Chapter Forty-Eight: Life and Death
Two years ago, there were even rumors that the little prince was the illegitimate son of Linjun and that woman. Lianxin is also suspicious, two years ago the little prince and the woman appeared successively, and after Linjun brought the little prince back, the little prince always called Linjun's father at first, although Linjun has always denied and corrected the mistakes of the little prince, but he still affectionately called the little prince "Meng Meng", not at all like treating a proton under a plot.
It is rumored that the woman has a beautiful face, but her body is extremely weak, which is why she can't take the child with her. As for the statement that Qi gathered troops to ask Beiyan for a proton, many people under Linjun thought that it was just a trick used by Linjun, but for some reason he failed to give the woman a name, and had to hide the identity of the illegitimate child. Xu wanted to protect the woman's reputation and not want people to judge his family affairs again.
And this inference has also been recognized by most listeners who know the inside story. All countries, including Qi State, do not know that the military power of Beiyan and Northern Wei is already under the command of Linjun, and Linjun's identity only represents the northern Jianghu power in the eyes of various countries, so in the eyes of Qi State, Beiyan is just a small country that is not good at military force at this time, not to mention why such a small proton was sent to Beiyan, even if Proton is just a reason for fighting, there is no need to assemble an army for two months, just talk about it without shouting! It's still easy to use Linjun's ability to release wind and make such an illusion.
Although Lianxin was also reluctant to admit such a statement, she was obviously jealous of the existence of that woman, and at the same time took care of the little prince as Linjun's son.
These days, Lianxin told Cao Ran about these things intentionally or unintentionally, and at first Cao Ran thought that it was because only the two of them were talking casually to relieve her boredom, and she also listened to this gossip with relish.
But later, she became more and more aware of Lianxin's jealousy and overt or implicit warnings to herself, such as she said: "Linjun has always allowed me to take care of all things close to me alone, and if others move Linjun, I will be unhappy, so Linjun has always taken me with me." Another example is she said: "Even if Linjun once liked that woman, it was just a thing of the past, and there were no other women around Linjun except me in the past two years." He sealed the stone door and didn't let me in, just because he didn't want me to be sad, so that I could better face him and the little prince. She even said: "Linjun handed over the little prince directly to me at that time, I should have understood his intentions at that time, he was just inconvenient to say because of his identity, how could I blame him for being weird for so long!" Even if I don't have a name, I am content with his acquiescence all the time. After that, her cheeks were crimson, and her face was full of happiness and said to Cao Ran: "Linjun knows that I am okay with everything else, but I am not good at cooking, your cooking skills are novel and unique, and I am bored to accompany me here." ”
Cao Ran was speechless, only nodding silently on the side to express her approval, and from time to time she also echoed a few times of loyalty to Lianxin. said that she was just brought back by the way, and she was bitten by the little prince before she was "lucky" to enter the stone room once, lay down on the ice bed, observed the delicate dresser, and glanced at Linjun's naked upper body. Although her face was a little red when she came out, she was just a nymphomaniac, and she promised that she didn't have any wrong thoughts, let alone the ability and courage to take away people. Not to mention that Linjun also has a mysterious woman, as far as the lotus heart beside him has the ability to go down and down the cliff dozens of zhang high every day, she doesn't dare to provoke.
Besides, that Linjun also regarded him as a treasure in Lianxin, he wore a mask all day long, shining silver and cold, and he couldn't tell what kind of face was under the mask. Although the outline looks good, there are still multiple scars on the face, and there are few pieces of flesh, otherwise someone who is good and decent will take a mask to cover it all day long.
Cao Ran just coaxed her to be happy according to Lianxin's thoughts, so that she could also ask her to bring more of her favorite food.
In three days, Linjun and the little prince will be out of the customs, Lianxin went out today for a long time and didn't come back, and the only meals in the morning were sent to Linjun by Lianxin, Cao Ran survived the afternoon with an empty stomach, and still didn't see Lianxin's figure.
She couldn't stand it anymore, and she had walked around a few times but couldn't find anything to eat, so she had no choice but to carry a bucket to the lake to get some spring water to satisfy her hunger. After drinking a full water, she lazily threw the wooden scoop aside, and sank the entire wooden barrel to the bottom of the water with the intention of doing it in one go, but she didn't think that she was just full of water after all, and her strength became a lot of water! I didn't use enough force to mention it, and I plunged into it.
The originally calm lake surface was stirred up by her to cause a huge ripple, she was afraid of hitting the lake, and tried to poke her mouth out of the lake, not allowing her to shout "help" The whole body has fallen into the water.
The seemingly calm surface of the lake is actually flowing underneath, and the instinct for survival makes her always hold on to the last straw in her hand...... That damn barrel. After sinking, the barrel turned over, and took Cao Ran to float on the surface of the water after a few dizzy turns underwater. Cao Ran had already filled herself with water, and with this churn under the water, she was already unconscious when she floated up.
Under the moon, Cao Ran was awakened by the rough hoarse "wow-wow-" of crows on the branches, her upper body floating on a wooden barrel, floating in a narrow tributary, and the surroundings were unfamiliar, not like the woods she had visited in the morning. By the moonlight, she barely climbed ashore, her body sore and weak from the long soaking.
Choosing a dry tree, she took off her coat and wrung it out and hung it on the branches, and shrunk into a ball against the trunk in the night breeze.
The next day the sun warmed her body, and she got up to put on her wind-dried clothes, and she felt a wave of dizziness, and kept telling herself that she could not fall, that she must find her place by the lake, or she would die in this ghost place that no one knew about. She couldn't count on anyone to save her, she was just a dispensable maid wherever she was.
Even if her life is not valued, she still does not feel that she has the right to give up her life, and the reason why she was brought to this world by God may be to make her realize the preciousness of life.
took a step but stumbled and almost fell, and there was a burst of pain in his left ankle, which should be caused by the lame eunuch chasing him in the Qi Wangfu a month ago and the wound had not healed, and this time it caused a recurrence and he didn't dare to struggle.
Cao Ran picked up a wooden stick, limped to the water's edge, washed and rested for a while, and walked against the direction of the current, she knew that as long as she kept going upstream, she would definitely walk back.
Her body was very weak, and she had to continue to rely on drinking water to satisfy her hunger along the way. By noon, the sun above her reflected the river and made her even more drowsy.
In front of her, there were two rivers, one on the left and one on the right, in different directions. She didn't spend much time on choosing the road, after all, no matter how she chosen, she couldn't think of any basis, so it was better to save some energy, just choose one that was easier to walk, and save more physical strength to live for a while.
After a few more hours of walking along a relatively flat river, her strength was exhausted. She didn't even bother to waste that strength when she drank water, she lay on the slanted grass, watching the sun slide little by little, and finally the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on her face, and in a trance she seemed to see Yu Wenqiao holding a girl's hand and smiling at her. Then Lan Xin, who was dressed in happy clothes, appeared and said to her with a calm face: "You go quickly!" In turn, Luo Ying stood in front of her, and she said, "In my life, I don't regret it." You're a good boy, and you're going to live well. Luo Ying's smile was beautiful, and she still had white hair glare from the sun. The next second she came into view was her mother, who was standing against the light, she couldn't really see her mother's face, but she heard her affectionately call "Ran'er, my child." "Mom must have felt sorry for her, and the voice made her heart throb together.
Suddenly, a thought spread in her mind, if she died like this now, she could go back to where she came, and everything would be just a dream at this time.
Cao Ran was ready to accept her fate, she was too tired to continue struggling.
At the moment when the eyes were closed, the light of the setting sun slanted downward, sprinkled on a fruit tree at the foot of the mountain, and the bright fruit tree in Phnom Penh was covered with red fruits. She must have been dazzled, she laughed at herself in her heart, and even heard her mother's call in her ears just now.
She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, and the tree was still there, the golden glow had receded, and the red fruit was still covering the branches. Her longing taste buds sparked her motivation, and she gritted her teeth and walked in the direction of the fruit tree.
The huge branches are full of red fruits, which have a sour taste, and occasionally have an astringent taste. Although she has always been picky about the taste of food, she is no longer particular about it at this time, and the sourness in her mouth finally suppressed her appetite after more than a dozen stomachs in one breath.
The stomach that has long been shriveled ushered in sour fruits, and they are still tumbling and tossing. Finally regaining some strength, she went to the river to wash her red and swollen ankles, and then turned back to lie under the fruit tree on the soft grass, tonight there was no wind, she looked at the stars in the sky, and thought of the figures that had left her, perhaps just now they gave her instructions, encouraging her not to give up, to live strongly.
The crows in the forest kept barking, she didn't dare to move, for fear of provoking the beasts in the forest, so she fell asleep quietly and unconsciously.
In the early morning, large raindrops snapped on her face, bringing a chill.
She got up and moved under the fruit tree, whose branches were luxuriant and hid from the rain. The rain became heavier and heavier, converging into larger raindrops above the canopy and sliding on Cao Ran's body, occasionally knocking a few fruits on her, just to satisfy her hunger.
After going on like this for a long time, Cao Ran's abdominal pain became even worse, and the brains of the gangster Chenchen didn't know what they were thinking. The crow's cry finally stopped, and the ears were rarely quiet and I wanted to sleep.
She was so tired, so tired that she didn't want to open her eyes, she didn't want to use her brain, if God really wanted to take her away, it was better to let her sleep first. Just listening rhythmically to the ticking sound on my body, everything else was still.
No longer painful, no longer cold, the body is getting heavier and heavier, as if slowly sinking into the abyss.
A pair of warm and thick palms held up her sinking body, she wanted to open her eyes but couldn't see it clearly, as if a voice was saying in her ear, "Don't be afraid." ”