CHAPTER VIII. 3

"Here, again." Mingshu said and dragged Jiang Zikai from the ground and sat up.

Jiang Zikai also struggled hard to stand up. Finally, after repeated failures, he stood up.

Mingshu put his arm on his shoulder, panting and supporting him.

Jiang Zikai was a little reluctant and said, "Princess, you can go, don't worry about me." ”

"No, how can I ignore you, I want to go and let's go together." Princess Nanxiang stubbornly helped him to the edge of the pit.

One step at a time, Jiang Zikai finally caught the rattan. Princess Nanxiang said: "I'll go up first, and then pull you up." ”

Jiang Zikai nodded approvingly.

It was getting late, and after Princess Nanxiang climbed up along the rattan, she said to Jiang Zikai below: "Master Jiang, you hurry up, I'll drag you up." ”

Jiang Zikai replied and shook the rattan.

Princess Nanxiang lay on the edge of the dirt pit, struggling to pull the rattan upwards.

At this time, Jiang Zikai's physical strength also recovered a little, and he also climbed up hard.

Finally, with the unremitting persistence of the two, they both came up.

A full moon rose into the sky, illuminating the valley of snow as if it were day.

Princess Nanxiang helped Jiang Zikai to walk forward. By this time they were exhausted, and they had to go back to the barracks as soon as possible.

Jiang Zikai fell down the snow valley and froze in the valley again. He was completely confused, and when he looked at Princess Nanxiang, he only thought that he was dreaming.

He thought to himself: "Princess, I dreamed of you again, this time it was so clear, I ask you, am I dreaming?" You say no. But why, I feel like I'm still wandering in a dream. ”

When he was about to leave the snow valley, Mingshu heard a wolf howl from a distance. She shuddered.

Looking at Jiang Zikai again, he didn't seem to hear anything. The whole person drooped his eyes, confused.

"Jiang Houye, there seems to be a wolf pack." Mingshu shook him and said.

But Jiang Zikai didn't seem to react, he drooped his head, and just staggered along with her. It's like a walking dead.

I touched his forehead again, and it burned like a fire. How could she count on him like this?

Listening to the howling of wolves getting closer and closer, Mingshu couldn't care about being scared anymore.

He put Jiang Zikai, who was suffering from a high fever, next to a hidden snowdrift and said, "Master Hou." I'm going to lure the wolves away, and you're going to stay here and don't move. If I am not dead, I will come to fetch you, and if I die, you must go back to the barracks. ”

At this moment, Jiang Zikai was confused with a high fever, how did he know what Ming Shu said? Just vaguely replied, "Yes, yes." ”

Mingshu hid him and walked forward. She walked for about a quarter of an hour with a torch. I saw more than a dozen pairs of green eyes in the valley from afar. Twinkle and twinkle like fireflies in a starry night.

But Mingshu knew in her heart, where would it be a firefly? She shook the torch to make herself more visible. Let the wolves come in her direction. Instead of running to Jiang Zikai.

Apparently, the head wolf fell for her. As soon as she gave the order, wolves pounced on her from all directions.

Mingshu ran with all her strength, but she never forgot to stay away from the snow valley, a little farther away.

Eventually, she was so exhausted that she couldn't run. He collapsed on the snow with both legs.

The wolves quickly caught up with her. They stared at her from a distance with their green eyes open.

Just waiting for the head wolf to give an order, he will pounce on her and tear her to pieces.

Mingshu was so frightened that she couldn't help shrinking back.

But the wolves didn't seem to be in a hurry to eat her, but stood a dozen feet away and stared at her.

The wolf was even more interesting, standing in front of the wolves and pacing back and forth, refusing to give orders.

This scene lasted for nearly half a pillar of incense.

Finally, the wolf gave the order, and the wolves all salivated and pounced on her.

"Ahh Mingshu screamed in fright. He covered his cheek with his arm and didn't dare to look out again.

But for a long time, the wolf's sharp teeth did not bite her.

She was wondering when she heard the sound of horses' hooves galloping. There is also the sound of arrows "whizzing" and falling, and the cries of wolves.

Mingshu boldly looked ahead, and saw a group of soldiers wearing armor, riding on horses and shooting arrows at the wolves.

Whichever wolf was closest to her, the arrow shot the wolf to death without mercy.

Finally the wolves knew that the tide was over, and that they would not be a match for these humans. They scattered and fled.

"Drive, drive, call!" A soldier rode up to Mingshu.

asked, "Little Brother Mingshu, are you okay?" ”

Mingshu took a closer look, isn't this Jiang Rong!

She said excitedly: "General, it's really you, why are you here?" ”

Jiang Rong stepped off the horse, looked at him, and said with a smile: "What, scared stupid, right?" I heard that you came to look for Cheng Wuhou, and you didn't go back so late to find you. Let's go, hurry back to camp. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Rong grabbed Mingshu's arm. Mingshu withdrew his arm and wiped it on his face.

Jiang Rong smiled again and said, "Look at you, you're still crying, like a little girl." Let's go, hurry back to the camp. ”

"General, can we go to Snow Valley again?" Mingshu asked.

"It's so late, what are you doing in Snow Valley?" Jiang Rong looked at him with some doubts.

"I, I've found Cheng Wuhou." Mingshu said.

"What? Did you find it? Where is he? Jiang Rong hurriedly asked.

"It's in Snow Valley." Mingshu replied.

"Alright, take us there." Jiang Rong said goodbye and turned over on the horse.

Ming Shu followed the road he came and brought Jiang Rong and the others to Snow Valley.

But when she arrived at the snowdrift she remembered, she didn't see Jiang Zikai's figure.

After two more rounds, there was still no one.

Jiang Rong couldn't help but ask with some doubts: "Little brother, are you sure you are looking for someone?" ”

Mingshu nodded.

"Are you misremembering?" Jiang Rong asked again.

Mingshu shook his head and said, "That's right, I remember that this is it." When the wolves came, I hid Hou Ye next to this snowdrift. ”

"There are so many snowdrifts here, how do you know which one it is?" One soldier said unconvinced.

"yes, it's so late, how can you tell which one it is?" Another soldier spoke.

It's no wonder that they are displeased, on such a cold day, everyone has worked hard to come out to find him, which is already good. But he brought everyone to this snow valley again.

came here, but there was no trace of Hou Ye. It's cold, where will they be in a good mood.

Jiang Rong saw that this was the case, and it was indeed a hard work for these brothers under him, so he said: "Brother Xian, if you say that you are not mistaken, maybe the Hou Ye would have woken up a long time ago and went back by himself." Let's go back first. ”

"That's it, it's a cold day, let's go back quickly! My brother, how long have you been in the army, have you seen Master Hou? Don't you want to pretend to find Hou Ye to invite credit! One soldier grumbled again.

Mingshu didn't bother to take care of it, he was tired and hungry at the moment. It's really a person who doesn't know these small-bellied chicken intestines.

"Alright, let's go back! Everyone said less. Jiang Rong mediated.

Everyone respected Jiang Rong, although they were unhappy in their hearts, they no longer spoke. Rode back on horseback.

Back in the barracks, the first thing Ming Shu inquired about was to ask Jiang Zikai if he was back?

After getting the news that he hadn't returned, he couldn't help but worry again. Could it be that he was taken away by wolves.

No, probably not. He sat alone in the tent shivering, not forgetting his thoughts.

Jiang Rong brought in a bowl of ginger soup and said, "Come, little brother, it's frozen, I'll ask the stove to boil you a bowl of ginger soup, drink it quickly." ”

Mingshu took it and thanked him, and drank the ginger soup in one go. It didn't take long for him to feel warmer.

Two days later, Jiang Zikai slowly opened his eyes, and he looked at the surrounding environment, which turned out to be a farmhouse.

There was little decent furniture in the house, there was a hole in the papier-mΓ’chΓ© window, and the quilt was old gray linen with patches sewn on it.

Jiang Zikai was a little puzzled, where was he here? He slowly got up and prepared to get out of bed.

Then the door opened. From outside, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with a basin of water walked in. When he saw him sitting, he said, "Childe, are you awake?" ”

Jiang Zikai looked at the girl for a while and said, "Dare to ask the girl, what kind of place is this?" ”

"This is Xishan Village." The girl replied in a sweet voice and lowered the basin to the ground.

"Then dare to ask the girl, how did I end up here?" Jiang Zikai asked again.

"You were rescued by my father when he went up the mountain to hunt, so naturally you are here."

Jiang Zikai thought about it, yes, he remembered that he went out of the camp to inspect. Unexpectedly, he encountered a surprise attack by Rong soldiers. Because he only brought a few people with him.

He had no choice but to evacuate as soon as possible and rush to the barracks. But I didn't want to accidentally fall into the snow valley when I was in a panic.

After a few rolls, he was hit on the head by a rock and passed out. No more consciousness.

Later, he reminisced vigorously. He remembered that Princess Nanxiang came and took him out of a trap. He asked Princess Nanxiang if she was dreaming?

But Princess Nanxiang replied to him: She came all the way to see him, and he didn't dream.

It's all so clear, it's like it's really happened.

So he hurriedly asked the girl, "Dare to ask the girl, is there anyone else who has been rescued with me?" ”

The girl shook her head and replied, "There is no one else." ”

"And where did you save me?"

"I didn't save you, it was my father who saved you." The girl said again.

"Then, dare to ask where Ling Tang is now, there are some things to ask him next." Jiang Zikai said.

The girl went to the door and lifted the curtain, and shouted twice, "Daddy, the boy has woken up and said that he has something to ask you." ”

"Well, I'll come over after chopping this bit of firewood." The voice of a middle-aged man outside replied.

The girl listened, answered and walked in again. said: "Childe feels better, are you hungry?" I'm going to cook some food for my son. ”

Jiang Zikai felt a little empty in his belly, and said embarrassedly: "Then there is Miss Lao." ”

The girl smiled and turned and went into the kitchen. After a few moments, he walked out with a bowl of noodles.

Jiang Zikai ate it and felt very comfortable.