Chapter 17: It Wakes Up
Heitai City is really empty! Even the timid man from yesterday has run away!
Xia Xiao didn't find the carriage, so he brought two horses over.
"Do you know how to ride?"
Shu Shuang shook his head, and Xia Xiao tied a rope to connect the two horses.
After helping her and making her get on the horse, Xia Xiao stepped on it skillfully. With a slight grip between his legs, the steed raised its hooves and headed east.
With horses, they are more than a notch faster. At noon, the two of them went out of Yew, ran for the afternoon after changing horses, and arrived at Fujikawa in the evening.
The Southern Shang garrisons of these two cities don't know what happened to Heitai yet, but the Southern Shang Empire will know, and the timid man will tell them everything. Faced with the truth of the matter, the Nanshang Empire had no choice but to hide it, after all, it would not be good for anyone to make a big fuss.
As the strongest of the Seven Kingdoms in the Great Wilderness World, the emperor of the Nanshang Empire not only has the ambition to dominate the world, but also has a clear mind, and will not publicize it.
At night, when the last rays of light disappeared into the sky, the closed gate of Longgang West City opened.
Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang, who had crossed the snowfield plain, came back, and they led the two horses home, feeling a little excited in their hearts, especially Xia Xiao! He originally thought it would take five days, but he didn't expect it to take only four days. Although it was only a day's errand, the poison in the mother could not be delayed.
Before returning home, Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu stood at the intersection and waited, and they felt the breath of the two.
Looking at the two horses, Xia Xu came to his senses. Since arriving in Longgang, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time.
Handing the reins to the eldest brother, Xia Xiao nodded to his father and signaled that everything was going well.
"Not bad!"
Xia Jinghong grinned, quite satisfied.
"Didn't get into any trouble, did you?"
Shu Shuang glanced at Xia Xiao, but the latter behaved very normally, and only said no two words.
It's useless to tell my father about those things, it will only make him anxious in vain, since he is fine, and there is no follow-up, so let's do it first. But those notes Xia Xiao has already put away, and one day, they will come in handy!
Xia Xu unloaded the harness and took it to graze.
Back in the room, Xia Xiao took out a wooden box from his backpack, which was stuffed with three ice grasses and a little mist.
"It's been a long day, let's rest for the night. ”
Xia Jinghong proposed, but Shushuang shook his head.
"It's better to take it as soon as possible, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes. ”
"Then it's going to be a trouble for Miss Shushuang. ”
Shu Shuang took the ice grass, smiled at Xia Xiao, and then replied:
"Uncle is polite, this is what I should do. ”
With that, she got busy.
In terms of medical skills, no one in the Xia family is proficient, only Xia Wan knows a little bit about it, so Xia Xiao and his father sat on the side and watched the second daughter busy. As for the mother, she had already taken medicine and slept before, but her hands were always held, her nails pierced into the flesh, and a few drops of blood flowed out, and Zeng Fenghua's peerless face was a little painful.
"How are you going to repay her?"
"Buy some jewelry?"
Xia Xiao asked his father's opinion, he had little experience in this area.
"No! I can't give away defective products, and I can't afford to buy good ones. ”
"What then?"
"You make something for her, no matter what. ”
"I won't. ”
Xia Xiao was a little confused, is it so troublesome to give a girl a gift?
"I can't learn it, make a simple one, such as an hourglass, a bracelet or something, the cost is low, the mind is full, plus a letter, perfect. ”
"Letter?"
"If you're embarrassed to say it to your face, put it in the letter. ”
That makes sense, Xia Xiao nodded.
"Then I'll try. ”
While he was racking his brain to think about what to do, Shu Shuang was engrossed in cutting off the roots of the Ice Grass and grinding it into powder. When it encounters iron, the roots of the grass crush and turn into extremely fine ice particles. The leaves have to be removed, which is a difficult task, but the frost movement is skillful.
The elixir has good potency and can be difficult to deal with. After about a quarter of an hour, Shu Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Second sister, are the other herbs ready?"
"Ready. ”
Shu Shuang took out a handful of ice cubes, took two more blades of grass, and carefully weighed them before handing them to Xia Wan.
"It's tonight. ”
Xia Wan went to boil the medicine, and Shu Shuang used bottles and cans to fill the ice particles and grass leaves, which Xia Xiao and her almost lost their lives in exchange.
"Alright, go back and rest, I'll take care of it here. ”
Xia Jinghong's palm was placed behind Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang, and he gently pushed them. Whenever this time, Xia Xiao had a feeling of being urged into the cave room.
"Observe for a week, if Auntie's poison can be completely unraveled, these two ice grass plants can be sold, or they can be given to you. ”
Shu Shuang happily hummed a little song and put them away, like treasures. Seeing her think so much about herself, Xia Xiao's heart to prepare a gift was even heavier, and she had to prepare a better gift, she had worked hard for the past few days.
Xia Xiao couldn't help but snort, it was too late, but Shushuang still prepared hot water for him.
"I'll just do it myself. ”
"My job is to take care of you!"
Shu Shuang said this again, and Xia Xiao, who had never refutated, opened his mouth this time.
"You need to take care of it too. ”
Xia Xiao was very serious, which moved Shu Shuang for a while. Before she came, she had prepared for the worst, no matter what kind of person the master said was from afar, she would do her best, and she also thought about the grievances she might receive. But in Xia Xiao, what she felt was a different kind of warmth.
Xia Xiao is not a person who is good at expression, and he is extremely indifferent in the eyes of others, but Shu Shuang can see that he is quite gentle and not hypocritical.
Sitting on the bed obediently, smiling and smiling, the frost is beautiful and delicious.
"Then let's take care of each other. ”
Smiling and bowing his head, Xia Xiao prepared hot water for Shu Shuang to wash. She sat and watched, and her heart was full of joy.
"Stop laughing, wash up and sleep. ”
Shu Shuang connected the head of the mantis, especially happy. Xia Xiao is so good to herself, no matter how hard she is, it's worth it!
The candle goes out, and everything is silent.
Xia Xiao laid on the floor, as always, he had a certain amount of spitting. There was no dream tonight, and he should have had a good night's sleep, but Xia Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, and he seemed to wake up from sleep, as if someone was calling.
Glancing at Shu Shuang, the latter fell asleep peacefully as usual. Opening the door, the usual icy night wind didn't feel anything, compared to the cold of the Snow Dragon Crossing, it was not even average.
The family is asleep, the mother drinks the medicine, there is no movement in the room at all, I think I can sleep well, and there will be no new scars on my body when I get up tomorrow morning. But who came from this voice? Xia Xiao always felt that someone was calling him.
For some reason, Xia Xiao suddenly thought of the forest in his body, as well as the little guy inside. It can't be it, right?
Creeping back to the room, Xia Xiao sat on the floor and made a handprint. Slightly calm, he entered the familiar forest.
The forest is still lush and full of life. Xia Xiao walked through it, and soon came to the altar overgrown with grass and small flowers. Everything here is very familiar, but Xia Xiao frowned, what about the little guy on it?
Is it awake?
Xia Xiao wasn't sure, because he didn't know what it was, and he wasn't sure if it was a creature or not. But in the end, Xia Xiao still found it in the woods.
No matter where Xia Xiao was, the woods in his body were covered with bright sunshine. As a result, the leaves under the tree are colorful.
In a ray of sunlight, only the little guy the size of a palm had his back to him. Slowly, it moved, a pair of bird-like paws on the soft grass, running up and down in front of each tree.
Xia Xiao followed, feeling strange, what could such a little thing be?
"Hmm...... Hello?"
In response, the little one turned back. I saw that this little guy is the head of a bird!
The little one's chubby little face was full of flesh, and his belly was round under the green fluff. It has wings like leaves, rolls a small bouquet of small flowers, and holds it next to its chest, dyeing its green fluff a pale pink.
Xia Xiao's first reaction was Ju Mang, that was the spring god of the original world, and it was also such a human head and bird body. But the mythical things really exist? He has come to this world, and there is nothing impossible.
Squatting down, Xia Xiao spread out his hands and whistled like a dog.
I'm afraid this won't work, when Xia Xiao was about to stop, the little guy ran over. It's only five meters away, and it pounds its little short legs for a while.
"Hmm~"
It made a soft and waxy sound, like a babbling baby, and handed a few small flowers in its hand to Xia Xiao.
"For me?"
Seeing it nodded, Xia Xiao was curious.
"Do you really understand?"
It nodded again, then opened its little mouth, babbling as if it were learning.
"Yes, yes!"
It happily circled around Xia Xiao's feet, ran and fell, chubby like a small ball, rolled a few laps and got up and continued to run.
Tired of running, the little guy spits out his little tongue and then slowly spits out three words.
"I understand!"
"I understand!"
Its voice was crisp and crisp, like an elf. Xia Xiao held it in the palm of his hand and took it up to look at it carefully.
The little guy sat on Xia Xiao's hand, smiling, lively and cheerful. At this moment, Xia Xiao had a mysterious feeling, which he couldn't say!
"What's your name, little one?"
Tilting his head, the little guy raised his mouth and seemed to be thinking.
Xia Xiao was afraid that it wouldn't understand, so he asked again:
"My name is Xia Xiao, what about you, what is your name, don't you know?"
The little guy laughed and groaned, fanning his wings, causing Xia Xiao to feel cool.
"I don't know, I don't know. ”
Although Xia Xiao is usually cold, this little guy is quite cute.
"From now on, I'll call you Jumang, and you have to have a name. ”
"Jumang, Jumang......"
The little one seemed to be cheering, dancing with his hands, and then happily pursed his little mouth and spat bubbles with his saliva.
Xia Xiao has been playing with it for a long time, the little guy has a strong learning ability, and if Xia Xiao says it once, it will be immediately!
When Xia Xiao woke up, the sun was already shining. Shu Shuang sat on the side, she had washed the clothes she had traveled a few days ago, she wiped her hands, and said good morning to Xia Xiao with a smile.
Looking at Shu Shuang, Xia Xiao was a little excited.
"It's awake!"