Chapter 146: Dad, can you hear? Zhi Zhi is crying

Chapter 146 Dad, Can You Hear Me? Zhi Zhi Is Crying

Zhi Zhi simply couldn't believe that Daddy could die.

Mommy had told her that Daddy was an invincible War God; wherever he was, there was hope.

He brought peace to the Three Realms and was a great hero in everyone's eyes.

He had only made a small mistake, which was why he had to descend to the human world to undergo trials.

As long as he succeeded, their family of three could be reunited.

So, in Zhi Zhi's eyes, Daddy was the most formidable being in the world.

How could the most powerful Daddy possibly die?

Clutching her father's arm tightly, Zhi Zhi's eyes welled up with tears. "Daddy, Zhi Zhi found you! You haven't found Mommy yet. You won't die."

Zhi Zhi had witnessed death before.

Grandma Carp, who had kept her company, Sister Shrimp, and even the little trees and flowers by the shore—all of them eventually found their final resting places.

Mommy said this was their inevitable journey.

But Daddy wasn't a little tree or a flower, nor was he Grandma Carp. Daddy was a War God. How could he die...?

The wind- and rain-proof jacket couldn't hold back Zhi Zhi's tears. They rolled down the waterproof fabric and landed on the sun-scorched rocks, drying completely in the blink of an eye.

Fu Yuchen's hands trembled as he tried to feed his father water.

He was the first to discover his father. Seeing him lying in the Gobi Desert, Fu Yuchen felt as if struck by a bolt from the blue, and the first thought that flashed through his mind was to 'flee.'

He was a jinx.

He had brought misfortune upon his birth parents, leading to their deaths.

Now, even his adoptive father lay motionless in the Gobi Desert.

If he hadn't approached, his father wouldn't have died—that was the only thought in his mind.

But when he saw his little sister rushing towards their father, he followed.

Yelling for Xiao Xu to bring another bottle of water, Fu Yuchen frantically applied every bit of the first aid knowledge he had learned, pressing his palms repeatedly against his father's chest.

"Dad, I brought Zhi Zhi to find you. Can you hear me? Zhi Zhi is crying."

"I didn't want to bring her here. You know how dangerous the desert is, which is why you hid it from us and came here alone. But she cried so hard—every time she thought of you disappearing, she sobbed uncontrollably."

"You know how sensible Zhi Zhi is. She's only three. Her life has just begun. Her favorite person is you, Dad. She wants you to stay by her side forever, watching her grow up."

"You still have to find Mommy for her. Dad, you have so much left to do. You can't abandon Zhi Zhi. You can't abandon us..."

Whether it was sweat or tears, a burning drop fell from Fu Yuchen's nose onto Fu Cheng's chest.

At that very moment, the man whose body had been repeatedly pressed and kneaded under Fu Yuchen's palms, the man the guide had repeatedly declared dead, suddenly took a sharp breath.

The sound of his inhale was like the wheezing of a broken bellows. Fu Cheng's entire head jerked backward, his expression twisted in extreme pain.

"Dad!"

"Daddy!"

The siblings' cries rang out in unison.

Zhi Zhi flung herself into her father's arms, while Fu Yuchen grabbed the water bottle and carefully helped him sit up, bringing it to his lips.

"Dad, drink some water..."

Even Fu Yuchen didn't realize his own voice was trembling, nor that his fingers holding the bottle were shaking slightly.

His throat burned as if on fire. Fu Cheng took a sip of the sun-warmed mineral water, the sweet taste instantly stimulating his brain's desire.

Holding the bottle, he slowly drank about half of it before finally regaining his senses.

The scene left the guide, Xiao Xu, and the others completely stunned.

Especially the guide—over the years, he had seen many travelers regretting their loss of loved ones.

But this was the first time he had seen someone rush into the desert so fearlessly, refusing to give up even when they found a body already on death's doorstep.

Whether it was a miracle or love no longer mattered.

Watching Fu Cheng lean against the rock, the guide grinned and gave Fu Yuchen a thumbs-up. "Young man, you're truly remarkable!"

The little one had already broken down crying the moment she saw her father open his eyes.

Her loud, heart-wrenching sobs added a touch of vibrancy to the silent desert.

When Fu Cheng opened his eyes and saw his second son and youngest daughter, even his gaunt face registered surprise.

Only after holding his daughter tightly in his arms did he begin to feel a sense of reality.

Lowering his dry, cracked lips to press a kiss on her forehead, Fu Cheng's voice was as rough as a saw. "Zhi Zhi, don't cry..."

Lost in her own world, Zhi Zhi didn't even hear what her father said, continuing to cry uncontrollably.

Fu Cheng chuckled weakly. Raising his gaze, he saw his usually cold and detached second son staring at him with reddened eyes.

Moving his weak limbs, he gritted his teeth and lifted his other arm, smiling. "Yuchen, how about a hug?"

The next moment, Fu Cheng was enveloped in the slender embrace unique to a young man.

The scorching heat gave Fu Cheng a sense of reality.

His awakening not only overjoyed Fu Yuchen and his sister but also brought immense joy to Xiao Xu and the others.

Without medical personnel in their group, Fu Yuchen had the bodyguards quickly assemble a makeshift stretcher to carry his father out of the desert.

"Hold on!"

The one who spoke wasn't Fu Cheng, but Zhi Zhi, who was still clinging to him.

Lifting her tear-swollen eyes, Zhi Zhi pointed in a direction. "Second brother, bad thing!"

At the mention of "bad thing," Fu Yuchen immediately went on alert.

Following his sister's finger, he saw only a stretch of black rocks—nothing else.

With a deep frown, Fu Yuchen instructed Xiao Xu and the others to take care of his father while he carried his sister and headed deeper on his own.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to get yourselves killed? Lang said to avoid the Gobi, or you’ll lose your life!"

‘Lang’ referred to the sky.

If the sky forbids going near the Gobi, you don’t go near it.

In his youth, the guide had refused to believe the elders’ warnings—until he entered the desert himself and saw it for himself.

Each step deeper into the desert’s heart had filled him with dread, reinforcing his reverence for the land.

Now these outsiders actually wanted to venture into the Gobi? They were begging for death!

The guide grabbed Fu Yuchen’s arm. A towering, bearded figure, he looked downright fearsome.

Fear was foreign to Fu Yuchen.

His sister had said something evil lurked in the Gobi, and he believed her.

Besides, the guide had also warned them not to enter the desert’s heart, yet they had done so anyway and successfully found their father.

Lowering his gaze at the guide’s hand gripping his shoulder, Fu Yuchen growled, "If you’re afraid, you can wait here for us to return."

With that, he shook off the man’s arm and marched toward the heart of the Gobi with his sister in his arms.

Furious, the guide clenched his fists. "You reckless fools! Just wait—when danger strikes, don’t come crying for help!"

Fu Cheng lay on the stretcher nearby, watching as his second son carried his daughter further away. He didn’t even try to stop them.

This whole family’s out of their minds!