A Stupid Notion

The moment Hu Lan arrived, she and number twelve immediately fell on the ground. As expected, everyone who was sleeping outside approached the two, lifting them up and letting them sit in a chair.

"Hu Lan… you and number twelve… where have you been?" a woman asked as she glanced at Hu Lan's pitiful appearance. "You said earlier that you can make it back in six hours. It's more than twelve hours!"

"Hey… can you stop blaming her? She only helped me earlier… when she saw me wounded." Number twelve glared at the woman. He tried to reach out to Hu Lan's hands, trying to comfort her. But the latter turned her arms away, avoiding the latter's hands. The man only sighed in response. "Can you at least give us some water and food?"

"Twelve… we can only give you crackers. Miss Xi said to eat everything and we were really hungry. So… we ate everything." Someone from the back said.

"Then… at least let her rest inside the tent! She is wounded and tired."