More than ten days have passed since my mother disappeared, and she still hasn't appeared. This is the longest time in my memory.

I don't blame my mother. When she said she might stay for a while, I had already guessed that she was probably going to leave. If I had clamored to come with her, she might have agreed, but at that time I was crying.

, nothing has been done, so I can only blame myself.

"Gu Gu Gu Gu——"

I don’t know how many times my stomach made a series of growls. It turned out that I really couldn’t starve myself to death for ten days. My mother said before that I could last four months at most. Do you want to give it a try...

The meat that the human guard gave me before was still there, but I didn't eat it. I didn't know if they deliberately let us in. I didn't dare to eat it before we came in. If I were not careful, I might lose my life.

Originally, I wanted to wait until my mother came back to tell her everything that the human said, and then ask for her opinion. But now, my strong hunger kept attacking this idea.

"Why don't you try eating a little bit first? If you only eat a little bit, you won't die even if humans do something to it."

What should I do about my mother? She also hasn’t had food for a long time. She didn’t eat much before arriving at Shanhai City. My mother must be even hungrier than me.

Besides, the piece of meat is not big. Even if it is only used to fill the stomach, I am afraid that it will not last for two meals at most. It is impossible to last for several days.

In addition to meat, there are also many other things, but there is a smell that makes the beast disgusting when smelled from a distance, so it is impossible to eat those things no matter what.

Sure enough, it's better to persevere, maybe my mother will suddenly appear, as has always been the case.

I leaned against the corner and lay there for several days, my stomach growling loudly, but that was only when I was thinking about food. Most of the time, my attention was on the city gate and the humans everywhere.

They would slow down in front of me and occasionally say something in an extremely low voice. Others would stop directly and look at me with strange eyes. I hated that kind of look. I would often grab a branch from under my body and throw a stone at it.

, and then those annoying humans left.

"Be careful not to get hurt, come here quickly!"

Once again, I drove away the annoying things. I breathed a sigh of relief and turned my head to look in the direction of the city gate out of habit. There was still no sign of my mother.

"You keep looking over there, what are you looking at?"

I was startled by the sudden sound. I turned around and looked over, only to see a human being who was a head taller than me looking at me intently. After a moment, he unceremoniously sat down next to me.

I ignored it and didn't run away, probably because I was really used to it.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, he hesitated, pointed to the piece of meat, and said, "If you don't want to eat it, can you give it to me? I've been paying attention to it for more than half a month."

Hearing this, I immediately became alert, held the piece of meat in my arms, and shook my head: "This is for mother."

The man was obviously disappointed, then he stood up, walked to the other side of me and sat down. He smiled and said, "So you can talk. I thought you were mute."

"What is a mute?"

"You don't even know that you are a mute? You are too stupid. Let me tell you! A mute cannot speak. The most he can say is ahhhhh. Remember this."

"oh."

It only lasted a few words, but I already felt a little disgusted with this human being. He seemed to have been interested in the piece of meat in my arms, and he was always startled when he spoke.

"Don't worry, I won't snatch your piece of meat alive."

“What does raw robbery mean?”

"It's like this!" As he said this, he stretched out his hand and took the meat. I was a little dazed. This was a robbery, and then I became increasingly angry.

"This is not yours, give it back to me!"

Taking food from the mouth, no one can do that except my mother. Even if it is a powerful beast, I will take it back, even if I risk my life, this is just my nature.

There was murderous intent in my eyes, and I was about to pounce on it and bite it, when the man hurriedly threw the meat over and waved his hand: "You asked me, I'm just setting an example for you, don't be angry, I'll give it back to you.

"

I stared at him for a long time before picking up the piece of meat again. This time I deliberately placed it under the branch and pressed it with my body.

Before he finished this action, he spoke again: "Can you give me those things?"

Looking in the direction he pointed, I saw those unpleasant-smelling things, which were of no use to me, so I casually said, "Okay."

After hearing what I said, he hurriedly took out several square objects and stuffed them into his mouth in big mouthfuls.

I turned my head away, but seeing this, my stomach was churning.

He also deliberately came close to me, because there was still a lot of residue in his mouth, so his speech was a little slurred, and said: "Why don't you eat these, they are super delicious!"

I struggled to move my body away from him. The smell was really unpleasant.

In fact, I don’t even know what it is, so I’m sure I can’t eat it.

"I only eat meat."

Only then did he seem to understand that I didn't like the smell very much, and he distanced himself a little from me.

For the next half hour, this human being was talking to himself while eating. I didn't understand most of what he said, but the word "delicious" that appeared most frequently was still the word "delicious."

After finally waiting for him to finish eating, he had no intention of leaving. He stood up, stretched twice in succession, let out a long gasp, and then sat down next to me.

"It's so filling, but it's just that it's a bit stale after being stored for too long. If I had known you were so generous, I would have come to find you. Why on earth don't you eat these things?"

"I told you, I only eat meat." I really don't know what he was listening to just now.

"But, you are a scavenger, right?"

I'm not even a human being, so why do I pick up things? Just when I was about to shake my head in denial, a scene suddenly flashed through my mind.

Outside a huge city gate, a guard in military uniform asked my mother and I in a puzzled tone, "Are you scavenging? No wonder you are dressed so strangely."

That was what happened at the gate of the ancient city, when we were about to enter human territory. I still remembered it more than ten days ago. When did I forget it? If I hadn't heard the word "Shili" this time, would I have had the chance to remember it?

Those things that I thought I would never forget again were forgotten unconsciously. Then, the things that I had forgotten long ago would suddenly come to mind one day.

"Well, I am a scavenger."

"How do you survive as a scavenger who only eats meat? I eat everything."

Everything I did was to survive. The answer to this question was too broad. I was not prepared to answer him, and he seemed not to be prepared to listen to my answer, so he asked a series of questions.

"I heard you mention your mother just now. Do you still have a mother? Where has she gone? Does your mother beat you? Does she eat other things? Or does she only eat meat like you?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?!"

I haven't seen my mother for nearly 20 days, and I have been worried about her. This human being keeps talking about it.

"Gugu——"

It was just that I used a little more effort to speak, and my stomach kept growling. I raised my hand and licked the oil stains on it cleanly. During this period, the human being was rarely quiet, and when I was about to think about it,

, he started making trouble again.

"How long have you been hungry?"

"I don't know, more than twenty days." I slowly closed my eyes and prepared to sleep. Only after falling asleep can I reduce my hunger.

Who knew he almost jumped up after saying this, "Twenty days! Then why are you still holding on? If you take out the meat and eat it, you will die!"

I was much calmer. I didn't even open my eyes and said, "The meat was given by the guard at the city gate. I'm not sure if I can eat it. If I continue to be hungry, I can at least hold on for a few months. I might be hungry immediately after eating it."

Even if you die, you should keep it for your mother even if you can eat it. She has been hungry longer than me."

My mother said that I could starve for four months, so I guess I can survive that long.

"You can eat it! I saw it when he gave it to you, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you. Originally, I planned to wait for you to eat it, but now I think I'll forget it. You eat it quickly, I don't want a bite.

"

"I have already said that it is for mother."

"You're starving to death, why do you care so much?" I didn't know why he was so excited, and he splashed a lot of saliva on my face.

"Sleep, don't steal my meat." I didn't plan to continue talking to this human being and waste my energy. In fact, I had already told him so much without knowing it, and I didn't even know why.

If my mother was still around, I would definitely not pay attention to a mere human being.

In my sleep, I vaguely heard him talking in my ear: "I'm just sleeping like this, and you're not afraid that I'll steal your meat. That's why I came here with this idea."

When I woke up, it was still dark and bright, and I didn’t know the specific time, whether the sun had not risen or the full moon had set. In fact, it didn’t matter whether I knew it or not, it was just that I had a goal to stick to.

Just when I was about to sit up against the wall, my hand suddenly touched something with obvious warmth and fleshy feel. Then the thing moved, and I screamed out in surprise.

"What are you doing? You're going to get beaten if you scream so loudly early in the morning."

I still have some impression of this voice, as if it was the human being who spoke to me before. After looking carefully for a while in the blurry night, I finally recognized him.

I immediately confirmed whether the piece of meat under the branch was still there. After I was sure it was still there, I felt a little relieved and asked, "Why are you still here?"

"I am also a scavenger. I sleep wherever I sleep. Of course, the most important thing is that I am worried that you will starve to death." The man stood up, stretched, then walked to me and slowly helped me up, and then said: "

Let’s go.”

I was completely at a loss, "Where to go?"

"I'm looking for meat to eat. It's rare to wake up so early. I know a place where the meat vendors will dispose of some broken things. Each house has a little bit. If you are lucky, you can get a lot. In the past, I was not willing to waste this.

It’s bedtime, well, I’ll just help you.”

Is there food to eat? I suddenly became energetic, and of course I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. “Wait a minute, bring that piece of meat with you.”

"If you ask for such a big piece of meat, who will give it to you? Don't worry, no one will notice down there."

Hearing the sound, I stood there in silence for a while, then decided to go back, "I'm not going."

He didn't give any explanation. After hearing this, he just screamed for a while. Finally, he turned back and picked up the piece of meat in his hand, and then helped me walk slowly along the narrow street.

"I've convinced you. I'm going to ask for food later. You are hiding far away with the meat. Don't be discovered, otherwise you won't even be able to get a bone!"

"good!"
Chapter completed!