Chapter 14: Sunrise and Sunset
Feng Zen, also known as sacrificing to the sky, is the Son of Heaven climbing Mount Tai to build a platform to worship the sky, Li Shimin will hold a large-scale ceremony of sacrificing heaven and earth in Mount Tai when the peaceful and prosperous times or the auspicious time of the heavens, the momentum is very vast and magnificent, every time it is surrounded by the Praetorian Guards of all walks of life, this makes people feel more mysterious, I want to see it.
At that time, Lin Yilan had already known Wen Hai, but he was still not very familiar, once Lin Yilan accompanied his father to defend the Feng Zen ceremony, that was before the Tubo War, Lin Yilan was full of spirit, and he was particularly energetic when he toured, and he kept an eye on all corners, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment, so he found Wen Hai sneaky in the corner.
Lin Yilan immediately controlled her as an assassin, Wen Hai saw that it was someone he was familiar with, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately took off the hat he used to disguise herself as a man and cover her long hair, Lin Yilan immediately recognized Wen Hai, and saw that she was a little flustered and overwhelmed, Lin Yilan smiled.
Wen Hai immediately put on a pitiful look, shook Lin Yilan's arm, and said coquettishly: "Brother Lan, you are the best, I really want to go to Mount Tai, I want to go to Mount Tai to see the sunrise, Brother Lan, you are the best, you can take me there." ”
Lin Yilan couldn't help but be speechless: "There are so many roads to the top of Mount Tai, you can go up the mountain to see the sunrise if you choose any one, why are you sneaking around here, fortunately, the person you met today is me, otherwise your little life will be over, do you know, you must not be so desperate in the future." ”
Wen Hai pursed his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know where I am, but I just want to take the path that the emperor walked, I just want to know, what is different about this road, what is so interesting about it, it is worth so many of you to stay in this place." ”
Lin Yilan couldn't help but hold his forehead, why are all the ladies so wild and uninhibited now, there are so many things they want to play, so big, they really agree with him, Lin Yilan actually wants to go and see, the sunrise of Mount Tai, he really hasn't seen it, so he and Wen Hai hit it off, and the two decided to quietly follow the emperor's team up the mountain.
Lin Yilan was originally in charge of the security work here with his father, so he was naturally familiar with all the personnel layout here, Wen Hai was not surprised at all by Lin Yilan's decision to leave the guard without permission to accompany her up the mountain, because Lin Yilan's reputation for being playful had long been spread far and wide, although the guards here were very strict, Lin Yilan still easily took Wen Hai to bypass all the guards.
Wen Hai was very satisfied with his companion this time, and walked all the way, patting Lin Yilan's shoulder happily all the way and said, "Brother Lan, you are amazing, I will count on you for a good life in Wen Hai in the future." ”
Lin Yilan looked at Wen Hai, who was dancing excitedly beside him, he really didn't expect that this little girl who was used to being pampered in the Prime Minister's Mansion was so different from those ladies in the capital, she was such an adventurous person who didn't like ordinary life.
But they all seem to have underestimated the height of Mount Tai, the cliffs of Mount Tai are very steep, coupled with the high altitude, the dirt road is muddy, and they have to be on the lookout for whether the emperor's Praetorian Guards appear, and the two of them soon became tired and lost the heart to joke and chat, let alone have the strength to chase and play.
When the two of them were halfway through, it was already completely dark, and both of them were exhausted, and they hit it off when they were down the mountain, and they were very anxious, but they did not expect that the temperature on the mountain was gradually decreasing, and neither of them had thick clothes to keep out the cold, nor did they have water or food.
Both of them sat paralyzed on the ground and couldn't walk, Lin Yilan dispelled the idea of going up the mountain, and persuaded Wen Hai to wait for the next time, both of them were ready to come again, but Wen Hai insisted on refusing, saying that this Zen ceremony was unattainable, and the opportunity to go up the mountain with the emperor was not to say that it could be met next time, Wen Hai resolutely refused to give up going down the mountain.
Lin Yilan had no choice but to rest here with her, the night was getting deeper, the drums of the Feng Zen team had gradually drifted away, and the side suddenly quieted down, Lin Yilan actually heard the sound of gurgling water, Lin Yilan was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled Wen Hai to run in the direction of the sound.
The two of them saw the gurgling stream by the faint moonlight, Wen Hai screamed excitedly, and jumped happily, as if the previous fatigue was of course gone, Lin Yilan was very pleasantly surprised to find that some trees by the stream had fruits, the two washed their faces with water, regained their spirits, drank some water, ate some wild fruits, quenched their thirst, and wrapped their stomachs, and the two embarked on the road of conquering Mount Tai again.
At first, the two of them were still walking briskly, talking and laughing, but it didn't take long for the footsteps of the two to become heavy again, and Wen Hai was even more tired and couldn't say a word, both of them were walking with their heads buried in their heads, without saying a word, and they didn't have the heart to enjoy the scenery on the road at all.
The two of them followed the faint moonlight, walked on the steep path, and at the end of the road, Wen Hai enshrined it as the road to heaven in his heart, it was really the road to heaven, almost vertically up and down, Wen Hai walked and walked, and he had no strength, almost every two steps he had to sit on the side of the road to rest for a while, and he had no mood to chase the Zen brigade at all.
Lin Yilan saw Wen Hai like this, and didn't want the two of them to give up near the top of the mountain, so she stretched out her hand and pulled Wen Hai all the way, and finally reached the top of the mountain after a lot of hardships.
Finally came to the top of the mountain, the cold invasion caught the two off guard, it should have been the lower the temperature the further up the mountain, but the two people who were immersed in the fatigue of mountaineering did not notice this problem at all, but sweated because of fatigue, and the heat was terrible.
But when the two of them reached the top of the mountain, a cold wind blew, quickly drying the sweat on the backs of the two, revealing a trace of coolness, Wen Hai couldn't help but tremble, Lin Yilan looked around, there was no place to block the wind at all, but looking up at the sky, it seemed that there was still a long time to wait for the sunrise.
Just when the two of them were helpless and at a loss, it was raining lightly at this time, although the rain was not heavy, but it kept dripping, and a chill hit, the two could only find a tree to temporarily shelter from the rain, Wen Hai has always known how to tremble, his teeth kept chattering, and his lips already knew how to turn purple.
Lin Yilan's situation there is not much better, if it continues like this, the two of them will freeze to death on the top of this Taishan before they see the sunrise, Lin Yilan remembered that in the books he had read, in the extreme cold, no matter how thick the clothes were worn, no matter how fierce the bonfire was, it would not be able to keep warm, only human body temperature was the best way to keep warm.
Lin Yilan untied her clothes, opened her arms, and motioned for Wen Hai to hide in, Wen Hai blushed, very embarrassed, a little shy, turned around and turned her back to Lin Yilan, stubbornly shivering in the cold wind, Lin Yilan didn't care about Wen Hai's stubbornness, grabbed Wen Hai's arm, and hugged her into his arms.
Wen Hai's brain was blank for a moment, and then he felt a little bit of warmth coming from Lin Yilan's chest, warming Wen Hai's already cold body, Wen Hai felt the strength of Lin Yilan holding himself, and felt Lin Yilan leaning on his body, the two warmed each other, and they were no longer cold.
After waiting for a while, the rain finally stopped falling, Lin Yilan finally picked out a few dried firewood from a pile of wet branches, lit a small bonfire, and let Wen Hai sit aside to keep warm, Wen Hai was still a little shy and embarrassed about what happened just now, and he didn't dare to look at Lin Yilan squarely.
Lin Yilan sat beside Wen Hai to warm up with her, Wen Hai threw a small wooden stick into the bonfire, his expression was very lost, and he muttered: "Oh, what should I do with this one, it's raining, how can I see the sunrise, the sun will definitely not come out, I finally came up this time, it's a shame not to see the sunrise." ”
Lin Yilan smiled helplessly, although he had the same judgment as Wen Hai in his heart, he still didn't want Wen Hai to be even more disappointed, so he could only comfort her and say: "It's okay, that's not necessarily, maybe we are the luckiest people, anyway, it's still early before sunrise, let's wait and see." ”
Wen Hai had no choice but to wait with Lin Yilan obediently, but the road up the mountain was too tiring, and it didn't take long for Wen Hai to feel that his upper and lower eyelids couldn't be lifted heavily, and he unconsciously leaned on Lin Yilan's body and fell asleep.
When Wen Hai woke up again, he was pushed awake by Lin Yilan, and he still recalled Lin Yilan's noisy cry in his ears: "Xiaohai, Xiaohai, wake up quickly, the sun is out, get up and watch the sunrise." Wen Hai heard the voice and instantly came to his senses, sunrise?! Wen Hai jumped up from Lin Yilan's arms excitedly.
Wen Hai looked at the distant horizon, the dark clouds had long been blown away by the wind, a trace of red light was revealed from the clouds, slowly, a round of red sun gradually emerged from the clouds, the sky changed from a brilliant red to a brilliant gold, Wen Hai did not expect that under such harsh conditions before, he could still see the sunrise, fulfilled all his wishes, and hugged Lin Yilan tightly as soon as he was excited, and shared his joy with him.
The two watched the sunrise and go down the mountain with satisfaction, but this kind of willful behavior has to pay a price, as soon as they got off the mountain, Lin Yilan was caught and scolded by his father, and after Wen Hai went home, the situation was even more pitiful, and he was grounded by his father for three months before he stepped out of the house again and saw Lin Yilan again.
But this trip to see the sunrise of Mount Tai greatly narrowed the relationship between Lin Yilan and Wen Hai, and the two became good friends who talked about everything from then on, Wen Hai and Lin Yilan often traveled together, and later Lin Yilan experienced the Tubo War, and Wen Hai was always by his side, so that he barely came out of the shadows.
Lin Yilan stood at the foot of Mount Tai, thinking of this memory, the corners of his mouth still rose.