Scroll of the Sword Chapter 45: The Shadow of the Gully (1)
During this time, the periphery of the Northern Wasteland has been crowded into a pot, and it is crowded and lively every day. In comparison, a snow-white bay of teeth is particularly deserted. Liu Binyuan rode a horse, carrying the prey he had hunted along the way, and also brought a few bottles of trauma medicine and bandages, and walked towards the hiding place of the wild ape. Liu Yuelei intensified the search for Yawan, but the scope was very wide, and the Liu family was also very difficult to search, Liu Binyuan very skillfully took over the search task in the area where the ape was hiding, which not only made Liu Yuelei impressed with him, but also hid the existence of the ape near the water, and this search was over.
Now thinking of his father's approving gaze that day, Liu Binyuan suddenly felt a heavy sense of guilt, but for some reason, Liu Binyuan still didn't tell his father about the ape, maybe he felt that the Liu family didn't have much kindness to the ape. Nearly half a month has passed since he discovered the ape, and their relationship has become much closer. He hunted these days, often brought some prey to the ape, and helped him change the dressing and bandage, now although the ape's wound has not completely healed, but it is no longer life-threatening, and there is a faint tendency to scab on the wound that can be seen deep into the bone.
He quickly approached the rocks that were planted diagonally in the ground, only to find that there was already a horse standing there, gasping for white air in the cold weather. He was horrified, and subconsciously touched his bow and arrows, worrying if it was the mysterious people who hunted the apes, but saw a familiar figure next to the stone. Liu Binyuan was stunned for a moment, and then galloped in that direction.
"Sister, why are you here?" Liu Binyuan smiled all over his face.
"I see you've been mysteriously lately, and you're a little curious. Liu Qingxue looked at Liu Binyuan, who was approaching on horseback, and said lightly.
Liu Binyuan shrugged his shoulders and seemed helpless: "Then how did you find it?"
After Liu Qingxue pointed to Liu Binyuan's horse, Liu Binyuan suddenly realized as soon as he turned around. There has been no snow in the past two days, and the deep and shallow footprints under the horse's hooves stretch from under the body into the distance, and it is indeed the easiest way to find them by following the footprints.
"I followed you yesterday, but you suddenly disappeared from a distance, and I didn't find you after walking around twice, so I came to wait for you early today. Liu Qingxue raised her eyebrows and looked at the stones, "This is the secret you told me before?"
Liu Binyuan remembered what he said casually that day, but he didn't expect Liu Qingxue to write it down, he was a little happy in his heart, picked up a few big cloth bags on the horse, approached Liu Qingxue, and pretended to wink at Liu Qingxue mysteriously: "Follow me!" He didn't plan to hide it from Liu Qingxue, he knew that Liu Qingxue said very little, and with her temperament, it was very suitable for keeping secrets. Liu Qingxue nodded lightly and followed behind Liu Binyuan.
So saying, he walked towards the stones. This place is really hidden, it is normal for Liu Qingxue not to pay attention for a while, and when Liu Bin approached, Liu Qingxue was surprised to find that these pieces of strange shape, surrounded by jagged stones, there is also a hole, these stones seem to be randomly inserted into the ground at different angles, but the hole inside is perfectly hidden.
Liu Binyuan smiled proudly, and then according to the previous method, he tied the rope and jumped down first, Liu Qingxue reacted, and suddenly became interested, tied the snow shadow to the belt around his waist, and followed.
The two of them went down to the cave, and the space under the entrance was pitch black. After landing, Liu Qingxue took out the fire fold in her arms, but Liu Binyuan was startled. He waved his hand and motioned for Liu Qingxue to look at him.
Liu Qingxue was curious about what secrets Liu Binyuan had in this cave, but Liu Binyuan suddenly pouted and made a strange sharp sound. This strange sound filled the not very spacious space here, and there seemed to be a similar sound response, and I don't know if it was an echo or something really lurking in the shadows.
This sound made Liu Qingxue's hair stand upside down, and then she suddenly noticed that a figure suddenly moved in the dark, and she, who had always been calm, was suddenly startled, and almost drew her sword out of its sheath.
Fortunately, Liu Binyuan pressed her wrist in time and motioned her to stop, and then he pulled Liu Qingxue's hand holding the hilt of the sword away with one hand, and stood in front of him with the other hand, swinging up and down gently, as if he was comforting something. Then he took the prey he had brought from the sack and threw it at the shadow. The darkness creeped as a huge figure emerged, grabbing food from the ground and stuffing it into its mouth. When Liu Qingxue first saw its appearance, she couldn't help but gasp, and her right hand tightly grasped the hilt of the sword.
It's just that these huge eyes are turning, not hostile, even a little docile. This surprised Liu Qingxue, and she quickly noticed the bandage on the wound on the ape's abdomen, and then looked at Liu Binyuan, and found that his face was full of smiles, so she guessed about it.
"This is a very heavy secret. Liu Qingxue gently patted Liu Binyuan's shoulder as if reproachfully, but with a smile on her face, it was not as cold as usual, "This is the barbarian ape?"
Liu Binyuan grinned: "I saw it pitiful at the time, so I didn't tell my father." Anyway, my father only cared about who hurt him, and the ape couldn't speak, so it didn't make a difference to my father. Liu Qingxue nodded, although she rarely asked about the affairs of the Liu family, it was really difficult for her not to know about the huge search operation in the family, but she didn't expect that Liu Binyuan was the closest person to the truth in the entire Liu family. And Liu Binyuan, who has never disobeyed his father's wishes, would actually keep Liu Yuelei a secret, and Liu Qingxue felt a little happy in her heart.
Liu Qingxue untied the sword Snow Shadow at her waist, and under the gaze of the brute ape, she casually threw it behind her, and then she tentatively approached the brute ape. The brute ape chewed on the prey brought by Liu Binyuan in his mouth, and unconsciously shrank back, as if he didn't resist too much, but just looked at Liu Qingxue who was approaching with a little curiosity. Looking at the ape's reaction, Liu Binyuan remembered the powerful hostility and murderous intent expressed by the ape that day, and couldn't help but be a little curious about its inexplicable docility at this time. Maybe the hostility at that time was mostly due to the serious injuries at that time, or Liu Qingxue was very kind and kind-looking, or was Liu Qingxue's cold temperament very appetizing to the brute ape?
As soon as the thought came to his mind, he wanted to laugh a little. Thinking of Liu Qingxue's frosty face, as well as the younger generation in the family who privately called Liu Qingxue, "Cold-faced Hades", it seems that he can't be connected with his kind eyebrows.
Liu Qingxue didn't know the random thoughts in Liu Binyuan's mind, she continued to move forward and slowly stretched out her right hand. At this time, the ape was sitting cross-legged, and its head was just a little higher than Liu Qingxue. The brute ape looked at the gradually enlarged palm in front of him, a pair of big eyes turned around bonely, his head stepped back an inch, and Liu Qingxue's palm also moved forward. The brute ape no longer retreated, shaking his head and staring at Liu Qingxue who was getting closer and closer.
As she got closer and closer to the ape, Liu Qingxue also walked slower and slower, and her palm gradually approached the ape's forehead.
When she put her palm on the forehead of the wild ape, the wild ape did not overreact, but rubbed Liu Qingxue's white palm with some enjoyment. Liu Binyuan was a little angry: "When I first met it, it didn't have this reaction. ”
Liu Qingxue smiled lightly, gently stroked the ape, and asked, "What are you going to do, continue to hide it from your family?"
"I haven't thought about it, I'll talk about it when he's healed. Sister, what do you say?" Liu Binyuan looked at his sister with a smile and asked her advice seriously.
"I? I said you kept it a secret, never tell that old fellow, will you listen to me?" Liu Qingxue said without looking back.
Liu Binyuan seemed to have expected Liu Qingxue to answer like this, and he was not surprised, and replied with a smile: "Then I don't have the courage of sister, so forget it." ”
Liu Binyuan began to change the ape's dressing. Because the brute ape was too big, he deliberately brought a few more medicines and gauze, but he was clumsy, and Liu Qingxue couldn't help but help him. Liu Qingxue is a person who practices martial arts, and she knows some simple bandaging techniques, which is better than Liu Binyuan's busy hands, but the ape's body is larger than that of ordinary humans, and it took some time for the two of them to barely wrap the ape's wounds.
Outside the entrance of the cave, there was a sudden neighing sound of horses, Liu Qingxue and Liu Binyuan were vigilant at the same time, took two steps back and hid in the dark, looking towards the entrance of the cave. Liu Qingxue also put her finger in front of her thin lips and made a "shhh" gesture to the ape. The horses they were riding were just outside the cave when they came, and they must have noticed something unusual. Liu Binyuan's first reaction was that the people of the Liu family had discovered this, but he immediately realized that this was probably the safest situation at the moment.