The bonfire flickered in the canyon like a naughty child jumping around.

Shen Mengting slept on a big rock, with her hands on the back of her head. She kept her eyes open and stared at the night sky, unable to sleep for a long time. Thinking of Zhao Yu's aggrieved appearance before, Shen Mengting didn't know what to do.

Originally, as long as he explained the essentials that should be paid attention to, no matter how stupid Zhao Yu was, he could at least learn one or two. Unexpectedly, this kid's talent is really worrying, no matter how he repeats it to him, he is completely confused.

So although Shen Mengting is very attentive to teaching, Zhao Yu's progress in learning is really limited. A few hours have passed, and Zhao Yu is still not standard even for the minimum sword swinging movements.

Shen Mengting shook her head, and she was about to give up.

In this way, the sky gradually changed from a sunny afternoon to a fiery dusk. In the end, Shen Mengting couldn't bear it anymore, so she threw out a sentence directly.

"Hey, if you can't even learn how to hold and wield a sword, then you don't want to be a swordsman anymore, let alone avenge your mother. I think you should just find a place to hide your name and farm well!"

With that, she shook off her hand and went back to the edge of the stream.

Since she was still in her head when she said this, she didn't think anything was wrong. But when her anger subsided, she realized if she was talking too seriously.

The boy was full of expectations to learn the knowledge of swordsmanship, knowing that his opponent was much stronger than him, but he still did not give up. This courage alone moved Shen Mengting. However, she said such excessively negative things.

Shen Mengting wanted to apologize, but she couldn't hang up on her face, so she gave up. It's just that when she saw that Zhao Yu was still practicing slashing at the edge of the woods, she still felt a little guilty.

In the evening, after taking a few bites of the bread that filled their hunger, they lay down on the stone and fell asleep.

Today's sky seems to be darker than ever, and I don't know if it's a psychological effect. In fact, they were both tired.

However, just when Shen Mengting really had to lie down, it was a little difficult to sleep.

Strange, I was obviously very tired just now, why am I not tired now? Shen Mengting rolled her body on her side.

This flip happened to be on Zhao Yu's side. Zhao Yu was some distance away from Shen Mengting, and was lying down and sleeping soundly at the moment. He still moved his lips, as if he were sucking in something.

You fell asleep upside down!" Shen Mengting pursed her lips and shook her head with a smile.

She thought about some practical questions, and then what should they do?

Their location is still far from Kiyose Castle, and it is estimated that it will take several days to arrive. Perhaps, Shen Mengting never thought that she would rush with this strange boy before!

It was the Sauron Empire that bound the two of them together. As soon as she thought of this country, Shen Mengting felt extremely panicked, the current situation was still very dangerous, and the two of them might meet the pursuers sent by this country at any time.

Moreover, even if they managed to avoid the enemy and arrived safely at Kiyose Castle. But does that work?

The compromisers still have a lot of power in Qingse City, and now that even Uncle Yang Jiening is gone, Shen Mengting really doesn't have much confidence that she can reverse the decline. Nor could she guarantee that the king would adopt her advice against Sauron.

Even though they were unprecedentedly united inside and outside Saran, they were all going to take a tough stand against Sauron's advice. But does that really mean success? Is it really enough to get Saran out of the jaws?

The answer is no. The difference between Saran and Sauron's national strength is huge, and no matter how hard they try, they can't make up for it. Shen Mengting's heart became more and more uneasy.

Alas, I can only take one step at a time! She blinked sadly.

Shen Mengting knew very well that if Saran really had to be annexed by Sauron, it would be a nightmare for them Saran!

As the cranky thoughts deepened, Shen Mengting actually felt a little tired. She turned her lying body to the sky again, and slowly closed her eyes.

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When I opened my eyes, I saw a strange sight. Surrounded by ruins and rubble. Some of the abandoned houses even burst into flames, illuminating the sky red.

Shen Mengting, who was quite experienced, immediately judged that this place had just suffered the baptism of war. She anxiously weaves through the ruined town, as if to find out what happened.

However, there was not even a living person here except for the dead bodies lying down.

Finally...... What the hell is going on? Shen Mengting stopped and looked around in surprise.

Suddenly, she saw a figure from a distance. The figure was obscured by the fog, and when the fog was blown away, patches of armored soldiers were revealed.

Shen Mengting gasped, because they were all soldiers of the Sauron Empire.

She habitually grasped the hilt of the sword behind her backhand, but at that moment, a miserable child's cry suddenly burst out. Shen Mengting looked towards the source of the sound and saw a toddler crying under a collapsed room somewhere.

The toddler was crushed under the devastated rubble, seemingly unable to move. It seemed that she could only cry to ease the fear in her heart.

Shen Mengting was anxious about this. Her eyes widened, and after glancing at the rows of Sauron soldiers in the distance, she prepared to go to the rescue. She jumped over the devastated areas to the place where the toddler was crushed.

"Don't be afraid, child! I've come to save you. Shen Mengting yelled.

The Sauron soldiers in the distance didn't move, as if they were dummies. Shen Mengting didn't know the reason, but she still hoped that she could rescue the child first and then talk about it.

The toddler's crying was very miserable and he was crushed under several beams. And above the beams and columns, there is a huge wall. The wall had to be lifted to save the child, she thought.

Shen Mengting quickly grabbed the underside of the wall with both hands, and she bit the tube tightly and lifted it with force, and finally lifted the wall to the top of her head. However, because there are still two beams and pillars pressing, the toddler is still unable to move.

Shen Mengting couldn't move the wall for a while, so she had no choice but to press the corner of the wall on her shoulder. The left shoulder was in sharp pain, and it was also under tremendous pressure. She slowly bent sideways and picked up a beam with her right hand. And the other one was pulled away by her footsteps.

The restraint on the toddler is gone.

"Kid, let's go!" Shen Mengting shouted. She desperately supported her body, and the taut pattern was almost shocking.

But no matter how much she screamed, the toddler lay under the rubble, not moving.

"Hey, what are you thinking? Why don't you run?"

Shen Mengting was anxious, but the toddler only stayed where she was crying.

"Hey, let's go...... Hurry up ......"

Shen Mengting's legs had already begun to sink to the ground. She was almost unable to hold on, and the walls and beams were in danger of falling.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of a wicked laugh behind her.

"Hahaha...... Haha......"

This laughter was very familiar, and Shen Mengting slowly turned her head. In an instant, she felt that the end was coming.

Zhang Zhijie stood behind her, laughing maliciously.

"You...... You ......" Shen Mengting's eyes showed fear.

"Hahaha...... Shen Mengting, goodbye!" Zhang Zhijie's hand was already flashing with blue light.

Shen Mengting suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, she wanted to escape, but because of the pressure of the walls and beams, she lost the opportunity to escape.

Zhang Zhijie's laughter was louder, blending with the toddler's cry, and it roamed the town with a shocking sound.

Soon, Zhang Zhijie's ice arrow came, and Shen Mengting was also loosened and pressed down by the wall.

That's it, she thought. Immediately afterward, her eyes suddenly went dark, and her body spun around as if she had been swept into a whirlpool.

"Ah......" Shen Mengting shouted hard.

Then, it seems, everything is quiet. Shen Mengting seemed to be lying somewhere, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Her vision was blurry, and she seemed to notice something dangling in front of her. Dingqing only realized that it was a man's face when he looked at it.

Shen Mengting quickly sighed, and stretched out her legs. The kick hit the man's cheek impartially, and the man flew off into the distance.

"Oh...... Ah......h

The man's voice seemed very familiar, and after Shen Mengting stabilized her thoughts, she found that she was in a canyon. She was lying on a rock by the stream.

There was a slight light on the top, and it was dawn.

In an instant, all of Shen Mengting's memories were restored.

It turned out that she was having a nightmare just now! Shen Mengting straightened her upper body. She touched her head, and felt a little pain in her head. At this time, she also thought of someone who seemed to have been kicked just now.

Turning his head to look in the direction to the left, he saw Zhao Yu lying on the ground. Zhao Yu also covered one of his cheeks, and shouted in pain.

So that is to say...... Shen Mengting's eyes were slowly narrowing.

After Zhao Yu wailed, he came back to his senses. His upper body suddenly stood up as if it had been cocked, but his hand still did not leave his cheek.

"Hey, what are you doing, kicking people like that?" he slammed the other one to the ground.

"Why do you want me to kick people around?" Shen Mengting's gaze was full of nothingness, "Don't you know that this is very dangerous?"

"What do you mean to be close to you while you're sleeping!" Zhao Yu stepped on his feet indiscriminately, "I saw that you seemed to be screaming 'oh oh' in pain just now, so you came to watch with concern, okay?"

Shen Mengting listened to Zhao Yu's explanation, but her expression did not change.

"By the way, what did you just do? I slept on the rock, and suddenly I was upside down. I thought something was going on?" Zhao Yu pouted aggrievedly.

But what she got was a sentence that Shen Mengting replied angrily: "It's nothing?"

She quickly twisted her body and put her feet on the ground. To be honest, the dream just now still made her feel uneasy, so she didn't want to think about it too much, so she got up and walked around.

"Hey, you kicked me hard just now! Really, I was kind enough to care about you, but I actually suffered this treatment!" Zhao Yu covered the cheek that was kicked on the other side, and his expression was extremely aggrieved.

"I'm sorry then, it's all right!"

"Do you look like you're apologizing? Really, you kicked so hard, look at me...... Oops...... "Every time Zhao Yu touches the wound, he will feel a pain in his heart.

Seeing this, Shen Mengting walked towards him, "What are you so delicate? Accidents will happen anytime and anywhere in the wild, and you just feel wronged like this! If you encounter any threats in the future, will you not be able to live?"

Shen Mengting walked in front of Zhao Yu and slowly squatted down.

"Wow, don't you know how strong you are?" and even got kicked lightly,' Zhao Yu's mouth was as upturned as he wanted.

"Come, show me. Shen Mengting pulled away Zhao Yu's hand that covered her face, looked at it fixedly, and realized that it was already a little red and swollen, "Well, it seems to be a bit serious!"

"What's really? It hurts, doesn't it?"

"But it didn't hurt anything, the redness and swelling will disappear in a few days, it's not a big injury!" After saying that, Shen Mengting got up and walked away.

"Hey, you're ......"

"Alright, don't get stuck in anything else, let's have breakfast quickly! Now that it's dawn, we'll fill our stomachs and hurry." Shen Mengting stretched her limbs.

Although last night's nightmare was very terrible, the rest was relatively successful, and she now felt that her spirit was back.

ran to the stream and washed her face, and Shen Mengting sorted out her image against the river again. She first tore off the leather band that was tied, and after a few strokes of it with both hands, she tied it into a ponytail. Checking the image again, she gently hooked a few strands of hair behind her ears.

Zhao Yu, who was in the distance, saw this scene and cursed: What are you doing with a dead woman!

Zhao Yu walked to the side of the white horse and took out some dry food from the package. After a day of contact, the white horse named Nasa seemed to be familiar with Zhao Yu, and it was no longer a vice-contradictory appearance.

I had breakfast on the shore and drank a few sips of water. The two sat next to each other. At this time, Zhao Yu asked Shen Mengting what was going on, why was she so uneasy.

Shen Mengting still refused to answer.

"Do you want to know what you're doing? What's your business?Hurry up!" Shen Mengting shook her face, stood up and walked away.

Zhao Yu was a little surprised, he thought about what was going on with this woman, why did she show a posture of resistance? From time to time, he touched his cheek, which was still red and swollen.

After breakfast, they confirmed whether there were any items left, and the two of them immediately prepared to go on the road.

It was with Shen Mengting's help that Zhao Yu was able to ride on horseback. But this time, Shen Mengting was obviously a little impatient, she clenched her fists and wanted to hit Zhao Yu's head hard.

When Shen Mengting got on the horse, she grabbed the reins of the horse's head. After that, Nassa galloped again.

Galloping through the woods, they had traveled a very long way.

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The white horse walked slowly in the woods, which was signaled by Shen Mengting. It was already a little grey, and Nassa had been running for the whole day. For the sake of its energy, Shen Mengting still decided to let it rest for a while.

The breeze caressed her cheeks from time to time, and Shen Mengting looked here and there. And just when she was aiming straight ahead, she saw Zhao Yu who was staggering around.

Zhao Yu seemed to be trying his best to keep his body balanced, and his hands pressed tightly on the side of the horse's neck, his body was extremely tense.

Shen Mengting couldn't help but feel a little pity for this. After all, she also kicked Zhao Yu hard in the morning. Even when viewed from behind, Zhao Yu's swollen cheek was still very obvious.

"Hey, Zhao Yu!" Shen Mengting leaned down, deliberately bypassed Zhao Yu's back, and looked at his cheeks, "Does it still hurt now?"

Zhao Yu was stunned at first. After coming back to his senses, he turned his head and glanced at Shen Mengting, "Ah, you still care if I hurt or not." ”

Shen Mengting's face quickly sank when she heard this: "Hey, what do you mean? What do you mean that I 'actually' would care about whether you hurt or not?"

"Oh! no. That ......"

Shen Mengting is back to her right posture. She rolled her eyes at Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he scratched his head embarrassedly: "It's still a little painful, but it's much better." ”

"Really?" Shen Mengting immediately showed a gentle style again, "Zhao Yu! Be careful in the future! Don't approach others casually, especially when others are sleeping." Because, after all, others are sick and don't know what you will do next, so they will do some drastic actions. ”

"Oh, got it!" Zhao Yu lowered his head. His mouth shattered: Obviously you kicked me, as if I was wrong.

But just as he was holding back the fire in his heart, he suddenly felt a touch above his skull. He turned his head to look behind him and found that it was Shen Mengting's hand.

For a while, Zhao Yu didn't know what to do.

"Or ...... Stop and rest!"

Shen Mengting's suggestion was nodded by Zhao Yu, so the two stopped in the woods.

Only by landing on the ground can he feel at ease, Zhao Yu touched his chest. He also wanted to enjoy the embrace of nature, so he walked a few steps further and opened his arms to the sky.

And Shen Mengting took out a small medicine bottle from the package, she shook it casually to confirm that there was still anything left inside, and she said to Zhao Yu:

"Zhao Yu, come here. There's a bit of healing water here, and applying it can help with the redness on your face. Shen Mengting opened the cap of the bottle as she spoke.

"Huh?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened as he looked directly at the medicine bottle in Shen Mengting's hand.

"Hey, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you that this potion helps with the wound? Why don't you wipe it off? Do you want me to apply it to you?"

Urged by Shen Mengting, Zhao Yu was swallowing saliva and trotting a few steps over.

Shen Mengting still had a very gentle tone before, but suddenly she became tough. Regarding this woman's attitude towards the two heavens of ice and fire, Zhao Yu was extremely helpless.

He had heard the allusion proverb of 'a woman's heart needle' earlier, and now he really understands it.

Taking the bottle, he smeared the potion on his face. The effect seems to be quite good, and it really doesn't hurt so much for a while.

"It's getting late, so let's not be tempted to travel at night. Let's rest here today!" Shen Mengting spoke with her chest held up as if she was giving orders.

Zhao Yu nodded mechanically in agreement, or rather, his nod didn't matter at all. casually took some of the dry food in the package, and Zhao Yu ate it.

However, after filling his stomach, Zhao Yu came to the side of the white horse. He picked up his sword, gripped the hilt and drew it.

Seeing this, Shen Mengting stopped sending dry food into her mouth, "What's the matter?

Zhao Yu nodded his head very firmly.

"Then let's practice!" Shen Mengting shook one shoulder.

But this tremor reminded her of the nightmare she had last night. Her face was gloomy.

Where is the next journey? She kept asking herself this question.