Chapter 21 Sincerity of Cooperation
The grass curtain flipped, Xu Lin hurriedly looked back when he heard the voice, and when he saw Xiang Qingwu coming out, a light flashed in his eyes, and he stepped forward and said, "Amitabha, the donor has been in for a while." ”
Xiang Qingwu looked at him with a smile, "What's the matter, worried?" ”
Xu Lin is thin-skinned, and his face is as red as a crimson when he teases him a little," the donor said with a smile. "Sister Qingwu." Liu Sha walked over and shouted hesitantly.
The smile on Xiang Qingwu's face dissipated, "Huh? ”
Liu Sha bit her lip, and seemed to have mustered up enough courage to speak, "Sister Qingwu, are you... Are you leaving? ”
Xiang Qingwu looked at the top of Liu Sha's messy head, "Did you hear that?" ”
Liu Sha hurriedly waved her hand to deny, "No, no, I'm just guessing!" The panic in his expression was trying to cover up.
Xiang Qingwu smiled, "The captain asked me for something, what's the matter, do you want to be with us?" ”
Liu Sha listened to the word "we", and glanced at the little bald head on the side, about seventeen or eighteen years old, she looked white and clean, but at first glance, she was powerless, and she was not much different from her.
"That's... Can I walk with Sister Qingwu? Liu Sha asked worriedly.
Xiang Qingwu stared at her for a long time and didn't make a sound.
Liu Sha's hair stood up when she saw it, and she always felt that something was wrong.
"No, you can't!" Xiang Qingwu suddenly refused.
Liu Sha looked up in surprise and asked, "Why, since Sister Qingwu is willing to take this child, why doesn't she want to take me?" ”
Xu Lin's heart, which had always been as calm as a lake, made a little ripple because of these words, he didn't dare to look at Xiang Qingwu, but he was surprisingly expecting that she would say something to praise him.
Xiang Qingwu felt that this was a bit funny, especially when he caught a glimpse of Xu Lin's pretending to be calm, and immediately blurted out, "He's not a child, he's a man!" ”
Xu Lin didn't understand the deeper meaning of it, but when he heard someone say that he was a man, there was inevitably a sense of pride in the hearts of children who were recognized, just like all children look forward to growing up.
Liu Sha was slightly stunned for a moment, and then her face turned from red to iron, I have to say that Xu Lin is indeed one of the most handsome guys on this river beach, if Xiang Qingwu brought him for what needs, although Liu Sha disdainful it in her heart, she couldn't say anything to refute it.
"Sister Qingwu, I was the first person to bring you back from the forest, if I hadn't given you food, you would have starved to death, now I just beg you to take me out of here with me, why don't you agree to me!" Liu Sha gritted her teeth and asked, she was unwilling.
Xiang Qingwu hugged his arms and looked at her with an indifferent expression, "First, you did save me, but I also saved your life, so there is no such thing as who owes anyone the grace of saving his life; Second, let me take you away, it's not a single requirement, if I promise you, do you have to ensure your safety all the way? And you can't give me any help along the way, it will only be a drag on me, so I don't have to and will never take you away! Finally, a friendly reminder that staying in the light of hope is the best choice for you! ”
Xiang Qingwu's series of words Liu Sha was speechless, and she didn't understand why she had to leave with Xiang Qingwu, maybe it was the disappointment of Zhuo Jinghua's rotten good person, maybe it was the disgust that the light of hope seemed calm but was actually intrigued, or it was just because Xiang Qingwu had easily saved herself. Xiang Qingwu is powerful, there is no doubt about it, and the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages will make her want to rely on the strength of the other party even if she is afraid.
The river beach was still crowded with people, groans of pain, sobs of despair, and indescribable howls, all kinds of voices came and went, and people's eyes were full of fear and confusion, like walking corpses.
It's noon, and the temperature on the island is gradually rising, and through the sky above the river beach, you can occasionally see a few strange birds screaming and skimming, and everyone will involuntarily look up at this time, and then the despair in their hearts will be even worse.
Before leaving, Xiang Qingwu and Xu Lin planned to go to the forest to take away the dried meat that Xu Lin had dried before, and then prepare some more water and food, after all, no one knew what would happen when they entered the forest, the only thing that was certain was that once a person's body did not eat for more than two hours, it would quickly weaken.
Xu Lin watched Xiang Qingwu go up the tree with agility, and his eyes could not hide his envy.
Xiang Qingwu quickly put away the dried meat, standing on the treetops, she raised her eyes, all she saw was a large green forest, at the end of the forest was an endless ocean, in the sun, the sea surface was sparkling and reflected the broken sunlight, the sea was foggy, and she couldn't see the direction clearly.
"Xiang donor?" Seeing that Xiang Qingwu hadn't come down for a long time, Xu Lin shouted at the tree with some worry. He didn't notice that a reptile, all green and covered in scales, had crawled to his ankle.
Xiang Qingwu jumped down when he heard the shout.
Seeing that she came down safe and sound, Xu Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and folded his palms and said, "Amitabha." ”
Looking at Xu Lin's nervous appearance, Xiang Qingwu felt that something was trembling faintly in his heart, but then he was pressed down by her. She casually handed the strip of meat to Xu Lin, "Oh, you clean it up." ”
Xu Lin's hand stretched out, and suddenly his eyes widened in pain, staring straight at Xiang Qingwu, and when his throat moved, he fell straight down with a straight "bang".
Xiang Qingwu's face changed suddenly, she quickly swept around, but she didn't see any people or animals attacking Xu Lin, she realized that the thing was probably still on Xu Lin's body, and immediately locked on the reptile lying on Xu Lin's body but was completely stiff.
Xiang Qingwu used a feather arrow to pick the animal away from Xulin's body, and cut it into two pieces with an arrow, because he drank Xulin's blood, so when this thing died, he didn't see a white caterpillar in the corpse.
"How are you?" Xiang Qingwu pushed Xu Lin and asked, if Xu Lin died, it would definitely be the biggest trouble for her.
Xu Lin looked at the top of his head with a sloppy look, his body was motionless, but fortunately, he was still breathing.
Xiang Qingwu untied Xu Lin's feet, and suddenly a rancid smell rushed to his face, Xiang Qingwu immediately clicked his sense of smell, and frowned at the socks under his hands that had been completely soaked with pus, the socks were completely stuck with his rotten skin, and the blood and pus dyed the original white socks yellow and red, and the rancid smell came from inside.
Xu Lin's dilated pupils twitched, and his lips moved, but he couldn't make a sound.
There is no doubt that he wants to take Xu Lin with him, but now that Xu Lin is injured, it is still a question whether he can survive, but if Xu Lin is abandoned like this, it is definitely not a wise decision for Xiang Qingwu.
Xiang Qingwu looked back at Xu Lin Dao, "I know you are still conscious, I have to clean up the carrion for you now, otherwise your leg will soon be all rotten, you bear with it first." As he spoke, Xiang Qingwu ripped off the corner of his clothes and rolled it up and stuffed it into Xu Lin's mouth, lest he suddenly regain consciousness and bite off his tongue.
Almost violently, he took off Xu Lin's socks directly, and even the belt flesh was torn off, and the bloody wounds gushed out with blue and yellow pus, looking at the wounds on his hands that almost half of his ankles were rotten, even Xiang Qingwu had to admire Xu Lin's endurance. If this is an ordinary person, it would have been painful and unable to walk, but Xu Lin has been with her for almost two days, and he has been wandering around like a nobody, and no one has seen the slightest clue, if he was not bitten today and the wound worsened, I am afraid he would continue to endure and not say anything.
"I can't see it, but you can bear it." Xiang Qingwu sneered, and took the polished arrow and prepared to dig the meat.
Suddenly, a weak cry came from the woods, "Slow! ”
Xiang Qingwu looked back when she heard this, but saw a cyan figure walking in the sun, she squinted slightly, saw the appearance of the person clearly, and was slightly surprised in her heart, "It's you?" ”
"Ahem, ahem!" Kong Yan clutched his chest and coughed twice, a weak smile appeared on his pale face, "Miss Xiang, you are not doing this to save people, but to kill people." ”
Xiang Qingwu glanced at the arrow in his hand, turned his head and asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Kong Yan walked over like a ghost, his steps were so light that there was almost no sound, "Tools that have not been sterilized can easily lead to infection of the patient's wound, plus this little master is so seriously injured, if Miss Xiang directly uses the arrow in your hand to deal with it, it is not that I am alarmist, he has a ninety percent chance of infection and death due to microorganisms invading the body." ”
Xiang Qingwu didn't understand some words about Kong Yan's words, but he also knew that the other party meant that his own approach was not wise.
"If you don't mind, I can help." Kong Yan walked over with a smile and said, there was only a pair of eyes on his face with high cheekbones, which made people feel extraordinarily energetic.
Xiang Qingwu looked at the other party, but saw that the other party directly untied his shirt in order to show his sincerity, Xiang Qingwu twisted his eyebrows, and his tone was displeased, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Kong Yan raised his eyes to look at Xiang Qingwu's vigilant appearance, and couldn't help laughing, "Miss Xiang doesn't think that with my appearance as a dying person, I can still pose a threat to you, right?" ”
Xiang Qingwu said, "People can't look good, I think Kong Gongzi can live for a long time." ”
Kong Yan said with a smile, "Miss Xiang is still the first person who thinks that Kong can live for a long time, so I borrowed your auspicious words." Saying that, Kong Yan took off his coat, only to see that there was a black holster tied around his emaciated waist, because he was too thin, so he couldn't see what was hidden inside after putting on his coat.
Kong Yan took off the holster and put it on the ground, put on the robe slowly and methodically, and then said, "By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Kong Yan, and I am a doctor." As he spoke, Kong Yan stretched out his palm towards Xiang Qingwu.
Xiang Qingwu looked at his empty palm in confusion and ignored it.
Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief.
Xiang Qingwu got up and inserted the feather arrow back into the quiver, pointed to Xu Lin Dao, "Gongzi Kong must have come prepared, since this is the case, let me see the sincerity of your cooperation." ”
Smart people like smart people, because even if they don't say anything, they can understand each other's intentions.
Kong Yan smiled, "Naturally." ”