Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 116 The Last Lesson

"It's been a long time since I last ate... wuwuwu... It's been a long time since I last ate... wuwuwu..."

The old man, Old Tree, was munching on his portion of corn, also grimacing while munching, and crying bitterly while grimacing. It was not known whether he swallowed the snot and tears while munching on the corn.

He didn't watch or care about Yao Wei's actions, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't dare to do anything.

By the time Yao Wei cleaned the corn husks and silk and put them into the pot, and when she covered the wok again, he had already eaten all the corn cobs clean.

This old man looks like a South Korean.

After he finished chewing the corn cob in his hand, he turned around and asked Lu Xian, Yao Wei and Chai Xin: "Will you eat the cob? If not, give it to me."

Yao Wei glanced at Lu Xian.

She had originally seen the old man eating the kernels and the core together, so she thought the core should be edible as well, and wanted to try it, but when she saw Lu Xian didn't eat it, she didn't eat it either.

She now likes to use Lu Xian as a reference for all her daily behaviors.

As for Chai Xin, since there were two of them besides Lu Xian, there was also Yao Wei, so she didn't eat either.

Seeing the old man asking, neither of them agreed in a hurry, but waited for Lu Xian to decide.

Lu Xian said, "Goodbye. I plan to keep it here to use as firewood. It would be great if you could eat some corn. Why do you always eat the cob?"

Lao Shu was stunned for a moment, then he noticed that there was freshly cooked corn in the pot. But he didn't care. Instead, he nodded vigorously and said with a smile: "Okay!"

He's actually quite capable of starving now, so he won't die even if he starves for a long time. Don't eat all the corn; just leave some for later.

Seeing that Lao Shu agreed, Lu Xian smiled and said, "The corn still needs to be cooked for a while, so you should do something serious now."

"What's the matter?"

The old tree was puzzled.

Lu Xian pointed at Chai Xin and said, "Our little girl can also become invisible. But she is not very good at using it now. She can only hide herself and cannot use the ability on her clothes.

"How did you do it? Teach him?"

Chai Xin's eyes lit up, she really wanted to fully master this ability.

If she could fully master this ability, she would be able to walk safely anywhere in the future.

As long as you don't run into any new humans, there's absolutely no problem in quietly stealing other people's supplies.

Old Tree was scratching his head in confusion again. "How did you do that?! I don't know! There's no one here to steal anything. It won't scare her. It's useless! How about you two try to use guns on her?"

Yao Wei picked up the gun and pointed it at the old tree, scaring it so much that it trembled.

Lu Xian said: "Okay, don't just open your mouth and say you don't know, think more and watch more.

"There must be a trick here. Think about it carefully. Also, observe carefully what's the difference between Chai Xin and you when she's invisible. Maybe you can give her some advice and guidance."

"Oh, okay."

Lao Shu didn't dare to refuse, so he had to agree and pulled Chai Xin aside to study it.

Lu Xian and Yao Wei sat by the pot, smelling the fragrance wafting from the pot and looking at Lao Shu and Chai Xin.

As a result, Lao Shu immediately became extremely alert and didn't dare to be perfunctory at all.

The water in the pot was bubbling, and when it started to run low, Lu Xian poured some more water from the wok into the pot, then covered it.

He said to Yao Wei, "We have to get some water at the Xijian River when we get back."

"Yeah." Yao Wei nodded in response, her eyes always fixed on the old man and the child not far away.

The old man and the young one observed and pondered, giving instructions, while the other kept trying and hiding his body, both looking very serious. They were both hunched over, with their backs bent, and they really looked like grandfather and grandson.

Lu Xian looked at it for a while and said with a smile: "Why do we feel like we are watching children in class?"

"what?"

Yao Wei didn't quite understand at first, but seemed to understand a little bit, and asked blankly.

Lu Xian thought about how to explain it, and then said: "That is to say, the two of us are now like watching our own children who are about to go on a long journey and ask a tutor for the last lesson."

"The child who is about to go on a long journey..."

Yao Wei murmured something, as if lost in some memories. After a while, she finally said, "Mom, was it like this back then?"

Lu Xian glanced at Yao Wei and saw that she was staring blankly at something not far away with a melancholy look on her face.

This kind of expression has never appeared on this woman before.

"When she was dying, she taught me a lot: how to avoid danger, how to drive, how to refuel, how to kill, how to read a map, how to collect things, how to avoid others...

"There was a cut on her stomach and her lips were white. I wanted her to rest for a while, but she told me there would be no chance later and she had to finish her story.

"She told me a lot and even left me a car. That car was better and bigger than the one we drive now, but I was too young at the time and it was difficult for me to drive.

“I drove the car into the ditch and she said it was OK and we could lift it out.

"I thought it was a simple matter. My mother and I lifted the car out of a mud pit before.

"But her injuries were so severe that she couldn't be lifted, and I couldn't do it alone. The tire was punctured, and there was no spare tire.

"Mom still said it's okay, I'll teach you how to repair a car. You have to find a car yourself in the future.

"After she finished teaching me how to repair a car, she let me go. She told me that the last lesson was over and asked me to leave... leave these crowded places and grow up in the north..."

When saying these words, Yao Wei did not choke up or cry, but her expression was a little melancholy and her voice was a little depressed.

But Lu Xian always felt that it would be better for her to cry like an ordinary woman.

But think about it, this woman has traveled all the way from south to north and grown up alone. She should have been used to this, right?
When I am alone, I recall every little detail of the past. I recall so many times that I have become accustomed to it. How can I easily reveal my emotions?

Lu Xian patted the back of Yao Wei's hand and said, "If you think about the past and feel uncomfortable, you can tell me about it. It will feel better if you say it out."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, "I don't feel uncomfortable."

Lu Xian: "..."

This woman didn't seem to be being arrogant or saying nice things; she was simply stating the facts.

Lu Xian had to admit that this woman was powerful. This kind of power, to the point where she didn't need anyone's comfort, made Lu Xian feel a little frustrated.

But then Yao Wei added, "It's pointless not to talk about the past. If there's anything else, I'll tell you."

"..."

Lu Xian was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay."

This woman is really different from ordinary women!

(End of this chapter)