Ten Days End

The days that followed were no different from hell.

No, I was already in hell, and I became the most ridiculous existence in this hell. I was a hero who was strangled by the neck and had Yan Zi taken away.

Zhou Zhenglong, this man, ascended the throne. He was even crazier than Wancai. Perhaps his fate was not over yet. When he ascended the throne, I smelled the fragrance with a foul odor.

In the days that followed, as long as I didn't do what he said, he would punch and kick Sister Siwei, but he never touched a hair of mine. The family thought that he didn't violate the "house rules", so they began to obey him.

He didn't give us any food for a long time and locked us in a dark little room, which was a prison converted from a storage room and belonged to Sister Siwei and me.

There was no sunlight here all day long, and even the smell was bad.

Zhou Zhenglong's rule was more "forceful" than Wancai's. He was too confident in his own strength. He even dropped a dagger in the prison of Sister Siwei and me, telling us that we could commit suicide when we couldn't hold on.

Every morning, everyone in the family lined up and walked past me. I just nodded or shook my head woodenly.

I really wanted to give up these people, but they caught Yan Zi, so I could only cooperate woodenly.

But this perfunctory attitude soon caused Zhou Zhenglong's dissatisfaction. He threatened me with my sister, asking me to say "I smelled the "fragrance" of someone" in the future. If I missed a word, he would punch Sister Siwei.

In those long dark times, I would always hear Sister Siwei hugging her body in the middle of the night, choking and whispering "It doesn't hurt, it will be fine in a moment." She was trying to heal her injuries, but every time she finished the treatment, she would be greeted by a new pain.

The smell on her body began to become strange, as if she had changed into a different person.

Is there any good news in this hellish day?

Yes, the only good news is that Sister Siwei has always been by my side.

I can feel that even my sister Siwei, who loves me the most, will go crazy after a long period of torture. The smell on her body sometimes becomes like Wancai, sometimes like Zhou Zhenglong, and sometimes like Brother Gu Yu. In short, it is not like herself.

I am really afraid that my sister will go crazy. She is my only support here, the swallow beside the "Happy Prince", but fairy tales never tell me that the swallow will go crazy before death.

My hesitation and helplessness linger in my heart, and no one can show me a clear way. My sister often sits quietly in a daze, and sometimes she won't answer even if I call her several times.

I may be too selfish. Why have I never thought about it... Not only do I need to be taken care of, but my sister also needs someone to take care of her?

How much better is her situation than mine?

After Brother Gu Yu left, there were only me and her in the whole gloomy and terrifying family. We were surrounded by many family members with dull eyes. The "Happy Prince" no longer had a sword in his hand, but only a crown that would fall off when he walked, and a swallow covered with wounds.

Yan Zi and I are walking on a towering building that could be doomed at any time. If we say something wrong or do something wrong, we will be executed immediately.

Even in this dark cell, my sister always comforts and enlightens me, but who can enlighten her...?

She was only about 20 years old when she came here, and now even my age is close to hers, why didn't I think...she is also a person who needs protection?

She once said that she loves everyone in this world, and she has tried to enlighten those family members in her own way, but it has never worked.

It seems that there is a sharp knife above our heads, and this sharp knife is slowly approaching me, but I am a statue, unable to move a step, and I can't even interfere with what happens outside the cell.

Every day, my mind is filled with a lot of questions, such as whether other teams that are collecting "jade" will collect them all?

For example, now these people don't look like human beings anymore, will my sister still love them?

For example, as our number increases, food becomes scarce. Can those few "Fragrancers" provide food for so many people?

Now I know that fairy tales are all lies. Heroes have thousands of subjects, but heroes can't feed them.

"Hero..."

Siwei, who was in a daze, suddenly turned her head and called me, which scared me.

"What, what's wrong?" I smiled and agreed, "Sister, how do you feel today? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No." Siwei shook her head, "I suddenly thought... You haven't eaten for a long time... Are you hungry?"

"I"It's OK..." I smiled, "Sister, don't worry about me, I'm used to being hungry."

"That won't work..." She was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile, "How can you not eat... You are growing up, you will be hungry if you don't eat..."

I felt that Sister Siwei must be hungry. Even if I didn't eat, I had to ask Zhou Zhenglong for something to eat.

But as soon as I turned around, I heard a strange sound from behind, followed by a muffled groan.

I was a little dazed, and slowly turned my head, only to find that Sister Siwei was holding the knife given by Zhou Zhenglong. Her arms and palms were all bloody, and I didn't understand what happened for a while.

"Uh..." Sister Siwei groaned and dropped the knife, then touched her arm, and said almost in a crying voice, "It doesn't hurt... It will be fine in a moment..."

"Sister... Sister? "I blinked, and my brain went blank.

She kept talking for a long time before she let go of her hand. I saw that there was no wound on her arm, but it was covered with blood.

What happened?

My sister trembled and clenched her hands together, and then held them in front of me. I thought it was a pool of blood, but there was clearly a piece of meat in it.

"Hero... hero..." My sister smiled and said to me, "I found something to eat..."

"Eat... your... meat?"

My voice was trembling when I said this.

"Yes... hero... I am "healing"..." My sister smiled and said to me, "I can even provide food for everyone... Just eat me... I just need to keep "healing" myself..."

Looking at the piece of meat in her hand, I suddenly felt a little dazed.

Is there something wrong with my memory?

"The Happy Prince" says that the swallow took the gold foil off the prince's body piece by piece and distributed it to the poor in the city until his skin was peeled off.

But why is the swallow cutting off its own meat now?

This is wrong... Everything is wrong now...

I don't know what to do, so I can only walk up to my sister and hug her gently.

"It's okay... Sister, leave it to me, I'm a "hero"... I will protect you..."

I think I know what brother Gu Yu meant by "no destruction, no construction".

If I want to protect my sister, I can only kill her with my own hands.