Lonely Heart Prequel

Chapter 3

It was hard to pull Little Li up. The two people were still in shock. They gasped and said, "Hey, Little Brother Eagle, you are injured and bleeding a lot. Let's go back!" Little Li felt that his body was also stained with the blood of the eagle.

"Alright, let's go!" The two of them helped each other out of the cave.

Not to mention the two of them, there was a humanoid stone made of lime at the bottom of the cave. The blood that flowed out from the wound made by Ai Qiyan's stalactite was dripping onto the stone. It slowly began to emit white smoke, first, then it became thicker and thicker until the white fog completely wrapped around the stone. Suddenly, in the white fog, something seemed to move. "Ah!" It seemed to be the sound of something or a person's pained cry, but it also seemed to be the sound of the wind blowing through the c***k of the stone, echoing in this empty and empty cave...

"Child, what's wrong with your hand? How could you have such a long wound on it?" Ying Xue's grandmother, who had just returned to the house, anxiously asked.

"It's okay, grandma. I accidentally got my skin cut by the thorns on the mountain, so there's nothing wrong with the small wound. I'll just apply some herbs myself and it'll be fine. Don't worry, grandma!" Ying Xue said to her grandma.

"Ai, you're already so old, yet you're still so impatient. Let me apply the medicine for you." Grandma complained, her heart aching.

On Saturday night, as usual, the grandfather and the grandson talked about some trivial things and then went to sleep. Ying Xue was lying on the bed and reading a book, but somehow, she fell asleep. When she was half asleep and half awake, she seemed to see an old man with snow-white eyebrows and a tall figure. Ying Xue tried hard to open her eyes, trying to look carefully, but she couldn't see him clearly. The old man stood beside Ying Xue's bed and looked at him, then nodded and shook his head. Later, he pointed at the old man, and Ying Xue didn't know anything...

When Ying Xue woke up the next morning, the dream from last night constantly floated in her mind. "It's really a strange dream," she thought to herself. Thus, she started a busy and ordinary day like most people in the countryside.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, although it was in May, unlike the hot and stuffy weather in June, the sun was still giving off great power. After finishing some trivial things, Ying Xue said to his grandma, "Grandma, I'm going to school."

"Are we leaving now? Alright, bring this can of food with you. This is 10 yuan for living expenses this week. Do you still have any food tickets? If you finish eating, I'll carry a bag to school on the day of the fair," said Lou Cheng to his mother-in-law with concern.

"No need, I still have food tickets. After graduation, I won't need so much money, so you don't need to worry about it!" replied Ying Xue. In fact, over the past few years, he had kept all his tuition fees and living expenses, including the labor fee that Hu Xiao Yu gave him, the odd jobs that he found during the holidays, and the frugal expenses that he saved. After careful calculation, the tuition fees and living expenses of high school were not a problem. There might still be extra money left, but he did not dare to tell his grandmother about it. He knew that his grandmother would never agree to him doing this, so he had to save the money first. Other things could be discussed later.

The following days were not very good. The graduation exam in the middle of junior high school was boring and boring, like a bowstring full of bowstrings. Everyone's nerves were tense. Everyone was focusing on studying, and the most discussed was which school to be admitted.

Recently, Ying Xue's spirit had been much more energetic than before, and her mind had also become much more enlightened than before. Her mind was very clear, and her memory had also clearly improved. However, he did not care. At this moment, no one had the time to think so much.

Hu Mingyu didn't go out to play recently. In his own words, he pretended to be a p********e. However, it was heard that his father had been keeping a close eye on him recently. After all, he was going to take the exam. No matter how busy his father was in business, he had to take care of his son! He was the only one in the classroom who was restless, and no one was talking to him. So he had to lie on the table and sleep alone. It was really difficult for him to do that. But he talked to Ai Qixue several times, asking her to work hard on reviewing her lessons. He said that his father would ask the leaders in school to arrange the exam seats for them together. This guy was really capable, and he didn't know how he persuaded his father.

Finally, on the day of the graduation exam, Hu Xiaoyu didn't brag. He was really sitting together with Ai Qi Ying Xue. Furthermore, he was sitting in front of Ai Qi Ying Xue. He didn't know what kind of methods his father had used. Money could really connect to the heavens!! Of course, the examiner would be able to collect money to avoid trouble. The invigilator was very relaxed towards them. Furthermore, Ying Xue and him were old partners, so there was no problem working together.

After the exam, it was the last gathering of their classmates. In the future, they would go their separate ways. This was the most unforgettable time in a person's life. Life was full of all kinds of things, including happiness, sorrow, fantasy and so on. However, the most different thing from the real society was that everyone was not scheming and chatting freely. It was the purest moment of life. It would be impossible to find such an atmosphere in the future.

In the blink of an eye, it was July. The results came out. Ai Qiyan took the first place in the school, and he was admitted to the county No.1 Middle School. Feng Shuilian also got into the No.1 Middle School. Thanks to Ai Qiying, Hu Xiaoyu also got into the school. His father was so lucky that he sent out invitations and held a banquet. Hu Xiaoyu did not forget Ying Xue, his great benefactor. He asked Ying Xue to go to his house to celebrate and celebrate. Ying Xue originally wanted to go back immediately, but Hu Xiaoyu's enthusiasm was too strong. Ying Xue couldn't refuse and had to go with him. Of course, Hu Xiaoyu did not forget to give Ying Xue a big red envelope.

###Chapter2,A Strange News of the Strangest Times

The young man did not know what to worry about. Ying Xue and her classmates had funed at Hu Xiao Yu's house for an entire night. The next morning, they bade each other farewell and returned home. Just as Ying Xue was looking anxiously at her mother-in-law, she knew that she had not returned home for an entire night, which made her grandmother worried. Thus, she explained to her grandmother, "Grandma, I'm back! Hu Xiao Yu took me to his house yesterday, so I didn't come back!"

"It doesn't matter. It's good that you're home. I guess you're also on business. How did it go? Did you get on the exam?" Granny Xiang did not blame Ying Xue. When she saw Ying Xue coming back, she anxiously asked the results of the exam.

"He's been admitted to the first middle of the county and the notice has been passed." Ying Xue answered with excitement.

"Good, good, you're really something. Two days later, we'll invite all the uncles in the village to have a meal. Everyone is happy, happy. I'll go find Village Chief Liu right now!" The granny said happily. Before Ying Xue could say anything, the granny rushed out of the house.

The poor children were in charge of the household. Ying Xue sat alone at home and started calculating. She was very conflicted in her heart. The tuition fee for a semester in high school was over a thousand dollars. Adding on to the fact that a year's living expenses would require at least four thousand dollars, how could she find that much money? Even though she had a scholarship, she could still reduce the amount of money she needed. However, based on Ying Xue's current situation, the amount of money she had was not enough. Although she had saved up to a thousand dollars over the past few years, how could she live through three years in high school? If she were to enter university, how could she possibly succeed? Furthermore, her grandmother was already very old. What if she fell ill and her family did not take care of her? Ying Xue felt a little scared as she thought about this and did not dare to think further. She decided to make use of this summer break to get some mountain products to exchange for some money. She decided to take one step at a time. Ying Xue stood up and shook her head as she walked out of the room.

On the eleventh day of July, grandma invited the uncles and uncles of the village to celebrate with her family. This was a joyous event. Everyone in the village knew that Ying Xue had won first place in the school and was also admitted to the first middle school of the county. Everyone said that she was the first high school student in the whole village, excluding Uncle Liu. Everyone said that Ying Xue had made great achievements. For a time, she became a role model for the village. The village was like a scholar. Everyone wanted their own rice dumpling to learn from Ying Xue, and they also fought for it. This was unexpected.

In order to collect tuition, Ying Xue went to the mountain to collect herbs every day. There were many wild herbs on the Snow-capped Peak, such as Tian Ma, Du Zhong, Thousand-story Pagoda, and other precious herbs. Ying Xue dried the herbs and sent them to the Chinese pharmacy on every market day. If counted, it should be no problem to save up the tuition for next semester.

On this day, Ying Xue carried the bamboo dragonfly on her back and went to the mountain to dig for medicine. When she passed Erlang Cave, she felt something calling her. She walked into the cave involuntarily. Not far from the entrance of the cave, she saw an old man with his back to her. Standing in the cave, Ying Xue thought that he came for a sightseeing trip, but the old man turned around and Ying Xue looked at him carefully. He looked familiar, but she could not remember where she had seen him.

"You're here." The old man said, "I was going to give you some time to get used to the coming year on Earth, but now we don't have time. The situation becomes very urgent and very bad. Besides, I don't have much time left. You'll know soon. I'll come to your house in a few days. Well, you can go back now." A period of non-ious words made Ying Xue confused.

"Hey, hey, wait." Ying Xue shouted, but the old man walked toward the cave without looking back, and slowly disappeared in Ying Xue's eyes.

"Ah! What are you going inside for? It's dangerous. You have to be careful. What the hell is going on here!" Ying Xue's heart was full of doubts. Out of concern, she shouted a warning, but Ying Xue didn't follow up. She didn't dare to enter the cave after the last time. It wasn't because she was afraid, but she didn't want her grandmother to worry. Seeing that the old man didn't listen to her, Ying Xue went straight into the cave, so she didn't bother about it. She left the cave and went back to the mountain to collect medicinal herbs.