Chapter 348: A trajectory that is difficult to change
The poor physical condition caused a lot of inconvenience, especially at this critical juncture, and I couldn't dissuade Tian Tian. This time I fainted for a long time, and by the time I regained consciousness, it was already dark.
In the dead of night, the atmosphere in the ancient city is tense, and whether they are long-term residents of the city or not, they will find a place to hide strictly at night. There were constantly soldiers patrolling various areas of the city, and I didn't see Tiantian, and my heart immediately panicked.
I struggled to prop myself up, and with all the strength of my body, I barely managed to crawl forward two steps. For me now, every step is extremely difficult. It took me a long time to climb out of this piece of adobe.
Every day still did not come back, my hunch in my heart is very bad, her temperament, I have fully understood in so many days of companionship, if she successfully got the water of the holy well, then she will rush back immediately, if she has not come back, it means that there is more luck and less luck.
I want to go to her, and in the information I have collected before, I probably know the location of the Holy Well in Dapeng Silver City. It took me another long time to adjust my direction and slowly crawl forward.
I am anxious, the complete Dapeng Silver City is very large, and it will take a long time to ride a horse around the city, and at this speed to climb to the holy well, it is estimated that the sky is dawning. But I had no choice but to do it.
I climbed out a few tens of meters away at most, and a patrol of soldiers happened to pass by. I couldn't dodge at all, and I didn't have the ability to resist, so after being discovered by the other party, several people immediately surrounded me. These soldiers were all natives of Zhangxiong, who knew nothing about the language of the mainland, and the two sides could not communicate, and I could not tell where I came from and what I intended to do.
I don't know where they are taking me, but as soon as they take me away, I lose my freedom.
I was very impatient, that impatience is indescribable, gradually, I felt that all my internal organs were about to jump out of my throat, my head was buzzing, my throat was itching, it was like being drunk, I couldn't help but open my mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood. When the blood spat out, my eyes suddenly turned black, and before the elephants and males could take me to my destination, I lost consciousness again.
This time, it was as if I had a very long dream, and I dreamed that I had been looking for heaven in the ancient city. I asked many people and found the holy well, but it was empty, and I couldn't see the figure of the sky. All the people in the city told me that they had never seen this person before.
I was not reconciled, I continued to search, from one end of the ancient city to the other, let me stand under the tall walls of the ancient city, occasionally looked up at the sky, I found that above the city wall floating a white cloud, every day on this cloud, beckoning to me.
I tried to let her down, but she shook her head gently, and I thought she was laughing, and I thought she was crying.
The dreams were a mess, and I never really woke up. In my drowsy dreams, I felt as if I had survived a year, a decade, a century.
Eventually, I woke up, and when I woke up, I could feel that I must have been in a coma for a long, long time.
I was in a closed room, and there was a very small hole in the door of the room, and this hole was probably the only way for the entire room to communicate with the outside world. There were no windows, only an oil lamp, and I felt as if I was in a little better shape than before, and I struggled to climb up to the small hole and shouted.
The shouting quickly attracted people, but there was still a language barrier, I didn't know who the other party was, and the other party didn't know what I was asking for by yelling like this. Through the small hole, the two of them stared at each other for a long time, this person stood up and hurried away, not long after, someone came with food, this is an old man, his face is very peaceful, it is commendable that he knows the language of the mainland, and can talk to me.
The food brought by the other party must have been for me, and the utensils used to hold the food were more delicate, and the food was also abundant, so it can be seen from this that the Zhangxiong people did not treat me as an ordinary prisoner. While talking to the old man, I secretly groped around, and all the belongings I had with me were gone, probably because they were searched by the other party when I was unconscious.
At this moment, my own safety has been put behind me, and I just want to know the whereabouts of Tian Tian. I asked the old man how long I had been asleep here. The old man thought about it for a while, and said to me, "It's been ten days."
"Has there ever been a woman, a young woman, who has been caught trying to steal water from the holy well?" When I heard that I had been asleep for ten days, my head suddenly became dizzy, and I desperately threw myself in front of Xiao Kong, and asked anxiously, "Is there any?" ”
"There's one." The old man with a peaceful face did not hide it, did not lie, but told me truthfully that there was a young woman who had tried to steal the water from the holy well at night the other day. But the holy well has been strictly controlled, and the guards are patrolling day and night, and anyone who approaches the holy well will be arrested and severely punished without the order of Dajue.
"Where is she? Where is she now!? ”
"She's dead." The old man said, "Disobeying Da Jue's orders, she was put to death. ”
In fact, I already knew about this result, but when I learned about it from Apzonshen's mouth, I was just an observer, as if I was listening to a story that happened a long time ago. But now, I have become the person concerned, and when I heard the old man's words with my own ears, my heart tightened, and my body suddenly seemed to be carrying a heavy mountain, which weighed me down and made me breathless.
It is undeniable that I have met many people in my life and experienced a lot of things, even now, I still have Zhang Momo in my heart, as well as Lao Wang and Ning Kitten, every day is not the whole of my life, but when I heard the news of her death, I had a feeling of despair. I felt the world, I felt the sky on the plateau, and it was darkened in an instant.
I sat down against the door of the secret room, and the old man was trying to persuade me, he probably already knew that I knew Tian Tian and went to the holy well every day to get water, just to save my life. But I couldn't listen to a word anymore, my ears were buzzing, and as long as my mind turned slightly, all that appeared in front of me was the figure of the sky.
What is she for? What exactly is she for? She traveled thousands of miles, fought for half her life along the way, and brought me to the distant Dapeng Silver City, what is she for? Is it just for the sake of death?
"Eat something first." The old man could see that I was depressed, and through the small hole, he handed over the vessel with the food: "You are very weak. ”
I turned a deaf ear, and the figure of the day, like an invisible knife, kept cutting my heart. That kind of pain is a hundred times more unbearable than physical pain.
I don't know if I'm resentful, hateful, or whatever. I don't want to say a word, I don't want to see anyone. I sat against the door for a long time, and the old man persuaded me for a long time, and at last seeing that I still had no response, he sighed, put the food outside the door, and left alone.
"Wait!" As the old man walked a few steps, I turned around and called out to him through the hole and asked, "When did she die!?" ”
"Yesterday."
Hearing the answer, I sat down again, I didn't know if I had lost something, but my heart seemed to be empty all of a sudden.
I sat like this for a long time, without eating or drinking, and then the old man came again, bringing fresh food, and a retinue took away the leftovers from the door, leaving the old man alone. He advised me to eat, and I shook my head because I couldn't eat.
"Life and death are common things, since a person is born, then he will die, either a day sooner or a day later, and no one can escape." The old man said outside, "Your friend is dead, she can't do anything, you should know that if you also die, then you can't do anything." ”
"Put me alone." I turned my head to look at the old man outside through the small hole: "I want to go." ”
"Your fate, your freedom, is no longer something I can decide, I don't have that power." The old man said, "I can only do my best to provide you with your daily needs so that you can live." ”
"Who are you? What identity? ”
"I'm Jedan Dunbadun, and if you use your Tang dialect, I'm the official of the Dome Silver Castle."
I squinted my eyes, the old man didn't seem to be lying, his face was peaceful, but there was a silent bearing and majesty between his eyebrows, but I was so distracted that I didn't notice it. Zhedan Dunbadun is an official title of Zhangxiong, and like the Chang'an County Order of the Tang Dynasty at that time, he was the highest administrative and military governor of the capital.
I immediately realized the grim situation now, I was imprisoned here, and the supreme governor of Dapeng Silver City personally came to deliver food, which means that this matter has attracted the attention of the higher levels. I don't have to think about it to know that this place must be heavily guarded, and there is no way I can escape.
Jedan Dumbatun was not subject to the control of any local officials, and he directly obeyed the orders of King Zhangxiong, as well as Dajue. When I understood this, I knew that it was useless to say anything to the old man, and that he really had no power to dispose of me or release me.
"Bring me the food."
The old man handed over the food from the small hole, and I ate it slowly, very carefully. I already understand in my heart that I am now giving up on myself and taking out a posture of big death, in fact, nothing can be changed, if I do that, every day is equivalent to dying in vain.
I finished all the food, drank a little water, handed the utensils out of the small hole, and said solemnly to the old man, "Call whoever you obey, and I have something to say to him." ”