Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

It was pitch black outside the cave, the sky was completely covered by the trees, and there was no light at all.Jia Lian could only walk slowly based on the memory of the day.

During the day, when I came here with Zhongshun on my back, I remembered that there was a kind of grass over there that looked very similar to parsnips, but it was a pity that the two of them were exhausted and could not prepare in advance.

"Woo--" came the voice of a wolf in the distance.It is especially cold in this dark valley.

Jia Lian tightly grasped the flat grass and trees, and walked slowly along the route in memory. The mountain road under his feet was extremely uneven, and the bushes were overgrown. Jia Lian had many scars on his body. Although he could not see them, he could feel them The palm is already sticky.

Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from the cave, Jia Lian felt more and more uneasy, so he quickened his steps and walked towards the destination. Hearing a struggle in the grass, there was no more movement.

"Hmm..." Jia Lian resisted the pain in his feet, and stretched out his hand to smear the wound with blood. After smelling the smell of blood, he was relieved, "Fortunately, it's not a fatal poison."

Tear off a cloth strap from the robe, tie it tightly above the wound, and continue walking while holding onto the branches.After staying in the darkness for a long time, gradually adapting to such a dark environment, I could see some things vaguely.

Deep in the dark night, with obstructed vision, but more sensitive sense of smell and hearing than usual, I reached out to pick up the herbs on the ground, put them on the tip of my nose and sniffed them lightly, and my eyes immediately showed surprise, it really was parsnips.

Suddenly, there was a sound behind him.

What is the wind coming.

Jia Lian avoided it subconsciously, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a pair of green lights in front of him—wolves!

It can be vaguely seen that the wolf's stature is not very strong, and it should not have grown into a mature age.But to Jia Lian's current body, a little wolf is also a vicious thing, and wolves live in packs. If this wolf is not dealt with at this time, if it escapes, it will definitely attract a pack of wolves. Faithful and obedient must have no bones left.

The wolf seemed to be inexperienced, and was still assessing the enemy's attack power, trying to find the best time to attack.Jia Lian secretly held the dagger in his hand.The sharpness of the dagger and the coldness of the wolf teeth formed a confrontation.

"Roar—" The wolf yelled loudly, jumped up, and struck Jia Lian from above.

With a sound of "咻", Jia Lian turned over, dodged the wolf's attack, and swiped the dagger in his hand upwards, sliding a big gash on the wolf's body.It's just that these actions tore open the arrow wound on Jia Lian's back, and the blood slowly soaked his clothes, leaving behind.

The smell of blood stimulated the wolf's attack even more.Before Jia Lian could react, the wolf pounced on him, pressed Jia Lian to the ground fiercely, stretched out his claws, and grabbed Jia Lian's body with a big gash.

Jia Lian's eyes turned cold, and at this moment - the dagger was deeply pierced into the wolf's head.

"Roar—" There was a loud cry, and the wolf fell to the ground.

"Well——" Jia Lian endured the pain in his body and got up from the ground. The old and new wounds on his body were bleeding, but he had no time to take care of them. He picked up the dead wolf on the ground and staggered to a cliff. side, throwing the wolf down.

The wolves would come looking for the bloodstains, so they might be able to wait until dawn, when they would have the power to escape.

After coming out for so long, I don't know what happened to King Zhongshun?

Biting his lips tightly, he tied the collected herbs with grass, and limped towards the cave step by step.

It was dark early in the mountain, and it was bright early, and the morning light finally drove away the night and illuminated the entire mountain range.Even the cave was filled with light.

When Zhongshun woke up, he saw Jia Lian sitting next to him with bruises all over his body under the light, and beside him was a hollowed out tree trunk filled with black medicine residue.

"You finally woke up."

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to caress Zhongshun's forehead, and felt Zhongshun's body tremble slightly, appearing a little stiff.

"The fever has subsided, so it's all right." Then he turned around and took a hollowed out tree trunk next to the fire, filled it with some water, and Jia Lian stretched out his hand to help Zhongshun up, but he looked weak.

Zhongshun stood up with his arms propped up, and drank some water with Jia Lian's hand, the dry feeling on his lips finally went away a lot.

Taking a closer look at Jia Lian, I saw that Jia Lian's clothes that were still visible to people yesterday were now in dilapidated condition, mixed with blood and mud, especially the scratch on the shoulder, which was very permeable.

Although Zhongshun had never been caught by wolves, he had seen those slaves being caught alive by wild beasts in the animal training ground. He was no stranger to the scratch marks on Jia Lian's body, "How did you meet the wild beast yesterday?"

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to caress the wound, and said with a slight smile, "It's nothing. You caught a cold yesterday, so you went to gather some herbs. Unexpectedly, you met a small animal on the way."

Zhongshun was slightly startled when he heard this.

Last night... Last night, the cold wind was rushing, and it was so dark outside the cave, this person actually put himself in danger in order to heal himself!

Jia Lian took a sip of the remaining clear water, then extinguished the fire, turned to Zhongshun who was stunned, and said, "It's not suitable to stay here for long, let's leave today."

Zhongshun asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"

"Naturally, we are going to the Central Plains. Could it be that Brother Yu thinks that Rouran still has a place for the two of us?"

"You're not looking for King Zhongshun anymore?"

Jia Lian put back the faint smile on his lips, and his face was serious, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish anything under the current situation, so I can only go back and make plans."

Zhongshun squinted his eyes, blocking the glazed eyes.

The place where the two live is very close to the three feet.After a whole night of tossing and tossing, Zhongshun's body improved a lot, and the two walked slowly down the mountain leaning on the tree trunk.

Fortunately, although the two are down and out, they still have a few valuable things on their bodies.In this border area, money cannot be exposed.After going down the mountain, Jia Lian changed into clean clothes and food in a border town, and hired a broken carriage by the way.The store owner was a little suspicious at first, so Jia Lian lied that he was here to do business, but he walked the mountain road by mistake and met a wolf, and his followers all protected him to death, so he survived with only himself and a brother.

Thinking that merchants who are not familiar with the terrain often strayed into the mountains and were killed by wolves when they came here, Jia Lian's words convinced the shopkeepers.

Jia Lian, dressed in coarse cloth and wearing a bamboo hat, sat outside the carriage and drove the horses. Zhong Shun leaned back in the carriage, squinting his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Both of them were injured, and the carriage couldn't move fast.Just after passing the town, I heard Zhongshun's cold voice from the car, "I didn't expect there to be a town here."

"This town belongs to the three-way zone. It is said that when the ancestors were in war, many refugees fled here. Because the terrain here is dangerous and the land is barren, they escaped the suffering of the war. Slowly, it developed into what it is today. .It’s just that there are people from Rouran and people from the Central Plains here, so it’s not clear which side of the country this is.”

"They can be so harmonious." Thinking of the current war between the two countries, Zhongshun still couldn't help sighing.

"War between the two countries, what do the people do?" War has always been a struggle for the interests of those in power. What the people want is a peaceful land, and a home with enough food and clothing is enough.In this mountain, although you can't enjoy the glory and wealth, but you can have a short period of peace, which is also what the people can't wait for, and they don't care about the hatred caused by the war between the two countries.People have no hatred, only survival.

Zhongshun leaned against the wall of the car leisurely, squinted his eyes, and smiled with his lips curved in a rare way: "You seem to understand the hearts of ordinary people very well."

Jia Lian was driving the carriage, which was swaying on the road.

"If you die once, you may be able to see through many things in the world."

Zhong Shun wondered, "What do you mean?"

Jia Lian outside the car pursed her lips and said nothing, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.He stretched out his hand and whipped the horse, and the horse started to run unsteadily.

Although the town is located on the border of the Celestial Dynasty, it is still some distance away from the border crossing.Jia Lian asked about the distance, and calculated the time. If he left after noon, he would have to wait until evening to reach the pass. At that time, he would have to sleep in the wild, which would be disadvantageous for the two of them, so he decided to find a resting place in a small town for tomorrow. Start early in the morning and try to reach the checkpoint by noon.

Loyalty is no objection.

I found an inconspicuous inn in the small town, the inn only had a few rooms, although simple, they were all neat and tidy.Jia Lian paid for one of them.

Entering the room, Zhongshun frowned, "Why not two rooms?"

Jia Lian spread the quilt on the bed and tidied up the table before replying, "I'm not familiar with the two of you here. If you want to survive, it's better to be safe."

Faithful and obedient, this person's mental strategy and courage are all different from what I guessed, and it really is getting more and more unpredictable.

In the evening, the two of them rested early.Zhongshun slept on the bed, while Jia Lian made a bed and slept on the floor with his clothes covered.Because they were outside, even though they were exhausted, they did not dare to fall asleep.

Suddenly there was a strange noise outside the door, although the sound was not loud, it seemed very abrupt in this quiet night.

Jia Lian stretched out his hand to hold the dagger in his hand, and was about to get up, when the door was kicked open, and a man in black broke in from the outside.

With a sound of "clang", the weapons collided.

The man saw that Jia Lian's martial arts were not weak, and his eyes were full of surprise.

Jia Lian also frowned, this person's figure and moves are very similar to those of Central Plains people.It's just that he didn't know whether this person came for himself or for King Zhongshun.

Over there Zhongshun had already sat up, but he didn't know martial arts, so he could only find a place to avoid, so as not to cause trouble for Jia Lian.

Jia Lian fought desperately here.

The man in black swung his long sword, but failed to hit Jia Lian. Instead, Jia Lian sliced ​​off his arm with the dagger.The long sword landed with a crisp sound.

He lifted his foot and hit the man in black in the abdomen, kicking him to the ground, and the man fell to the ground, a mouthful of blood protruding from his abdomen.

Jia Lian grabbed the long sword on the ground, pointed it at the man in black, and said in a deep voice, "Who did you order and why did you kill me?"

The man in black looked at Zhongshun behind Jia Lian with a murderous look in his eyes, "My master's goal is King Zhongshun. If Mr. Jia is convenient, I will not miss you in the future. Otherwise, even if you kill me today, you will never think about it." Arrived safely inside the pass."

Jia Lian frowned slightly, his eyes darkened, "Who is your master?"

Sarcasm flashed in the eyes of the man in black, "If my lord protects him today, don't blame me for being cruel in the future. Hmm——"

Just as Jia Lian was about to ask questions, the black-clothed man let out a muffled grunt and fell to the ground, with the cold iron dagger he had given to Zhongshun sticking out of his body.

Looking back, Jian Zhongshun stood behind him, with a cold murderous look in his glazed eyes.

The man's voice was cold, with a slight chill, "It seems that I can't hide it from you."

Jia Lian said nothing, put down the long sword in his hand, knelt on the ground on one knee, and said word by word: "Minister Jia Lian, pay homage to King Zhongshun Qiansui."

The author has something to say: I am so diligent, please give me some motivation,~~~~(>_<)~~~~, I feel like I come and go without leaving a trace