“I….” Gu Mengmeng did not want to wishy-wash too but she really could not bring herself to do it.
Someone who she did not strongly detest. Although she did not grow to have much feelings for him these few days but at least, he protected her in this demon-filled place and provided her with food and lodging. How heartless must one be to dig his heart out.
“I’m sorry little girl.” Bi An frowned, grabbing onto Gu Mengmeng’s hand and pressed it against his chest with all his might, attempting to push her entire hand to grab his heart.
“Umph…..” Bi An winced in pain, perspiration dotting his forehead in an instant. His eyes were filled with bloodstreaks but he was still maintaining a smile.
“Little girl, have you touched it? Hold it tightly, I’m going to pull your hand out.”
“Uncle Bi An…..Uncle Bi An….I don’t want the Heart of the Desert anymore…..don’t do this….” Gu Mengmeng’s tears dropped like raindrops and she shook her head vigorously.
Bi An chuckled, blood flowing down from the corners of his mouth. With a scorching gaze, he said, “It’s too late, hold it properly, don’t make me….die with regret.”
As Bi An said, he used his last wave of strength to pull Gu Mengmeng’s hand out from his chest. Fresh blood spurted in all directions, tainting Gu Mengmeng’s pupils red as she shouted, “Uncle Bi An!”
Fedaton City which stood behind them collapsed together with Bi An’s body. Sand flew up in the skies while Bi An fell backwards, facing the heaven. Blood gurgled out from his chest like a cave but on the other hand, the corners of his mouth were still curved up in a nice arc, so pretty until one could not shift their gaze away.
There was clearly just the sound of wind blowing the soft sand but Gu Mengmeng seemed like she could hear the saddest love song in the world.
Bi An’s eyes were all along looking at the skies, as if he was saying,
“We’ve reached the date of return, Bi An is here.”
“I can finally return to your side, accompany you to find blocks of black bricks and large stones to build another city and await that person’s arrival.”
“Just that, don’t abandon me this time.”
“Now, I know how torturous the feeling of loneliness is.”
Gu Mengmeng’s tears started falling uncontrollably as she felt that she was overcome by sorrow. Lying in Elvis’s arms, she wailed loudly and until she had no energy left, she slept while continuing her sobbing.
This nap was a little long.
In her dreams, she felt like she saw a woman sitting next to a scorpion before poking the scorpion’s tail with her finger and asking it, “Hey, are you lonely?”
Blood from the woman’s fingertip dripped on the desert, blooming into a red spider lily…
When she opened her eyes again, a vast desert appeared before her.
Gu Mengmeng frowned, feeling discomfort in her heart, as if she was pressured by something but was unable to recall.
Looking at the bright red flower in her hand, Gu Mengmeng asked Elvis in confusion, “This is the Heart of the Desert? How…..did I get it? Why can’t I think of it…..do you remember anything?”
Elvis shook his head too as he replied, “I lost consciousness not long after entering the desert. When I woke up, this thing was already in your hands.”
Gu Mengmeng lied against Elvis’s chest, casting her gaze to a faraway place as she asked, “Hubby, I saw a movie in the present world called ‘Dragon Gate Inn’. The scene in the movie is quite similar to the scene here…when we have time in the future, let’s find some blocks of black bricks and large stones in the desert and build a gangster inn selling roasted human meat buns, alright?”
“Alright, we’ll listen to whatever you say.” Elvis kissed Gu Mengmeng’s little face in connivance before covering her with a beast skin, saying, “The wind is too strong here, your face is going to hurt from it. Hold it in even if it gets hot, we’ll head back now.”