Yi Mo was extremely exhausted. She allowed Gu Zechen to pull her hand and walk forward, with her eyes half-closed and her little head nodding slightly, looking pitiful.

Looking at the bustling yet indifferent city around him, Gu Zechen stopped in his tracks and inserted his hands under Yi Mo's armpits, wanting to lift her up.

Due to the pain in his wounds when pulled, and his arms being completely devoid of strength, Gu Zechen squatted down in frustration and carried Yi Mo on his back.

Her legs were as heavy as if they were filled with lead, the strength in her arms, which had once held onto Imo tightly, faded away. The person on her back gradually slid down...

Wandering and swaying, the swaying body finally caused Yi Mo to open his hazy eyes and said, "Brother Chen."

I had intended to squat down and let Yi sit down, but alas, my trembling legs lost control and with a thud, I knelt down on the ground. The hard cement floor caused a sharp pain in my knees.

Yi Mo sat abruptly on the ground after being thrown down, his mouth slightly flattened as he forcefully held back the tears brought on by the pain.

"Brother Chen, Mo Er is not in pain. Mo Er can walk by herself, don't let Brother Chen carry me." Watching as Gu Zechen anxiously turned around and tried to pull her, Yi Mo got up from the ground and patted her bottom, indicating that she was fine.

Gu Zechen nodded. He tried several times to get up from the ground, but failed. Yi Mo's eyes were bloodshot. She grabbed Gu Zechen's arm and said tearfully, "Brother Chen, get up."

"Brother Chen, let's go back. This place is not at all good, and Meier doesn't like it here."

"Brother Chen, I miss Aunt Zhou, and also Brother Xiao Hu Zi..."

"Chen gege, when will Momo grow up? When Momo grows up, Momo will be able to protect Chen gege."

Those people are all bad people. When Moye grows up, they won't be able to bully us anymore.

...

A pair of figures, one large and one small, walked hand in hand on the icy asphalt road. Stripped of the bustling daytime atmosphere, the entire street appeared spacious and serene.

The sound of a rumble interrupted the murmurs along the way for Silencing.

Gu Zechen halted his steps, looking around the surroundings. No matter what, he couldn't let Yi Mo go hungry.

The bustling streets crisscrossed, with a cacophony of voices filling the air. Amidst the commotion, a few quarrels between men and women caught Gu Zechen's attention.

The two of them walked for about a minute or two, turned a corner, and finally got a clear view of the bustling place.

The open-air venue was filled with over a dozen tables scattered on the ground. Each table was crowded with people, men and women, shouting, eating, and drinking...

Gu Zechen pulled Yi Mo to the side, the enticing aroma of the food mixed with the taste of alcohol, causing their already growling stomachs to twist in pain.

Yi Mo licked her lips, she was so hungry!

Watching the guests leave from a table, Gu Zechen took Yimo's hand and ran over.

Gu Zechen grabbed a chicken leg and handed it to Yi Mo before starting to eat himself. While he was eating, he also didn't forget to stuff some into his own pocket.

Before the two of them could take a few bites, they were interrupted by a man sitting at the neighboring table, who called out, "Hey, kid, come over here."

Yimo bit into the chicken leg in her mouth, timidly looking at the man. The previous fight had left her with lingering fear.

Gu Zechen swallowed the food in his mouth, took a step forward, and stood in front of Yi Mo with his thin and weak back, protecting the person behind him. He looked stubbornly at the man in front of him.

The pungent smell of alcohol hit him head-on. Gu Zechen frowned as the visibly intoxicated man made his heart race uncontrollably...

The man, in a drunken stupor, swayed his body and walked up to Gu Zechen. He slammed the bottle of alcohol he held onto the table with a loud noise and said, "Kid, if you drink this... burp... as long as you drink it, today...this old... this old man will treat you to... to whatever you want to eat."