Chapter 128 - Gu (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Liu Lei left the camp. The sky was already bright, and he was in a bad condition. Not only was he swaying as he walked, but he also started panting after taking a few steps. However, he persevered and continued walking.

The Tree-Man glanced at him and did not say anything. The rhinoceros opened its eyes but did not do anything. The group of savages watched him leave quietly. Surprisingly, they did not quarrel or make a fuss.

Wei Sha had just returned from hunting when she saw him. She did not say anything. She just let him leave while swaying.

The giant purple cat wailed. Upon seeing Liu Lei leave, it closed its mouth and looked at him in confusion.

Liu Lei picked up a stick. His face suddenly became bloated. His left finger and left thigh then started swelling. He took out a fruit knife. There was blood on it. He took a closer look at the fruit knife. It seemed like he wanted to end this, but he did not do it.

He continued moving forward faster as if he wanted to escape this temporary camp. However, he tripped over something and collapsed in the mud.

He lifted the wooden stick and tried his best to get up but was unsuccessful.

…

Wei Huo and Xiao Bin were the first ones to find Liu Lei. The Tree-Man said that he had seen Liu Lei running out of the camp toward the southeast. Wei Huo and Xiao Bin chased after him and found him next to a stream.

Liu Lei was already dead. He still had the fruit knife in his hand. The knife was clean, and there was no blood on it. He’d probably wanted to kill himself there, but before he could do it, his illness had acted up and caused him to collapse.

His body was covered in dirt, and he seemed to have tripped many times. There was a clay stick by his side. It seemed like he had walked there with the stick.

However, why had he run away? Why had he brought a fruit knife?

No one knew…

Wei Huo checked his body and did not find any new wounds on it. However, his back was covered in old scars. It was hard for the two of them to imagine what he had encountered in the past. It was hard to imagine what he and his sister had experienced before they had been saved.

Xiao Bin could not help but ask, “Why did he leave?”

Wei Huo had spent four hours rescuing Mo Guyun, and it had taken him five hours to find him. In other words, if Li Lei had not left the camp, he would still have had a chance to survive. One might even say that if he had not run and had lain down on the bed and let Xiao Bin take care of him, he would definitely have been able to survive until Wei Huo had treated Mo Guyun.

“Why did he leave the camp?” Xiao Bin did not understand why Liu Lei had done this. Everyone could be saved.

Wei Huo looked into the distance. At that moment, mist shrouded the mountain like a white dragon. The air was fresh after the rain.

Wei Huo stared at the mountain in the distance and said, “Humans are complicated. No one can guess what others are up to… Bury him!”

Xiao Bin asked, “What will we tell his sister when we get back? Is he dead? Missing?”

Wei Huo thought about it and said, “You don’t have to say anything… Just say that he’s missing.”

Xiao Bin felt sad. He thought it was a pity that Liu Lei had died. This wonderful young man had been strong and had loved his sister a lot. However, he had died just like that.

“He wants to leave someone else the hope of life…” Xiao Bin said.