Chapter 56: The Return
Time passed bit by bit, and Qingzi and Ma Xiyu went out to check a few times worriedly, but there was no Li Ling or Qin Yu at all.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Li Ling suddenly appeared in front of the two.
His clothes had been torn by the thorns of the jungle, and there were many more cuts on his body, and his face was even more gloomy and terrible, like a lion that would burst out at any moment.
As soon as he returned to the house, Li Ling grabbed the barbecue next to the brazier.
Haruko and Ma Xiyu closed their mouths in amusement.
"Click, click!" Li Ling may have been hungry for too long, so he gnawed the barbecue cleanly, and did not let go of the cartilage and tendons.
gnawed clean, and began to smash the leg bones again.
"You...... Did you find her? Haruko asked wistfully.
Li Ling's body stiffened and shook his head slightly.
Ma Xiyu and Haruko lowered their heads and didn't say a word. They had already made up their minds that they would never tell Li Ling about Qin Yu's hideous roar.
The three of them were speechless for a moment.
"Perhaps...... Yu had already returned to the camp Zheng " In silence, Li Ling suddenly muttered.
Haruko and Ma Xiyu buried their heads even lower.
"I have to rush back as soon as possible!" Li Ling threw away the beast bone in his hand and walked towards the outside of the house. "You ......"
"I'm driving for you!" Ma Xiyu was not ambiguous this time, and immediately puffed up her chest and saluted.
Li Ling looked at Haruko again, as if doubting whether she could keep up with her footsteps.
Haruko also puffed up her arrogant chest, looking like she would never admit defeat.
"Very well, I used to see you." Li Ling's eyes lit up and he took the lead and rushed out.
"The adjutant wants to give us a dismount!" Looking at Li Ling's figure quickly moving away, Ma Xiyu sighed.
"He must not be allowed to succeed!" Haruko snorted and chased out.
……
"Incredible......" running, Li Ling couldn't help but sigh.
Ma Xiyu and Haruko raised their faces proudly. It seems that being able to get Li Ling's approval is an extremely rare thing.
But Li Ling's words later, the two of them almost vomited blood - "It's only been half an hour, and the two of you are out of breath and your steps are vain, it's incredible......"
Like a hammer smashing on his body, Ma Xiyu fell heavily to the ground.
Haruko's feet were also mixed with garlic, but fortunately, Li Ling reached out in time to support her.
"How's it going, can you still hold on?!" Li Ling asked with concern.
Gritting her teeth slightly, Haruko said vigorously, "To tell you the truth, I have joined the guardian team and am no longer your priest girl." ”
Whenever she can't hold on, Haruko thinks of Qin Yu, who was born in the military - the excellent girl who once won the title of female soldier king.
But she didn't know how Qin Yu's female soldier king got it, otherwise her feet would be ruined.
"What about you, Ma Xiyu?" Li Ling asked again.
"I can still hold on, but it's a long journey after all...... I recommend ......"
"You can't lose to a girl, do you?!" Li Ling hurriedly said.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on his body, making Li Ling's pale face a lot warmer.
Ma Xiyu's face turned the color of pig liver, and he tore off his shirt and threw it on the ground, shouting loudly: "Anyway, I am also the elite of the soldiers, the man of men, let me open your eyes today!" ”
Haruko pursed her lips and snickered, sped up her speed again, and followed closely beside Li Ling.
……
For half a time, Li Ling never stopped.
Ma Xiyu can't tolerate her repeated failures in front of her "beloved" woman, so even if she bites her lip, she doesn't want to fall behind.
To his surprise, Haruko was also not left behind.
When night fell and the terrain became more rugged and difficult to walk, Li Ling stopped. Ma Xiyu and Haruko slammed on the ground, panting heavily.
"Wait for me here." Li Ling admonished, and his figure disappeared into the darkness Zheng
"No...... No, my heart is stalling, I'm having trouble breathing, I ...... I'm going to die! Ma Xiyu panted like a cow.
Haruko is also too busy to take care of herself, trying to find a place to wring out the sweat on her clothes, but unfortunately her body is soft and she can't stand up.
It didn't take much effort, Li Ling walked back with dry firewood in one hand and a deer-sized animal in the other. "Once you've been running, it's time to recharge some energy. Is there a flint? ”
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll get it! "Ma Xiyu ran over to help." I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to make a fire! After tossing for a while, he muttered casually.
"Well, lately, I've been eating it raw." Li Ling also casually agreed.
"Huh!?" Haruko and Ma Xiyu exclaimed together.
"Worthy of the adjutant, he has courage!" Ma Xiyu's hairs stood on end.
……
After the meal, Ma Xiyu squatted by the bonfire and shivered, while quietly looking at Li Ling, who was lying on the cold ground without any covering.
Haruko picked out a piece of her own clothes from the package and walked over to hand it to Li Ling, and the two of them pushed and shoved back and forth......
Ma Xiyu pondered how much endurance a person needed to make such a pretending behavior. He once again strengthened his idea of following Li Ling and not hesitating to saddle his horse for him.
"Even if my beloved Haruko occasionally has an affair with the respected adjutant, as long as it is not too much......," Ma Xiyu muttered to herself, imagining herself as a tragic hero who sacrificed herself for others and took the overall situation into account.
Fortunately, Li Ling's response to Haruko's overly intimate behavior from time to time was not very enthusiastic, and he seemed to put all his thoughts on Qin Yu, who was missing, which also made Ma Xiyu breathe a sigh of relief.
……
The three of them moved forward at full speed, and it only took four months to travel in half a month, and they returned to Pangu Heights.
In the afternoon, they were already able to see the tallest building on the outskirts of Longshou Town, the Sentinel Tower. And, of course, the Lingjin Mountain Range, which stood tall on the side, waiting for everyone to go and join the forerunners.
What made Li Ling feel uneasy was that there was no one on the sentry tower, and he couldn't help but start muttering, if the supporter's camp had become a grave, what should he do......
Fortunately, they had just stepped into the outer part of the camp more than ten feet away when they heard someone shouting inside the camp.
The gate made of logs opened, and Niu Fajia, Han Chunyang, Wang Damin, Wang Yue, and many familiar faces appeared in front of them one by one.
"Are you...... Li Ling?! Someone asked.
"It's me, I'm back!" Li Ling looked at these partners who had gotten along day and night, and was speechless with excitement. Fortunately, these people are standing alive in front of them.
"Your face is a little pale, Adjutant Li!" Niu Fajia came over and said with concern.
Li Ling stretched out his hand and touched his cheeks, only then did he understand why everyone had such strange expressions, so he said, "It's a long story, what about the other people in the camp?" ”
"Everybody's on the training ground!" Cattle make a fortune.
"Everyone! Everyone......" Li Ling silently muttered a few times.
The more he got to the end, the more panicked he felt, and he didn't even dare to ask if Qin Yu had returned to the camp Zheng
He wished that when he turned around, raised his head, or was in a daze, he suddenly saw that familiar smiling face and heard that familiar voice.
"Ahem-" Ma Xiyu cleared her throat and boasted proudly: "Have you seen it clearly?" This is the prefect that Miss Haruko and I have gone through so much hardship and invited back from the wild lands-Li Ling, just like a fake! ”
"Good!" Ma Xiyu's friend Niu Fajia applauded loudly and took the lead in applauding.
The applause was a little sparse, Ma Xiyu frowned, and reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "Don't go and inform everyone soon, Adjutant Li is back!" ”
"I'm going to inform Lady Gejin!" Niu Fajia shouted and ran into the distance.
"Haruko!" Han Chunyang noticed Haruko standing beside Li Ling and ran towards her excitedly.
"What?! Adjutant Da Rao's personal entourage, how can you approach it casually? Ma Xiyu stretched out her hand to stop Han Chunyang, thinking that this guy was really dead-skinned and a toad wanted to eat goose meat.
"This ...... What's the matter with me?! Li Ling, who came back to his senses, muttered a sentence and turned to leave on his own.
Qingzi looked at Han Chunyang, then at Ma Xiyu, following Li Ling's appearance, and said nonchalantly: "What do you care about me?" ”
Anyway, he fled.