Chapter Twenty-Four: The Peak of the Valley of Love
Hold your breath and concentrate.
Ning Changan held the handle of the axe tightly with both hands and raised it high, and then with a soft shout, the axe fell after him, and with a click, the wooden stake in front of him broke in response.
"Whew...... I didn't expect this to be a ...... where skill and physical strength coexist," Ning Changan put down the axe in his hand and wiped the fine sweat on his forehead.
There was already a lot of chopped firewood piled up in front of him, and although it had been chopped apart, there was still a lot of it that could be used to pick it up. Ning Changan felt very satisfied, at least he made progress these days.
This is not the first day he has chopped wood, and today should be the third day.
The bitter god doctor who was passing by glanced at the pile of firewood in front of Ning Changan, shook his head in disappointment, and left.
Ning Chang'an was puzzled by the other party's performance, and opened his mouth to ask, "Eh, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting......
Ning Changan wanted to continue to ask, but the bitter god doctor had already disappeared from Ning Changan's sight, and he could only sigh helplessly. But soon, he came out of this depressed mood, after all, this is not the first time he has been ridiculed by the bitter doctor, and slowly Ning Changan has become accustomed to it.
In three days, Granny Sun's injuries have improved, but now the bitter doctor did not let the three of them leave, it seems that Granny Sun's injuries have not healed.
Ning Changan looked in the direction of the valley and sighed secretly, he knew that he had been here for too long, he should go, go to a farther place, go to a more dangerous place, a long time of happiness will make people lose their fighting spirit, and it will make people more and more numb.
"You...... What's wrong?"
A gentle and pleasant voice sounded behind Ning Changan, and Ning Changan knew that it was Chu Qiu.
"It's okay, you see I'm jumping around now, I've been chopping wood with injuries these days, and this injury is inexplicably healed. Ning Changan turned his head and hugged a warm smile, but he was really puzzled in the past few days, and he didn't understand why his injury would heal more quickly under his strenuous exercise.
Chu Qiu seemed to know something, and secretly covered his mouth and smiled, but this did not escape Ning Changan's eyes. Ning Changan lowered his head slightly, squinted, and said with a smile: "Little sister, you ...... Do you know something?"
"What, I don't know what you're talking about......" Chu Qiu's face turned red, and he hurriedly took a few steps back.
A person who is not good at lying is always easy to be seen through once he lies. Ning Changan saw Chu Qiu's appearance and knew that she must know something, but how to make Chu Qiu speak?
Ning Changan thought about it carefully, and then a confident smile appeared on his face, but this smile was fleeting and replaced by a worried face, "Alas, I don't know if it's a little too hard these days, this wound is actually a hot pain, and I don't know if these wounds are serious again, what should I do!"
"Ah...... How could this be?" Chu Qiu was very flustered and hurriedly said, "But Sister Ku obviously said that the medicine is useful, how could you ......?"
"Medicine?" Ning Changan was stunned, at this time he remembered the small porcelain bottle that Chu Qiu gave him two days ago, after returning home these days, he took a bath with medicine according to Chu Qiu's instructions, although the potion was very painful to bite on the flesh, but he could always let himself sleep well after washing, and even Ning Changan didn't have nightmares in the past few days.
After these recollections, Ning Changan understood that the bitter god doctor had already begun to treat his injuries, but he didn't know it.
Chu Qiu, who was still in a hurry, quickly understood when she saw Ning Changan's thoughtful look, and her face changed instantly, from the nervousness at the beginning to the current aggrieved appearance.
"You...... You lied to me......"
"That...... I just ......"
"Humph......"
Seeing Chu Qiu turn around and leave angrily, Ning Changan knew that he didn't have any good fruit to eat when he was going to eat. However, at this time, these things are not Ning Changan's concern, what he cares about is when he can leave here, he has been staying here for too long.
In order to avoid being scolded by Granny Sun and the bitter doctor at the dinner table, Ning Changan decided to choose to lose weight, and he walked out of the bamboo forest alone. A few days ago, when Ning Changan was fetching water in that pool, he noticed that there was a particularly hidden road not far away, and he guessed that the road must lead to the mountain peak next to this love valley.
In the past few days in the valley of love, although Ning Changan slept more steadily than before, and the nightmare did not appear in his sleep again, Ning Changan felt that his heart was becoming more and more empty.
Could it be that I have to be depressed like this all the time?
Ning Changan knew that he couldn't go on like this, he needed to vent, he needed a quiet environment for him to vent, so he made a decision when he saw this trail that day.
There are a lot of weeds in front of the trail, and even half-human-tall trees are planted on both sides of the trail, if it weren't for Ning Chang'an's boring observation too carefully, it would be difficult to find this trail.
"It's really strange, looking at the weeds and the marks on the trees on both sides, it is clear that there are people who come to this road often. This bitter doctor is really, and I don't know how to clean this place properly......" Ning Changan complained as he walked up.
The trail was narrow, slippery, like a sheep's intestine. Ning Changan was very careful when he walked on this trail, for fear that he would fall if he didn't put his mind down.
The path was rugged, but Kening Chang'an still climbed up step by step, and finally after a lot of time, he could look up and see the sunlight that was close at hand. Ning Changan decided to go all out, and directly used his last strength to burst out and climb this mountain peak at an unprecedented speed.
The scenery in front of him was quiet, and Ning Chang'an, an outsider, broke the silence and startled a few birds to chirp and fly by.
Ning Changan was very tired, and climbing this mountain consumed a lot of his physical strength. Now he has no interest in enjoying these so-called beautiful scenery, he just wants to lie on his stomach, lie on this green grass, and sleep well.
This sleep, Ning Changan didn't know how long he had been sleeping, but when he regained consciousness again, what sounded in his ears were those crisp and pleasant insect chirpings and bird calls.
"Huh......" Ning Changan let out a long breath, and then turned around and lay down with his hands propped up. It may be that you are tired of sleeping on the front, and now you can sleep on the opposite side.
Holding an unknown weed in his mouth, the bitterness of biting through the grass roots seeped into his tongue, and this feeling made Ning Changan's mind clear.
"Shhh...... Hiss ......"
"Huh?"
Ning Changan's face changed, and this voice made him feel extremely familiar, because he was more afraid of snakes. He cautiously opened his eyes and found that the thing did not appear around him, and just when Ning Changan was wondering where the thing was, a muffled snort came into Ning Changan's ears.
"Here...... Someone?" Ning Changan believed in his sense of hearing, so he could be sure that there must be someone in this place.
But who is that person, why is he here, and where is he?