Chapter 17 Road Map
On this cold night in late autumn and winter, the wasteland is quiet, and the withered yellow and dry forest leaves are spread on the ground into a thick and soft carpet, and the dark fragrance mixed with the smell of earth floats in the wind.
Even in the middle of the night, I didn't have any thoughts of falling asleep.
Jiang Liu'er's team of four successfully arrived at the pre-determined resting place, marked with a red dot on the map, which was close to the water source and was not easy to be attacked by wild beasts.
The four of them unloaded the package from their backs, erected dead branches from old canvas, set up three improvised tents, and then gathered dry wood and lit a fire to warm themselves.
Everyone only brought enough food for three days, so they had to divide the portions of each meal carefully.
The big guys chatted around the fire and had a full meal.
After eating and drinking enough, and the body was warm, sleepiness hit unconsciously, and the four of them began to yawn.
Yin Xinyue was next to Jiang Liu'er, holding his arm and napping for a while, and the other two said softly out of concern:
"Why don't you let her go to sleep first...... The three of us men are staring at it for a while. ”
Jiang Liu'er looked at her red face in the firelight, her eyes narrowed into a slit, and she looked extremely tired when she woke up, and unconsciously stretched out her hand to pinch it.
Yin Xinyue waved her arm in a daze and pushed Jiang Liu'er's hand away, and said vaguely angrily:
"Why, let me sleep a little longer. ”
The two on the other side couldn't help laughing.
Jiang Liu'er grabbed her arm and shook it for a while, leaning into her ear and shouting:
"Wake up and go sleep in the tent, it's cold outside. ”
After Yin Xinyue heard her brother's words, she stood up lazily, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and walked towards the slightly larger tent.
Jiang Liu'er vigilantly looked around at the thick dark night around her, stirred up the fire, and gradually relaxed against the big tree.
After a few minutes, one person on the other side got up to collect firewood, and the tent behind Jiang Liu'er moved, and the other person looked particularly frightened and a little restless.
Jiang Liu'er waved his hand to relax him, and took the initiative to chat with him.
"Xinyue was born with an illness, and her parents took her to the town to visit a famous doctor, and the doctor said that she was born with a deficiency and a weak constitution. ”
"At home on weekdays, I always have to fill a pot of hot water bottle to warm my feet before going to bed every night to sleep ......"
Jiang Liu'er unconsciously tilted her head to glance at the thin figure tossing and turning in the tent behind her, and let out a long sigh.
Because of the extreme cold physique of the new moon, she rarely sweats on weekdays, and the waste toxins produced by the body cannot be discharged, which makes her body worse and worse over time.
Even if she trains weekdays, she may not be able to warm her body, just like this thick tent like an ice cellar at the moment.
"So what to do...... The rest at night is not good, and it will get colder and colder in the next two days, how can she stand it. The classmate on the other side looked worried.
Jiang Liu'er naturally understood his concerns, and unconsciously leaned close to the fire and roasted it, until his skin was slightly hot, and then he stood up and said:
"In the second half of the night, I will trouble you two brothers to take turns to change shifts. ”
With that, Jiang Liu'er turned around and walked towards Yin Xinyue's tent, and then got into it.
After touching the cold iron-like feet of the new moon, he pulled open the clothes on his chest, and wrapped the two pieces of cold ice tightly against the skin on his chest, and he shivered.
Xinyue was dazed and saw Jiang Liu'er get into the tent and warm her feet with her body, and wanted to take her feet back, but she couldn't, because at this time, a warm current ran through her body and entered her heart.
Every winter since she was a child, she has never been able to sleep as comfortably and warmly as tonight, she only feels as warm and her body is soft.
Jiang Liu'er lay quietly on her stomach until she heard the soothing breathing of the new moon and confirmed that she had fallen asleep, and then let out a long breath and gradually narrowed her sleepy eyes.
I don't know how long it took, the foot in his arms moved, Jiang Liu'er woke up, only to realize that his chest was already cold, and the new moon was frozen again.
Jiang Liu'er got up, rubbed her chest that was about to freeze, and got out of the tent to roast again, but found that the brothers by the fire were drinking.
He hurriedly ran over and said hello:
"Can you give me some of this wine?"
A person handed over the wine jug with a smile on his face, Jiang Liu'er took it and took a small sip, only feeling the spicy singing voice, and couldn't help smacking his tongue:
"You bring such strong wine?"
"Be prepared...... If you want to survive in this cold wilderness, you must prepare something!" replied one triumphantly.
Jiang Liu'er ignored it and walked towards the tent with the flask, and then handed the flask to the crescent moon who was sitting in a trance.
"Taste it and see if you can drink it...... Maybe it'll be warmer. ”
The new moon took the flask and put it on her nose and sniffed it, her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, her cheeks bulged, and she poured her neck into her lips, rumbling down her stomach and intestines, but not spilling a drop, and the tent was filled with a strong and spicy aroma of wine.
Jiang Liu'er was terrified, and hurriedly shouted:
"Stop the crescent moon, this is soju!"
Such a strong liquor in the wine jug, a big bowl can turn over the thick man, and she suddenly drank half a can, until the stomach bulged slightly, this picture is difficult to describe with pride, it is better to say that it is a little weird and convulsive.
Xinyue took down the wine jug, wiped her lips, her beautiful eyes became brighter and brighter, she couldn't see that she had drunk wine, smiled at Jiang Liu'er, and then fell down and continued to sleep.
Full of the smell of wine, the little feet in Jiang Liuer's arms became hot, and a few beads of sweat oozed from the tip of Xinyue's delicate nose, so he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and slowly closed his eyes.
At this time, a calligraphy that looks like a dragon comes into view, and Jiang Liuer dreamed of "The Source of Qi Body" that he wrote silently in the literary examination this morning.
"There are three elements in the sky, nine qi are born into nine qi, nine qi turns into nine heavens, nine turns and nine changes into the void is broken, and the first time to see the three Qing Daluo heavens......"
In his hazy sleep, he almost woke up a few times from the Great Shift of the Thousand Shadows, a feeling that was a shame for a competitive person!
I don't know how many times, Jiang Liuer even longed to secretly learn forbidden techniques and was disqualified from graduation, it was herself.
How can the qi circulating between heaven and earth be compared to the Qi above the Nine Heavens, he is as bold and even rebellious as imagining things that the world once considered whimsical, and he never gets tired of it.
This Qi body, which was inadvertently bought for three taels of silver at a stall in Xifeng Town, is, as others say, a big road commodity that can be seen everywhere. He knew this very well, but he still didn't forget to carry it with him, reading and reciting it over and over again, as if this book was like a pen of punishment, pronouncing all the doubts and truths in the world, only so that the clouds could no longer block the way, and only that day could no longer cover his eyes.
When they woke up the next morning, Jiang Liu'er and Xinyue had slept very well, and when they came out of the tent, the two brothers who took turns keeping vigil were spreading out the map and pointing.
Yin Xinyue followed her brother over, her face was full of red light, she smiled at the two brothers, and said very politely and gently:
"Last night thanks to the vigil of the two brothers...... Why don't you get up now?"
As soon as the two brothers heard her gentle and lovely words, their sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and Jiang Liu'er stared at the dotted map in their hands, his face showing surprise and dissatisfaction.
"Why do you want to advocate a temporary change of course?"
One of them, with his eyes flickering and his pale face a little embarrassed, pointed to the second destination on the map, where he had planned to stay, and replied in horror:
"I used to follow this route before dawn, and it was not safe to find it full of mutilated carcasses of wild beasts. ”
Jiang Liu'er glanced at the new moon, considering safety first, took a look at the map, and found that the two brothers were extremely thoughtful, the newly marked road map was very secretive, and the terrain of the garrison was also conducive to defense and escape.
He nodded and handed the map to the two brothers.
One of them took the map and complimented:
"You are the strongest of the four of us, and I hope to take care of you on the way. ”
Jiang Liu'er smiled, thinking that we were all grasshoppers tied to the same rope, so she didn't speak anymore and took Xinyue to pack up her package......