Chapter 54: Pine Leaf Breeze
When she tossed and turned back, nearly an hour had passed, and Bai Qiao had already woken up from a light sleep, although she didn't sleep much, but that period of time was a high-quality sleep, so that her face looked much better.
Seeing Mo Jingting come back, An Zixian, who was also visiting around, said with a look of expectation: "How about knowing that you have wandered around?" Did you find anything? ”
Mo Jingting lowered her eyebrows and thought for a moment, and when a wisp of breeze was blowing, she raised her eyes and looked at Master, and then at Bai Qiao on the right, and said, "All the way has been going downhill." ”
"Yes, the slope is not steep, but you can still feel it." An Zixian responded.
"The temperature is getting higher and higher, and now it's late autumn, and the temperature is already plain." Mo Jingting looked at Bai Qiao and continued, "If it is close to the plain, does it mean that it is close to a zone suitable for animal husbandry. ”
Mo Jingting thought that as a local, Sister Xiao Qiao would have some understanding of the local living habits and social structure, so she hinted at her as she spoke, hoping to get even a clear response. It's a pity that Bai Qiao blinked his eyes and didn't say a word, and even wondered why Xiao Mo didn't continue.
Seeing this, Mo Jingting turned her head to look at the master again, and An Zixian smiled: "It is a fact that the temperature is rising, it may be related to the temperature difference between day and night and the hot sun now, but whether it is close to the plain, we have to continue to observe, is there any more evidence?" ”
At this time, Bai Qiao nodded silently.
An Zixian said again: "No matter what, we can't go back, it would be better to keep going, otherwise we will go back and forth, there will be no food, and we will not be able to replenish water in time, and it will be an ordeal at night." So, no more energy can be wasted. ”
Bai Qiao couldn't help frowning, as if he had seen the same ending as his cousin, and his face looked very gloomy.
Mo Jingting's eyes lit up, and she agreed with Master's analysis, and combined with the data analyzed before, she said, "Master, you are right. You can only go forward, you see that the air humidity here is getting higher and higher, see if you can find the river, I think the agglomeration here should be animal husbandry and agriculture breeding structure, if you find the river, you will definitely find the village. ”
Bai Qiao seemed to see hope again, and his pale face turned a little red, and he agreed to Mo Jingting's analysis.
"Alright! Hope you're right! An Zixian didn't know how to feel it, and said a little seriously.
The three of them agreed again, and according to the results of the discussion, they continued to advance along the front, and no one knew what the road ahead was.
At this time, the sun is still hot, although there is a slight breeze, but there is no shadow of pine leaves, in the entire mountain forest, in addition to birds and beasts, there are only three people swaying.
I don't know how long it took.
After walking for more than three hours, the sun deviated from the middle by more than 30 degrees, and although it was not as accurate as it was at dusk, it was still possible to distinguish where the west and the south were.
Among the three, Bai Qiao and An Zixian's attention has been plummeting, only Mo Jingting remains the same, but the extremely simulated appearance makes her face look the same as them, and it is also slightly red for a while.
An Bai and the others began to feel unbearably hot all over their bodies, their lips were chapped, and swallowing began to become difficult, which was a sign of lack of water, and Mo Jingting knew why this was without analyzing the data.
The more I looked at the road ahead, the more I felt that it was out of reach, as if the whole world was beginning to collapse, and for a moment I felt that I had nothing to love, and for a while I began to be full of hope, and then I saw the stream coming towards me, and my thinking was already in confusion.
"Oops!" Bai Qiao suddenly screamed loudly, "It hurts!" Pain! Pain! ...... pain" Then, the hand holding Mo Jingting was also separated in pain, and she sat on the ground like soft mud, only holding her feet and not moving, but tears were slanting down like water.
Mo Jingting immediately leaned down and broke Sister Qiao's hand to take a look, thinking that she had been bitten by a snake, but fortunately, she only sprained her foot, otherwise it would be very troublesome.
"What's wrong with her?" An Zixian asked with concern.
"Sprained my foot and neck," Mo Jingting looked at Bai Qiao with a painful face and continued, "What now?" Rest in place or continue to move forward, I see that Sister Xiao Qiao is already in pain and can't speak. ”
Bai Qiao, whose face was pale, tried to stop his tears, shook his head with difficulty, and finally squeezed out two words: It's okay. Then she closed her eyes and was quiet for a while, her body was trembling, and when Mo Jingting was about to speak, she said: "It's really okay, keep walking, I can still walk on Xiaomo, but I can walk slower, please take care." ”
Looking at Sister Xiao Qiao, whose body and voice were trembling, Mo Jingting's heart was shocked, she couldn't imagine that Sister Xiao Qiao, who had always been weak, was so strong this time, in order not to drag everyone down, she did not hesitate to endure the pain to give herself and the master enough comfort and confidence, and she felt distressed and admired in her heart.
At that moment, he took Xiao Qiao's hand and was about to carry her on his back to move forward, but was stopped by the master's hand.
An Zixian said: "Forget it, I'll come, you little girl save some effort, and when the master really can't carry it, it's not too late for you to get on." ”
Mo Jingting gave up, and instead helped to help pick up Sister Xiao Qiao and put it on the master's back, and finally in Bai Qiao's red and white face, the three of them continued their journey.
I don't know how long it took, but the wheezing sound in the mountains and forests became louder and louder.
An Zixian's condition is already showing a bad trend, and now he has an extra girl on his back, and he does not have the ability to open and repair like an apprentice, coupled with age, under the weight of the march, it naturally becomes like a flickering candle flame, and it is difficult to move.
Bai Qiao, who was on his back, felt it most clearly, because An Zixian was sweating profusely, soaking his back and wetting the clothes on Bai Qiao's chest.
"Uncle An," Bai Qiao stopped An Zixian and said, "Stop and rest, my feet don't hurt anymore, you can put me down." ”
Mo Jingting was a little worried when she saw that her master was physically and mentally exhausted, and saw that Sister Xiao Qiao's face had recovered well, and said, "Master, rest for a while, go back and let me continue to carry Sister Xiao Qiao." ”
"No need for miles, no need for miles," Bai Qiaojiao said, "My feet really don't hurt anymore, I can walk slowly step by step......"
At this time, An Zixian walked to a pine and slowly put down Bai Qiao.
Bai Qiao continued: "If I walk slowly and can't keep up with you, you don't care about me, just go out earlier to replenish my body and bring someone to save me, you can't always surround me, so no one can get out, and the delay is too much." ”
Mo Jingting couldn't hide her displeasure when she heard this, and said, "Sister Xiao Qiao, if you are like this again, I really don't care about you." ”
An Zixian glanced at Xiaomo and said softly: "Don't say anything discouraged, it's not to that level of despair, of course, no matter what, we won't leave you alone, you have to give yourself some confidence!" ”
Mo Jingting said: "Yes, Sister Xiao Qiao, I know that you are thinking about us, but you don't have to hold yourself accountable all the time, you will always go out!" The last sentence was utterly sonorous.
"Well," Bai Qiao whispered, and then muttered with a sad face, "Where the road ahead will lead, I have begun to hallucinate, I don't know, will I lose control of my emotions in the next second." Or, what will we do when all three of us are exhausted, and we are still in a mountain forest with no end in sight as we are now. ”
The master and apprentice were also touched by her complaining and affectionate words, and they didn't say a word, after all, this is a bloody fact.
Finally, before Bai Qiao wanted to continue muttering, An Zixian got up and said in a straight voice: "Xiaomo, you take care of her, if your foot hurts, rest well, don't think about anything, didn't you say that Ningzhou herbs are everywhere, I'll go and find it, and pick some wild vegetables and weeds by the way, you wait for me here, I'll come when I go." After speaking, he didn't care what Mo Jingting wanted to say, and turned away.