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Chapter 629: The Road Down the Mountain

In fact, as long as the wind is not outrageous, people in the dense forest actually don't feel any wind. It looks like it's wobbly above the canopy, but deep in the woods it's unusually calm. Perhaps because of this slightly strong contrast, the wind was howling at the top of the tree, and there was an illusion of extreme silence under the tree. It's as if you're looking through the window at the storm outside, but it's quiet inside.

I have been walking for seven days, and I have not seen any hope of getting out of this mountain. So the soldiers were a little frightened, after all, they were not in the house, but in the mountains, and when they climbed over a broken wall, their horses had to be discarded, and they became a burden on their shoulders. The horse meat was already a little sour, and it wouldn't rot in a day or two. If there is no hope of getting out of this mountain, they may be lost in this deep mountain and old forest that does not see the light of day all year round.

Wei Chigong looked at the reaction of the soldiers, and felt a little uncomfortable as if he had something in his heart. To be honest, the roast horse meat in my hand has already stinked, there is no condiment, no salt, how can even the roasted meat be delicious? And they've been eating this thing for a few days, and many soldiers will vomit when they smell it.

Of course, they can shoot and hunt.

But their feathered arrows are limited, and if they can get out of this mountain smoothly, they will be even more useful. Therefore, Li Shimin strictly ordered the soldiers not to release arrows easily, unless they were guaranteed that the arrows fired would not be damaged and could be picked up.

"Your Highness......"

Wei Chigong swallowed the meat like wood dregs in his mouth with difficulty, and his Adam's apple surged for a while before he continued: "If we can't find a way out of the mountain, we will run out of food." Horse meat must no longer be eaten, the meat has begun to rot, and eating it will only increase the number of injuries, although the feather arrows in our hands are precious...... But soldiers' lives are more precious. ”

"Lone knows."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Lone has seen it, the meat can be eaten for another day, as long as it is roasted to an old age, there will be no problem, although the taste is unpalatable, and it is also very laborious to chew, but there is no doubt that it can still be eaten." Hold on for another day, and if you can't find your way out tomorrow, then you can organize people to hunt, but remember that every feather arrow is a treasure and must not be wasted, and now we are very poor...... Too poor to afford anything. ”

Wei Chigong was sad for a while, nodded and said, "The minister understands." ”

Li Shimin leaned on a big stone to relax his back, and in the past few days, he had been on the road for more than eight hours almost every day, everyone was tired to death, and everyone's body and face were also dirty, and in just seven or eight days, the soldiers were even used to sleeping on the muddy ground. The same is true for Li Shimin, where is the once personable young man still a little handsome, he looks no different from a beggar. He leaned against the stone and closed his eyes to rest, but he didn't know what he thought, but the smile on the corner of his mouth became thicker and thicker.

"Why is Your Highness laughing?"

Wei Chigong couldn't help but ask.

"It's a lot better than it was a few days ago, isn't it?"

Li Shimin smiled, closed his eyes and pointed to the mountain spring not far away and said: "At least you don't have to die of thirst anymore, God still favors Lonely, there is a clear spring to drink, there is horse meat to eat, and the pursuers behind him don't know where they were thrown to, and now it's safe, isn't it?" ”

Wei Chigong really couldn't imagine that at this point, His Royal Highness King Qin could still have such a good mood. But he didn't know how to answer, because he didn't feel happy now.

"Lonely in this deep mountain and old forest, I laugh happily because I can drink non-toxic water......"

Li Shimin opened his eyes and looked at the spring water and said slowly: "I think Li Xian should be sitting opposite his father in the Taiji Palace of Chang'an City at this time, eating hot and delicate dishes, drinking old wine, maybe the place where he sat is the one that Gu once sat on, or maybe the wine glass used by Gu was the one used by Gu." ”

He smiled and said: "I heard that he has been cold since he was a child, and in order to avoid being chased and killed, he followed a group of horse thieves to the north and south of the river, the banks of the Yellow River, Jiangnan, Hebei, Liaoxi, and Saiwai...... Come to think of it, the hardships he has endured since childhood are definitely much more difficult than the situation you and I are facing now. Until he went to Saibei, there were only a few dozen horse thieves around him, but he still survived like a weed, and even the storm could not destroy his life. ”

"Because he survived, he is now glorious."

Li Shimin's tone of voice was very calm, and his speed of speech was very slow: "Since he can go through thousands of calamities without dying, he can still become the leading big man in front of his father and emperor now, with 300,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and half of the country...... Could it be that Lone only experienced this setback, and after a tribulation, he would be depressed and let his life disappear with the wind? ”

"How so?"

He said as if talking to himself: "The pain and suffering he has experienced can now be experienced by Lonely, and in order to survive, he has become extremely lonely, and now he has a mind." Speaking of which, his success is not caused by luck and luck, and whoever has such a teenage experience and still alive will become terrifying...... Lone is walking the course he has taken, Lone will not lose to him, so Lone will become even more terrible than him......"

At this he paused, as if he had thought of something very ridiculous, and suddenly burst out laughing. He stood up, looked into the distance and said proudly: "Lone was still a little annoyed, he looked at Lone's failure and looked at Lone's escape, whether he would laugh happily." But now that I think about it, it's really pitiful for him, who doesn't dare to fight with such a powerful force in his hands. Even if Lone is defeated, Lone does see the rebellion as too easy and simple, but Lone has more courage than him and is stronger than him. ”

"He thinks that by seizing this opportunity to return to Chang'an, he can take my place? It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous...... Since my father can't even trust me, how can he trust him? ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "As long as Lone walks out of this mountain, he still has a chance to turn over, but he walks into that big city but never has a chance to turn over." ”

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After resting for about half an hour, Li Shimin got up and ordered the soldiers to continue on their way. The good news is that the king of Qin was merciful and asked the soldiers to choose some good horse meat from their shoulders and keep it, so that the rest of the food for tomorrow day could be discarded.

To tell the truth, smelling the smelly horse meat on my shoulders every day for seven or eight days was an ordeal, even more torment than constantly climbing the mountains. So after King Qin's order was given, the soldiers immediately broke out into a burst of cheers, and some even jumped up and shouted long live.

Li Shimin seemed to enjoy the cheers, especially the words "long live" sounded particularly pleasant.

"We climbed over the hill ahead before dark, and if we are lucky, we might be able to meet the immortals."

Li Shimin looked at the dreamlike scenery and said, and the soldiers immediately laughed. Their original bad mood was improved because they could stop eating stinky meat tomorrow, and they laughed heartily because of King Qin's joke. Immortals, this mountain does look at the scenery beautiful and pleasant, there are magnificent places, beautiful places are also beautiful, if you don't worry about eating and drinking, you can live in seclusion in this mountain and live in a good place.

Li Shimin took the lead and walked out, using the Xuantie knife in his hand as a crutch and said, "You laugh because you don't believe in immortals, or do you think there can't be immortals?" ”

A soldier of the Split Tiger Battalion said with a smile: "Your Highness, if there are really immortals, then we can all ask for an immortal recipe, where do we still need to fight, we only need to live longer than the enemy, and victory is naturally ours." ”

"There is no recipe for immortality!"

Wei Chi glanced at the soldier and said, "But I heard that eating the meat of the gods can lead to immortality." ”

"What do you say fairy meat tastes like?"

Someone said with a smile.

"It must be more delicious than horse meat, right?"

Someone answered uncertainly.

Li Shimin laughed, and suddenly felt that the journey was not hard. Although it looks a little embarrassed, it is indeed much better than fighting on the battlefield, and it is indeed much better to know how many people died in an instant. The soldiers under his command are strong and strong enough, and none of them have fallen ill until now, which is good news, and it is indeed worth rejoicing.

"Your Highness......"

A younger soldier suddenly asked timidly, "What if we can't find our way out?" ”

Wei Chigong's face changed and he was about to get angry, but Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand to stop him, looked at the soldier and said: "Then let's stay in this mountain and be immortals, I can't say that in a few years, people who ask for medicine will come to the mountain, and they will kowtow to worship when they see us." You can just rub a few mud pills from your body and give them to him, and he will thank him a thousand times. ”

"Hahahaha!"

The soldiers immediately laughed again, and they found out that King Qin was also an interesting person. The King of Qin seen before was rigid, but today's King Qin seems extremely close. But no one saw that there was a trace of coldness in Li Shimin's eyes when he looked at the soldier who asked him.

I didn't expect the next mountain road to be so difficult to walk, until it was dark when everyone reached the top of the mountain, this is just one of the continuous mountains, standing on the top of the mountain and looking into the distance, the mountains in front of the night are like splashed ink paintings, but at this time the soldiers are exhausted, where are they still in the mood to enjoy the scenery.

Because it was later than expected, Li Shimin was slightly unhappy when he walked down the mountain, but he also knew that he had done his best, and the mountain road was indeed too difficult to walk, and the physical exertion of the soldiers was indeed great. Just as he was about to give the order to rest on the spot, he suddenly heard someone screaming with extreme excitement: "Look, there are really immortals!" ”

Following the soldier's fingers, everyone tried their best to look into the distance in the night, and a few sharp-eyed people finally saw the exciting place, and immediately cheered.

Li Shimin also saw that there was a faint flickering light in a place halfway up the mountain.

"How can there be people in this deep mountain and old forest?"

Wei Chigong looked at Li Shimin and muttered, "Could it be that we really met the immortals?" ”

Li Shimin looked at the lamp and picked the corners of his mouth, and strode forward: "Then let's go and ask the immortals for food, even if there is no elixir, will the immortals still be stingy with conjuring up some food?" ”

"Hot porridge!"

Someone suddenly shouted, "I want to drink a bowl of hot porridge!" ”

"I want to eat steamed buns, steamed buns that have just come out of the pot!"

"I'm going to eat a bowl of hot noodles with a few slices of green vegetables floating on the soup!"

"I want to eat steamed buns, not meat buns, vegetarian stuffing!"

"I'm going to eat ......"

The most daring soldier opened his mouth, looked at the people around him, and suddenly shouted furiously: "I want to eat fairy meat!" ”

"Haha!"

The soldiers laughed heartily and shouted, "Let's go, let's go eat fairy meat!" ”

Li Shimin strode to the front, keeping his eyes fixed on the light. His steps were fast, and he seemed to be a little anxious to taste what fairy meat was like.

The way down the hill is always faster.

He thought in his heart that Lone Cai was not anxious because he wanted to drink a bowl of hot porridge and eat a vegetarian bun. The mountain road is a lot smoother, and the descent is always faster.