When Li Zheng woke up, he was still in a daze, and he barely opened his eyes a slit, and through the slit in front of him, he vaguely saw Meng Lin's face, which still looked as white as jade in the dark sky.

Looking at the sky, there should be no strong sunlight, but Li Zheng only felt that his whole body was hot, his blood was like hot oil flowing all over his body, and his whole body was sore. He struggled to get up, and suddenly there was a sharp pain in his chest, and a fishy smell poured into his mouth, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

Meng Lin suddenly noticed Li Zheng who was awake, and hurriedly said, "Don't move, beware of pulling the wound." Li Zheng tried to raise his head, only to see a blood hole in his chest, on which were some finely rubbed blades of grass, and a cloth belt was wrapped around it, which should have been a small piece that Meng Lin had torn off from his clothes, but there was still blood oozing out through the blades of grass and the belt. Meng Lin was grinding and mashing a pale yellow flower and plant with stones on the side, looking at the color, it was the same as the blade of grass smeared on Li Zheng's chest.

Li Zheng's mind was in chaos, the whole person seemed to be soaked in water, he was confused for a while, his whole body was filled with a sense of fatigue, and Meng Lin's voice seemed to sound from the water, making him unable to hear it really.

Meng Lin continued: "When I lived with my father before, I also knew some herbs, but there are many grasses in southern Xinjiang, which are very different from the vegetation in Pingzhou, and I don't know most of them, so I can only try to get you some herbs, and I don't know if it has any effect, but after applying it, the bleeding seems to have stopped, but the high fever still does not go away......"

Meng Lin talked for a long time, in Li Zheng's opinion, it was just her lips opening and closing, looking at the look between her eyebrows, Li Zheng vaguely felt something cool on his forehead, it was Meng Lin who dipped some water from the river with a strip of cloth and put it on his forehead to cool down, which made Li Zheng's brain suddenly sober up.

"Yes...... Shangguan Xiang......" His lips moved slightly, and he spit out these words with difficulty.

Meng Lin tried to put her ear to Li Zheng's mouth, barely understood Li Zheng's words, and then lowered her head and whispered, "Yes." ”

A wave of anger rose from Li Zheng's heart, but it made the skin all over his body hot like hot coal. He only felt a burning heat from the wound in his chest, constantly emitting heat outward, so that he felt like boiling water all over his body, which made him very upset, and a strange feeling gradually rose. His vision was blurring.

The cold strip of cloth on his forehead was also covered by his burning forehead, and his mind became confused again. Looking at the cheeks that were almost close in front of him, a picture from his memory suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Above the stream, the girl revealed her white back and dark and strange tattoos, and the water was gurgling and spring. That slender shadow always jumped in front of Li Zheng's eyes. It was as if something was burning his spirit and stimulating his desires.

Like a ghost, he didn't think about it, almost subconsciously, he suddenly bent over and bounced up, and his lips slammed on Meng Lin's fair cheeks. Just in an instant, Meng Lin's entire body reflexively bounced up, and in the blink of an eye, the shadow had already ejected and landed a few feet away from him.

Meng Lin's cheeks showed the familiar burnt red again, from the forehead to the neck, and the color was even more gloomy in the dark sky, like blood about to drip out. She stood in the distance, staring at Li Zheng incredulously, covering her chest with her hands, as if she had palpitations.

Meng Lin's reaction all fell into Li Zheng's eyes. He laughed silently, a great weakness and chaos coming over him under the burning sensation all over his body. When he bent down before, the wound on his chest cracked open again, and the blood flowed, but Meng Lin didn't dare to get closer, Li Zheng's expression didn't seem to feel the slightest pain, he scolded vaguely self-deprecatingly, and then fainted again.

......

When Li Zheng woke up from the coma again, Meng Lin was still silently grinding the blades of grass in front of her, lowering her head, and she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, but she could see Duan Xinnan's old face not far behind her. He was leaning against a tree with his two swords lying across his knees. There were a lot of wounds on his body, leaving a lot of gaps and blood stains on his clothes, although they were not serious, but they still made his whole person look a little haggard, not as heroic and full of energy as before. Presumably, under the white mang's hooves that day, even with Duan Xinnan's skills, it was a nightmare-like existence.

At this time, Li Zheng could still feel the pain in his chest, and his body was still a little hot, but it was much easier than the coal-like heat before, and his brain was a little clearer. He squinted slightly, and waited until everything in his vision gradually became clear, then he shook his head slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Senior...... How did you find it?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Meng Lin suddenly shrank back in some panic like a panicked bird. Although Li Zheng's mind was chaotic before, the relevant memories were exceptionally clear. He didn't feel it in his heart, but he just didn't notice it, and his eyes were still on Duan Xinnan, who was leaning against the trunk of the tree.

Duan Xinnan opened his mouth and said: "On that day, we were scattered by the white mangxi group, and the tree spirit and your son-in-law suffered the most impact, and were pushed forward by the white mang, I tried my best to fight out of the encirclement and keep up, but there were too many white mangxi, and in the end we were separated." I can only go back first, find you, and then make plans. ”

Meng Lin asked a little eagerly, "Is there something wrong with Xiao Gongzi?"

Duan Xinnan raised his eyelids and swept Meng Lin, and replied indifferently: "I don't know, at that time, the body of the tree spirit turned into a ball and wrapped that kid in it, I think before you worry about that boy, it is better to worry about the tree spirit first." ”

"Transform...... A ball?" Li Zheng muttered: "Wood uses his body to protect him, what is it for...... Is that guy really that special?"

Meng Lin and Duan Xinnan could hear it clearly, but they didn't care if his mind was still confused. Duan Xinnan slowly stood up, glanced at the wound on Li Zheng's chest, and said, "If you learn swordsmanship well, you won't be so embarrassed." ”

"The seniors have learned a lesson. Li Zheng turned his head, not wanting Duan Xinnan or Meng Lin to see his expression clearly. He knew that the matter had nothing to do with swordsmanship, but he had promised not to bring it up again. Therefore, he just responded to Duan Xinnan softly.

Duan Xinnan looked at the two people in front of him very absent-mindedly, expecting what happened between the two, but he didn't care. Now for him, the priority is to find the dryads, or to reach the far south. Until then, he didn't plan to leave these two companions behind.

"Presumably, this delicate little girl is not interested in hunting today. I'll go find something to eat and come back, and when you're better, we'll continue on our way, along Katoqi, to the Far South. Duan Xinnan said to himself, reached out and tore off a handful of flowers and plants beside him, and handed them to Meng Lin: "Your herb is just to relieve pain and stop bleeding, it has no other effect than to make people dizzy, and now healing the wound is the key." ”

Meng Lin took it, lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you, senior." Duan Xinnan didn't reply, carried two swords, and walked into the depths of the jungle alone.

In this space, only Li Zheng and Meng Lin were left, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while. Meng Lin lowered her head and fiddled with the vegetable leaves that had been ground, not daring to look at Li Zheng's eyes. Li Zheng raised his head hard, pillowed his head with his hands, and took the lead in speaking: "I'm sorry for what happened before. The brain burns out, don't you mind. ”

Meng Lin just lowered his head, and his voice was very soft: "I know, Brother Li doesn't have to mind, as Senior Duan said, it may be the reason for this herb." Only when ...... It's good to act as if it didn't happen. ”

There was silence between the two for a moment, and just when Meng Lin thought that the two had resolved the misunderstanding and the atmosphere had eased, Li Zheng suddenly asked again: "Then I still have a question, I want to ask the girl." ”

Meng Lin was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "Yes." ”

"The girl has always been keen, and she must have found out about the sneak attack from behind Shangguan Xiang that day. If the girl used the skills she showed to deal with that white rhino, I don't think Shangguan Xiang would be able to get close, right?"

Meng Lin faintly guessed the meaning of Li Zheng's words, her head hung lower, recalling the situation that day, she showed a shy look on her face, and nodded lightly.

"Shangguan Xiang must also know this, so he deliberately chose to sneak attack me when the girl was naked and soaked in the river. Because even he could guess that the girl would not jump out of the water naked to meet the enemy in consideration of her own reputation. Li Zheng smiled self-deprecatingly.

Meng Lin suddenly raised her head as if she wanted to justify, but was interrupted by Li Zheng: "I fully understand the girl's choice, if you were any person, you might choose this way, this is human nature." ”

"On the day...... It was I who hesitated and seriously injured Brother Li, I ...... I really don't want to ......" Meng Lin shook her head again and again, the corners of her eyes were a little moist.

"I didn't mean to blame the girl, I was still alive and well, and I didn't let Shangguan Xiang's bastard succeed. But what I think is curious, if it was the second young master who was attacked that day, would the girl hesitate and refuse to come to the rescue?" Li Zheng looked at Meng Lin's lowered eyelids and asked.

Meng Lin lowered her head again, biting her lower lip with her teeth, tears quietly sliding down her cheeks, but she never answered.

Li Zheng put his head down, lay flat on his back, looked at the sky with empty eyes, and said seriously: "Then I already know the answer." ”

Everything around was quiet, only the whirring of the wind.

It seems that that guy has always been the special one. No matter what, all he can do is like a shadow, lurking behind his light.

Whether it is Meng Lin, Song Zhuo, and the people in Benhai City, even Mu Tou thinks so. Pictures flashed in Li Zheng's mind, including Song Zhuo who was domineering and pointed at his nose and abused, Duan Xinnan, who glanced at Xiao Yilan, and Meng Lin, who was hiding under the surface of the water with only one head exposed. Li Zheng unconsciously showed a self-deprecating smile. There was an unknown flame, quietly rising.