In the mountain stream about 100 zhang deep below the "Zhongnan Mountain", more than a dozen stout trees grow horizontally from the gaps in the vertical stone wall, staggered across the air. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOn the branch of one of the ancient trees, which is more than 500 years old, the silk satin that Chan'er used to rescue Zhan Dusk is wrapped around it, swaying and swaying with the breeze. The surface of the satin is full of wrinkles, and it seems to have been stretched and deformed by excessive pulling.

Looking at the roots in the direction of the trunk of the ancient tree, I saw that there was a naturally formed fault under the gap in the stone wall where the ancient tree took root, which was only an invisible groove in the entire stone wall where the mountain stream stands, but it was a stone cave for people trapped in the mountain stream. What's more, the interior of this "stone cave" is spacious, and the top of the "hole" is a slope, which can achieve the effect of shading and sun protection and sheltering from wind and rain to a certain extent, so the "stone cave" can be regarded as warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is very comfortable.

At this moment, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er are in the middle of it. Zhan Duxiao's right sleeve rolled up above the elbow, and the three bruises on the right forearm were palpable, Chan'er's eyes clearly revealed distress, and her two hands gently pinched Zhan Duxiao's right arm.

"If the strength is not suitable, you tell me. Chan'er said softly.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Thanks to the three circles of silk around my arm, otherwise the force of the fall would have been so great that I would not have been able to grasp it with my hands, even with a tree as a cushion. Zhan Duxiao said.

"Your hand has withstood the force of two people, then your palm ......" Chan'er said, holding Zhan Duxiao's right hand and spreading his palm, only to see that the palm was bloodstained because of the cracked wound, Chan'er was shocked.

"Don't look at the wound, there is no pain for the time being. Zhan Duxiao endured the pain, squeezed out a smile, and said, "I think I used all my strength when I climbed the branches, and when I jumped from the root of the tree and fell on this fault, I was too nervous and distracted, and now I only feel weak and tired." ”

"Bear with me a little. As Chan'er spoke, she tore off a piece of her skirt and bandaged Zhan Duxiao's right hand.

"I don't know how Huang Feng is. Zhan Duxiao said worriedly.

"As I walked along the trunk of the trees, I seemed to see several trees running through the lower part of the mountain stream, but they were quite far from here. ”

"Hmm. The speed of Huang Feng's fall has not decreased, and there is nothing in his hand that can be borrowed, and there is a tree that is afraid that it will not make much difference. ”

"I hope he can be safe and sound. ”

"Don't talk about him, it's just that the two of us don't know how to get out. Maybe I made the wrong decision, and there was a chance to stay on the trunk of the old tree. "It is very difficult to jump from the root of the ancient tree, and it is impossible to return the way you came, so in a hurry, I just want to find a warm and stable place to make plans for the time being, and I have not thought clearly what the way out is.

"I have a share in this decision. It is still difficult to peek at the bottom of the mountain stream down from the ancient trees, and there is really no way up or down, so instead of blowing the wind outside, worrying that you will accidentally fall down, it is better to have a stable foothold from the long term. Chan'er smiled lightly and comforted Zhan Duxiao, and also comforted herself, while taking something from her waist, she said, "When I came out to look for you, I brought a water bladder, oh, save some drink, it is estimated to be enough to support about five days." ”

"I have two loaves here, which were given to me by Hezheng in the morning, and I almost said no. Fortunately, he didn't drop it out when he fought with the great prince of Yi Guo. Zhan Duxiao paused and said, "If you break a piece every day, you should be able to survive five or six days." ”

"The most important thing now is to save your energy and think of a way to get out of here as soon as possible. Chan'er said, sat down on the ground, and leaned against the stone wall behind her.

"Either climb up the cliff, or take a gamble and jump down the ravine to see if there is another way out. Zhan Duxiao immediately sat down on the ground like Chan'er.

"It's so hard to climb up where we fell. The stone wall is steep, not to mention that you still have injuries on your hands, even if five or six days have passed, the wounds can heal a little, but it is difficult to use strength. ”

"In other words, there is only one way down. However, there are not many suitable footholds within sight, and in order to reach the bottom smoothly, it is necessary to set a correct and low-risk path. ”

"You are more experienced in observing the terrain, and as for me, I know a little bit about arithmetic, and I can help you calculate the possibilities of various scenarios. ”

"With you by my side, I'll definitely figure it out. ”

"Hmm. ”

After a short rest, the two began to use stones as pens and the ground as drawing paper, roughly depicting the position relationship between the stone wall and several ancient trees under the fault, trying to carve out a path when there was no way out.

Again and again, then again and again, the sketches on the ground were drawn and rubbed, wiped and painted, and again and again, and the sky was completely dark. The tired two unconsciously leaned on each other and fell asleep.

Early in the morning, when Chan'er woke up, Zhan Duxiao was still asleep. At first, Chan'er thought that Zhan Duxiao was tired and slept for a while, so she didn't alarm him, but just stared at the road map drawn before falling asleep the night before and frowned. However, after half a ring, Zhan Duxiao still showed no signs of waking up, Chan'er inadvertently turned her head to look, and found that Zhan Duxiao's face was flushed, her body was slightly curled, and her expression was slightly painful.

Chan'er hurriedly stretched out her hand to reach out to Zhan Duxiao's forehead, feeling very hot, as if she was having a fever. I think the wound was not properly treated, and the acute fever was caused by infection. Chan'er speculated in her heart. Then, Chan'er held Zhan Duxiao's shoulders and made him lie down in her arms, and then placed the water bladder flat on Zhan Duxiao's forehead. The water bladder placed overnight in the "stone cave" is cool, which happens to be suitable for people with fever to cool down.

The fever phase is followed by a chilling phase of the body. The conditions in front of her were simple, and there were no objects that could be kept warm or warm, Chan'er was at a loss for a while, so she could only say to herself in her heart: Don't worry, don't cry, he will be fine, he will definitely get better. Seeing that Zhan Duxiao's teeth were almost fighting because of the cold, and her body was curled up together, Chan'er had no scruples, and directly leaned over to hug Zhan Duxiao, using her body to warm his body.

In this way, the fever and chills alternated, and the fever of Zhan Duxiao burned for two days and two nights, and Chan'er took care of Zhan Duxiao for two days and nights. Two days later, in the morning, Zhan Duxiao woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Chan'er resting in his arms. Chan'er has slept very little in the past two days, coupled with the continuous nervousness, she is really tired. Zhan Duxiao stared at Chan'er's tired face, very distressed, her nose was sore, and she quickly breathed hard. Chan'er was awakened by the rise and fall of Zhan Duxiao's chest.

Chan'er propped up her head and looked at Zhan Duxiao, who was also looking at her, and the tips of their noses were almost together. Looking at Chan'er's panicked expression, Zhan Duxiao couldn't help but show a bright smile, and then tilted her head slightly and imprinted a kiss on Chan'er's forehead.

Chan'er's heart trembled, and there was a feeling of numbness and crispiness lingering in her heart. She quickly turned sideways and sat up, and said unconsciously with a hint of coquettishness in her tone:

"It's in vain that I'm so worried about you, and you still have the heart to entertain me. ”

"I want to thank you. Zhan Duxiao immediately sat up and said.

"Don't leave me alone. Thinking of the high fever that did not go away two days before the twilight night, Chan'er still had palpitations.

"My life has long been yours, if you don't let me die, I don't dare to die. As Zhan Duxiao spoke, she caught a glimpse of Chan'er's chapped lips, so she shifted her focus and said, "You haven't been willing to drink water for the past two days, have you?"

“…… Not. Chan'er was stunned, and her expression flashed with a strange look.

"Now rehydrate. ”

"Oh. Chan'er promised, but didn't move.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Duxiao looked around as if talking to herself, her eyes fixed on the water bladder, and reached out to pick it up and hand it to Chan'er, but in the process, his movements stopped in the air—the water bladder, which should have half a bag of water left, was now empty.

"I'm sorry I messed up the plan. Chan'er whispered.

"Is it for me...... You gave me all the water. ”

"When you're sick, your body needs water, and it's worth it to get your fever off. ”

"Silly girl. "Zhan Dusk felt warm and warm for a while, and then it was inevitable that I would be worried.

"I'm not stupid, I want to take care of you, of course I can't fall first. I didn't take a big sip of water, but I moistened my mouth and ate half of the bread. It's okay. Chan'er smiled lightly, and said with a straight face, "Compared to water and food, let's worry about the weather." These days have become more and more cold, and if the temperature is low, we will be frozen to death before we are hungry or thirsty. ”

"It's going to snow. Zhan Duxiao stared at the sky outside and said abruptly.

Chan'er yawned and said:

"yes, the first snow of the year. ”

"If you are sleepy, you can sleep at ease and make up for the sleep you owe the first two nights. Zhan Duxiao turned her head when she heard the sound and smiled dotingly at Chan'er.

"Hmm. Chan'er nodded, found a comfortable angle to lean against the stone wall, and didn't forget to say, "You haven't eaten for three days, eat first." ”

"Good. Zhan Duxiao stood up, took off the coat she was wearing, squatted down in front of Chan'er, put her clothes on, and said, "Sleep." ”

"I'll sleep for two hours, and you'll wake me up and study the terrain together. ”

"Isn't it me, you can sleep enough and get up again. ”

"Got it. ”

Because of the tiredness of her body and the nervousness of her spirit for many days, Chan'er slept for five hours this night, and when she woke up, it was already twilight. At this time, Zhan Duxiao was still scribbling on the figures on the ground. Chan'er deliberately licked her lips, and made a swallowing motion to moisten her throat so that she didn't look and sound so worrying, and then walked to Zhan Duxiao with the coat on her body, and put the coat back on his shoulders.

Zhan Duxiao put down the stone in his hand, raised his hand to his shoulder, held Chan'er's hand, and said softly:

"Did you sleep well? ”

"Not bad. Chan'er didn't break free of Zhan Duxiao's hand, so she bent down and sat next to Zhan Duxiao. A large part of the reason why she sat down again was that Chan'er had begun to feel physically exhausted.

Feeling that Chan'er had leaned on herself with most of the strength of her body, Zhan Duxiao's heart tightened, and then she turned around and said:

"How's it going, what's the discomfort?"

"Well, it can last a day or two, don't worry. Chan'er replied softly.

"I've actually figured out a route...... Zhan Duxiao said, but her brow didn't stretch.

"Any concerns?"

"Because there will inevitably be deviations between what is calculated and what is actually done, and this route is the only way to survive, and there is no room for error. ”

"It's rare that we can still live after falling down a mountain stream, and it's good to be able to save the day in the future, even if our lives can only end here, we don't have more to lose. ”

“…… I see. When Zhan Duxiao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he had an understanding and smiled.

"What do you remember?"

"It's me who is too obsessed with life and death. The more concerns there are, the more difficult it becomes. Since the day you fell off the cliff in front of my eyes, I have faintly anxiety about the cliff and the rock wall in my heart, because of such uneasiness, when I fight with the prince of Yiguo, I can't forget my distracting thoughts and go all out, so that I lose. ”

"Now every time we watch the sunrise and sunset, we earn extra. I used to have fear in my heart, but with you, I'm not afraid of anything. ”

"If you put it to death and live after it, you have nothing to fear when your heart is not afraid. I know. If I meet the great prince of Yi again, I will definitely be able to defeat him. ”

"I believe that. Chan'er said, her eyes suddenly fixed on the entrance of the "stone cave", and her voice couldn't hide her joy, "It's snowing!"

Zhan Duxiao followed Chan'er's gaze, and the snowflakes began to fall outside, and the snow fell one by one, and it was getting bigger and bigger in a short time.

"You sit here and wait for me. Zhan Duxiao patted Chan'er's shoulders with both hands, stood up as she spoke, put on her coat, and then walked to the "hole", stretching forward in a holding shape to catch the snowflakes falling in the air.

Chan'er looked at Zhan Duxiao's back, her nose was sore, and her heart was moved. The snowflakes fell on the palms of Zhan Duxiao, almost half of them were melting at any time, and the figure stood motionless in the wind and snow, and when a thick layer of snow accumulated in the palms of the hands, half an hour had passed.

"It's taking longer than expected, waiting for a long time, right?" Zhan Duxiao kept the posture of holding her hand unchanged, returned to Chan'er's side, squatted down and said, "Although there is some ice, but in special periods, I can only replenish it with snow water." ”

Chan'er nodded, speechless for a while, at this moment, only actually drinking this handful of snow water mixed with ice slag is the best response to Zhan Dusk.

When Chan'er replenished her water, Zhan Duxiao also drank some by herself, and the two of them each ate a small piece of cake, and after their physical strength gradually recovered, their bodies felt a lot warmer. Subsequently, Zhan Duxiao accurately pointed out the calculated route to Chan'er, and the two carefully deliberated before finally deciding it. All that's left is to wait for dawn.

On this night, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er lay side by side on the ground not far from the entrance of the "Stone Cave", and from this angle, you can clearly see the stars in the night sky after the snow has cleared. The two of them looked at the starry sky quietly, and they didn't feel sleepy for a while.

I don't know how much time passed, Zhan Duxiao's left hand suddenly moved a few points to the left and held Chan'er's right hand. Chan'er's heart moved, breaking the silence:

"Twilight. ”

"Huh?"

"Do you remember when you played chess that year, you made me two wishes? ”

"Yes. You only had one wish granted, and you didn't know what it was. ”

"I think about it now. Chan'er said as she turned to the right and looked at Zhan Duxiao.

"What is it?" Zhan Duxiao also turned to the left side and looked at Chan'er.

"Although it is said that things are man-made, but after all, no one is sure what will happen tomorrow, we may be in danger, or we may ...... Tonight will be the last time I'll look at the stars like this. Chan'er didn't answer directly, but said.

"Well, there's about half the chance of success. Zhan Duxiao said.

"Then there's one thing I want you to promise me. Chan'er looked at Zhan Duxiao's eyes full of expectation.

"Okay, I'll say yes. Zhan Duxiao replied without hesitation.

"I want to be your woman......" Chan'er's voice became softer and softer, but her tone was affirmative.

"Chan'er?" Zhan Duxiao seemed to be in disbelief, her eyes staring at Chan'er, her heart pounding.

"I've never been able to make my own decisions about my life. Chan'er looked away and said, "When I was a child, I wanted to avenge my father and mother, but I didn't have the ability." Growing up, not wanting to hurt anyone, but watching people lose their lives in the war. And my marriage...... Because of the custom of royal marriages, I couldn't marry as I wanted. But at least, I want to be willful once, at this very moment, which may be the last night of this life. ”

At this moment, due to the unpredictable vitality of the next day, Chan'er left her apologies for Shen Xiao for the first time, and only let herself look directly at the relationship with Zhan Duxiao.

Zhan Duxiao held Chan'er's hand and tugged at it, causing Chan'er to look at him again, and the two stared at each other for a moment. Then Zhan Duxiao used a little force, took Chan'er into his arms, hugged her tightly, and his unquiet tone revealed the vibration in his heart:

"Chan'er, I want you, I've been thinking about it for a long time. I know you're carrying a lot of burdens, so I don't want to stress you anymore. But no matter what happens in the future, in my heart, you are the only woman in my life. There will be no change in this regard. ”

Chan'er nodded in Zhan Duxiao's arms, with tears in her eyes, and tears slipped down with a blink of her eyelashes.

Zhan Duxiao seemed to have senses, gently pushed Chan'er away, lowered her head and kissed the tears on her cheeks, and then kissed Chan'er's lips. Chan'er quickly responded to Zhan Dusk, and the kisses of the two were entangled, so hot and compatible.

The moon hangs high in the night sky, and the moonlight pours softly around every corner. Under the witness of the moon, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er spent a night of warmth.

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As the sky brightened and a new day came, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er woke up one after another. After the intimacy of the previous night, the two seemed to be more and more connected, and they could understand each other without words.

The two of them filled their stomachs with the remaining small half of the bread, and simply moved their limbs, even if they had completed the preparations before the trip. It couldn't be easier. The figure on the ground has been memorized by the two of them, there is no need to hesitate, the two of them walked straight out of the "stone cave", and jumped down the mountain stream against the stone wall.

After passing three points that could be leveraged, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er jumped down on a tree that also grew horizontally about ten zhang below the "stone cave". Take a breath and descend again, landing on the second and third trees. In this way, when the two of them stopped on the trunk of the fifth tree, they had slowly descended a distance of more than thirty feet.

Looking down at the current height, the strange bottom of the original ravine, abyss and cliff barrier in the field of vision suddenly unfolds a flat river, and a village can be faintly seen to be independent. The roofs of the houses in the village are made of thick tree trunks, which look indistinguishable from the trees that cross the mountain stream from a distance, thus creating the illusion of a bottomless mountain stream when viewed from above. As a result, this village can be said to be a unique paradise under the continuous mountains and surrounded by mountains. It is not difficult to imagine that in spring and summer, all kinds of exotic flowers and plants are here to bear the rain and dew, competing to grow, and the bloom and beauty of flowers and plants are dizzying.

And now, because the branches and leaves of the trees are falling, along the gaps in the branches, you can see the smoke of cooking in the village deep in the ravine. Seeing this scene, Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er instantly rose with countless hopes in their hearts, and they used their last strength to land steadily at the foot of the cliff.