Chapter 13: The Winter Season
It was already late at night, but Zhao Yu, who walked into his house, couldn't sleep for a long time.
In the days since he left Vortex Town, he has finally realized that the war between his country and the rest of his country has fully begun. That means that he has reached the point where he has no way back.
After rolling on the bed for a long time, Zhao Yu still decided to sit up.
"Ah...... Really...... Really...... I really can't sleep!" He directly lifted the quilt and chose to leave and put it on.
Since it was the cold winter season, he suddenly felt cold when he left the bedside.
At this time, Zhao Yu suddenly remembered that something was now in the year 467 of the era!
Before he realized it, it was obviously still the first month of the era! I remember that at that time, he and his partner came to the Qing City together. However, just when they thought they could arrive safely into the city, they met Zhang Zhijie and other Sauron people!
Zhao Yu's memory of that time was already blurred, and he only knew that after being hit to the ground by the enemy, his consciousness was completely gone. The rest of the time, he felt like he was in infinite darkness.
When he woke up, he realized that he was already lying in Shen Mengting's residence. And the date has come to January of the year 467!
Forcefully propped up his body to get up, but Jiang Jingwen was the only one around. Zhao Yu hurriedly greeted where the others had gone, but the answer he got was that he had gone on the expedition.
This made Zhao Yu extremely frustrated, he thought that he was dead! All the memories of the previous confrontation with the enemy were also lost.
So......
What happened to him after he was struck on the ground by the enemy?
Whenever Zhao Yu thought about this question, his head hurt so badly, so he simply didn't think about it. It's just that he always has the illusion that after he wakes up, many things have become a little abnormal.
Jiang Jingwen seems to have always been afraid of him, although she is also taking care of herself, but every time she looks at her, the girl's eyes flashed with fear.
What's going on here?
Zhao Yu couldn't help but think nonsense, he quickly said the document, and then there was a series of reactions.
Walking out of the memories, Zhao Yu sat down on the table in the center of the room. He tightened his coat and rubbed his hands.
It's really cold this season! I think that before I left Vortex Town, it was still the days of summer and autumn! I didn't expect it to be now...... It's winter season.
"That means ...... mother" Zhao Yu's mouth kept moving, and his eyes seemed to reveal a little crystal reflection.
In order not to make himself too uncomfortable, he could only let go of missing his mother.
At this time, Zhao Yu thought of something else, and his head suddenly swung to the side. yes! He wanted to slap his head hard.
Aren't they on the border between Saran and Sauron now?That means that Vortex Town should be not far from here! Zhao Yu's eyes lit up, because he knew that his hometown was not far from him.
It would be a good memory if he could find time to go to Vortex Town! You know, he was too impatient when he left there. He didn't even have time to say hello to his friends, and he hurried away. Now, he really misses his friends in Vortex Town, and he doesn't know how they're doing.
"You should all be alright!" Zhao Yu stood up unconsciously. He came to the window slowly, his hand instinctively trying to open the bolt.
But at the moment when he stretched out his hand, he was shocked back by a cold wind from the outside world!
"Wow! You can't open the window now, otherwise the cold wind outside will freeze you into a popsicle!" Zhao Yu retracted his hand after shivering.
He sighed, and was about to turn around and sit down at the table. But at this moment, a sudden knock on the door made Zhao Yu's whole body tense.
'Knock knock'!
The knock on the door is still relatively rhythmic, and it also exudes a strong force. Judging from this rhythm alone, it should be a powerful man.
Zhao Yu nodded at the gate, and a response appeared, "Who...... Who?" his voice was still a little shaky, mainly because he was in an unfamiliar environment, which increased the uneasiness in his heart.
In addition, it was already so late, and there were still people visiting him in the tent, which could not make Zhao Yu's heart feel at ease.
"Who the hell is it?" Zhao Yu came to the gate.
"Zhao Yu! it's me!" An unexpected voice appeared outside the door, still a female voice.
Hearing that it was this person, Zhao Yu's heartbeat became even more intense. It was none other than Generalissimo Shen Mengting!
'She'......' Zhao Yu's breathing was speeding up, and he looked straight at the doorknob, which was already in a state of trance.
"Zhao Yu, can you open the door first, I have something to look for you!"
Zhao Yu walked out of the panic at this time, and he quickly put his hand on the doorknob. In an instant, the cold feeling on his hand rushed from his fingertips into his brain.
But even though his whole arm trembled, Zhao Yu still forcibly pulled the door open. When the door was opened, the image of Shen Mengting standing tall outside the house was completely displayed.
"Zhao Yu, you should be free now!" Shen Mengting's gaze was not completely on Zhao Yu, but directly through his body, sweeping into the room on his back.
After Zhao Yu was stunned for a while, he immediately took a step back, "Ahh......hh Hmm!free!Come in!" he scratched the tip of his nose.
"Well, it's good to have time!" Shen Mengting had a warm smile on her face.
But for some reason, Zhao Yu always felt that that smile was a little fake! This woman still had a straight face, which could better reflect her angular face.
"Oh!" Zhao Yu lowered his head and no longer glanced at Shen Mengting. Because he was so nervous, he didn't know what to do. Since he lost consciousness outside Qingcheng, he has never seen Shen Mengting alone.
Thinking about the past with this woman, Zhao Yu still felt quite embarrassed. Although I couldn't suppress the excitement after finally seeing her on the battlefield a few days ago, I couldn't suppress the excitement, but after entering this Yokoga military camp and living for a while, that excitement was almost gone.
Shen Mengting is now the generalissimo of the high-ranking Saran Kingdom, which naturally has an unattainable feeling for the humble Zhao Yu.
"Ah, Zhao Yu, I said that you told me to go into the house, didn't you tell me to sit down?" Shen Mengting quickly bared her teeth and smiled.
Zhao Yu walked out of the panic at this time, and he also pointed to the table, "Oh! wow! you...... Sit down!"
Shen Mengting was silent for a while, but after walking to the table and sitting down, she still raised her head, "Zhao Yu, what's going on? When did you see me like that?"
Zhao Yu let out a 'h' and kept scratching the tip of his nose, "I'...... Ah, it can't be considered an outsider, is it...... It's just that...... Ah...... You...... You're the Generalissimo now!"
"Yes, I am the generalissimo of the country during the day, but at night and it is only the two of us, I am just a woman named Shen Mengting!" Shen Mengting straightened her sitting posture, and her eyes were naturally fixed on Zhao Yu who was standing next to her.
Zhao Yu was staring at him more and more uncomfortable, his body also trembled, and his hands were still clenching at the edge of his pants.
"Okay, don't be too nervous! The reason why I came to you this time is just to ask some questions!" Shen Mengting's body leaned back slightly, and she could just order Zhao Yu to sit down, "I think you better sit down first!"
Zhao Yu's eyes shook towards the surroundings, but he still sat down slowly obediently.
In this way, the two of them can be regarded as face-to-face, but they are very different from Shen Mengting's eyes that have been staring at Zhao Yu, but Zhao Yu has always had an uneasy feeling of looking elsewhere.
His mind has not relaxed so far, and he has been thinking, what is Shen Mengting coming to him so late to find him?
"Zhao Yu, don't be so nervous, I'm just here to ask some questions! A few days ago, because I had a meeting with the generals, many things were delayed, so I came to you tonight!"
Shen Mengting's tone was unhurried, and Zhao Yu's heart was a little quieter.
So it's still an old question, what is the problem? Zhao Yu's eyes were shaking violently.
And Shen Mengting also seemed to see through Zhao Yu's thoughts, so she quickly added a sentence, "Actually, it's not a big thing, it's just a trivial matter!
Since Shen Mengting had said so, Zhao Yu also exhaled the breath gathered in his chest. But the moment he looked at the woman, Zhao Yu suddenly twitched his body as if he had been struck by lightning.
Because of Shen Mengting at this moment, the smile on her face was gone, replaced by a serious face as if she was treating an enemy.
Zhao Yu couldn't help but gasp, and even his body kept moving backwards. In the past, Shen Mengting had never shown this expression to herself. Even if he is a waste who can't support the wall with extremely mud, Shen Mengting always criticizes and shows a more caring face.
This...... Zhao Yu almost didn't know Shen Mengting in front of him, and he began to panic infinitely again.
However, at this time, Zhao Yu thought of something related to it again. While rushing to this barracks, Jiang Jingwen occasionally showed such a look to him.
It was a terrible seriousness, with a sense of resistance and a faint hint of fear!
Even in the afternoon contact with Qian Hao and Shen Jun, Zhao Yu could feel the emotional changes of those two. They no longer grinned at Zhao Yu, but resisted keeping their distance.
After this strange contact, Zhao Yu finally realized that it was not his own delusion. The attitudes of the companions who used to accompany him were indeed very different. And this sense of difference happened suddenly after he fell into a coma.
Therefore, if you want to explore what this difference is, you must probably find the memory of the passing before you fell into a coma.
So...... Before he fell into a coma, what happened to cause such a subtle change in his companion's feelings towards him?
Zhao Yu opened his mouth slightly in a daze, and his legs were shaking uncontrollably.
"Zhao Yu, I told you not to be too nervous, I really just came to ask you something!" Shen Mengting leaned her body against the table, which made her feel leaning.
Zhao Yu was still doing very well, and his mind was also a little confused. It's obviously a cold winter season at the moment, and he felt cold before. But now, his whole body is oozing with unknown sweat. Especially his armpits, he already felt like they were soaking wet.
Perhaps because she gave up the idea of asking Zhao Yu to feel at ease, Shen Mengting also chose to move her mouth after sighing, "Zhao Yu, your body injuries have healed now, right?"
Faced with this sudden question, Zhao Yu immediately straightened his body, "Ahhh......h Uh-huh!
"Oh! Okay! But ah!" Shen Mengting's gaze was a little ethereal, and she also rolled her eyes down, "You scared me back then! I was so badly injured that I thought I would never see you again!"
Zhao Yu said in a 'ah' tone, and put one hand on the back of his head, "Ahh......h I'm sorry to worry you!"
"Why are you saying I'm sorry? I'm worried, but it's not your fault! I know very well that all your injuries are caused by the enemy!"
Zhao Yu blinked his eyes slightly, he knew that Shen Mengting was right, the injury was indeed caused by Sauron's enemy, so he didn't need to apologize at all.
"Ahhh......h I don't need to apologize!" Zhao Yu nodded, and the hand that was pressed on the back of his head was finally put down.
Shen Mengting began to look Zhao Yu up and down, and her chaotic pupils tended to increase, "Zhao Yu, you should remember the scene at that time! You were seriously injured, and then we ......" She suddenly paused, and the gaze looking at Zhao Yu gradually condensed, "Then it took Niu Jiu Erhu's strength to escape the clutches of the Sauronians!"
Zhao Yu raised his head again after hearing this, "Ah! Is that so? So at that time, you guys ...... ...... again"
"Zhao Yu, do you remember the scene at that time? Just before you fell unconscious!"
Zhao Yu's lips were a little tight, he didn't dare to return to any questions hastily, so he could only continue to look at Shen Mengting in a fixed frame.
"Zhao Yu! at that time...... What else do you remember, can you tell me!" Shen Mengting's head was a little lowered, and her eyes were already rolling when she looked ahead.
In such an extremely quiet room, apart from the conversation between the two, there was only the sound of cold wind blowing. Compared to hearing, the visual perception is also extremely monotonous, and there is only a lit candle burning, and the low light source is constantly floating.
It was in such an environment that Zhao Yu was even more uneasy. As for the question asked by Shen Mengting, Zhao Yu didn't know how to answer.
What do you remember from that time?
Zhao Yu thought about it carefully: I remember that after he ran away from the crowd, he saw his companion Jiang Jingwen being bullied by the Saurons, and then he chose to stand out for him! But even so, the situation is getting worse. Next, there were two more Sauron people inexplicably, one of whom was Zhang Zhijie, who had a blood feud with him.
After that, Zhao Yu's memory was a little blurry, he really didn't know what happened next! He only clearly remembered that he was hit to the ground by Zhang Zhijie in the end, and he endured a lot of verbal insults.
That's the way it is! Zhao Yu was really in a hurry at that time, he was already going to die of anger himself. Thankfully, he was surprisingly alive in the end, and his companions were able to defeat Sauron's formidable enemies.
It's just that there is still a question in Zhao Yu's mind for many days, that is, the four pursuers sent by Sauron are so powerful, how did their companions repel them like a disaster?
Zhao Yu wanted to open his mouth to ask Shen Mengting a question, but because of his current nervousness, he couldn't make it clear.
"Zhao Yu, what's wrong with you? Can't you remember what happened at that time?" Seeing that Zhao Yu had been silent, as if he was thinking hard about something, Shen Mengting rushed forward and asked again.
At this time, Zhao Yu was about to lose his balance completely, and he almost fell off the chair. Fortunately, his current reaction is quite fast, so he forcibly pressed the table, so as not to let his fart [river crab] strand out of the chair.
"Zhao Yu! I've said it many times! Don't be too nervous! You just need to answer my questions honestly!"
Although Shen Mengting repeatedly emphasized this, Zhao Yu was still very at a loss. He only felt as if his memory had been forcibly stripped away, and although there were some intermittent ghosting, he just couldn't remember what happened at that time.
So, Zhao Yu still didn't answer, just kept gasping and exhaling.