Chapter 167: Falling off the cliff
1
One day shortly after returning to the Hidden Dragon Stream.
In the afternoon of this day, I took Shu Yao to fish in the stream of the mountain stream. She carried a bamboo basket and jumped on the bluestone between the streams. One moment pointing to this side, the next to that side, shouting with joy, "What a lot of fish!"
I shook my head and smiled, and said, "Yao'er, these fish are too small. ”
Shu Yao pursed her mouth, scratched her head, and turned her eyes to the stream to continue searching.
At this time, a white fish seven or eight inches long slowly swam through the stream, and I hurriedly signaled to Shu Yao to silence him. Lifting the bamboo pole in his hand, he was about to wait for the opportunity to pick the white fish out of the water.
"Ah......h
Suddenly, a long shout came from the cliff face above the mountain stream in the distance.
Shu Yao raised her head first and shouted at me ecstatically, "Dad, there's a big bird flying down there!"
I looked up and saw a figure falling rapidly on the edge of a lush cliff. His back was down, and I couldn't see his face clearly, but the golden light shining in his hand made me tremble inside.
Once upon a time, on the bank of Chaohu Lake, by the Huaishui River, and on the Kucang Mountain, there was also a treasure knife entwined with gold wire, which flashed with the same golden light in the reflection of the sun.
Golden Silk Peel Knife!
Could it be Chen Boyang?
I didn't dare hesitate any longer, for in the midst of this thought, the figure had already fallen into the air, and was about to fall to the ground and become a pile of flesh.
I kicked hard with both feet, walking like the wind, and the scenery turned into a gorgeous ink painting twice.
In the past four years, under the careful guidance of Xiao Yue, I have practiced a lightning-fast body. In a blink of an eye, I was below where the figure had fallen.
Both hands support Tianli Sanjiao, and the left and right bows are like shooting eagles.
I transferred my power, gathered a dark force in my palm, and slowly sent it out, condensing into a cushion of air that was strong inside and soft on the outside, and when the man fell on top of my head, he was supported by his waist and back.
Although I had been prepared, the force of the fall still shook my arms violently, and I almost lost consciousness in an instant.
Although the man saved his life and did not break his bones, the force of such a strong fall would also make him unbearable, and he fell to his knees, spitting out blood.
The man relieved for a moment, raised his head and met my gaze, and couldn't help but be stunned, and exclaimed in surprise, "Ji ...... How, how are you!"
I slowly took a deep breath and said, "Don't come here unharmed, Master Chen." ”
Chen Boyang's face was complicated, he looked around, and asked, "Where is this?"
I said, "Hidden Dragon Stream." ”
"Daddy......" Shu Yao ran to my side, hugged my legs, looked innocent, and said, "It turns out that it's not a big bird, it's an old uncle." ”
I stroked her head. Shu Yao suddenly got up, shook my leg and shouted, "Dad, I still want to see Uncle fly again." ”
Chen Boyang hurriedly stood up when he heard this, he seemed to have suffered extremely serious internal injuries, halfway through, his chest rose and fell violently, and a blood mist sprayed from his mouth
came out.
"Wow!" Shu Yao clapped her hands excitedly and shouted, "Uncle is great, Uncle is great!"
A trace of anger flashed on Chen Boyang's painful face, he raised his head to see that I was staring at him, hurriedly hid his anger, and whispered to me, "Thank you for saving your life." ”
I smiled faintly and asked him, "How did you fall off the mountain?"
Chen Boyang's eyes flickered, as if after some thought, he said, "I passed by the cliff and accidentally fell down for a while. "The more he spoke, the quieter he became, obviously hiding something, he didn't want to say it, and I didn't have the heart to ask.
I pointed to the path out of the Hidden Dragon Stream and said, "You go, you can get out from there." ”
Chen Boyang was stunned, he didn't seem to expect that I would suddenly let him leave. He clutched the gold-twined seaskin knife tightly in one hand, and covered his heaving chest with the other, and after a few hesitations, he finally took a step in the direction I pointed.
didn't take a few steps, Chen Boyang's body sank and fell down with a bang. As I walked over, his eyes were tightly closed, his breath was like a gossamer, and he was clearly unconscious.
2
When I carried Chen Boyang, who was seriously injured and unconscious, back to the cave, Xiaoyue was sewing and mending the clothes that were torn out when Shu Yao was playing yesterday. When she saw me carrying a person on my shoulder, she was stunned and asked, "Who is this person?"
I put Chen Boyang on the ground and said, "Kuocang faction, Chen Boyang." ”
Xiao Yue's face was full of surprise and asked, "How could it be him?"
I said, "I don't know why, he fell off the cliff." ”
Satsuki asked, "Did you save him?"
I nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Xiao Yue squatted down and checked Chen Boyang's injuries, his face was as white as paper, and his breath was like nothing, obviously he was extremely injured. Satsuki asked, "Did you fight him?"
I said, "No." ”
Satsuki asked, "Then how could he be injured like this?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know, he said he accidentally fell off a cliff." ”
Xiao Yue snorted coldly and said, "He received a palm in the middle of his chest, obviously he had fought with someone." I'm afraid that someone slapped me down. ”
With Chen Boyang's martial arts, if it is a contest of real swords and real guns, looking at the rivers and lakes, how many people can knock him off the cliff with one palm?
I said, "Unless, he's plotted against someone." ”
Satsuki shook her head slowly and said, "Impossible." With Chen Boyang's martial arts and thoughts, who could knock him off the cliff with a sudden palm from the opposite side before he had time to react? Unless this person's martial arts were far above Chen Boyang's. ”
Who will be more powerful than Chen Boyang?
Satsuki and I both fell into deep thought. Shu Yao walked up to us with a small wooden bucket and shook it step by step, and without my permission and Xiao Yue's permission, Shu Yao lifted the bucket and was about to pour water on Chen Boyang's head.
"Yao'er! stop!" Xiao Yue couldn't stop it,
A full bucket of water was poured on Chen Boyang's head with a "bang".
Chen Boyang coughed violently twice, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Xiao Yue hurriedly stopped Shu Yao in her arms, took a few steps back, and stared vigilantly at Chen Boyang, who was slowly waking up.
Chen Boyang's eyes slowly opened a slit, as if he was staring at me, he raised his hand and begged me, "Help me, help me!"
To save, or not to save. It's a tough question.
As Xiao Yue said, if Chen Boyang is saved, then the secret of our residence in the Hidden Dragon Stream may be spread at any time.
But if you don't save it
I looked at Chen Boyang's dying appearance, but I was afraid that I would not be able to survive three or two hours. He could die at any moment.
Hesitated for a long time. I still couldn't give up after all, and I couldn't stand the pain of watching a person slowly die in front of me.
Besides, it's still in front of Shu Yao.
I helped Chen Boyang to sit up, sealed several vital acupoints on his chest, slowly exhaled, and sent internal force into Chen Boyang's body to help him clear the blocked blood.
Xiao Yue looked at me silently from the side, looked at me for a long time, let out a long sigh, hugged Shu Yao and said, "Let's go, Yao'er, don't disturb your father to save people." ”
Shu Yao hummed obediently and said, "Daddy is awesome." ”
At that moment, there was still a trace of hesitation in my heart, because Shu Yao's words disappeared in an instant.
At least, in front of children, it is wrong not to save them when they see death.
3
"Ahem......"
During the night, a violent cough can be heard from time to time outside the cave. Whenever I heard it, I couldn't help but look at the hole.
Chen Boyang's internal injuries are really not light. I managed to save his life with all my might. It's just that the palm he suffered on his chest was really weird, and it was able to transfer the meridians and acupoints, and the damage spread from the chest to the whole body.
After Xiaoyue coaxed Shu Yao to sleep, she slowly came to my side and asked, "Chen Boyang's injury ......?"
I said, "He has many meridians on his body damaged, and my internal strength is insufficient, so I can only save his life, but I can't save his martial arts." ”
"Wouldn't he have become a waster?" asked Satsuki.
I nodded and said, "If he had the profound internal strength of the Bai seniors back then, maybe he would have been able to recover some, but now looking at the rivers and lakes, who would have that ability?"
Satsuki said, "That's the best." Anyway, this old man Chen is not a good thing, you saved his life, I originally felt redundant, but now that he has lost his martial arts, it will save him any more thoughts that he shouldn't have. ”
Back then, on the edge of Huaishui, Chen Boyang seriously injured Xiaoyue with a unique sea skin knife technique. I think she's still haunted by it.
I said, "It's all old things, don't always take it to heart." ”
Xiao Yue frowned, her face was full of displeasure, and she said, "You and I are the kind of narrow-minded person?!
Even if he and I have a big grudge, I won't say that. But ......" Satsuki glared at me, and the more she talked, the more excited she became, and finally she said word by word, "He's not!" and she turned away.
I looked at the back of Satsuki who left angrily, and suddenly felt guilty for my mistake. I wanted to apologize to Xiao Yue, however, she didn't leave me a chance at all and lay down next to Shu Yao......
"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"
Another violent cough came from outside the cave. Even in the warm spring days, the nights of the Hidden Dragon Stream often go to the autumn one, and the mountain breeze is bitter and cold.
Chen Boyang was seriously injured and did not recover, so I left him alone outside the cave to endure the cold wind, I felt a little unbearable, grabbed my blanket and walked out of the cave.
Chen Boyang was curled up with his round, fat body, shivering in a bush outside the cave. Even though he was seriously wounded, even though the wind had blown him trembling, he still clung to the golden sword, as if it was more important than his life.
I left the blanket still on him, and he shuddered, and immediately grasped the hilt of the knife tightly and looked at me wary. When he realized that he had an extra blanket on his body for no reason, his sharp eyes suddenly softened a lot.
"Thank you. Chen Boyang wrapped the blanket tightly around himself and said, "I really didn't expect you to save me." ”
I said, "I didn't think of it either." ”
Chen Boyang suddenly laughed bitterly twice, and said, "Actually, why do you want to save me." Since then, I have become a wasted person, and it is better to live in this world than to die. ”
I said, "In that case, you can kill yourself." The knife is in your hand. ”
Chen Boyang was suddenly stunned, his mouth was half open, and he didn't know how to answer my words. I said, "If you want to kill yourself, I'm sure I'm not going to save you anymore."
"Why?" asked Chen Boyang.
I said, "It's too much effort to save you once, I'm tired." With that, I went back to the cave. looked at Xiao Yue, who was lying on her side beside Shu Yao, motionless, I don't know if she was really asleep, or if she deliberately pretended to ignore me because she was angry.
I nudged her shoulder, and Satsuki shrugged her shoulders and shook my hand away. I nudged again, and she shrugged her shoulders again. I pushed it again, and Satsuki couldn't help but turn her head and shouted in a low voice, "What's the matter?!"
I said, "Make room for me." I want to sleep. ”
"You!" Xiao Yue stared at me with round eyes, and after staring at me for a long time, she finally yelled at me like a volcano that had suddenly erupted, "Sleep on the ground!"
4
Chen Boyang's internal injuries gradually recovered. However, the damaged meridians on his body, after I helped him with his luck several times, still did not improve. And Chen Boyang, who has become a waste, said that life is better than death, but he still lives in the world with dignity, and he did not wipe his neck with the treasure knife in his hand.
Probably ordinary people will be like this, mouth
When you are ruthless, you can open your mouth, but when you really want to do something, you are often ruthless.
I slowly withdrew my true qi, took a deep breath, and said to Chen Boyang, "Forget it, I don't want to try again." ”
Chen Boyang's face was full of anxiety, and he said, "Let's try again tomorrow, only you can help me at this time." ”
"Old man Chen, you are really shameless!" Xiao Yue walked over at some point, she was stepping on the leaves silently, carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and there was a fragrant smell wafting from the bamboo basket, which made people salivate.
Satsuki suddenly glared at me and whispered, "Wipe the saliva off!"
Only then did I realize that the smell of food wafting out of the bamboo basket really drew my saliva out. I smiled and pursed my lips and said, "I'm really hungry." ”
Satsuki laughed, put the bamboo basket in front of me, took out a black and shiny bird meat, put it in front of me, and said, "Eat." ”
I gently peeled off a layer of charred skin, revealing a white, powdery inside, with a faint hint of red blood. I grinned and said, "This bird is really charred on the outside and tender on the inside." ”
Xiao Yue said apologetically, "Naturally, it's not as good as you, but when you smell it, it's still very burnt, and it's very tempting." ”
Chen Boyang listened to Xiao Yue's words, couldn't help but raise his head, and tried his best to go around Xiao Yue's half body, wanting to find out what was in the bamboo basket. As soon as the wind blew, perhaps with the burnt fragrance in the bamboo basket, he slowly squinted his eyes, as if imagining, and then began to swallow his saliva non-stop.
Xiaoyue caught a glimpse of Chen Boyang's self-absorbed appearance out of the corner of her eyes, rolled her eyes, moved her body, and blocked between the bamboo basket and Chen Boyang, completely cutting off Chen Boyang's sight that wanted to feast his eyes.
Chen Boyang cleared his throat in embarrassment, shook his short and fat body, and walked away in a huff. Walking under a wild fruit tree, he raised his head and circled the tree. For many days, Chen Boyang has been picking wild fruits in the Hidden Dragon Stream for a living, although Xiaoyue did not stop me from treating Chen Boyang's injuries, but she insisted on refusing to give Chen Boyang any food.
Soon, the wild fruits on the low branches were picked by Chen Boyang, and only a little more than a zhang high was left, and the dense wild fruits swayed seductively to the people under the trees under the blowing of the mountain wind.
If it was Chen Boyang in the past, he jumped up with both feet in the air, or threw a stone, or even cut off the entire tree trunk with a knife, it was easy to do. But at this time, Chen Boyang, who had lost his martial arts, looked at his unattainable branch from afar, and after a long time, let out a long sigh.
I split the bird meat in my hand in half and prepared to give Chen Boyang a copy. Satsuki snatched both pieces of meat and warned me, "If you dare to give it to him, you don't want me to cook anything for you in the future." ”
Looking at Satsuki's resolute appearance, I could only give up. Stuff both halves of bird meat into your mouth and enjoy it
Enjoyed a meal. In the end, I threw a piece of broken bone in my hand at the fruit tree that Chen Boyang was looking at.
Broken bones flew out and hit the crooked branches. With a "click", the branch was broken into two sections, and with a full load of wild fruits, it fell in front of Chen Boyang's face.
Chen Boyang was overjoyed, he hurriedly squatted down, picked off the wild fruits on the branches one by one, carefully put them in the hem of his clothes, ran to the stream, and washed them seriously.
Xiao Yue pointed at Chen Boyang and said, "I really don't understand why you want to help someone like him." It's all down like this, and it's still paying attention to it all day long. ”
There is nothing wrong with being exquisite, but it is a big mistake to be unsophisticated.
After Chen Boyang finished washing the wild fruits, Wu Ziyou ran under the tree to take the cleaned wild fruits in his mouth, chewing them slowly, as if they were rare delicacies in the world, and he ate every bite carefully.
"Gollum"
There was an abnormal sound in the stomach, and a long tail note came to the ears of me and Satsuki. The two of us couldn't help but glance at each other, and Satsuki smiled and asked, "Haven't you eaten enough?"
Before I could answer, I felt a pinprick in my abdomen, and then I felt a turbid mass falling rapidly towards the pylorus at a speed I could not bear.
Xiao Yue seemed to see my strange expression, and hurriedly asked with concern, "You, what's wrong with you?"
I said, "I can't hold it anymore." I'm going to go to the cave. ”
At night, I was so weak that I was tossed and endured full of sorrow and slowly lay down on the bed. The stomach and intestines that were obviously empty, but I didn't know what else I didn't know, were eager to try, and every now and then I wanted to knock on my door like a fire.
Shu Yao approached me, looked at me worriedly, and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
With all my strength, I reached out to touch Shu Yao's soft face and gently instructed
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