Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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"Oh," Tuanzi replied.

"Huh~ Why can't I move my fingers?" Tuanzi tried and found that she could only move her arms, but her fingers couldn't move at all.

"You're swollen like a pig's trotter, how can you move? Fine, I'll soak it in hot water for you. I must have owed you something in my past life." Uesugi Kenichi rolled his eyes. He had originally planned to let her soak her feet herself if she could move her hands, but now it seemed that her hands were in no better condition than her feet. Although the cells in her hands and feet hadn't died yet, if the 823 cells inside weren't stimulated in time, she might suffer serious hidden injuries, and her hands and feet wouldn't be as dexterous as before.

He put a basin of snow in it, then picked up a kettle that had been boiling and poured some water into the basin.

The snow melted instantly. He reached out to test the temperature and, finding it a bit cool, added some hot water until the water became slightly warm. He then placed the basin in front of Tuanzi, took off her shoes, and revealed her feet, which were swollen but still fair.

With a chuckle, Uesugi Kenichi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hey, what are you laughing at? What's so funny?" A hint of embarrassment and annoyance flashed across Tuanzi's face. It was the first time a boy had held her foot and was laughing at her like that.

"I'm laughing because some people's hands and feet look like pig's trotters."

"You're the one who's a pig's trotter, a big pig's trotter! Humph, what are you trying to do? You're holding Wu's foot without my permission. You really do have ulterior motives." Tuanzi snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction.

Uesugi Kenichi gently scooped up a little water and sprinkled it on the back of her feet.

"It hurts, it hurts!" Tuanzi cried out in pain.

"Does it hurt?"

"It feels like being pricked with needles, and it's also a bit numb."

"This is normal, just bear with it."

Kenichi Uesugi held her feet to keep them from moving and continued to sprinkle water on them to help them adjust to the temperature.

Many people have had this experience: in winter, when your hands are so cold that you can't feel them, you will feel a stinging sensation when you put them in hot water.

Tuanzi's frostbite was quite severe, so hot water couldn't be used directly; she had to be gradually acclimatized with warm water first.

Once Tuanzi's feet had gradually adapted to the temperature, he pressed her feet into the water.

"Ah~" Tuanzi cried out in pain again, tears welling up in her eyes, as if she wanted to pull her foot out but Zhao Han held it down.

"Hang in there, it won't hurt anymore after a while," Uesugi Kenichi comforted her softly, pressing down on her foot. After a while, noticing that Yui's expression had eased a bit, he gently stirred the water.

"Ooh~" Tuanzi suddenly let out a pig-like squeal, and tears streamed down her face.

Seeing her pitiful look, Zhao Han shook his head with amusement. He really didn't know how she had survived in this world; it was unbelievable.

He gently stirred the water to stimulate every part of her feet, then lifted her feet and slowly massaged them, helping to activate the meridians in every part of her feet.

After seeing that Tuanzi's expression had eased a bit, he poured in hot water to make the water even hotter.

His movements were very gentle, and he didn't seem impatient. For some reason, this seemingly silly girl seemed to have touched a soft spot in his heart.

He was kneading it, and water was dripping and splashing in the basin.

When Uesugi Kenichi looked up, he saw that Yui had her head down and tears were constantly dripping from the corners of her eyes.

"What's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Uesugi Kenichi stopped what he was doing and asked softly.

Tuanzi shook her head, trying to wipe away the tears on her face with her hands, but she couldn't lift her head and buried it even lower.

"Why?" Tuanzi asked, her voice choked with emotion.

"what why?"

"Why are they so nice to me when we're just strangers?"

"I just did what any person with a conscience would do." Uesugi Kenichi lowered his head, poured out the water, took a pair of clean shoes and helped her change into them, then did the same to wash her hands.

"Why couldn't I have met someone like you before? Why couldn't you have appeared sooner? Maybe then none of us would have died!" Tuanzi struggled to her feet and headbutted Zhao Han in the chest.

"Why, why are there such cruel people who don't even leave us a way to survive?" Tuanzi's rosy face was now covered with tears.

"Silly girl." Uesugi Kenichi paused for a moment, then stroked her hair. He had already experienced the cruelty of this world firsthand; for many humans, the greatest danger they faced now was actually their own kind.

Humans are too clever. Excessive cleverness leads to all sorts of desires and ulterior motives. The saying "Every man for himself" and "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me" is chilling to hear. What kind of person could say such a thing?

Even though humanity is in such a difficult situation in the world now, caught between various races and facing all kinds of dangers, it still cannot stop some people from satisfying their desires.

Moreover, compared to those dangerous monsters, their own kind are much easier to deal with.

However, this group still only accounts for a minority. Apart from the settlement where Zhao Han initially stayed, the other settlements, although they also have dark places, are generally better.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat."

He put down Tuanzi's hand, brought over the deer soup, took out two bowls and placed them on the table. He filled one bowl with rice and the other with hot soup and placed them in front of her, with large chunks of meat floating in the bowls.

"Can you feed yourself?"

Tuanzi looked at the delicious food on the table with longing in her eyes. She stretched out her hand, which was swollen like a pig's trotter, and tried to reach for it, but her hand wouldn't move no matter what she did. Her stomach kept growling, and then she looked at Zhao Han with pitiful eyes.

Uesugi Kenichi sighed; he had truly rescued a little devil.

"Eat up, have some soup first." Uesugi Kenichi took a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and gently blew on it.

Tuanzi stared blankly at the soup that Uesugi Kenichi handed her, tears welling up in her eyes again. She forced herself not to let the tears fall and opened her mouth to drink it.

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It tasted delicious, like a spoils of war she'd stumbled upon while hanging out with friends in the past. Everyone would gather around the fire, eagerly cooking the soup; that warmth was something she'd never forget.

What a thoughtful person!

She watched as Uesugi Kenichi would gently blow on each spoonful of soup he fed her before handing it to her. Even the large pieces of meat in the bowl were torn into small shreds with his chopsticks.

She had forgotten how long it had been since she had eaten something so delicious. After a bowl of hot soup, she felt warm all over. She wished it could always be like this, but that was just wishful thinking. Although this person was kind-hearted, what reason did she have to stay here?

Did she really sell herself to him as she said?

Wake up! Women are the cheapest thing in the world. A bowl of rice is enough to make them lie in bed and work hard, and 10 pounds of low-quality meat can buy a woman.

What right do I have to continue receiving this kind of treatment?

However, I don't know who this person is. He can push such a huge rock with one hand. He must be the cultivator that everyone has mentioned. I wonder why he lives here alone.

Moreover, he possessed a completely different aura, out of place in this world, as if he came from another world.

Uesugi Kenichi was surprised when he put down the bowl. He didn't expect that this seemingly thin girl had such a big appetite. She drank two large bowls of soup, ate a large bowl of rice, and ate almost half a pound of meat.

He might have eaten even more if he hadn't put the bowl down.

He wasn't worried about her eating too much; even if she ate as much as she wanted, she wouldn't eat much. His main concern was that after a long period of not eating, suddenly eating so much might upset her stomach.

Seeing the strange look in Uesugi Kenichi's eyes, Yui blinked shyly and said, "It's so delicious, I don't usually eat this much."

Uesugi Kenichi smiled but didn't say anything. I think he ate so little because there was nothing else to eat.

After he finished eating, he tidied up the dishes on the table, looked around, and hesitated about where to put her.

His cabin should have been the best place, but he didn't want to expose it.

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Kenichi decided to put her in the storage room that he had already emptied.

"Wait here for me." He said to Tuanzi, then went into the bedroom, carried out the wooden bed, put it in the storage room, covered it with thick animal hides, and then put a thick tiger skin on top of it.

He touched his chin and felt it was about right. He figured he wouldn't get cold sleeping like this. After thinking for a moment, he brought over a stove and lit it.

"You can stay here for now, it shouldn't be cold. I'll go back to my room now, just call me if you need anything."

Kenichi Uesugi picked up the dumpling and placed it on the bed. Just as he was about to leave, his clothes were suddenly pulled.

"what happened?"

Tuanzi looked a little hesitant: "Um, you've helped me so much and been so good to me, I really don't know how to repay you. How about I sing you a song? Huahua and the others all say I sing very well."

"Oh? You can sing? Then I'll have to listen carefully." Uesugi Kenichi's face showed an interesting expression. Judging from Yui's voice, she probably wasn't making it up. Although her tone of voice was a bit strange, it was inexplicably quite interesting.

"Ahem, just listen, I'm very confident in my singing." Tuanzi's face gradually showed a confident expression, and her whole demeanor became somewhat assertive, no longer the gentle and weak girl she had been before.

He brought over a stool and sat down, looking at Tuanzi with some anticipation.

"Are you ready? ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO," Tuanzi whispered, then took a deep breath.

"Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep, beep beep~ Hey! Beep beep, beep beep~"

Kenichi Uesugi sat in the chair, listening to the catchy yet rhythmic music, a strange look on his face, and then his feet unconsciously started swaying.

"Ariel, get hyped! So what if I'm bad? I'm the worst, so what? You can tell me I won't change, I'm the worst, so what! Hehehe! Soothing! Soothing~"

Kenichi Uesugi almost fell off his chair when he saw Tuanzi completely absorbed in her own world, shaking her head and swaying.

He took a deep breath, feeling like his soul was leaving his body, and barely suppressed the urge to punch her unconscious.

"Stop! What the hell are you singing?" He couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted her, his veins throbbing.

"What's wrong, doesn't it sound good?"

"Can we play something more normal? You know what I mean?" Uesugi Kenichi gestured with his hands a few times and took a deep breath.

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"A little more normal? What do you mean? Are you saying I can't sing well? Wow, you have no taste at all. Let me tell you, Hua Hua and the others all say I sing really well. I'm singing for you for free now and you're still not happy?" Tuanzi raised her voice, her face puffing up like a pufferfish.

"I'm not saying it's unpleasant, can't you just be normal? You know what I mean, right?" Uesugi Kenichi swallowed hard, looking at the suddenly extremely imposing Tuanzi, who seemed ready to fight to the death.

"Alright, I'll change it to another one. Listen carefully, this is my signature song. I would never sing it to just anyone. You should thank Master Tuanzi properly." Tuanzi snorted.

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Uesugi Kenichi wiped his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. The song she sang just now wasn't exactly bad, but how to put it? It just felt very strange, and he found it a bit hard to get used to for a while.

Before he could even compose himself, a very strange sound entered his ears, sending a chill down his spine and instantly raising goosebumps all over his body.

"Mmm~ Uh~ Ah~"

A buzzing sound, like a mosquito in his ear, accompanied by an extremely strange melody, kept swirling in his mind.

Kenichi Uesugi clenched his fist, then his knuckles twitched as he scratched the chair, leaving a deep scratch mark.

He stared blankly at Tuanzi's blissful, closed-eye posture, feeling his entire worldview shatter and begin to shatter in that instant.

He didn't know what she was singing, and as she sang, her pronunciation became somewhat unclear.

Under this death-snatching demonic sound, he felt as if he couldn't muster any strength at all.

He didn't stop her; no, he didn't have the strength to stop her.

Uesugi Kenichi listened as if he had turned into a wooden sculpture. As Dango sang, she suddenly burst into laughter and then continued singing.

As the song ended, Tuanzi opened her eyes and looked at Uesugi Kenichi with anticipation.

"How about it? This song is normal enough, but not very good. It's a pity that I'm not very familiar with this song. I've forgotten some of the lyrics. I'll sing it for you again next time when I remember them."