"There should be a rather big swamp ahead, everyone be careful,

It is estimated that after half a day's walk, we will be able to enter the mountain. ”

Zhezhe, who had already walked this road, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Xiao Jinxing.

It was he who brought the dying Xiao Jinxing from this road to the grassland.

During those days, Xiao Jin walked and walked and fell into a coma. When he passed this way, he happened to be in a coma, so Zhezhe would explain to Xiao Jinxing.

But that was six years ago, and Zhezhe, who had only walked on this road once, seemed a little nervous.

Seeing the mountains in the distance, Xiao Jinxing's heart was also a little happy.

After all, it was the first time in his life that he had never taken such a risk.

As for the swamp mentioned by Zhezhe in front, Xiao Jinxing learned from Di Ren that there is also a name here, called the Sea of Sorrow.

The four of them rested at the edge of the forest for the night, and the next morning they got up and went out of the forest into the open meadow.

The four of them found that the road on the meadow was not as easy to recognize and walk as the straight road in the forest that was paved with ancient stone chips.

It seems that all the figures have been submerged by muddy water in the endless years, and some scattered gravel can only be seen faintly on the road.

The rest of the place, like the rest of the place, is covered with grass.

"Walking along the gravel, it's on the swamp, and it would be bad if you deviated from the path and went outside."

Xiao Jin walked at the forefront, frowning and talking to the three people behind him, while carefully exploring the gravel in the grass.

Originally, this work should have been done by philosophers who were more familiar with the road.

But because Zhezhe was carrying Xiao Xin'er on his back, he naturally had to let another man among the four do it.

Everyone walked cautiously for a long time, but as the sun rose in the foggy sky, a light rain fell around the path, and bursts of white fog gradually rose in the meadow.

The white mist spread down some tumbling mire to every corner of the meadow,

In a moment, the four of them could no longer see anything around them.

"Everyone walked forward hand in hand."

Xiao Jinxing reacted quickly after seeing the white fog rising, he took Ayi'er's hand behind him, and Ayi'er also pulled up one of Zhezhe's hands.

The gravel that would have been awkward has become the only sign in the groping progress of the four of them at this moment, and everyone doesn't even dare to take a breath at this moment.

The bubbles churning in the mud around them from time to time kept cracking and crackling, making the mood of the four of them even heavier.

Xiao Jinxing regretted taking Ayi'er and Xin'er with him at this time, but he was afraid that if he left the two of them in the tribe, the worms would come to them again.

Simply, Xiao Jinxing closed his eyes and felt the situation under his feet with his heart,

He knew that once there was no gravel in front of them at this time, then they would have to go back the way they came, otherwise, I was afraid that the four of them would be more than lucky.

And whether these tasteless white mist will harm everyone or not, Xiao Jinxing does not have the slightest confidence.

Subconsciously, Xiao Jinxing quickened his pace, and the sweat on his palms gradually seeped out.

Feeling Xiao Jinxing's emotions, Ayier grabbed Xiao Jinxing's hand and pressed slightly,

Xiao Jinxing slowed down a little and walked forward steadily.

After only taking a few steps, Xiao Jinxing's pace seemed to involuntarily speed up again.

Zhezhe, who was at the end of the four, hugged Xin'er tightly on his back with one hand, and grabbed Ayi'er's wonderful hand with the other.

Feeling the silky skin in his hand, Zhezhe suddenly had an indescribable power pouring into his body.

At this moment, he suddenly wanted to stop time, so that this image could last forever

Won't change.

Seven years ago, when he met Ayier in his sister's yurt, Zhezhe fell in love with the woman in front of him completely.

For her sake, Zhezhe never thought of marrying a wife again, and just looked forward to meeting Ayier a few times every day.

When Ayi'er was born with that illness, seeing that beautiful face completely changed, the pain in Zhezhe's heart seemed to be heavier than Ayi'er.

Every day, he begged Changsheng Heaven to bless Ayi'er so that she could regain her appearance.

If he could, he could marry her without caring about the change in Ayier's appearance.

But in the end, he was rejected by Ayir.

Soon after her sister gave birth to Xin'er, she was summoned by Changshengtian.

And the father Zhemu blamed Xin'er for taking his daughter's life, and from then on asked Ayi'er to take Xin'er to a dam far away, not wanting to see them again.

Because Xin'er's father had died in an inter-tribal conflict a long time ago, Zhezhe took the initiative to take care of Ayi'er and Xin'er behind his father's back.

Until some people who have never seen him take Ayier and Xin'er away.

Zhezhe led people to chase these strangers from the northern Xinjiang trail into the Qin State and chased them to Xijing.

Until he met Xiao Jinxing when he was most desperate and rescued Ayi'er and Xin'er.

It was at that time that Ayir categorically rejected his courtship.

But at this moment a few years later, he was able to grab Ayier's hand and feel the warmth that belonged to Ayier.

Zhezhe's hand didn't dare to move, he was afraid that the calluses on his hands would hurt Ayi'er.

Xin'er on Zhezhe's back seemed to be asleep again, and the corners of her mouth were murmuring the songs that Xiao Jinxing had taught her, with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth.

"This miasma is poisonous, and everyone uses clothes to plug their mouths and noses."

Ayi'er's voice suddenly came into the ears of Xiao Jinxing and Zhezhe, which made the two of them feel sad in their hearts, and they immediately regained their clarity.

Xiao Jinxing hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his hand, and Ayi'er knew that Zhezhe was holding Xin'er with one hand.

She immediately pulled out her hand from Zhezhe's hand, tore off a piece of the corner of her clothes, and gently covered Zhezhe's mouth and nose.

Zhezhe, who was trembling all over, endured a burst of dizziness that was even stronger than Fang Cai, and followed Ayi'er's example, and also tore off a piece of cloth and blocked it on the mouth and nose of the sleeping Xin'er.

All four of them protected each other's safety with a strange movement until the drizzle stopped.

Looking at the green grass and emptiness around him again, except for Ayi'er, the other three seemed to have just woken up from a dream and were preoccupied.

Xiao Jinxing opened his mouth and took a deep breath and closed his eyes vigorously.

A gentle breeze blew, cooling his skin.

The wet linen clothes on his chest immediately clung to his chest.

"Don't come again."

Xiao Jinxing kept begging the heavens in his heart, begging him not to come and destroy himself again,

Don't interpret the tragic death of Qing'er and the beheading of your parents that have appeared in your mind countless times.

Just now he kept telling himself that all this was fake, but the picture in front of him was too real.

The faces of those relatives and lovers who are most valued in this life are so clear,

So when everything was gone, he still couldn't hold back his tears.

Zhezhe seemed to be stupid, and walked silently behind Ayi'er in a daze, even though there was no longer the dream picture of him haunting him in his mind.

The grasslands are gone, the sheep are gone.

The daughter who sings loudly while herding sheep in the distance,

Sewing clothes for herself and occasionally looking up at her own girl who is riding a horse,

There is also a feeling that life is complete and hard

Pulling the wild horse and whistling himself,

It's all gone.

But Zhezhe was still immersed in that incomparable happiness and did not want to wake up.

It's just that Xin'er on his back reached out and rubbed his sleepy eyes at this time, and muttered:

"Brother, aunt, uncle, Xin'er just had a dream, and some big rabbits and big squirrels came to listen to Xin'er sing.

They were so cute that I sang all the songs my brother had taught me, and then some big snakes and ants came to listen to them.

Xin'er said don't quarrel, Xin'er has already finished singing, and when my brother teaches me new tunes, I'll sing it to you again.

After that, they all left.

Brother, can you teach me to sing another song?

I promised them. ”

Zhezhe and Ayi'er listened to Xin'er's words while looking at Xiao Jinxing, who was bowing his head in front.

However, Xiao Jinxing did not look back, he just said in a low voice:

"Okay, I'll teach you to sing".

After that, he gently sang a sad tune.

"The dust is full of sparse curtains and ribbons,

It's really a pitiful night.

A few times to steal the tears of the green shirt,

Suddenly, the rhino saw Cuiqiao.

Only hatred turns to boredom.

The fifth watch is still falling flowers.

The leaves of the declining poplars are inexhaustible,

The cold rain and the bleak wind draw the bridge. ”

With the surrounding desolate meadows, Xiao Jinxing sang this ancient song in a low voice.

It's just that before I finished singing, I heard tears in Ayier's eyes.

Although Zhezhe behind him couldn't understand the meaning of the words, he took advantage of the sadness in the song to look at the pretty back under the skirt in front of him sadly.

"Brother, this song is so sad.

What story does it tell? ”

When Xiao Jinxing finished singing, Xin'er frowned and asked.

Although she never liked this kind of sad tune, this song made her listen to it in a gloomy heart, and she really wanted to learn it.

Coupled with the unique sadness that came out of Xiao Jinxing's mouth, even the six-year-old Xin'er had the urge to burst into tears.

"This is a word written by the ancients for their deceased wife, if you don't like it, I will teach you another one."

Xiao Jinxing hurriedly explained to Xin'er.

In fact, he didn't know why he sang this song, he knew that Xin'er liked some melodious and cheerful songs,

But Fang Cai blurted out without even thinking about it, and although he regretted it a little, it was too late.

"No, brother, do you miss your wife?

Xin'er is going to learn this song, and if my brother thinks about his wife again in the future, Xin'er will sing it to you. ”

Xiao Jinxing turned his head violently, he looked at Ayi'er with a complicated expression, looked at Zhezhe who was smiling at him, and looked at Xin'er with a sad face, and finally smiled bitterly.

"Let's go, we're almost out of this meadow."

……

Three days later, the four of them finally crossed the Qinlan Mountain trail and came to Lingzhou City.

What Xiao Jinxing didn't expect was that the small road crossing that connected the outside and inside of the Guan, Qin Guo really didn't even arrange a person to guard here.

Thinking about Qin Lan, the Twelve Scattered Passes of Sumeru and the peerless Xiao Pass, Xiao Jinxing really couldn't understand why the Qin State was like this in the North Lingzhou Road.

But when I think back on the road I have traveled in the past month or so, I can understand that this road is really not something that a large army can easily cross.

Xiao Jinxing bought some clothes and utensils in a village outside Lingzhou, let the three of them change into them, and set off towards Lingzhou.

However, the four did not plan to enter the city, but walked on the official road to the south of Lingzhou.