But at the same time, I suddenly felt a strong sense of frustration. In my state of extreme jealousy, I reached out a hand and pinched the tender flesh on Tongtong's cheek.

"Luck... just luck, this gun doesn't count."

Hearing this, Tongtong's smug expression froze in an instant, and then like a child, she angrily stretched out her little hand, clenched her pink fist, and hit me in the chest randomly.

Tongtong is very strong, but her fists don't have much power. As her fists hammered at me, I looked up at the night sky.

It was getting late, and there was no point in continuing to practice.

So, I decided to go all out. I took a step forward, put my arms around Tongtong's slender waist, carried her on my shoulders, and walked forward with big strides.

The moonlight is cold, but the starry sky at night is still so dazzling. At this moment, I hope... time can slow down.

At least, let me have sweet dreams for a while longer.

……

In the following time, I fell into a repetitive life again. I went to the shield stronghold every day to practice shooting, and then returned home under the cover of night. Under Tongtong's hands-on teaching, I continued to practice live-fire shooting.

Such a life seems a bit monotonous and boring. Only when Tongtong is by my side can my irritability and depression go away.

Just like that, after such a boring life lasted for a month, I could finally do what I should do.

In the shield stronghold, I stood in the simple shooting range, exhaled slowly, raised my hand, raised my gun, and then pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three consecutive deafening gunshots sounded, and the bark of a large tree not far away exploded, and wood chips scattered all over the ground.

Ajie and Zisu, who were standing by, clapped their hands with satisfaction and sighed with relief.

"Sure enough, as long as you work hard, even pigs can fly."

I put away the gun, and when I heard this strange remark, I couldn't help but smile bitterly and replied.

"If you two don't know how to praise others, you don't have to."

"What a bunch of bullshit this is."

Heavy clouds gathered, covering the entire sky, and a hint of coldness filled the air. When I stepped towards Ajie and the other person, a chill suddenly spread across my forehead.

My eyes fixed and I looked up at the sky, only to see snowflakes falling under the dim sky. My eyes lit up and I whispered to myself.

"it's time."

Chapter 155: In the Snow (I)

The white snow fluttered down from the sky.

This is the first snow of this winter. I think it won’t be too long before the Spring Festival. The matter of the ancient city stronghold can no longer be delayed.

After bidding farewell to the shield outpost, I drove the truck towards the city in the face of the flying snow. The thin snowflakes fell on the car windows and quickly melted into snow water and flowed down.

I looked calm and composed, not anxious or impatient. I had already prepared for the ancient city stronghold for a month, and there was nothing more to prepare.

Let’s at least have a peaceful Spring Festival this year.

The snowflakes were getting denser and denser, and soon the ground was covered with a thin layer of white. Steam was also rising on the car windows, and I unconsciously tightened my grip on the steering wheel.

In winter, when I saw the snowflakes in front of me, I finally realized one thing: everything that happened from the time I picked up Tongtong until now happened in this year.

But I feel as if Tongtong and I have known each other for a long time, and the same goes for Ajie and the others.

A lot has happened this year.

In the heavy snow, the truck I was driving did not go to the community where I lived, but stopped in front of a dilapidated building in the city.

I got off the truck and entered the messy building where the props I had prepared in advance were. In the dark building, I saw a large black tarpaulin covering a pile of debris.

I pinched a corner of the tarpaulin and lifted it up, and the things under the tarpaulin immediately appeared in my sight.

A retractable ladder, five meters high, a short knife, a long iron chain, a set of white clothes, and a mountain of blood bags.

These are the things I prepared in this month, and they are finally all together.

I changed into a white shirt and white pants, put the pile of blood bags in a large handbag, and tied the handbag and the telescopic ladder together with an iron chain, leaving a long tail at the end.

After doing all this, I found a place to sit down in the dark room, quietly looking at the heavy snow outside the window.

I used to like snowy weather and listening to the sound of rain in summer. At that time, my favorite thing to do was to move a chair and sit in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on a snowy day, holding my favorite coffee in my hand, watching the snowflakes falling outside the window.

However, today, snowy days have become the days when I kill people. How can I like it?

I was like a body without a soul, sitting in the dark, staring blankly at the snow scene outside the window until the sky grew darker.

It should have been evening, the sky was frighteningly dark, and I finally took action. I stood up and moved those things into the truck one by one.

The snow had not stopped and the streets outside were covered with a thick layer of snow. I stepped on the ice and snow, got back into the driver's seat, turned the truck around, and drove out of the city.

There is no need to say anything to Tongtong. I have already told Tongtong that on the first snowy day, I will disappear for a few days, but it won’t be too long.

The big truck was driving on the pure white land. At a glance, it was all white, which made me slightly dazed. The light outside the window was getting darker and darker. It wouldn't be long before the night would cover the entire world.

This darkness is exactly what I need.

After a long time, the sky became completely dark. There were no more stars in the sky, no more bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the surroundings were frighteningly dark.

But in this darkness, I still saw a fire in the distance, which was the fire belonging to the ancient city stronghold.

I stopped the truck silently and couldn't get any closer. Although I didn't know what the ancient city looked like now, I couldn't disturb the people inside.

The snow was getting heavier, and when I jumped out of the car, my legs were immediately buried in the thick snow. I walked in the thick snow with some difficulty, opened the car, connected the things I had prepared with iron chains, and turned to walk towards the ancient city outpost in the distance.

Walking in the dark is a very difficult thing. One foot is deep and the other is shallow. Snow flakes fall into my shoes through the cracks. I feel that the soles of my feet are completely wet. The biting cold is like countless needles piercing my pores.

"call……"

I trembled, suppressed the pain, and the urge to scream loudly, exhaled a breath of hot air, then clenched my teeth and walked slowly forward.

The chain pulled the telescopic ladder, leaving a long trail in the snow, but no one could see it in the darkness.

I walked for a long time before I finally arrived at the city wall of the ancient city. The wind was howling and there was no one to be seen on the wall.

The temperature is very low tonight, and I guess the person in charge of guarding it is probably powerless.

To be on the safe side, I found a place on the city wall far away from the gate of the ancient city stronghold. Then, with my back against the wall, I untied the package, took out the blood generals inside, and stuffed them into my clothes one by one, so that they would come into full contact with my skin.

"hiss……"

The cold touch of the blood bag made me make a spineless sound, but the wind and snow tonight successfully suppressed my voice.

After doing all this, I wrapped my clothes tightly, closed my eyes, leaned against the wall, and started waiting again.

Snowflakes fell and piled up quickly on my hair and shoulders. I didn't move, but I felt the blood bag in my arms gradually becoming warm.

One hour, two hours, three hours.

The heavy snow still shows no sign of stopping. As the first snow of this year, isn’t it a little too long?

In a trance, I saw a figure sitting next to me in the snow. I looked up and saw a black-haired, blue-eyed "Tongtong"

Is it the newly appeared “Tongtong”?

"Tongtong"'s figure was illusory and obviously had no substance. The snowflakes went straight through her body. She looked at me with lonely eyes, slowly opened her mouth and spoke softly.

"You broke your promise."

"Didn't you promise me that you would take me away from here and not care about these things anymore?"

I exhaled lightly, tightened the blood plasma in my arms a little more, looked at the snowflakes on my clothes, and smiled helplessly.

"It's not like I broke my promise, it's just that there are some things."

"I have to do it."

"When this is over, I will leave and never come back."

Hearing this, Tongtong's eyes became even more lost. She lowered her head, buried her little face in her knees with fragility and regret, and spoke softly.

"do you know."

“The first time I saw snow, I thought it was beautiful.”

"How I wish you were by my side at that time, watching the snow with me."

"You should have stayed with me."

I suddenly felt a little guilty in my heart, but since things had come to this point, regret would be unnecessary. I stood up, picked up the telescopic ladder, and without looking at "Tongtong", I just whispered.

“We’ll always have time to watch it together later.”

"I promise."

After saying that, I placed the ladder on the city wall and climbed up step by step. The ladder was five meters long and the city wall was six meters high. I easily climbed the remaining height of the wall.

In the darkness, the flames on the city wall had gone out, and it seemed that there was no one guarding it. I used an iron chain to pull the telescopic ladder to the top of the wall, untied the chain, and then threw the telescopic ladder far away outside the city.

The heavy snow tonight will be enough to cover the ladder, and no one will notice it tomorrow.

I brushed the snow off my hands, then turned around, looked at the ancient city shrouded in darkness, and rubbed my wrist.

Ancient city, here I come again.

Chapter 156: In the Snow (Part 2)

The wind and snow continued. I stood on the city wall, looking down at the ancient city shrouded in darkness, but could only vaguely see its vague outlines.

I packed up my bag, put the guns and ammunition I brought on my back, and jumped down from the city wall.

The wall is six meters high and the temperature was low, so when I landed I felt something was wrong with my legs, but fortunately it wasn't a big deal.

I put on my bag and limped forward. The light was extremely dim at this time and the dark clouds in the sky were too stingy to let in too much light. I could only move forward with difficulty, not daring to make any loud noise.

As I walked forward, I began to recall the information I had obtained from Wang Zixuan.

"There are three wells in the ancient city stronghold, but two of them have been sealed, so only one is still in use."

"The well is very deep and is located in the middle of the ancient city. There is a small shed there, which is quite conspicuous."

"It is not convenient to go out in winter, and the water sources outside are frozen, so this well is the only source of water for everyone in the ancient city in winter."

I squinted my eyes slightly, walked on the snow through the quaint buildings, and began to search for the location of the well in the flying snow.

The ancient city stronghold was large, but after many hardships, the population was not large, so in winter, this well was enough to supply the people in the city.

I groped along the way, and when my legs recovered, I finally found the well. I looked at the well, sighed with relief, and whispered to myself.

"Finally we can start."

After saying that, I undressed myself. Under my body temperature, the blood bags melted. I took the dagger, cut open the blood bags, and poured the blood inside into the container.

I remember that poisoning the water source seemed to be a very despicable thing and had a bad reputation, but at this moment, who would care?

I slowly cut open all the blood bags and poured the blood into the well. The cold wind blew into my collar, making my movements clumsy and trembling.

These blood bags are filled with my blood, which is the treasure I have saved up during this month.

As I said before, my plan is extremely simple, but at the same time, this simple plan is something only I can do.

A normal person would have frozen to death outside in such a snowy and windy day, so only I can do this.

I clearly remember that Zi Su once told me that pink flowers are highly poisonous to those who have eaten my flesh and blood. Similarly, those who have sucked the pink petals will not be able to eat my flesh and blood.

Skin contact shouldn't be a problem, but if they drink water mixed with my blood, even if it's diluted a lot, they'll probably have an immune response.

I don't expect to catch all those people with these blood bags. I just want to use my blood to distinguish those who have sucked the pink flowers from ordinary people.

I'm not just here to kill people, I also want to save others.

After the last bag of blood was drained, I rolled up my sleeves, took out the dagger, gritted my teeth, and quickly slashed my wrist with the dagger.

The sharp dagger pierced through my flesh, and a stream of blood gushed out quickly. I quickly turned my wrist, and with a grim face, I used my other hand to squeeze my arm, trying to squeeze out more blood.

After just a moment, my wound was gone and I had no choice but to cut my wrist again and continue bleeding.

It's a bit funny to think about it. This dagger has seen my blood far more times than anyone else's. It sounds like I have some masochistic tendencies.

I repeated this monotonous and slightly painful process. My body was getting colder and colder. My thin clothes could not stop the wind and snow, so after about two hours, I stopped.

The wind and snow seemed to be a little weaker at this time, but the temperature around was getting colder and colder. The whole ancient city was as quiet as a ghost town.

I packed my package, checked the guns and ammunition inside, then turned and left. As I walked, I kicked the snow with my feet, trying to make my footprints less messy.

If the snow lasts until tomorrow, it should cover my footprints, but even if it doesn't it shouldn't be a big problem.

No one would find it unusual, they would simply think that someone had gotten up early and gone to the well to fetch water.

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