Chapter 18: Memories of the Night Hunt
The totem on this wooden door was obviously carefully designed, and it was unlikely that it would be possible to push it open with brute force.
After the three of them failed to open the wooden door, Gui Longqin became obsessed with this totem, and always felt that he had seen it somewhere, but that memory was very vague.
"Fourth sister, did you remember something?" Ink Dye asked.
"Well, I think I've seen this totem somewhere."
"Are you tired and dizzy, this totem is probably drawn at random with ulterior motives to distract us."
"Second brother, don't be in a hurry to deny it first, maybe the fourth sister has really seen it somewhere." Xue Du is far away.
"Why don't you go to sleep first, I can't sleep anyway, I'll keep vigil for the first few hours, and I'll call you when I'm sleepy." Gui Longqin arrived.
"It's just that I'm sleepy, then I'll thank the fourth sister for her kindness, hard work."
Although it was the end of summer, the temple was damp and cold due to the sudden pouring rain, but fortunately they lit a fire in the middle of the temple in advance, and the ink dye lay down in the corner near the fire.
Xue Duyuan, as the eldest brother, naturally didn't worry about Gui Longqin's vigil alone, "Fourth sister, you don't have to stay up late when you're a girl, if there's any problem, think about it tomorrow, and only after you have rested can you hurry." ”
"Big brother, don't worry, in the past, when the prince was guarding the border pass, he often took me to hunt at night, almost all of them didn't fit my eyes all night, and I really couldn't sleep, don't worry, I'll call you as soon as there is any movement."
"Can you really do it alone?"
"Big brother, I advise you to believe her words, although the fourth sister has just recovered, her martial arts are still good, and I was almost injured by her in the bazaar." After the ink dye in the corner finished speaking, he moved his body again, made room for Xue Duyuan, and continued to sleep.
It was late at night, and the rain outside the house kept dripping, and the raindrops fell on the stone pillars next to the bed, making a ticking sound, making Gui Longqin, who was contemplative in the house, fall into the memories of the rainy night hunting in the realm of Su.
"Qin'er's rain is getting heavier and heavier, do you want to go back?"
"On rainy days, prey will run slowly, how can we let go of such a good opportunity."
Gui Longqin, who was on the rise, was willing to stop there, picked up the bow and arrow in his hand and rushed into the rain.
Su Zhijing really couldn't resist her, so he had to pick up a poncho and follow her.
Taking advantage of the moment when Gui Longqin was lying on the edge of the grass and observing the whereabouts of her prey, Su Zhijing draped the poncho over her body.
"Beware of catching a cold."
"Shhhh
"I'm a big man, what do I want a rabbit for? And I won't take care of it, so wouldn't it be a disappointment to you if I died? ”
"How could you not take care of it? You didn't take care of me for nothing, you have to believe in yourself. ”
Gui Longqin turned around and patted Su Zhijing's shoulder, expressing confidence in his ability.
But he didn't want to be behind Su Zhijing, the pair of eyes that flashed green light, screamed in fright and threw himself into Su Zhijing's arms.
"Ghosts, ghosts." Gui Longqin in his arms trembled, not daring to open his eyes.
Su Zhijing hugged the person in his arms hard, and turned to meet the creepy green light.
The green light came from far and near, with a low roar, slowly approaching Su Zhijing and Gui Longqin.
"It's a wolf, not a ghost, I didn't expect there to be a fierce thing in this mountain." Su Zhijing comforted the person in his arms while clenching the sword in his hand hard.
"Lord Wang, whether it will eat us or not, blame me for not listening to you, it would be nice if I went back early." Gui Longqin desperately drilled into Su Zhijing's body, for fear that the wolf would pounce on her and bite her.
"Qin'er, listen to me, wolves are not terrible, with me to protect you, it will be fine, you go to the tree and wait for me for a while, okay?"
"Don't, what if it pounces on me?" Gui Longqin shook his head desperately after listening to Su Zhijing's words, and wrapped his legs around Su Zhijing's waist even harder.
The wolf seemed to have been hungry for a long time, and before the two of them could speak, he pounced unexpectedly.
Su Zhijing waved his sword with his backhand, and used the power of the scabbard to knock the wild wolf to the ground, the wild wolf was thrown a few meters away, and the two of them almost ate because of the unstable center of gravity.
After all, the wild wolf was an animal that had lived in the wild for a long time, so the flick just now obviously angered its wildness, and before it had time to give the two of them a breather, it roared and rushed up.
Although Su Zhijing has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his kung fu can be regarded as a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes, but because of the extra Gui Longqin on his body, he obviously can't use it.
On the one hand, he wanted to protect Gui Longqin from being bitten, and he also had to find a way to get rid of this wild wolf, but it was a pity that this forest was full of dense trees, and some branches still had sharp serrations, and after a few back and forth, there were already countless blood marks on the back of Su Zhijing's hand.
The wolf smelled blood, became even more excited, and rushed madly at the two of them.
Su Zhijing tripped over the tree roots under his feet and fell heavily to the ground, but before he landed, he finally protected Gui Longqin firmly in his arms, not letting her be hurt in the slightest.
Gui Longqin's mouth just landed on the back of Su Zhijing's injured hand, and the slightest fishy sweet smell rushed into the brain from the tip of his tongue, making Gui Longqin's brain sober up a lot, and at the last moment when the wild wolf was about to pounce, he accurately pulled out the dagger on his waist and stabbed it at the position of the wild wolf's heart.
The wolf wailed and fell to the ground.
The dagger fell on the stone with a crisp sound, signaling the end of this little accident.
Su Zhijing hugged her into his arms, carefully touched her back, and comforted the trembling people.
"Is it dead? Dead, right? ”
"Qin'er is so good, it has been killed by you, my princess saved my life, thank you."
After a moment of calmness, Su Zhijing took out the fire fold inside, and when the fire light was bright, the two of them discovered the true face of the wild wolf that had just attacked them.
Although it is a wild thing in the deep mountains, the fur is snow-white and shiny, except for a small handful of black hair in front of the neck, the limbs are strong and powerful, and the long and sharp claws make people feel afraid, in case they are injured by this sharp thing, they are really either dead or disabled.
"What do you think this is, my lord? How can this wild wolf in the deep mountains have the habit of wearing accessories? Gui Longqin pointed to a shiny sign around the wolf's neck.
Su Zhijing still had time to care about the sign at this time, and after quickly taking off the sign, he took Gui Longqin back to the barracks in his arms.
"Put me down, I'll be seen." Before arriving at the barracks, Gui Longqin begged.
It's just that Su Zhijing obviously didn't intend to respond to her request, so Gui Longqin had no choice but to bury his red and hot face in Su Zhijing's arms.
The soldiers on guard in front of the barracks saw the prince, who had always respected etiquette and etiquette, and came back with the princess without taboo, although they couldn't understand it in their hearts, they could only say a word silently.
Walking to the camp tent, Su Zhijing instructed the girl, "Boil some bath water." ”
After taking two steps, he paused and added, "It's enough for two people." ”