Chapter 1228: For You

"Big Brother!! Take care of yourself on your journey!!!"

"Thank you for clearing the path and praying for us! Do you know?! Xiao Yu's illness is cured!!"

"Big Brother!! Once this war is over, we're going to hold our wedding officially!! You have to come then!!!"

"Yeah, Big Brother!! Remember to bring a gift! Hahahaha..."

"I bought the ingredients for double-skin milk for you, but we didn't get to eat it this time. I'll definitely make it up to you next time!!"

“……”

The shouts of the boys were like magpies chirping, breaking the silence. When they appeared, the gray sky seemed to regain a hint of color...

The rattles made crisp *da-da* sounds, and the high-pitched blaring of the small trumpets echoed through the streets. These children's toys, which they had managed to borrow from the kids in the base, were fully equipped on them, looking like a comical children's band.

All sorts of messy sounds were mixed together; if any elder were standing nearby, they would probably have taken off their slippers to hit them.

But the moment such "noise" rang out, Sun Bumian's painful coughing began to subside, and his breathing gradually stabilized...

Brother Pao and the others couldn't hear Sun Bumian's coughing. They just followed Chen Ling's instructions, making a racket while shouting and walking forward. Although they were hoarse, they were still full of enthusiasm!

"Big Brother!! You must be well!!! Don't forget us!!!"

"Big Brother!! We will definitely meet again!!"

“……”

The boys' voices faded into the ruins.

Beneath the thick layer of soil, Sun Bumian's coughing had completely vanished.

He lay peacefully beside the lion-dance headgear, his chest rising and falling gently, a faint smile still hanging on the corners of his mouth, as if he were having a joyful, festive dream.

At the end of the hazy, drizzly street, the corners of the mouth of the figure in the bright red opera robe also lifted slightly...

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*Ring-a-ling—*

A crisp bell rang in the classroom. Teacher Ye looked at the time and gently closed the book:

"Class dismissed."

A series of squeaking sounds from chairs being pushed back arose. Sun Bumian, who had been secretly dozing in the back row, couldn't hold his head up and *bang*—his forehead hit the desk... He opened his sleepy eyes and yawned lazily.

That was a good nap!

Just as Sun Bumian got up to go eat, Teacher Ye walked over to him.

"Sun Bumian."

"Eh, Teacher Ye!" Sun Bumian stood at attention, but the red imprint on his forehead from where he had been resting his head while dozing was still visible. He said seriously, "Teacher Ye, is something the matter?"

"..." Teacher Ye said helplessly, "Next time you sleep in class, don't snore. It affects the other students."

Sun Bumian: ...

"I'm sorry, Teacher Ye..." Sun Bumian smiled awkwardly.

"No need to apologize. I know there's not much I can teach you; in fact, for many history-related questions, I might even have to ask you..." Teacher Ye said gently. "I'm already happy that you're willing to come to class."

"I actually quite like coming to class."

After all, that's when he slept the best.

Teacher Ye nodded slightly. He hesitated for a moment before saying:

"In the half a year since Jian Changsheng and Jiang Xiaohua left, you've been accompanying Chen Ling the whole time. You've really worked hard."

"Teacher Ye, you've misunderstood." Sun Bumian waved his hands repeatedly. "My staying with the Fusion Faction has nothing to do with Heart 6... I just really like the atmosphere here. The children here are always full of enthusiasm for life, and they treat every festival seriously. It's hard to find such a lively and pure place even if you search through all the other major realms."

Sun Bumian was telling the truth. The Fusion Faction was isolated from the outside world, and the children were well-taught by Teacher Ye, living happily like a utopia. In the half a year he had spent here, Sun Bumian had stepped into the Fifth Rank and was even faintly touching the threshold of the Sixth Rank.

If he were in any other human realm, this process would have taken at least a year and a half.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you properly... Since you came, the children have been very happy. Whether it's the lion dance, the candied haws, or the various crafts you taught them to make, they love them all," Teacher Ye said with a sincere smile.

"That's all I've always wanted to do."

"By the way, why didn't Chen Ling come to class today?"

"He entered the era save file again today... Counting the time, he should be coming out soon."

"Mm, go eat."

After saying goodbye to Teacher Ye, Sun Bumian, who had been "kept after class," immediately rushed out of the classroom and ran straight toward the cafeteria.

In the past, Sun Bumian would definitely have been the first to rush into the cafeteria, as the food at the Fusion Faction really suited his taste. But having been delayed for a while, he wasn't sure if the dishes he liked had already been snatched up...

As it turned out, his worries were justified.

When Sun Bumian saw the empty, shiny plates that had already been cleared, he felt as if the sky had collapsed. He hugged his tray for a while before moving his feet with difficulty, casually picking up two vegetables, and walking toward a corner table with a sigh.

"Brother Sun, did you not get any meat?" a voice came from behind him.

Sun Bumian turned back to see Xiao Tao, wearing a small animal hair clip, hugging her tray and standing behind him. "I have some meat here, I'll give it to you."

Although Sun Bumian was greedy, he couldn't possibly steal meat from a child. After swallowing his saliva silently, he said seriously:

"I'm on a diet recently."

"Ah? Oh... alright then."

Sun Bumian quickly looked away, not letting himself look at the heartbreakingly succulent meat, and slunk off to find a table in the corner to sit down.

His small round sunglasses reflected this simple lunch. Sun Bumian sighed softly, lowered his head, and quickly shoveled the rice and vegetables into his mouth, tasting like wax... He silently decided to skip tomorrow's class. Since his grades were at the bottom, it wouldn't be too much to be the first to rush the cafeteria, right?

Just then, a figure sat down opposite him.

Sun Bumian didn't look up; he knew who it was. But when a succulent braised chicken leg was placed into his bowl, he froze...

He looked up in a daze.

One chicken leg, two chicken legs, three chicken legs...

Chen Ling expressionlessly stuffed all the chicken legs from his own bowl into Sun Bumian's.

"Heart 6... what... what are you doing?"

"Don't ask," Chen Ling said, lifting his chin.

"Eat."

“……”

"Did the sun rise in the west today??" Sun Bumian looked at the small mountain of chicken legs in his bowl, looking like he suspected he hadn't woken up yet.

Chen Ling acted as if he hadn't heard his muttering. He silently took out a small cup from behind him and handed it to Sun Bumian. A rich, familiar fragrance entered Sun Bumian's nose!

"This is..."

"Double-skin milk," Chen Ling said calmly. "For you."