Though, if there is something to say, it should be said first.
But there didn't seem to be any point telling the others. Of all these people, only this kid was a little clever.
We walked side by side for a while. There was plenty of time, after all, and I wasn't worried about wasting any. I looked into the distance, where nothing but
yellow sand and desert stretched as far as the eye could see. I had never seen such a desolate place.
It would probably take a long time for the land to return to normal.
The moon hung slightly east of us, bright and clear, while stars glittered across the sky and the Milky Way cut through the darkness. Facing east and raising my
eyes slightly, I could see the bright moon. In the distance, mountain
ranges rose and fell, but there was little green. Even at night, I could see that the peaks were all barren.
Yuejian, behind me, hurried a couple of steps to catch up. I stopped, stepped onto a boulder, and gazed into the distance,
dazed for a moment.
Yuejian glanced at me, then followed my gaze into the distance. He hesitated for a long while, but said nothing,
simply standing calmly at my side.
"Looking at all this... what do you feel?"
I had been staring blankly for a long time. Only when I felt the night breeze turning cold did I come back to myself. I turned and glanced at Yuejian, standing
beside me. The kid was nearly six feet tall,
a little taller than me. Looking up at him made me feel so lacking in presence.
"I don't know. The older generation says this used to be a vast forest, but the giant creatures kept
gobbling everything up. On top