Chapter Eighty-Nine: Up the Mountain
Ba Niu sent Lin Shidong away, and his mood was a little low. He lay on the bed, looked at the cold Hu Bingqing, couldn't help but sigh a long time, and asked her, "What are you going to do?" Die here with me? Or back to the Akiyama Peninsula? Or is there something else I don't know about"?
Hu Bingqing ignored him, still doing what he should do. It's like there's no one around. Since she came back from Kangle, she has always been like this, as if she is angry with him, and as if she is angry with herself, so that he is always unpredictable.
"Sister, do you know that polar people love to make ice sculptures"? When he saw that she still ignored her, he continued: "Every year, they have to carve some oxen, horses, and so on. Of course, there will also be carving people. The person they carved was the Iceman. It is said that these icemen are so cold that even the breath they exhale is cold ......."
"Nonsense! How can an iceman breathe"! After all, she is a simple girl, although she knew that he was going to tease herself, she still opened her mouth unconsciously, and it was too late to stop it at this time.
When Ba Niu saw that she had been deceived, he was overjoyed, so he continued to make up: "Not only can you breathe, but you can also speak!" This time Hu Bingqing was not fooled, she turned her face away and said that she did not listen. Ba Niu was secretly happy in his heart and continued to tease her: "It's just that she doesn't like to deal with people, and she doesn't know if she is angry with herself, or who is angry"?
As soon as she wanted to speak, she suddenly woke up and held back again. It just so happened that at this time, the military doctor Zarba came over to change the dressing for Ba Niu.
"Doctor, let me help you." She looked very excited, ran over to take Zarba's medicine box, opened it, and looked at it one by one. And her occasional squint, but inadvertently revealed her purpose, which made Ba Niu have an extremely bad premonition.
"Doctor, do you have to reveal new flesh when you untie the bandage?" Her first wave of attack really came, but Zarba, who didn't know what was going on, casually agreed: "Uh-huh, it's better to see new meat."
Hu Bingqing immediately ran to the side of the bed, ready to unbandage Ba Niu. Ba Niu didn't dare to speak, but he reacted naturally, wherever Hu Bingqing's hand went, his body dodged from there.
"General, if the bandage is not untied, I can't change the dressing. Won't you waste time by hiding around like this?"
Ba Niu had no choice but to grit his teeth, close his eyes, and put on a pitiful appearance that was slaughtered by others. But Hu Bingqing was unrelenting, stepped forward to untie his clothes, and immediately after, there was a howl like killing a pig in the house.
"Doctor, let me do the cleaning!" Under Ba Niu's terrifying gaze, she picked up the cotton and potion again. Where did Zarba know her intentions, and thought that she was diligent in her hands and feet, and couldn't help but praise her a few words: "The little girl is really considerate, most people are dirty and refuse to start, but you rush to do it." When it was over, I didn't forget to instruct: "Be sure to wash it well, wipe it with a little force, and don't leave dirty things inside, which is easy to become inflamed."
"Great"! Hu Bingqing readily agreed, and then there was another wave of pig-killing howls.
"Okay, general, when you charge into battle, you are a big man who stands up to the sky, and if you change the medicine, you will call out the sound of a pig, you can rest well, and I will come back in the evening." With that, he walked out.
After the revenge, Hu Bingqing looked very happy, and she hummed a brisk tune while cleaning up the house. Let Ba Niu, who had just experienced a death escape, hate the root of his teeth.
"You don't have to look at me, the doctor told me to do this. However, you really impressed me, obviously you don't have any skills, and you still learn from others to work hard. Do you know how many wounds you have"? Ba Niu's pain was not in vain, at least it made her start to speak well. This time, though, it was his turn to ignore her.
Hu Bingqing looked at him angrily, couldn't help but "poof", and laughed: "Be careful!" I counted more than 30 minor wounds, four serious wounds, and one on each rib, all of which were penetrated. The left chest is only three fingers away from the heart. The other place, under the lungs, is also worn in pairs. You haven't died like this, it looks like your life is really hard!"
Ba Niu blinked his eyes, still silent, like that, it was ridiculous.
"Just stare at it, don't stare at it"! The more she looked at him, the more ridiculous she felt, and she couldn't help but laugh again.
"Sister, aren't you afraid"? Ba Niu suddenly said softly.
"Afraid of what"?
"Since Chu Yuxing has launched the destruction plan, it will be difficult for us to be spared, and you and I will stay within the range of the attack. The so-called refuge is just a comfort in the heart before death, and it does not play any role at all."
Hu Bingqing still didn't think so, and asked him lightly: "Are you afraid?"
Ba Niu nodded affirmatively: "I'm afraid!" I am afraid of many things, but the most feared is death."
"Why"?
"Because to live is possible, and to die is nothing".
Hu Bingqing was silent for a while before asking him again: "Since you're afraid, why don't you leave?"
"I can't save this country, I have to watch it perish." He paused for a moment and continued: "When I was in Loulu Village, I foresaw the end of Dongduo, and at that time I thought I was the savior. You can rely on your own strength to turn the tide and help the building to fall. So I went to the Akiyama Peninsula and started a royal business. Later, I was favored by the state and entrusted me with a great responsibility. Integrate the five ports, attack Chu and Han at night, and go to the battle of Watson's Muyuan, and annihilate the Fengzhi brothers. In a few years, more than 300,000 people have been killed and injured, and the so-called great achievements are nothing more than this. Manpower is exhausted, but it is up to fate. Heaven wants to destroy me, and there is nothing I can do. But I will look at this day, and see how it will come and destroy me."
The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place. The sense of powerlessness at this time made this brave and good fighter, a man like a god of war who kills people like hemp, can't help but burst into tears. It's not that he doesn't work hard, he just can't do it.
His true feelings also moved Hu Bingqing, in fact, when she saw the wounds on his body, she was moved. Now seeing his sad appearance, I can't help but feel sorry for him, take out my handkerchief, and wipe away his tears for him.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out." She stroked his face and said affectionately.
The next day, she got up early, packed up all her things, and then asked the doctor to find Yang Wuving, the new general Zuo who is now replacing Ba Niu in the military. Discuss with him that Ba Niu should be temporarily moved away from Shushan City and recuperated in a quiet place. Yang Wudi immediately agreed, and while repairing the watch and reporting to the imperial court, he arranged for guards and a series of necessary supplies. So in the afternoon of the same day, they left Shushan City.
"Where are we going?" Ba Niu knew very well in his heart that if he changed places, he would not be able to avoid the all-round blow of the Kangle people, but he would just change the place of death.
"Go to a place where you can see the demise of Dondor". She stroked his long sapphire blue hair, and her tone was extremely gentle.
The carriage had been on its way all night, and at dawn they had come to the foot of a high mountain. Hu Bingqing jumped out of the car, and after careful confirmation, she asked the entourage to take down the things on the car and divide them into several parts, one for each person, on her back, she carried Ba Niu on her back, opened the road in front, and the group climbed to the top of the mountain.
Along the way, I stopped and stopped, and when it was almost evening, I came to a huge stone wall on the top of the mountain.
"Okay, you can take a break."
Those people were already exhausted, and when they heard her speak, they immediately collapsed to the ground, lying down in all directions, gasping for air. After a moment's rest, she told them to put their things back on their backs and continue to climb up until they reached the top of the stone wall.
"Well, it's finally here"! She looked at the raised stone pillar in front of her and said excitedly.
She stood up slightly, took out her golden lock from the place close to her, came to the stone pillar, put the golden lock into the recessed part of the stone pillar, and twisted it gently. I only heard a few crisp sounds of "click", followed by a "boom", and the stone pillar slowly descended, and only stopped when it was one centimeter above the ground.
Hu Bingqing took out the key of Ba Niu again, carefully removed the floating soil on the top of the stone pillar, and broke the one-centimeter bulge upward, and the stone top like a cover was broken. At this time, the keyhole inside is revealed. Hu Bingqing inserted the key and twisted it gently. With a loud bang, the stone slab in front of them was opened, and a deep stone staircase extended into the darkness.
This wave of operations has already made everyone look stupid, and it wasn't until Hu Bingqing beckoned them to light the torch and go down with her that everyone came to their senses. All of a sudden, they were all excited, lit torches, and ran down.