【Summer Five】Iron City Wall

Xia You had a dream.

In the dream, he was running underground in the fifth district, surrounded by low and uneven houses, with cinders piled up at his feet.That road seems to have been walked by too many people, and there are many cracks on the bricks out of thin air, and there are sporadic dark red in the dark gaps.The farthest end of the field of vision is the continuous factory, condescendingly covering the entire underground city, tightly covering every ray of light.

The chimney spewed black air, and the high-voltage wires protruded dangerously from the upper body.Xia You ran in panic and haste, her heart beating fast.Something like fine sand was gradually disappearing, and he didn't care about his clothes and pants covered in mud, he just knew to run and run non-stop.

I'm looking for something.

A thought suddenly became clear: I am looking for something that weighs more than a thousand catties and is heavier than life.

The lungs are overwhelmed to squeeze out oxygen, and the throat is burning and hurting.He forcibly pulled his thigh so that he would not collapse from the pain and exhaustion.It's just a road, if he can find such a thing, he has no doubt that he can go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire without blinking.

The darkness gradually thickened, wrapping around the whole body like a thick fog.He saw someone standing at the end of the brick road, his back turned to him, his figure was as bright as starlight.

"——!" He roared loudly, with uncontrollable ecstasy in his voice.

The man paused and turned around slowly.

"Wake-up-la-la-!"

The curtains were pulled open abruptly, and the sunlight unceremoniously rushed into the room, crowding every corner.The room is small, estimated to be eight or nine square meters, and can barely accommodate a single bed, desk and wardrobe.A bulging schoolbag was leaning on the table leg, and the zipper was half-opened, exposing a few pages of yellowed paper.

Xia You jumped up from the bed, eyes wide open, her heart still beating wildly.

"What's the matter?" Minako was startled by her son, and her hand that was about to lift the quilt stopped in mid-air, with a funny expression on her face.

Xia You: "...a nightmare."

"What?" Mother didn't hear clearly, she folded the quilt in half and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Did you get carried away last night? Do you know who I am?"

These words completely shattered Xia You's haunted nightmare.He woke up from the long and dense darkness, grabbed Minako, and asked eagerly: "Gojo Satoru—I mean, where is the boy who was with me yesterday?"

Minako understood, and pouted towards the door of the room: "As soon as I opened my mouth, I asked someone... The fever has not subsided, and I fell asleep in your father's room. You will cause us trouble, and you are desperately holding on to others when your soul is gone. Let go, what happened?"

Xia You was dumbfounded, let go of her hands and sat back in her original position.He opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but his mind was in a mess and he couldn't hold back a word.

Minako didn't even intend to listen to his answer, and continued to say to herself: "I really have to settle the score with you this time. Do you know how dangerous it is to walk to the pier without saying a word every day? If it wasn't for yesterday's incident, Don't you have to keep trying to hide it from me! Really, cleverness is cleverness, and you can't use it to deal with your parents..."

She couldn't finish, because Xia You suddenly sat up straight.The uneasiness on his face has completely subsided, and he returned to his usual calm and restrained in the blink of an eye.

"It was my fault for keeping you in the dark." His voice was still very thin when he first started to change his voice, and he always seemed a little childish when he spoke in a rigid manner.But Minako knew this son well - when he was acting like this, he probably had already thought about how to fool people.

"But I just want to find a quiet place to think. You know who the school's 'teachers' are, and if you tell them, you can directly give an excellent grade in the school year; my goal is only the standard test. What's the problem with relaxing?"

Sure enough, Xia You stared directly at Minako with those lacquer-like eyes, and said calmly: "As for that person——I just don't think I can let a sick minor be left alone. Don't you always teach me to 'be kind to others'?" Well, I'll bring him back."

Minako has nothing to say.She stood up, sighed, and said helplessly: "I still have to go to school today, and I will settle accounts with you in the afternoon. Get dressed quickly and come out to brush your teeth and wash your face. Breakfast should be cold."

Xia You accepted it as soon as it was ready, and agreed with a smile.While thinking about how to quarrel with this little genius, Minako quietly led her to the door and left.

There was a soft "click" of the doorknob, and Xia You had already rushed to the closet and started changing her uniform.Thinking of Gojo Satoru who was "still burning" in the next room, he felt a little impatience inexplicably, and the urge to not want to go to school was much stronger than usual.

Breakfast is simple pickled mustard and white porridge.After Xia You finished his meal, he ignored Minako's surprised eyes and went straight into his father Hongshu's room with his schoolbag on his back.

He closed the door and saw Gojo Satoru on the master bedroom.

The boy lay neatly on the bed, with an ice pack of Minako on his forehead, his cheeks were flushed red.He was as pale as a piece of paper, but the blush was extraordinarily glaring, making Xia You a little irritable.

He stepped forward and touched Wutiao lightly, not knowing what to do for a moment.

After getting rid of the upset of last night, Xia You finally calmed down a little and thought.He thought that Wutiao's identity might have a lot to say, and even the conjecture of the "smuggler" was not nonsense; he didn't know whether he would cause trouble to his parents by recklessly bringing him home on the spur of the moment.

Maybe he shouldn't be bothered at all.

——Xia You lowered her head, her eyes lingering down from five messy silver hair.

There are countless people living on the streets in the fifth district, and one more of him is nothing.

——The eyelashes are so long, why can human eyes grow like this?

In case anything happens and Minako and Hiroki are involved...

--it's beautiful.

"!" Xia You was taken aback by her own thoughts, she looked back instantly as if on fire, and tilted her head left and right guiltily, trying to shake off some inexplicable thoughts.

He can no longer read the Five Enlightenments: Bringing him back last night has already violated his principle of "maintaining reason". If he really gets his parents involved, he will be in trouble for the rest of his life.

The thirteen-year-old Xia Youjie thought he was decisive, seriously analyzed the pros and cons, and clenched his fists and decided to "abandon" Wujo Wu.But when he stood by the bed, feeling the five chaotic hot breaths, and his eyes touched his pale and dry lips, the newly established determination immediately collapsed.

It's okay, the man is still sick anyway.It is not impossible to wait two or three days longer to let him recover from his illness.

Xia You tried hard to convince herself, squeezed the strap of her backpack, and went out without turning her head.

Minako watched her son leave, and sighed sadly and reassuringly.

She went back into the house, took out a board of anti-inflammatory medicine from the cupboard, and planned to feed Wutiao to take it when the water boiled.

"Hey, do you know Xiaojie?" She sat beside Wutiao, talking to herself in a low voice. "It's good to know each other. Auntie, I can't do anything else, but I'm pretty good at judging people——Look at you, you must not be an ordinary refugee from the fifth district."

She seemed to be hesitating whether she should speak the following words, but after a pause, she finally said earnestly: "It would be great if Xiaojie could get some opportunities from this... Ever since we were driven to District [-], that kid has been competing with himself , no one can persuade you. It is basically impossible to return to the superior area from the rear jurisdiction area. We all think that it is not a bad thing to be content with the status quo, but he just wants to make a fool of himself and say 'it's not fair'. But in this world How can there be so much unfairness? Everyone just wants to survive."

Wutiao naturally couldn't answer her, and the room was so quiet that there were needles dropping.Minako seemed to be just taking advantage of the atmosphere that no one was listening to her, and when she finished speaking, her expression brightened again.

"Forget it, forget it, what I just said just now is that I am getting old and sentimental! Why do I have a strong desire to talk to you out of thin air—could it be that the family is a priest?"

Minako was amused by herself.Covering her lips to cover a few smiles, she picked up five ice packs on her forehead and went to the kitchen to replace them.When closing the door, she vaguely muttered, "It would be great if I could become friends with Xiaojie", and quickly shook her head to deny her fantasy.

At 04:30 in the afternoon, Xia You appeared at the door of the house on time.He finished all his homework ahead of schedule as usual, and as soon as he put down his schoolbag, he went straight to Wutiao, offering to take care of him.

Minako handed him the medicine and the ice pack, touched the child's furry head, and then went to prepare dinner with peace of mind——Xia You was a good housekeeper since she was a child, and she could learn everything as soon as she was a child. Even Minako felt inferior to her.

Xia You moved a chair on the edge of the bed and sat down, taking Wu Tiao's temperature first.

38.3 ℃, dropped a lot.He unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Minako's regular medicine was quite effective.Then there was an orderly change of ice packs and body scrubbing; the towels were wet and then dry, and Xia You went to the bathroom four or five times to clean the five from head to toe. The whole process was quick and not embarrassing, and at the same time, I felt that this person was really thin horrible.

It's easier than taking care of Minako, Xia You twisted the towel and thought, it's much more convenient.

The ice packs were lame and uneven in height, so he could only manually hold them and apply them on the five foreheads.Minako came in with the food, and the two of them cooperated and carefully spoon-fed it, so that the boy could eat something so that his stomach would not be empty.

"Then you stay here and watch." After the mother and son had finished their meal, Minako went out to clean up the dishes and left summer oil for Wutiao's medicine.

Xia You hung the towel to dry on the coat rack, and dragged in a hot water pot half a person's height from outside the house.He tilted the hot water pot to cool it down little by little, and tested the temperature with his hands after pouring out a share, until his palm was just warm enough to be slightly hot, and then he broke open the pills and fed them to Wutiao little by little.

This feeling is very strange.He used to take care of Minako who was sick, no matter whether he served tea or water, there was no fluctuation, and it was right to exercise his life skills.But facing Wutiao, perhaps because this is the first time he has had close contact with a person of similar age, a certain part of his heart will always be inexplicably itchy.

Just like when he accidentally touched the five lips, the fingertips felt cool first, and then the coolness permeated into the bone marrow, extending in the bone and blood in detail, and finally became hot.

Xia You raised her hand and took a serious look to confirm that she was not infected with any strange disease.Over time, he got used to this kind of accidental touch, and the burning sensation on his skin like a flame.

Xia You stayed with her from five to nine in the afternoon, and then she would be urged to sleep by Minako.The mother didn't seem to be worried about the fact that there was an extra mouth in the family. Except for the moment when Xia You just woke up, she never specifically mentioned the origin of Wu Tiao.

Hongshu was on a business trip for three days, and Xia You took care of Wutiao for three days.He has a rare sense of responsibility for the big bag he picked up home, and while imagining the scene of sweeping him out, he changes the ice pack and feeds the medicine diligently.

"Definitely drive away."

On the third day, Xia You wiped Wu Tiao's face with a wet towel while muttering as if venting anger.He complained in his heart that he was indecisive, and the strength in his hand unconsciously became heavier, rubbing a very light red mark on five pale faces.

Shocked, Xia You immediately withdrew her hand and bent down to see the trace that seemed to be there.The strange colors on the five cheeks have long since faded away, and the whole person is as white as snowflakes, shining purely.

He bit his lower lip, a little annoyed.

The wall clock clicked and clicked, as if a full minute had passed, and it seemed that it had only been half a second, and the summer oil finally moved.

He cautiously reached out his hand to touch the goose feather heavy snow, his eyes followed the bridge of his lips and nose all the way up, but suddenly crashed into the gorgeous ocean.

The sea blinked, as if there was a surge of fog.

Gojo wakes up.