Traveling through the 1940s, the whole village was massacred at the beginning

Chapter 1158 The ending of the original male and female protagonists

Jiang Jiyun nodded slowly, a hint of sadness and reminiscence in his eyes: "Yes, in that summer of 1940, we fought side by side, shed blood and bled together."

"That's when we parted ways, and I never heard from them again. I only knew they went to Suzhou, but I never expected to hear the devastating news of their heroic sacrifice..."

Just then, as if struck by an invisible force, Jiang Jiyun shivered violently and sprang up uncontrollably.

Her face was filled with terror, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Little Seven, I always remember that I transmigrated into a novel. And your masters, Zheng Yiren and He Zheng, are the male and female protagonists of that novel!"

"But now that they have both sacrificed themselves, won't this so-called 'novel world' also crumble and fall apart?"

Xiao Qi noticed that Jiang Jiyun's face was ashen, and his hands were trembling slightly.

So he quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, this fictional world won't collapse just because a character leaves. Even the so-called protagonist is no exception."

"Because here, everyone who wholeheartedly devotes themselves to the cause of defending their country is qualified to be a protagonist! Moreover, this place has already evolved into a unique little world, so there is no question of collapse."

"Everyone is the protagonist?" Jiang Jiyun murmured softly, pondering the profound meaning behind this simple yet deep statement.

After a long while, she finally smiled slowly: "That's right, each of us is a unique protagonist on the stage of our own lives, and no one can replace someone else in this role. Even if someone leaves, the earth will still turn, and the world will not collapse because of it."

However, for Jiang Jiyun, what truly terrified her was not death itself.

Rather, it was her close comrades-in-arms who fought alongside her and shared life and death with her, as well as the kind, simple, and innocent people who longed to survive.

It would be incredibly unfair if all their hard work and sacrifices were to be for naught simply because this fictional world of the novel has crumbled.

At this moment, she felt that the current situation was actually not bad.

After all, as long as everyone unites as one and works together to fight against foreign enemies, one day we will be able to completely defeat the invaders.

At that time, people will be able to live a stable and happy life, and the future will be full of hope.

At this moment, Jiang Wenming stood carefully at the door carrying a steaming bowl of stewed eggs.

He saw Xiao Qi coming out after taking a shower and greeted her warmly, "Come and have a taste, I just made you a bowl of minced meat and egg stew."

Before Xiaoqi could even respond, his stomach was already growling loudly with hunger.

"It seems Xiao Qi is really starving!" Jiang Jiyun smiled, took Xiao Qi's hand, and walked together to Jiang Wenming. "Why don't we just go out to eat?"

Jiang Wenming was worried that the child wouldn't be able to eat independently, so he tried to feed him, but Xiao Qi refused.

He picked up the bowl himself, took the spoon, and began to eat.

"good to eat!"

"Really delicious!"

Xiaoqi hugged the big bowl tightly, eating with great relish, not even daring to lift her head.

At that moment, he thought to himself, "This is the kind of food that people should enjoy!"

Looking back on the past few months, he could only barely survive by eating bitter and unpalatable wild vegetables and sour wild fruits.

You should know that Xiao Qi is a being with amazing abilities; he can exchange all kinds of delicious food through the system.

Because he lacks sufficient merit points as a condition for exchange, he is unable to easily realize the ability to trade.

In addition, given his short and stocky build, accumulating merit on his own is practically impossible!

This hopeless life had lasted for several months. Xiao Qi had really tried her best. If the body she had exchanged for wasn't still under protection, she probably would have starved to death by now.

So he silently made a plan: after avenging his master, he would find a secluded place to leave quietly, disappearing into the vastness of the world...

Just then, Jiang Jiyun turned to look at Jiang Wenming beside her and said softly, "Uncle, his name is Zheng He, and his nickname is Xiao Qi."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenming smiled kindly and said cheerfully to Xiao Qi, "Zheng He, it seems his name comes from his parents' surnames. No problem, I'll take you to find your parents first thing tomorrow morning!"

Jiang Jiyun said in a low voice with a solemn expression, "Uncle, his mother's name is Zheng Yiren, and his father is He Zheng."

Upon hearing Jiang Jiyun's words, Jiang Wenming was first taken aback, then his eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the little guy who was engrossed in eating, his head almost buried in the bowl.

After a long while, Jiang Wenming seemed to finally recover from his shock, but his hand still trembled slightly as he raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Qi.

His voice became somewhat stammering: "You...you said he's Zheng Yiren and He Zheng's son? Could it be one of those two people we know?"

Faced with his uncle's suspicious and astonished expression, Jiang Jiyun didn't say much, but simply nodded silently.

Seeing this, Jiang Wenming was even more astonished. He stared intently at the child in front of him who was eating with great relish, trying to see the shadow of the two people in his memory on his face.

He muttered to himself, "When we parted ways back then, they were clearly still dating, but now, several years later, their child is already so big! How can the couple still be so unreliable, letting such a young child wander around alone?"

Jiang Jiyun, who was standing to the side, also felt a pang of sorrow in her heart and whispered to her uncle, "Uncle, in fact, the two of them have both died heroically for their country. Now, only Xiao Qi is left all alone!"

"How could that be? The two of them are still so..." Jiang Wenming looked at the child eating with heartache, there was no need to say anything more.

Jiang Jiyun said softly, "Uncle, our family will have another child from now on."

Jiang Wenming's lips moved slightly before he forced a smile. "It's just raising a child. It's not like we can't afford it. Xiao Qi will be with us from now on. But will he understand? Also, I remember that the Zheng and He families are both very wealthy."

“With war raging now, where are we going to find them? Let’s wait until the war is over and he’s a little older.” As Jiang Jiyun spoke, he took out a handkerchief and wiped Xiao Qi’s face.