bai Luoluo didn't know how to thank Li Guanshan, and finally he could only say, "Thank you."
Li Guanshan said, "Are you uncomfortable?"
Bai Luoluo said, "No, just a little surprised."
Li Guanshan smiled.
After confirming that most of the first batch of tree species planted before had survived, Bai Luoluo soon prepared to plant the second batch.
The Populus euphratica forest stood tenaciously in the wind and sand. The thin trunks resisted the worst weather and became a wonder in the sand.
Li Guanshan told Bai Luoluo not to worry too much. There will be people here every day to take care of them. If it weren't for a particularly big natural disaster, other animals wouldn't be able to get in.
Bai Luoluo stepped on the scalding hot sand, and he said, "I don't know if I can live to see that this place has turned into a forest." See them turn into woods.
Li Guanshan smiled and said, "Then you have to live longer."
The lifespan of new humans is almost twice that of old humans, so as long as Bai Luoluo and Li Guanshan sign a marriage contract, it is destined that Bai Luoluo will walk in front of Li Guanshan.
Li Guanshan knew about this, but his attitude was very indifferent. Li Qianqian, who was inquiring, just said to cherish the present.
Li Qianqian felt a little down, she said, "Dad said the same."
Li Guanshan touched her head.
After the spring, it is the hot summer. The highest temperature of the year is also the season with the highest mortality rate of old humans.
Every year at this time of year, a group of old and frail old human beings die, but today it is worse than in previous years. There is a plague in the city that only old human beings can get.
The new humans are immune to the plague, so the atmosphere in the city is not too tense.
Because of Bai Luoluo, Li Guanshan was very concerned about the news in this regard. He knew about the outbreak of the plague very early, and then thoroughly disinfected his home, and told Bai Luoluo not to go out these days.
So Bai Luoluo could only sit at home and eat melon seeds with the abolished system.
If the system has a program, then the program must be full of melon seed shells now. Bai Luoluo was a little bored and asked the system how he would log out of this world. Li Guanshan and the others protected themselves so well.
The system replied: "As long as the task is completed, you will die soon, no matter who protects you."
"Really." Bai Luoluo said, holding the rose in his arms, "Is that so."
His eyes looked at the window, as if he saw the yellow sand in the sky outside the window. In summer, the wind was strong, so the wind and sand also increased. The old humans either did not go out, or they had to wear special protective measures when they went out. Recently, there was an epidemic in the city, and the streets were extremely cold and inviting.
Li Qianqian was afraid that Bai Luoluo would be bored, so she found some books for him.
Bai Luoluo found that all Li Qianqian had found were fairy tale books, and there was actually a little prince in it. He turned a few pages, and sure enough, he found the illustration in the book—the childish picture of the little prince carefully covering his rose with a glass cover. The little prince waters roses every day, deworms roses every day, and loves the unique rose in his life.
Bai Luoluo looked at his rose, rubbed his forehead against the glass cover, and smiled. At this moment, he actually felt that he was so similar to the little prince.
In the evening, when the wind and sand were a little smaller, he put down his book and walked to the window to open it for a while.
The outside is not as lively as before, because there are no old humans on the streets of the epidemic, and there are not many new humans, so it looks particularly desolate.
Bai Luoluo stood by the window, not even hearing Li Qianqian knocking on the door.
Li Qianqian said, "Shuiyuan, it's time to eat."
Bai Luoluo said, "Okay."
Dinner is roast potatoes made at noon, of course, roasted by Bai Luoluo himself, with a little lard and spices in it, the roasted outside is coke and the inside is soft, soft and sweet.
But today Bai Luoluo felt that the taste was not very good, so he didn't want to eat half of it.
"What's wrong, Shuiyuan, isn't it to your taste?" Li Qian showed concern on her face.
Bai Luoluo nodded, put down the food in his hand, and said, "Well, the weather is so hot that I can't eat it."
"You've been like this for a few days." Li Qian frowned, her brother was busy dealing with the epidemic, and he didn't even dare to go home for fear that Bai Luoluo would get infected. "I'm fine, it's just too hot." Bai Luoluo said, "maybe in a few days... it will be better."
Li Qianqian was still worried.
So the next night, a beautiful watermelon appeared on their table. The watermelon is not big, but it was enough to surprise Bai Luoluo, he thought the plant was extinct.
"It was brought back by my brother." Li Qianqian said, "He has been busy in the epidemic area recently, so he didn't dare to come back for fear of infecting you. I told him yesterday that you can't eat, and today he bought watermelon."
Of course, there is no well water in this era, but there is still a special method of freezing. Li Qianqian found an ice-type power user to help her cool the watermelon before taking it home.
After cutting the watermelon, the red flesh inside is exposed, and you can also smell the fresh breath that belongs to the watermelon. Li Qianqian sucked in her saliva and said, "It looks delicious."
"Well." Bai Luoluo said, "It should be delicious."
The watermelon was cut into a few pieces, and Bai Luoluo and Li Qianqian ate them. Originally, Bai Luoluo wanted to keep some for Li Guanshan, but Li Qianqian said that he could not come back for the time being, and the watermelon would be broken. I didn't give him the rest.
This watermelon is not too sweet, and the taste is average. It is not unusual in Bai Luoluo's real world, but in the end of the day, it is already a feast for the eyes.
"Ah, watermelon is delicious." Li Qianqian touched her chubby belly and said contentedly, "I'm so happy..."
"Well." Bai Luoluo's eyes also curled up.
Li Qianqian thought that Bai Luoluo's appetite would improve after eating watermelon, but what she didn't expect was that Bai Luoluo began to have a fever the next morning.
Bai Luoluo was lying on the bed, his face was crimson, but his lips were bloodless white, and his breath was very weak.
Li Qianqian was afraid to die, and hurriedly sent news to Li Guanshan.
Li Guanshan said, "Sick? What's going on?"
Li Qianqian said, "I don't know, I suddenly have a fever." She suppressed her crying and said, "Brother, could it be... could it be..."
"No." Li Guanshan said, "certainly not."
The initial symptoms of the epidemic are fever. After the old humans contract this disease, they will not be able to eat, and their bodies will weaken rapidly. Even the most robust old humans will not even survive for a week at the longest.
Bai Luoluo was lying on the bed, vaguely guessing something. Compared with the humans before the apocalypse, even the old humans after the apocalypse rarely get sick. In other words, as long as you get sick, there is almost no possibility of cure. There is no medicine in this era, and we can only rely on the ability users of the healing system, but in fact, these ability users have no way to deal with viral infectious diseases.
Originally, Bai Luoluo was just guessing, but when he saw Li Guanshan rushing home in the evening, he knew that his guess had come true.
Li Guanshan also brought a woman beside him. The woman should also be a power user. After turning around beside Bai Luoluo, he frowned and went out of the house.
Bai Luoluo turned his head and asked Li Qianqian, "Qianqian, am I seriously ill?" He burned so badly that his voice was hoarse.
Li Qianqian said, "It's not severe, it's just a fever, it's no big deal." She smiled sweetly, but Bai Luoluo didn't expect this girl to act so well at a critical moment.
Li Guanshan and the female supernatural person didn't know what they said.
Bai Luoluo said, "Okay."
Li Qian smiled and said that she went out to the toilet, but when she turned around, Bai Luoluo clearly heard her slightly choked voice.
Bai Luoluo knew that he would go, but he never guessed how he would go. This world was no exception. He never thought that he would die of illness.
Li Guanshan took Bai Luoluo to a base specializing in research on epidemic vaccines.
Bai Luoluo didn't expect such a tall place in Doomsday. The entire base is white, and there are many high-tech medical equipment.
Bai Luoluo was already burned out at this time, but he asked the system to help him block some of the negative effects, so he could still talk to Li Guanshan.
Li Guanshan didn't show a worried expression in front of Bai Luoluo. His expression was as cold as they wanted to see, as if he didn't take anything to heart.
Bai Luoluo thought that he should have rejected Li Guanshan with a tougher attitude at the beginning. If this is the case, his departure from this world should be delayed a little later. But it's useless to say that now.
Bai Luoluo's body began to weaken rapidly, and all the symptoms of the epidemic appeared.
Li Guanshan could no longer deceive himself. The vaccine to treat this disease had not yet been developed. Even if he brought Bai Luoluo to the base, it would only prolong his life.
Bai Luoluo didn't let Li Guanshan continue to deceive himself. He looked at Li Guanshan's bloodshot eyes because of exhaustion and despair, stretched out his hand weakly and grabbed his fingers, indifferently said: "I, am I dying? already?"
Li Guanshan held Bai Luoluo's slender hand with his backhand, and he said, "No, you won't die."
Bai Luoluo blinked, and he said with difficulty, "I want to... meet... them."
Li Guanshan said, "Okay." He knelt down halfway, kissed the back of Bai Luoluo's hand forcefully, and said in a tone that was almost choked, "Shuiyuan, survive."
Bai Luoluo rolled his eyes and said, "Okay." Anyway, he was going to leave, so it didn't matter if he lied to Li Guanshan.
That night, Bai Luoluo saw Mo Tuo and Li Qianqian.
The big cat Medog was lying beside Bai Luoluo, and was actually sobbing. Li Qianqian was crying so hard that she almost collapsed. She knelt beside the hospital bed, crying and begging Bai Luoluo to survive.
Bai Luoluo looked at them weakly with his eyes open, and said slowly, "No, yes, cry."
Li Qianqian's white bed sheet wet with tears, she grabbed Bai Luoluo's hand and said, "Shuiyuan, I don't want you to go, I can't bear to let you go, it's only the beginning of everything... It's just the beginning... What about your tree? What? What about brother?"
Bai Luoluo's eyes slowly closed, Li Qian's shallow breathing suddenly became rapid, Li Guanshan stood beside him, shaking his hands to feel Bai Luoluo's pulse, and then said in a low voice: "I fell asleep. "
Li Qianqian glanced at Bai Luoluo in despair, and said, "Brother, is there nothing you can do?"
Li Guanshan didn't speak, his eyes had a despair that he already knew the result, he said, "I don't know."
Bai Luoluo was ill for three days. By the third day, he was speechless. He could only rely on the nutrient solution injected into his body, but the worst part was that his body began to resist everything that entered from outside the body, including Nutrient fluids, and even pharmaceuticals.
They are all praying for a miracle, but deep down they know that it won't happen.
Bai Luoluo knew that he was about to die, but he was actually not too uncomfortable, because the system helped him block most of the uncomfortable feelings. However, his body is very weak, and even speaking is a burden to him.
Li Qianqian and Mo Tuo began to stay by Bai Luoluo's side. The two of them washed their faces with tears all day, and when their tears dried up, they leaned against Bai Luoluo's hospital bed.
Li Qianqian said, "When my mother left, I was still young, but my brother was already in his teens." She said in a low voice, "I vaguely remember that he was crying very sadly, but I haven't seen him since that time. My brother cried."
Li Qianqian reached out and touched Bai Luoluo's forehead, and continued: "I saw him crying alone yesterday, so I didn't dare to go there because I didn't know what to say to stop him from crying." She couldn't comfort Li Guanshan , the only person who can comfort Li Guanshan is the dying river, but he is about to leave this world.
"Shuiyuan, don't go, okay? Don't go, I can't bear to let you go." Li Qianqian said blankly.
Bai Luoluo was speechless, he could only use his finger to hook Gou Li Qianqian's finger.
Li Qianqian wanted to laugh and cry again, and finally swallowed the howl down her throat, her whole face turning red.
Li Guanshan stayed with Bai Luoluo all night long, his eyes made Bai Luoluo feel a pain in his chest. In the past, he died cleanly and neatly, but this time, he saw the sorrow and despair of those who were left behind by him in other worlds.
Bai Luoluo even felt guilty and doubted everything he had done. Is what he did really right, and if so, why are they so sad.
Li Guanshan brought the harmonica and played it to Bai Luoluo every day. He could only play the birch forest, so he played it over and over again, trying to use the tune to awaken the miracle.
It's a pity that the birch forest is a parting song.
Bai Luoluo is finally dead.
It should have been a sunny afternoon when he left. The sun, as usual, came from the window and cast bright shadows by the side of his bed.
Li Guanshan, Li Qianqian and Mo Tuo were all in the ward.
Bai Luoluo felt something. He had never felt the loss of life from his body so clearly, but when this feeling lasted for a while, he actually regained his strength-probably returning to light.
Bai Luoluo thought worriedly.
"You... come here..." Bai Luoluo said weakly.
The three of them didn't expect Bai Luoluo to be able to speak, but Li Guanshan quickly realized why this was, and his eyes were instantly covered with despair.
"Thank you, I'm sorry..." Bai Luoluo said with difficulty, "be happy, forget... me."
"No!!!!" Li Qian wailed, her previous wailing was a bit pretentious, but now she wanted to vomit her internal organs out of her throat, she said, "Don't go—Shuiyuan, I beg Please don't go-"
Li Guanshan had no expression. He blinked, but tears fell from his eyes and fell on Bai Luoluo's arm, making him feel pain in his arm.
"Stop... no... get." Bai Luoluo said, "don't... cry."
Li Guanshan said: "Okay, I won't cry." He smiled, his eyes were full of tears, he said, "You don't cry, don't cry." His hands trembled, and the tears on Bai Luoluo's cheeks were wiped away. Wipe up little by little.
Bai Luoluo looked sad, he said slowly: "The tree..."
"I will, I will." Li Guanshan said, "Go in peace, go." In order to let Bai Luoluo go peacefully, he complied with all the requests of his lover and swallowed all the pain into his throat.
Bai Luoluo wanted to say something, but he was out of strength, and his eyes stayed on the roses placed by the bed. That rose is really beautiful, but time is frozen forever, just like him who is about to leave this world.
Bai Luoluo's eyes slowly lowered, and when he was dying, he seemed to vaguely hear Mo Tuo's mad roar, and Li Guanshan's desperate cry.
Bai Luoluo was sad in his heart, but he no longer had the strength to open his eyes and say words of comfort.
Jiang Shuiyuan left, as suddenly as he came to Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian's life, no one thought about his departure.
Li Qianqian wanted to bury Jiang Shuiyuan, but Li Guanshan refused.
"Shuiyuan said about the tree, and he wants to be buried under the tree." Li Qianqian and Li Guanshan had a disagreement over this matter, she said, "Why don't you let him be buried in the ground for safety?"
Li Guanshan said indifferently: "He doesn't want to go anywhere."
Li Qianqian is Li Guanshan's younger sister after all, just from this sentence, you can understand what his brother wants to do.
"You're crazy, how can you do this—" Li Qianqian said incredulously, "Li Guanshan, you can't let him leave quietly?"
Li Guanshan said coldly, "Never."
Li Qianqian was full of despair.
Li Qianqian's guess was soon confirmed, and Li Guanshan really found a person who could control time, and then preserved Jiang Shuiyuan's body like this. Like saving the rose, Jiang Shuiyuan was placed in a coffin made of crystal. From the outside, it looked like he was asleep.
Li Qianqian persuaded her brother several times. In their opinion, people must be buried when they die, because only then can their souls be reincarnated.
When her mother died at the time, her father, although grief-stricken, burned her mother's body and took it to a place that only he knew to be buried.
But Li Guanshan, who had lost the water source, refused to let the water go away.
The crystal coffin was placed where Jiang Shuiyuan originally lived. Every day, Li Guanshan would go there to say good morning and good night, just like Jiang Shuiyuan once lived.
On the other hand, Motuo, who had the same fate as Li Guanshan, refused to leave the house of Jiang Shuiyuan.
Li Qianqian finally knew that his persuasion was pale. Medog was the expression of Li Guanshan's most primitive desire. What he liked, Li Guanshan would definitely like what he liked. What he wanted to do was what Li Guanshan wanted to do most in his heart. matter.
Time just went by.
One day, Li Qianqian wanted to see the source of the river, but before she entered the house, she heard the melodious sound of the harmonica. Still the birch forest.
With tears in her eyes, Li Qianqian gently opened the door. She saw Li Guanshan sitting beside Jiang Shuiyuan with the still gorgeous rose beside her.
At this moment, Li Qianqian finally understood why Li Guanshan wanted to freeze the time of the river's water source. In fact, what Li Guanshan freezes is not only the time of the river, but also his own time.
He will live forever at the moment when the source of the river leaves, and the years will never move forward.