Chapter 19: Advancing with the Son (3)
A few rays of sunlight seeped down from above the fog, and the forest was quiet, even the sound of leather boots on dead branches could be heard clearly.
The two of us walked aimlessly, and after walking for so long, the fog still had no tendency to dissipate, and it seemed that we had to wait until the day when it would dissolve on its own. I had completely lost contact with headquarters, and I didn't know where they were or what their situation was. It's better to explore than to sit still.
I turned my head and said casually to the person next to me, "I'm going to find something to eat." He glanced sideways at me and said lightly, "I brought dry food." β
"I'm going to get some game." Jokes, no wine to drink, no meat to eat, how to fight?
He stopped and looked at me with a smirk: "Be careful, go and come back quickly." β
I quietly replied, "Okay." β
Turning around and walking forward, I heard an understatement voice floating from behind: "It's time for a cup of tea, I want to see you." β
I resisted the urge to look back and glare, there are few people in my life who dare to dictate to me like this. While silently thinking about how far I could run for so long, he ignored him and continued walking.
The man who stopped in place stared at the woman's figure walking away, his dark eyes unfathomable.
Unable to make out my way deep into the fog, I felt out of his senses, and I sprang up.
Where to find what kind of game, how can a person who practices martial arts can't stand a vegetarian diet for a few days. Still worried about dragging him down, I caught a few subtle, unusual movements in just a few hours, this time definitely the elite of the Assassins, lurking around for the right time, or waiting for help. Their target is me, and if I leave Ye Shuyun, it will definitely relieve his unilateral pressure. In the case of unknown enemy strength, this is relatively safer.
As for me, I am the one who should have died in that battle a few months ago, and life and death are nothing to me.
After a cup of tea, he can't wait for me, so he can go back well.
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God did not fulfill people's wishes, I have been gone for so long, and I have not expected the shadow of half an assassin, but I have looked forward to the object of the desperate escape. I estimated that the time for a cup of tea was almost exhausted. Isn't that a command, but a ...... Promise?
He looked at me with a smile in his eyebrows, as if looking into my heart: "Cen Jiang, I found you." β
Cen Jiang, I've caught you, but don't run anymore.
I'm a little frustrated, this white fog is vast, even if you follow it, it's easy to get rid of it, how did he catch up? I wanted to ask a question, but I remembered his "heart" divine reply, and the words turned around on his lips and turned into an explanation:
"I just spotted a hare, so I chased it, I didn't expect the time to pass so quickly......"
I rarely lied, but this time in front of him again, my words became vague as I spoke, and in order to hide my weakness, I forced myself to look up into his eyes.
I don't know if he saw through it, and the corners of his mouth kept smiling. I was not good, so I hurriedly changed the subject: "I hear the sound of water near here, why don't you go over and take a look, maybe I can catch a fish." β
He nodded in agreement. We returned to walking side by side, and he suddenly called out idly, "Cen Jiang." β
"Hmm." I'll wait for the following.
"Don't lie to me in the future," his robe swept lightly, brushing off a few dewdrops on the grass and trees, and his warm voice had a bit of a bewitching taste, "Okay?" β
How can I protect you if I don't lie to you? My heart said. But he seems to have a deadly magic in him, and he will be unconsciously seduced when he stands around, and he can't bear to refuse all his requests, wanting to make him happy and make him laugh, wanting to get closer and see a little more clearly, instead of watching from a distance and lonely.
The ghost messenger replied "yes", and when I saw the stars and smiles in his eyes like fireworks, I realized what I had just promised, and I was speechless for a while.
After walking for a while, a trickling stream came into view, and I sighed "sure enough" in my heart, and stepped on the wet dirt to get closer.
The water is not crystal clear, but slightly muddy, but the fish and shrimp at the bottom of the stream can still be seen swimming happily, completely unaware of the catastrophe that is coming.
I leaned down, stared closely at the changes in the ripple marks in the water, and aimed at the right time to shoot, and a small silver-white crucian carp was already fluttering in the palm of my hand.
I straightened up and was about to take another step forward, but I cleverly caught the sound of the wind breaking, accompanied by a soft shout: "Be careful! β
As soon as I turned around, a shadow swooped down like lightning and took me into my arms.
My mind went blank for a moment, but my body's reaction was unambiguous, and I directly drew the light sword carried by the person in front of me, and in an instant, I swung several hidden weapons in front of me and flew away.
Pushing away from him, I drew my knife out of its sheath, inhaled sharply, and my body was like a sharp arrow shooting, the blade went straight to the source of the hidden weapon, and as a stream of blood gushed out from the opponent's carotid artery, the life in the eyes of the sneak attacker quickly faded, and he fell down the tree.
Looking back for Ye Shuyun, I saw that he had returned to his original position, with a wisp of blood around his sword, standing calmly and calmly.
"There is only one helper, and it has been solved." He looked at me softly and asked, "Are you alright?" β
It's okay, something big has happened! I walked straight over and picked up the hidden weapons scattered on the ground to take a look, and the tips were a little purple, obviously quenched with poison. If it weren't for our quick reaction, all these hidden weapons would have sunk into his back!
I staggered to my feet and stared at him in a daze, for if my eyes were torched, I would have burned him through a hole. At this moment, the whole person was confused, unable to utter a single word, only one thought kept flowing, filling my whole mind, firmly entrenched and unable to erase.
Seeing him walking towards me with a worried face, I couldn't help but take a step back and close my eyes. Until the warm voice fell into his ears, and there was a trace of imperceptible worry: "What's wrong with you?" β
I finally made up my mind, opened my eyes, and tried not to make my voice tremble: "I'm fine. Who is the assassin? Is it Cardinal? β
He frowned and shook his head, "Not like that." There is no commonality in the martial arts. β
I rubbed my eyebrows, avoiding his following gaze, and said, "A third party? β
"Hmm. If we had just left us alive, we might have been able to ask something. β
I don't want to talk about it again! At this moment, I was no longer in the mood to eat fish, and I was about to leave, but I heard a "wait" from the person next to me, and I paused for a moment to look at him.
I saw him tiptoe to the ground, his yellow clothes flying, and in a blink of an eye he was in the middle of the stream. He leaned over slightly, stretched out his hand to fish out something from the current, and his posture was as graceful as a crane foraging in the water, transcendent and immortal.
When he turned around, he had gone ashore, his whole body was not wet except for the tips of his shoes, his body was long and jade, and his facial features were as if carved out with a knife, and he was very handsome. A lock of hair fell from the front of his left forehead, and the black hair like black jade on the back of his head was tied up high. The temperament is warm and moist, like a piece of thousand-year-old jade with excellent texture, as if it has come down from a painting.
There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting and learning, such as grinding.
When he saw that I was looking at him without blinking, a striking smile curled between his eyebrows, and he handed me the object in his hand: "I think you will be interested in it." β
I took it, and was shockedβit was a black falcon, covered in arrow wounds, dripping from its fur, stiff, and apparently dead for a long time. With a small bamboo tube tied to its paws, I opened the lid and flipped open a small piece of wet paper, the handwriting faint but still legible.
The Falcon is the letter bird I am used to, it is brave and loyal, and it is desperate to deliver the secret letter with its last breath. And this forest is full of arrows and crossbows, which directly abolishes its function.
After reading the letter, I frowned and tore the paper and tossed it aside. As for the dutiful falcon, I found a nearby pit and buried it with my own hands.
After doing all this, I raised my head and smiled at Ye Shuyun: "Let's go." β
He looked at me with amusement and curled the corners of his lips: "You're not what I imagined. β
It's very different, I said in my heart, but I only replied: "Falcon is like family to us." Any other beggar disciple would be like this. β
He nodded slightly, his eyes showing a faint approving gaze, as if agreeing with this approach.
We walked forward together, and after walking for a while, the terrain around us changed, and the fog gradually faded. At a fork in the road, I stopped, turned around and was about to speak, but he preempted me: "I'll go find some food, you stay here." β
I didn't eat a grain of rice for a long time, and after some twists and turns, I was really hungry. It was rare for him to take the initiative to ask for help, so he responded lightly: "Very good, in front of a snack." β
He still stood there, staring at me with an unpredictable expression, and I paused, adding, "Don't worry, I'll stay here." β
Then he turned around and walked away satisfied, leaving me alone in the woods. The wind rustled through the branches.