With the blood-dyed pond and the weak breathing of Brother Gou and the others in front of her eyes, no matter how young Jiang Yao was, she knew they were injured at a glance.
Just as the last time when Peter Pan was about to die of old age, Jiang Yao was afraid that he would leave her.
“They're hurt.”
Jiang Ningtold her the truth. He knew that it was meaningless to hide it from Jiang Yao. She should understand that Brother Gou and the others got injured to protect her.
“Yaoyao, don't be afraid. Daddy will save them. I won't let anything happen to them,” he patted Jiang Yao's head gently and said hoarsely.
In the pond, Brother Gou and the others were extremely weak. Even though their conditions were stabilized, their injuries were too severe. Despite having the Longevity Pond's healing power, there were just too many of them and not enough water.
It was just too slow.
“They're suffering.”
Looking at Brother Gou and the others, Jiang Yao couldn't hold it anymore and started crying. “Daddy, they're suffering. I can feel it. I can feel that they are in pain.”
As though those wounds were her own, she felt the pain of Brother Gou's injuries with she touched her arm. “It hurts! It hurts!”
Jiang Ning picked her up. He didn't know what to say.
“Mr. Gou.”
Jiang Yao struggled to get down. She refused to stay in Jiang Hing's arms.
She walked to Brother Gou, knelt on the ground, and gently touched his face. “Are you in pain?”
Brother Gou could feel a voice ringing in his ear. It was Jiang Yao's voice. However, the voice was so faint that he could hardly hear it.
He tried his best to open his eyes. He wanted to shake his head to tell Jiang Yao that he was not in pain at all. Yet, he couldn't muster the strength to do it.
“Mr. Wu, wake up. Look at me. You haven't taught me how to curse at people yet.”
“Mr. Jiu, I haven't played with the present you gave me. Let's play together.”
“Mr. San, talk to me. Please?”
Jiang Yao looked at them, once alive and kicking, yet lying motionless in the pond right then. They couldn't even open their eyes, and their breathing was weak. It seemed like they might leave this world in the next moment.
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