92 92. Strange dream 1

They drove for half of the day, occasionally stopping to eat some dry meat and in the evening they stopped to camp. As the fire burned, he used snow to gather water and under the driver's astonished eyes he put two strange looking balls he took out a big box.

As the water started bubbling, Wen Delun put the rice balls inside and not long after, a small pot of rice porridge filled with meat and vegetables appeared and he took it quickly off the fire.

"Wang Ye, it cooked just a little bit, I don't think it's done." The driver was no other as his personal guard.

"It is done. That child told me she planned to give the recipe to their army so they could prepare it for long travels or wartime. Or just to eat when they have no time for it. But at that time I didn't listen completely as I thought she was playing around the kitchen. I guess her idea was not bad. Eat, knowing her cooking skills, this is going to be delicious." Wen Delun filled his plate and as he ate the first spoon he smiled. "Indeed. Delicious. I think one rice ball would be enough for both of us. That child just thinks too much."

While two rice balls would give thick heavy porridge, one would make a very good soup. He looked at his guard greedily eating the porridge, her realized why she told him all those things. He chuckled. Fine, two it is. His guard really needs more to eat to be able to protect him.

This child is too good and too wise. And on top of it, her health is that bad. He ate the food, went to sleep, and thought about it.

But he must go back, that idiot Zihao had to leave to help the Emperor, at least her people are there to protect her.

With that, he fell into an unruly dream. In that dream, a young child looked at him with her big eyes and begged. "Officer, please don't bring me back home. My uncle is beating me up every day and my parents don't want me. Please."

A deep voice answered. "Sorry child. But your uncle is a guardian. We can't stop him taking you back."

The child was dragged away by the drunken man while his body shook. Another voice could be heard nearby. "You know you can't do anything. That child has bad luck being the niece of that person. Our laws need to change soon or more children like that will be harmed." Then it became dark and another situation could be seen.

The girl was looking at him with a half-open eye while her whole body was covered in cuts and bruises. "I'm am sorry Shu Ya. We..."

A single tear slid down her cheek and she closed her eye. "Excuses. You all just like to look away. This world, I hate it. I hate you and myself for being so weak. Please leave if you can't help me. What is the point of having police if they can't help you? Go away."

The resignation in her voice is evident as she turned her back to him.