Looking at Hana's figure in the distance, Ji Zheng didn't know where to go for a while, just stood in place, his heart was frozen, and even the warm sun of the morning sun couldn't melt the ice in his heart.

"Mr. Ji." A voice came from behind.

Ji Zheng subconsciously turned around and drew his sword, the cold light flashed, and the sharp blade stopped in front of the man's throat.

"Qufu? Hmph, you're here to chase Miss Hana? Ji Zheng said, and raised the blazing sword upward, clinging to Qu Fu's chin.

"Definitely." Qu Fu pinched the blade and shook his head slightly.

Ji Zheng saw that Qu Fu was not hostile, so he withdrew the Flame Blazing Sword, then glanced in the direction of the cloud steps, and asked, "Are there any pursuers coming?" ”

"No, it's not chasing from the cloud steps."

"Is there another way?"

Qu Fu shook his head and said, "I've been waiting here all night. ”

"Oh?"

"After talking with Mr. yesterday, I knew that Mr. and Miss would flee at night, so I went out of the valley in the evening to wait."

"Hmph, what are you going to do? Do you want to intercept us?! Hmph, I'm afraid you can't stop it! Ji Zheng's face was angry.

"Hehe, sir, shouldn't you forget that you still have a strange poison on you, right?"

"Of course, I didn't forget."

"Well, I'm waiting here just to deliver medicine to my husband." Qu Fu took out a wooden box from behind him, handed it to Ji Zheng, and then said: "There are four antidote pills in it, one pill a day, and it can be completely detoxified for four consecutive days." It's just that there are too many herbs needed for the medicine to bring to Mr., so Mr. may have to endure a lot of pain in the process of detoxification. ”

Ji Zheng hesitantly took the antidote, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Mr. Ji, you are a person worthy of trust. At this point, I felt it when I first met you, my young lady really likes Mr., please Sir must take care of my young lady, please! Qu Fu said, knelt on the ground, and bowed deeply to Ji Zheng.

"Sir, please get up!" Ji Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to help Qu Fu.

Qu Fu turned around and walked a few steps, took out two horses from the forest, and handed them to Ji Zheng along with a bag, "Mr. Ji, there is some gold in here, enough for Mr. and Miss to worry about food and clothing for several years." The horses' rucksacks contained water bags and dry rations, enough for three days' diet. In addition, there are some of the young lady's favorite spices, and there are also some under the ......" Qu Fu suddenly stopped, his eyes were a little moist, in order not to let Ji Zheng see his tears, he looked up at the sun that had risen, took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions and said, "If there is anything else...... Please let me know that I will do my best to help. ”

"Mr. Qu Fu......"

Thinking of his previous attitude towards Qu Fu, Ji Zheng felt a little guilty, the person in front of him was not as simple as he imagined. Even if Ji Zheng didn't agree with some of his thoughts, Ji Zheng was in awe of him at this time. Perhaps, in many cases, the reason why I can be happy with revenge is simply because I have too little to carry.

Ji Zheng walked to Qu Fu's side, put his hand around his back, hesitated for a moment, but patted it gently, and said, "Mr. Qu Fu, thank you!" ”

Qu Fu sighed and said, "If there is still a chance, I really hope to continue to serve Miss." ”

"Mr. Qu Fu...... In that case, why not leave with us. ”

Qu Fu shook his head, "Mr. Ji, there are difficulties in the next place, please don't force it." Dare to ask sir, where do you want to take my young lady? ”

Ji Zheng thought for a moment, and said uncertainly: "Maybe it's Gusu, my brother and younger brother may be there." ”

Hearing the word Gusu, Qu Fu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he asked tentatively: "Sir, do you plan to be loyal to Wu in the future?" ”

"I don't know, but at least I won't go back to Yue."

"Sir should know that there will be a battle between Wu and Yue."

"You're right, Yue Guo has been preparing."

"Who does Mr. Ji think will win?"

"The national strength of Wu is strong, and it is a hundred times better than that of Yue, I don't know if Mr. Qu Fu has read "The Art of War", which says that war does not only rely on bravery and combativeness, but also on national strength and economy.

"What Mr. Ji said is good, but Sun Tzu even said that the victory or defeat of the war depends first of all on the situation, and the general trend of the world."

"The general trend of the world, hehe, Mr. Qu Fu mentioned this to me before. Mr. Qu Fu wants to say that the weakening of the Zhou family and the hegemony of the princes are the general trend, right? ”

Qu Fu shook his head and said, "Mr. Ji, whether the princes are hegemonic or not, you actually know very well, maybe you just don't want to admit it. What I want to talk about next is just this Wuyue dispute, which side is trending and which side is going against the trend. ”

"Oh? How? ”

"Mr. Ji, do you know why King Wu didn't kill King Yue, but let King Yue return to China?" Qu Fu asked.

"Why?"

"The world says that it is because King Wu is kind-hearted and magnanimous. In fact, in Qu Fu's view, what King Wu wants is only submission, not annexation, and this old-fashioned political strategy is to go against the trend! ”

Ji Zheng was speechless for a while, maybe what Qu Fu said also made some sense.

Qu Fu took out a delicate iron dagger from his arms, held it to Ji Zheng, and said, "Mr. Ji, do you still remember the discussion between you and me about the advantages and disadvantages of iron swords and bronze swords?" ”

"Hmm."

"This dagger is called 'Moon Blade', and it is the best product made by the iron-smelting technology and the talent of Huaxia craftsmen of my poor Jiyue clan, please accept it."

"This ......" Ji Zheng hesitated.

"Sir, don't shirk." Qu Fu stuffed the Moon Blade into Ji Zheng's hand and continued, "Miss Hana refuses to tell the essence of the Yue Clan's forging technique, so I can only explore methods based on the Yue Clan's sporadic records. Now the process is not mature, if you want to solve the problem of rust, you can't guarantee the strength of the blade; If the strength is enough, it is easy to rust; If you want to ensure both rust resistance and strength, you can only make a dagger. However, this dagger is the strongest in the world, and there is no short blade that can compare to it. At present, I am still researching the process method, and I believe that in the near future, I will definitely be able to forge a truly powerful flowing iron sword. ”

Ji Zheng pulled the moon blade out of the sheath and looked at the morning light, only to see that the cold light of the moon blade was shining, as if it froze the brilliance on the blade and cut off the breeze.

"Sure enough, it's a good blade!" Ji Zheng couldn't help but admire.

"Sir, the general trend of the world is not something that can be controlled by individuals, only by following the general trend can we make a difference, and I hope that Mr. will do it himself!"

Ji Zheng nodded, accepted the moon blade, turned over on his horse, saluted Qu Fu on the horse, and then galloped away after Hana.

At noon, the sun shines directly on the valley, the pebbles under the water sway, the peaks on both sides of the valley rise, and a few unknown plants and trees emerge from the exposed boulders. The falcon streaked across the sky, its straight trajectory cutting through the narrow sky, its shrill chirping echoing through the valley, mingling with the sound of the stream to create a quiet squirt.

Stepping on the pebbles by the river, the two rode their horses slowly one after the other.

"Miss Hana, can you forgive me?" Ji Zheng rode behind and asked Hana, the voice was not loud, but it echoed in the valley for a long time.

Hana still ignored Ji Zheng and walked slowly in front of her horse.

Ji Zheng had no choice but to continue to follow. From Ji Zheng saying goodbye to Qufu and catching up with Hana to now, the two of them have been walking like this all morning. Along the way, Ji Zheng has been explaining and apologizing to Hana, but Hana is sulking and ignores Ji Zheng.

Suddenly, a water snake poked out of the stream and swooped in front of Hana's horse. The horses were frightened, neighed, and galloped wildly, and Hana tried to hold them steady, but the horses were not controlled at all, but just galloped wildly.

Seeing that Hana was in danger of falling off the horse at any time, Ji Zheng quickly whipped his horse and chased after him desperately. When the two horses were in line, Ji Zheng seized the opportunity, leaned sideways, and struggled to grab Hana's reins.

"Hold on, don't let go!"

Ji Zheng shouted, his legs clamped tightly around the horse's belly, he grabbed a rein with each hand, his arms were tense, his muscles were bursting up, and he tried his best to calm the horse's mania. The violent jolt nearly threw him out, and the force of the two reins in return tugged at the muscles, almost tearing him apart. Ji Zheng felt his blood burning, and the sharp pain hit the nerves, he gritted his teeth, persevered, and struggled.

Due to the lack of medicine, Ji Zheng was already very weak in the process of detoxification, and now he broke out with all his strength, and the whole person almost reached the limit. Gradually, his vision began to blur, his ears began to be quiet, his mind began to go blank, he mechanically grasped the reins, subconsciously controlled the balance, and at this time he had only one thought in his heart, that is, to protect Miss Hanna.

The two horses galloped four miles before they finally calmed down by the water's edge, and Hana was exhausted and lay on her horse gasping for breath. At this time, Ji Zheng suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and the whole person fell from the horse into the stream like a piece of wood.

"Ji Zheng!" Hana was taken aback, quickly turned over and dismounted, and it took a lot of effort to drag Ji Zheng out of the water. She put Ji Zheng's head on her lap, trying to make Ji Zheng a little more comfortable.

"Ji Zheng? What happened to you? ”

Ji Zheng muttered weakly: "It's okay...... It's okay......".

"Did you just get hurt?!"

Ji Zheng shook his head, not having the strength to speak.

"Have you taken the antidote?!"

Ji Zheng nodded and said, "Ate ......"

"Then why are you still so weak?"

"It should be...... There is no medicine to induce ...... for the sake of it. ”

"What to do, what to do?" Hana frowned anxiously.

"Bear with me...... It'll be fine in a while......"

Hana put her hand on Ji Zheng's forehead and said in a panic, "Why is it so hot!" No, if you continue like this, your body will burn out! ”

"Miss Hana, Blood...... Blood can be relieved...... Catch a fish for me......"

"Blood?"

After hearing this, Hana suddenly pulled out the moon blade from Ji Zheng's waist and made a cut on her wrist, and blood immediately flowed out of her white wrist. Hana put the wound on Ji Zheng's mouth, hugged Ji Zheng and said, "Quick! ”

Hana's sleeve veil covered Ji Zheng's face, and in front of her, the tulle hazy her shadow, as if she saw the blooming daisy in the fog; Between her lips, blood poured out of her fair skin, like the long-lost rain in early spring; In her nose, blood mixed with the enchanting fragrance of her body, like the intoxication of that night in the deep snow-covered forest.

Ji Zheng sucked Hana's blood, and at this moment, time was frozen in eternity.