Chapter Twenty-Five: A Long Night
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But Sima Jian soon found that although the distance was shortened, no matter how he ran, he could never completely get rid of them. As long as you slack off a little, you can always detect that the assassin behind you is tracking you like a hound. Sima Jian knew in his heart that if he continued like this, his physical strength would eventually be exhausted. What if then?
But even if he knew, he had to run with all his might.
Ah Ling heard Sima Jian's gasping gradually heavy, and he also knew that the situation was urgent. It's really forced to deal with this, and she can't help but be sad enough. She also struggled down very sensibly, and instead walked through the forest by holding Sima Jian's hand.
Although Ah Ling's body is very light, it is better to hold a person empty-handed. Sima Jian's burden was light, and Ah Ling himself was a new force, and the two joined hands, and couldn't help but pull the distance that had been gradually narrowed again.
Compared with Sima Jianlai, Ah Ling is more familiar with this mountain forest. Sima Jian has been away from home for a long time, and all he has to do is a childhood memory. However, Ah Ling has never left the village, and the mountains and forests are like a back garden to her. In many places, Sima Jian obviously thought that there was no way, but she pulled him three times and two times, and suddenly became enlightened again. In the midst of many scenes, he suddenly realized: "Ah, I have been here before." "I remember here!" ......
Ah Ling seems to be confident. After a short time, Sima Jian was pulled to the bottom of a steep mountain wall. Unlike other places, there is no shade around this mountain wall, only a huge old tree, intertwined, diagonally planted halfway up the mountain wall, the canopy is like a cloud, and layers of black shadows cover the entire mountain wall. Even the half-star moonlight couldn't be seen. Just walking under this tree, you can clearly feel a cool breath, and the body is cold. To say that this scene is unique in the mountains and forests, how can Sima Jian not know it? He suddenly glanced at Ah Ling with a sense of understanding.
Ah Ling flew straight to the bottom of the tree, grabbed the dead vines hanging all the way along the trunk and roots, tried it, looked back at Sima Jian, pointed straight up with his small hand, and said with an uneven breath: "Tree, tree hole." Climb, climb up ......"
Sima Jian smiled.
Unexpectedly, this is the place where he was most familiar with the game when he was a child. Ah Ling must not know that this tree hole was discovered when he was young and naughty and climbed to it. The old tree was huge, and the hole in the trunk was hidden, but inside it was big enough for a child or two to play with. Thinking that he had no intention of finding this place, he was ecstatic, and only regarded this place as his secret base, and no one revealed it, so he told his sister Adie alone. At that time, he was originally a child, and Ah Die was even younger, as for the little person in front of him, he hadn't been weaned at that time, right? But he didn't expect that he had been away for a long time, and this place had become the territory of the two of them.
Ah Ling didn't know what Sima Jian was thinking about this time, but seeing that he couldn't laugh, she was anxious, and couldn't help but stomp her little foot on the ground twice to show urging.
Sima Jian smiled and stepped forward. Suddenly, he possessed her, grabbed Ah Ling's slender waist with both hands, and lifted her up. Ah Ling exclaimed slightly, but felt that his body was lifted up and lifted towards the top of the mountain wall.
This cliff is not high, otherwise how could Sima Jian have climbed to the top of the tree in the middle of the cliff when he was a child? However, speaking of closeness, this tree trunk is not close to the ground. Sima Jian raised his arm as best he could, but he was also a little short of the entrance of the cave. Fortunately, this old tree is old for a long time, and there are a lot of vines attached to it, Ah Ling grabbed it, and climbed it twice harder, and it was enough.
"Brother Jian!" Ah Ling drilled into the hole, and when he was done, he immediately turned around in the tree hole and reached out to pick up Sima Jian.
Sima Jian didn't take her hand.
Sima Jian smiled and slowly stepped back under his feet. One step, one step at a time. Ah Ling seemed to feel something, and a deep fear welled up in her heart. She waved her little hand in the air as hard as she could, opened her mouth, and felt that her lips were trembling, and her voice was trembling: "Brother Jian, no, no......"
Sima Jian withdrew from the shadow of the canopy and retreated into the moonlight. He tilted his head in the direction of Ah Ling, but he couldn't see her face clearly. But even if you want to, you can know that this child's face must be full of fear and helplessness...... Her big eyes must have been filled with tears, and her whole little face must have been covered with tears. Fortunately, the moonlight was too dark, and he couldn't see this scene...... He didn't have to see this scene with his own eyes.
Sima Jian smiled sadly: "Ah Ling." I'm sorry. All of this today is Brother Jian's fault...... You have to be well-behaved. Don't be afraid. "Because it was because of him, he attracted the pursuers. Because of him, this peaceful paradise was ruined tonight. How can he, Sima Jian, be able to afford such a big pomp and circumstance from the other party...... It doesn't matter who sent the assassin behind him. The important thing is that if they don't die today, they will never stop. Then let him put an end to all this.
Sima Jian took out the small bell given to Ah Ling from his arms, shook his hand, and hung it down from his palm. The light bell suddenly fluttered in the silent night: "...... Ah Ling. Out of this valley, go all the way north, and you can reach Shifang City. Adie is there. You go find her. Remember, be sure to go to her. As he spoke, Sima Jian had already turned around and ran away in another direction at a rapid pace. The sound of "jingle bell" and "jingle bell" is as thin as a gossamer, but it is constant, all the time, from the wind, from the air, and constantly drifting into Ah Ling's ears. and in the heart.
Ah Ling cried uncontrollably. She pressed her ears hard, but the slender bell was like a thin rope, wrapping around her body and strangling her neck. Tighten tightly. The pain was so painful that she couldn't breathe......
It was dawning soon. No matter how long the night is, it will eventually pass.
The morning sun is as clean and pure as if it has been washed, and no matter what happens in the night, it still falls on the ground impartially.
Ah Ling trembled and jumped down from the high hole and fell to the ground. She didn't care about the pain in her hands and feet. A pair of frightened eyes rolled around, as if he was afraid that those black figures would suddenly emerge from his eyes last night. She didn't dare to breathe loudly, and stayed quietly and vigilantly for a long time, when she suddenly remembered something, raised her head, and "squeak-chirp-chirp" to the sky. A few whistles.
"Squeak-squeak-squeak-" After a short time, there were several chirping of birds in the mountains and forests, as if they were in harmony with Ah Ling's whistle. A small white bird with a long tail gracefully pierced out of the forest, circled in mid-air a few times, and landed on a big rock not far in front of Ah Ling, tilting its head and looking at her happily.
"Little Lingling!" No matter what, after such a long terrifying and terrifying night, when you suddenly see your familiar friends, everyone will have some positive and sunny emotions in their hearts. This emotion somewhat dispelled the gloom in Ah Ling's heart. A smile finally appeared on her face, and she whispered, quietly, and asked the bird: "Little Lingling, are all those bad guys gone?"
Xiao Lingling "chirped" twice. Ah Ling understands that it is to answer herself and leave.
"Where's Brother Jian?" asked Ah Ling in a more nervous voice. Xiao Lingling tilted her little head and screamed again. This time, the meaning was probably too long, and Ah Ling couldn't understand it.
"Little Lingling, take me to Brother Jian. ā
"Squeak-" Xiao Lingling dragged out his voice, shouted twice, and flew into the air.
Ah Ling followed the figure of the bird, shuttling through the mountains and forests. It's been an indescribably long road. Luckily, she was used to running in the jungle, which made her even more tiring. I don't know how long she ran, so long that she was no longer familiar with the scenery in front of her, and finally, a cliff appeared in front of her. The road is interrupted here. Xiao Lingling flew on the top of the cliff, chirping, hovering incessantly, and refusing to move forward. Ah Ling's heart trembled, and there was a burst of fear. Climbing on the edge of the cliff and looking out, I saw that the bottom was lush, full of greenery, and the trees were extremely luxuriant, and I didn't know what kind of terrible situation would be under this green shade!
Ah Ling lay down on the edge of the cliff and stood up, stood up and down, hesitated for a long time, and always lingered in fear, not daring to think about it, and not daring to go down to see with her own eyes the ending that she might have expected!
The further down I went, the more brand-new, broken, and crushed marks appeared on the branches and plants in front of Ah Ling's eyes. It was even stained with reddish-brown, blood-colored. Ah Ling desperately closed her eyes, not daring to look at or think about anything. But how could she stop the increasingly intense, ominous feeling in her heart? Tears slipped down her eyes uncontrollably, and her little hands became weaker and weaker, and she could hardly grasp the vines in front of her anymore.
Fortunately, no matter how long the road is, there will be an end. What's more, this cliff is not too high.
The soles of Ah Ling's feet finally touched the ground. However, the expansiveness and inclusiveness of the earth did not give her any support and stability. As soon as Ah Ling's feet went limp, she fell to the ground: in front of her, Sima Jian's body was so quiet, lying in a messy pool of blood on the ground......