Chapter Seventy-Three: Hope and Disappointment
Chen Xiaomo looked around and said, "It's very good here, there are woods, meadows, and streams. [Ran^Text^Library] []”
He paused for a moment and whispered to Li Yanhui: "Xiaohui, if you are tired, just rest on the lawn, I will go to the forest to hunt a game and come back, and I will call you when it is cooked." ”
Li Yanhui was really tired, and she couldn't help Chen Xiaomo in cooking, so she said, "Okay, I'll rest here for a while, you go and come back quickly!"
With that, she lay down on the grass by the brook, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep. And Chen Xiaomo entered the forest like a gust of wind and went to look for prey alone.
By the time Li Yanhui woke up, it was already evening.
Of course, she didn't wake up naturally, but was awakened by the aroma of barbecue.
She sat up and looked at the smell, only to see that under the night, Chen Xiaomo was sitting by a bonfire, roasting a hare with her heart.
He threaded the hare on a branch and set it up at the fire and turned it over. From time to time, the golden fat slipped off the golden rabbit meat and fell on the fire and sizzled.
The woods are already filled with the smell of roast rabbits, and if there are wild beasts, I am afraid that they will also be attracted to it.
She did not rush to the fire, but went to the brook and began to freshen up.
This is the first thing Li Yanhui does every time she wakes up, of course, it must be when there is water.
Chen Xiaomo carefully fiddled with the rabbit meat in his hand, which was already cooked at this time, Chen Xiaomo took out several small packets from his arms, opened them in turn, and sprinkled various spices on them. The aroma in the forest suddenly became more than ten times stronger than before.
At this time, Li Yanhui's stomach was already "growling" with hunger, and she forcibly endured not letting her saliva flow out, and finally finished freshening up.
"It's so fragrant!" Li Yanhui sat down beside Chen Xiaomo and praised sincerely: "If you are not in the Tianshan Sect, you are definitely a good chef." ”
"Actually, my skills were all cultivated in the Tianshan Sect. After three years of entry, I haven't learned much about spells, but my cooking skills are getting more and more exquisite. Chen Xiaomo laughed at himself.
Li Yanhui looked at Chen Xiaomo and said, "Xiaomo, don't be discouraged, if you don't have this cooking skill, I'm afraid we would have starved to death in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons." ”
Chen Xiaomo turned his face and looked at Li Yanhui, who was even more beautiful and moving after grooming.
"If there were no robbers slaughtering the village, I guess I would never have been able to go up to the Tianshan Mountains in my life. At most, I am a little langzhong, accompanying my mother to treat diseases and save people. My mother was a doctor when she was alive, and she hoped to use her limited life to save more people from their illness......" As he spoke, Chen Xiaomo choked up a little, and the sad past resurfaced in his mind.
"Xiaomo, don't be sad, there will always be retribution for bad people. Li Yanhui comforted.
He tore off some of the burnt parts of the rabbit meat, handed it to Li Yanhui, and said, "Based on my years of cooking experience, these meats have the deepest flavor, and they are fat but not greasy, charred on the outside and tender on the inside." ”
Li Yanhui took the meat from Chen Xiaomo's hand, put it in her mouth and tasted it, and immediately exclaimed: "Really, the meat of this hare is delicious!"
When Chen Xiaomo heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little more joy in his heart, he tore off another piece of rabbit meat and handed it to Li Yanhui, and said softly: "Be careful of scalding!"
In front of the woods, on the meadow, by the stream, at night, the two enjoyed a game feast with a little bonfire and smoke.
After the meal, the two of them lay on the grass next to the stream, pillowing their arms under their heads, looking at the starry sky in the distance.
"Xiaohui, have you recovered from your injuries in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons?" asked Chen Xiaomo softly.
"It's nothing big anymore. Li Yanhui looked at the stars and the moon gathering in the sky, and a happy smile appeared on her face.
Chen Xiaomo said again: "There are two strange poisons in your body, the two poisons restrain each other, and they are constantly fighting, so your body is okay for the time being, but you should try to use your true qi as little as possible in the future, and you must protect yourself, if your true qi is weak, it will definitely lead to a poisonous attack." I'll try to find a cure for you, too. ”
"Got it, silly melon!" Li Yanhui said softly, with a happy smile on her face.
It would be nice to be with him all the time!
Just, is he willing?
"I've been practicing magic since I was a child, so naturally it's fine, but it's you, and it's hard to get rid of the past grievances and troubles from your heart. Li Yanhui said worriedly.
"Yes, although you enlightened me, there are still some things that I can't let go. But ......" Chen Xiaomo said with relief: "Do whatever you want, be self-sufficient." There are too many unsatisfactory things in life, but I will always remember these eight words in my heart!"
Li Yanhui was a little embarrassed all of a sudden, she blushed and didn't know what to say, but her heart was happy.
There was silence all around, except for the sound of cicadas and gurgling water.
Under the soft moonlight, the stream illuminated the stream, in exchange for a crystal clear, the riverbank flowers and plants are luxuriant, and from time to time there are bursts of floral fragrance, sleeping with the long night.
"Xiaomo, what are your plans for the future?" asked Li Yanhui with some anticipation.
"I don't know, anyway, I want to go back to the Giant Rock Peak first, but Master and Senior Brother don't see me, maybe they think I'm dead. ”
"You once said that the right path is no different from the devil's path, because God let you go up to the Heavenly Mountains, and you have entered the right path. Li Yanhui took a deep breath and asked, "Then if you were given another chance now, would you choose to join the Demon Dao?"
"Good and evil belong to the same root, and justice is at ease in people's hearts. As long as it doesn't go against one's heart, the righteous path and the devil's path are just a title. Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "However, since I have joined the Tianshan faction, I will not easily re-enter another sect, there is my master on Juyan Peak, there are my fellow disciples, although I don't have a friend to make friends with, and I can't be happy there, but I won't do anything deviant." Chen Xiaomo said firmly.
Li Yanhui was unwilling, and asked again: "Then are you willing to give up your identity as a disciple of Tianshan Mountain and be an ordinary person?"
At this moment, her heart was beating so hard, how she wished to hear the answer she wanted to hear, but she was also afraid, she did not want to bear the sense of loss that she had hoped.
"I once asked you about the method of traversal, and you replied that there are only two methods, but we escaped from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons with the divine power exerted by this third method of traversing, the Tongling Jade. My blood can no longer stimulate the divine power of the Tongling Jade, so if I want to return to the modern world, I need to find another way. ”
"There are many ways to travel in this world, and I want to stay in the Tianshan Mountains to continue to find the way to cross, maybe one day in the future, I will be able to return to the modern world. ”
At that moment, Li Yanhui's head was like being poured with a basin of cold water, cold to the bone. She still heard answers she didn't want to hear, and she still experienced that sense of loss.
She lay there quietly, without saying a word, tears rolling in her eyes, but not dripping.