Chapter 50: Discernment
There was a blade-like wind in his ears, and when he shouted, he was shut up by the wind, and his heart fell down with his body. She is afraid of heights and water, and one day she will have to take possession of both, and she will be at the mercy of others.
During the extremely fast landing, the eardrums and temples jumped suddenly, and Su Hui couldn't stretch his limbs, and was pressed in the air flow and couldn't move. Her brain went blank, she didn't know how to breathe, and she tried her best to open her eyelids and take a look.
The blurred scenery around them was moving rapidly, and Sheng Yunyi was emerging from the water, his eyes were amazingly bright. He met her panicked gaze and moved his lips slightly.
Su Huihui saw that he finally appeared, and suddenly felt a lot more relieved.
This peace of mind did not last long, and there was a loud "poof", and the icy water surrounded her from all directions, and she sank unhindered like a piece of iron that was a thousand pounds in weight. Before she could recover from the thrill of the fall, the dense liquid blocked her mouth and nose, and she choked on the water and struggled vigorously, but in vain, with a string of foam moving to the bottom of the pool.
The overly tense nerves gradually relaxed, and Su Hui realized that he was soaking in deep water, and the only remaining air in his lungs turned into bubbles, and he moved away from the opposite place. Submerging her face in cold water had always been a particularly unbearable thing for her, and the panic was far greater than the discomfort, but she had no choice, her eyes were closed in disarray, and her hands and feet were as stiff as wood.
For a moment she really thought she couldn't do it, until a strong hand lifted the back of her neck, reversed the situation, and led her in a different direction.
"Whoa!"
Sheng Yunyi finally dragged the person out of the water, leaning on the stone and trying to take her to the shore, but found that she couldn't move at all.
Su Huihui hugged his waist tightly like a life-saving straw, and coughed and gasped violently in front of him, like a dying fish. She leaned on him with all the weight of her body, forgetting that her left arm was bleeding, and the strength of her hands was so great that she almost made a mark.
Sheng Yunyi's chin rested on the top of her dripping hair, and he slowly patted her undulating back with his free hand, and then stopped there.
"It's okay. I'll take you up, huh?"
A few drops of warmth spread on his shoulders, sliding along his skin and behind his back, and his heart was suddenly swept away by the wet heat.
Su warmed up and coughed exhausted, but tears couldn't stop flowing, picking up all the three souls and seven spirits, and his whole body was trembling. The body she was leaning on was extraordinarily solid, and the temperature was so different from the early winter pool around her that it was so warm that she was reluctant to let go of it after holding it hand and foot together.
Sheng Yunyi wiped the water traces on her face, held her shoulder, and said in a low voice: "The pool water is very cold, you can't do this." β
Su warmed up for a while before he calmed down his breathing, and then he realized the pain of being blistered, sobbed and groaned, and withdrew his left hand, which still did not mean to let go.
Sheng Yunyi was able to act, and with great effort, pulled her out of the water and moved her to the dense grass by the pool. He has good water quality, and he can withstand the cold very much, and after soaking in the Lingtai for a while, it will be more clear, but Su Huihui, who is dragging his feet, will be in trouble.
The chasers above should have heard her shout just now, and it was very likely that they thought that she had fallen down the mountain and followed the sound.
The sun swept away the residual fog, the temperature at the bottom of the valley was better than the top of the mountain, the vegetation was lush, the soil was damp, Su Hui did not slow down, Sheng Yunyi had to help her half of her body, and said:
"How's it going? β
She did as she was told, covering her mouth and coughing, and when the wind blew, her clothes were drenched against her skin, how uncomfortable it was.
Sheng Yunyi sighed, "Stand up and move your feet over." β
He squatted down, put her white middle coat under his hand and twisted it a few times, drained the water, Su Hui turned around with red eyes, and asked him to finish the whole circle.
His fingers paused, stood up and said coldly: "I still have to inch in." β
Su Huihui's heart was only put back at this time, and all the slanders against him poured into his mouth, and he said in a low voice. Bending down with great effort to squeeze out the water on his clothes, the clothes were crumpled, she glanced at him, but the other party was refreshed, the material didn't seem to be wet, only there were inconspicuous traces of water behind the boots. In contrast, she is simply a live target, dripping all the way from the edge of the pool, which is too eye-catching.
He said lightly, "What did you just say?"
Su Huihui immediately straightened up, "I said I'm sorry...... Since Majesty knew that there was a waterhole here, she planned to jump from the cliff in advance, "She made a stir, and she couldn't do this in the next life, "Then Majesty's people should be here to answer, right?"
Sheng Yunyi didn't answer, only said "follow". She took a big stride behind, and couldn't help but feel that she jumped off the cliff and fell into the water to recover so quickly, and she was really forced out of a desperate situation.
The road ahead was rugged, and Su Huihui only cared about his feet, and he hit a tree trunk headlong in the cold, and his eyes were full of gold stars.
Sheng Yunyi turned around when he heard the sound, but saw a huge thing falling from the tree, slamming between the two of them, Su Huihui covered his forehead and opened his mouth, and successfully strangled the scream in his throat.
He handed over a hand and said slowly, "Doctor Su is so courageous. β
Su Huihui's tears were already about to flow again.
The man on the ground fell into a shambles, and was expected to have been thrown off the top of the mountain and hit the rocks hard, and his head was smashed and blossomed. Fortunately, she was facing the earth, and she couldn't see the hideous and terrifying face, but she could vaguely tell from her body that it was a woman, dressed in black.
It was a female assassin who was thrown down the mountain by Sheng Yunyi.
She walked around from the side, not taking his hand, the heavy smell of blood making her cover her nose. Sheng Yunyi lowered his eyelashes and peeled off the torn layer of clothing on the outside of the female assassin, revealing the white fabric inside.
β¦β¦ She imagined the expression on her face when they found the corpse, and she really wanted to solemnly say that she would not have made such a miserable scene even if she had no life, but she couldn't pick it right now, and it would be good to have someone to be a stand-in for her, and she couldn't pick and choose.
Sheng Yunyi seemed to see her dissatisfaction, gathered up her clothes, and threw them far away to the place where the grass was most.
"It's just a stopgap measure, it's crudely done, but it's enough to hold them back for a moment. You will be at it, and if there is anything more like it in the future, I will deal with it in front of you. β
Su Huihui didn't want to talk to him at all, and whispered for a long time: "The figure is a bit like that, but this person seems to be a little taller than me......"
Sheng Yunyi looked at her with a smirk, "Generally speaking, the higher part is the leg, so I broke the assassin's leg bones so that it can confuse one and the other." β
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He added, "The other one is too." β
A weak retort came from behind: "It's not that short......"
Sheng Yunyi turned his head and suppressed a smile in his voice, "Yes, let's go." β
She looked down the road, and he avoided the vines that clung to the dirt, and was soon several feet away from her. The noise behind him became smaller and smaller, and he made up his mind, but he couldn't help but look sideways at her.
Her lips were a little blue, her cheeks were not a trace of blood, and she barely moved forward with something that could support her body, without saying a word, and she was calmer than an ordinary girl.
Sheng Yunyi waited for her to walk in front of her, took her pale left hand, looked at the injury, and led her to continue walking.
"There is a hidden cave not far away, and Ji Wei will bring someone with him soon. β
Su Hui walked groggily for a while, feeling pulled to a cold and dark place, and when he looked at it, the roof of the cave hung down a thin dripping stone, glowing yellow and white in the sky light that penetrated a few feet away.
Sheng Yunyi chose a dry place for her to sit down, and tried her forehead with her wrist, and it was indeed a fever.
"You can rest here for a while. β
Seeing that she hugged her knees and pressed her head to the back of her hand, and her crow-like eyebrows were knotted, he leaned over and said in her ear:
"I went out to clean up the aftermath, don't you move here, do you hear?"
Su Huihui raised a pair of watery eyes to look at him, and fell down again.
He wanted to reach out to brush her eyes, but when he touched it, he put it down again, and asked again, "Do you hear?"
She shook his fingers twice on her lap, but still didn't speak.
It's really disrespectful.
Sheng Yunyi didn't want to delay, took out a small sword from his sleeve and threw it next to her, and then walked out of the cave alone and returned along the same road. He searched for the human figure he remembered seeing in the treetops, and in a few moments he had a result. The Assassin's coat and face were removed in the same way, and several dense herbs were found by the stream, and the sun was already high, and the changes in the shadows were very clear, and it was not advisable to go far. He scooped up a handful of water to clean his hands and feet, found the mark of the river drum guard in a cluster of rocks, and hurried back in the direction of the cave.
A silver light appeared in the distance, and he recognized that it was the embroidery on the scabbard of the River Drum Guard, and he only paused for a moment before tracking it away with great speed.
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Su Huihui stayed alone in the cave, staying in one position for a long time, his shoulders and waist were numb, and he couldn't help but let go of his body and lay on the ground on his side.
There is no light in the cave all year round, the water condensed on the top drips on the ground, and the place near the entrance of the cave is mossy, and the deeper part is slippery and pitted, and it is more uncomfortable to lie down than to sit.
She seemed to be about to fall asleep, and woke up at the last moment, repeating this several times, so tired that she couldn't open her eyelids anymore. For a moment, I heard strange footsteps, followed by a feeling of extreme discomfort that swept my eyes over my body.
Su warmed his wound and sat up very slowly, trying to focus his eyes on the face of the man who was kneeling on one knee five steps away.
The man was about to speak, but she smiled with relief.
"You're here. β
The scabbard of the black-clothed guard was exquisitely made, and a few strands of flowing clouds were embroidered on the dark background, glowing faintly in the dark. β
He said in a deep voice, "It's late, are you okay?"
Su warmly clasped his hands and said "um", "What about the others?"
The guard said: "A certain person is looking for His Majesty, and His Majesty intends to meet with a certain person here in advance, but I don't know where he went at this time?"
Su Huihui covered his eyes and wanted to cry, "I quarreled with him, and I don't know where he went, and he won't be here when he wakes up." Probably...... I'll come later, how about you call a few people to come here and wait?"
The guard's face looked a lot better, he stood up and looked around the cave, and said, "Take you out, and then send someone to guard here." You seem to have a wind chill right now?"
Su Hui nodded, and then refused: "No need, I'll wait here for him to come back, and I have something very important to say to him." β
The guard narrowed his eyes and said naturally, "You can hand over the things to a certain person first, and there is no rush in this matter anyway." β
Su Hui thought for a while, rubbed his swollen temples, and inadvertently glanced at the corners of his red-dyed clothes. It's just that the color of the shirt is very dark, so it's hard to see the blood stains on the chest, but the smell is drilling into the nose one by one.
She held on to a stalagmite to stand up, but after trying a few times, she still sat in place, and said, "I'm sorry, my foot is twisted, and I can't stand up." Come and get it. β
The guard was overjoyed, and cautiously scouted her focused and fragile face. She groped in her sleeve with difficulty, and a pale blue object flashed between her fingers, and he couldn't bear it any longer, strode forward and spread out his right hand and said:
"That's itβ"
Su Huihui held the object, and the wide sleeves flowed over his palm like flowing water.
The guard screamed, and suddenly a huge pain made him subconsciously hold the wrist that was splattered with blood, his face was distorted to the extreme, and he just wanted to draw his knife to cut it, but as soon as he let go, the blood gushed like a spring.
The meridian diagram that I have seen over the years is imprinted in my mind, Sheng Yunyi's hidden blade is as sharp as clay, she can't get the strength right, although this accurate stroke will not make this person waste his right hand, it will be difficult to move flexibly in the future.
Su Huihui dodged a kick, his hair was soaked with cold sweat like rain, and he ran desperately towards the entrance of the cave. The man behind him had blood-red eyes and rushed up like crazy, and the narrow cut on his right wrist was extremely frightening. He jumped high with the burning pain, pulled out the long knife at his waist, and slashed at Su Huihui's back.
The wind was cold, and the stone at the entrance of the cave reflected the light of the knife, and her foot really twisted at the critical moment, and the whole person fell to the stone, gasping.
Seeing that the blade was about to touch the hair, there was another shout behind him, and then the man's shadow fell sharply, and there was no movement.
Su Huihui didn't have the strength to get up.
The familiar heat came from her waist, and she was at his mercy, and finally sat down on the sackcloth that had been turned over from nowhere, and watched with some dazed eyes as the fire lit up and the extra branch on the assassin's chest.
Sheng Yunyi's face was covered with a layer of warm color under the reflection of the firelight, and her white clothes were stained with dried blood, she looked down at herself, she had never thought of such a wolf bèi.
He searched the assassins posing as River Drum Guards, found a full water bladder, skillfully poured off a small half of the dust on it, tore off a piece of underwear, soaked it in cold water, and applied it to Su Huihui's head.
Su warmed his gratitude angrily, and he moved her to his side to prevent her from sliding down the stone wall, and said:
"It's a good technique, how many times have you gone through it in your head?"
She was so tired that she closed her eyes and wanted to sleep for a while, and in a trance, his beautiful voice was as soft as a lullaby in a half-dream.
The body gradually sank, and when the back was about to hit the ground, the shoulders were lifted and sat up straight.
She just wanted to rest, and threw her reserved sitting posture to 108,000 miles, glared at him angrily, and said tiredly:
"You let me rest for a while......"
Sheng Yunyi replaced the wet cloth on her forehead, and just wanted to see if the heat had dropped a little, but she pushed hard, and the corners of her mouth were pursed.
She touched her head, put her slender fingers on her pulse, and said weakly, "Don't touch it...... Don't bother. β
Sheng Yunyi was silent for a long time, put the herb crushed in the water bladder, put it on the fire and heated it, and after a while, steam came out of the mouth of the water bladder.
"If you fall asleep, you won't have a chance to say what you want to say. β
Su Huihui frowned, unable to concentrate his thoughts, "I just don't have a chance to say if I don't fall asleep." β
He smiled, "It's okay right now, you just say it." I also have responsibility for the way you are, even if you reproach a few words. β
Su Huihui was most annoyed by his calm and breezy tone, saying that he seemed to be the most accessible and tolerant person in the world. But she knew that only if he didn't take it to heart at all, he could say it easily.
It's always been so careless.
She looked at him and whispered, "Why do you want people to think that the talisman is on me?" for a long time, and then said: "If you don't want to say it, forget it, I don't want to hear anything more fake than what I have done." β
Sheng Yunyi handed her the water bladder and said calmly, "What else?"
"No, I only have to answer this one question, I don't care about anything else, and I don't have to care about it. β
She took a few sips of water and buried her head in her arm, "...... Forget it, don't say it, when I didn't ask. β