Every world is full of ghosts and monsters begging for hugs

Ordinary people would want to run away when they see the black mud, but Bai Yao is now lying at its core, trying to tear it apart with her bare hands so that it can devour her lover's body.

No normal person would have the guts to do this, she must be a lunatic.

The white scavenger birds around were so anxious that their feathers dropped one by one. They were so anxious that all the birds came in an overwhelming manner, trying to take Bai Yao away.

The black "heart" cracked at this moment, and Bai Yao's body sank, but in the blink of an eye she was swallowed by the "heart".

There was a brief darkness in front of her eyes, and then in the next second, light appeared, and the surrounding environment also changed.

In the messy shelter, there stood rows of crowded and shabby wooden houses, domestic garbage was discarded at random, the muddy ground was full of sewage, and a foul smell filled the air. Bai Yao didn't know where to start in this dirty and messy environment.

Several children were carrying buckets of clean water and wearing tattered shoes. They had no fear of the dirty water on the ground. They happily passed through Bai Yao's body and ran back home happily.

Neither the children nor the adults working around could see Bai Yao who suddenly appeared here.

Bai Yao watched the splashing water droplets pass through her calves and fall to the ground. The small ripples that spread out reminded her that for this inexplicable environment, she was like the intangible and invisible air.

"Didn't Sanye come back with you guys?"

The boy's hoarse voice during voice change caught Bai Yao's attention.

He was a young man dressed simply, wearing a washed-out T-shirt and a pair of overalls with mud spots on them. The shoes on his feet had lost their original color because he had been walking on muddy land for years to survive.

He is very thin, and his skin is slightly dark, but not the healthy wheat color. If he could live in a normal world and get enough resources needed for growth, he would definitely be a tough and handsome young man when his delicate facial features grow up.

Children living in this era have to learn to help adults at a very young age. Even if they pick up a wild fruit outside that they can eat, it is great for the family.

A child holding a basin of water said: "Sanye kept coughing and walking slowly. It was getting dark, so he asked us to come back first and he walked back slowly by himself."

The children agreed to go out together to find clean water, but when they came back there was one child missing.

He was a boy named Sanye, about the same age as these children, about six or seven years old. He was born during a time of war. Due to air pollution, many children either mutated in their mothers' wombs, missing limbs, or had something extra in their bodies and died at birth.

Sanye is luckier. Apart from his weak body, he has no other problems. It is a miracle that he can live until now.

Of course, Sanye’s ability to grow up safely is also inseparable from the fact that he has a good brother.

The tall and thin boy, who looked about thirteen years old, had a very calm temperament and was very caring towards his younger brother. The children were all envious of Sanye for having such a good brother, unlike their older brothers and sisters who would snatch food from them.

The boy glanced at the sky. Night was about to fall, and those dangerous creatures would be more likely to come out to hunt.

He put down the firewood he was carrying, went back home and told his parents who were working that he was going to look for someone.

The parents frowned, "It's getting dark, it's dangerous outside."

The boy smiled, "I'll be back soon."

He picked up a torch, turned and walked out.

Bai Yao stared at the young man for a long time, and somehow followed him.

He was very thin and didn't look very strong. If he encountered danger, he might not even have the strength to escape. Such an ordinary boy shouldn't have attracted her attention, but looking at his childish eyes and eyebrows, she felt a sense of familiarity in her heart, reminding her——

Bai Yao, follow him.

He walked for a long time, and became particularly nervous whenever he heard any noise along the way, but he never intended to turn back, and always walked forward along the path.

Bai Yao stared at his hands. Like the surviving children, his hands bore too many marks of the ravages of time. They were rough and covered with scars, suggesting that the world had never favored them who should have lived under the care of their parents.

She couldn't help but stretched out her hand, and gently touched the scar on the boy's hand with her fingertips. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, she actually felt that she vaguely sensed a sense of reality.

He suddenly raised his hand, Bai Yao was startled and quickly retracted his hand.

The boy rubbed his hand on his clothes, probably because he felt a little itchy. This is normal. Scars will always feel a little itchy when new flesh grows.

When night fell completely, he found the boy carrying a bucket with difficulty in the wilderness.

"Brother!" the little boy shouted happily, and then he coughed several times. His thin body could be blown down by the wind at any time, but he always held the bucket tightly in his hand to prevent any water from spilling.

The boy ran over quickly, picked up the small wooden barrel, supported his brother and said, "Sanye, let's go back quickly."

Sanye is too weak. In this apocalyptic world, he should have been eliminated long ago, but maybe he is really a miracle. Relying on his brother, he can survive until now.

Seeing that his brother was exhausted, the boy bent down and carried him on his back.

The adults have a lot to do in order to find food, and Sanye grew up on his brother's back. He always thought that this was a matter of course, but after seeing how other brothers got along with each other, he gradually felt that some things were not taken for granted.

"Brother, I'll go down by myself."

"It's okay, I can carry you."

Sanye listened to the sound of the wind in the wilderness and felt very scared. He couldn't help but talk more, "Brother, they said I have a brother, right?"

The boy pursed his lips and said "hmm".

Before Sanye, there was a boy named Shuangye. Because he was born at night, war broke out at that time and many people began to flee, so his parents gave him a name at random.

Sanye said: "What about my brother? Where did he go?"

The boy replied: "He went to another world."

Sanye opened his eyes wide, "I know, it's the World Tree. The adults said that the World Tree is connected to another world, and only the chosen children can go to the World Tree!"

The World Tree is a magical thing that has emerged in adults' mouths in recent years. Every child hopes that they can be chosen to be the one to go to the World Tree. As long as they can go there, they can make a wish to go to a world without war and pollution.

Then, just like the old man in the shelter said, they will be able to sit in a place called a classroom, reading textbooks full of knowledge in the gentle breeze.