Chapter Ninety-Six: The Old Dream of Qinglin 6
Hengqing took Mei Ziyan to his military tent in Licheng, asked the old mother in the cooking room to search all her belongings, and asked Bao Huan to guard outside the military tent, and no one could come in without his order. There was only a wooden bed and a small reclining chair in the military tent, Mei Ziyan didn't dare to enter and leave the military camp casually, so Hengqing took a set of military robes for her to wear. The robe was wide, making her petite and pitiful, Hengqing looked at the snow-white jade neck exposed by the neckline of the robe, and the Adam's apple couldn't help but tighten, reaching out to pull her into his arms.
"Dongfang Gongzi is well versed in the affairs of men and women, and it is only when you and I are willing to have fun, isn't it?" Mei Ziyan tried not to show a frightened look, "Elegant people should do elegant things, how boring it is for the overlord to bow hard! ”
Hengqing squinted his eyes and smiled coldly, "The plan to delay the army, don't worry, one day I will finish Mu Cheng, and one day you will be mine, I have this little patience!"
Hengqing threw Mei Ziyan in the big tent and hung it for several days, she tried her best to leave the big tent but was stopped by Baohuan. On this day, she couldn't help but ask Bao Huan: "Where's my Xueji, what have you done with it? It's an extremely precious famous horse......
Bao Huan tells her that her Xueji is well cared for in the stables not far away.
She was half-asleep in the chaise longue that night, when she suddenly heard the familiar cry of a goshawk, and she woke up suddenly, this kind of sound had been heard in Xijon before, which was used by the Agni Cult to carry messages. She tiptoed to the front of the big tent, carefully opened a gap, and saw Hengqing holding a roll of paper in his hand and stuffing it into the small bamboo tube under the feet of the huge goshawk in his hand.
Bao Huan beside him said: "Childe, the deployment plan of the alliance at the foot of Mucheng Liangshan is indeed meticulously arranged, if there is no help from Gongzi, I believe that Helian Yue will definitely be defeated this time." ”
The goshawk spread its wings and flew away, and Heng Qing snorted coldly and said: "Helian Yue promised me that after killing Mu Cheng, he pretended to start a war with our army, retreated more than ten miles in defeat, and then sent an armistice agreement. ”
"What if Mu Cheng escapes?"
"Can he escape? Besides, there is also the woman inside, give her to Helian Yue, and the result is the same. She really thinks that I am willing to be this humble gentleman? Which woman does not fall into my hands and make me happy? If it weren't for the use value, I would have dismantled her into her belly and eaten nothing left......"
"Childe can be ashamed this time!" Bao Huan said softly.
Dongfang Hengqing's arrogant chuckle was heard in the wind, and then he strode into the military tent. The lights in the military tent were dim, and the woman curled up on the chaise longue tightly with a thin quilt and fell asleep, breathing evenly, and a trace of black hair hung down to cover the plain, beautiful and slightly thin face. Dongfang Hengqing reached out and brushed her hair, his fingers gently rubbed her cheeks, then pink cherry lips, and said in a almost inaudible voice:
"Yan'er, this time, you can't escape. ”
The next day, Mei Ziyan had a high fever, because she was going to meet with Xirong at the foot of Liangshan tomorrow, and Hengqing was busy with official business and intrigues, so she asked a doctor to come and see her. That night, when he returned to the military tent, Bao Huan's face was anxious, he frowned and asked him:
"What's wrong with her now?" Without waiting for an answer, she walked to the chaise longue and pulled the quilt covering her head, and unexpectedly saw a hot red face, her eyes closed as if she was in great pain.
The doctor said that the girl was infected with a cold, which was not a big deal, but she ...... Refusing to take medicine......"
Hengqing asked Bao Huan to bring the medicine, she shivered and said cold, and he immediately asked people to come in with a charcoal basin. He carried her to the bed and fed her medicine himself, but Mei Ziyan, who was half-asleep and half-awake, wanted to vomit as soon as she smelled the medicine, pushed him, and spilled the medicine on the ground. He was angry, and ordered someone to cook another bowl of medicine, and fed her spoonful by spoonful, and finally fed half a bowl, and she coughed so badly that she vomited on him. He was angry and wanted to kill, but she pulled the quilt over and fell asleep, not seeming to notice his anger......
He gritted his teeth but was helpless, tossed for a night, and finally he shouted:
"Mei Ziyan, obediently drink the medicine, how can you go to see Mu Cheng if you have a fever?!"
She grabbed him by the sleeve and said pitifully, "......Really?" He won't like it when he sees it...... When are you going to take me to him?"
"The day after tomorrow!" he said coldly.
Finally, she pinched her nose and drank a bowl of medicine in great pain, and fell asleep until dawn. Before leaving, Hengqing instructed Bao Huan:
"You don't need to follow me today, take care of her, let her rest well, don't let people disturb her. ”
Two hours passed, Bao Huan suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves not far from the military tent mixed with the soldiers' loud scolding, he just wanted to let people go over to drink when a very bad premonition jumped in his heart, opened the tent and looked inside, the person on the bed was still asleep sideways inside, relieved, laughing at his suspicious allergies.
However, after a while, he suddenly woke up, it was too quiet, and Mei Ziyan still fell asleep in the same position...... He shouted that it was not good, rushed into the military tent and lifted the quilt on the bed, and sure enough, the person was long gone, and inside was a mass of things rolled up with clothes and quilts. On closer inspection, the blind corner of the tent's sight was scalded into a circle with charcoal.
The woman, who was as cunning as a fox, fled.
The neighing of the horse before should be the sound of her stealing back her snow and raising her hooves.
He chased the horse in the direction of Liangshan with a blue face, the huge sound of fighting at the foot of Liangshan came, it seems that the alliance turned his face as he did not agree with Helian Yue designed, and the Yiluo army that had been ambushed was actually surrounded by the ironclad army of Xirong, and the sound of horses' hooves screaming and killing fluctuated from time to time in the conflict, and Bao Huan squinted his eyes and searched for the figure of the woman.
Snow-colored horses, no, women, neither.
Where the hell is she?
Suddenly there was a scream in the northwest corner, and Bao Huan suddenly found that a person wearing a tattered and worn battle robe was riding on a gray but tall horse, stopping at a downwind and sprinkling some powder vigorously, only to see several Xirong soldiers suddenly covering their eyes and feeling in pain. Wu Yiwei reacted quickly, and took the opportunity to tear open a gap, seeing that they were about to break out, Bao Huance immediately stepped forward and went straight to the person, he only thought that Mu Cheng should not have recognized her by now......
Mei Ziyan's eyes were sick, and when she saw that Bao Huan was only a few feet away from her, she was shocked at the moment, and immediately turned the horse's head to leave, and the Xirong soldier rushed over with a steel knife blade, seeing that Mei Ziyan was about to hit the knife, Bao Huan couldn't help but change his face, and the sword in his hand came out of his hand and threw it at the Xirong soldier, who fell off the horse with a scream. Mei Ziyan's helmet fell to the ground due to the sword wind, and her head fell like a waterfall of green silk, and she glanced back at Bao Huan in panic.
At this glance, until many years later, Bao Huan still remembered how beautiful those clear and clean brown wine eyes were, and the faint sorrow stirred the string hidden in the darkest corner of his heart, and his heart ached slightly. Why Mu Cheng? No...... He wants to keep her by Hengqing's side, at least, he can see her from time to time......
For such an obsession, he rode his horse forward.
Slow, just one step away.
The man in the green shirt and brocade robe suddenly rushed over like crazy on a horse, and then stopped in front of her with lightning on the reins, and looked at her deeply in disbelief, and the finger bones holding the reins of the horse turned white, as if forcibly suppressing the surging tide in his heart, and shouted to her:
"Ziyan?"
Bao Huan was stopped in front by the black-clothed guards, staring at them as he dodged the attack.
Xirong's soldiers quickly rushed over, and Mu Cheng quickly jumped behind Mei Ziyan, hugged her from behind, took the reins in her hand, and shouted:
"Get out!"
Xue Ji raised his four hooves and rushed out, Qing Zhao retreated to his side, and said in a deep voice: "Shizi, the Xirong people continue to increase their troops, we have sent a signal to ask the fourth prince to bring troops to rescue, for today's plan, we should not fight the trapped beasts......"
"Persimmon, Dongfang Hengqing sold the map to Xirong, and all intersections are now sealed. Mei Ziyan grabbed his arm and said loudly.
Mu Cheng tightened the person in his arms with one hand, looked at the lofty Liangshan in front of him, and said decisively:
"There is a danger in Liangshan, so we retreated to the mountain and waited for help. "Let's just grab the horse's belly and open a bloody road, and rush straight to Liangshan.
Liangshan is located in the southwest of Licheng at the junction of Xirong and Yiluo, the mountain peak is majestic and high, the four seasons are never very distinct, there is the so-called "Liangshan June snow" is called, go to the mountain all the way to the stone bones, the bird road is extremely difficult and difficult to walk. And the main peak of Liangshan Yuyin Peak and the adjacent peak Tianzhu Peak stand steeply, the two peaks are only separated by three zhang, there is a wooden plank rope bridge to communicate the two peaks, and the trees under the rope bridge are deep and vast.
Under Tianzhu Peak, there is Mu Yu's army of 50,000.
Avoiding Liangshan is the decision that Mu Cheng regrets the most in his life.
The Xirong soldiers rushed and pursued for a long time, Qing Zhao and them scattered, Xue Ji had good foot strength, and kept running up the mountain, until he couldn't hear the sound of the pursuers' horses' hooves, Mu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and his speed slowed down, but the hand holding her was still tightly clamped, so tight that her ribs wanted to be crushed.
"Let go, it hurts—" she cried softly, frowning.
"Why did you come? Didn't you wait for me in Qinglin Mountain obediently?" you didn't obey......" he gritted his teeth in her ear, "The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, if you have something in case, what should I do?!"
She smiled and said softly, "Aren't I fine now?" I miss you, I want to see you, okay?"
Mu Cheng was soft for a while, and he couldn't wait to rub the woman in his arms into his own blood and bones, and he no longer had to endure the pain of separation and the worry of safety.
"You, don't you hate me and say goodbye?"
"My time is precious, isn't it a waste to hate you?" she replied playfully, as Xue Ji ran into a flat, secluded valley, and Mu Cheng reined in his horse, dismounted, and carried her down. Mei Ziyan found that his face was stained with blood, and there were several places on his body that were red, and a faint mint smell mixed with the smell of blood came, and when she wanted to take a closer look, Mu Cheng stretched out his arms to embrace her and grinded in her ear:
"Ziyan, just now I thought I missed you too much, so I hallucinated. I was wrong, do you know how I've been away from you for a few months? When I see the wing room of the Yuanshuang Pavilion, I miss you, and when I walk under the pomegranate tree, I miss you too. When I make tea, I think about which cup you used, and when I see the empty opposite me when I eat, I think of you; Later, when I go to the market, I think that Yan'er will want to buy half the street if she comes; On a rainy day, I think that the daredevils must have forgotten to bring an umbrella...... I said to myself, Mu Cheng, look at it, without her, you are like a lonely ghost and have no home...... I'm useless, am I, right? If something goes wrong, I just run away from ......."
She shook her head and whispered, "No, I'm sure you won't leave me behind." My persimmon is not ruthless enough, and I was deceived by my little fox. So it's not your fault that you can't take revenge on your parents, it's me...... It's always hard to open the knot in your heart, but I've always wanted to ask you, with me, will the empty corner of your heart be satisfied?"
His dark eyes locked her gaze, he reached out to wipe the dirt from her face, lowered his head against hers, and whispered unswervingly:
"With you, it's enough. ”
With her, the collapsed city in my heart is no longer half broken, the most beautiful flowers in the world are blooming, and the hustle and bustle of life is exhausted, as if loneliness has never come.
His heart, warm and full, is all her.
When he took her to ride up Xueji to find the rope bridge between the two peaks, his mood fell to the bottom in an instant.
The rope bridge has been cut down.
Mu Cheng immediately reacted, they had fallen into a trap carefully planned by others. The pursuers should come soon, he took Ziyan back to the hidden place in the valley, and found some wild fruits to satisfy his hunger, Mei Ziyan found that Mu Cheng's face was very bad, and asked him if he was unwell, and he laughed it off.
However, in the middle of the night, he developed a high fever.
She thought that the blood on his robe belonged to someone else, but when the sky was dark, she opened his clothes and couldn't help but gasp, there were several deep claw marks under his ribs, the flesh and blood were blurred, the wound was not bleeding, but the wound was very large.
"Is it a snow wolf?" she asked, tearing the strip of cloth from her clothes and saying calmly, "I just escaped from the barracks and stole a packet of chili powder from the kitchen, and I didn't even get my baggage back." So there is no golden needle, why don't you say it if you are injured?"
"Helian Yue didn't make a move, it's just that the snow wolf's attack was too sudden to be prevented, so he was like this, he probably wanted to force me to catch turtles in an urn on the top of Liangshan. A little injury, not in the way...... But Hengqing, that despicable villain, is it difficult for you?"
She shook her head and smiled at him with relief, "I secretly chewed the thousand-year-old ginseng in the box of medicinal herbs in the Hengqing military tent into my stomach, so I had a fever for a night before I escaped." Don't worry, he doesn't dare to do anything to me. I'll go outside and get some herbs so you can get some rest. ”
"He betrayed Yiluo, and my Mu clan must get rid of him quickly!"
There were not many suitable herbs, and his heat subsided for a while, but soon burned again, and the situation was sometimes good and bad.
When it was dark, she heard the sound of dense footsteps, Mu Cheng woke up, and barely supported her hand and dragged her hand all the way forward, followed by frightening neat footsteps, bright and dazzling torches, and a rain of arrows, and the woods seemed to be so deep that there was no end...... I don't know how long I ran, but when I saw a hidden cave halfway up the mountain, Mu Cheng pulled her in, and then finally fell on her shoulder, with a feather arrow stuck in his shoulder. She was shocked and heartbroken, gritted her teeth and cut off the shaft of the arrow with a dagger, grabbed the end and pulled it out hard.
Blood gushed out, Mu Cheng was in great pain, and he opened his mouth to bite her shoulder......
The old wound did not heal and new wounds were added, and this time he had a high fever that did not go away until the next morning.
She went outside the cave to see what herbs were available, and when she saw only the bare rocks, she couldn't help but crouch down and hold her head, and wept silently.
He was so uncomfortable that he burned all over his body as if he had been burned by fire. If he can't find any more medicine, even if he doesn't die, his sanity will be damaged.
In the haze, Mu Cheng could only hear her whistling, and soon after, he heard the sound of horses' hooves. She hugged him tightly and murmured in his ear:
"Persimmon, you'll be fine. ”
"Persimmon, you have to remember that no matter what happens, you have to live well, I love you, so I am very selfish and unwilling to bear the pain of losing you......"
"Zi Yan, what are you going to do?" he was taken to the broken rope bridge of Jade Yin Peak by her on horseback, and he had already vaguely guessed what she was going to do.
Helian Yue didn't let people focus on searching this area, because the rope bridge was broken, and he didn't believe that Mu Cheng could escape this catastrophe at all.
"Trust me, and, don't hate ......," she solemnly placed a kiss on his forehead, as solemn as a vow, "Don't be afraid, be obedient, close your eyes, and just do it." ”
She pulled Xue Ji back, pulled back the horse's head about ten zhang away from the ropeway, rubbed Xue Ji's mane and ears, said something in a low voice, and then slapped the horse's buttocks hard, Xue Ji hissed and ran with four hooves, and went straight to the opposite Tianzhu Peak.
That jump, more than three zhang, comparable to Liu Bei's Lu, Leaping Horse Tanxi.
Seeing Xue Ji fall steadily on Tianzhu Peak, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Only one of the two can be left, Xue Ji is overwhelmed, and one more person is bound to fall into the cliff.
She looked down at the Xuantie Shura mask in her hand, which Mu Cheng had always carried on her body. She had already changed their coats while he was unconscious.
She put on a mask and walked through the woods. She couldn't let Helian Yue's people find that there was a trace of Mu Cheng on the opposite side of Tianzhu Peak, and the more than ten Xirong soldiers who searched finally found her trace, so they chased her all the way to a broken cliff, at this time the mountains and forests suddenly shook, and countless horses' hooves sounded, it should be Xirong's iron armor to ride, and the Xirong soldiers bent their bows and arrows at Mei Ziyan, and the generals led shouted:
"Mu Cheng, if you don't tie your hands and catch it, I, Xirong warriors, will die with ten thousand arrows, and you will die without a place to be buried!"
Ready to go.
The lord of the country, Helian Yue, once ordered that whoever can kill Mu Cheng on the Liangshan Mountain will get a thousand taels of gold and a thousand hectares of pastureland.
She stood on the edge of the cliff, standing still.
The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer and closer, and the general led by him narrowed his eyes, not wanting to miss this good opportunity to kill Mu Cheng's invitation, the feather arrow has been gathering momentum for a long time, and finally took off the box and left the string, carrying a strong wind to her eyebrows.
"No-" With a heart-rending snort, he couldn't stop the sharp castration of the feather arrows, and the clear eyes under the Xuantie mask reflected Helian Yue's panicked, angry and frightened eyes, with a kind of death-like decisive beauty. The black blade of the broken army slashed an arc in the air, and the feather arrow was cut off, but the arrow still hit the Shura mask and pierced her eyebrows, and her whole body floated backwards like a defeat in the wind......