Generally speaking, players and NPCs who wanted to slaughter them were on opposing sides.
But seeing Hu Pu as she had once been, unable to care for herself, stripped of her dignity, with her family openly wishing she would die...
Lu Mi suddenly found himself hoping the beasts would not catch Hu Pu.
He tightened his grip on the toy knife in his pocket, still hesitating over whether to rush out and help her.
"Hah, hah..."
Hu Pu sat in her wheelchair, tears streaming down her face, her gaze fixed firmly in his direction.
If there was still one last trace of hope in those eyes,
it had to be-Kill me.
Lu Mi's heart gave a violent tremor.
He walked over to the wheelchair and gently covered her face with his hand.
Her tears kept dripping onto the web between his thumb and forefinger.
In silence, Lu Mi withdrew his hand and walked into the kitchen.
His hands had little strength, so he controlled the wind to grip a sharp fruit knife.
His magic was growing more refined, but he could not feel happy about it now.
Her parents-in-law noticed none of this. They were still discussing how to make Hu Pu die as soon as possible without breaking the law.
Had they been the food originally stored in the large vat in the Wooden Cabin?
Lu Mi did not dwell on it. Taking the fruit knife, he returned to the bedroom.
As Hu Pu looked at the gleaming knife, the muscles in her face shifted, forming a smile-
Out in the field, the Hu Pu who had already been knocked down by the beasts raised her head.
The smiles on their faces were identical.
Full of longing, beauty, and peace.
Waiting...
The wind abruptly accelerated, and the gleaming fruit