Chapter 109: Life and Death
Qi Niang didn't know how far they had run, they were about to cross a forest to go to White Night City, when suddenly a jackdaw flew above the forest, and more than a dozen black shadows flew over the branches, and every time they flew over, the leaves fell. β»The direction of the trail is a galloping horse in the woods. Qi Niang clamped the horse's belly and turned back frequently, and those black shadows were like tails that couldn't be shaken off, and they kept following. She shouted "drive" and rushed in the other direction.
Those assassins who suddenly appeared were neither like the people sent by Dongwu nor like the soldiers of the Northern Wilderness, so who were they? Do you want her life, or do you want to kill Bian Che? Or is it going to kill both of them? The boulder in Qi Niang's heart became heavier and heavier, and she glanced down at Bian Che, her heart was urgent. Suddenly, only a neighing sound was heard, and a dark dart stabbed the horse's front leg, and they immediately flew to the edge of the cliff with the horse. Qi Niang was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed Bian Che with one hand and flew up from the horse. Then, several dark darts mixed with silver needles came in the direction of Qi Niang. Qi Niang rotated several times in the air, dodging them one by one, but she still missed one. felt her waist tighten, and Bian Che hugged her and jumped to the edge of the cliff. Qi Niang was shocked, but saw Bian Che holding her with one hand, grabbing the tree vine on the edge of the cliff with the other, stepping on the steep cliff wall several times, kicking down countless gravels, and then Bian Che jumped to another stone wall with the help of the tree vine, and before his toes could stand firmly, the snow on the rock could not bear the weight of the two and collapsed, and both of them rolled down the hillside.
Several sharp arrows flew towards Bian Che, Qi Niang panicked, hurriedly grabbed Bian Che's arm, and with a force of her body, she pounced on Bian Che, and Bian Che also reached out to hug her, and used her body to protect her and roll on the ground for a few weeks, dodging those sharp arrows.
A pair of boots stepped on the opposite cliff, Li Wei raised his hand to signal the archers to stop, looked at the direction of Bian Che and Qi Niang with a gloomy face, and ordered the assassin behind him: "Go after it, don't let the enemy run away." β
"Where's the lieutenant over there?"
Li Wei snorted coldly, "He was poisoned by the night drug lord, and it is estimated that he will not live long, for the sake of women, he really can't live by himself." Don't make a move on him, otherwise I won't be able to explain to King Heng, after all, he is King Heng's apprentice and a friend of the king. Even if he dies, he can't let the blame be placed on my head. β
Thin snowflakes drifted in the air, and it snowed again in the Northern Wilderness. Bian Che felt cold and piercing, frozen into the bone marrow, he seemed to have entered a pure white world, only an endless snowfield, and nothing. He walked incessantly in the snow, and behind him, there was a long, lonely trail of footprints, and a trail of blood...... He was badly injured for some reason, his whole body ached, his white hair and robe fluttering in the wind, and when he woke up, he was already like this. The heavens and the earth were white, and even he himself was one with this white, only the blood stains on his body and behind him were like bright and poignant flowers blooming between heaven and earth.
He walked aimlessly, when suddenly a person appeared in front of him, so far away that no matter how much he ran, he couldn't touch her.
"Little Seven......" he called out the man's name. The only person in his dreams that would appear.
The snowflakes fell on his face, it was cold, but a drop of warm liquid fell into the corner of his eye, he didn't know that the snow in the Northern Wilderness would also have temperature.
When he realized that it was not snow, he suddenly opened his eyes, and was greeted by a face that he loved and hated, a face with a resolute expression, now covered with tears, and the tenacious eyes that had made him lose himself so many times, were now full of mist and looking at him with sorrow. He had just been pulled back from the brink of death, and he was glad he had saved her.
"Are you crying for me?" Bian Che raised his hand to touch her face and tell her not to feel sorry for herself, but he felt a rusty smell overflow from his throat, and he spurted out a mouthful of thick black blood.
Blood was sprinkled on the white snow, and with a "hiss", a black chill came out. With this mouthful of cold blood gushing out, he suddenly felt that the depressed breath in his chest dissipated without a trace, as if he had been reborn.
"Bian Che, how are you? I'll take you to the doctor right away, and I won't let you be fine. Qi Niang held him up, her face was anxious and deeply afraid.
Bian Che didn't answer her immediately, he raised the hand that had touched the poison needle in confusion, squeezed it and let go, and then touched his face again, and there was no sign of muscle atrophy, except for a gray hair confirming that he was indeed poisoned. His eyebrows furrowed slightly, deep in thought, and then he looked at Qi Niang's face in a daze, and involuntarily stretched out his hand, as if to confirm that all this was not a dream.
Qi Niang didn't dodge this time, when Bian Che's warm and rough fingers touched the corners of her eyes, a tear of Qi Niang rolled down again, seeping into Bian Che's fingers. Bian Che's heart trembled, and countless days and nights of thoughts swept over. If he died, she would also be sad and sad. She said that she did not want to see him again in this life, and vowed to cut him off, and her desperation made him fall into hell, but now she wept for him. Bian Che hugged Qi Niang tightly into his arms, for her tears, Bian Che secretly swore that he would never give up on her again in this life, even if she still loved others, even if she married someone else and had someone else's child, he would never let go of her again, and he would be entangled with her to the end for the rest of his life. The moment he hugged her, Bian Che realized that this person was the only person in the world who could fill the loneliness in his heart. He loved her more than anything else in the world.
"Xiao Qi, let's get out of here quickly, Li Wei's people will find us soon."
"The poison on your body has to be solved quickly...... Although Qi Niang didn't understand why Bian Che touched the poison needle of the night drug lord and didn't become like Wei Shaoqing and other poisoned people, but the poison of the drug lord is the first in the world, no matter how powerful Bian Che is, how can he not be affected.
"I'm fine...... I don't understand why, maybe it's because I wasn't stabbed by a poisonous needle, after spitting out that mouthful of blood, I feel a lot more comfortable, but I don't seem to have any internal strength......" Bian Che explained calmly, but he was puzzled in his heart, not only did he not die when he touched the drug lord, but the residual cold poison in his body also disappeared, which is really incredible.
Qi Niang looked at him in a daze and asked, "Then can you leave now?" It should not be far from daylight, so let's take shelter there, and then I'll find a doctor for you." β
Bian Che shook his head, "I don't need a doctor, but let's find a safe place to take shelter for a while, maybe I can recover my internal strength." β
"Good!" Qi Niang answered, and then helped Bian Che up.
The day realm is still the same as the day when Qi Niang came, dilapidated and uninhabited, Qi Niang came to the courtyard where she used to live, turned back to Bian Che and said: "Let's avoid it here, I will find a way to get in touch with White Night City." β
Bian Che glanced around and asked, "You also came here last time, and this is where you lived before?" β
"When I was a child, I lived here with Zi'an for a while. This place has been looted by your Dongwu, and no one should come for a while. Qi Niang found a bottle of medicinal wine from the house and said to Bian Che, "Stretch out your left arm." β
Bian Che looked at her puzzled, "What to do?" β
Qi Niang's face returned to a cold look, stared at his arm and said, "Your arm is still bleeding, you just protected me, and you were injured by an arrow." β
Bian Che smiled and obediently rolled up his left sleeve, revealing a long wound, and Qi Niang unceremoniously poured the medicinal wine on his wound.
"Do you hate me that much?" The arm injury was hot, and Bian Che couldn't help frowning.
Seeing that he was in good spirits, Qi Niang knew that he was really fine, so she put her mind at ease, and the corners of her mouth inadvertently hooked, "You brought someone to besiege the city, I haven't asked for Zi An Xingshi's guilt, and it's already cheap for you to hurt you this time." β
Bian Che stared at her and smiled, "Then I wish I had been hurt a little more." β
Qi Niang frowned at him, lowered her eyes and did not speak.
"Xiao Qi, are you worried about me? If you hate me, you can leave me alone. Bian Che's eyes were deep and hot, looking straight into her heart.
Qi Niang looked away and looked to the side, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, "Some habits are difficult to change, I'm worried that you're dead, I don't want to go through this kind of thing a second time." Bian Che, next time, don't save me again......"
"No...... This is the only thing I can't help myself. Bian Che looked at the wound on his arm that quickly stopped bleeding, and a trace of helplessness flowed in his eyes, "I can promise not to disturb your current life, but if you are in danger, I will still save you." β
Qi Niang clenched her hands and did not speak. Bian Che looked at her, his eyes were slightly dark, and said, "I have already made a marriage with my junior sister Liuli. β
Qi Niang looked back at him, a hint of surprise appeared on her face, but there was nothing but surprise.
"Congratulations, I hope you can grow old together." After Qi Niang's surprise, she looked relieved, and then she smiled, with sincere blessings in her eyes.
Bian Che felt a pain in his heart, he was just lying to her, he wanted to see how much weight he still had in her heart, but Qi Niang believed it and blessed them. Bian Che clenched his fingers, his eyes were lonely and helpless, and he smiled bitterly: "In this world, the last thing I want to hear is your blessing." ......After saying that, he closed his eyes, wiped away the sourness in his eyes, and said, "The slaughter of the city during the day is not my order. Li Wei's family was killed by the people of the Northern Wilderness, he has a deep blood hatred for the Northern Wilderness, he is a close confidant of my master, and my master will inevitably be bewitched by his words, so after arriving in the Daylight Realm, they will wash the town in blood. Do you trust me? β
Qi Niang looked at him, nodded seriously, and suddenly asked: "King Heng is the boss, you are the deputy general, who is Li Wei, why does he not listen to your orders and act without permission?" He wants to kill you? β
Bian Che pondered for a moment and said, "I disagree with my master, and Li Wei is good at pandering, so my master trusts him more, and Li Wei is even more unscrupulous because of my master's heavy use. He may have wanted to take my place for a long time, but I didn't expect him to secretly send assassins to hunt us down. β
"He's doing this, aren't you afraid your master will know?" Although Qi Niang knew that King Heng and Bian Che did not seem to be in harmony, King Heng was Bian Che's master after all, how could he let others kill his apprentices?
Bian Che was silent for a while, and said, "If my master had detected his intentions, he would not have sent him to the Polar Night with me. Even I hadn't noticed his dissent. β
Qi Niang groaned: "The Daytime Realm is very close to the White Night City, there must be people from your Dongwu guarding outside, but I don't know if they are Li Wei's people." Your internal strength has not recovered yet, so why don't I go and explore first and find a way to let King Heng pick you up. β
Bian Che refused without thinking: "No! It's too dangerous. β
Qi Niang crossed her hands in front of her chest and confronted Bian Che and said, "Do you have to wait for you to recover your internal strength, then what if your internal strength can't be recovered?" β
"One day, after a day, my internal strength has not recovered, so you will go back to White Night City to find Wei Zi'an first."
"And what do you do?"
Bian Che turned his face away from her, and his voice was slightly deep, "Since you have decided to live separately with me, then leave me alone." β