Following Ye Feng’s gaze, a circle of distinct bruises and red marks were visible around the little one’s neck, looking like they were caused by something constricting it for a long time.
Just now, the bruises and red marks were hidden by the jk’s collar, and Xiaoxiao was some distance away, so Ye Feng naturally didn’t notice. Now, Xiaoxiao was sitting beside Ye Feng…
Wait, not just her neck, but her ankles, wrists…
“Damn, who the hell is so cruel?! To treat an eight or nine-year-old girl like this?”
A surge of anger welled up in Ye Feng’s heart!
Although they had faded somewhat, Ye Feng could still tell from Xiaoxiao’s obvious bruises and scars that what had bound her should have been iron chains or something similar, and they were quite thick.
Combined with what Xiaoxiao had said about living in a cave before, eating smelly food, and not knowing what bread was…
As Ye Feng pondered what Xiaoxiao had gone through, Xiaoxiao rolled up the sleeve of her jk and gently touched the bracelet on her wrist.
Suddenly, a screen appeared, and Xiaoxiao skillfully opened the “Regional Chat Channel.”
“So hungry, seven days in a row, only eating one coarse grain bread a day, I’m starving to death…”
“Me too, have you all gone to look for treasure chests?”
“I want to farm, but I don’t have seeds, nor fertile land…”
Bread Eater: “Um… I’m also starving. Today, I went out exploring and fell. One of the two eggs I was born with fell out. I fainted on the spot from the pain…”
Bread Eater: “I’m in so much pain, heart-wrenching pain… but I’m so hungry, I ended up eating it. Now I only have one egg left…”
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“If you have eggs, don’t complain. That’s a meat dish. Many people have started eating grass!”
“Exactly, I’ve been gnawing on tree bark these past few days!”
“Being Versailles?”
…
“The people upstairs don’t seem to have understood. Take a closer look at what that guy said!”
“Bread Eater, two eggs you were born with? Are you talking about a man’s…?”
Bread Eater: “That’s right! Wuwuwu!~”
“Holy crap, he’s a wolf! A bit more than a ruthless person…”
“Damn it, stop talking, it’s truly terrifying!”
“Agree with the above, I feel pain just looking at it!~”
“Hiss~ Old brother, shouldn’t the place that truly hurts be your heart…”
“Well, after you ate the egg, how did it taste?”
“Bread Eater? It’s more appropriate to call you Egg Eater!”
…
“Hiss~”
Ye Feng, who was also seeing this exchange, couldn’t help but gasp. A certain fragile part even felt a subtle pain.
“This person is so lucky to have two eggs naturally. I woke up and there was no food around me!”
Xiaoxiao glanced at Ye Feng, pointed at the person on the screen, and said enviously.
“Hungry, that egg isn’t what you think… wait!”
Ye Feng stopped halfway through his sentence and suddenly realized.
His attention had been focused on eating and thinking about Xiaoxiao’s past. Upon seeing the screen, he instinctively checked it as if it were his own.
Now, with Xiaoxiao’s comment, Ye Feng suddenly realized that this screen, this “Regional Chat Channel,” belonged to Xiaoxiao.
This meant that Xiaoxiao was indeed a survivor who had transmigrated like him.
It’s just that she had lived in a very harsh environment before, and was very likely abused!
“Big brother, what’s wrong?”
Seeing Ye Feng frozen in place, Xiaoxiao asked with some confusion.
“Oh, it’s nothing~”
Ye Feng shook his head, then handed Xiaoxiao another slice of toast.
“Big brother, I’ve already eaten, no need…”
Xiaoxiao tried to refuse again, but Ye Feng interrupted her.
“Eat up, I have plenty of food!”
As he spoke, Ye Feng also handed her the bottle of mineral water.
“Big brother, you are so kind~”
Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned a little red.
…
As Xiaoxiao took small bites of the toast, Ye Feng took out the survival coins he had obtained from opening the Black Iron Treasure Chest and examined them.
Similar to the survival coins obtained from opening the Bronze Treasure Chest, they were also enlarged versions of one-yuan coins, about the size of an adult’s palm, with strange patterns and tiny campfires barely visible to the naked eye.
The difference was that the number on the Black Iron Treasure Chest survival coin was not 100, but 200.
This meant that by absorbing this survival coin, his daily refresh limit would increase by 100, making it 350.
“Ding~ Full survival coin detected, do you wish to absorb it~”
The system’s voice rang out.
“Whoosh!~”
Hearing this voice, Ye Feng let out a heavy sigh of relief.
He didn’t know why, but when he first got the Black Iron Treasure Chest survival coin, the system didn’t prompt him if he wanted to absorb it, which had made him a little worried.
However, now that the system had prompted him, Ye Feng couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it.
“Big brother, do you like that kind of metal piece?”
At this moment, Xiaoxiao’s voice sounded.
Seeing Ye Feng staring blankly at the Black Iron Treasure Chest survival coin, she couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes~ I quite like this one~”
Ye Feng smiled slightly, not elaborating further.
“Then I’ll give this to you!”
As she said this, Xiaoxiao took out a round metal piece from her pocket.
“Sur… survival coin? From a Bronze Treasure Chest?”
Seeing the item in Xiaoxiao’s hand, Ye Feng was stunned.
“Survival coin? Is that the name of this metal piece?”
Xiaoxiao asked curiously, then nodded, “This metal… survival coin was indeed taken from a box!~ I thought it was pretty, so I kept it by my side~”
“Big brother, here!”
With that, Xiaoxiao handed the Bronze Treasure Chest survival coin to Ye Feng.
“Okay~!”
After a moment’s thought, Ye Feng still accepted it, as survival coins were indeed very important to him.
“Ding~ Full survival coin detected, do you wish to absorb it~”
The system’s voice rang out again.
“Absorb!”
Ye Feng immediately responded in his mind.
As soon as the words were spoken, the two metal pieces in Ye Feng’s hand disappeared, and Ye Feng’s daily refreshable survival coins increased from 250 to 400.
Xiaoxiao was stunned by this sight~
Afterward, Ye Feng took out braised eggs, sausages, dried beef, and other food, shared some with Xiaoxiao, and even poured hot water into her mineral water bottle.
What was routine for Ye Feng was extremely luxurious for Xiaoxiao. After a lunch that left her stomach feeling quite full, Ye Feng lay down in the shade of the tree trunk to rest.
Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, lay in the shade on the other side, occasionally glancing at Ye Feng, with a hint of sparkle in her eyes!~
…
Around two o’clock in the afternoon,
Ye Feng finished his nap and got up.
“Stay here and don’t wander off. If you’re hungry or thirsty, there’s food and mineral water in the tent~”
After instructing Xiaoxiao, Ye Feng picked up his Tang sword, climbed down the tree, and prepared to go kill more zombies.
“Big brother, don’t go that way!”
Ye Feng hadn’t taken a few steps when Xiaoxiao’s shout came from behind him.
“What’s wrong?”
Ye Feng turned his head, looking puzzled.
“That place is dangerous! Very dangerous!”
Xiaoxiao shouted loudly at Ye Feng.
“Dangerous?”
Ye Feng frowned.
…