Chapter 58
After lunch and a short rest, Ning Yue followed Xiaoyan up the mountain to collect medicine. As Xiaoyan said, above the mountainside, the white mist is filled, half a foot away, it is already unclear, when I think of the poisonous snake beast hidden in front of me, Ning Yue but feel shuddered, and every step is shocked. Fortunately, most of the mist floated in the air, so they were able to explore the medicinal herbs that grew on the ground as they walked. I don't know how long it took to walk, Ning Yue began to feel a little tired, but the heavy bamboo basket on her shoulders made her feel extremely gratified, so she took a deep breath and continued to walk up with a light smile.
"It's here, Sister Yue'er, look, that's Qingfeng Cottage!" After walking for a while, the smile in front of him suddenly shouted happily.
Ning Yue hurriedly quickened her pace and chased after her. After only walking a few steps, Ning Yue suddenly felt that the clouds and mist shrouded around her suddenly dissipated, and suddenly brightened. A huge behemoth made of boulders stood in front of them, and the huge stone walls were closely connected to the peaks on both sides, making it difficult to enter without passing through the gate in the middle. On the towering walls, dozens of pennants embroidered with the words "Qingfeng Cottage" fluttered majestically under the strong wind. With such a majestic momentum and such an impregnable city wall, it is really prohibitive, and it is no wonder that the imperial court has always been reluctant to compete with it. The big boss once said that his silk village is all over the north and south of the river, and his use is extremely good and rare, which should be true. But since he is a rich man, why is he willing to live in seclusion here and become a green forest? Moreover, how could a mere man who occupies a mountain be so capable of building such a building comparable to an imperial city. The conversation and temperament of the big boss is by no means owned by reckless people, but it is very similar to the sons of official families with strict family education I have seen. What Brother Han said is very true, there are indeed a lot of secrets hidden behind the big boss, but what does this have to do with me, I am afraid that I will never meet him again in this life.
"This wall does look imposing, no wonder that war dragon is so invincible." Said with a sour smile.
"It's just...... It's really strange that there is not a single person guarding such a huge city wall......" Ning Yue looked at the majestic but empty city wall, and wondered.
"I know it's ingenious. There is a dark room above the city wall, which is guarded by the people in the cottage on a rotating basis. Sister Yue'er, look at this radius of several miles, there is no shelter, if there is anything unusual, just sit in the dark room, you can see it at a glance. A smile replied proudly.
"It's a clever arrangement...... But why does Sister Xiaoyan know so much about this? Ning Yue became more and more puzzled.
"This ...... I shouldn't have told someone about it...... But Sister Yue'er, since you are my sister, then I will tell you the truth, because I have lived in it for some days, and I know about it by hearsay. Xiaoyan scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"In this way, Xiaoyan, you have a lot of friendship with the people in Qingfeng Cottage, so they will let you live in it......" After Ning Yue finished speaking, he remembered that Douhu was the second master of Qingfeng Cottage, and it was not difficult to integrate his sweetheart into the village, so Fang felt that what he said was too careless.
"Sister Yue'er, you misunderstood, although the vast majority of the people in Qingfeng Village work hard for Qingfeng Cottage, but my brother-in-law does not obey them. The people of the Han family are all good people, and they have nothing to do with the people in the cottage! I lived there before, and I really had nothing to do, so I didn't mention it......" smiled and pouted in defense. "As soon as they talked about it, they were disinterested, Sister Yue'er, you put down the bamboo basket, and I will take you to the cliff over there to pick some rare herbs."
Ning Yue nodded, and after putting down the bamboo basket, she held hands with Xiaoyan and trotted to the edge of the cliff not far away. Looking down at the cliff, the fog is thick and bottomless, making people dizzy. The crimson Ganoderma lucidum rooted in the cliff wall is particularly conspicuous in the whiteness.
"Sister Yue'er, look, it's them!" He clapped his hands with a smile and shouted in ecstasy.
"But...... How do we pick it? Ning Yue lay on the edge of the cliff and stretched her hand down with all her might, but she still couldn't reach the Lingzhi that grew on the top.
Xiaoyan untied the bundle of ropes hanging around her waist, tied one end to the trunk of a big tree on the edge of the cliff, and tied the other end to her waist, and then pulled both ends hard, feeling very firm, and said to Ning Yue: "Sister Yue'er, since you are here today, then I can rest assured to go down to collect medicine." ”
"Smiling Sister...... You...... This is absolutely unacceptable! Ning Yue saw that she was about to climb down the cliff with the rope, so she hurriedly pulled her and persuaded her.
"Sister Yue'er doesn't need to worry, this move is very safe, you can rest assured that you can watch me collect medicine here, and then pull me up when I want to climb up the rope." Xiaoyan smiled confidently and comforted.
"Sister Xiaoyan, if you have any mistakes, then how can I live alone...... Why don't we go and ask the second master to help, if you want to come to the cornices and walk the wall, it shouldn't be a difficult thing for the second master......" Ning Yue clutched her smile and looked at her worriedly and said.
"I just don't want to accept his favors, that's why I've been throwing them away...... Now seeing them grow so densely, I can't hold back the joy in my heart. Today, even if Sister Yue'er doesn't want to help me, I have to rely on my own strength, and I have to go down. He replied with a smile.
"Since Sister Xiaoyan has made up her mind, then I won't stop it, but if this rope is really as Sister Xiaoyan said, it is very strong, and it is bound, naturally there will be no danger, so it is okay for me to go down to collect medicine instead of Sister Xiaoyan." After speaking, Ning Yue untied the rope tied to Xiaoyan's body, tied it tightly to herself, and then firmly grasped the rope and carefully climbed down the cliff.
"Sister Yue'er...... You...... You have to be careful...... If you're scared, smile and I'll pull you up at once! The smile was speechless, so he had to hold on to the rope while holding on to it, while watching Ning Yue go down to collect medicine for him guiltily, and shouting from time to time to make sure that Ning Yue was safe and sound below.
"What is the intention of arguing in front of my Qingfeng Cottage?" The deep and beautiful voice of the war dragon came from the distant sky, and then, he floated down on the big tree behind Xiaoyan and looked at it coldly. Seeing that Xiaoyan was looking at the cliff with all his attention, ignoring him, Zhan Long held back his anger, jumped lightly to Xiaoyan's side, and followed her gaze to look down. I saw that Ning Yue was pulling the rope hanging from the edge of the cliff with one hand, because she was too hard, a few red marks were stretched out on the palm of her hand, and the other hand was struggling to reach for a lingzhi plant within reach, but she couldn't catch it anyway. Her eyes widened, her teeth clenched, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and she looked very struggling. "Are you dying?" War Dragon's heart trembled, and he immediately jumped down, picked up Ning Yue from under the cliff, and placed him on the ground steadily.
"I picked it!" As the war dragon flew up, Ning Yue was finally able to pull up the Lingzhi in her hand smoothly, at this time, she was so happy that she dangled the Lingzhi in front of the smiling face, and she didn't even notice the reproachful gaze of the war dragon.
"Sister Yue'er, that's great...... Now that we have gained, let's go home today......" Seeing such a thrilling scene just now, he smiled but felt palpitations, and he didn't care about complimenting Ning Yue, and said timidly.
"It's okay like this......" Ning Yue came back to her senses, only to realize that her palms were hot, and when she opened it, several bright red blood stains came into view, which made people feel pain when they looked at it.
Before Xiaoyan took out the medicine from her arms to treat Ning Yue, Zhan Long gently grabbed Ning Yue's injured hand, then took out a bottle of medicinal powder from her sleeve, sprinkled it on the wound, and then used a white handkerchief to help her bandage it skillfully.
"Thank you for your help." Ning Yue saw that the war dragon bandaged her very neatly, and it did not hinder her from working in the slightest, so she hurriedly saluted him and said gratefully.
"Since you are so stingy with your life, it is only a villain to save you." Zhan Long said indifferently, but his gaze at her was cold.
"I don't see life and death as child's play, but ...... There are two of us, one of us needs to go down and one person to guard it, so naturally I can't let her go into danger......" Ning Yue looked at the war dragon ashamedly and said hesitantly.
"You two weak women shouldn't have come to this desperate situation, since you have arrived in front of the village, why don't you go to Douhu for help, as long as this girl orders, even if he is allowed to go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, he will do it." The war dragon still looked at her with a cold gaze and continued to reprimand.
"I didn't let Sister Yue'er look for him." Seeing that Ning Yue was reproached by the war dragon, she bowed her head and was silent, she was very pitiful, and hurriedly jumped out to block the drive: "Don't bully Sister Yue'er anymore, I promise you not to make an example." But if you're still so aggressive, don't blame me for alarming my brother-in-law! ”
"That's exactly what I want, without further ado, let's leave to find Han Fei immediately." The war dragon looked at the smile sarcastically, revealing a shallow smile.
Xiaoyan knew that something was wrong, so he had to stand motionless and not reply. If my brother-in-law finds out about this, I'm afraid I won't want to go out and play again......
Ning Yue saw that he was smiling and pouting, looking aggrieved, he couldn't bear it, and hurriedly begged the war dragon to give up.
Zhan Long glanced at Ning Yue deeply, then bent down to her and whispered: "Your life, even if you don't care about it, there are others who care, if you want to repay my kindness to you, then you can cherish yourself." After saying that, he jumped lightly and brushed his sleeves away, leaving only a faint smell of medicine.
Ning Yue looked at his remaining figure and sighed lightly, and the smile in his eyes that saw all this was just smiling and silent at this time.